32 
WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
MISCELLANEOUS FORAGE PLANTS— Contd. 
KAFFIR CORN, RED— Grows 4 to 5 feet high, and should be 
sown in drills 2* feet apart. Is very leafy and makes fine 
feed either green or dry. Sow 5 lbs. to the acre in 
drills and 25 lbs. broadcast. 8c. per lb.; 10 lbs. at 6c.; 
100 lbs. at $4.00. 
LUCERNE or ALFALFA— See Clovers. 
MILLET, Common — Makes rapid growth. Leafy and abim- 
dant foliage. (Market price.) 
" German— At 81.25 bush. 48 lbs. 
" Japanese — Strong leafy growth, with spreading 
head. Produces the heaviest crop of 
Forage of any variety of Millet. Per 
lb. 10c. ; 10 lbs. 85c.; per 100 lbs. 87.00. 
HUNGARIAN GRASS — Stands drought well and will produce 
a paying crop on poor soil. At 81.25 per bush. 48 lbs. 
RAPE— See Agricultural Root Seeds. 
SAINFOIN — A popular forage plant in Europe. Succeeds 
fairly well here, producing very early forage, lb. 15c. 
SOUTHERN COW PEA — Sow in May, 90 lbs. per acre, broad- 
ciist; when full grown it can either be plowed in to eiu-ich 
the soil with nitrogen, or cut for green feed. lb. 8c. 
TARES or VETCHES — Very valuable as a green fodder for 
horses or milch cows, and can be sown as soon as the onow 
goes, and is the earliest fit for use of any spring sown forage 
plant. Bush. 81.50. For large quantities, write for 
quotations. 
SAND or HAIRY VETCH— 15c. per lb.; 82.00 per peck; 86.50 
bush. 
Swing's Selected Seed Grain 
Seed Grain, being scarce this season, these prices are given subject to advance 
BARLEY— Contd. 
Note. — In comparing our quotations? for grain, etc.. with Western one: 
please note the difference in freight, in favor of Montreal, to all points in 
Eastern Ontario, Quebec and all the Lower Provinces. For large quan- 
tities please write for special quotations. 
It would be difficult to compute the annual loss to the Dominion re- 
sulting from the sowing of low grade seed grain. It is astonishing bow 
little attention is paid to remedying this unfortunate state of affairs by 
the average farmer, who goes on year in and year out, and in many 
parts of the country from generation to generation, without ever thinking 
it necessary to make a change of seed, or to properly clean the grain he 
80W.S, The inevitable result of this continued course of bad farming 
is that the Oats, Barley, Wheat, etc., get "run out." as the saying is, 
and yield crops that do not pay for the growing. We shall be pleased 
to quote and send samples of Seed Grain of thevarious varieties offered. 
By careful selection of the earliest and plumpest grains, when growing, 
and sowing these, great improvement can be made on the yield of Cere- 
als, though at great trouble and expense. When, however, selection 
in this way ia inconvenient, nearly the same result can be obtained by 
powerful machinery, and strong winnowing, at less cost, and we hope 
our farmer friends will note this suggestion and act on it. Our seed 
grain is heavy and properly cleaned. 
Barley 
(Bush. 48 lbs.) 
GOVERNMENT STANDARD 
DUCK-BILL — ^This large-grained and handsome 2 rowed 
variety is a great improvement on the common 2 row, in 
Clumpness of grain and stiffness of straw; and it also yields 
etter. Per bush. .$1.25. 
FOUR OR SIX ROWED — Four or six-rowed Barley will give 
better results on light or poor soils than will two-rowed. 
Per bush. 81.15. 
ODESSA — A very heavy cropping six-rowed sort — ^none 
better. We strongly recommend it. Bush. $1.15. 
MANDSCHEURI — An early six-rowed variety, strong straw 
and stools well. Gives an average yield of over 60 bushes 
per acre. Bush. $1.20. 
MENSURY — This six-rowed variety is an enormous yielder. 
The straw is strong and stands up well; is the heaviest 
yielding variety we know of. Bush. $1.15. 
BLACK HULLESS — Has no beards and yields well. tfei 
bush. 60 lbs. SI. 60. 
WHITE HDLLESS— Has no beards and yields well. 'Per 
bush. 60 lbs. $1.75. 
Buckwheat (Bush. 48 Ibs ) 
SILVER HULI^Per bush. $1.15. 
Beans (Bush, eo ibs.) 
WHITE MARROWFAT— Per bush. $3.00. 
WHITE PEA— Per bush. $2.50. 
HORSE BEANS — See Miscellaneous Forage Plants. 
Rye 
(Bush. 56 lbs.) 
GOVERNMENT STANDARD 
SPRING— Per bush. $1.60. 
FALI^Per bush. $1.50. 
Special prices for large quantities of Seed Grain. 
Speltz 
Is being grown in Canada to a limited extent, and 
though not bearing out the extravagant claims for produc- 
tiveness made for it, trials of last year have proved that it. 
can be grown profitably, to be used ground for stock feeding, 
lb. lOc; 51bs. 40c.;bush.$1.40(40 lbs.). 5c. for postage per lb 
