Japanese Buckwheat. 
BUCKWHEAT 
Often called "the lazy man's crop,** deserves better 
reatment than it generally gets. It is a "catch 
;rop," easily grown between regular succession 
Tops, and will respond to more generous usage 
lian is generally accorded it. Also valuable as a 
weed exterminator and green manure. 
TaflJinPCP Cut.) The best, most 
J a.|^ci.iJ.c^oc productive and most profitable 
variety in cultivation. From i4 bushel of seed 
sown a crop of 40 bushels has been harvesled. In 
color the grain is a rich dark brown. Flour from 
Japanese buckwheat is fully equal in quality to 
that from any other variety. It ripens a week 
earlier than Silver Hull and yields two or three 
times as much. Kxcellent for bees. Lb. 25c., 
postpaid; pk. 40c„ bu. $1.25, 10 bu. $10.00. Broom Com 
SllvPr TTllll standard sort that ripens earlier than the com- 
i 7 7 mon varieties of buckwheat and is a heavy yielder on all 
Kinds of soils and seldom afTecled by drought. The berry is of a light silver 
gray color and the fiour is whiter and more nutritious than that made of a 
common sort. There is a steady demand for this every year 
nd it can be relied upon to produce a good crop in any ordi- 
nary season. Lb. 25c., postpaid; pk. 40c., bu. $1.30, 10 bu. 
1 1 .00* 
BROOM CORN. 
'R'TTargrrppn CWinnesota Grown.) This variety is more 
.uvugibbXA. generally grown than any other sort on 
account of the color and quality of brush. The brush is of 
Kood length, always green; when ripe it does not get red and 
has no center stalk, which is most desirable to broom com 
growers and manufacturers. We offer carefully selected 
stock of this variety, and know that it is certain to give satis- 
faction. Lb. 20Ci, postpaid; 10 lbs. 50c., 50 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. 
S3.S0. 
Evergreen Tennessee. ?J„Ad^£u&r^lt 
I earance; cut before the seed is ripe it is a beautiful pea green 
lolor. ripens early and yields heavv crops. Lb. 25c., post- 
, aid; 25 lbs. $1.25, SO lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. $3.25. 
(^fllifnmifl fi-nlHAn This variety has been care- 
Ud-lUUrUld U-Oiaen. f„,iy selected and improved so 
that the brush is straight and long, a very large proportion of 
ii being suitable for hurl. It is of fine quality, of light green 
i')lor, turning to light yellow when allowed to become too 
ripe. Brush straight and long. Lb. 2Sc., postpaid; 10 lbs. 
SOc., SO lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Dwarf TCvPrtrrPPn Grows from three to four feet 
JJWOll Jl/VCIgrtJCU. high, with straight, smooth 
irush: principally used for making whisks and brushes Lb 
JSc, postpaid; SO lbs. $2.75, 100 lbs. $5.00. 
TanatieSP quickest growing variety that 
J was ever introduced, and tests prove that it 
w-iU mature in 75 days when planted late. One grower states 
that It was planted the middle of July and ready to cut by 
the first of October. Largely grown in the Southwestern 
states. Lb. 25c., postpaid; 10 lbs. 65c., 50 lbs. $2.25, 100 lbs. 
$4.00. 
;NEST EGGS The'sEsY and'cheapestT 
^e. pa^e 13 for the 
JAPANESE NEST EGG GOURD. 
Mammoth Russian. 
Sugar Cane. 
The best egg;- 
producing 
food known for poultry. Can be raised cheaper 
than corn. Single heads measure fifteen to 
twenty-two inches in diameter, and contain an 
immense amount of seed, which is highly valued 
by all farmers and poultry breeders who have 
tried it. 
It you keep .only a pair of fowls get a pound of 
this seed just for a trial and be convinced. 
It contains the shell to make eggs. 
It gives the fowls a bright, lustrous plumage. 
It keeps them in a strong, healthy condition. 
It makes eggs hatch more vigorous chicks. 
It makes them more vigorous than if fed on 
any other food. 
It prevents roup; it stops egg eating; it stops 
feather picking. 
It is a heavy cropper on almost any soil. 
It can be sown from early spring up to July. 
It is also good food for cattle and horses. 
It is u.sed as a medical herb. 
It keeps disease away if planted around the 
house. 
It is fattening to either poultry or cattle. 
Evergreen. Its strong, thick stalk can be used as fuel. 
In fact it is the most wonderful, cheapest and best poultry food known. 
Three pounds will .sow one acre and the average yield is 100 bushels to the 
acre. Pkt, Sc., oz. lOc, lb. 20c., postpaid; by express or freight, 10 lbs. 60c.. 
100 lbs. $5.00. * 
SUGAR CANE or SORGHUM. 
As a pasture crop for cattle, sheep and .swine it has no 
superior. When grazed down it will quickly spring up again, 
hence a large amount of pasture may be obtained from it at 
a season when it is most aifficult to obtainjpasture from other 
sources. As a selling crop it will always prove of great value, 
since at least two crops can be obtained from one sowing^ 
but its highest value as food for stock is found in the enor- 
mous yields of fodder. When properly grown it may be thus 
fed during more than half the year. 
Minnesota Early Amber, ph'e* fiiriy'!f^.be1 
grown right here in Minnesota. It is the only variety of cane 
that makes a fine syrup, clear as crystal. When planted be- 
tween the first and tenth of May, the seed almost invariably 
ripens, yielding twenty to twenty-five bushels of seed and 
one hundred and forty to two hundred and forty gallons of 
syrup per acre. Its earliness adapts it to almost every sec- 
tion, having been raised with great success in latitude 44 de- 
grees 30 minutes, and has given entire satisfaction wherever 
introduced. For fodder purpo.ses use 50 to CO lbs. per acre 
broadcast; if in drills or rows, about half this quantity will 
suffice. Lb. 20c., postpaid ; by express or freight, 50 lbs. $2.25, 
100 lbs. $4.00. 
Southern Can P Larger and stronger growth than 
OUUlllClll V^clUC. the early Amber, but requires a lon- 
ger time to mature seed. Popular in the .South, it is the most 
productive where planted for forage in the Northern states 
and is not usually grown for syrup, but will yield an immen.se 
amount of green fo<lder. Lb. 20c., postpaid; by express or 
freight, 10 lbs. 35c., 50 lbs. $1.50, 100 lbs. $2.50. 
A GREAT BARGAIN. 
Edna Crone, Mandaumin, Ont., Canada, writes: 
The Rose plants which I sent to you for, arrived last week 
in perfect condition, and are a great bargain. Thanking you 
for your promptnessin filling my order. 
" * BARGAIN DAY. 
Bessie Paul,' East bubuque. 111., wTites: 
My Trtants, ferns and palms arrived in fine condition Am 
delighted with them.. Think my order must have reached 
you on bargain day." 
