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Japanese. 
Mammoth Russian. 
Japanese Buckwheat. 
BUCKWHEAT 
Often called "the lazy man's crop," deserves better 
treatment than it generally gets. It is a *'catch 
crop," easily grown between regular succession 
crops, and will respond to more generous usage 
than is generally accorded it. Also valuable as a 
weed exterminator and green manure. 
(See Cut.) The best, most 
productive and most profitable 
variety in cultivation. From }4 bushel of seed 
sown a crop of 40 bushels has been harvesJed. In 
color the crain 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. Excellent for bees. Lb. 25c., 
postpaid; pk. 40c., bu. $1.50. Broom Corn, 
^ilvPr TTllll standard sort that ripens earlier than the com- l 
mon varieties of buckwheat and is a heavy yielder on all 
kinds of soils and seldom affected by drought. The berry is of a light silver 
gray color and the flour is whiter and more nutritious tnan that made of a I 
common sort. There is a steady demand for this every year 
and it can be relied upon to produce a good crop in any ordi- 
nary season. Lb. 25c., postpaid; pk. 40c., bu. $1.50. 
BROOM CORN. 
P*VPrOTP^Tl (Minnesota Grown.) This variety is more 
VC;x^XC;c;i-L* generally grown than any other sort on 
account of the color and quality of brush. The brush is of 
good length, always green; when ripe it does not get red and 
as no center stalk, which is most desirable to broom corn 
growers and manufacturers. We offer carefully selected 
stock of this variety, and know that it is certain to give satis- 
faction. Lb. 20c., postpaid ; 10 lbs. 50c., 50 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. 
$3.50. 
quality, good 
_ ... Inandsome ap- 
pearance; cut before the seed is ripe it is a beautiful pea green 
color, ripens early and yields heavy crops. Lb. 25c., post- 
paid; 25 lbs. $1.25, 50 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. $3.25. 
Pcilifn-mia n-nlHAn ™s variety has been care- 
VitlllOrmd. VJOiUen. f^ny selected and improved so 
that the brush is straight and long, a very large proportion of 
it being suitable for hurl. It is of fine quality, of light green 
color, turning to light yellow when allowed to become too 
ripe. Brush straiglit and long. Lb. 25c., postpaid; 10 lbs. 
SOc., 50 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Grows from three to four feet 
high, with straight, smooth 
brush; priii(!ipallv used for making whisks and brushes. Lb. 
25c.» postpaid; 50 lbs. $2.75, 100 lbs. $5.00. 
TortoripcP f^** quickest growing variety that 
J anoxic; D^* ^.jjs ever introduced, and tests prove that it 
will mature in 75 days when planted late. One grower states 
that it was planted the middle of July and reads'- 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. 
\ See page 13 for the > 
? JAPANESE NEST EGG GOURD. } 
Evergreen Tennessee. ^rJhLd-h^n&me^p 
Dwarf Evergreen. 
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 contairi an 
immense amount of seed, which is hlfehly 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 used 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. 5c., oz. lOc, lb. 20c., postpaid; by express or freight, 10 lbs. 60cm 
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 difficult 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. {Ifi 
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 ,'JO minute-s, anfl has given entire satisfaction wherever 
introduced. For fodder purposes use 50 to 60 lbs. per acre 
broadcast; if in drills or rows, about half this quantity will 
suffice. Lb. 20c., postpaid j by express or freight, 50 lbs. $2.25, 
100 lbs. $4.00. 
Snnthprn Cant^ Larger and stronger growth than 
OUUlllClU V^cUlC. the early Amlwr, but requires a lon- 
ger t ime 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 iminen.se 
amount of green fodder. 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 promptness in filling my order. 
BARGAIN DAY. 
Bessie Paul, East Dubuque, III., writes: 
My plants, ferns and palms arrived in fine condition. Am 
delighted with them. Think my order must have reached 
you on "bargain day." 
L. L. MAY & CO.. ST. PAUL, MINN. 
