^MAVS NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS BEST FOR ALL CLIMES^ 
(lianf WflltP > '^^^ greatest 
VTiail L V V 111 . hog food known, at t rac ting 
much attention on jiccount of their Rrcat fatten- 
ing r^r^perties, over one thousand bushels having 
been grown on one acre. They need not be dug in 
the fiul; the hogs should be turned on them, and 
will help themselves by rooting for them. They 
are also said to be a i>reventive of hog cholera 
and other diseases; highly recommended for milk 
cows, increasing the yield of milk. Three to five 
bushels will plant an acre. They may be i)laiited 
same as potatoes. Plant in April or May, in rows 
3 feet apart, and 2 feet apart in the row, and 
cover about 2 inches deep. Lb. 30c, 4 lbs. $1.00, 
by mail postpaid: pk. SOc, bu. $1.50, bbl. of 3 bu. 
(enough for acre) $3.50. 
BRANCHING YELLOW 
MILO MAIZE. 
Artichoke, Giant White. 
Grows from 9 to 12 feet high, 
stooling from the ground, sending 
out shoots from the joints. Seed 
heads grow to great size, often 
weighing three - quarters of a 
pound, sometimes a full pound 
after ripe. Being allied to sugar 
cane, cattle, horses and hogs will 
eat it readily. Tests show that 
during the severe drought, corn 
dried up withiu a few feet of it; 
the Branching Mile suffered but 
little. Three to five pounds will 
plan^ an acre. Lb. 2Sc, postpaid; 
10 lbs. 60c, 100 lbs. $5.00. 
Australian Salt Bush. 
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. 
(See Cut.) A Porage Plant for Alkali Soils and for regions subject to 
Periodic Drought. This is a most wonderful forage plant, as it will grow 
freely in arid and alkali lands that will produce no other vegetation, yield- 
ing a marvelously liberal foliage which is eagerly eaten by all kinds of 
stock. It is of creeping habit. From 20 to 30 tons of green fodder have 
been harvested from one acre. It has further been proven that after three 
or four crops have been grown on alkali land the soil is then capable of 
producing any other vegetation. In many sections of the states this is id 
Itself of priceless value. This plant has been very extensively tried at the 
California Experimental Station, where single plants, grown on the poorest 
alkali ground, have i-cached a diameter of 16 feet in one season. One 
pound of seed will sow an acre. It grows readily from seed and requires no 
cultivation. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, M lb. 40c, lb. $1.35, postpaid: 10 lbs. $12.00. 
BUCKWHEAT. 
TflnanPQP Cut.) The most productive and 
japaiicac. profitable variety in cultivation. From 
half bushel of seed sown a crop of forty bushels has been 
harvested. In color the grain is a rich, dark brown. 
Flour from Japanese buckwneat is fully equal in quality 
to that from any other variety. It rtjjens a week earlier 
than Silver Hull, and yields two or three times as much. 
Excellent for bees. Lb. 2Sc, i>ostpaid; pk. 50c, bu.$l.25. 
2'^ bu. $2 90. 
C|1vrp|> TTiill An old standard sort that ripens 
Oil V CI XXUil. early, and is a heavy yieliler on all 
kinds of soils; seldom affected by drought. ^ The berry is 
of a light, silver gray color. The flour is whiter and 
more nutritious than that made of the common sorts. 
Lb. 25c, postpaid: pk. 50c, bu. $1.25, 2M bu. $2.90, by 
express or freight. 
WILD RICE, 
(See Cut.) Valuable as an attraction for wild fowls. 
Sown in large qvmntities along the edges of ponds, lakes 
and streams. It can be successfully sown either in the 
winter or spring, but often the best results are obtained 
when sown during the fall months, generally about the 
middle of September. It lie.s dormant all winter when 
sown in the fall, and in the spring commences to sprout 
as soon as the weather becomes warm, reaching the sur- 
face generally the first part of June. It grows very 
rapidly in one to eight feet of water, ripening late In 
August or early m September. The best plan is to sow 
it broadcast from a boat in 2 or 3 feet of water having a 
mud bottom. In large ponds or lakes it. purifies the 
water, affords a refuge for the small fry from the large fish, 
aa well as furnishing the small fry with jjlenty of food from 
the anima/culae upon the stalks; for 
planting in fish ponds it is etjually 
tlesirable. It also does well along 
the shores of marshes, and makes a 
good hay. Its value to the sports- 
men as a bait for fowl is being 
realized more each year. Lb. 
25c, postpaid; 10 lbs. $1.60, 
•00 lb. $l5.00. 
BARLEY. 
Manshury Barley. 
SERRADELLA. 
^ The greatest honev produc- 
ing plant In the world. Its 
nutritive value is su- 
perior to Ue<l Clover 
an<l the yield is much 
heavier. Thrives ou 
any soil All kinds of 
cattle like it, and 
sheep are particularly 
fond of this spleiulid 
plant. Lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 
60c, postpaid; 10 lbs. 
$1.15. 100 lbs. $10.00. 
THE HEAVY CROPPING MANSHURY 
BARLEY. (See Cut.) 
The famous variety so highly recom- 
mended by Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin 
Agricultural College. 
We believe no variety ever 
introduced has given such per- 
fect satisfaction in all parts of 
the country as Manshury Bar- 
ley. Professor Henry says in 
his report that Manshury still 
hciuls the list in productive- 
ness. Yields of frtjm 50 to 60 
bushels per acre are often re- 
Sorted. A leading farmer of 
orthville, S. D., reports 240 
bushels of Manshury Barley on 
5 acres. The heads are long, 
filled with plump kernels, and 
the straw is extra strong It 
is a six rowed variety, and, 
tested with other sorts sold at 
high prices, it hjis outyielded 
all of them, and we believe it 
the very best sort that can be 
grown for general crop. It 
seems to succeed on all kinds 
of soils, but tests show that it 
gives the best results on lands 
that are more sandy and much lighter than those 
adapted for wheat. It ripens very early, gener- 
ally a week or ten days ahead of the common 
six rowed variety, and is consequently exceed- 
ingly desirable for the Northern states. It is 
superior to any other variety for malting, and is 
consequently always in tlcinand and invariably 
brings a high price. How 2'> bushels to the 
acre. Lb. 25c, postpaid; pk. 40c, bu.$I.IO. 5 bu. 
or over $1.00 per bu. by express or freight. 
New Beardless Barley. 
Buckwheat Japanese 
bar- 
ley known; if sown the 20th of March will 
ripen about the 28th of June; straw same 
length as common barley; will stand up on any 
land; has produced 80 bushels per acre. Wow 
as early as you can. frost will not hurt it. It 
is beardless, handles as easy as oats, and makes 
a stronger feed Lb. 20c, postpaid; pk. 40c, bii. 
$1.25, 5 bu. or over $1.10 per bu. by express or 
freight. 
Highland Chief Barley. 
tinct two rowed variety. A very robust, vigor- 
ous grower Straw strong, upright ; yields 
from 50 to 60 bushels per acre ; usuallv 
weighs over 50 pounds to the measured busheL 
Less liable to be damaged by wet than other kinds masmuch as it is 
more closely covered with broad awns or .spikelets, consequently it is less 
liable to loose color by the wet weather. A barley of wonderful produc- 
tiveness, its malting qualities are unsurpassed, and for this reason always 
commands the highest price on the market. Will yield in ordinary season 
CO to (io bushels to the acre. In favorable season as high as 8(» bushels. 
Lb. 20c, postpaid; pk. 40c, bu. $1.25, 5 bu. or over $1.10 per bu. by express 
or freight. 
Barley Manshury* 
