MANCHESTER and ALTRINCHAM. 
Miscellaneous Forage Plants. 
BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL, per lb., 2/6. Of great value 
for dry upland places and light sandy soils ; its deep 
penetrating roots enable it to withstand extreme 
drought. 
BROOM (YELLOW), per lb., V- Chiefly sown for 
game coverts, and to ornament waste land, embank- 
ments, &c. 
BUCKWHEAT (Market Price). Commonly sown for 
pheasant feeding. 
BURNET, per lb., 1/- An exceedingly useful forage 
plant, thriving well on poor soils, and furnishing an 
agreeable change of food for sheep and cows. 
CHICORY, per lb., 1/-. A hardy and very nutritious 
forage plant, doing well on land where grasses and 
clovers do not give satisfaction. A small quantity 
is of value in pastures on account of the large amount 
of herbage it gives. 
FURZE, GORSE OR WHIN, per lb., 4/- Grown 
for game cover, and sometimes as a forage plant for 
cattle and horse food, but when used for the latter 
purpose the shoots should be well bruised in order to 
destroy the prickly spines. 
KIDNEY VETCH (SAND CLOVER), per lb., 1/- Suit- 
able for poor soils ; recommended for sheep. 
LINSEED OR FLAX (Market Price). Finest seed for 
sowing purposes. 
LUCERNE, per lb., 1/-, Particularly adapted for 
permanent pasture, especially on light dry soil. 
MUSTARD, per lb., 4d. to 5d. Largely grown in some 
districts for sheep feed, also for ploughing in as 
manure. 
PARSLEY, Plain-leaved or Field, per lb., 6d. Said 
to be a preventive of liver rot in sheep, and for that 
purpose should be used in mixture in small quanti- 
ties when the soil is of a light or medium description. 
PARSNIP, Large Guernsey, per lb., 1/-. A superior 
variety for cattle. 
PRICKLY COMFREY, per ioo sets, 5/-; per i.ooo, 30 - 
POLYGONUM SACHALINENSE.— Small plants, per 
xoo, 20/- ; per doz., 3/-; each, 4d. Sets, 10/- per 
ioo. Recent experiments indicate that this plant 
may be of some use as fodder. On account of its 
rapid growth three or four cuttings can be made in 
one year. The best plantations are made in August 
and September, or in Spring, spacing the plants 
three feet apart. 
RAPE, Broad Leaf or Dwarf Essex, per lb., 4d. to 5d. A 
fine variety for field sowing, producing an immense 
weight of foliage. 
RIBGRASS OR PLANTAIN, per lb., 3d., to 4d. 
SAINFOIN, GIANT (Milled). A valuable forage plant 
on dry and chalky soils. (Market Price). 
SUCKLING CLOVER, per lb., 8d. On sandy and 
stoney soils, where other clovers will not thrive, this 
variety is of great value. 
SUNFLOWER, per lb., 1/-. For feeding game and 
poultry. 
TARES OR VETCHES (Market Price). 
Le Butt’s New Self-acting* Seed Drill. 
This most useful Implement should be in the hands of every Farmer and Gardener. 
The rim or travelling wheel is made conical, ensuring the steady travelling so necessary in 
its use, and also presses the soil ready for the Coulter. The seed is placed in the hopper, 
and by simply pushing the drill along the ground the seed is released and falls through 
a tube situated behind the Coulter, and drops into the soil. A light harrow fixed behind 
the drill performs the work of covering the seed and completes the work. By simply 
turning a thumb-screw it can be adjusted for sowing seeds of any size or shape. 
Price, 12/6 each. 
A. C. Arnold, Esq., Newton Hall. Prestbury, writes : — I tried your Seeds against three other 
firms, and am pleased to say that yours have turned out the best of the lot.” 
Thomas Hayes, Esq., Ollerton Hall Farm, Ollerton, Cheshire, writes : — I have much pleasure 
in stating that the mixtures of Grasses and Clovers you supplied me with last year, have done 
exceedingly well. They were sown alongside seeds from other leading firms, but I must say that 
yours have turned out the best. The Mangolds and Swedes were also an excellent crop.” 
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