CLOVER AND FIELD SEED. 
RED CLOVER (TrlfoUum Pratense.) 
This Is by far the most Important of all varieties for 
practical purposes. Sow in the spring or tall, and if no 
other grasses are used, at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds to 
the acre; more is required on old, stiff soils than on new 
and lighter ones. 
WHITE CLOVER (Trifollum Repens). 
A small creeping, perennial variety, valuable tor pastur- 
age and lawns. It accommodates Itself to a variety of soils, 
but prefers moist ground. Sow In spring, at the rate of 6 
pounds per acre; or when used with other grasses, half 
that amount. 
ALSIKE, OR SWEDISH CLOVER, (Trifollum Hybridum). 
The most hardy of all perennial clovers. On rich, moist 
soil it yields an enormous quantity of hay or pasturage, 
but its greatest value is for sowing with other clovers and 
grasses, as It forms a thick bottom and greatly Increases 
the yield of hay; cattle prefer it to any other forage. The 
heads are globular, fragrant and much liked by bees, which 
obtain a large amount of honey from them. Sow in spring 
or fall at the rate of 8. pounds per acre. 
CRIMSON TREFOIL, OR SCARLET ITALIAN CLOVER. 
(Trifolum Incarnatum.) 
An annual variety in common use in the South for feed- 
ing green and for hay. The yield in fodder is inamense, 
and after cutting it at once commences to grow again, 
continuing until cold, freezing weather. It grows about one 
foot high; the roots are nearly black; leaves long, blos- 
soms long, pointed and of a very deep red or carmine color. 
Makes good hay. It is sown in August or September in 
the South, but should not be planted in the North until 
spring. Sow 12 to 15 pounds to the acre, 
ALFALFA, OR LUCERNE CLOVER (Medicago Satfva). 
Do not sow this clover on land having a stiff clay or 
hard-pan subsoil, as the roots naturally penetrate to a 
great depth, and must do so if the plants live any time. 
Sow in rich, moist loam or sandy soil, having a deep sub- 
soil. Prepare the land thoroughly and sow the seed at 
the rate of 20 to 25 pounds per acre, with a broadcaster or 
grass seeder. Cover with a brush or light harrow. The 
young plants are quite tender, and the land must be free 
from weeds until they become established. 
Prices quoted on application. 
MIXTURE OF GRASS SEED FOR PERMANENT 
PASTURE. 
A pasture or meadow of mixed grasses is far superior 
to Clover and Timothy alone. Our Hardy Pasture Mixture 
for permanent pasture consists of a number of the very best 
native and Imported perennial grasses. This we can rec- 
ommend to all. Sow about 50 pounds to an acre. Ten 
lbs., $1.26; 100 lbs., $10.00. 
TIMOTHY (Phleum Pratense). 
This is the most valuable of all grasses for hay. Thrives 
best on moist, loamy soil of medium tenacity. It should 
be cut Just when the blossom falls. Sow early In the spring 
or fall, at the rate of 15 pounds per acre. If alone, but less 
if mixed with other grasses. Market price. 
GERMAN OR GOLDEN MILLET. 
Superior to all others. Medium, early, three to five feet 
high. Sow same as Common Millet. Market price. 
COMMON MILLET (Penicum Mllllaceum), 
Sow in drills or broadcast, from May to last of July, 25 
to 30 pounds to the acre. Market price. 
HUNGARIAN GRASS (Panicum Germanlcum). 
A valuable forage plant. Sow broadcast at the rate of 
20 to 30 pounds to the acre and cultivate the same as Mil- 
let. Market price. 
BUCKWHEAT. 
Should be sown about them Iddle of June, broadcast, at 
the rate of from two to three pecks per acre. It should be 
threshed as soon as dry, on the ground or barn floor. If 
allowed to stand in mass it quickly gathers moisture. 
SILVER HULL. 
This variety continues in bloom longer; Is, therefore, bet- 
ter for bees. The flower is whiter and husks thinner. 
JAPANESE. 
The straw is heavier and more branching; kernels twice 
the size of the old kinds, ripening a wek earlier, while the 
flour made from it is fully equal to that of any other va- 
riety. 
PRICES QUOTED 
BROOM CORN. 
Culture. — It requires similar soil and culture as corn, but 
should be planted later. Have the ground in prime condi- 
tion. It is frequently planted in drills three and a half 
feet apart, leaving the plants six inches 'apart. 
Evergreen. 
CANE OR SORGHUM. 
To plant cane seed for sugar, sow four or flve pounds of 
seed to the acre; If for foder, 30 pounds to the acre. 
EARLY AMBER CANE. 
This well-known variety is the earliest, and makes the 
finest quality of amber syrup and good sugar. Lb„ lOo; 
peck, 50c; bu. (50 lbs.) 
EARLY ORANGE CANE. 
A well-known variety, well adapted for the South; it is 
from 8 to 10 days later than the Early Amber. 
WHITE KAFFIR CORN. 
A variety of sorghum, cultivated for both forage and 
grain, growing from 4^ to 6 feet high; Is stocky and erect, 
and has wide foliage. Kaffir Corn has the quality of re- 
sisting drought, and in this fact is to be found its peculiar 
value. Sow in rows three feet apart, 6 to 6 pounds to 
the acre. Lb., 10c; 
COW, SOUTHERN OR FIELD PEAS. 
Plant in thoroughly pulverized soil. If wanted to plow 
under for manure, sow with a grain drill, in drills a foot 
apart. Is grown for fodder or for seed; plant 3% feet apart 
and cultivate thoroughly. The sed must not be sown until 
the soil has become thoroughly warm. 'Weight per bu., 
60 lbs. 
NEW ERA. 
Two weeks earlier and in size it Is one-third smaller than 
the Whippoorwill, and matures early enough in the fall to 
harvest in time to sow winter wheat on the same field. 
They produce more seed than Whippoorwills, and where 
known are used almost exclusively. 
CLAY COLORED. 
Large seeds of a blue clay color. 
WHIP-POOR-WILL. 
The seeds are large, speckled, brown In color. 
BLACK. 
fcleed all black; called also “The Poor Man’s Pea,” on 
account of its wonderful prolificacy. 
BLACKEYE. 
Seed large, round, oblong; creamy white, with large black 
eye. 
Above Items, market price. 
SOY BEAN. 
The Soy Bean has been extensively grown as a fodder 
plant. It is a valuable crop for feeding stock, yielding a 
large amount of fodder, rich in protein. Fed green it is a 
splendid forage for milch cows. 
These are sown for marketing dry, for spilt peas or for 
fodder for stock, at the rate of 2% bushels to the acre, 
either broadcast or drills. 
White Canada Field. 
SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY VETCHES (VIcIa Vlllosa). 
A very hardy foliage plant, growing well on soils so poor 
and sandy that they will produce but little clover. The 
plants, when mature, are about forty inches high, and if 
cut tor forage as soon as full grown and before setting 
seed, they will start up again and furnish even a larger 
crop than the first. Should be sown at the rate of 30 to 
40 pounds to the acre. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 
The true Dwarf Essex Rape is valuable as a fattening 
food for pasturing sheep and pigs. It is particularly adapt- 
ed as a "catch crop,” for it grows best late in the season. 
In the Northern States it can be sown at any time from 
May until the end of August, but In the Southern States 
it should not be sown until September or October for winter 
pasture. Its fattening properties are said to be twice as 
good as clover. Sow ten to twelve pounds per acre broad- 
cast, or four or flve pounds per acre in drills fifteen inches 
apart. 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER. 
The best egg-producing food known for poultry. Can 
be raised cheaper than corn. Four quarts will plant an 
acre, and the average yield is 100 bushels to the acre. Sin- 
gle heads measure fifteen to twenty-two inches in diam- 
eter. and contain an immense amount of seed, which is 
highly valued by all farmers and poultry breeders who have 
tried it as an excellent and cheap food for fowls. Lb., 20c, 
postpaid; by express or freight, 10 lbs., 70c; 100 lbs., $6.00. 
ON APPLICATION. 
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