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GERMAIN FRUIT COMPANY’S 
BARLEY. 
Common. — Extra cleaned. Prices on application. 
Beardless. Best for hay, being entirely free from beards, so injurious to the mouths of horses. 
Prices on application. 
Bald or Russian. Has no hull or husk, and much resembles wheat, except that the grains are 
larger; greatly esteemed for hay. Prices on application. 
BUCKWHEAT. 
Common. —Buckwheat should be sown broadcast, at 
the rate of about 45 pounds to the acre. The average yield 
is from 25 to 30 bushels 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. It is an excel¬ 
lent food for poultry, and is also useful for bees. Per lb. 5c; 
100 lbs. $4.00. 
Silver Hull. —This improved variety is much better 
than the old sort. It is in bloom longer, matures sooner, 
and yields better. The husk is thinner, the cornel’s less 
prominent, and the grain of a beautiful light gray color. 
The flour is said to be better and more nutritious. Excel¬ 
lent for bees. Per lb. 10c; 100 lbs. $6.00. 
Japanese. — (See cut.) A distinct variety, with grains 
nearly twice as large as those of the common kind. 
The straw is stouter and heavier; it branches more and does 
not need to bo sown as thickly. It is a very heavy cropper 
and less likely to blight than the other varieties. Per lb. 
10c; 100 lbs. $6.00. 
CORN — EASTERN VARIETIES. 
Champion White Pearl. — (100 days. See cut.) The stalk is short and thick. The ear 
grows low on the stalk, from 7 to 12 inches in length, almost parallel throughout, of medium size, aver- 
Golden Beauty. 
aging 16 rows of grain. The grains are pure white, very deep, compact and heavy. Two grains will 
more than span the cob; the cob is small. It roots deeply and matures early. We recommend it highly. 
Selected ears, shelled, per lb. 5c; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
•Japanese Buckwheat. 
