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FA.BM SBEDS 
BABI.ET—Mn.I.ET 
FARM SEEDS 
Barley 
Prices subject to change witlioiit notice. 
Chevalier. A light colored kernel; seed 
_ is grown in Minnesota. It is generally 
recognized as the most reliable variety sold under 
all conditions. It is early, has a still straw hearing 
ui) under plump heads of large grain. 
‘ Pk. (klc., bus. IfL’.OO. 
Beardless. May he sown as early as possible in the 
Spring without danger of frosts, as it is one of the 
hardiest of all the Parleys; straw is heavy, stand¬ 
ing up under a heavy crop, and the grain is beard¬ 
less. so that it can be handled and threshed as 
easily as Oats and for stock feeding it is much more 
valuable, as it can be fed without datiger of injury 
to the animals. I’k. title., bus. .$L!,t)t). 
R.3anc Soja (Soja hispida; Olycine hispida). 
^^****^ Thrives well in liot and df.v weather; 
very desirable in the South. Should be planted at 
the rate of one-half bushel to the acre, in drills two 
and one-half to three feet apart. Does not make 
very good hay but is e.xcellent as ensilage ami green 
fodder. Medium Karly (Jreen. ^4 htis. ^1.50, bus. 
(till lbs.) .$.o.t)0, 10 bus. at .$4..S0 per bus. 
Velvet (Dolichos multiflorus). I'sed in the South as 
a forage plant, ahso as a fertiliz-or plant for turning 
under, the .same as the t.'ow Peas. Vines and leaves 
readily eaten by stock. Should be jilanted in rows 
four feet apart and one foot in the row. Two or 
three beans in a place. 
Qt. 25c.. bus. .'?1.25, bus. (CO lbs.) $4.00. 
Farmogerm, for inoculation of Beans, see page 54. 
Riiz'L-wVtoat Japanese. The most desirable va- 
PUCitwiictiL If sown at the same time as 
the Silver Hull it will ripen earlier and yield 
nearly double the amount. It is of much stronger 
growth than the common Buckwheat, and the ker¬ 
nels are fully twice the siz.e. By express or freight, 
pk. 50c., bus. $1.75, 2 bus. $5.40. 
Silver Hull. The seed is light gray color, varying 
Soja Beans 
slightly in shape. Pk. 50c., bus. $1.05. 
Brooni Corn, Improved Evergreen. The most popu- 
variety of Broom Corn grown for market. The brush 
is of good length and retains the light green color 
when properly cured; shows almost no red color. Per 
lb. 15c., 10 lbs. 00c., 50 lbs. $3.50, 1(K) lbs. $(1.5(). 
Kaffir Corn. Has line crop of foliage and if cut in early 
bloom the shoots that then follow will mature a full 
crop of seed and foliage. Both corn and fodder are ex¬ 
cellent and the whole stock tender to full maturity of 
seed. Qt. 1.5c., pk. 00c., bus. or 00 lbs. $2.00. 
Millets Golden, or German. We have found the 
tTiiiicLS Southern grown or (lerman iSIillet far su¬ 
perior in quality and yield to the Xorthern grown seed 
and when grown makes an enormous yield of nutidtious 
food; succeeds in almost any soil. Sow in May or 
.Tune, one buslicl to the acre. Qt. 10c., bus. of about 
.50 lbs. $2.50 
Hungarian (Panicum Oermanicum). Probably used 
more than any other Millet for fodder during the Sum¬ 
mer months. Uemains green when almost all other 
vegetation has dried up. It is one of the very best 
plants for green fodder or for ensilage; makes hay of 
the best quality. Sow broadcast about one and one-half 
bushels to the acre. By exprc.ss, qt. 10c., pk. Toe., 
bus. of about 48 lbs. $2.50. 
Japanese Barnyard Grass (Panicum Crus-galli). 
Succeeds in almost any ordinary soil, and may be sown 
from the middle of Jlay to the first of .Inly. Is dis¬ 
tinct from other varieties. Enormous croj). grows 
from six to eight feet high. Excellent either gn-en or 
cured for hay. Exceedingly popular as a forage i)lant. 
Twenty-five pounds will sow an acre. Lb. 10c., 
10 lbs. S5c., 50 lbs. $4.00, 100 lbs. $7.00. 
Pearl, or Cat-Tail. Has broad leaf; foliage somewhat 
resembles Corn leaves. Valuable forage plant; enor¬ 
mously productive; should be fed green. If sown in 
drills, four or five pounds to the acre; if broadcast, ten 
to fifteen pounds. Lb. 15c., 10 lbs. 8.5c., 50 lbs. $4.00, 
100 lbs. $7.50. 
