MILLS’ SELECTED FARM SEEDS 
American Grown Teosinte. 
Improved Dwarf Essex Rape. 
SPECIAL 
OFFER. 
One packet 
each of 
Teosinte, 
Dwarf Es¬ 
sex Rape, 
\YMte 
Seeded 
Sunflower. 
All for 12c. 
Wherever grown it lias made a remarkable record and as there is so much call tor the seed, I 
am offering it 111 my tgo-1 catalogue. For feeding sheep. Rape is superior to any other fodder plant 
I know of and under favorable conditions is ready to pasture sheep or cattle within six weeks from 
time of sowing. An acre of Rape should, without difficulty, pasture from 12 to 15 sheep front 6 
weeks to two months. In the Northern States, it should be sown from May until August, for fall 
pasturing and, as it thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown in Southern States until 
Sept, ana Oct. for winter pasturing. It is claimed thstt on 54 acres of Rape, after winter Rye had 
been removed, over 5,00 sheep and lambs were fattened. 18 cattle were fed for Jq days and several 
acres were uneaten when winter set in. It should be sown broadcast at the rate of 5 Ills, to the 
acre. If you have never tried Rape, you should certainly sow Dwarf Essex this year. Per pkt. Go,; 
lb. "So.; 3 lbs. 65c. By express or freight, not prepaid; 5 lbs. or more at 10c. per pound. 
The New Prize Winner Bean. 
The accompanying illustration gives a good idea of a crop 
leosinte. When planted the first of June, by the mid¬ 
dle of September,it has attained a height of 10 feet and 
made a yield of more than 140 tons of green fodderper acre 
It resembles Indian Corn somewhat in appearance, but the 
leaves are longer and broader and stalks contain a sweeter 
sap. 1 know of no plant that is so useful to the dairy¬ 
man and makes such a mass of foliage which 
will excel any corn that can.be grown, and will give 2 or 3 
cuttings in a season. I advise customers to plant it on 
good soil and you will be astonished with the result it 
starts rather slow at first but after it reaches a height of 8 
to to inches its rapid growth is simply astonishing. It ro¬ 
ll “ires 3 pounds ot seed per acre, and should be planted 
in lulls 2 feet apart each way. If you have never sown 
1 eosmte you should make a trial of it this season and 1 
know the result will more than please. Per pkt. 6 c • 0 / 
1.2c.; ’4 lb 35c.; y. lb. 65c.; lb. 181.25; 3 lbs. sufficient for 
one acre, *3.30 postpaid. 
Select Sunflowers. 
MII.LS* MAMMOTH WHITE SEEDED SUN- 
ni^^yTEK—This is a new variety, grows about the size of 
Black Giant with much larger seed heads making it a °re-it 
deal more productive. It is far superior to other varfeties 
for poultry. Seeds are white. Per pkt. 5c.; pt. 40c. qt" 75 e 
ISEACIt GIANT—This is a magnificent Sunflower and 
produces even larger heads than the Mammoth Russian. 
1 he seeds are short, plump and full oi meat, while on ac- 
count of the thickness of the shell it is at once more readily 
eaten by fowls than the other variety. Per pkt. 5c.; pt 
oOc.; qt. 50c.; postpaid. 1 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN -This is a very large variety- 
heads measuimg 12 to 22 inches in diameter and containing 
an immense quaiunv of seed. It is an excellent and cheap 
food fot fowls. Every farmer should plant some of this seed 
in any waste piece ot ground any time from earfy spring un¬ 
til the middle of July. Per pkt. 6 c.; pt. 20 c.; qt. 35 c? By 
express or freight not prepaid, peck 50c. 4 y 
This is a variety I 
introduced three years 
ago and they have proved 
to be the best Bean I 
have ever offered. It is 
unsurpassed for cooking 
purposes and is one ol the 
greatest yielders in ex¬ 
istence. It originated in 
Dakota and has yielded 
40 bushels per acre in that 
State. It somewhat re¬ 
sembles Prolific Tree 
Beans in shape, but 
should not be compared 
with that variety as the 
beans are about one- 
fourth larger, from- two 
to three weeks earlier 
and far superior in quali¬ 
ty. It grows about a foot 
and a halt high, branch¬ 
ing freely, its strong 
branches seldom allowing_ 
pods to touch the ground, thus preventing the beans from coloring or rusting in a wet season. Somi 
of my customers as far north as Northern Pennsylvania claim this bean is so early that they imvl 
rippened two crops on the same piece of land Ln one season. This grand new bean cannot be too 
highly recommended. Per packet Oo.: 3 pkt. 15c.; y pt. 30c..; pr. 50c.; postpaid. Bv express 01 
freight not prepaid, pk.8U.50; ;4bu. @2.50; bu. .'84.50. 
Selected Grass and Clover Seed. 
Kentucky Blue Grass (Poa Pratensis.) 
A well-known variety, excellent for lawn or grazing. It reauires two or three years to form 1 
good sod but after once formed it will withstand the extreme heat of the South and' extreme coidol 
the Northern States. Does well in all kinds of soil and very wet or dry weather does not seem to 
affect it materially. Price per pkt. 5c.; lb. 30c., by mail postpaid. Peck 75e. by express or 
freight not prepaid. 
Italian Rye Grass, (Lalium Italicum.) 
A very rapid growing variety and is often ready to cut in live or six weeks from sowing. Excel' 
lent for meadow or pasture arid it is somewhat earlier than the well-known English Rye Grass, and 
more nutncious. Per pkt. 5c.; lb. 25c. by mail postpaid. 
Alsike or Swedish Clover, (Triofolium Hybridium). 
.T. s is the earliest lar^e clover grown, is a hybrid between red and-white clover having the best 
qualities 01 both. It is claimed by horsemen that a mixture of Timothy and Alsike is superior to 
clear 1 imothy hay lor horses. It is more hardy than the common varieties and will yield more per 
acre under the same conditions. Price pkt. 5c., J 2 lb. J30c., lb. 35 c., by mail postpaid. 
Alfalfa or Lucerne, (Medicago Saliva.) 
'cA 1 , Y ery y,? r ' l Ty *° r permeable subsoils as the roots go to a great depth and when it 
is once nrxnly rooted it will withstand the most extreme drouth. Jt yields a large amount of very 
nutritious fodder for cattle or sheep and the after feed is always fresh and green for fall pasturage, 
how from 12 to 18 pounds per acre. Price pkt. 5c., % lb. 20 c.', lb. 30c., by mail postpaid. 
Scarlet or Crimson Clover, (Trifolium Incarriatum.) 
I his is an annual variety which grows about one foot high and lias a long carmine or crimson 
Diossom. it contains more nitrogen than any ot the perennial varieties and is considered by many 
almost indispensable as a fertilizer. It makes the finest quality of hay for cattle and sheep and is 
considered one of the best for pasturage. Price pkt. 5c., y 2 lb. 15c., lb. 25c. postpaid. By ex- 
pk. *1.60 >3 bu. *3.10 bu. $6.00. 
Red Top or Herds Grass. 
r, • Th'S is one of.the best common varieties for pasturage, it also makes a fine quality of hay. 
‘I s ^? ry hardy and will do well in almost any soil or climate. I handle nothing but the "fancy 
f, gL T’ thls th< ? °“ ly ' v ,; iy to give satisfaction. Per lb. 35c. by mail postpaid. By express 
or lieight not prepaid, pk. *1.50; 14 pounds to the bushel. 
Sheeps Fescue, 
y nofS 116 .' 1 onlte-ht sandy soil or on hillsides. Is very hardy and greatly relished by sheep 
- as narae indicates. It is very valuable for sheep pasture. Per pkt. 5c.; ^ tb. 30c.; tt>. 50c. 
