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Special Prices on Large Quantities. 
ARTICHOKE, 
Helianthus tuberosus ( Jerusalem Artichoke). Artichokes are planted 
same as potatoes. Four bushels will produce 1200 bushels of roots. It is 
very hardy, and will stand freezing and thawing, and hogs will grow faster and 
become more healthy on this than on any other feed. Quart, 30 cents ; 
peck, 60 cents; bushel, $1.50. 
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH 
Atriplex semibaccata. Recommended highly for alkali soils and regions 
subject to perennial drought. Very nutritious, and good for all kinds of live 
stock. One pound of seed for an acre. The ground should be well plowed 
and harrowed. Ounce, 15 cents ; lb., $1.50. 
BEANS 
Soja Bean ( Glycine hispida , or Soya hispidu). Valuable as a forage crop and 
for fertilizing the soil. Thrives well in hot and dry weather. Sow broad¬ 
cast one-half bushel to the acre, or plant in drills three feet apart and one 
foot between plants. Pound, 25 cents; bushel, $3.50. 
Velvet Bean ( Mucuna uti/is). Used by farmers in the Southerq 
States as a forage plant, and also as a fertilizing plant for turning under. 
Its nitrogen-gathering properties arc said to surpass those of the Cow Pea. 
Stock readily cat the vines and leaves, and the beans when ground, with 
or without the pod, arc used in place of oats or corn, and sometimes mixed 
with them. Two or three seeds planted four feet apart in rows five feet 
apart will literally cover the ground two or three feet thick with a mass of 
foliage and vines, no matter how poor the soil. Pound, 25 cents ; peck, I 
$1.00; bushel, $3.50. 
BROOM CORN 
Improved Evergreen. This variety is now grown more extensively than 
any other, on account of its straight, long, light green brush. It is very 
productive. Sow six pounds to an acre. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
COW PEAS 
This pea has always been valuable for improvement of the soil. It is con¬ 
sidered superior to clover for plowing under as a preparation for wheat, as it 
matures the first year from seeding. Plant seed in a thoroughly pulverized 
warm soil. If wanted to plow under for manure, sow in drills one foot apart. If 
grown for fodder, or for the seed, plant three feet apart and cultivate thoroughly. 
Black Eye. Peck, 75 cents ; bush., $2.50. 
Clay. Peck, 75 cents ; bush., $2.50. 
Wonderful. Peck, 65 cents ; bush., $2.00. 
Whippoorwill. Peck, 70 cents ; bush., $2.25. 
Mixed. Peck, 65 cents ; bush., $1.75. 
FLAX 
Flax Seed for sowing. One and a half bushels per acre. Pound, 25 cents ; 
bushel of 56 lbs., $2.50. 
FLAT PEA 
Lathyrus sylvestris. A perennial forage plant. It grows well on very poor, 
unimproved, sandy soil ; withstands severe frosts, and is not injured by 
severe drought. Valuable for plowing under in a green state. It is recom¬ 
mended to sow seed in a small garden bed and transplant to the field when 
the plants are of suitable size. Ounce, 10 cents ; lb., $1.00. 
RAPE 
Dwarf Essex, English. The best Sheep Fodder. While Rape is more 
especially grown for feeding sheep, still cattle, pigs, and milch cows do very 
well upon it. Sheep should have access to a grass pasture, on which they 
will feed alternately with the Rape, thus keeping them in the best condition. 
A constant supply of salt in the Rape field is quite beneficial. For sheep 
pasture, sow in May, and it will be ready for pasturing in July and August. 
Or sown in June, or even up to the latter part of July, it will furnish a large 
amount of pasture or >fodder. In drills, sow five pounds to the acre; broad¬ 
cast, ten pounds to the acre. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
SPURRY 
Spergula arvensis. Annual. Grows well on poor, dry, sandy soils. It is in 
best condition for pasture in four to six weeks after sowing, and may be sown 
every month from March to August. Excellent pasture for cattle and sheep ; 
also as a fertilizer for light sandy soil. Sow fifteen pounds to the acre. 
.Pound, 25 cents; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
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SERADELLA 
Ornithopus sativus. A valuable forage plant. Succeeds in dry, sandy soil,, 
and furnishes good pasture for sheep. Can be sown with winter rye. About 
50 pounds to an acre. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 pounds, $7.00. 
SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth Russian. Highly valued by farmers and poultry breeders who- 
have tried it as an excellent and cheap food for fowls. Sow seed as soon at 
the ground is warm, in hills four feet apart each way. Three pounds of seed 
will plant one acre. Yields from fifty to seventy bushels per acre, kt pound, 
10 cents ; *4 lb., 15 cents ; lb., 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $6.00. 
White Beauty. A Sunflower with snow-white seeds. This strikingly distinct 
new sort is not only the most beautiful, but the most vigorous, out-yielding 
the old sorts almost two to one, 3,000 pounds per acre being no unusual 
yield. Ounce, 5 cents ; k* 11 >., 15 cents ; lb., 35 cents. 
SORGHUM 
H'Tien wanted in larger quantities than quoted , ask for special prices. 
Early Amber. This variety is coming into general use for summer fodder 
for cattle in place of sowed corn, yielding two crops in a season. It is 
claimed to keep up the flow of milk, and cows like it better than any 
other feed. It is also easily cured, and makes excellent dry foader. Three 
to four pounds are sufficient for an acre, in drills thirty inches apart, sowing 
the seed thick and shallow in the row. Pound, 25 cts.; 100 pounds, $6.00. 
Kaffir Corn. This will do well wherever Amber Cane will grow It is used 
as a green fodder, and is eagerly eaten by cattle, hogs, etc. It is a great 
fattener. The average height of stalk is six feet. Fifty to sixty bushels of 
seed to the acre have been harvested. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $6.00. 
Millo Maize. The merit of this non-saccharine Sorghum is that when cut for 
feeding it starts again from the remaining stumps with renewed strength and 
vigor; thrives in the hottest and driest localities. It is relished by cattle,, 
hogs, etc., etc. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
Jerusalem Corn. Belongs to non-saccharine Sorghums. It is considered a 
good sure grain for dry sections and seasons. It produces several small 
heads on side shoetts, often as many as eight heads on a stalk. Three 
pounds will plant an acre. The grain being very small, it makes most 
excellent chicken food. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $8.00. 
Johnson Grass <Sorghum J/alapcnse). Popular in the Southern States, where 
it is considered one of the most valuable forage plants. One bushel per acre. 
Bushel, 25 pounds. Pound, 25 cents; 100 lbs., $9.00. 
WILD RICE 
Zizania aquatica. Valuable as a forage plant for swamps and wet land. 
Stock are fond of it when green and also whftn cured for fodder. It is also 
much sought after by water fowl. Pound, 35 cents ; 100 lbs., $18.00. 
HEDGE PLANTS 
HONEY LOCUST 
Gleditschia triacanthos. Is regarded as one of the most valuable 
native trees, on account of its rapid growth and longevity of the timber. It 
docs not have troublesome sprouts at the roots, like the common Locust, 
and is not so liable to injury from the borer worm. After the second 
season’s growth they become perfectly hardy. The seeds are very slow ta 
germinate, aud for this reason should be treated with hot water. Take up 
small plants and heel in ; cover the plants in the fall and set out the next 
spring. About 175 seeds to the ounce. Ounce, 10 cents ; lb., 60 cents. 
OSAGE ORANGE 
Maclura aurantiaca. Used extensively as a hedge plant, for which pur¬ 
pose its rapid growth, together with its strong spines, render it quite suitable. 
It is easily kept dwarf by cutting back. Young plants are grown from seed, 
which, if sown in good soil, will make good strong plants for the hedge-rows, 
in two years. This species is hardy and makes fine hedges for lawns, ceme¬ 
teries, etc. Sow last of May. About 600 seeds to the ounce. Ounce, 
10 cents ; lb., 60 cents. 
