ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL 
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RELIABLE FIELD AND FARM SEEDS 
Nothing is more important to the farmer than that the seed he bows ie pure and clean. The seed should also be plump, and well ripened, 
so as to insure a good stand. First class, thoroughly recleaned seed, even though considerably more costly in the beginning, is really 
much cheaper in the end than the light chaffy grades generally sold at much lower prices, even if the latter is free from weed seeds. 
Prices subject to change without notice, owing to the fluctuations of the market. Write for prices on large quantities. 
CERTIFIED HYBRID SEED CORN 
Our hybrids will be certified seed. This means that the inbred 
parentage has been grown under the inspection of the DEPARTMENT 
of AGRICULTURE. 
HYBRID CORN assures the grower of a larger yield, stronger stalk 
and root system; better quality grain, much more resistance to heat, 
cold, drought and various corn diseases. 
A good HYBRID CORN should give an increased yield of 20% over 
regular corn. We will furnish HYBRID seed of proven adaptability 
to your section. 
STANDARD PLATE GRADE: 1 lb. 40c, 4 lbs. $1.35, 8 lbs. $2.35 Post¬ 
paid; by express or freight NOT PREPAID, Vz bu. $4.20, 1 bu. $8.00. 
Selected Field Corn 
QUARTS POSTPAID. 
*4 bu. and up not prepaid. 
Hand picked, Tipped, and Butted. 
Northern Grown. 
C.oiflpn Fhamnion The S reat prize-winning 
/\ineer s uoiaen Lnampion corn . Now the mo?t popu i ar 
and most uniformly distinct type of Yellow Dent Corn. Fifty years 
of careful selection has resulted in remarkable evenness in appear¬ 
ance of ears. It is more accurately described as follows: Ears 9 to 
10 inches long, 7 inches around, 18 to 24 rows with narrow space 
between rows; deep grains with small cob well filled at butt and tip. 
We offer a very choice selection of seed grown from pedigree 6eed 
selections for years. It has won first prizes in competition. Price 
shelled, qt. 45c, Vi bu. 90c, V2 bu. $1.75, bu. $3.25. 
Choice Seed Oats 
Change Your Seed Oats and Double Your Crop 
Regenerated Select Swedish Oats Win yield from so 
to 115 bushels to 
the acre; are not liable to rust. Straw stands up well. Large, long 
heads. Heavy plump meat of grain. Price bu. $1.20, 2 bu. $2.20, 
5 bu. $4.90, 10 bu. $9.50. 
White Kherson (Iowa 103)—A grand oat which has twice 
carried off sweepstakes at the Interna¬ 
tiona] Dry Farming Congress. An early variety; splendid nurse crop; 
permits early harvesting and late sowing of other crops. Kernels are 
slender, plump, white, and thin-hulled. Heavy yielder. Price bu. $1.20, 
2 bu. $2.20, 5 bu. $4.90, 10 bu. $9.50. 
SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANE 
Improved Early Amber The earliest variety almost in- 
J variably ripens seed with us 
when planted early in May. The seed is excellent as a poultry food. 
Lb. 25c, 5 lbs. 75c, 10 lbs. $1.00, postpaid; by express or freight not 
prepaid 50 lbs. $1.80, 100 lbs. $3.50. 
BROOM CORN 
Broom Corn, Improved Evergreen This , is th e most 
1 r 0 popular variety, 
the brush being firm and of good length and retaining the light green 
coloring when properly cured. Per lb. 40c, 10 lbs. $1.60, postpaid. By 
express or freight, not prepaid; 25 lbs. $2.60, 100 lbs. $9.00. 
Pride of Illinois 
Ears are borne uniformly at about four feet 
from the ground, high enough to get the 
sun and air, low enough to be protected from windstorms. The ears 
are large, 10 to 12 inches long, nearly cylindrical, holding their size 
well to the end, are well rounded or capped over at both ends and 
have that well groomed appearance of thoroughbred corn. The fine 
shaped grains, which are set in straight rows, are quite deep and 
broad at the germ end, thus making a solid or heavy ear, and they are 
of such rich yellow color and uniform size that it is surely the 
handsomest corn we have ever seen. Qt. 45c, Vi bu. 90c, V2 bu. $1.75, 
bu. $3.25. 
SOY BEANS 
Manchu. A heavy hay producer^ 0 ^ p 1 re ^ I f id $ 2 bu ' 
FIELD PEAS 
White Canada Peas ”" d ^ * $ 7, 9 £ h b "; S3 N JL Pr " 
Reid’s Large Yellow Dent 
varieties known and a great yielder. 
90c, Vz bu. $1.75, bu. $3.25. 
Grows to a good size, and is 
pronounced one of the best 
A fine sort. Qt. 45c, Vi bu. 
Silver King (Wisconsin No. 7) A wonderful producer; has 
pure white kernels and a 
very small white cob. Ears contain sixteen to twenty rows and stalks 
often bear two ears. Matures in about 100 days. Qt. 45c, Vi bu. 90c, Vi 
bu. $1.75, bu. $3.25. 
Early Yellow Yankee Flint Corn Has long ears, with 
hard grain; makes nice roasting ears. Is a fine milling sort. Qt. 
45c, Vi bu. 90c, Vi bu. $1.75, bu. $3.25. 
Red Cob Fodder or Ensilage Corn This variety is now 
grown in the large 
dairy regions so extensively as almost to> exclude all of the other so- 
called Fodder Corns and the verdict is that it is the best. It is eweet, 
tender and juicy; has short joints, abundance of leaves, and grows 
to a great height, furnishing more than double the bulk and much 
more nourishment than ordinary field corn. Price not prepaid, 
Vi bu. 80c; Vi bu. $1.50, 1 bu. $2.75. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
A forage plant of great value, which can be sown at any time in May, 
June, or July; requires about 5 or 6 lbs. of seed per acre. Makes a 
grand pasturage for sheep, as well as for other stock. It can be cut 
up and shocked for winter feeding if permitted to grow its full size. 
Is not injured by frost and will furnish feed until winter. By mail 
postpaid lb. 25c, 5 lbs. 90c, 10 lbs. $1.65; by express or freight not 
prepaid 25 lbs. $2.50, 50 lbs. $4.85, 100 lbs. $9.50. 
SPELTZ OR EMMER 
It is a most wonderful new grain which we are sure will prove of 
great value. Speltz is good for pasture. Speltz fattens in the green 
state, is a green grass hay food. Speltz is also a hay. It will yield 
40 to 60 bushels of grain to the acre, equal to corn, or barley, oats, 
rye or wheat, of high feeding value, and tons of straw hay almost 
equal to timothy for feeding cattle. Sow it at the rate of 1 V 2 
bushels to the acre. Price, lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, 10 lbs. $1.25 by mail 
postpaid; by express or freight not prepaid, bu. $2.25. 
Prize Mammoth Sunflower The Sunflower is now grown 
on the Prairie farms for 
feed. The seeds are nice for fattening poultry. Pkt. 4c, oz. 7c, 
Vi lb, 10c, lb. 25c, 5 lbs. $1.00. Postpaid. 
KAFFIR CORN 
Kaffir Corn One the best forage plants. Makes splendid 
rwc&iitr ^ feed for poultry, fed either in the grain or ground 
and cooked. Foliage and stalk make excellent forage. Cultivate the 
same as common corn, requiring four or five pounds of seed per acre. 
By mail, prepaid, lb. 25c, 5 lbs. 70c, 10 lbs. 95c; by express or freight 
not prepaid 50 lbs. $1.75, 10O lbs. $3.00. 
FETERITA 
Fetarita A new non-saccharine sorghum, maturing its crop 20 
l ciciua to 30 days earlier than Kaffir Corn, making it well 
adapted to sections with short seasons. Feterita grows about 5 feet 
high, branching freely from the roots and producing numerous large 
heads of white grain. The fodder is much finer than corn stalks, and 
is highly relished by all stock. For grain sow 5 pounds of seed per 
acre in hills, or drills. For fodder, sow 25 lbs. per acre, broadcast 
. or in rows. By mail prepaid lb. 25c, 5 lbs. 75c, 10 lbs. $1.05; by express 
or freight not prepaid 50 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. $3.75. 
VETCHES 
Sandvetch (Winter Vetch.) Europe. The Sandvetch prospers 
in the most barren soils, on those too poor to grow 
the winter tare. Six tons per acre of green forage have been har¬ 
vested in one cut in poor silicious soils with second cut for seed in 
August, alone or with a cereal, rye preferred, as this Vetch reaches 
a height of 3*4 to 5 feet, and must have a support. Sow 60 to 75 
pounds per acre. Lb. 35c, 5 lbs. $1.30, 10 lbs. $2.40 by mail postpaid; 
by express or freight not prepaid, 25 lbs. $3.90, 50 lbs. $7.50, 100 
lbs. $14.00. 
Note. At prices quoted on field and grass seeds, etc., by the 
% bu. and bushel, 25 pounds and up, not prepaid, _we make no 
charge for bags and deliver free on board cars in this city. The 
buyer pays the express or freight charges. 
