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 nlso ulnruu 
so as to insure a good stand. First class, thoroughly recleaned seed, even though conaiderXv mor« poIhI ^ ’Iti ’ 
much cheaper in the end than the light chaffy grades generally sold at much lower prices, even if the latter is free^from we^^d ^seede/^ 
Prices subject to change without notice, owing to the fluctuations of the market. Write for prices on large quantities. 
Selected Field Corn 
lOWEALTH 
KING OF THE HYBRIDS 
here can be only one BEST of anything. In hybrid corn, that BEST 
lowealth—as proven by lowealth’s winning more yield and perform- 
1 C 6 awards, year after year. With that record goes assurance of 10 
> 20 bushels more per acre, stiffer stalks, easier husking, drouth 
‘sistance, and many other advantages. And lowealth seed costs you 
ss than $1 an acre. 
'"e will furnish HYBRID seed of proven adaptability to your section. 
;andard Edge Grades.$7.00 per bu. 
jecial Plate Grades. 6.00 per bu. 
irge Round Grade.... 5.00 per bu. 
)PEN POLLINATED SEED CORN 
QUARTS POSTPAID. 
bu. and up not prepaid. 
Hand picked. Tipped, and Butted. 
Northern Grown. 
Ineer’s Golden Champion The great prize-winning 
^ corn. Now the most popular 
d most uniformly distinct type of Yellow Dent Corn. Fifty years 
careful selection has resulted in remarkable evenness in appear- 
ce of ears. It is more accurately described as follows: Ears 9 to 
inches long, 7 inches around, 18 to 24 rows with narrow space 
tween rows; deep grains with small cob well filled at butt and tip. 
e offer a very choice selection of seed grown from pedigree seed 
lections for years. It has won first prizes in competition Price 
elled, qt. 45c, ^4 bu. 60c, Vz bu. $1.15, bu. $2.15. 
eid’s Large Yellow Dent 
rieties known and a great yielder. 
c, Vz bu. $1.15, bu. $2.15. 
Grows to a good size, and is 
pronounced one of the best 
A fine sort. Qt. 45c, ^ bu. 
Iver King (Wisconsin No. 7) 
A wonderful producer; has 
pure white kernels and a 
•y small white cob. Ears contain sixteen to twenty rows and stalks 
en bear two ears. Matures in about 100 days. Qt. 45c, Vi bu. 60c, 
bu. $1.15, bu. $2.15. 
irly Yellow Yankee Flint Corn Has long ears, with 
_ a smooth yellow, 
d grain; makes nice roasting ears. Is a fine milling sort. Qt. 
:, 1/4 bu. 60c, 1/2 bu. $1.15, bu. $2.15. 
It 
id Cob Fodder or Ensilage Com This variety is now 
s ** grown in the large 
it ry regions so- extensively as almost to^ exclude all of the other so- 
ij ed Fodder Corns and the verdict is that it is the best. It is sweet, 
der and juicy; has short joints, abundance of leaves, and grows 
a great height, furnishing more than double the bulk and much 
-e nourishment than ordinary field corn. Price, not prepaid, 
bu. 55c, Vz bu. $1.00, bu. $1.90. 
KAFFIR CORN 
iffir Com One of the best forage plants. Makes splendid 
feed for poultry, fed either in the grain or ground 
cooked. Foliage and stalk make excellent forage. Cultivate the 
e as common corn, requiring four or five pounds of seed per acre. 
- mail, prepaid, lb. 25c, 5 lbs. 75c, 10 lbs. $1.15; by express or 
ght not prepaid, 50 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. $3.50. 
BUCKWHEAT 
ckwheat—New Japanese 
Should be sown the middle 
of June, using from one to 
e pecks of seed per acre. This new sort has proven to be much 
er and more productive than any other variety. Grains very large 
of rich brown color. It excels all in yield and earliness. 1 lb. 25c, 
bs. $1.00, by mail postpaid; by express or freight, not prepaid, 
u. $1.75, bu. $2.25. 
Choice Seed Oats 
Change Your Seed Oats and Double Your Crop 
Regenerated Select Swedish Oats from so 
. to 116 bushels to 
the acre 1 are not liable to rust. Straw stands up well. Large, long 
heads. Heavy plump meat of grain. Price bu. 90c, 2 bu. $1.70. 
5 bu. $4.00, 10 bu. $7.95. 
White Kherson (Iowa 103)—A grand oat which has twice 
carried off sweepstakes at the Interna- 
tional 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. 90c. 
2 bu. $1.70, 5 bu. $4.00, 10 bu. $7.95. 
SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANE 
Improved Early Amber The earliest variety almost in- 
, , , , . variably ripens seed with us 
when planted early in May. The seed is excellent as a poultry food. 
Lb. 25c, 5 lbs, 85c, 10 lbs. $1.15, postpaid; by express or freight not 
prepaid 50 lbs. $1.80, 100 lbs. $3.50. 
BROOM CORN 
Broom Corn. Improved Evergrreen This is the most 
® 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. 
SOY BEANS 
Manchu. A heavy hay producer 
^ ^ 80c, 1 bu. $1.50. 
mini, heavy yielder Not prepaid, bu. 80c, bu. $1.50. 
FIELD PEAS 
White Canada Peas 
More used than any other. Not pre¬ 
paid. Per 1/2 bu. $2.75, bu. $5.00. 
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. $2.35, 50 lbs. $4.60, 100 lbs. $9.00. 
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 Vi 
bushels to the acre. Price, lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, 10 lbs. $1.25 by mail 
postpaid; by express or freight not prepaid, bu. $1.50. 
Prize Mammoth Sunflower 
The Sunflower is now grown 
on the Prairie farms for 
feed. The seeds are nice for fattening poultry. Pkt. 5c, oz. 8c, 
Vi lb, 10c, lb. 25c, 5 lbs. $1.00. Postpaid. 
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 SVz 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. $3.25, 50 lbs. $6.25, 100 
lbs. $12.00. 
Note. At prices quoted on field and grass seeds, etc., by the 
V 2 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. 
