FARM AND FIELD SEEDS 
Prices change with the market. Write for lowest prices when ready to order 
Clovers 
Seed of Maximum Purity and Highest 
Germination 
Alfalfa, Northern-Grown (Medicago sat- 
wa). Yields enormous crops of hay for 
many years. On good soils, three or four 
cuttings per season can be made. Sow 20 
to 30 pounds per acre. Lb. 50 cts. 
Grimm Alfalfa. Greatly improved; very 
vigorous, and the hardiest Alfalfa known. 
Yields heavy crops. Lb. 60 cts. 
Alsike. A very hardy Clover; on rich, moist 
soils it yields enormous crops. Lb. 35 cts. 
Sweet Bokhara (Melilotus alba). Grown for 
bee-food and a fertilizer. Sow 20 pounds 
to the acre. Lb. 20 cts. 
Medium Red (Trifoliwm pratense). The 
common red Clover. Pure clean seed of 
highest quality and germination. Lb. 
35 cts. 
Crimson or Scarlet (Trifolium incarnatum). 
An annual Clover of quick growth; very 
nutritious and rich in protein. Splendid as 
a cover-crop and for green-manuring. 
Lb. 30 cts. 
White (Trifolium repens). A low-growing 
Clover used in mixtures for permanent 
pasture and for lawns. Lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.75. 
Wild White (Kent Old Pasture). Certified. 
Wild White Ciover has long been used in 
England in their famous pastures. It re- 
sembles ordinary White Clover in general 
appearance, but has fewer blossoms, is low- 
growing and tenacious, forming a thick 
sward. Being a legume, it adds nitrogen to 
the soil and will increase the growth of the 
companion grasses in the pasture. Should 
be in all pasture mixtures; 1 to 2 pounds 
per acre is sufficient. Lb. $2. 
Prices for larger quantities will be quoted 
on request 
Barley 
Barley needs a rich land, more sandy and 
lighter than that adapted to wheat, and can 
be grown farther north than any other grain. 
Sow 1% to 2 bushels to the acre if drilled; 
2 to 2% bushels broadcast. Bushel weighs 
48 pounds. 
Spring and Beardless. Market price. 
Buckwheat 
New Japanese. The kernels are larger than 
the common kind, the straw stouter and 
heavier. A very heavy cropper and less 
liable to blight than other sorts. It makes 
the finest flour. Sow 1 bushel per acre. 
Lb. 25 cts. 
Mangel-Wurzel 
Used for feeding stock. Sow in May or 
June, in rows 3 feet apart, and thin to 8 
inches apart in the row. 
One ounce sows 50 feet of drill; 
6 pounds an acre 
Mammoth Prize Long Red. The largest 
and heaviest cropping Mangel. Dark red 
skin, with whitish flesh. Oz. 10 cts.; 4lb. 
35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5. 
Golden Tankard. An enormous yielder of 
weight per acre, and at the same time very 
nutritious. Flesh deep yellow. Oz. 10 cts.; 
lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 Ibs. $5. 
Canadian Field Peas 
Valuable for northern climates for cattle- 
feeding and for green soiling. Sow 3 bushels 
per acre alone, or 114 bushels with 1 bushel 
oats. Market price. 
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Cowpeas 
Sow 1 bushel to the acre broadcast or 4% 
bushel drilled in rows about 30 inches apart, 
in May or June. They may also be sown 
up to the end of July. 
Whip-poor-will. Very early, maturing seed 
in about 70 days. Makes a very heavy 
growth. Market price. 
Millet 
Nothing pays better for a stock-raiser and 
dairyman than a few acres of Millet. Valu- 
able as a milk producer, and yields double the 
quantity of hay per acre that timothy and 
clover produce. Greatly relished by stock. 
German or Golden. Sow 1 bushel (50 
pounds) to the acre. Larger and heavier 
than the Hungarian and yields a much 
heavier crop, but is later. Should be sown 
in this latitude from April to July 10. 
Lb. 15 cts. 
Hungarian. Does especially well on rich 
soils and makes a finer quality of hay 
than Golden Millet. Lb. 15 cts. 
Field Corn 
Sow 8 quarts to the acre in early May. 
Improved Golden Dent. A _ carefully 
selected strain. 
Early Yellow Canada. Has 8 rows and 
ripens very early. Generally used for re- 
planting. It is well adapted to sections 
where the season is short or ground poor. 
Lancaster County Sure-Crop. The ears 
are about 14 inches long, with 14 rows of 
kernels. It is a good cropper and a very 
strong-growing variety with plenty of 
foliage. Matures in 100 days. 
Eureka White Ensilage. Long, narrow, 
white grains. A late maturer and used for 
silo. Rank grower, and prolific in leaves, 
All Field Corn at market price 
Rape 
Dwarf Essex. Sow 6 pounds per acre broad- 
cast, from April 1 to October 1. It pro- 
duces enormous crops, and is ideal green 
manure. Lb. 30 cts.; 5 Ibs. $1.25. 
Oats 
Swedish. An excellent variety, productive 
and heavy. Sow 2% to 3 bushels to the 
acre. Market price. 
Spring Wheat 
A desirable crop to sow where fall-sown 
Wheat has been killed by severe winter. The 
grain is very hard, of excellent milling qual- 
ity. Market price. 
Rye (for Seeding) 
Spring. An excellent early green food, or 
for pasture. The grain is used for feeding 
and other purposes; the straw is of fine 
quality, making a larger yield than the 
winter rye from which it is quite distinct, 
the seed being smaller. Sow from May 1 
to June 1. Market price. 
Winter. Popular as a cover-crop. If allowed 
to mature will produce a heavy crop of 
grain, and a fine quantity of straw if cut 
about July 1. Market price. 
Prices on Farm Seeds in larger quanti- 
ties than listed will be quoted on ap- 
plication. 

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Soy Beans (Soja Beans) 
For hay, soil-improvement, and pasturage. 
When planted alone, make the rows wide 
enough to cultivate and use 40 pounds of 
seed per acre; if sown broadcast, 60 pounds 
per acre; when sown in corn, 30 pounds per 
acre. They do well on light and heavy soils; 
when plowed under will enrich any soil. 
Mammoth Yellow. Makes a large growth. 
Market price. 
Wilson Black. One of the best for hay. 
Market price. 
Sunflower 
Mammoth Russian. This makes a splendid 
poultry-food, especially for winter use, on 
account of its heating and fattening 
qualities; will yield sometimes as high as 
60 bushels per acre. Sow 10 quarts per 
acre in drills 3 feet apart, dropping the 
seed about every 4 inches. Lb. 25 cts.; 
5 Ibs. $1. 
Vetches 
Winter, Hairy, or Sand. Used as a cover- 
crop. Sow from August 15 to October 1, 
using 1 bushel (60 pounds) to the acre. 
Price on application. 
Spring. Highly valuable for soiling or for 
green manuring. Sometimes grown with 
oats for milling and feeding to stock. 
Use 40 to 60 pounds to the acre. Market 
price. 

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Soy Beans 
