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FORD'S SEED OATS 
NEW VICTORY OATS. This is a splendid 
white branch oat, having a medium to stiff 
straw of good length. It stands up well 
and has a strong root system. Heads are 
branching and well filled with grain of the 
finest quality. The average yield in Ohio 
has been about 80 bushels per acre in 
normal years, the grain weighing from 385 
to 40 pounds per bushel. 
These Oats originated in Sweden, and af- 
ter careful consideration of many varieties 
the New Victory was chosen for this local- 
ity, by a representative from the U. S. 
having over 30 years experience in growing 
and handling seed grain. Write for prices. 
Ask for Quotations 
FORMALDEHYDE (Liquid). For fumigating 
oats. and other grains to destroy smut. 
Cannot be mailed. Lb. cans 35e. 
Easy to use. 
Improved Ceresan €§28%0:° g3% 
of Oats, Rye, Wheat, Barley and Sorghum. 
Pamphlet giving full particulars on appli- 
cation. For wheat, rye and sorghum use 2 
oz. per bu. For oats and barley 8 ozs. per 
bu. Price: Not postpaid, lb. 80c; 5-lb. pke. 
$3.40. 
SORGHUM 
EARLY AMBER. Makes good syrup and ex- 
cellent feed for cows. Grows 9 to 12 feet 
high. Prepaid pkt. 10c, Ib. 25c, 3 Ibs. 50c. 
Not prepaid Ib. 15e, 3 Ibs. 36e, 10 Ibs. $1.00, 
50 Ibs. or over at 7c per Ib. or market price. 
CANADA FIELD PEAS 
WHITE. Good grower; very hardy; valu- 
able for green fertilizer, hay or for pasturing 
hogs. Sow 1 bushel of peas and 1 bushel of 
oats to the acre early in the spring, and they 
may be cut for hay in time to grow a crop of 
soy beans or cow-peas. Prepaid lb. 30c, 3 Ibs. 
59e. Ask for prices. 
WHIP-POOR-WILL. The best of all vari- 
eties. Improves the soil. Makes excellent 
hay. Prepaid Ib. 30e, 3 Ibs. 59c. Ask for 
prices, 
WINTER VETCH 
This is also called HAIRY VETCH. It isa 
wonderful cover-crop, one of the best for 
plowing under. It succeeds everywhere, and 
produces good crops on poor, sandy soils. It 
makes a great root-growth, and the roots 
gather nitrogen in abundance. It remains 
green all winter and is splendid for pasture. 
The seed may be sown broadcast from March 
to November, using 25 pounds with a bushel 
of oats or rye, to the acre. It may also be 
sown in corn fields and other crops at the 
last cultivation and makes a great growth to 
plow under the following spring. Price pre- 
paid: pkt. 5c, Ib. 35e, 8 Ibs. 90c. Not prepaid, 
Ib. 28e, 10 Ibs. $1.60. Ask for prices on larger 
quantities. 
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT 
We consider the Japanese the best variety 
of buckwheat. It is a heavy yielder, ripens 
early, kernels large and of black color; makes 
excellent flour. Sow June 10 to July 20. Pre- 
paid Ib. 25c, 3 Ibs. 50c. Not prepaid Ib. 15c, 
3 Ibs. 30ec, pk. (12 Ibs.) 50c. Ask for prices. 
SEE Special DISCOUNTS 
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Dwarf Essex Rape 
A great crop for feeding sheep and hogs. 
It grows 38 feet high and covers the round 
so thickly that weeds seldom give trouble. 
An acre will give two months’ pasture to 36 
sheep, and they will make rapid gain in flesh. 
Sow the seed from June to September, using 
6 pounds broadcast to the acre, or 3 pounds 
to the acre in drills 2% feet apart. Ask for 
Prices. WHEAT 
MARQUIS SPRING WHEAT. The best of all 
varieties for spring sowing. <A _ beardless 
variety with long stiff straw, long heads, 
ripens early, grains are short, plump, of red 
color and grades No. 1. Prepaid Ib. 30ce, 
3 Ibs. 59ce. Not prepaid Ib. 20c, 3 Ibs. 45e, 
pk. (15 Ibs.) S85c, bu. $2.25. Ask for prices 
on larger quantities. 
BARLEY 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE. This is a six-rowed, 
large headed, bearded, variety. Has a rec- 
ord of yielding 50 to 75 bu. per acre. It 
has stiff straw, vigorous growth. The grain 
is plump and contains a large per cent of 
protein, making it a valuable variety for 
stock feed. Price prepaid lb. 28e, 3 lbs. 65e. 
Not prepaid Ib. 18e, 3 Ibs. 45ce, pk. (12 Ibs.) 
T5e, bu. $1.90. Ask for quotations on larger 
quantities. 
VELVET. This is a six-rowed variety similar 
in appearance to the Wisconsin Pedigree 
and has all its good qualities. But the 
beards are smooth or barbless, making it 
much nicer to handle. It yields as well as 
Wisc. Pedigree. PRICK SAME AS WIS- 
CONSIN PEDIGREE. 
BROOM CORN 
IMPROVED EVERGREEN. Long brush of 
best quality for making No. 1 brooms. Pre- 
paid lb. 35e, 3 lbs. 83c. Not prepaid Ib. 25c, 
8 Ibs. 69e, 10 Ibs. $2.00. 
FLAX 
FLAX. Used to sow with Oats to add pro- 
tein and increase their feeding value. Pre- 
paid pkt. 10c, lb. 25ce, 3 Ibs. 50c. Not pre- 
paid Ib. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.25, bu. $3.25. Ask for 
prices on larger quantities. . 
SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL PRICES ON 
LARGE LOTS OF ALL FARM SEEDS 
