Ross’ Old Reliable Seed 
rs oe 

BARLEY 
CHEVALIER. A two-rowed variety. Long heads. The grain is plump, nearly white. 
Cannot supply. 
WISCONSIN No. 38. The beards are smooth and no barbs. Excellent for feeding 
green. Pk., 65c; bu., $2.40. 
BUCKWHEAT 
JAPANESE, Entirely distinct from all other varieties. It has the advantage of 
remaining some time in bloom and produces seed earlier. It resists drought and 
bl.ght better than most varieties. Pk., 65c; bu., $2.25. 
CANADA FIELD PEAS 
CANADA PEAS may also be sown with other grains as well as with oats, and are 
sometimes sown in August with Barley. They are also sometimes sown alone. 
Choice stock for seed. Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.10; 100 Ibs., $10.00. 
COW PEAS 
WHIP-POOR-WILL. A medium-early variety, very desirable for a forage crop 
and for rebuilding worn-out land. A very prolific yielder and the most commonly 
used variety for planting broadcast. Cannot supply. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
It grows best in cool, moist weather and the time for sowing depends upon when 
the crop is to be used. When wanted for pasture, allow 8 to 10 weeks for it to 
attain maximum growth. Lb., 25c; 10 Ibs., $1.80; 100 Ibs., $16.00. 
SOY OR SOJA BEANS 
BLACK WILSON. Medium size, black seed. Considered the best all-around variety 
for the North. Of rather upright growth, with a good amount of foliage and a 
slight tendency to vine on fertile soil. Matures seeds in 125 days and is ready for ee ge a 
cutting in 116 days. A heavy seed producer. Pk., 85c; bu., $3.10. Dwarf Essex Rape 
MANCHU. Matures in about 110 days and is the most popular early variety. Plants 
erect and bushy, producing large crops of dry forage and seed. Seed light yellow 
with a black scar. Pk., 90c; bu., $3.35. Soy or Soja Beans 
A great soil enricher, gathering nitrogen 
5 : SE ORE ADs, lik Hictikiromisaven to from the air. Produces enormous crops as far 
Sudan Grass is strictly an annual and dies each year like millet. North as Canada, ripening seed as far as 
nine feet high, with very small stems. Stock prefer it. Sow 10 to 15 lbs. per acre. Maasachusettss Especially valuable (in com 
Lb., 12c; 10 Ibs., 85c; 100 Ibs., $7.50. bination with millet and fodder corn) for 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER ensilage, supplying the albuminoids or flesh- 
: ° forming food. 
Produces very heavy yields per acre for silage or grown for its seed. Valuable ues 
for feeding. Lb., 15c; 100 Ibs., $12.00. 
. MILLETS 
HUNGARIAN (Hungarian Grass). An excellent food for horses when cured. Each 
root sends up several slender stems which often branch, The leaves grow upright, 
rather narrow. Heads are borne erect or nearly so, about four inches long, dark 
i . Lb., 12c; 10 Ibs., 85c; 100 Ibs., $7.75. : 
ee as ‘ i : GOLDEN. This variety is ex- 
tensively used throughout 
the United States. It is 
i sown at the same time and 
at the same rate per acre 
as the common Millet. 
Grows more vigorous, gives 
a much larger yield of hay 
than common Millet. Tb.. 
12c; 10 Ibs., 75c; 100 Ibs., 
$6.50. 
JAPANESE (Panicum fru- 
mentacea). It is entirely 
distinct from all other Mil- 
lets. Grows from 6 to 9 
feet high, stands up well. 
and yields enormous crops. 
Lb., 12c: 10 Ibs., 65c; 100 
Ibs., $5.75. 
Use 
Inoculation 
for All 
Legumes— 
It Pays 



Soy Beans 

ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. Gield Seeds >? 


