Ross’ Old Reliable Seed House 












2 BARLEY 
CHEVALIER. 
Cannot supply. 
: WISCONSIN No. 38. The beards are smooth and no barbs. 
green. Pk., 80c; bu., $2.80. 

Excellent for feeding 
: 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 
blight better than most varieties. Pk., 85c; bu., $3.00. 
i 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 Jand. 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., $2.10; 100 Ibs., $19.00. 
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 
cutting in 110 days. A heavy seed producer. Pk., $1.00; bu., $3.70. 
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., $1.00; bu., $3.80. 
SUDAN GRASS 
Sudan Grass is strictly an annual and dies each year like millet. From seven to 
‘nine feet high, with very small stems. Stock prefer it. Sow 10 to 15 lbs. per acre. 
Lb., 20c; 10 Ibs., $1.50; 100 Ibs., $14.00. 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER 
4 Produces very heavy yields per acre for silage or grown for its seed. Valuable 
for feeding. Lb., 30c; 10 Ibs., $2.50. 
. 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 
le i lor. Lb., 12c; 10 Ibs., 95c; 100 Ibs., $8.50. 
et veg y GOLDEN. This variety is ex- 
tensively used throughout 
the United States. It is 
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. Lb., 
12c; 10 Ibs., 85c; 100 Ibs., 
















































$7.75. 
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., 80c; 100 
Ibs., $7.00. 
Use 
Inoculation 
for All 
Legumes— 
It Pays 

A two-rowed variety. Long heads. The grain is plump, nearly white. - 


see aa 
Dwart Essex Rape 
Soy or Soja Beans 
A great soil enricher, gathering nitrogen 
from the air. Produces enormous crops as far 
North as Canada, ripening seed as far as 
Massachusetts. Especially valuable (in com- 
binaticn with millet and fodder corn) for 
ensilage, supplying the albuminoids or flesh- 
forming food. 

