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HENDERSON’S WEtette FaRM SEEDS
MAKE FARMING PROFITABLE

Since the part of our Manual of Everything for the Garden devoted to Farm
Seeds went to press, early in November, 1917, prices of* many varieties have
advanced, especially Red Clover and Field, Fodder and Ensilage Corn. The rise
in the prices of Clovers is due to the short crop in this country, coupled with
the export demand from Europe. We recommend therefore a much larger use
of Alsike Clover, as much better crops of this have been harvested and it is less
expensive. The advance in corn prices is owing to the great difficulty
experienced in getting seed showing good germination. This is because of
the serious damage sustained by the crops from an early frost last fall.

We, however, have secured stocks which, though limited in quantity, are
excellent in quality, tests showing good germination.

In farming, as in gardening, it is essential to remember that the cost of the
seed is the least item of expense; manure and labor forming the chief out-
lay. It is false economy therefore, to risk the crop with dubious seeds
because they are cheaper than reliable, tested seeds.

The farmer who buys the cheapest seeds on the market, usually at the
local hardware or general store, where seed selling is only incidental to the
main business, is partly responsible for the fact that the American farmer
is not obtaining the yield per acre that he should. And this, notwithstand-
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machinery. HENDERSON'S
_ The seeds so purchased are in reality the most expen- CLYDESDALE
sive seeds he can buy, for there is an enormous waste of OATS

both time and money in planting unselected, impure
clover and grass seeds. As the chief Botanist of a
State Experiment Station recently remarked. “How
many thousands of dollars are annually lost through land
sown to foul weeds which has to be plowed wp, thrown
into shape and re-seeded, it seems impossible to estimate.”

AN OBJECT LESSON

The cost of growing an acre of Oats yielding 30
bushels per acre (the average yield) is exactly the same
as the cost of growing an acre of HENDERSON’S
CLYDESDALE OATS yielding 80 or 85 bushels to
the acre. We picture on this page the product of
one acre—a stack of 86 bushels grown by a cus-
tomer whose testimonial we insert also a 3 bushel

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bag he used for seeding one acre—thus gaining , |
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Farmers should make a profit like other
business men, but they cannot place the bal-
ance on the right side, except by using the best
seeds.

Out stocks are drawn from the harvest of
1917. They are grown from pedigree strains
re-selected each year, thoroughly recleaned by
the most improved seed-cleaning machinery in
America, and we therefore invite you to favor us with

your orders for the season’s supply.
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PRICES OF ALL FARM SEED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

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“T purchased from you 15 bdus-
hels of Clydesdale Oats which I
sowed ona plot nearly five acres in
extent, and got 430 bushels of beau-
tiful oats.”’ CYRUS REIMER,
Cleveland, Ohio.

Peter HENDERSON & Co. give no warranty, express or implied, as to descrip- SpreciAL PACKING FOR FOREIGN SHIPMENTS, in tin-lined cases or double sacks
tion, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any Seeds they send out charged at cost.

and they will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does

not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned. i DOMESTIC PARCEL POST RATES First Each
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_ HENDERSON'S SPECIAL GRASS SEED MIXTURE FOR
_ Hay and Permanent Pasture

4 It Produces Wonderful Hay Crops and Luxuriant Pasture Maintaining
4 Its Cropping Qualities Twenty Years or More

This famous mixture has seeded thousands of acres of meadow
and pasture land for progressive farmers and stock raisers in various
_ parts of the United States, with most gratifying results. It is a well-

balanced combination of a number of native and acclimated foreign
_ Grasses and Clovers, blended and improved upon during exhaustive
ae under widely varied conditions, soils and localities for several

until practically perfect, our aim being to produce, under the
fe of the American climate of heat, drought and cold, a Prr-

MANENT, dense and deep-rooting turf that would yield year after

year the maximum quantity of forage. These Grasses are of superior

quality, inviting, sweet and nourishing, whether used as hay or pasture.

We have received numerous letters of praise for these special Grass

mixtures from the users, and tributes to their merits have been pub-

lished in many of the agricultural journals.

The Initial Cost is More in seeding with Henderson's Special Grass
Mixture, but the ultimate returns are much more profitable than those
from ordinary hay and pasture fields, and when the other advantages
are considered—including the permanency of a maintained yield—the
first expense will be found a paying and satisfactory investment.

f In preparing these mixtures the greatest care is exercised in select-
ing such varieties as are suited to the soil to be sown and are likely
to realize the object in view. Therefore a description of the soil
and climate, and the purpose for which sown, and if with or without
a grain crop, should accompany each order. Sow 3 bushels per acre

Full directions for sowing enclosed in every bag.

Price (purchaser paying carriage). $2.75 per bu. of 14 Ibs.; 50-bu.

lots, $2 65 per bu.; 100-bu. lots, $2.60 per bu.

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REGARDING CLOVERS

Do not omit to sow Clovers with the Grasses, as they add tothe
yield of hay and pasture, and by their ability to collect atmospheric
nitrogen and store it in the root nodules, assist the growth of the
Grasses and are of considerable benefit to subsequent crops.

Mixed Permanent Clovers, on account of their greater weight,
should be sown separately, but at the same time as the Gras This
Mixed Clover comprises White, Mammoth Perennial or Cow Grass,

sses.

Alsike, ete. Sow 10 pounds per acre. Price, 55c. per 1b.; 10 Ibs.,
$5.25; 100 lbs., $50.00.
“I sowed some of Henderson's Special Grass Seed Mixtures two years ag ad
as tt did so well, I wish to lay down another piece. 2
THEODORE B. BAILEY, Wilton, Conn.
“Our twenty year old grass field is a wonder. It was up to the cow's shoulders
last year, notwithstanding all the dry weather we had.”" : ;
JOSEPH F. STRONG, Millstone, N. J.
‘Please send me by express immediately nine bushels of Henderson's Special
Grass Seed Mixture for permanent pasture. The last lot I got from you « r
JOHN M. DENNIS, Lutherville, Md.
‘*A few years ago I sowed some of your Special Grass Seed Mixture, and it did
so well, I want about nine bushels for my clearing a. a :
JAMES W. BURNIS, Delta, Pa.

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Henderson's Special Grass Mixture

FOR PERMANENT PASTURE

SUPPLIES CONTINUOUS and ABUNDANT PASTURAGE for TVWWENTY YEARS and MORE

REMAINS GREEN AND SUCCULENT ALL SUMMER LONG,
VVHEN ORDINARY GRAZING LANDS ARE BURNED BROWN

“As regards grass seed shipped to me last year I ||
must say it turned out splendidly and is now a good ||
heavy mat of grass. All you say of it is perfectiy right. |

**All seeds which I received at any time from you
have always been the admiration of everyone for their i

good crop.” |
H. M. K. WHITEWAY,
St. Johns, Newfoundland.

“T bought from you and sowed last August your
Permanent Grass Mixture and early this spring added
to it your Permanent Clover. I cut a very good crop
of hay off this field the middle of June. TI find now that
there must have been quite a little Alfalfa seed in the
Permanent Clover as it has already grown up and
begun to flower.”

SHERLOCK SWANN, Baltimore, Md.

“*T have two very find meadows from your seeds sent |
me last year for permanent pasture. They are very ||
productive and satisfactory.”

W. G. POLLOCK, Cleveland, Ohio.

“ My Manager is crazy over the Henderson Permanent
Pasture Grass Mixture. He says this year he cut three
(3) tons per acre the first cutting; 134 tons the second,
and will cut 2 tons the third.”

EDWARD E. BARNEY, Homewood, Va.

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There is no more important part of a farm than a good pasture, and that can only be obtained
by the use of the proper Grasses, varieties that have different root formations and different
habits and season of growth, in order to maintain a rich, close turf throughout the entire season.
Timothy should never be used for pasture, because it will not stand trampling, and soon runs
out when heavily pastured and at best is short-lived, as compared with the permanent Grasses
used in our Special Mixtures. These Mixtures contain over a dozen of the best permanent
Grasses, both American-grown and imported. All are permanent, and when once established
will last indefinitely, if the fertility of the soil is kept up by occasional top-dressing. Owing
to the different habits of growth, the Grasses grow closer together and form a rich, close turf,
covering the soil. completely and forming a protection to the roots during hot, dry weather,
thereby enabling these Grasses to maintain a rich green appearance when Timothy and other
Grasses are burned up. The thick turf also prevents animals poaching through and destroying
the pasture.

We have for years studied the subject of pastures and their formation with exhaustive tests
on our own trial farms, where we have had growing separately and in different Mixtures all the
Grasses of which seed can be procured in commercial quantities. These trials have been broadly
studied and the results watched with critical interest on the farms of our customers. We are
in an unrivaled position to advise you on the subject and to supply suitable Grass seeds for
Permanent Pasture. While it costs a little more to seed an acre with this Special Mixture, yet
results are so superior and permanent that they more than offset the original cost. Sow not
less than 3 bushels per acre. Directions enclosed in every bag. PRICE, $2.75 per bushel of
14 Ibs.; 50 bushels @ $2.65; 100 bushels @ $2.60. (State whether wanted for light, medium
or heavy soils.)

Mixed Permanent Clovers, 10 lbs. sufficient to sow an acre. (Seepage 1.)
Price, 55c. per lb.; $5.25 per 10 lbs.; $50.00 per 100 lbs.

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GRASS MIXTURE FOR

PERMANENT HAY

Supplies a Good Crop of Hay in Dry Seasons When Ordinary Hayfields are Burned Up

Although the most widely cultivated hay grass in the United States
is Timothy, or a mixture of Timothy and Clover, and while they answer
the purpose admirably on farms where the soil is suitable and where the
usual three and four years’ rotation is carried on, yet there are many
other grasses which will yield more profitable returns.

-An acre of HENDERSON’S SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE FOR
PERMANENT BAY will yield double the quantity of an acre of Timothy
and Clover, and the farmer whose land is sown with a proper mixture of
Permanent Grasses, requiring only an occasional top-dressing of manure
or fertilizer to MAINTAIN THEIR HEAVY CROPPING QUALITIES
_ FOR TWENTY YEARS OR MORE, avoids the expense of the yearly
plowing and cultivating, necessary in rotation cropping.

Hay ‘yields very profitable annual returns at a minimum of labor and
expense. The seed of these Permanent Grasses is more costly than
_ Timothy, and more is required per acre, but by reason of their heavy

eropping qualities and permanency they soon repay the extra cost and

HENDERSON'S

RENOVATING MIXTURE

FOR IMPROVING OLD PASTURES

_ Grass lands, in consequence of being constantly mown or pastured
without being fertilized or manured, frequently become impoverished
and deficient in the more valuable and nutritious grasses, and in time
become unprofitable. It is frequently unnecessary to plow up such
land unless it be full of weeds. The turf should be well harrowed with

_a sharp-tooth harrow, and, if possible, top-dressed with soil and well-
rotted stable manure, which should be well harrowed in, and then sown
with HENDERSON’S RENOVATING MIXTURE, at the rate of one
bushel per acre, and five pounds of mixed clovers. This mixture is
composed of those sorts that are best suited for sowing on old pastures
or meadows, and it will speedily improve the quality and increase the
produce. March and April are the best months for sowing, choosing
an interval between rains if possible, though, if inconvenient to sow

then, very satisfactory results can be obtained by fall sowing. After
sowing, the ground should be lightly harrowed and afterward well rolled.

- Price, $2.75 per bushel of 14 lbs.; 50 bushel lots, $2.65 per bushel.

leave a handsome margin for the farmer, when the cost of plowing,
harrowing and re-seeding Timothy every three and four years is taken
into consideration.

The grasses used in this Mixture recover quickly after the hay crop
is cut, and yield either a second crop or pasture in the greatest abundance
during the summer and fall months. Within a few days after cutting,
their rich green appearance as compared with Timothy is a desirable
feature, especially in fields close to the house, as it gives a park-lawn
effect to the surroundings. Sow 3 bushels per acre. Directions in every bag-
Price, $2.75 per bushel of 14 lbs.; ; 50 bushels @ $2.55; 100 bushels @
$2.60. (State whether wanted for light, medium or heavy soils.)
Mixed Permanent Clovers, 10 lbs., sufficient tosow an acre. (See page
1.) Price, 55c. per lb.; $5.25, 10 Ibs.; $50.00 100 Ibs.

‘“Years ago my father seeded a piece of land with Henderson’s Mixture for
Permanent Hay, which I remember was ordered from you. The fields are still
yielding excellent returns from that seeding, so desire to seed other fields at once.”

Miss MARY T. RANDALL, Pittsford, Vermont.

HENDERSON'S
SPECIAL MIX TURE

FOR VWVOODLAND PASTURES

Unless there is a superabundance of nitrogen in the soil and a con-
sequent excessive wood growth, in which case it is desirable to sow the
land with grasses, it is now customary to sow orchards with cover crops,
such as Cow Peas, Clover, ete. These are plowed under and the orchard
kept in constant cultivation. But where it is desired to sow the ore
with grass, or for woodland pastures, even when: the shade is compara-
tively dense, we can with all confidence recommend this mixture.

It is composed of a selection of grasses which from exhaustive experi-
ments we have found will thrive under trees. Orchard Grass is, of
course, one of the best grasses for the purpose, but this mixture i 2]
superior, as it will make a closer and more even pasture than Ore
Grass alone.

Price, $2.75 per bushel of "14 lbs.;

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50 bushel lots, $2.65 per bushel.

Mixed Clovers, 5 Ibs. sufficient to renovate an acre.

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Price, 55c., Ib.; $5.25, 10 Ibs.; $50.00, 100 Ibs.

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4 HMENDERSON’S TESTED FARM SEEDS

SUITED TO ALL SOILS AND CLIMATIC
CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

On the following pages, 4 to 10, we offer choice, re-cleaned seeds of imported and
native grasses suited to the widely varied climatic conditions of this continent.

While the various mixtures of grasses made up by us, fully described and illustrated on pages 2
to 5 inclusive, cover the general needs of the American farmer for permanent pasture, and permanent
hay, yet sometimes conditions are such, that it is necessary to grow some special grass, or combina-
tion of grasses to meet them. For instance, in sections where the rainfall is very light, or in hot
Southern climates it is advisable to grow such drought-resisting grasses as Awnless Brome Grass
first introduced into this country in 1889 by us; or Johnson Grass and Bermuda Grass which succeed
admirably in such latitudes.

Then again, there are special soil conditions which have to be met by prescribing suitable com-
binations of grasses. We are prepared at all times to make up special mixtures for such particular
purposes; and all correspondence relating to such matters will receive our prompt attention. Cus-
tomers writing us should send a description of soil and climate, and the purpose for which the crop
is to be grown, and if it is intended to be sown with a grain crop or alone.

NOTES ON HAY CUTTING AND CURING

Timothy is at the best stage for cutting when all the bloom has dropped and about two-thirds
of the heads are of a brown color. Hay made from Timothy cut at this time makes a more strength-
giving and flesh-forming food than that made from Timothy cut at an earlier or later period. Some
farmers harvest their Timothy just as it begins to bloom, claiming that it makes better hay than
that from the ripe grass. This, however, is not the case. If the weather is favorable when the

green or immature grass is cut it will make
beautiful green colored hay, but the chemical
changes which take place result in hay having
sour and bitter qualities, instead of a sweet
457 taste which is natural when the Timothy is cut

at the proper time. While the latter is brown,
and may present a harsh, rough appearance, it is
sweet to the taste, consumed freely by the stock
and they gain strength and become fat. Thestalks
of green Timothy hay will be found black at the
joints, and when chewed will be found bitter.
Green-cut hay is harder to cure and more difficult
to keep free from mold when stored than that
made from properly-ripened grass.

CURING THE HAY

While we want to ‘‘make hay while the sun
shines’’ we must not expose it too long to the sun.
Sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting hay carrying a large
per cent. of the leaves of the original plant is best
in quality. Hay of this kind cannot be made,
however, when the crop is cut and exposed to the
hot sunshine for a long time. Some sunshine is
helpful, of course, but in the production of first-
class hay it is not necessary to allow it to be
bleached and parched by the sun. Aside from
the loss of aroma by long exposure to the sunshine
a large per cent. of the leaves will shatter off in
handling and thus be lost. And when the leaves
are lost, hay of poor quality is the result, for it
has been shown that a little more than three-
fourths of the food nutrients of the entire plant
is in the leaves.—From Rural New Yorker.

CREEPING BENT or FIORIN
(Marsh or Broad Leaved Bent)

Botanical, Agrostis alba stolonifera.
German, Fioringras.
French, Agrostide blanche stolonifera.
Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 1 to 2 feet.

This grass is well adapted for moist situations, and valuable for af- | vantageously included in permanent pasture mixtures. It is also ex-
fording herbage in early spring and late autumn, before other grasses | cellent for lawns. (See engraving.)
have commenced or have stopped growing,’and in consequence is ad- Sow (if alone) 2 bushels per acre. Weight, about 20 lbs. per bushel.
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Owing to its durable and drought resisting qualities, i
uable for golf putting and fair greens, an "d is
lawns. Sow Gf alone) 2 bushels per acr
lbs. Price, 55c. per Ib., $13.00 per ‘iaishel, $50. 00 fed 100 lbs

AWNLESS BROME GRASS. BERMUDA GRASS
JOHNSON GRASS. SUDAN GRASS

For prices and full descriptions of these valuable grasses, see p

MEADOW FOXTAIL
Botanical, Alopecurus pratensis. German, Wisen Fuchsschwanz.
French, Vulpin des prés.
Perennial. Time of flowering, May, Height, 2 to 3 feet.

Meadow Foxtail Grass is much cultivated in the British Islands
and also on the continent of Europe. It has also attained consid-
erable popularity in many portions of the United States. Tt i
particularly valuable in permanent pastures being rapid and ea
in growth and capable of enduring for many years. In appearanc ce
it much resembles Timothy but the plant is much smoother and
softer. It comes into flower several weeks earlier and is also ready
. for grazing much sooner than Timothy is. Meadow Foxtail is of
[3 great value in producing early and continuous pasture in sone suit
able to its growth and dev elopment, because of its earliness
palatability and permanence. It is highly relished by all kinds of
stock whether grazed or fed as hay, its abundant leaf-growth and
softness rendering it very palatable to them. Meadow Foxtail
endures close cropping better than most other grasses, hence is
just the grass for sheep pasture, forms a luxuriant aftermath, and
revives quickly after long droughts. As hay it is very nutritious
but unfortunately it loses quite a percentage in weight after being
cut, and its chief use on the American farm will be in permanent
pastures. It grows best in a climate moist and cool, and on rich
moist strong soils, with plenty of lime, but of course the grass will
grow on any fairly good soil, failing only on dry sands or gravels.
Sow in the New England and Middle States as early in the spring
as possible, so as to take advantage of all the moisture of the season.
In the Southern States it may be sown as soon as the autumn rains
begin. When used in pérmanent pasture mixtures the amount of
Meadow Foxtail included will depend upon climate and soil condi-
TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS tions. (See engraving.) Sow (if alone) 3 to 4 bushels per acre;

weight, about 7 lbs. per bushel. Price on application.

Botanical, Arrhenatherum avenaceum. German, Franzosisches
Raygras. French, Avoine elévée
Perennial. Flowers in May and June. Height, 2 to 4 feet.
(The Avena Elatior of Linnzus) also known as Evergreen
Grass, and French Rye Grass.

This grass was introduced into this country from Europe
many years ago, and has long been grown in Virginia, Georgia
and New England. It is a valuable grass in permanent pastures
because of the early and rapid growth it makes in the spring;
and also because it produces a very thick aftermath after being
mown. It is also highly recommended for soiling as it furnishes
an abundant and early supply of fodder. It is a hardy grass and
can endure much heat and cold, and consequently will thrive
in widely different latitudes. Soils that are sandy in texture,
but have enough loam to furnish food for the plants are the
best for Tall Oat Grass, but it also grows well on light sandy soils,
unless the climate is extremely dry. As Tall Oat Grass makes
such a strong growth the first season, and maintains its hold
upon the soil very well, it is adapted for use in either short or
long rotations. Like all other grasses it is best sown on a clean
soil, and when used in the rotation, should follow some cultivated
crop; still it is better able to overcome weeds than many other
grasses. (See engraving.)

Sow (if alone) 4 to 5 bushels per acre; weight, about 10 Ibs.

per bushel. Price, 55c. per lb.; $5.25 per bushel; $50.00 per
100 Ibs. :

RHODE ISLAND BENT (Brown Bent or Dog’s Bent)

Botanical, Agrostis canina. French, Agrostide des chiens.
Perennial. Time of flowering, June to July. Height, 1 to 2 feet.

Its hardy creeping habit renders it desirabie for close sward,
and it is found to be 2 very desirable sort in some parts of the
country for lawns. Sow (if alone) about 3 bushels per acre;
weight, 14 lbs. per bushel. Price on application.

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ROUGH STALKED MEADOW GRASS

Botanical, Poa trivialis. German, Gemetnes Rispengras.
French, Paturiu commu.
Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 2 to 3 feet.

The Lombardy ‘‘Queen of Meadow” Grass. An excellent
grass for good, deep, rich, moist meadows and stiff, heavy clays.
It gives a constant supply of highly nutritive herbage, for which
horses, sheep and cattle show a marked partiality. Sow(if alone)
14 bushels to the acre; weight, about 14 Ibs. per bushel. Price
on application.

ORCHARD GRASS (Rough Cocksfoot)
Botanical, Dactylis glomerata. German, Gemeines Knaulgras.
French, Dactyle pelotonné.
Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height, 3 feet.
This is one of the most valuable and widely known of all the
yrasses, being of exceptional value in permanent pasture mixtures
5 on account of its
earliness and its
rapidity of growth.
Itisreadyfor
grazing several
days before any
other grass, except
Meadow Foxtail.
After being mown
it produces a lux-
uriant aftermath.
It is quick to re-
cover from close
cropping, ‘five or
six days being suf-
ficient to give a
good bite.” Itis
relished heartily
by all kinds of
stock, sheep even
passing all other
grasses to feed up-
onit. It succeeds
on almost any soil,
especially in moist
shady places, and
in porous subsoils
its roots extend to
a great depth. It
exhausts the soil
less than many
other grasses, and
stands drought
well, keeping green
and growing when
other grasses are
driedup. It flow-
ers about the time
of Red Clover and
makes a splendid
Bes Sse : =!-mixture with it to
cuv in blossom for hay, although it should be ‘cut early
or grazed close, as it becomes hard aud wiry and loses its nutriti-
ous qualities, to a certain extent, when ripe. It should not be
sown in mixture with Timothy, for, being three weeks earlier, it
becomes pithy if allowed to stand until the Timothy is ready to
cut. Cut at the proper time, however, there is no better or more
succulent hay. It is inclined to grow in tufts, and should there-
fore have other grasses sown with it and be sown very evenly.
This tufting characteristic unfits it for lawn purposes. Sow (if
alone) 3 to 4 bushels per acre; weight, about 14 lbs. per bushel.
Price, Choicest, Re-cleaned Seed, 55c. per lb.; $7.50 per bushel;
$50.00 per 100 lbs.

SWEET-SCENTED VERNAL (True Perennial)

Botanical, Anthoxanthwm odoratum. German, Gemetnes
Geruchgras. French, Flowve odorante.
Perennial. Time of flowering, May and June. Height, 1 to 2 ft.

Very valuable on account of its delicious perfume, to which our
hay field and pastures owe their fragrance, The odor is more
distinguishable when the grass is drying or dried, and when in-
cluded in hay its aroma is imparted to the other grasses, making
it relished by the stock and enhancing the value of the hay. Sow
(if alone) 34 bushels per acre; weight, about 10 lbs. per bushel.
Price on application.

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RED TOR

(Burden’s Grass, Herd’s Grass of the South, and in poor soils
“Fine Top.’’)
Botanical, Agrostis vulgaris. German, Amerikan red-top.
French, Agrostis d’ Amérique.

Perennial. Time of
flowering, July. Height
1 to 2 feet.

Valuable either
for mixing in hay
or permanent pas-
ture grasses; is
common through-
out the country;
succeeds almost
everywhere, but
teaches its highest
state of perfection
in a moist, rich
soil, in which it
attains a height of
2 to 2% feet. If
foi pasture it
should be fed close
as it is not relished
after it grows up
to seed. It is often
sown with Timo-
thy and Red Clo-
ver; the latter of
course soon dis-
appears, the Tim-
othy follows; then
the Red Top takes
its place. We offer only one grade of Red op, the finest fancy re-
cleaned seed. Weight, 32 lbs. per bushel. Sow (if alone) 1 bushel

per acre. Price, 30c. per lb.; $8.50 per bush. of 32 lbs.; $25.00 per
100 lbs. ?

HARD FESCUE

Botanical, Festuca duriuscula. German, Harter Schwingel.
French, Fétuque durette.
Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height, 18 to 24 inches.

A dwarf growing, very hardy grass of great value, and the
most robust of the
dwarf grasses.
Succeeds in dry
situations, and is
one of the most
important of the
Fescues for per-
manent pastures.
In hay its presence
indicates a super-
ior quality, and
after being mown
it produces a very |}
large quantity of
food. It comes |;
early, stands long |!
droughts well; |,
stock eat it with ||
avidity, especially |j
sheep. The com-
mon name solely |;
applies to the flow-

when ripe, become
decidedly hard;
the herbage, how-
ever, is decidedly
tender and succulent.

From the fineness of its foliage and its
resistance to drought in summer and cold in winter, it is well

adapted for lawn grass mixtures. It is somewhat inclined to
stool, but when sown with other grasses, if sown evenly, it will
not show this characteristic. Sow (if alone) 24 bushels per acre;
weight, about 12 lbs. per bushel. Price on application.

We are prepared to make up Special Mixtures of Grass Seeds for particular
purposes—situations or conditions—and any correspondence in regard to such
will receive our prompt attention. —P. H. & Co.

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MEADOW FESCUE (English Blue Grass or Sweet Grass)

Botanical, Festuca pratensis. (German, Wiesenschwingel.

French, Fetuque des pres.
Perennial. Time of flowering, June and July.

Height, 18 to 24 inches.
One of the very best
of our natural grasses;
very valuable for per-
manent pastures. It
is highly nutritious
and greedily eaten by
all kinds of stock and
is very fattening;
makes excellent hay
a|and succeeds well in
almost all soils, al-
though it does best
in moist land. It is
robust in habit and
never grows in tufts,
although it should
Mm) be sown with other
Z| grasses. It is one of
the earliest grasses
in the spring and

autumn, being par-
ticularly valuable for
fall and winter pas-
tures. In the climate
of Virginia it often
remains green under
the snow through the
winter, and in conse-
quence is frequently
called “Evergreen
Grass.””’ Sow (if
alone) 214 bushels
per acre; weight,
about 22 Ibs.- per

$30.00 per 100 Ib.

bushel. Price, 35c. per lb.; $7.00 per bu.;

ITALIAN RYE-GRASS

‘Botanical, Lokium ttalicum. German, Italtenis:hes Raygras.
French, Ray-gras d’Italie.
Biennial. Time of flowering, June or July. Height, 18 to 30 ins.

A variety une-
qualled for pro-
ducing an abund-
ance of nutritious
feed in the early
spring, as well as
throughout the
season, and it gives
quick and succes-
sive growths until
late in the fall,
even if cut several
times providing
the land is in good
condition and not
too dry. It is of
succulent charac-
ter and quickly
responds to rich
food and moisture.
It thrives on al-
most any good
soil, but reaches
its most perfect
state in moist, fer-
tile land. As itis
not perennial, it is
not adapted for
“permanent: pas-
tures, but for one
or two years’ lay it
is unsurpassed.
Sow (if alone) 3
bushels per acre;
weight about 18

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ENGLISH or PERENNIAL RYE- GRASS

Botanical, Lolium perenne. Germ
French, Ray-gras Az

Time of flowering, June.

Perennial.

produces an abundance of remarkably fine foliage, tillers out close
to the ground and soon forms a compact sw ard. After being cut
it grows up in a very short time and remains bright and green
throughout the season; it consequently is well adapted for lawn
mixtures. Itisalsoa good variety for hay if cut whenin blossom,

as it is then most nutritious; if cut much later it becomes w oody.

' It flourishes best in situations not too dry or subject to droughts.

Sow (if alone) 24 to 3 bushels per acre; weight per bushel, 24 Ibs.

Price, (extra fine sample), 20 cts. per lb.; $4.25 per bushel,$16.00
per ‘00 lbs.

VVOOD MEADOW GRASS
Botanical, Poa nemoralis. German, Hainrispengras.

French, Paturin des bois.
Height, 1 to 2 feet.

This grass is considered invaluable for permanent pastures. It
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Perennial. Time of flowering, June.

This grass is now
classed among our
good ‘‘ Shaded Pas-
ture grasses’ and
furnishes a fine suc-
culent and nutri-
tive herbage which
is very much rel-
ished by cattle.
It is splendidly
adapted for moist,
shady places and
should be included
in all mixtures for
permanent pas-
tures and lawns
for moist soils. It
is particularly val-
uable for lawns
overshadowed by
trees. It produces
a much thicker
growth than either
Poa pratensis or
trivialis. Sow (if
alone) 2 bushels
per acre; weight per bushel,

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about 14 lbs. Price on application,

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TIMOTHY or HERD’S GRASS of the North

Botanical, Phleum Pratense. German, Thimotée-Gras.
French, Fléole des prés.
Perennial. Time of flowering, June and July.

This luxuriates in
moist, loamy soils,
and sometimes, in
favorable situa-
tions) att aims ea
height of 4 feet, and |
even on light soils jj
it yields fair crops.
It is exceedingly nu- |i
tritious, particularly |p
when ripe, but as it
is then very hard and
pithy, it is better to |m
cut it soon after flow-
ering. It then makes
magnificent hay. On jj
dry soils Timothy |§
forms a bulbous swell-
ing at the bas2 of
the stems from which
the next year’sgrowth
starts. Itis, therefore, |
highly injurious under
such circumstances to
pasture stock on the
fall growth, as they
trample and cut the
leaves off that should
protect it during the
winter. Even in its
most flourishing con-
dition it is more or
less injured by pas-
turing it. Sow (if
alone) 14 to 1 bushe:
per acre; weight per jj
bushel, 45 lbs. Price,
Henderson’s Standard
Sample, 18c. per lb.;$7,25 per bushel;$15,00 per 100 lbs.
ject to change without notice.)

A farmer who always looks for the cheapest and pays little or no attention to
the quality and cleanliness of the Timothy, Clover and other grass seed he annually
sows, will sooner or later find his farm overrun with weeds, and naturally conclude
farming is a failure. The seeds of many of the most pernicious weeds so closely
resemble the genuine seeds as to require an expert of long experience to detect them,
and the farmer should be certain that the merchant has the expert knowledge. As
an instance, hundreds of thousands of pounds of Red Clover heavily adulterated
with Yellow Trefoil (a small yellow-Alowered annual Clover of little or no value),
have in recent years been sold to the unsuspecting farmer by country merchants
who did not have the expert knowledge to detect it, and ufon whom it had been

foisted by unscrupulous dealers, who by means of this adulteration can undersell
the market and still make more than a legitimate profit.

CRESTED DOGSTAIL (Gold Grass)

Botanical, Cynosurus cristatus. German, Kammgras.
French, Crételle des prés.

Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 1 to 1% feet.

A fine, short. grass that
should enter into all perma-
nent pasture mixtures, espe-
cially for dry, hard: soils and
hills pastured with sheep, as it
is very hardy and but little af-
fected by extremes of weather.
Sheep fed in pastures where
this abounds are less subject
to foot rot. It is tender and
nutritious and relished by all
stock until it commences to
Tipen; it then becomes wiry.
On account of its close grow-
ing habit, the dense turf it
produces and its evergreen
foliage, it is particularly desir-
able for lawn mixtures. Sow
(if alone) 14 bushels per acre;
weight about 21 lbs. per bushel.
Price, 40 cts. perlb.; $7.75 per
bushel; $35.00 per 100 Ibs.

Height, 2 to 3 feet.

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KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS

Also called June Grass, Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass,
Green Meadow Grass, and Spear Grass

German, Wiesen Rispengras.
Time of flowering, June.

Botanical, Poa pratensis.

French, Paturin des prés.
Height, 10 to 15 inches.

Perennial.

This valuable grass
is suited to a variety ||
of soils, from an aver-
age dry one to moist
meadows. It is ex-
ceedingly popular in
most parts of the
country as a pas-|§
ture grass. It is very
productive, unusually
early, and presents a |f
beautiful green ap-|f
pearance in early}f
spring, while other
grasses are yet dor-|f
mant. It furnishes
delicious food for all |f
kinds of stock all
through the season— |f
unless there should be |i
a protracted drought, |BN
which would cause it
to slowly dry up—un-
til the fall rains, when
it springs forth and
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In Kentucky and similar latitudes, when allowed its full tal)
growth, it makes fine winter pasture, and sheep, mules and horses
will paw off the snow and get plenty to live on without other
food. It makes a splendid lawn grass, forming a thick turf, and
being of very even growth, producing only one flowering stema
year, while many other grasses continue to shoot up flower stalks
throughout the season. Kentucky Blue Grass also makes hay of
excellent quality, but the yield for this purpose is not equal to
some other grasses. Sow (if alone) 3 bushels per acre. Though
offered at the standard weight of 14 Ibs. per bushel, we keep noth-
ing but fancy recleaned seed, free from chaff, the natural weight
of which is 20 to 25 lbs. per measured bushel. Price, 45 cts. per
1b.; $6.00 per bushel of 14 lbs.; $40.00 per 100 Ibs.

CANADA BLUE GRASS (Poa Compressa)

Perennial.- Time of flowering, July. Height, 6 to 12 inches.

A valuable grass for hard,
dry soils. It grows on land
so poor and thin as to exclude
the growth of other grasses
It is especially valuable for
dairy pastures. Cows feeding
on it yield the richest milk
and finest butter. Being of an
extensive, creeping habit, it
forms a strong turf. Not rec-
ommended for highly culti-
vated land, as it is liable to
become troublesome owing to
its creeping rootstocks. It is
an exceedingly valuable pas-
ture grass on dry, rocky knolls
and should form a portion of
the mixed grasses for such
soils; as it shrinks very little
in drying, it makes heavy hay
in proportion toits bulk. Sow
if alone, 3 bushels per acre.
Weight of bushel, 14 Ibs.

Price, 30c. per lb., $3.75 per
bushel. $25.00 per 100 Ibs.

We are prepared to make up Special Mixtures of Grass Seeds for particular
purposes—situations or conditions—and any correspondence in regard to such
will receive our prompt attention.—P. H. & Co.

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TALL
MEADOV
FESCUE

Botanical, Festuca
elatior. German,
Hoher Wtesen-
Schwingel.
French, Fétuque
élevée.

Perennial. Time of
lowering, June and
uly. Height,3to4
eet.

A coarse growing
grass, nevertheless
it is very nutritive
and productive,
and is naturally
adapted to moist,
stiff or clayey soils
and shady woods,
and is considered
by some authori-
ties to be one of

the best grasses in ©

cultivation. It is
greedily eaten by
stock when green,
and should be
included in all per-
Manent pasture
mixtures for moist
or strong lands. It
also makes a very
good quality of
ay, but is too
robust for lawn
ses. Sow (if
alone) 214 bushels
per acre; weight
about 14 1bs. Price
60 cts. per Ib.;
$8.00 per bushel:
$55.00 per 100 lbs.

TALL MEADOW FESCUE.

VARIOUS-
LEAVED
FESCUE

Botanical, Festuca
heterophylla. Ger-
man, Wechselblat-
triger Schwingel.
French, Fétuque
jeuilles variées.

Perennial. Time of
flowering, June and
July. Height,214to
3 feet.

A native of
France and a valu-
able grass for per-
manent pastures,
especially on up-
lands, and is a
very popular con-
tinental grass, well
adapted where a
heavy swath is
wanted. It yields
a large bulk of her-
bage, but produces
little feed after
mowing. Its beau-
tiful, dark green
foliage renders it
suitable for park
mixtures. Sow (if
alone) 3 bushels
per acre; weight,
about 14 lbs. per
bushel. Price on
application.

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SHEEP’S FESCUE

Botanical, Festuca ovina. German, Schajschwingel
French, Fétuque des brebis.
Perennial. Time of flowering. Iuneand July. Height varies from 6 to 20 inches

For good upland or
dry pastures, a large
portion of this grass
should be included
in the mixture, es-
pecially if it is used
for sheep grazing, as
it is greatly relished
by them. The Tar-
tars generally pitched
their tents in proxim-
ity to this grass on
account of its value
to their herds. It is
short and dense in
growth, and its excel-
lent nutritive qual-
ities more than coun-
terbalance its slight
deficiency in quanti-
ty. Its fine foliage and
compact habit render
it desirable for lawn
mixtures. Sow (if
alone) 214 bushels per acre; weight about 12 lbs. per bushel.
Price on application.

FINE LEAVED SHEEP’S FESCUE

Botanical, Festuca ovina tenuifolia. German, Feinblattriger
Schwingel. French, Fétuque @ jeuille menue.

Perennial. Time of flowering, June. Height varies from 8 to 24 inches.

This is similar to the Sheep’s Fescue mentioned above, except
that the leaves are much finer. Cattle are very fond of it, and it
grows naturally in many parts of the world. It is found in the
Arctic regions, in the wilds of New Zealand, and in Europe. In
the northern districts of Great Britain it sometimes forms the
whole food of the Highland cattle. It is very suitable for per-
manent pasture, especially on uplands and dry soils. Its rich,
dark green gives a fine appearance to hay, and renders it also
valuable for lawn mixtures for dry situations.

Sow (if alone) 3 bushels per acre; weight, about 14 Ibs. per
bushel. Price on application.

RED or CREEPING FESCUE

Botanical, Festuca rubra. German, Rother Schwingel.
French, Fétuque rouge.

Perennial. Time of
flowering, June and
july. Height, 2 to
21% ft.

This grass is of a
remarkable creep-
ing habit and en-
dures severe
droughts. -Its roots
penetrate so deep-
ly into the soil
that it remains
fresh and green
when other varie-
ties are apparently
dried up. It is par-
ticularly adapted
for dry pastures
by the seaside and
on loose, light
soils, the slopes of
railroad cuts, etc.,
if dry. It yields
an average bulk of
herbage of fair
quality, although
most nutritious at
time of flowering.
Sow (if alone) 214
bushels per acre;
weight, about 14
lbs. per bushel. :
Price, 55 cts. per Ib.; $7.50 per bush.; $50.00 per 100 lbs.

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AVVNLESS BROME GRASS

(BROMUS INERMIS)

A valuable Grass for light soils and dry situa-
tions either in the North, South, East or West.
Good for both grazing or hay.

This luxuriant drought-resisting, hardy
perennial grass, introduced into this
country by us in 1889, has proven
to be a most important and valu-
able hay and pasture grass, thriv-
ing under the trying conditions
of the dry regions of the West
and Northwest. It is very
hardy, living through winters
where the temperature falls
many degrees below zero.
It roots deeply, grows rap-
idly, in good soils attain-
ing a height of 4 feet,
yielding up to 4 tons of
cured hay peracre. Even
on very poor, sandy land
it gives fair crops, having
yielded 1 to 1144 tons per
acre when Timothy was a
failure. As a permanent
pasture grass, especially for
dry sections, it is very valu-
able, starting into growth
very early in the spring, usu-
ally 3 to 4 weeks before other
grasses; it forms a tough, close
turf, stands grazing and the tram-
pling of stock, does not dry up in
summer, remaining green until late
in the fall. It is very nutritious either
as hay.or pasture. Stock relish it and
thrive on it; experiment stations place its
feeding value ahead of Timothy, though it
does not equal Alfalfa as a milk and butter pro-
ducer, but itis always safe to feed. Brome Grass is a
Sps.udid humus former and greatly improves the physical condition
of the soil, the roots penetrating 4 to 6 feet deep. Sow the seed broad-
cast (20 to 26 lbs. per acre) in spring or early summer. (See engrav-
ing.) Price 45c. per lb.; $6.00 per bush. of 14 lbs. ; $40.00 per 100 lbs.

SUDAN GRASS or “Garawi Grass”

The Great Hay and Forage Crop for Drought-Afflicted Sections.
Especially for the Southwest.

This valuable new forage plant was introduced into the United
States by the Department of Agriculture. The seed was brought
from the Soudan, Egypt, hence the name ‘‘Sudan Grass.’’ Sudan
Grass is strictly an annual, having no underground root-stocks to
spread over the ground, which is a point very much in its favor
because there is no danger of its getting out of bounds and becoming
apest. It is thoroughly killed by frost each year, and the seed must
be sown again.

When broadcasted for hay it rarely attains a height of more than 4
or 5 feet. The stems are smaller and more leafy than Johnson Grass
which it most resembles, and the hay is much softer. When broad-
casted for hay, or as a catch crop for forage, the number of cuttings
secured will depend on the length of the season and the amount of
moisture. The first crop matures in from 50 to 75 days, and the
recovery after cutting is so rapid that another cutting may be
taken 25 to 35 days later. Sudan Grass will produce as much as
any variety of Millet and yield two to four cuttings per year. Its
great value to the farmer in the eastern part of the country, or in a
droughty section is the ease with which it can be grown, and its
profitable yields of forage. All stock eat it greedily, and no ill
effects have been known to follow feeding it to working animals.
Sow broadcast for hay or forage using 15 to 20 lbs. per acre.

Price, 35c. per lb.; $8.00 per bushel of 25 lbs.; $30.00 per 100 lbs.

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SOUTHERN
CLIMATES

(CYNODON

BERMUDA GRASS “Saxony

Good for both Pasture and Hay. Especially adapted for
the Scuth where other grasses will not grow.

This perennial grass, of low-creeping habit, is
eminently adapted for the Southern States,
as it withstands drought and the scorch-
ing rays of the sun better than any
other variety. In all tropical coun-
tries this grass is highly esteemed
for its drought-resisting qualities,
and also for the peculiar habit
of its growth; the wiry roots
of the grass in running over
the surface of the ground
form a strong, fibrous-mat-
ting. This has caused it
to be sown largely for the
purpose of binding banks
of creeks and dams, etc. It

- is, however, preéminently
a pasture grass, rooting at
the joints and forming a
closely interwoven turf

ing and trampling of

the plant furnish excellent
summer pasturage in sec-
tions where other grasses
burn out. It also supplies a
nutritious hay if cut early and

often, yielding under ordinary
conditions 1 to 2 tons peracre. It

rich, sandy loam. As it spreads rap-

soil, it is in consequence principally used
for permanent pastures-and also for lawns.
For lawns in the hot Southern States it is highly
prized, as while all other grasses are burned up during
the hot season, Bermuda Grass will remain green, and, if regularly
mown, it will make quite a velvety carpet. The only drawback is
that in winter it looks a little brown, but in the Southern States an
all-the-year-round green lawn can be maintained by sowing English

Rye Grass every fall at the rate of 50 Ibs. per acre and harrowing or

raking it into the Bermuda Grass sod. Bermuda Grass seed should
be sown in the spring, as it will not germinate until warm weather
comes. Asa grass for hay or pasture, it matures and gives its first
cutting ordinarily in June. It does not succeed further north than
Virginia. Sow 6lbs. peracre. Price, 75c. perlb.; 100 lbs., 70c. per lb.

JOFINSON GRASS rE

HALAPENSE)

As a meadow or hay grass, this variety is highly esteemed in the
South, where during the hottest and driest seasons it can be relied
upon to yield heavily. The aggressiveness of this grass has caused
it to be considered a veritable curse by some farmers by spreading
into cultivated fields, but it is highly esteemed by those who under-
stand it. Where it is desired to keep it within bounds, the seed
should never be allowed to ripen, as it spreads from the seeds dis-
seminated through hay much more than is generally supposed.
Besides, when fully ripe, the feeding value is little better than corn
stalks, but, cut before the seed tops emerge from the sheaths, its
value as shown by chemical analysis is better than Timothy hay.
When cut at time recommended, the embryo seeds are unpollenized
and imperfect, and are incapable of sprouting, so there is no possi-
bility of introducing this grass where it is not wanted by using such
hay. We only advise the sowing of Johnson Grass where it is
desired to remain as permanent meadow. Should be sown August to
October, or in spring, at the rate of one bushel per acre. j

Price, 55 cts. per lb.; $13.00 per bushel of 25 lbs. ; $50.00 per 100 Ibs,

Weare always glad to advise with our Patrons—Seventy-one years of accumulated experience back of our advice

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There has been a considerable advance in
the prices of Red Clover due to the short
crops in the United States and the large ex-
port demand.

We would therefore advise a more liberal
use of Alsike this year, which is less expen-
sive and when sown in combination with
either Medium or Mammoth Red Clover,
yields excellent hay and pasture. It frequent-
ly succeeds where other sorts fail. Clovers be-
ing usually sown at the rate of 10 lbs. per acre,
we recommend seeding 5 lbs. of Red, Medium
or Mammoth, and 5 lbs. Alsike per acre.

Henderson’s Re-cleaned

GEOVER SEEDS

NOTES ON CULTURE, Etc.

Clovers yield 2 to 3 tons of cured, nutri-
tious hay per acre; and furnish a better
balanced ration, than almost any other kind
of food. Red Clover makes two crops in
one season.

farm animals thrive on the Clovers,
particularly cattle, sheep and hogs. Few
pasture crops grown will furnish as much
grazing in a season as Red Clover.

All Clovers have the power to gather
Nitrogen from the air, and store it in the
soil in the form of nodules on the roots;
thereby providing rich food for crops of
cereals, etc., which follow.

' Thus they save to a great extent the cost of
expensive commercial fertilizers, and the labor
of loading and spreading farm yard manure.

The long roots of Clover penetrate
deeply into the soil, improve its drainage,
render it more friable, and increase its
capacity for holding moisture.

When plowed under, Clover crops add
humus to the soil, and further improve its
tillable condition.

Cutting Clover For Hay

The best time to cut clover for hay is as
soon as the field presents a rather red color;
that is, when about two-thirds of the heads
have reached full bloom. If we fail to start
the mower till all the heads have blossomed
out about a third of the crop will have
started making seed, and the clover will
begin to lose in feeding value. It is ter
to begin cutting too soon than to wait too
long. After the period of full bloom certain

part of the protein, fats and carbohydrates are transported from the
stems and leaves to the heads for the development of seed. The total
amount of protein, fats and carbohydrates is not thereby changed, but
they are changed in form, and when stored up in the seed they become
lost so far as food for stock is concerned. A goodly amount of the food
value of the forage is lost when the clover is allowed to get too ripe
before being harvested. Not only does the protein in the leaves and
stems decrease during the period of seed formation, but the crude fibre
increases correspondingly and this, to a certain extent, interferes with

RED CLOVER

This is by far the most important Clover grown in the Northern, |

Eastern and Central states, though it is also largely grown in some
parts of the West and South. It thrives most luxuriantly on strong,
well drained loams, though it does well on a great variety of soils except-
ing sour, or acid soils, when lime, plaster or woodashes must be applied
to counteract the acidity. Red Clover according to locality is a biennial
or short-lived perennial. It grows one to two feet in height and usually
makes two crops a year, yielding two to three tons of cured hay per acre.
Clover hay is very nutritious; all stock fed on it require less grain;
chopped and steamed it is a good substitute for green food for poultry

uring the winter. As pasturage all animals thrive on it, particularly
cattle, sheep and pigs, and as a green manuring and soiling crop if is
very valuable, adding humus and nitrogen to the soil. In Northern
states Red Clover seed is usually sown in the spring; the earlier the better.
If grown alone, use 12 to 14 pounds of seed per acre if broadcasted and
cover not over half an inch deep. Red Clover may be seeded with a
number of different grasses as Timothy, Orchard Grass or Tall Oat
Grass, but usually it is grown with Timothy, 8 to 10 pounds of Clover
and half a bushel of Timothy seed being sown per acre. A very satis-

the digestion of the protein and carbohydrates. Many farmers make the
mistake of waiting too long before cutting their clover. I know that
sometimes this cannot be avoided because of other work or unfavorable
weather conditions, and where this is the case I have nothing to say,
but I want to urge every one to make a strong effort to begin cutting
his clover in plenty of time. When the clover is ‘“‘just right’’ to cut
for hay it has taken up all the plant food from the soil and the atmosphere
that it is going to take up,-and it contains all of the nutrients it ever will
possess. From Rural New Yorker, June 19th, 1915.

(Common or Medium Clover, June Clover.)
Botanical, Trifolium pratense.

German, Kopfklee, roth bluhender.. French, Tréfle rouge.
factory combination is 5 pounds of Red Clover, 5 pounds of Alsike
Clover, 20 pounds of Timothy and 5 pounds of Fancy Red Top per aere.
This makes a fine quality of merchantable hay and the field does not
run out so soon as Clover and Timothy alone. (See engraving.)

Price (subject to change without notice), Henderson’s Superior
Sample (extra recleaned), 52c. lb., $30.00 bushel of 60 Ibs., $48.00 per
100 lbs.

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WHITE CEOyvV EE

(DUTCH or HONEYSUCKLE CLOVER)

Botanical, Trifolium repens. German, Weissklee.
French, Trefle blanc.

Perennial. Time of flowering, May to September. Height, 6 inches
(creeping).

A very hardy, creeping Clover, which accommodates itself to a great variety
of soils and climates; being found in every state in the Union. It grows most
luxuriantly in moist ground or during wet seasons, but succeeds wherever
there is enough rainfall to grow cereal grains. It isa perennial plant, the stems
having the habit of creeping along the ground and taking root at the
joints, so that plants are multiplied indefinitely. White Clover also remains
in bloom so long, that blossoms are forming and maturing seeds most of the
summer, and vast numbers of young plants spring up from these self-sown
seeds. It will therefore readily be seen, that once it takes possession of the
land—even though grazed—it will be permanent for a number of years.

White Clover is also a very valuable addition to mixtures for permanent
pastures, as.it furnishes considerable plant food to the other Grasses composing
such mixtures. This is owing to the ability of its stems to continually produce
new plants which occupy the soil when the old plants die and are turned into
fertilizer.

In mixtures for lawns, White Clover is always used, as there is no plant
more suitable for the formation of a dense sward, and also to prevent the
washing out of soil during heavy rains. Asa bee plant it is famous the world
over, and there is probably no other plant in existence which furnishes more
or better honey. Sow (if alone) 8 lbs. per acre; weight, per bushel, 60 lbs.
(See engraving.) 85c. per lb., $48.75 per bushel, $80.00 per 100 lbs.

MAMMOTH or PEA VINE
RED CLOVER

(PERENNIAL RED CLOVER or COW GRASS)
Botanical, Trifolium pratense perenne. German, Bullenklee.
; French, Trefle vivace d’ Agleterre.

Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 2 to 3 feet. Quite distinct
from the common Red Clover, being of larger and coarser growth and valuable
for purposes for which the latter is entirely unsuited. It lasts longer and is
two or three weeks later than common Red Clover. Of very robust growth,
yielding enormous bulk, valuable for reclaiming exhausted lands. Sow (if alone)
about 12 lbs. per acre; weight, 60 Ibs. per bushel. (See engraving.) Hender-
son’s Superior Sample (extra recleaned). Price, 54c. per lb., $31.00 per
bushel, $50.00 per 100 Ibs.

WHITE BOKHARA CLOVER

(SWEET CLOVER)
Botanical, Melilotus alba. German, Wunderklee. French, Trefle de Bokhara.

Biennial. Time of flowering, June to September. Height, 3 to 5 feet.

A perennial leguminous plant of tall, shrub-like growth, occasionally grown
as a forage plant, and often for bees; the numerous small white flowers possess
a sweet, honey-like fragrance. The importance of Bokhara Clover, however,
is its value for plowing under for green manuring, particularly to prepare poor
soils where it is difficult to get other crops to grow. Sow 10 lbs. per acre;
weight 60 lbs. per bushel. 42c. per lb., $23.50 per bushel, $38.00 per 100 Ibs.

JAPAN CLOVER

(LESPEDEZA STRIATA)

An annual leguminous plant considerably grown, particularly in the South,
as asummer pasture, green forage and hay crop. It also has much value asa
soil enricher when plowed under as green manure. It will flourish on poor
and exhausted soils, too poor to produce profitable crops of any other forage
plant. Though an annual, once sown it reseeds itself from year to year, and
in that way.will last indefinitely, and is pronounced by. competent authorities
as the best pasture plant for impoverished soil in the Southern states. Sow
14 Ibs. per acre; weight 20 lbs. per bushel. 65c. per lb.,$12.50 per bushel of
20 Ibs., $60.00 per 100 lbs.

This booklet ‘‘Alfalfa on Northern Farms,” contains much information
of value to growers of Alfalfa, especially those in the Northern and Eastern
sections. We mail it free to all applicants. ;

In consequence of the advance of price of Red Clover we advise a much larger use of Alsike this year. ,.2°s)

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SUPERIOR RECLEANED Crimson or Scarlet fine

Botanical, Trifolium Incarnatum. French, Tréfle Incarnat. German, Incarnat Klee.
Annual. Time of flowering, June. Height, 2 feet.

A Boon to Agriculture, A Gold Mine on Your Farm

The importance of this Annual Clover is realized more and more every year, not
only as a pasture, green forage and hay crop, but asa cover crop and soil renovator. .
While it grows most luxuriantly on fertile loam, yet it will thrive better on thin- Sy,
ner and poorer soils than Red Clover and is more efficient for green manuring
than the latter.

Crimson Clover forms an upright branching plant 1 to 2 feet
in height, according to soil, locality and season. It roots very
deeply and is a bountiful provider of nitrogen.

As Hay—Cut when coming into full bloom, not later—and
properly cured—it is even superior to Red Clover, is more
nutritious, richer in protein and especially adapted for growing
and working animals. The yield of cured hay on average soils
is 2 to 3 tons per acre, on lighter soils less and on heavier, richer
soils, phenomenally large crops have been produced.

For Green Forage and Silage it is of high feeding value,
especially for dairy stock and is much relished by them. The
average yield cut green before the flowers commence to mature
is 8 to 15 tons per acre, though up to a 20-ton yield per acre is
sometimes reported.

As Pasture Crimson Clover makes one of the best early spring
pastures, supplying an abundance of nutritious herbage for
several weeks if stock is turned on it when about 6 inches high.

As a Green Manuring Crop Crimson Clover is of the greatest
value, particularly as its season of growth permits it to be sown
in summer or early autumn after a grain or vegetable crop has
been removed and then be plowed under the next spring. Thus
it does not in any way interfere with other crops.

Plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tons of
stable manure per acre and even if the Clover be harvested or pastured,
the benefits derived from the wonderful nitrogenous root formation will
alone many times repay the cost of seed and labor.

It is the cheapest source of nitrogen, and has revolutionized the methods
of farming in many States, has restored to profitable cultivation thousands
of acres of poor land.

As a Cover Crop and winter soil mulch it is peculiarly well adapted. It
may be sown among Corn, Tobacco, Sorghum and other crops after the last
cultivation and when the primary crop is removed the Crimson Clover will
come on and cover the ground fall, winter and early spring. It is one of
the best cover crops for orchards and small fruits, and also one of the best
sources of nitrogen for them.

Harvesting and Feeding. Crimson Clover should not be fed either
cured or green after the flowers begin to mature for the hairs of the calyx
then begin to stiffen and harden and are apt to form troublesome “hair
balls” in the stomachs of animals.

‘Seeding. Sow at the rate of 15 pounds of seed per acre, either broadcast
or drilled. Cover lightly with a harrow. If sown too early, especially
in Southern States, Crimson Clover is apt to mature and form seeds the

same season without making full growth. In the latitude of New York
City sow from July 15 to September 15, and in the South as late as October.
Price.—Henderson’s choicest new crop of Crimson Clover seed - highest
growing quality, thoroughly re-cleaned and free from weed seeds. (See
engraving.) 35c. 1b.; $18.75 bushel of 60 lbs.; $30.00 per 100 lbs.

In consequence of the advance in prices of Red Clovers, we advise @ much larger
use of Alsike this season. It is less expensive and greatly inproves Red Clovers
when sown with them. We recommend seeding 5 lbs. of Red Ciov er and 5 lbs. of
Alsike per acre.

Sine) Alsike or Hybrid Clover

Botanical, Trifolium hybridum. German, Bastard Klee. French, Tréfle hybride.

Perennial. Time of flowering, July and August. Alsike or Swedish Clover
is a hybrid intermediate in growth and appearance between Red and White Clovers.
The blossoms are pinkish white. It is a perennial and one of the hardiest of all
Clovers, thriving particularly well in cool and cold climates and stands freezing
well, but also adapts itself to most climates where Clovers grow, and will grow
in moister soil than Red Clover; in fact, has produced splendid crops under irriga-
tion. The plants attain a height of one to two feet; stems and leaves, though smaller
than those of Red Clover, are much more numerous, making hay of finer texture.
It is very nutritious, its feeding value equalling that of Alfalfa and is good for either
green forage, pasture or hay. When mixed with Red Clover it improves the quality

of the latter. It is valuable for sowing with other Grasses and Clovers as it forms
a thick bottom, increasing the yield of hay.

Alsike frequently produces good crops on soils on which Red Clover will not
grow. Westrongly advise farmers to add 2 or 3 lbs. per acre to their usual seeding

of Red Clover and Timothy. Sow (if alone) 8 lbs. per acre; weight 60 Ibs. per
bushel. 42c. per Ib., $23.50 per bushel of 60 lbs., $38.00 per 100 lbs.

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HENDERSON'S NORTHERN GROWN ALFALF

Yields Good Crops in all Sections of the United States.

It has been well said that if ‘Corn is king,” Alfalfa is the “Queen of
forage plants.”

Yet Alfalfa growing in the Northeast is not as universal as it should be,
although there has been a vast increase in the acreage devoted to its
cultivation. Alfalfa is a true leguminous plant, and a perennial, staying
on the land for many years. It sends down its long tap-roots into the
subsoil—five, ten, twenty, or even thirty feet, and untilizes the plant
foods contained therein. It is a great soil enricher, for the nodules on
its roots are the home of bacteria that extract the nitrogen from the
air and transform it into a valuable fertilizing element. For this pur-
pose it is superior to any, other plant, because in addition to the nitrogen
gathered from the air, its deep tap-roots bring up other mineral con-
stituents from the lower layers of soil, to be utilized later by shallow
feeding crops. It has been calculated by competent authority that
the amount of fertilizer, that will come from an acre of good Alfalfa
is equal to what the farmer would pay $60.00 for, if purchased by the
bag. As a hay producer it surely has no equal when once estab-
lished, as from three to four cuttings may be had in a season, according
to conditions, totaling four to six toms per acre.

ALEALEA IN’ SHOCK

Gite DELIGHT FARM.
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Is a most Efficient Hay-Producer and Soil-Enricher

THE FEEDING VALUE OF ALFALFA

is very high, be.ng very rich in protein—which builds up blood, muscle

and bone in growing animals. Corn and its fodder, and most other
farm crops, are rich in carbohydrates, the fat-forming element, but
deficient in protein, so that Alfalfa is the best crop to balance up the
fat-forming feeds. Corn and Alfalfa form the ideal food for fattening
all farm animals, one supplementing the other.
Alfalfa and Wheat, or Alfalfa and Oats are all excellent combinations.

Alfalfa naturally prefers a rich, loose limestone soil with a porous
subsoil; but it also grows and thrives on a variety of soils, and in many
different climates. Briefly, there are three essentials—the land must
be drained if wet, it must be sweetened with lime if acid, and there
must be humus and nitrogen in the soil, which may be easily supplied
by barnyard manures, or green crops plowed under. When lime is
not present in the soil, it must be supplied, the amount used being
1 ton of quicklime, or 2 tons of ground limestone per acre.

The time to sow in the North and Eastern States is June, July~ or
August, 30 to 40 lbs. per acre if broadcasted or 25 to 30 lbs. if drilled
in; in the South sow in February or September. (See engraving.)

Price, 35c. per lb.; $18.75 per bushel of 60 lbs.; $30.00 per 100 vet

CURING ALFALFA FOR HAY

In the growthvof any hay-producing crop there is just one short period at
which it can be harvested and goo hay made from it, and when that time has
arrived we should not lose a moment’s time in getting the mowers in the field.
A good deal more depends on hay being made at the right time than the manner
of harvesting the crop. When is the best time to cut Alfalfa? This is an
important question, and one that every Alfalfa grower needs to study and master.
Many fields of Alfalfa are injured by the crop being cut too soon or left too long.
In my experience I have found that Ican make an extra good quality of hay
by cutting the crop when it is about one-third in bloom. At this
time new growth has started from the bottom of the plants,
which is a good indication that the crop is ready to cut.
It is very essential that the crop be harvested imme-
diately when this new growth appears, and it should
not be cut before that time, for if it is cut be
fore these buds or new shoots Lave been thrown
out from the root the Alfalfa will be at a
standstill until it has time to make this new

“The enclosed picture was taken just before
the fourth cutting of my field of Henderson’s
Alfalfa totalling 11 fect for the year. For
three years the growth has equalled and even
exceeded this picture.”

S. FRANCISCO,
Fairfield Dairy Co., N. J

“T saved four and one-half tons
barn cured Alfalfa hay the first sea-
son, last year four tons. Would
have saved five tons but for long
spring drought.”

EDWIN EARLE,

Canaan Farm, Esmont, Va.

“T desire at this time to express my sa-
tisfaction with your selected Alfalfa seed.
I ordered 30 lbs. from you last summer and
when it arrived I saw that it was immensely
superior to some that I bought of 2 local dealer,
that I would not even plant the latter.

“* My faith in your seed was amply justified,
as I procured a PERFECT stand, free from
weeds, dodder, etc. I have already made three cut-
tings this year, and expect to make two more before
the season is over. I shall gather in over five tons
of perfect hay.”’ S. J. McCALLE,

Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Tenn.

‘The recleaned Alfalfa Seed I got from you turned out and

grew very well indeed. JI am well caused
EUBEN KOLB, Easton, Pa.

examine the seeds you buy.
sample of Henderson’s Alfalfa Seed.

Full cultural instructions will be found in our booklet ‘‘Alfalfa on Northern Farms,”

Invest a few dollars in the purchase of a good magnifying glass and
“There’s a Difference.’
Below, a sample sold elsewhere,

new growth. It will require about 10 days for the Alfalfa to start have buds
or shoots, and during that time troublesome weeds will make their appearance,
the Alfalfa in many cases will become of a yellowish color, and the following
crop will inevitably be a short one. Hence we must not cut Alfalfa until it
has thrown out buds or new shoots near the root. Then the new crop will
start off vigorously and we shall soon have a good growth for a second, third or
fourth cutting.
it has made this new growth the plants will begin to throw their strength
to these buds, the main stalk will start to crinkle down, and
the hay will not be of the best quality. If the first cro
is not harvested at all it will grow and produce seed,
but the second crop will not be as good as it would
have been had the first crop been removed, for a
seed crop detracts a good deal from the next

cutting.
Rural New Yorker, June 19, 1915.

sult of the test I had made on your Alfalfa.
It shows 96.5 with no weeds. I have another
sample at 75c. per lb. that has weeds in it,
and that only shows 85.”"

WM. H. OAT, Norwich, Conn.

“That Alfalfa I bought of you ts more
than a success, it is a wonder to all the
farmers around here. No rain here for.
eight weeks, yet it is growing fine while
around the fields are all dried up,””
HOMAS S. OSBORN,
Amagansett, L. I.

“‘Last August I bought seed from you to
sow about 4 of an acre to Alfalfa. Had
good success with it, having had a very
good stand and now want to sow a piece
of land about 100 ft. x 500 ft.”
OLIVER LAWRENCE, —
917 Kline Street, Springfield} Ill.

“Planted four acres with Alfalfa seed pur-
chased of you last August and have an excel-

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any extent by the winter.” H. TURNER, ~
Chester Springs, Pa.

“‘ Henderon’s Sample of Alfalfa, I am glad to say,
stood at the head of twelve other samples sent by me to
the Government for analysis. Kindly ship to me at Wilcox
Wharf, James foes NSE ., enough to seed sixty acres.’

. SAUNDERS, Jr., Richmond, Va.

Alfalfa and Barley, —

If, however, we neglect to cut the Alfalfa immediately after —

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Since the part of our Manual of Everything for the Garden for 1918
oted to Farm Seeds went to the printer early in November, 1917,
ices of Field, Fodder and Ensilage Corn have advanced consider-
bly. This advance is due to the great difficulty experienced in getting
showing good germination, because of the serious damage sus-
ined by the crops from an early frost, last fall.
Notwithstanding the general scarcity of good seed, we have secured
stocks, which though limited in quantity are excellent in quality, and
good germination. We would advise our customers to order early,
use of short supplies, and possible delays due to overtaxea
ansportation facilities.

HENDERSON'S EUREKA
YELLOW DENT CORN

+ Large, Handsome Ears, 12 to 15 Inches Long,

Weighing | to 2 Pounds Each. Heavy Yielder;
150 Bushels Shelled Corn per acre Not Unusual

This is one of the finest and most productive field Corns grown:
it is a tremendous yielder—150 bushels of shelled Corn per acre is
not unusual. The average yield of Corn per acre, as shown by U.S.

statistics is 26 bushels. The cost of growing an acre of Corn yielding
only 26 bushels, is just the same as for growing an acre of Henderson’s
Eureka or Long’s Champion, yielding 100 bushels. The plants grow

i _ 12 to 15 feet high, a large proportion of them bearing two immense

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ears to the stalk; the ears are very handsome averaging 12 to 15 inches
long, with small red cob covered full, and over both butt and tip ends,
with 18 to 22 even rows of large, deep grain of a rich orange-yellow
color. It is fairly early for so large a Dent Corn, but, of course, does
not mature as quickly as the small early Dent and Flint varieties, but

_ where 105 to 110 days of ‘‘Corn weather” are assured, it is the Corn to
grow. For ensilage or fodder, cured or green, Henderson’s Eureka can
be safely planted even in Northern States and is not equalled by any
other Corn grown, being of leafy, luxuriant growth, with large ears,
when only half grown, thus giving a great quantity of fodder per
acre. Corn planted in hills requires 8 to 10 quarts peracre. (See en-
graving, also colored plate on back cover of this catalogue.)

Price, 35c. per qt.; $2.25 per peck; $8.50 per bushel; 10 bushels
and upward, $8.40 per bushel.

_ EXPERIENCES OF PRACTICAL PLANTERS

“*My crop of Henderson’s Eureka was considered the finest crop of Corn in
the New Brunswick, N. J., district, and I was complimented many times. The
stalks stood 10 to 11 feet high, and were loaded down with golden ears from 12
to 13 inches long and very thick. I believe my success will induce my neighbors
to plant ‘Eureka’ also next spring.”’

W. F. QUADE, Lilac Terrace, New Brunswick, N. J.

“We have filled a 64-ton silo from less than 4 acres of Henderson’s Eureka
Dent Corn.”” J. W. CHAFEE, Sheshequin, Pa.

“*T have the prize Corn of the town with Henderson’s Eureka Yellow Dent.
The average height of the stalks was 14 feet, some being 16 feet. The ears too
are immense.”’ :

‘GUS. BISSINGER, Fifth Ave. Hotel, Rockaway Park, L. I.

“The Eureka Corn that I got from you last spring is certainly remarkable
about 15 ft. high and the ears 1 foot long. The farmers from my section are
coming to look at it, and they advise me to show it at Grahamsville Fair which
opens October 5th, next week.”’ S. THOMAS, Fallsburgh, N. Y.

“My field of Henderson’s Eureka Field Corn (seed purchased from you)
ts the finest sight I have ever seen in the way of corn, and every one asks where
I got the seed.” A. B. LEES, Madison, Conn.

WHITE DENT CORN

THE CLIMAX OF 40 YEARS’ SELECTION

Extraordinary Prolific Yields I10 Bushels Per Acre (shelled)
RIPENS THOROUGHLY SOUTH OF ALBANY AND BUFFALO

Large Ears 10 to 12 Inches Long, 7 to 8 Inches in Circumference. Borne 2 to
2 Feet From the Ground. Long Kernels, Small Cob.
Leafy, Luxuriant Plant, Making Fine Fodder.

While the raiser, Mr. James Wood, of Westchester, N.Y., ex-President

of the New York State Agricultural Society, does not claim this to be a

new variety, having originally been a white Southern Corn, yet by forty

years of intelligent selection, it has become the earliest large white Dent

Corn we know of and is quite distinct from the original parent. It will

_Tipen in Connecticut, New York State (except in that portion north of
Rochester and Troy), Southern Michigan, Southern Wisconsin, etc.,

and being vastly superior in every respect to the flint varieties and the

small Dent Corns usually raised, will be by far the most profitable sort

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planted. Plant 8 to 10 quarts per acre if in hills. See c 1 illustra-
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Price, 35c. per qt.; $2.25 per peck;
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selection by one of the most successful farmers in the Pennsylvania Corn belt.

Will mature in the latitude of New York if planted during the first week of May.
Early planting is essential, even though there may be some risk of injury by the frost,
which could be overcome on emergency by replanting. This King of Corns is without
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It is a luxuriant grower, about 12 to 15 feet high, and in Lebanon County, Pa., has
never failed to mature by September 20th when planted the first week of May. There
is but a limited quantity of seed grown by the originator, which can be had through us.

Price, $2.25 per peck; $8.50 per bushel; 10-bushel lots, $8.40 per bushel.

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“I send you a photo showing a crop of Long's Champion Corn from your seed.
The Corn averaged 14 feet high and was well eared."’

acres I filled a silo 10x26 feet.

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L. A. TERWILLIGER, Chenango Forks, Broome Co., N. Y.

““T wish to speak of your Long’s Champion Yellow Dent Corn.

It was simply great."’
F. N. COLBERG, Cannon Falls, Minn.

“‘Last year I bought of you one peck of Long's Champion Yellow Dent Corn and my experience with

it leads me to say that #t more than warrants all you claim for it."

Mr.E.A.PALMER, Stockton, N.J.

OTHER VARIETIES OF DENT CORN

Plant 8 to 10 quarts per acre if in hills.

Broadcast 2 bushels per acre.

From all the varieties offered below, in lots of 10 bushels and upward,
deduct 10c. per bushel.

QUEEN OFTHE PRAIRIE. (Pride of the
North.) This variety is valuable to grow
North as it matures early. Planted as late
as July 4th, it has fully matured by October
Ist. The ears grow 8 to 10 inches in length,
from 14 to 16 rows, slightly tapering. The
kernels are closely set together on the cob,
light orange in color and make excellent
meal. Price, 30c. per qt.; $2.15 per peck;
$8.00 per bushel.

LEAMING. Ears are of good size, set
low down, and nearly always grow two to
each stalk. Very small, red cob, with a
deep, long grain, of a rich golden color.
It matures early, and if planted not later
than the first of June, will generally ripen,
and be fit to husk and crib early in Sep-
tember. Price, 30c. per qt.; $2.15 per peck;
$8.00 per bushel.

WHITE CAP YELLOW. An early
variety, said to produce better results on
poor, thin or sandy soil than any other
variety, and is less affected by drought.
The grain is handsome yellow in color, with
white tips. Price, 30c. per qt.; $2.15 per
peck; $8.00 per bushel.

HICKORY KING. Has the largest grains
with the smallest cob of any white Corn. The
stalks of strong, vigorous growth, generally
bear two good ears each. It is not, how-
ever, considered a safe crop north of Phila-
delphia. Will make more shelled Corn to a
gwven bulk of ears than any other variety. Price,
30c. per qt.; $2.15 per peck; $8.00 per bushel.

EXTRA EARLY HURON. As early as
most of the Flint Corns, and may be grown
even in the most Northern States and in
Canada. The grain is somewhat narrow,
but long and deep, with small cob. Price,
30c. per qt.; $2.15 per peck; $8.00 per
bushel.

EARLY MASTODON. (The Earliest
Large Dent Corn). Produces large ears for
an early variety. It grows strong at a me-
dium height, with broad, heavy leaves, and
makes a fine shelled Corn in appearance,
being purely Dent. Price, 30c. per qt.;
$2.15 per peck; $8.00 per bushel.

GOLDEN BEAUTY. This Corn has
given great satisfaction. It is exceedingly
productive; a large proportion of the stalks
produce two fine ears. The ears are of
perfect shape, with from ten to fourteen
rows, and filled out ot the extreme end of
cob. The cobs are unusually small. The
richness of color and fine quality of grain
make it very superior for grinding into
meal. Price, 35c. per qt.; $2.25 per peck;
$8.50 per bushel.

EARLY BUTLER. A cross from Pride of
the North. It has the smallest cob of any
Dent Corn in cultivation. It is also the
very earliest Dent Corn and is very profit-
able to grow. It is just the Dent Corn for
Northern farmers—grows quick and strong,
and has small cobs, very long grains, and
good-sized ears. Price, 30c. per qt.; $2.15
per peck; $8.00 per bushel.

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VWV hite Flint Corn

OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR

This corn has been grown and selected on the Knapp Farm, Rockland
County, N. Y., for a number of years. It is a great improvement on
the Eight-Rowed White Flint, the ears measuring from 12 to 15
inches in length and are invariably Twelve-Rowed. They are
well covered with smooth broad rich ivory colored kernels from
butt to tip. The stalks under good cultivation grow to an
average height of 10 feet and are very leafy, making ex-
cellent fodder. The yield is from 80 to 100 bushels of
shelled corn per acre.

Wherever a large eared Dent sort fails to ripen
we would recommend planting Allison’s Twelve-
Rowed White Flint Corn. It requires a little
longer to mature than the Eight-Rowed Flint
varieties because the size of the ear and
yield of grain is much larger. Allison’s
Twelve-Rowed White Flint will produce
from 80 to 90 bushels of shelled corn
per acre.

There has been but a limited
quantity of seed grown by the
originator, for sale, and it
eannot be offered by any
other seedsman or dealer.

Flint Corn

ONE: OF THE: BEST-RE-
CENT INTRODUCTIONS
Yields 75 to 85 Bushels of Shelled Corn Per

Price, 40c. per qt.;
$2.35 per peck;

$8.75 per bush;
10-bush. lots Acre. Can be Shelled and Ground Earlier than
at $8.65 Any Other Variety

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P This is a valuable addition to*the Flint varieties oF Field Corn.

It is the earliest variety in existence and egy adapt ted to
Northern conditions (cool nights and short summers) and under fa-
vorable conditions the yield is immense. The ears are siaht-rawed,
remarkably long, frequently measuring 15 inches and over, of a rich z
color, thickly set with large broad kernels. The st alks are of mediur nh
In ordinary seasons it will mature in ninety days, and can be shelled and gro und
for feed earlier than any other large-yielding variety. It is especially vz uluable in
sections where Corn cannot be planted before the middle of June. . With a
cultivation Extra Early Yellow Flint will yield 75 bushels of shelled Corn per acre.
Considering that it is an eight-rowed early sort this is an excellent yield. Specially
recommended for planting in northern New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
(See engraving; also colored illustration on back of catalogue.)

Price, 35c. per qt.; $2.25 per peck; $8.50 bushel; 10 bushels at $8.40.

““Last year I purchased from you Extra Early Yellow Flint Corn. It proved to be all you claim and more. People
who saw the fields said they were the finest they had ever seen.”’ CLAUD H. HAYES, Wolcott, N. Y.

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10c. Per Bushel

LONGFELLOW. A large 8-rowed Yellow
Flint variety well adapted for the Northern
States. The ears are long, some of them a,
measuring 15 inches, and oftentimes two or -'¢
more good specimens grow on one stalk. Grain 5
large and broad and yellow. The cob is quite
small. It is the largest variety of Yellow Field
Corn safe to plant in the latitude of Massa-
chusetts, where it is quite extensively grown.
Price, 30c. qt.; $2.15 peck; $8.00 bushel.

RURAL THOROUGHBRED WHITE FLINT.
In appearance this closely resembles the old
White Flint, but the plant branches and suckers ~
more, and is therefore valuable for ensilage in
the Northern States, as well as for the grain.
Price, 30c. qt.; $2.15 peck; $8.00 bushel.

COMPTON’S EARLY. The earliest known
Yellow Flint variety, ripening in from 76 to —
85 days. It is a handsome 10 and 12-rowed
sort; very productive, and will ripen in the o
Northern States. Price, 30c. qt.; $2.15 peck;
$8.00 bushel. i

LARGE WHITE FLINT. Handsome ears, a
large and well filled kernels, white and of fine
quality. Price, 30c. qt.; $2.15 peck; $8.00 se
bushel. : oe

LARGE YELLOW FLINT. (Early Canada
Yellow). Similar to the above excepting in
color; largely grown in the extreme North. “a
Price, 30c. qt.; $2.15 peck; $8.00 bushel. +

KING PHILIP. Coppery-red. Very early. £
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ie IMPROVED Fars large sized and handsome, 10 to 12 inches
walked rad EARLY HORSETOOTH long. Price, 30c. qt.; $2.15 peck; $8.00 bushel. Me

HALL’S GOLDEN NUGGET. The kernels are the largest of all of the Flint varieties, ears
from 9 to 12 inches long, eight-rowed. owing to the large size of the grain the ears are nearly
twice the circumference of the ordinary eight-rowed corn. The stalks are from 7 to 9 feet high,
it ismedium early, maturing in about 90 days. 30c. qt.; $2.15 peck; $8.00 bushel.

CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE

EVERGREEN SWEET FODDER CORN. Fodder grown from the Evergreen Sweet Corn

is superior in quality to that of the ordinary field varieties, being richer, sweeter and more diges-

tible. The best plan is to sow in rows 24 to 30 inches part, using one bushel of corn per acre. .

$2.35 peck; $8.75 bushel. a
SWEET FODDER CORN. Best for cutting and feeding green during the summer months. . %

This is better than any field corn, from the fact that it is so very sweet and nutritious that cattle
will eat every part of the stalk and leaves with relish. Drill thickly, in rows three feet apart,
using 114 bushels of seed per acre. $2.15 peck; $8.00 bushel.

SOUTHERN HORSE TOOTH. Grows to a large size, is very leafy and well adapted for,
ensilage. Large quantities of this corn are sold by feed and other stores which usually result
in disappointment to the farmer. There is no corn more difficult to cure or keep properly, and
much of it is kiln-dried, while large quantities have been stored in elevators and gone through ff
a sweating process which has destroyed the germ. The stock we offer is carefully selected and§
sun-dried and of high germination. $8.00 bushel; 10 bushels and upwards, $7.90 bushel.

IMPROVED EARLY HORSE TOOTH. Being nearly two weeks earlier, this variety is
better adapted for fodder and ensilage in the Northern States than the ordinary Southern Horse
Tooth. (See engraving.) $8.50 bushel; 10 bushels and upwards, $8.40 bushel.

RURAL THOROUGHBRED WHITE FLINT. An early variety, valuable for the Northern
States. Owing to its suckering and branching habit, it yields enormously. $8.00 bushel; 10
bushels and upward, $7.90 bushel.

SUGAR CANE AND BROOM CORN

SUGAR CANE, Early Amber. Of great value for cutting green and feeding green during hot
weather in summer, when pastures are apt to be burned up. Being a tropical plant, it makes J
its best growth during just such weather, and cattle, horses and sheep relish it, and it may be fed
to them with safety. Sow in drills, 10 to 12 lbs. per acre; broadcast, 20 to 25 lbs. per acre.
Should be cut when about 2 feet high, and will yield several such cuttings. Tarlier than the
Orange and may be grown even in Northern States. Cured in the same way as a heavy crop of
Clover, it makes an excellent quality of hay. (See engraving.) 16c. Ib.; 100 lbs., $12.00.

SUGAR CANE, Early Orange. Produces a larger and heavier growth than the Amber but
is later. 16c. lb.; 100 lbs., $12.00.

BROOM CORN, Evergreen. Entirely free from all crooked brush, and remains strictly
green, consequently always commands the highest market price. 15c. lb.; 100 lbs., $12.00.

POP CORN

WHITE PEARL. Smooth-grained ears, 4 to 5 inches long, by 7% to 1% inches diameter, good -
for either family or market use. 10c. 1b.; 100 Ibs., $8.00.

AMBER PEARL. A new and distinct shade of color; it matures very early and is in every
respect a first-class Pop Corn. 15c. 1b.; 100 lbs., $12.00.

WHITE RICE. (Rat Tooth.) A very fine white variety, ears 4 to 5 inches in length, and1to14%
in. diameter. Kernel pointed. Especially salable among the retail grocers. 10c. lb.; 100 Ibs., 8,00. EARLY AMBER SUGAR GANE.

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CLYDESDALE
OATS

THE MOST POPULAR HIGH-GRADE
WHITE OAT IN THE UNITED STATES

Early and Productive—Free from Disease

Since we introduced this Grand Oat it has steadily and
deservedly gained in popularity, until today it is the most
popular High-Grade White Oat in the United States.

The cost of growing an acre of Oats yielding 30 jbushels per
acre (the average yield) is exactly the same as growing an acre
of Henderson’s Clydesdale Oats yielding 80, 85 or 100 bushels
per acre and the ultimate financial benefit accruing to the
American farmers by the annual distribution of several thousand
bushels of Henderson’s Clydesdale Oats cannot be overesti-
mated. These Oats weigh considerably more per measured
bushel than any other variety, and they deteriorate.in weight
only from three to four lbs. each -year they are grown here, so
that the produce is worth for seed purposes at least double the
market value of ordinary Oats.

No other Oat can show such a record—75 to 100 bushels
per acre, and double the usual quantity of straw. Another
most important advantage of Henderson’s Clydesdale Oats
to the farmer is the fact that they do not shell out in hand-
ling, and that they have been thoroughly cleaned by the latest
and. most improved machinery, and are absolutely free from
foreign and weed seeds. Sow3 bushels per acre. (See engraving;
also colored plate on front cover.)

PRICE, Clydesdale Oats; per:peck. > .6..!..0 aie ee e.. $0.90
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again last year, and was greatly pleased with them. Last yeur fr
seed secured from what we bought of you the year before, we raised
bushels to the acre, although the season was very dry and u nipornhtet

April 6th, 1917. EDWARD B. FRITZ, Marshall, Mich.

“Tn the spring of 1915 I purchused of you a number of bushels
Henderson’s Clydesdale Oats. They proved to be wonderfr $
spring I sowed from the same seed. These oats are tr
name.”" G. ELPHICK, Lu
Jan, 25th, 1917.

“The Clydesdale Oats purchased of you two- years ago were the best
we ever grew and we have had great}success with them
Sept. 7th, 1917. R. H. MULL, Ph

“*T raised 1,183 bushels of Clydesdale Oats th
They are a very fine quality, plump oat. I 1
Clydesdale Oats from you three years ago and th
been highly satisfactory. The straw on this er
more than four feet high and did not lodge to
though we had many heavy storms in this sectio nany ot} Oats
lodged badly.” M. W. HICKS, Grar raid

““T purchased from you last spring, 15 bushels Clyd : a? ;

I puton 4 4-5 acres and got 430 bushels
CYRUS REIMER, 701 Swet

“The Clydesdale Oats I bought of 1
I planted 20 acres with 4 1
could buy tn Richmond.
the two. The field from your
They have grown higher and fe
to.’

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life.”” LIS
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SWEDISH SELECTOATS. Scientific
breeders of seeds in Sweden have devoted
themselves particularly to the improvement
of Oats, and many meritorious varieties have
originated in that country. Probably the
variety we offer, Swedish Select is the best
all around Oat among them as it thrives well
on all soils. It is a strong grower, a great
drought resister and the grain is short, plump
and heavy. They are strongly recommended
by the United States Department of Agricul-
ture and all our customers should try them.
(See engraving.)

Price, 80c. peck; $2.75 bushel (32 Ibs.);
10 bushels and upward, $2.65 bushel; 100
bushels and upward, $2.50 bushel.

WHITE RUSSIAN OATS. Isa Side Oat
somewhat coarse, but is much appreciated
for its rugged hardiness. It stools freely, has
: 4) strong, stiff straw, heads large with plump
x 5s ares eee emeey| grain. A heavy cropper.

ar O pa Price, $2.75 bushel (32 Ibs.); 10 bushels
wedish Select Oats and upward, $2.65 bushel; 100 bushels and

Ca EE || upward, $2.50 bushel.

pedigree Oats of wonderfully vigorous growth, producing very early
a heavy crop of unusually large, plump Oats, remarkable for their
thinness of husk, which greatly adds to their feeding value. The
straw is tall and strong, withstanding unfavorable weather well, and
is practically immune fromrust. For quality, earliness, vitality and
productiveness the Early Newmarket Oat is unsurpassed. (See
engraving.)

Price, $2.75 bushel (32 lbs.); 10 bushels and upward, $2.65
bushel; 100 bushels and upward, $2.50 bushel.

PROBSTEIER OATS. A leading white variety. It is very produc-
tive and heavy, and straw very strong. It is of Scandinavian origin,
but well adapted to this climate; it ripens two or three days later
than many varieties.

Price, $2.75 bushel (32 Ibs.); 10 bushels and upward, $2.65
bushel; 100 bushels and upward, $2.50 bushel. ;

BLACK TARTARIAN OATS. A Side Oat and the
most prolific and distinct variety of Black Oat grown. Its ear is
carried all on one side; it is very early, long and strong-strawed,
and bears a short, plump grain.

Price, $3.00 bushel (32 lbs.); 10 bushels and upward, $2.90
bushel.

WIN TER or TURESOATS

WINTER or TURF OATS are quite extensively grown in the
Southern States, where they are in high favor. Sown in the fall
they either afford excellent pasturage during the winter or give
abundant yield the following season. The demand for Oats of this
character has been gradually extending northward, and to meet it
we have been growing in Northern Pennsylvania, for several years,
an acclimatized strain which is remarkably hardy and will stand the
winter as far north as New Jersey. They are incomparably superior
to the Winter or Turf Oats of Virginia; they stool out strongly,
are earlier, more vigorous and less susceptible to rust; they have
stiff straw, stand up well, and are much more productive than Spring
Oats. Sow in September, at the rate 114 bushels per acre, and sow
deep. They will stand much more severe weather when planted

four inches deep than near the surface. Se fi ir = =
Price, 80c. peck; $2.75 bushel (32 lbs.); 10 bushels and upward, NY 7 eae, Early Newmarket Oats
$2.65 bushel. 4] ; TAD.

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LONG’S WHITE TARTAR OAT

This grand Side Oat, imported by us in 1901 and grown for us
by Mr. I. S. Long, a prosperous, scientific farmer of Lebanon County,
Pa.—in compliment to whom it was named—has proven remarkably
adapted to American climates and conditions, more than fulfilling
our anticipations when introduced. Reports from those who grow
it—covering many sections of the country—fully verify our first
praise and statements regarding this variety and indicate that it
holds up well in size, weight and yield, year after year, even in
sections where other varieties rapidly deteriorate. The past season
was a very favorable one for all grain crops; it has maintained its
reputation as the earliest, heaviest and most prolific Oat in cultiva-
tion. It is suitable for all soils, of robust and vigorous constitution,
is remarkably early and an immense cropper; the straw, usually 4 to
5 feet in length, is stout, stands up well and does nof readily lodge
or twist. The heads are very long, measuring from 8 to 1014 inches,
and the kernels are of immense size, thick, plump and heavy. It
has proven its superiority, and is undoubtedly the heaviest cropping
domestic white Oat ever offered. Planted alongside some of the
older varieties, it usually yields more than double the number
of bushels per acre of any of the other sorts: 100 bushels per
acre may be expected of it under fair conditions. A field of this
Oat in any farming community invariably attracts the attention,
admiration and envy of neighboring farmers.

Its extreme earliness, great length and strength of straw,
thick, plump grains and the heavy yields it is capable of
producing give Long’s White Tartar all the necessary qual-
ifications which go to make an ideal Oat. Sow 3 bushels

per acre. (See engraving.)
PRICE, Long’s White Tartar Oats, per peck........ $0.20
Per Standard bushel of 32 Ibs.................... 2.75

10-bushel lots and upward, per bushel.............
100-bushel lots, per bushel..................

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WHAT PROGRESSIVE FARMERS THINE:
**Last February I obtained from you 30 bushels of your Long's White Tartar
Oats. The results were so satisfactory, that Di am going to plant the same again

Please quote price on 50 bushels.’

J. HEM SLEY JOHNSON, 623 Equitable Bldg., Baltim

“ The Long's White Tartar Oats I got from you were great. They have al
good results, but I have always wanted to try the Clydesdales. The factis Th }
had an unsatisfactory crop of any kind on my farm when I used Henderson
A. B. HARWOOD, Baldwins

Yield 82 bushels 11 lbs. per acre.

this season.

“Long's White Tartar Oats are very fine.
I purchased the seed from you two years ago.
“R. S. CLARK, Maple Shade, Dillsburg, Pa.
“About ten years ago I began sowing your famous ioe s White Tartar Oats

and ever since then I have averaged a crop yield ranging from 50 to 70 bushel
acre, weighing from the machine 36 to 38 lbs. per bushel; as compbured. sect

? neighbors, my yield
double in BS een
theirs."”

TRUE WHITE TARTARIAN or STORM KING OATS

We have pleasure recommending this true White Tartarian or Side
Oat. It is a heavy cropper; the grain is short, plump, thin skinned
and of the highest feeding value. The straw as its name implies is
very strong and stiff, enabling it to resist the severest weather.
The average weight of the grain per measured bushel is 46 lbs. For
several years we have distributed a limited quantity of Storm King
Cats which has proven highly satisfactory. The repeated successful

trials warrant us cataloging and recommending it. We advise every
grower of Oats to try this variety. Sow 3 bushels per acre.

Price, Storm King Oats, per peck................ $0.90
Per Standard bushel of 32 Ibs........... 3.00
10-bushel lots and upward, per bushel. 2.90
100-bushel lots, per bushel. 2.80

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HENDERSON’S SUPERIOR SEED WHEAT is not only grown especially for seed purposes from choicest selected cross-bred and pedigree -—

strains, but it is all recleaned at our warehouses (750,000 bushels capacity), which are equipped with the most modern seed-cleaning machinery in

America. This enables us to supply direct to the farmer plump and heavy seed, of undoubted superiority, at lowest possible prices, where quality

is considered. Often through pressure of other work, the seeding of Winter Wheat is neglected until too late and is either not sown at all or results

in failure. With the two varieties of Spring Wheat here offered, this difficulty can be overcome by Spring sowing. They are the best of the ;

Spring Wheats, yield well, and the milling quality of the grain surpasses even the best of the Winter varieties. Spring Wheat is also a satisfactory

crop to sow along with Grass seed. ily

The prices herein named are those ruling at this date (February, 1918) for the crop of 1917 but they are subject to market fluctuations. Delivery :

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M AR QUIS S ° VWVh t The Earliest The Most Productive aie
pring ea The Highest in Quality |
This famous variety is of Canadian origin and was bred by crossing
Red Fife and Hard Calcutta, an acclimated Wheat from India. It
retains the frost-resisting qualities of Red Fife and also the
extreme earliness of Hard Calcutta. It attracted great
attention in America at the New York Grain Exposition in
1911, when it was awarded the $1,000 prize given by Sir
Thomas Shaughnessy for the best Wheat in America.
Marquis Wheat is almost ten days earlier than
any other variety and matures—as several farmers
put it—in time to avoid rust, smut, or drought.
As to productiveness many growers report 52
and more bushels per acre, but a five year
average at Brandon Experiment Station was
found to be 44 bushels per acre. Milling
tests show that this Wheat contains a
greater quantity of gluten, is a better
color, shows greater absorption, and is
heavier in weight per bushel than any
other Spring Wheat. Our stock was
raised in the far North, and is early,
hardy and productive. We strongly
recommend our customers to try Mar-
quis Wheat this year. (See engraving).

Price, bushel (60 Ibs.), $5.00; 10-
bushel lots @ $4.90.

MARQUIS VWHEAT IN
NEW YORK STATE

“We sowed the Marquis
Wheat which we purchased
from you last year, rather
late in May. This 2
Wheat was sown on 4 =.
clay loam and did not :
receive any special
attention, except that
the soil was putina }
good state of cultiva- |
tion at the time of -
seeding. The field of
40 acres yielded 4914
bushels per acre, of +
good plump grain,
measured when it was
thoroughly dry.””

C. E.HAMILTON,
Mor. Heart's Delight
Farm,

Chazy, Clinton Co., N. Y.

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PEDIGREED BLUE?S FEM HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR
SPRING VW/HEAT WINTER SEED WHEAT

: . For illustrations and descriptions of varieties see ‘‘Henderson’s Fall — oe
A Good Variety to Sow Along with Pasture Grasses | Wheat Circular” issued in September. We offer the following varieties: _

Pedigreed Blue Stem is quite distinct from all other Spring Wheats, Jones’ St. Louis Grand Prize Jones’ Red Wave
having when green a pronounced blue bloom on it, hence the name. Clawson Longberry Early Red Chief.
When ripe the straw is a beautiful golden yellow color. This variety is Silver Sheaf Longberry Red = = Rural New Yorker
remarkably free from rust, is very productive, has a hard kernel and Pride of Genesee Gold Coin, etc., etc.
there is a total absence of beard. Its milling qualities are of the best. We can also take orders now for delivery from the nese of 1917
Price, bushel (60 lbs.), $5.00; 10-bushel lots @ $4.90. at prices ruling at time of shipment.

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—= BARLEY =

Should be grown more than it is. The straw makes excellent rough feed for
all kinds of stock. It is also one of the best grains with which to sow down to
grass in spring. Barley meal is also a good food for all domestic animals and
nearly equals Corn in feeding value. To produce large crops of Barley, the soil
should be well prepared to receive the seed. It should be made fine, firm and
fertile.

Barley is a good crop to follow Corn grown on Clover sod, as the land is then in
prime condition. Harrow and roll well after seeding. The crop should be har-
vested before it is too ripe, if a bright white berry is wanted. Sow 24% bushels
per acre broadcast and 11 to 2 bushels per acre if drilled.

BEARDLESS BARLEY

Beardless Barley is remarkable for its great productiveness; it having been
conclusively shown during the past few years, that it is far and away above all
others in that respect. Also for the entire absence of the troublesome beard
common to all other varieties except the Improved White Hulless.

Although it makes a good grain crop, it is of the greatest value, as a quick
growing and nutritious forage crop, either to feed green or cured as-hay. If cured
as hay it should be cut when the grain is in the milk.

For fattening hogs or feeding to live stock generally, it is particularly good,
and also much safer owing to the absence of beard. Many young animals have
been choked by feeding them the bearded Barleys. Beardless Barley is also
preferred by many brewers for malting purposes. Sow 114 to 2 bushels per acre.
(See engraving.) Price, 90c. per peck; $3.00 per bushel of 48 Ibs.; 10 bushels, $2.90.

IMPROVED WHITE HULLESS. A valuable new variety, which should be
sown at the rate of 114 bushels per acre about the time of sowing Oats. It is
two or three weeks earlier than ordinary Barley, grows about the same height,
and will not shatter in the field, even when very ripe. The grain is not unlike
Wheat, and weighs about 60 lbs. per bushel, instead of 48 Ibs. as other Barley.
For feeding to horses and hogs, when ground, it is unequalled, and is also exceedingly
valuable as hay, if cut and cured just before ripening. Price. $1.50per peck; $5.00
per bushel of 48 Ibs.; 10-bushel lots, $4.90 per bushel.

VERMONT CHAMPION. This is a two-rowed variety which is much esteemed
by northern farmers. It is quite early, extremely hardy, and very prolific.. The
heads are longer than the six-rowed varieties, and the berries are larger. It
always fetches a high price, on account of its good appearance; and its malting
qualities are excellent. Price, 90c. per peck; $3.00 per bushel of 48 lbs.; 10-bushel
lots, $2.90 per bushel.

HENDERSON’S RY The Hardiest and Earliest
SELECTED Grain Crop Grown

Rye is a valuable crop for either soiling, green fodder, straw or grain. | can be depended upon to produce fair returns. Because of its great
It is largely used by farmers to seed down with in the fall, and is con- | hardiness and ability to grow upon poor land, rye is the best crop to
sidered preferable to Wheat for this purpose, as it protects the young | plow under to increase the humus in the soil; but this must be done
grass and matures two weeks earlier in the summer than Wheat. It is | early in the spring before the rye has made much growth, otherwise it
also extensively used for fall pasture when sown early and for eutting | would exhaust the moisture in the soil, to the detriment of succeeding
green in late spring and early summer, but when wanted for cutting it | crops. A field of rye which has made good growth in the fall is often
is best sown with the-Sand or Winter Vetch. (Described on page 34.) pastured with cattle or sheep for a time, and also in the spring moder-

On light sandy soils where other cereal.crops would be a failure, rye | ately. The stock is then removed and the rye allowed to ripen. Rye

: is the only cereal crop, which may
be thus treated without great in-
jury. Sow (if alone) from 1%
bushels to 214 bushels per acre.

HENDERSON’ S SELECTED

SPRING RYE

A variety produced by planting
Winter Rye in the spring for sev-
eral years, and selecting the seed
until the type was fixed. It is an
excellent ‘‘ecatch crop”’ where fall-

be en wint

sown grain has
and also for fodder and ‘
Price, $4.50 per bushel of 56 +S -

10-bushel lots, $4.40 per bushel.

WINTER RY E

For winter vari ties our
Fall Wheat and Grain ( Saal ir
issued post free in Septem! r.
We offer the following varieties:
Henderson’s New ain cible—
Giant Winter
Thousandfold Winter
Excelsior Winter—and Winter.
ore : We can take orders at any time
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JAPANESE BUCKWHEA

ANDROPOGON
SORGHUM VAR.

KAFFIR CORN

A NON-SACCHARINE SORGHUM
OF VALUE for FODDER and GRAIN

Kaffir Corn is a valuable forage plant, growing 4% to 6 feet high; it is stocky, erect,

and produces wide, luxuriant, succulent foliage, making excellent fodder, either green or
dried, and is highly relished by all kinds of stock. Each stalk produces from 2 to 4 heads
of grain. These heads are long and narrow. Kaffir Corn has the quality common to
all Sorghums, of resisting droughts, and in this fact is to be found its peculiar value,
especially in Southern and Western sections; it has yielded paying crops of grain and
forage even in seasons so dry that Corn utterly failed. The culture is the same as for
Field Corn, and when sown alone Kaffir Corn should be broadcasted at the rate of from
34 to 1 bushel per acre. When raised for forage it should be cut before heading out.
For grain sow in rows 3 feet apart using 3 to 5 lbs. of seed to the acre. In many sections
Kaffir Corn is sown broadcast with Cow. Peas, using a peck of Kaffir Corn to a bushel

of Cow Peas. ;
when grown in this way.

White Kaffir Corn

Grows 4 to 5 feet high, with numerous
wide leaves. The grain crop is heavy
being sometimes 50 to 60 bushels to the
acre, and its nutritive value is almost as
good as other cereals. A fine food for
poultry. 14c. lb.; 100 lbs. $10.00.

Rural Branching Doura

(MILLO MAIZE, SORGHUM VULGARE)

A wonderfully productive fodder plant
that makes a great amount of foliage, and
can be cut several times in the season.
Plant 4 to 5 lbs. to the acre. 16c. Ib.;
100 ibs. $12.00.

Yellow Branching Doura
(YELLOW MILLO MAIZE)

Earlier than the Rural Branching, and
of taller growth, often attaining a height
of 9 to 12 feet, but it does not stool out
quite as much from the ground, although
it branches out from the joints. It pro-
duces an enormous quantity of fodder,
for which stock show a marked partiality.
Plant 4 lbs. to the acre. 16c. lb.; 100
Ibs. $12.00.

It then acts as a support to the Peas which produce a much larger crop
y. They can both be harvested together, the combination making
an enormous crop of highly nourishing feed.

Jerusalem Corn

Grows about five feet high, and is one
of the surest crops for dry countries and
seasons, having in the driest season in
the past 15 years in Kansas produced a
crop, without irrigation, when other forage
plants perished. Five pounds will plant
anacre. 18c. lb.; 100 lbs. $14.00.

Red Kaffir Corn

This very leafy and juicy variety is
taller but more slender than the white,
ripens a little earlier and yields heavier.
It is also valuable for sowing on poor land,
as it will give better results under these
conditions than the White Kaffir Corn, as
well as other Sorghums, most of which
require a well-enriched soil. The stalks
and leaves are juicy and brittle, unlike
most of the other Sorghums and make
very good fodder, which is greatly relished
by cattle whether fed to them green or
dry. The grain or seed is readily eaten
by all live stock and poultry. (See engrav-
ing.) 14c.1lb.,1001bs. $10.00. (For Sugar
Cane and Broom Corn, see page 18.)

TEOSINTE (iuXuans

The plant resembles Corn, but is more leafy and tillers enormously.
Those having only a small amount of land on

it grows again with remarkable rapidity.

After cutting,

which it is desired to produce the maximum amount of forage should show Teosinte

Plant in drills, 6 to 8 lbs. per acre.

Price, 25c. 14 Ib.; 80c. lb.

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HENDERSON'S
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT

(First introduced into the U. S. by Peter Henderson & Co.)

Since we introduced the Japanese Buckwheat nearly
twenty years ago, the tendency, on account of the hot,
dry summers in the United States, has been for the
grain to gradually grow smaller. The seed we offer
is grown from the largest type imported from Japan
and is much larger in grain than that usually offered
and it will pay all growers to renew their seed. Our
seed is only one year removed from imported Japanese
seed. This variety is now more generally grown than
any other, but to those to whom it may still be un-
known we would say that the kernels are at least
twice the size of any other variety and of a shape
peculiar and distinct from all others. The color of
the kernels is also most distinct, being of a rich dark
shade of brown. It ripens fully a week earlier than
the Silver Hull, the straw is heavier and the yield is
double or more. It branches more and does not need
to be sown so thickly as the other kinds. There is
always a good market for the grain as it is in demand
for all purposes, and the export demand now being
enormous. For bees it is of the greatest value and
for this. purpose has displaced all other varieties.

ALWAYS SOW WITH CRIMSON CLOVER

An excellent plan is to sow Crimson Clover along
with Buckwheat, especially when put in late from
middle of July to first of August. They come up
together, but the Buckwheat is the stronger grower
and the Crimson Clover makes but little showing until
the Buckwheat is removed. If frost should kill the
Buckwheat before ripe, it may be left as a protection,
the dead Buckwheat being just the sort of mulching
and protection needed by the Clever. The Crimson
Clover and mulching of Buckwheat can be plowed
under in May and for Potatoes or Corn there is no
better preparation. Japanese Buckwheat is one of the
most satisfactory crops to sow on new or rough land,
but Buckwheat should invariably be sown as a second
or catch crop, and we would advise all growers to sow
Crimson Clover along with it as recommended above,
for, even though the Buckwheat be killed by an early
frost, the value of its own humus is worth more than
the cost of the seed in addition to its value as a winter
protection to the Clover. (See engraving.)

Price, $4.00 bushel of 48 Ibs.; 10-bushel lots,
$3.90 bushel.

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—= MILLET =

Millets are very valuable as dry weather, summer catch crops, supplementing other
early summer maturing crops, and of value to succeed crops that fail, such as corn, etc.
They are also one of the best crops for planting on newly broken land—and excellent for
soiling. May also be grown in place of summer fallow without detriment to succeeding
ciop, and will restore land foul with weeds, to good condition. May be profitably used
in silage combinations, may be pastured—in fact being of special value for this purpose
where grass pastures are exhausted or burned out. Millets, if cut in blossom, before
they get too woody, make excellent hay—and therefore are of great value in seasons of
short hay crops. Millet crops are less subject to the attacks of insects and fungous
diseases than any other cereal.

JAPANESE MILLET

(Panicum cruss-galli major)
Especially Valuable for the Northern and New England States
The Best Recent Introduction for the Silo and Cutting Green

Entirely distinct from any other Millet, grows tall and produces an enormous crop. It
grows 6 to 8 feet high, stands remarkably well notwithstanding its great height, and
yields from 10 to 12 tons green fodder per acre. When cured it makes an excellent
quality of hay, and its feeding value is far superior to Corn fodder, and it is much relished
by all kinds of stock, whether green of cured. If to be made into hay, cure as you would
a heavy crop of Clovez.

AN IDEAL ENSILAGE MIXTURE MAY BE COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS OF
THIS MILLET TO ONE PART OF SOJA BEANS, MIXED WHEN FILLING THE
SILO. THE SOJA BEANS SUPPLY THE ALBUMINOIDS AND FAT IN WHICH
THE CORN AND MILLET ARE DEFICIENT. THIS MIXTURE FORMS A
COMPLETE BALANCED RATION FOR MILCH COWS WITHOUT THE ADDITION
OF GRAIN, THOUGH IT IS, OF COURSE, ADVISABLE TO FEED GRAIN OCCA-
SIONALLY AS A CHANGE.

This ensilage combination will certainly become popular, and when generally used, as
we predict it will be, it will result in a saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars annually
to the dairymen and farmers of the United States. This Millet does not endure drought
well, except it be sown early in retentive soil, and it is not adapted to the climate, nor
is it recommended for the Southern States; but north of Washington, D. C., and especially
for good, rich soils, we confidently recommend its general cultivation. It will produce
a fair second cutting, if sown early in May, and cut when in blossom. It may be sown
from the middle of May to the Ist of July, broadcast, at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre, but
it is-better to sow it in drills, 12 to 18 inches apart, using 10 to 12 lbs. per acre, and hoed
between the rows to keep down all weeds until the plant attains a height of 12 to 18 inches
when its rapid growth will smother all weeds. Price, 15c. lb.; 10 Ibs. $1.20; 100 Ibs.
$10.00. (See engraving.)

HUNGARIAN. Is the quickest of catch crops for hay, and as it may be sown any
time during me summer months up to the middle of August, it is invaluable for over-

: coming a shortage of the re-
gular hay crop, it is fairly
drought resistant. Many farm-
ers now occupy their land with
other crops, and for their hay
depend entirely upon Hungar-
ian Grass, which they can sow
after other crops have been
harvested. Sow 1 bushel per
acre. $4.50 bushel of 48 lbs.;
10 bushels and upwards, $4.40
bushel.

GERMAN or GOLDEN. This variety r than Hungarian

is considerable

GOLDEN MILLET

yields a much heavier crop, but is later and not so quick growing, conseque ontly cannot
be sown much after the fourth of July in this latitude. To maintain its heavy cropping
character, seed of this variety needs to be specially cultivated.

Our seed is specially grown and selected, and will produce nearly double the crop
obtained from seed not so grown. Sow one bushel per acre. (See engraving.) $3.75
bushel of 50 Ibs.; 10 bushels and upwards, $3.65 bushel.

PEARL’ MILLET

(Pennisetum spicatum)

This has been cultivated for some years in some of the Southern States, under the
names of African Cane, Egyptian Millet, Cattail Millet and Horse Millet. It grows with
tropical luxuriance in strong, loamy soil, particularly if well enriched, and then attains
a height of from 7 to 9 feet, and produces an enormous quantity of green fodder, for
which purpose it can be cut several times during the season, as it immediately starts a
new growth after cutting, and grows with great rapidity. Is not so hardy as the other
varieties, and succeeds best in latitudes south of New York. The first cutting should be
made when about 3 feet high; this will cause it to tiller and spread, and as the seaso
advances and becomes warmer, it grows with marvelous rapidity. It will prov
exceptional value if grown in sections subject to protracted droughts. S
5 to 6 lbs. per acre; if broadcast, 8 lbs. per acre. Weight, per bushel, 56 |
15c. lb., $12.00 per 100 Ibs.

“July 20th I drilled in with fertilizer 200 lbs. of Millet, and it showed little growth fo
cul it on the 18th September and it was so large and so strong a growth that )
to gather it. My neighbors predicted that I would not have half enough to } silo, but we fillec
to the brim.” CH ARLES S MERRILL, SRawdolaks Ns ie

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SAND or WINTER VETCH (ites

Succeeds on Soils of the Lowest Fertility

THE BEST LEGUME FOR SANDY SOILS

Remains Green All Winter,
Furnishing Abundant Pasturage

Although Sand Vetch succeeds, and even produces good crops on poor sandy
soils, it is, naturally, more vigorous on better land. Under such conditions the
plant produces numerous branches 3 to 6 feet long. Both leaves and branches
are covered with fine hairs, hence it is sometimes called ‘‘Hairy Vetch.” The
seeds are black, small in size, and when the crop is not pastured too closely, the
ripened pods burst open and re-seed the field. Sand Vetch is hardy all over the
United States, and in most places remains green all winter. The crop may be
seeded, either from the middle of August to the middle of September, or in the
spring from the middle of April to the middle of May.

Sown in the fall it should be mixed with Mammoth Red Clover or Rye to serve
as a support for the vines, thus keeping the forage off the ground.

f sown in the spring it may be mixed with Oats or Barley. Fall sown crops
furnish some forage before winter comes, and as growth starts very early in the
spring it can be pastured, cut for hay, or turned under to renovate the soil.

Sow one bushel per acre, with one-half bushel of Rye or Wheat.
Price, 40c. per lb.; $21.75 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 190 Ibs., $35.00.

FOR PASTURE. Sand Vetch is also of great value for the pasture it furnishes,
as wel] as for hay. Itisasrich and nutritious a fodder as Alfalfa, Clover or Cow
Peas, forms an excellent food for growing animals, and encourages milk production.
All stockrelish it, whether fed as green forage or cured hay, and it may be fed to them : —— = mi , oe
with perfect safety. Sand Vetch is decidedly the best forage crop to growin the North- = foe :
ern States, instead of Scarlet Clover, which winter kills in those latitudes. : 52
Every dairyman and stockbreeder in the United States should grow this | 30 Pounds of seed per acre yielded 3 % tons of cured hay per acre. The ed
valuable crop, for there is no doubt that once they try it, they will never field was afterwards turned into pasture, which was greatly relished a

: ; by both horses and cattle. ;
be another season without it. AS A SOIL ENRICHER. As its name would imply, there is no plant

AS A HAY CROP. Sand Vetchisan early crop for cutting, so that it is that succeeds better on poor, sandy, or other soils low in fertility, and
possible to harvest a full crop of Vetches, and yet have the land ready in | -it is undoubtedly the best legume for enriching such lands, having the
time for early summer crops. It is especially valuable in the South and power of accumulating large quantities of nitrogen in the soil. Although
in dry western regions, as it may be sown in the fall, making a luxuriant | succeeding on such soils without fertilizer, the Alabama Experiment
growth during the fall and spring months, yielding a heavy crop, which | Station found it profitable to add 240 pounds of acid phosphate and
can be cut and stored before drought sets in. Sand Vetch sown at the 40 pounds of muriate of potash per acre when grown on such lands. ety

Colorado Experiment Station, June 10th in rows 40 inches apart, using AS A COVER CROP. The foremost orchardists highly recommend
Sand Vetch as a cover crop. Soluble plant food in porous soils leaches :
away in considerable amounts during the late fall and early spring, when a,
the roots of trees are not actively foraging for it. Especially is this ray
the case on loose sloping lands which often suffer severely from erosion. —
Fertilizing elements which would otherwise be wasted are caught by the — sp)
cover crop, and when it is plowed under and rotted become available f
food for the trees in the spring. lta
Owing to the fact that it grows late in the fall, and to its ability to
live over winter, Sand Vetch is certainly the best cover orOn for orchards. :
(See engraving.) aa

True Dwarf Essex Rape —

*

Indispensable for Sheep and Hogs .
Sow in the North from April to end of Aug., in the South During Sept, and Oct ae

Provides Perfect Pasture and is Greatly Relished by All Stock ia

Under favorable conditions it isreadyfor pasturing sheep or cattle with- =
in six weeks from time of sowing, and on an average one acre will carry ae
twelve to fifteenjsheep six weeks to two months. _When on the Rape they ao es
should at all times have access to salt; but water is not necessary. There ee
are several varieties of Rape, but care should be taken to procure the gs ;
DWARF ESSEX, or English, as it is sometimes called, which does not seed es
the same season as sown, unless in some exceptional cases,aswhensowntoo |
early and the young plant is touched by frost. In Northern states) It, Saas
should be sown from April toend of August for fall pasturing, but asit :
thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sownin the Southern states
until September or October for winter pasture. In the latitude of New
York it should be sown in April, or in. July or August. Its fattening pro-
perties are probably twiceas good as those of Clover, and forsheep the feed-
ing value of Rape excels all other plants we know of. At the Michigan
Experiment Station 128 lambs were pastured for eight weeks on 15 acres of
Rapesown in July, and showed a gain of 2,890 lbs., or at the rate of 3 lbs. per
lamb each week. Evenso far south as Alabama it has proved a boon to the
farmer. In a recent bulletin published by the Alabama Experiment Station
they state: ‘“‘Quality of product good for both hogsand cattle. Thegrowth ~~
wasenormous. Byrepeated sowingsit willand did carry more hogs through
our dry, hot summers than four times the amount of land planted in any Se
thing else ever grownhere. I would recommend it to all southern farm- st
ers.” To secure the best results, the Rape should be sown in drills. Sow 4 5,
lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. (See engraving.)

Price, 30c. per 1b.; $13. 00 per bushel of 50 Ibs.; 100 lbs., $25.00.

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a crop of
Soja beans—impart
to the land.

EARLY GREEN SOJA OR SOY BEANS

Valuable Either for Fodder or Grain. A Great Soil Enricher, Gathering Nitrogen from the Air. Produces Enormous Crops as

Far North as Canada, Ripening Seed as Far North as Massachusetts.

Japanese Millet and Fodder Corn) For Ensilage,

SOJA BEANS have attracted much attention in recent years on
account of their high feeding qualities, but all were too late to be of
value in the Northern States. This early green variety has proved its
earliness and value in the Northern States by not only producing large
fodder crops, but ripening the seed as far north as Massachusetts.
It is worthy of a place on every farm, either as a grain crop or fodder
crop to feed green, or for the silo. The grain is the richest known
vegetable substance, and when ground and fed to cattle gives a milk
Ticher and better than cotton seed or other meal.

For Ensilage it forms a Complete, Balanced Feed Ration.

While corn is the most serviceable crop for ensilage, though ever
so well preserved as to succulence, odor and flavor, it is an incomplete
feed for cattle, being deficient in albuminoids or protein (the flesh
formers), as well as fat. This deficiency has hitherto been supplied
by feeding, in addition to the corn silage, such grain as oats, wheat,
etc., or concentrated feeds, such as meal, oil cake, or some other com-
modity, rich in the elements in which corn silage is deficient. But the
American farmer can now, by the aid of the Soja or Soy Bean and
Japanese Millet, grow on his own farm, at small cost, a combination
which furnishes a wholesome, economical and completely balanced
feed for milch cows. This combination should be composed of two
parts millet or corn to one part Soja Beans, grown separately, but mixed
thoroughly, at the time of cutting and filling of the silos This combina-
tion ensilage develops a most agreeable aromatic odor, and is greedily
telished by cattle—both dairy cows and fattening stock. It certainly
will be generally used by all up-to-date farmers and dairymen, and will

Specially Valuable (In Combination with

Supplying the Albuminoids or Flesh-Forming Food

revolutionize the dairy industry of the United States. We do not
recommend the feeding of this combination to the entire exclusion of
grain or other concentrated feed. We recommend that grain be fed
occasionally as a change, but four-fifths of the grain bill can be saved.
We recommend all farmers to plant this year at least an acre or two of
our early Green Soja Beans and an equal area of Japanese Millet, to
test and prove for themselves the value of the combination, and we
are confident that, thereafter, all who try it will each year grow a larger
acreage. Planted the latter part of May, in latitude of New York,
the Beans are ready for harvesting in about 100 days. Japanese
Millet comes quicker to maturity than Soja Beans, and on the authority
of Prof. W. P. Brooks, of Hatch Experiment Station, Mass., should be
sown from four to five weeks later, so as to be in the best condition for
the silo, along with the Soja Beans. Sow the Beans from the middle
to end of May, and the Millet from last week in June till first week in
July; both will then be ready for silo about the end of August.

Planted in rows 2% feet apart, 6 to 8 plants to the foot of row, re-
quiring three pecks per acre, they yield 15 to 20 tons per acre of fodder
very rich in flesh formers. For green feed, use from time of blossoming
till pods are well filled; for the silo, cut as soon as most of the pods are
well filled, and cut into %-inch to 24-inch lengths. They are soil
enrichers, gathering nitrogen from the air same as clover, the roots
being crowded with nodules which give them this power. (See engraving.)

Price, 20c. per lb.; $2.50 per peck; $9.00 per bushel, 60 lbs.; 10-
bushel lots, $8.90 per bushel.

VELVET BEAN (Curus°*

VELVET BEAN (Mucuna utilis.) A rank growing leguminous vine,
attaining a length of 10 to 40 feet and densely covering the ground. As
& green manuring and forage crop it is of great value in the South and
in tropical countries. No other forage crop makes such enormous
growth in such a short time. On the sandy lands of Florida it averages
5,000 pounds of cured forage per acre, while on richer soils in Alabama
the weight is often over 8,000 pounds per acre. The crop may be used
as green forage, pastured or cured into hay, for which purpose it should
be cut when in full flower or before the pods get large. The feeding
value is high, as nutritious as Cow Peas, or Clover. Cattle and hogs
thrive especially well on it. As a soil enricher the Velvet Bean crop

is not surpassed. It gathers nitrogen from the atmosphere, and when
the crop—or at least the roots and stubble—is turned under, this
expensive element in fertilizers is added to the soil, which with the humus
added from the decayed crop, increases the fertility of the lx and, | 1
it in fine condition for the succeeding crop. No fertilizer co
nitrogen need be used to grow Velvet Beans, but if the soil is po
application of about 250 pounds of acid phosphate and |
muriate of potash per acre would be beneficial. Plant the seed a few
inches apart in rows 4 feet apart, requiring about 1 bushel of seed per
acre.
Price, $2.50 per peck, $9.00 bushel of 60 Ibs.

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VALUABLE FOR FORAGE, HAY AND PASTURE

‘‘Peas could be made to bring more Nitrogen to the soils of this coun=
try every year than is now purchased annually by the farmers at a cost
of a million dollars.’’ Year Book of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

The great value of Field Peas in farm economy is not sufficiently appreciated.
They will flourish in districts too cool and uncertain for corn, particularly in
our northern states from New England to Oregon. Peas may be grown for
grain, green forage, cured hay or pasture and their feeding value, which-
ever way used, ranks high for all farm animals, being rich in muscle,
blood and bone forming constituents, therefore of special value for
feeding growing and working animals. Peas are also great. soil im-
provers, putting the land in better mechanical condition and enriching
it with nitrogen—the expensive element in fertilizers—which the pea crop gathers from the air and fixes in the
soil. For these reasons Field Peas should have a place in the system of crop rotation, particularly on farms
where stock is raised, and if the peas can precede some crop that requires an abundance of nitrogen, such as
oats, wheat or other grain crop, the most subsequent good will be realized. For soiling, plowing under as
green manure, no crop is of more importance.

Ground peas, mixed half and half with shorts, bran or ground oats, makes an excellent ration for brood animals in
milk, milch cows, horses and colts. It is also excellent for fattening, particularly in the early stages. For hogs, sheep
and poultry the peas need not be ground.

Pea hay cut a little green and well cured approaches clover in feeding value, and is more relished by horses, cattle
and sheep than the straw of any other of the small grains. Some farmers prefer to sow Field Peas with oats or barley
when grown for forage, hay or pasture. This combination is excellent and at its best when other grasses are liable to
be failing on account of dry weather. Field Peas do best on well prepared loam; though being vigorous, hardy growers
will do the best they can on light land. In the cool northern belt they may be sown at any time during spring or early
summer, but in warmer climates they should be gotten in as early as possible in the spring. They may then be harvested
in time to sow the land to Crimson Clover, Millet or Dwarf Essex Rape. In southern states (south of Virginia) sow
in the winter, from December to February. They may then be followed by Cow Peas, Soja Beans or other crop.

Quantity Per Acre: Sow if alone 3 bushels per acre; if with Oats or Barley 2 bushels of Peas and 1 bushel of the
other chosen grain, ;

CANADA FIELD PEAS. These are exceptionally vine for forage, etc. (See engraving.)

hardy and valuable for early spring sowing; the crop is Price, $2.25 per peck; $8.00 bushel of 60 Ibs.; 10-

not easily injured by late frosts. bushel lots, $7.90 bushel.

CANADA WHITE FIELD. A very prolific variety, CANADA BLUE. A hardy, prolific variety of luxuriant

mi vielding on the average in Canada 30 bushels of cured growth. Price on application.

# peas per acre and equally valuable for luxuriant growth of

Cow Peas (vic

IMPROVE WORN-OUT SOILS AND
MAKE GOOD LAND MORE PRODUCTIVE

The early varieties of Cow Peas are quite extensively and

successfully grown for forage and soiling as far north as
S| Massachusetts, but so far north the crop may not ripen seeds.

E <=} They are the great leguminous crop of our Southern States
where they serve the same important purpose in rotation
farming that Canada Field Peas and Clovers do in the North.
Cow Peas are nitrogen-gathering legumes, growing more like Beans than Peas, producing
enormous crops of bushy vines and yielding in warm climates a bountiful crop of edible
Peas. Asa soil renovator and enricher, Cow Peas are very valuable. The large root
development ramifies over large areas, going down deeply in search of moisture and food
thus improving the soil’s porosity and adding humus when the roots decay. A crop of
Cow Peas collect nitrogen from the air in large quantities and fixes it in the soil, thus
adding this expensive element of fertilizers to the land without cost, and leaving it richer
and in splendid condition for the future crop. It has been fully demonstrated at a num-
ber of experiment stations that a crop of Cow Peas plowed under, will add 110 lbs. of
nitrogen per acre to the soil, having an actual cash value of $14.00 per acre. In addition
to that the Cow Pea crop renders available as food for succeeding crops, 24 lbs. of phos-
phoric acid and a 100 lbs. of Potash per acre. All crops grown after Cow Peas do well.
Moreover, the plants shade the soil keeping it in best condition for rapid nitrification.
The shading of the soil crowds out all weeds; thus Cow Peas serve as a cleansing crop on
weedy land. Cow Peas grow on all soils from the stiffest clays to porous sands, barren’
uplands and alluvial bottoms. It stands the heat and sunshine of southern summers and
its rapid growth there enables two crops to be grown in the same land in one year. The
feeding value of Cow Peas is high, whether as green forage, cured hay or silage, being
especially rich in blood, bone and muscle-forming material. Hogs do well pastured on
Cow Peas; an acre of ripening Peas will feed and fatten 15 to 20 young hogs; sheep and
cattle may also be fed on the green fodder cut and wilted a little otherwise they eat it so
ravenously, they are liable to bloat. For green manuring clay land, the crop should be
turned under green. On sandy soil, already to light, the vines should decay on the sur-
face and then be turned under. Sow 2 bushels per acre. (See engraving.)

BLACK-EYED COW PEAS. A popular and productive early sort. | the black Eye, the quickest. growing of any of the Cow Peas, maturing
Price $2.75 per peck; $10.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, | in about 60 days, specially adapted for planting North. Yields well.

$9.90 per bushel. Price, $2.50 per peck; $9.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots,
NEW ERA COW PEAS. A new, extra early variety, earlier than ! $8.90 per bushel.

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Fe. . SUPERIOR ROOT CROPS FARM STU
Mangel VVurzel or Stock Beet '

Mangels are the most important of all root crops for feeding and form the best winter feed for
eattle and hogs. They increase the flow of milk when fed to milch cows and yield enormous crops,
as much as 50 tons having been grown on one acre. They may be grown in any part of the
American continent on fairly good farm land; all that is necessary is good cultivation.

The best soil for Mangels is loose, friable loam and deep plowing. If expedient, follow the
plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repay the extra trouble. The ground
should be well enriched, and the seed sown in May in drills 24 inches apart in light soils,
and 30 inches apart in strong, rich land; thin out the plants with a hoe to 9 inches apart
in the former and 12 inches apart in the latter. 6 to 8 lbs. of seed are used per acre if
sown with a drill, or double that quantity by hand. Cultivate with a horse hoe.

HENDERSON’S COLOSSAL LONG RED. This is a distinctly fine breed of this
popular Mangel. The roots are smooth and regular, of the largest size and blood-red
color. The quantity is exceedingly nutritious, and in all respects this variety is most
a and valuable. (See engraving.) $2.00 per 1lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward,

1.90 per Ib.

HENDERSON’S GIANT INTERMEDIATE. This is a variety between the Golden
Tankard and Yellow Globe. It is larger than the Tankard, not such a rich golden color,
but a heavier cropper. $2.00 per Ib.; in lots of 10 Ibs. and upwards, $1.90 per Ib.

GOLDEN TANKARD. The bulbs are handsome in shape with deep orange colored
skin. The flesh is bright golden-yellow, and in this respect differs from most other
varieties, which cut white. Sheep have a preference for this sort over other Mangels;
it is said that they will pick out every piece of Golden Tankard before touching others.
It:yields under the best {cultivation 75 tons per acre. (See engraving.) $2.00 per
Ib.; in lots of 10 Ibs. and upward, $1.90 per lb.

LONG RED. This variety is more generally grown for agricultural purposes than
any other, producing roots of large size and excellent quality. $2.00 per Ib.; in lots
of 10 Ibs. and upward, $1.90 per Ib.

LONG YELLOW. Differs from the Long Red only in color. $2.00 per Ib.; in lots
of 10 Ibs. and upward, $1.90 per lb.

HENDERSON’S CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE. Smooth globe-shaped roots,
of large size and excellent quality, are the distinctive features of this variety. Crop failed.

“*T grew Henderson's Colossal Long Red Mangels last year, and I must say that they were very
fine a exceeded all expectations. I harvested 1320 bushels of roots per acre.
J, LEMAIRE, Ulsterville, N. Y.

NEW HALF SUGAR MANGEL
Solid White Flesh Very Rich in Saccharine Matter

As seed of the different varieties
of sugar beet is almost unprocur-
able this season, we would recom-
mend planting for stock feeding
the improved breed of New Sugar
Mangel offered below.

This is distinctly a new variety
of Mangel, and is the result of
careful “interbreeding between
White Sugar Beet and Colossal
Long Red Mangel. It certainly
approaches nearer to a Sugar
Beet than any other known var-
iety of Mangel, and by analysis
it has been shown that it is very
rich in saccharine matter. Its
growth is very rapid, so that it
matures much more quickly than
other varietes, and on that ac-
count it may be sown at.a later
date.

The bulb is very uniform, of
good shape, and has a single tap-
root. When singling it may be
left much more closer in the rows,
than larger growing Mangels,
and it will yield remarkably
heavy crops.

Half Sugar Red, per % Ib., 75c.
Ib., $2.00; 10 Ibs., $1.90 Ib.
Half Sugar White, per 4 lb., 75c.;
Ib., $2.00; 10 Ibs., $1.90 Ib.

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RUTA BAG

RUSSIAN OR SWEDISH
TURNIP

MAKES GRAND WINTER BES. FOR, ALL KINDS OF LIVE STOCK

These grow very rapidly, and yield from twenty-five to
thirty- five tons per acre, in good, rich, deep soil, with proper
cultivation. The Ruta Bagas proper should be sown in
this latitude from May 25th to June 25th; while the
smaller-growing Turnips can be sown from July ist to the
middle of August. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre.

LONG ISLAND IMPROVED PURPLE-TOP. This is
undoubtedly the finest variety of purple-top Ruta Baga,
and originated with one of our Long Island growers. It
is twice the size of ordinary American stocks, and although
size is usually got at the expense of quality, the quality
is superior to any that we have tested. It is perfectly
hardy. Ina fair test on several Long Island farms, along-
side some of the best European and American varieties, it
produced almost twice the weight per acre of any other
variety. As a winter food for live stock the Ruta Baga
has a wide range of adaptation, and is found at its best
where the weather is moist and cool. (See engraving.)
Price,$3.00per Ib.

IMPROVED AMERICAN (PURPLE-TOP). An old
leading variety; very hardy and productive; flesh yellow,
solid, sweet and fine-flavored; equally good for stock or
table use. Price,$3.00per lb.

LAING’S IMPROVED. One of the earliest of the Ruta
Bagas; keeps well; good for stock or table use. Price,
$2.50 per Ib.

LARGE WHITE FRENCH. Flesh firm, white and solid;
attains a large size, and has a very rich and sweet flavor;
a vELY, popular variety. Price, $2.50 per Ib.

““Your Ruta Bagas are all you claim for them. Hard as rocks and

of very fine flavor."
C. G. VINCENT, Moorhead, Clay Co., Minn.

“* Before I retired I raised one season 3,123 bushels of Henderson's
Long sty Improved Ruta Baga. They were the pride of the neigh-
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CYRUS PICKETT, Cheshire, Conn.

TURNIP

SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR STOCK
FEEDING

VV FIRE GEESGIED

PURPLE-TOP WHITE GLOBE. One of the best varie-
ties grown; thick globe-shape, of large size, rapid growth,
fine quality and a heavy cropper. It keeps well, and is
unequaled for stock-feeding. 70c. per 14 lb.;$2.50per lb.

LONG WHITE ORCOW HORN. Matures very quick-
ly; root shaped like a Carrot, about half of which is formed
above ground; flesh white, ne: grained and sweet, and of
excellent quality. 70c. per 14 lb.;$2.50per lb.

YELLOW) FLESHED

WOOD’S GREEN TOP YELLOW (New). The best
variety for winter use; the flesh is extremely hard, solid and
brittle and is highly esteemed by cattle; the shape which
is free from neck enables it to be trimmed without waste.
(Crop failed.)

YELLOW GLOBE. One of the best varieties for general
crop; flesh, very firm and sweet, and keeps well until late
in the spring; grows to a large size, and is excellent both
for stock or table use. 70c. per 14 1b.;$2.50per Ib.

YELLOW ABERDEEN. Very hardy and productive,
good keeper; globe-shaped; pale yellow, with purple top.
Very firm in texture, closely resembling the Ruta Bagas in
keeping qualities; good for stock. 70c. per 14 1b.;$2.50
per Ib.

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LONG ORANGE IMPROVED.—Of large size, fair specimens averaging

12 inches in length, with a diameter of 3 inches at the top. Color, orange-red.
Fed to milch cows it imparts to the butter a delicious flavor and rich golden

color. 30c. per 0z.;$1.00per 14 lb.; $3.00 per Ib.

DANVERS.—A handsome cylindrical-shaped Carrot of. good size and
stump-rooted. Under the best cultivation it has yielded from 25 to 30 tons
per acre. 35c. per oz.;$1.20per 14 Ib.; $4.00 per Ib.

WHITE VOSGES.—The heaviest- -cropping field Carrot, producing thick,
shapely Carrots, which are easily harvested. They are used for stock feed-
ing. They grow clean and free from side roots. 20c. per 0z.; 60 per 14 Ib.;
$2.00 per lb.

LARGE WHITE BELGIAN.—Exclusively grown for stock. 20c. per 0z.;
60c. per 14 lb.; $2.00 per lb.

LARGE YELLOW BELGIAN.—Similar to above except in color:
0z.; 60c. per 14 lb.; $2.00 per lb.

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BEED PO!ATOES

NORTHERN GROWN
ESPECIALLY FOR SEEDING

PRICES OF POTATOES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

(1 peck will plant about 125 hills; 10 to 12 bushels per acre, in drills
S feet apart.) Purchaser pays freight or express charges and assumes risk
from freezing or heating. The barrel is 165 lbs. net weight. Prices subject
to change without notice.

Early Varieties

Henderson’s BOVEE POTATO. The popular extra-early. Delicious,
appetizing new potatoes can be produced earlier with BOVEE than any
other. It is not only early, but produces its crop in great abundance,
and yields a very large percentage of perfectly formed tubers. The culti-
vator can be used to better advantage on a crop of Bovee than any
other sort, owing to the short and compact growth of the vines, and its
habit of setting the entire crop close in the hill.

Bovee, perhaps more than any other sort, delights in a rich soil,
responding most generously to good treatment; given the proper soil
conditions, frequent and thorough cultivation and fairly good climatic
conditions, it will yield an abundance of medium sized Potatoes of
perfect shape and remarkably good quality. Price, $1.75 peck, $6.00

| snow-white and of exceptionally fine cooking qualities.

bushel, $12.00 barrel of 165 pounds net weight.

Beauty of Hebron. A popular early sort and one of the best; red and
white skin and pure white flesh; quality excellent; productive and a’
good keeper. $1.50 peck, $5.00 bushel, $10.00 barrel.

Clark’s No. 1. Earlier than Early Rose and very productive; cooks
mealy. $1.50 peck, $5.00 bushel, $10.00 barrel.

Early Ohio. Very early, almost round; flesh solid; cooks dry and
mealy. $1.60 peck, $5.50 bushel, $11.00 barrel.

Early Norther. A splendid, extra early; earlier than Early Rose,
which it resembles, and exceedingly prolific; eyes few and shallow;
unexcelled cooking qualities, dry and floury. $1.50 peck, $5.00 bushel,
$10.00 barrel.

Early Puritan, Henderson’s. A valuable early sort, which produces
a heavy crop of roundish-oval tubers of good average size. Both flesh
and skin are white. The plant is strong and resists disease well. The
flesh is of fine texture, and when cooked is dry, fioury and full-flavored.
$1.60 peck, $5.50 bushel, $11.00 barrel.

Early Rese. The~popular standard early: noted for earliness, pro-
ductiveness and fine quality. $1.50 peck, $5.00 bushel, $10.00 barrel.

Queen. A grand, early Potato, resembling Beauty of Hebron in
color, shape and size, but is much earlier, and a heavy cropper. $1.50
peck, $5.00 bushel, $10.00 barrel.

Irish Cobbler Potato

A fine, early variety, producing large handsome tubers, uniform in
shape and size.

The flesh is white, and of excellent quality;
with whitish netting. It is a heavy cropper.
peck, $5.50 bushel, $11.00 barrel.

Main Crop Varieties

Enormously prolific, averaging nearly a pound apiece:
white skinned, few and shallow eyes; flesh
$1.50 peck,

the skin very light brown,
(See engraving). $1.60

Carman No. 3.
very uniform in shape,

$5.00 bushel, $10.00 barrel.

Late Puritan, Henderson’s. A handsome, large, white-skinned
Potato, one of the best late varieties grown. heavy yielder, good keeper;
cooking qualities superior. $1.60 peck, $5.50 bushel, $11.00 barrel.

Sir Walter Raleigh, Henderson’s. A grand, main crop Potato;
shape very uniform, large and oval; flesh fine grained, snow-white,
cooking dry and-floury, splendid keeper. $1.60 peck, $5.50 bushel,
$11.00barrel.

Uncle Sam Potato
The Handsomest Potato Grown Quality Perfect—WVhite, Dry and Floury

Uncle Sam is a particulary fine Potato with phenomenal cropping
qualities. We believe it to be the heaviest yielding variety grown. On
a loam or sandy soil it is a wonder in yield and quality. The crop
averages remarkably regular in size and shape. Its appearance and
superb quality when served satisfy the most fastidious, its flaky snow-
white appearance gaining instant favor.

The tubers are oval shaped, with light russet skin, very even in
outline and with shallow eyes. Its handsome appearance and perfect
form always ensure a fancy price on the market. $1.60 peck, $5.50
bushel, $11.00 barrel.

Improved Green Mountain Potato

A reliable medium late Potato which is rapidly increasing in popularity
—in fact, in some sections it has superseded all other main crop varieties.
It seems to thrive in all soils and in all localities, making heavy, healthy
vines, and yieldng big crops of large, smooth, white skinned tubers of
handsome flattish oval form. It cooks white, dry and mealy, and has
a desirable flavor exclusively its own. It keeps well, and is not liable
to scab or decay. (See engraving). $1.69 peck, $5.50 bushel,$11.00barrel.

Purchaser pays Freight or =e Charges

n Potatoes and assumes risk from Freezing or Heating.

A Barrel Weighs
165 Lbs. Net.

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32 HENDERSON’S TESTED FARM SEEDS
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Miscellaneous Agricul-
tural Seeds

ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Strong tu-
bers. A hardy perennial, forming roots like a
Potato, making excellent feed for stock, es-
pecially for hogs. 25c. quart, $1.25 peck, $4.00
bushel.

AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. (Atriplex se-
mibaccatum.) A valuable forage plant recently
introduced and highly reeommended for growing
on alkali soils and in sections subject to pro-
tracted droughts. Experiments have proven
that it will grow on soils where nothing else will
grow. It is nutritious and readily eaten by all
kinds of live stock. One pound of seed is
sufficient for an acre. The best plan is to sow
the seed in well-prepared garden soil and the
seedlings when two or three inches high, planted
six or eight feet apart. 15c. oz., $1.25 lb., 10-lb.
lots, $1.15 lb.

IMPROVED RED KIDNEY BEAN. Much
more prolific than the ordinary Red Kidney.
Price on application.

WHITE MARROW or NAVY BEAN. The
variety so extensively grown for sale in the
dry state. Price on application.

BOSTON SMALL PEA BEAN. A desirable
variety to grow, being early, hardy and prolific.
Price on application.

BEGGAR WEED. (Desmodium tortuosum.)
A leguminous annual plant growing, according
to soils and conditions, 3 to 7 feet high. It is
highly esteemed where known in our Southern
states as a forage and soil renovating crop,
particularly on light, sandy land. Where sown
early it yields two crops of hay in a season, and
often in land too poor to grow almost any other
crop it has produced 3 to 5 tons of cured hay
per acre. As a forage and pasture crop, the
feed is relished by stock, and it is highly nutri-
tious, comparing favorably with that of Red
Clover and Cow Peas. If cut when about 2
feet high, the plants again stool out from the
bottom, thus producing successive crops. It
is an excellent crop to turn under as green
manure. Sow broadcast 10 to 12 lbs. per acre.
Price, 20c. 14 Ib.; 75c. lb.

FLAX SEED. Price variable.

SPRING VETCHES, or TARES. (Vicia
sativa.) A species of the Pea, grown for stock,
and often mixed with Oats for soiling. Sown
broadcast at the rate of two to three bushels
per acre. 20c. lb., $9.90 bushel of 60 Ibs.,
10-bushel lots, $9.00 bushel. For Sand or Win-
ter Vetch see page 26.

SAINFOIN. (Onobrychis sativa.) An ex-
cellent fodder plant, particularly for light, dry,
sandy, gravelly, limestone or chalky soils.
Price on application.

FIELD LUPINS. May be sown from April
to July, and succeed well on the poorest soil;
are particularly valuable for plowing under on
poor, sandy soils. Price on application.

SUNFLOWER, MAMMOTH RUSSIAN.
Highly valued as an excellent and cheap food
for fowl. It is the best Egg-Producing Food
known. It can be raised cheaper than Corn.
Four quarts of seed will plant one acre. 16c. Ib.,
$12.00 per 100 lbs.

WILD RICE (Zizania aquatica.) As an
attraction for wild fowl it cannot be equalled,
and as seed is not successful we recommend
plants, which should be set out in spring in
shallow water having a mud bottom. Seeding
plants mailed in May @ $1.00 per doz.; $7.00
per 100.

A FULL LINE OF

FARM IMPLEMENTS
Will be Found in our Manual of

Everything for the Garden

for 1918 pages 150 to 184

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Henderson’ s

Superior Cotton Seed

UPLAND VARIETIES

ALLEN’S SILK LONG STAPLE. A long
staple variety of great merit, and headed the
list until the introduction of Cook’s famous
new variety. 20c. per lb.; 100 lb., 16c per lb.;
1,000 Ibs., 14c. per Ib.

BOHEMIAN. This is a big boll storm-proof
variety with a very fine staple. The bolls are
easily gathered on account of their immense size.
18c: pes lb.; 100 Ibs., 14c. perlb.; 1,000 Ibs., 12c.
per lb.

COOK’S SILK LONG STAPLE. A selection
of Upland Cotton, surpassing all others for
fineness and length of staple. The Cook Cotton
has invariably brought double the market price,
and we would here call particular attention to
the fact that the higher the grade of long staple
Cotton, the greater is the premium it will bring
over and above the ordinary run. 18c. per lb.;
100 Ibs., 14c. per lb.; 1,000 Ibs., 12c. per Ib.

DOUGHTY’S LONG STAPLE. Anexcellent
long stapled variety, the staple often attaining a
length of one and three-quarter inches. 18c. per
lb.; 100 Ibs., 14c. per lb.; 1,000 Ibs., 12c. per lb.

EXCELSIOR PROLIFIC. An immensely
prolific variety, large bolls, small seed with a
superior lint and staple. Withstands drought
better than any other variety. 18c. per Ib.;
100 Ibs., 14c. per lb.; 1,000 Ibs., 12c. per lb.

GRIFFIN’S IMPROVED. A long and fine
staple, the latter often one and a half to two
inches long. For an Upland long staple it is
extremely early, and can be planted from 10 to
15 days earlier than most varieties. 18c. per
lb.; 100 Ibs., 14c. per lb.; 1,000 lbs., 12c. per Ib.

HAWKIN’S PROLIFIC. Yields a large crop
of good quality and is well adapted for growing
on hilly lands. 18c. per lb.; 100 Ibs., 14c. per
lb.; 1,000 lbs., 12c. per lb.

KING’S IMPROVED. A __strong-growing
variety which yields wonderful crops. Being
of a rugged and strong constitution, it is of the
easiest culture and should be included in all
experimental collections. 18c. per lb.; 100 Ibs.,
14c. per lb.; 1,000 lbs., 12c. per lb.

PETERKIN IMPROVED. A favorite vari-
ety, fruiting continually throughout the season.
18c. per lb.; 100 Ibs., 14c. per lb.; 1,000 Ibs., 12c.
per lb.

RUSSELL’S BIG BOLL. A most reliable
variety, medium early and very heavy. fine
type of big boll, highly recommended for the
excellent quality of its lint. 18c. per Ib.;
100 Ibs., 14c. per lb.; 1,000 lbs., 12c. per Ib.

SHINE’S EARLY PROLIFIC. One of the
earliest Cottons, and can be grown farther north
than any other. Its great merit, however, is
its extreme earliness. 20c. per 1b.; 100 Ibs.,
16c. per lb.; 1,000 lbs., 14c. per Ib.

TRUITT’S BIG BOLL. This is a distinct
variety, with big seeds and big bolls, making
gathering easy. 18c. per lb.; 100 Ibs., 14c. per
Ib.; 1,000 Ibs., 12c. per lb.

SEA ISLAND COTTON

The Sea Island is quite distinct from all the
Upland varieties. When the conditions are
right it produces the finest quality of Cotton
known. It reaches its greatest perfection when
grown on the small islands on the Atlantic Coast,
from Florida to Virginia, though it can be
successfully grown on the low-lying seacoast of
the mainland. Grown further inland, it rapidly
deteriorates in quality and yield, and soon
becomes unprofitable.

Sea Island Cotton: Price, extra selected,
18c. per 1b.; 100 lbs., 14c. per lb.; 1,000 Ibs.,
12c. per lb.

Seeds of High Grade

‘Tobacco
ONE OUNCE WILL SOW 50 SQUARE YARDS

Tobacco is an annual in the United States al- —
though perennial in the tropics. Botanically it
is related to the Tomato and Egg-plant, and
therefore sensitive to frost.
fully cultivated as far north as Canada, as it
requires but a short season to grow to maturity.
The quality of the product depends almost en-
tirely upon the nature of the soil and climate,
and highly congenial soils man exist in any
section. The suitability of soils in Connecticut,
now a great centre of Tobacco production was
only discovered by experimentation.

Below we offer some of the new and improved
varieties as well as standard sorts.

PRIMUS. The earliest of all; succeeds well
even as far north as Canada. 10c. pkt., 25c. 0z.,
80c. 4 Ib. “4

ZIMMER’S SPANISH. The earliest and
best American-Spanish, and a favorite cigar
variety, increasing in demand and culture every
year. 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., $1.00 14 lb.

HAVANA, IMPORTED.
$2.00 14 lb.

HAVANA, DOMESTIC.
$1.00 14 lb.
MARYLAND. 10c. pkt., 60c. 0z., $2.00 14 lb.

SUMATRA, DOMESTIC. 10c. pkt., 60c.
0z., $2.00 14 Ib.

KENTUCKY. 10c. pkt., 25c. 0z., 80c. 14 Ib.
VIRGINIA. 10c. pkt., 25c. 0z., 80c. 14 Ib.

IMPROVED CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF.
A new Connecticut Havana sort of good width
and length. The leaves not being so close

10c. pkt., 30c. oz.,

together as on the old variety, it ripens more ©

uniformly. Excellent for cigars. 10c. pkt.,

60c. oz., $2.00 14 lb.

FERTILIZERS

Prices are subject to change without notice.

RAW BONE MEAL. This is ground fine, de-
composes more rapidly in the soil than the coarser
grades, and is therefore more quickly beneficial.

Quantity Required. For lawns, pasture and —
mowing lands, % to 1 ton per acre. For trees and
vines, 2 to 4 quarts each. For field and garden
crops, %4 to 1 ton broadcast and harrowed “in..

Price, 50 lb. bag, $2.75; 100 lb. bag, $4..50
per ton of 2000 lbs. $75.00

VARIOUS FERTILIZERS
Strictly high-grade—only the best ingredients

are used. Soluble and easily assimilated by the

crops. Full description and analyses mailed free
on request.
50 | 100 | Ton
Prices f.o.b. New York. lb. | lb. | 2000
bag. | bag. | Ibs. _
Special Truck Manure....| — ($6 00'§100.00.
General Crop Compound ..| — | 3.00) 50.00
Potato Manure...........| — | 4.50) 80.00
Corn Manure............| — | 4.00} 70.00
Ground Bone, raw ground. .| — | 4.50} 75.00
Blood and Bone.......... — | 4.50) 75.00
Sheep Manure, pulverized, :
2ibs, 20c., 51bs. 40c., 101bs. 75c.\$2.00) 3.50} 60.00
Horse Manure, dried......| — | 3.00) 50.00
Cattle Manure, dried...... — | 2.75) 45.00
Hydrated Lime...........| — | 1.35) 20.00
Ground Limestone........| — |1.00) 15.00
Ashes. Canada Unleached
(in barrels) of 200 lbs.$.400| — | 2.50) 35.00
IMPORTED ENGLISH FERTILIZERS |

CLAY’S FERTILIZER. 56-lb. bag, $5.50;
112-lb. bag, $10.00.

THOMPSON’S VINE, PLANT AND VEGE-
TABLE MANURE. 56-lb. bag, $5.50; 112-lb.
bag, $10.00.

THOMPSON’S SPECIAL CHRYSANTHE- —
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lb. bag, $5.00; 56-lb. bag, $9.00.

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INDEX AND QUANTITIES TO SOW PER ACRE

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Pa Sow (if alone) | Sow (if alone)
= per Acre Eaze per Acre
Agrostis canina—See R. TI. Bent... 25 0. coos 5 3 bushels. Lespedeza striata—See Japan Clover............ 12 14 lbs.
: stolonifera—See Creeping Bent . Anes 4 2 bushels. Lolium italicum—See Italian Rye Grass......... 7 3 bushels.
vulgaris—Red Top Fancy............-. 6 1 bushel. « ~~ perenne—See English Rye Grass 7 |2% to 3 bushels.
Alfalfa 2... nike Ree Neda eceay co 14 | 30 to 40 Ibs. Lucerne—See Alfalfa....-.--..0.esevnsteeees 14 | “30 to 40 lbs.
us pratensis—See Meadow Foxtail...... to 4 1S Wel ede pits SS «oo lee oie ey aero ote: serene) eto aleinie bushels.
aS Hybrid pecan GCloversecte. ores 13 ss 8 ibs: = or a sk ele
ndropogon sorghum var.—See Kaffir Corn...... 24 8 to 10 lbs. M Ji 2 2 lbs
Anthoxanthum odoratum, See Sweet Vernal, peren 6 314 bushels. Mees or Hen: Vities Clover: s\ arses tate 8 oa 6 Fs Bibs
Arrhenatherum avenaceum—See Tall Meadow Oat : Meadow esc aast Mis heat Sek oh ne Coin pares hem 7 2% bushels.
GPRS S Sole COR ae ae ES pee me ee 5 4 to 5 bushels. BOXt ails ee ee et, a eee a 5 3 to 4 bushels.
PAE EICHOKES Hr oie etn Oe at ee ote Sept eaiaion 32 8 to 0 bushels. Medicago sativa—See Alfalfa 14 30 to 40 lbs
astralianoalt Bushes soos: nieces one 32 lb. Melil alba—S. et AL RODS Ra 2 aa
eee ele See Toll Wikies Oat Ge z i ee Melilotus alba—See Bokhara Clover............ 12 10 lbs.
eon Coe ow Oat Grass...... a 8 E Bushs Ss. Millet, Golden German and Hungarian‘.......... 25 1 bushel.
osonodosedes saspocdesanc to 25 lbs. Japanese (in drills, 10 lbs. per acre)...... 25 Eoadcast: 15 Ibs.
Barley (eon broadcast, 2 to 214 bushels)........ zB ya te 2 bu. drilled: a Pearl, Egyptian, Cat-Tail or Horse Millet. 25 \ pels ee $ HS
5 HOG os yoc cHesascunccssoco0qacesene ushel drilled. Millo Maize ScerDouras 24 pig ins Se
=) SOP Sree paren eo DEO e Ene eer 27 Mnacan ST REMGUS Vieluce Bea aan aoe 27 pasteles

Pee ELVCES ence coe apse esses ines stodtosiets 27 1 bushel. pee se lis ee Velvet caries ona arc = 2-bushels.

Ven EEC oe tea O. WORD OTOL OTRO Gt OIIOean y
Bee ee a had eee pose ies OF Seige a gre ae ANDAR Aa ee 19to 21] 3 bushels.
ae ren OM Be ae ea eae” RS EA 10 ibe ane Onobrychis sativa—See Sainfoin................ 32 3 to 4 bushels.
Bokharai Clover sven Mata epee as Ne df 12 10 Ibs. Orchard Grass.........21.-++++2sseeeee eee ee! 2 Ree cs SES
Brassica Napus—See Rape. .: .eccoscnccreceus 26 2 to 4 lbs. A : 4 Z
Bromus inermis—See Awnless Brome Grass...... 10 20 to 25 lbs. Panicum crus-galli—See Japanese Millet ....... 25 15 lbs.
IBTOOMMO GEN MAS hay ate eect, Nu eee ete state's 18 8 to 10 lbs. Pea Vine Clover—See Mammoth Clover........ 12 12 lbs.
Sar CHU ieee at een ne ae es ee 24 1 bushel. Se Com | ees 2 bushels:
C Ronee i : ee uield eens wh : 28 3 bushels.

ana Gay Bite Tass. paneer e ers acto ne nip 8 3 bushels. ennisetum spicatum—See Pearl Millet......... 25 8 lbs.
Carmts ae eon 30 Se DONE AO arene aa e Ee 30 4 Ibs. Perennial Red Clover—See Mammoth Clover.... 12 12 lbs.
= eegaaes italica—See Golden Millet......... 25 1 bushel. puciar Denteneee oe Rimothyie se Sec ereeae cre 8 2 to 1 bushel.
OVETS Eee etree care etele sane dele enti 11-13 Oa compressa—See Canada Blue Grass......... 8 “3 bushels.
Care D Embers corey as Nia het a oo OIE ciceretee ee 15-16 8 to 10 qts. “ nemoralis—See Wood Meadow Grass....... 7 2 bushels.
mai CS AA Sb crctnatsatecercttre ce Sete y aera seas aeons 17-18 8 to 10 qts. “ pratensis—See Kentucky Blue............. 8 3 bushels.
« Fodder 18 { Broadcast, 2 bu. ee trivialis—See Rough Stalked Meadow Grass. 7 V2 bushels.
i i ii acc ) Drilled, 1 bu. OLATORS eta ee ae ee ne ee eee ae 1 12 to 14 bushels.
“., JECT DeSeinip craic ein atc BOR te COIR rad ae Mee 18 : 4 lbs
CotLoneeee he She eos Pe aaa: 32 15 Ibs. Rape, English s
Cow Grass—See Mammoth Red Clover......... 12 1D ibs. Reaaa lasiiane= Sed eG ite eos ree? ee oe ; Be A Ibe
Coy Caswe ts ses cent slo eecns oe a asins Balsa 28 2 bushels. Red Clover (Common or June Cloven moans 11 12 lbs.
Creeping isyelahs Gye LNG «505 Boob opacodnacdscor 4 2 bushels. Redvori€reeping) Bescuen. oe a anes nee = ae 9 21% bushels.
es DMeopisitarnllet eer ce aor se pete oe es 8 11% bushels. Red Top Fancy (Herd’s Grass of the South)..... 6 1 bushel
timson or Carnation Clover—See Scarlet Clover 13 15 lbs. Ribodeilsiandis entree se aacioe ae cr ciaeiscleaiers oe 5 3 bushels.
Cynodon dactylon—See Bermuda Grass......... 10 6 lbs. RGOEI SLO PSs aie a eee ae eee terest ere eas 29-31
Cynosurus cristatus—See Crested Dog’s Tail. 8 Precieie. Rough, Stallced MieadowiGrasseny ele noe eee 6 11% bushels.
Dactylis glomerata—See Orchard Grass......... 6 3 to 4 bushels. ee Ros ORR ee ee nee os meee
Desmodiamltorbuosum) oo) ee eenas ceca. 32 TOSCOMO SDS Mann Ola | CMV arent ONT G2 Cat aa sg ec ae al ais
IDYeeNS he IDK tae bre nd Mee ato ee cee eee 24 4 to 5 lbs. Sainfointe ace ee lat 32 3 to 4 bushels
EncisheP lel Grice SeelMeadonnbeccue 7 2% b SearletiCloveren ere erat en a LIE 13 15 lbs.
adow Fescue........ % bushels.
a oP RRMGnntAl Re (GERS. A SHEED SMHESCH See eae note aa eee ee ee eee 9 2% bushels.
VE MITASS parlors 7 274 to 3 bushels. Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass—See Kentucky Blue 8 3 bushels.
Herfilizers ieee pattem MOE Ee Aces 32 Sola ean or Soy Bean.......--..-......++005- U 4 bushel.
6 23 bushels Sivstiyere, B hee Ss et nin pores te cedisc aes 18 8 to 10 lbs.
9 2% bushels. Sorghum Halapense— See Johnson Grass........ 10 1 bushel.
hetee ie eee Various Leaved Fescue 9 3 aera Sudan Grass. 2.2.6.5. 25. e ee eee eee nee 10 12 to 20 lbs.
“ ovina—See Sheep’s Fescue............. 9 21% bushels. Spars BECh we hemes ates pers tte ierciecie 5 29 6 to 8 lbs.
g a ee Fine Leaved Sheep's suse Cane......2.......-2-20605 : 18 8 to 10 Ibs.
BSSIGLS Lie Re eee a ee ts 7 3 bushels. WHO WEL eae riee eerie nie einlsteniayetteroei aie oe 32 4 qts.

“ pratensis—See Meadow Fescue......... 7 2% Buchel Swedish Clover—See Alsike..................-. 13 8 Ibs.

“= _ xubra-—see Red! Fescue. 3.70. )50.2..6 2.1: 9 244 bushels. Sweet Clover—See Bokhara Clover............. 12 10 Ibs.
Fine Leaved Sheep's Fescue................... Sweet Vernal—true perennial.................. 6 3} bushels,
Fiorin—See Cre B A paraaire
BiasSeed aN eping - Ao? So PLS CEST OO CS an \% fy ena Tall Meadow vescue ay aeicleve chars afataxess efeiNevaiete w o/s 9 244 bushels

SOROS CSIC 2 SE COSTS = . atiGrassn cle ato ce te Leet oaiok ole 5 4 to 5 bushels

Glycine hispida—See Soja Bean................ 27 ly bushel. CRATES. ora) esereastees ays evajis Ste apelev are elets eiegeh ofc stelaralavert ele 32 2 aekels 2
Grasses, for the South: ---.-..2................ 10 Teosinte.... 2. secs eee peewee eee 24 6 to § lbs.

Hay and Permanent Pasture 1 Bibushels Timothy or Herd’s Grass of the North.......... 8 44 to 1 .bushel

« Permanent Hay Mixtures......... 3 3 bushels. Tobacco....... ABS NON AOGE SEI SOO 8 > FORA C 32

“ Permanent Pasture Mixtures 2 2 Tacos. Trifolium hybridum—See Alsike Clover......... 13 8 lbs

“« over, for above. 1 10 Ibs. a incarnatum—See Scarlet Clover....... 13 15 lbs.

: Renovating Mixtucesprean miners noma 3 1 bushel. : pratense—See os Soret ie etie cease = 11 12 to 14 lbs

VATIOUS ES rie tee meer a eran reine 4-10 “_ perenne—See Mammoth Clover 12 12 Ibs.

¢ Woodland Pastiuneste.). oseeensese sce ° repens—See White Clover............ 12 2 to 3 lbs
Ha = S pashels. FIMIZTIDS ete oe tos cited Pec es tee 30 2 a 3 Ibs.

Gah IGS GAR a eles Seedy pened o >a Gee Ae 6 214 bushels. “Ruta Baga, Russian or Swedish......... 30 8 lbs.
Herd’ s Grass of the South—See Red Top ...... 6 3 bushels.

« « North—See Timothy ...... 8 1% to 1 bushel. Wariousabeaved: Pescue t..ca accac- «2 ccc cs ones 9
Hungarian Grass— See Hungarian Millet....... 25 1 bushel. Vetch, gang: WEES OLriHalny cece soe 26

: = Sprin: ATES) MaG-vedere cine weleiaisratehi wearer’ 32
alianRiyey Grass Nae fost oem ctee ae ees 56 7 3 bushels. Vicia sativa s eer a a de vk ee eae 32
Tan Sia Se es 12 14 Ibs. Vigna eatjang—-See Gow Besa. 102502000000000 28
Nertsleran Corn. tavcis avi poh ints cols Dyatace masinotern eee 24 Sioa oe eee teeing ore rer har <r ae ae Oe m
Pohiisomy Grass mas Me ss hy tee saleeeteae eee 10 1 bushel. WWiheaGrent re hectic trcterchesciecferoet Aaieroene mlonieterac ears 22
June Clover—See Red Clower a ceicdis ice ointe et eta 11 12 to 14 lbs. Winiterom Dutch Clover. soit 2 coin e.ciee wean ewer 12

Grass—See Kentucky Blue............... 8 3 bushels. Wit ABR G Tee oh ere etadate inn /aieiwleneernletatelc/oteree ture mle wee 32
[Retired Connie Ore Peer creer cone rioe.cc 24 8 to 10 lbs. WO ge EL soca a eS SU aah : wie Sas
Kentucky, Blue Grass. uses sccecon eats ce ces ce 8 3 bushels. Zizania aquatica—See Wild Rice ............... 32

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