Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. eve Oe Par fe van aig Sn hs F ID voR DpUeCUBLOSBOBNCAGSS Any 0000 DIO SOHHHOL POCO R Meet 3939086 006009 00009000000 00.0 HENDERSON’S DIAMOND JUBILEE GOLDEN DENT CORN 35 Cortlandt Street PETER HENDERSON & CO. NEW=YORK,.-N:.-Y. HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL 1936 Read Before Ordering —This Catalogue Cancels All Previous Quotations The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds Except Where Noted. Prices are Subject to Change Without Notice. Asout ForRWARDING AND Remittinc—Remittances should be Accounts—Parties having no account with us—who order goods made either in the form of a P. O. Money Order, Express Money Order, Without remittance—must furnish satisfactory reference. New York Bank Draft, Express Purchasing Order or Registered Letter. Cy. potcrence preferred on account of the shorter delay pending in- § vestigation. WHEN Surppep By FreicHtT We Dexiver Porarors in good con- FARM MANAGERS—We have always on hand applications by Safe i as sia er aes Sear competent men for positions as farm and estate managers, men who dition, into the hands of transportation companies; our responsibility have been trained in the business and are well posted on agriculture ceases there. Consignee then assumes all risks of heating, freezing generally, also the raising and care of live stock. We will be very and delays. pleased to enter into correspondence with those who require the ser- vices of such. We make no charge for this service, either to employer WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, boxes, cases or or employee. barrels. Cloth bags we charge for, viz.: 1 peck, 15c., 1% bushel, 20c.; ALL FARMERS OF EXPERIENCE know that success depends 1 bushel, 25c.; 2 bushels, 40c. Burlap bags, 1 peck, 7c.; 1 bushel, largely on weather conditions and proper cultivation, so in accordance 10c.; 1 bushel, 12c.; 2 bushels, 15c.; 4 bushels, 20c.; 6 bushels, 30c.; ae universal custom of the seed ade PETER PE ON se Sg eee ‘ z pads z "5 a = Ha gives no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, 8 bushels, 35c. No charge for bags with lawn grass mixtures. Special productiveness, or any other matter, of any Seeds, Bulbs, Roots or packing of seeds for foreign shipments, when necessary, in tin-lined Plants they send out, and they will not be in any way responsible cases or double sacks, we charge for at cost. for the crop. INDEX AND QUANTITIES TO SOW PER ACRE lp Sow Gralone) 5 Sow (i alone) B Sow (if alone) |Page per Acre age per Acre age per Acre Agrostis TENUIS soehera eS 50 Ibs. ||Grasses, Hay and Perma- Pennisetum spicatum . 14 8 lbs stolonifera...... a3 50 lbs. nent Pasture... ..... 1 40 lbs. Perennial Red Clover. 7 12 Ibs ; Dalustris. sear 5 30 Ibs. ei Permanent Hay Phleum\pratensei yt. 5 25 lbs Alfalfa oo 5s ere See ere eat 6 30 to 40 lbs. Mixtures ap cess: 2 40 lbs. Poaicompressan te eee 33 60 lbs Alsike, Hybrid or Swedish z Permanent Pas- oy SMETOLANS HA sriece ater 5 50 lbs Clover treet if 8 lbs. ture Mixtures 2 40 lbs. is) ADTALENSISieacuewets steerer 3 60 lbs Andropogon sorghum var.} 11 8 to 10 lbs. s! Permanent Pas- S“trivialise aoa 5 50 lbs. Anthoxanthum odoratum. 5 30 lbs. | ture Clover, for Rotatoesiscnncrecctkr meters 17 10 to 12 bushels AstoriayBentivarncve otc eet 3 50 lbs. apOve: ee 1 10 lbs. Avena elatior 3 5} 50 lbs. i enov ating } ix- Awnless Brome Grass. 3 20 to 25 lbs. GUC ar eae erge nines 2 40 lbs. Mapes Hnelish ye ue on MN ui z no : ee * VanriOust: corse cere 4 oan (OS Ones 2 Barley (Sow broadcast, i Woodland Pass Red Clover (Common or 3 Es ; ‘ juneiClovereeeeeee er 7 12 to 14 lbs 25S: ) ie scree s ayeyene! sicher 15 100 lbs. drilled CUTCS te eats Yogsreners 2 40 lbs. Rediescucws nnn 4 50 Ibs Beans; SOJA aia. selseucrne eha.)|| Le 50 lbs. Green Manuring: Mixture! (12> |) 0 Allpeanaqnesen ei , ‘ “ § A : M Red Top Fancy (Herd’s Beet, See me premiere Wed No" 6 to 8 lbs. GrimmiAlialiat ese scr ce 6 30 lbs. Grass of the South) .... 5 30 Ibs Beggar Weed............| 14 10 to 12 lbs. Bent, Grassija sc se eres 50 lbs. Hard F cs z Rocoe sland Bent aaa S WD) HOS. Bermuda Grass-ie.s'e = 33 10 to 25 lbs. ard Pescue....-- +s es 5 50 lbs. G 5 50 Ib Bokt Giese 7 10 1b Herd’s Grass of the South.| 5 30 lbs. TASS. 2 eee cee ee ee ee 3) S DNS USE) ROM PEO ERA ORE GIAO 7 ee “ «© North. 5 5 Ruta Bagawewaecenm cee 16 2 to 3 lbs Brassica Napus.......... 14 2 to 4 lbs. eNOL 9 25 Ibs. R = 14 Bromus Inermis......... 3 20 to 25 lbs. Hungarian Grass . -| 14 50 lbs. MCE Dr DBR OR SRG Odo ds.0.0 ue Ze ESAS IBTOOM, GOrm rages oer) || LL 8 to 10 lbs. ‘ ee : ° Ss devBenteaceres errr 5 F | Buckwheat 0000000738 | 840 Ths.” Uneatian Rye Grass 5) ome, SE cos] f | ea af , : Sheep's! Fescuesmicnis ites 4 50 Ibs. cones Fo gee aaEY 18 on Ae June Clover. 2.5.0. Scie 7 12 to 14 lbs. Smooth Stalked Meadow (Gis. | oc cbGs oun 7 is Grass. scinccee serie 15. 60 lbs. S Gress Saver: SER cor tae 3 60 lbs. Permanent (Mixed).} 1 10 lbs. Soja Bean or Soy Bean...| 12 50 lbs. ColonialiBenten ccc S 50 lbs. Kiaffir\Cormiiie cc cesieprsecsts 10 8 to 10 lbs. Sorghums............--] 11 10 to ee Ibs. ; Corn, Went x letcjsterenesneres= 9-10 8 to 10 qts. Kentucky Blue Grass.... 3 60 lbs. Sudan Grass............ 5 15 to 20 lbs. i ENT Tu bay ceteye credateners, © 11 8 to 10 ats. Korean Lespedeza....... tf 15 lbs. Sugar Beet........-..-. 16 6 to 8 Ibs. Moddeniae segues alett Broadcast, 2 bu. peer Cane Sistrereleuedete sheen i -10 ie ne lbs. let Drilled, 1 bu. Lespedeza striata........ 5 14 Ibs. SeediatnGlanee Spioe tesa ceeala 7 8 Ibs. co ita ite eae es 12 160 te IE SS oe ran 5 60 lbs Sweet Clover........... 7 10 lbs ow Peas...... oy | melt S. “ = or dhe 2 = Hebsfecjinlisi= ke desin 2 Creeping Bent or ‘Fiorin ..| 3 50 lbs. eee crass Gaon eae a 8 30 a Hane Sweet Vernal...........] 5 30 lbs Creeping Red Fescue..... 4 50 lbs Ce at een Jee : | Crested Dog's Tail....... 4 40 lbs. ; es Tall Meadow Fescue. 4 50 lbs Crimson or Carnation Mammoth or Pea Vine 7 ove Oat Grass. 5 50 lbs Gloversea eos vi 15 lbs. ; LOD OE EO. Cea OOF ( _+4 3 Rares 2 alovien sees eee 13 100 lbs Cynodon dactylon.......| 3 10 to 25 lbs. Mangels.......-....+5-- 16 6 to 8 lbs. MEosinte san cecoeisye eee 14 6 to 8 Ibs : Cynosurus cristatus......- 4 40 lbs. Meadow Fescue mbes uameies ucer 4 50 lbs. Timothy or Herd’s Grass anh Melee Ora UV a Dates lead 30 to 40 Ibs. of the North.......... 5 25 to 35 lbs Dactylis glomerata....... 5 60 lbs. Sle lO Cus alba et easiest: 7 10 lbs. Tobacco... ee elie Desmodium tortuosum...| 14 10 to 12 lbs. Millet, Golden German Sane Trifolium ‘hybridum...... 7 8 lbs Domestic Rye Grass...... 5 50 lbs. . Tasereen ais 14 50 Ibs. incarnatum . 7 15 lbs. Duras crc aes 5 lbs. BR Re ee eee ||| eee ee DTA LCOSe tent wn Doura on Durre my a corr bs oa 10 lbs. per acre)...| 14 | Broadcast, 15 lbs. pao ee t He io nee English Blue Grass.... 4 75 lbs. “Pearl, | Egyptian, i repens R Saee 7 8 lbs. or Perennial Rye c Cat-Tail or Horse Turnips WN Santee teTiG 2 to 3 lbs Gtasse see nee 5 75 lbs MATEUS a asc etcetera 14 { Drills, 5 to 6 lbs. iT Riuitas Baga 3 iRise ~ ; ; Broadcast, 8 lbs. sian or Swedish...| 16 | 2 to 3 lbs. Bertilizersicnye seine ster te clei 17 Maloy Miaizecee tre sess crates oT: 4 to 5 lbs. Fescue, Chewings. . +) 4 50 Ibs. Various Leaved Fescue...] 2 50 lbs. Festuca duriuscula....... 4 50 Ibs. New Zealand Fescue.....| 5 50 lbs. Vetch, Sand, Winter or eStore iisee ‘ BB tee LAITY se ath elms) eerste 13 60 lbs. ee er een ag 30 Ibe. OAatsta Meer ets 8 3 bushels rt, oping (Tares))...\-.} 13% 100 Ibs. nee tent tolict 4 50 1b Orchard!Grass\.c. ssc eee 5 60 lbs. Vicia sativa............. 13 100 Ibs. Srateneis Oa e ri 50 ibe: WaACialwillosajanitesperienes 13 60 lbs. aicis we ae : a A 2a lhe iM PUD Lae ee eusiemenns | in those high altitudes. Our experience—and that per acre’ 3840 Ibs. of our customers—has shown that such seed is un- : ,; Digestible 2 : doubtedly the best for the North and Eastern States. TIMOTHY 2 Tons Rintsens Before offering this seed to our customers for sale, (4,000 Ibs.): it is thoroughly recleaned by the most modern seed § |¥2 Tons per acre 807% cleaning machinery. By this process we separate § (3,000 Te) Digestible equal BA the sound, perfect seeds from all rubbish and light, per acre j Nutrients 2688 Ibs: | imperfect seeds. Sowin the Northern States during { Digestible 46% June, July or August, 30 to 40 Ibs. of seed per acre if - Nutrients % equal: .: broadcasted, 25 to 30 Ibs. if drilled. In the South 46% equal 1840 Ibs sow in February or September. (See Engraving.) § 1380 Ibs. tel Price, purchaser paying transportation, Ib. 60c.; : 10 lbs. $5.00; 25 lbs. $11.25; 100 lbs. $40.00. Diagram Showing Digestible Nutrients of Five Principal Feeds on One Acre The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 7 [IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT CLOVERS All Clovers have the power to gather Nitrogen from the air, and store it in the form of nodules on the roots; thereby providing rich food for crops of cereals, etc., which follow. Thus they save 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 mechanical condition. Henderson’s Medium Red (Trifolium Pratense) DOMESTIC GROWN Common or Medium Clover, June Clover Red Clover according to locality is a biennial or short-lived perennial. It grows one to two feet in height 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 sub- stitute for green food for poultry during the winter. As pasturage all animals thrive on it, particularly cattle, sheep and pigs. 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 differ- ent grasses as Timothy, Orchard Grass or Tall Oat Grass, but usually it is grown with Timothy, 8 to 10 pounds of Clover and 20 pounds of Timothy seed being sown per acre. A very satisfactory combination is 5 pounds of Red Clover, 5 pounds of Alsike Clover, 20 pounds of Timothy and 5 pounds of Fancy Red Top per acre. This makes a fine quality of merchantable hay and the field docs not run out so soon as Clover and Timothy alone. (See Engraving.) Price, Ib. 60c.; 10 lbs. $5.00; 25 lbs. $11.25; 100 Ibs. $40.00. or PEA VINE (Trifolium R Mammoth ED Pratense perenne) DOMESTIC GROWN 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. Price, Ib. 60c.; 10 lbs. $5.50; 25 lbs. $12.00; 100 lbs. $42.50. SWEDISH O es (Trifolium CLOVER Alsike or Hybr id Hybridum) 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 irrigation. 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 fine texture. Alsike frequently produces good crops on soils on which Red Clover will not grow. We strongly 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. See Engraving.) Price, lb. 60c.; 10 lbs. $5.00; 25 lbs. $11.25; 100 lbs. $40.00. Perennial. Time of flowering, May to Sept. White Clover is a valuable addition to mixtures for permanent pastures, as it furnishes considerable plant food to the other Grasses composing such mixtures. In mixtures for lawns White Clover is always used, as there is no plant more suitable {ck the formation of a dense sward, and also to prevent the washing out of soil during eavy rains. Price, lb. 75c.; 10 lbs. $7.00; 25 lbs. $16.25; 100 lbs. $60.00. Henderson’s Superior Recleaned (Trifolium Incarnatum) Crimson or Scarlet 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. Crimson Clover cut when coming into bloom makes hay richer in protein than Red Clover, and the yield on average soils is two to three tons per acre. It is especially adapted for green forage and silage and is muec relished by dairy stock. Cut green before flowers mature. : Crimson Clover should not be fed after the flowers mature for the hairs of the calyx are apt to form “hair balls’’ in the stomachs of animals. Sow at the rate of 15 pounds of seed per acre, either broadcast or drilled. Cover lightly with a harrow. In the latitude of New York City sow from July 15 to September 15, and in the South as late as October. Time of flowering is June; height 2 feet. Price, lb. 40c.; 10 lbs. $3.50; 25 lbs. $7.50; 100 lbs. $25.00. White Bokhara (Melilotus alba) 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, particu- larly to prepare poor soils where it is difficult to get other crops to grow. Sow 10 lbs. to acre. Price, lb. 35c.; 10 lbs. $3.00; 25 Ibs. $6.00; 100 Ibs. $20.00. (SWEET CLOVER) Wild White Clover A dwarf-growing clover which should be added to pasture, helps the grasses by adding nitrogen to the soil, thrives on all soils and is relished by cattle. Price, pound, $4.00. Korean (Lespedeza) This strain an improvement on the ordinary Japan ripens earlier, makes a larger growth and a heavy cropper. Price, lb. 45c.; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 Ibs. $8.75. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. DUTCH or HONEYSUCKLE White (Trifolium repens) Height 6 in. (creeping). Sow (if alone) 8 lbs. per acre. The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. 8 HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL HI OATS | PEDIGREE OATS — A change of Seed Oats is necessar i) and the seed should be renewed at least every second or third year. Oats grown on the same soil or in the same neighborhood year after year deteriorate rapidly and soon become light and unprofitable. HENDERSON’S CLYDESDALE OATS Since we introduced this grand variety it has steadily and | deservedly gained in popularity, until today it is the most popular HIGH-GRADE WHITE OAT in the United States. The ultimate financial benefit accruing to the American farmers by the annual distribution of several thousand bushels of these oats cannot be over-estimated. These Oats weigh considerably more per measured bushel that any other variety, so that the produce is worth for seed purposes at least double the market value of ordinary Oats. None other 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 have been thoroughly cleaned by the latest and most improved machinery, _and are absolutely free from weed seeds. (See illustration.) Sow 3 bushels per acre. PRICE, purchaser paying transportation charges, per peck. $0.76 Per Standard bushel of 32 lbs...... 2.2... 2... cece eee eaee 2.00 10-bushel lots, per bushel............ 0... e eee eee eee 1.90 100-bushel lots, per bushel............ 00.00 eee eee eee 1.80 LONG’S WHITE TARTAR OATS The earliest, heaviest and most prolific domestic-grown Side Oat in cultivation. It is suitable for all soils; of robust and vigorous constitution, is remarkably early and an immense cropper; the straw is long and stout, stands up well and does not readily lodge or twist. The heads measure from 8 to 10% inches, and the kernels are of immense size, thick, plump and heavy; it 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 | good conditions. Its extreme earliness, great length and strength of straw, thick, plump grains and the heavy yields it is capable of pro- ducing give Long’s White Tartar all the necessary qualifications which go to make an ideal Oat. Sow. 3 bushels per acre. (See engraving on Front Cover.) Price, purchaser paying transportation charges, peck, 90c; | bushel of 32 lbs., $2.50; 10-bushel lots, per bushel, $2.40; 100-bushel lots, per bushel, $2.30. STORM KING 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. We advise every grower of Oats to try this variety. Sow 3 bushels per acre. Price, purchaser paying transportation charges, peck, 90c.; bushel (32 lbs.) $2.50; 10 bushel lots $2.40 per bushel; 100 bushel lots $2.30 per bushel. SWEDISH SELECT Scientific breeders of seeds in Sweden have devoted themselves par- ticularly to the improvement of Oats, and many meritorious varieties have originated in that country. Probably SWEDISH SELEOT, the variety we offer, is the best 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. It is strongly recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture. (See engraving.) Price, purchaser paying transportation charges, peck, 75c.; bushel (32 Ibs.) $2.00; 10 bushel lots, per bushel, $1.90; 100 bushel lots per bushel, $1.80. EARLY NEWMARKET A grand breed of English pedigree Oats of wonderfully vigorous growth, producing very early a heavy crop of unusually large, plump Oats, remarkable for this thinness of husk, which greatly adds to their feeding value. The straw is tall and strong, withstanding unfavorable weather well, and is practically immune from rust. For quality, earliness, vitality, and productiveness this Oat is unsurpassed. Sow 3 bushels per acre. Price, purchaser paying transportation charges, 75c. per peck; $2.00 per bushel (32 lbs.); 10 bushel lots at $1.90 per bushel; 100 bushel lots at $1.80 per bushel. HARVESTING A CROP OF SWEDISH SELECT OATS. The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 9 FIELD CORN HENDERSON’S SEED CORN is grown from pedigreed strains carefully selected in the field, consideration being given to the plant, as well as the ears, true- ness to types, uniform maturity, and other essential points. Henderson’s Early Golden Orange Dent Introduced by us in 1928 A 90 to 100 Day Variety. Long Desired by the Northern Farmer. Ears 8 to 11 Inches Long. 14 to 18 Rows of Kernels. For a number of years past there has been an insistent demand in the North and East for a really early variety of Golden Dent Field Corn; one that would mature in from 90 to 100 days of corn growing weather. * We are glad to offer again this year this wonderful variety from the middle west which fulfills exactly the requirements of the northern farmer and we feel sure we will make a firm friend of everyone we ship it 0. Henderson's Early Golden Orange Dent Corn is the most desirably colored corn we have ever seen, and when shelled it makes the prettiest picture ever presented to the eye of the farmer. It is at least ten to fifteen days earlier than any other dent variety, maturing in about ninety to one hundred normal corn days and specially adapted for short seasons of the northern latitudes. The stalks are about 10 to 12 feet high, very strong and rank. The ears grow eight to eleven inches long and contain 14 to 18 rows of kernels on a red cob. The grains are deep and solid making it very heavy in grain and a wonderful sheller. The ears for shelling were all selected by hand and the seed is in first-class merchantable condition. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per acre. (See Illustration.) Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.25; bushel $4.00; 10 bushel lots @ $3.90 per bushel. Henderson’s Diamond Jubilee Golden Dent Matures in 110 Days. Small Cob. 70 Pounds of Ears Produce 62 Pounds of Shelled Corn Henderson’s Diamond Jubilee, is a cross between a 7% 4 sini soarasat leading Yellow Dent and a large-eared white variety, and is a wonderfully prolific yielder. The ears average ten to fourteen inches in length, are of a beautiful golden-yellow color, and are pro- duced low down on the stalk, the average distance being three and one-half feet from the base of the ear to the ground. The cob is red, small, and firm, and covered with eighteen to twenty-two rows of deep, heavy grain. Seventy pounds of ears will, when dry, shell sixty to sixty-two pounds of corn. The ears are of surpassing uniformity, which accounts for the extra good yield of over one hundred bushels per acre when planted on fairly good corn land. The stalks grow to a height of from twelve to four- teen feet, but are not massive, although of good re- sisting quality, standing up well. The foliage is luxuriant, the stalks being furnished to the bottom, making the fodder of exceptional feeding value It is from ten to fourteen days earlier than Long’s Champion, consequently can be planted further North, with every chance of fully maturing, rather than that long season variety. Henderson’s Diamond Jubliee cannot be procured from other seedsmen or dealers. We recommend planting it, if in hills, three and one-half feet apart each way, allowing three plants to the hill. When planted in rows, allow the same dis: yet f DO ; ES tance between the drills and about sixteen inches ; : : y bas, j - appre ; jess Dp eR ae between the plants. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per acre. “ eneceiby Raita ro" OF ae ; jx te OLDEN” (See Illustration.) S é D C EAL Price, at. 60c.; peck $1.50; bushel $4.50; 10 bushel DENT CORN | lots @ $4.40 per bushel. eee Be 10 HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL Long’s Champion Yellow Dent Corn In the last 15 years on a section of 90 acres this Corn has yielded an average of 133 bushels of EARS WEIGH 2 TO 2 LBS. AT CRIBBING TIME 20 to 24 uniform rows of long, broad kernels Shelled Corn per acre and has yielded as high as 160 bushels. A luxuriant grower 12 to 15 feet high Long’s Champion Yellow Dent Corn is the climax of 25 years of Corn breeding and 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 doubt the finest, the largest and the most productive Yellow Dent Corn ever produced, and will be found to be of great value to the farmer, especially in the Corn belt of the Middle and Eastern States, on account of its immense yield, at least 25% and often 50% more than can be obtained from the average old- type Corns generally planted. 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. Sow 8 to 10 ats. per acre. (See Illustration.) Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.50; bushel $4.50. dda Wii) 9590 (GSS NUINLY) \S Ge Ye Lt EUREKA YELLOW DENT Large, Handsome Ears, 12 to 15 Inches Long, Weighing 1 to 2 Pounds Each. Heavy Yielder; 100 Bushels Shelled Corn per acre Not Unusual This is one of the finest and most produc- tive field Corns grown; it is a tremendous yielder—100 bushels of shelled Corn per acre is not unusual. The plants grow 12 to 15 feet high, a large proportion of them bear- ing two immense 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 an excellent Corn to grow. Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.10; bushel $3.75. WOOD’S EARLY NORTHERN WHITE DENT Extraordinary prolific, yields 110 bushels per acre (shelled), ripens thoroughly south of Albany and Buffalo. Large ears 10 to 12 inches long, 7 to 8 inches in circumfer- ence. Borne 2 to 2% feet from the ground. Long kernels, small cob. Leafy, luxuriant plant, making fine fodder. It will ripen in Connecticut, New York State (except in that portion north of Rochester and Troy), and being vastly superior in every respect to the Flint varie- ties and the small Dent Corns usually raised, will be by far the most profitable sort in latitudes north of New York City. Sows 8 to 10 qts. per acre. Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.25; bushel $4.00. LANCASTER SURE CROP YELLOW DENT One of the best varieties for cribbing and also silage. The fodder is very tall leafy and withstands drought, develops the ear early, the kernels are long and narrow fills out to the ends and shells out very satisfactory. It is a sure cropper and will mature when other dent varieties fail. (See Illustration.) Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.10; bushel $3.75. HENDERSON’S SEED CORN is grown from pedigreed strains carefully selected in the field, consideration being given to the plant, as well as the ears, trueness to types, uniform maturity, and other essential points. ““T send you a photo showing a crop of Long's Champion Corn from your seed. From less than 2 acres I filled a silo 10 x 26 feet. The corn averaged 14 ft. high and was well eared." Chenango Forks, Broome Co., N.Y. OHOPA,' OPADASS Aa a 2 cee, Uy OLOCHVCH O00g te 000) condcooge noecon 000000, N00 00) orororrnnee Ee GY i et One agnoeronrrodtars got OAL On) GOO — —) — ay HHOCoLOOd = 2 DONONHNO ily PoLondbGad a scoatcncgarce sedgguod secre ronen gg Oud eS o S Ati ag 00 \ ai i-ters Lancaster Sure Crop Yellow Dent The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 11 Selected Varieties of FLINT CORN Plant 8 to 10 Quarts per acre EXTRA EARLY YELLOW It yields 75 to 85 bushels of shelled Corn per acre and can be shelled and ground earlier than any other variety. It is especially adapted to Northern conditions (cool nights and short summers), and under favorable conditions the yield is immense. The ears are eight-rowed, remarkably long, fre- quently measuring 15 inches and over, of a rich amber color, thickly set with large, broad kernels. The stalks are medium height. In ordinary seasons it will mature in ninety days, and can be shelled and ground for feed earlier than any other large-yielding variety. It is especially valuable in sections where Corn cannot be planted before the middle of June. Tt ig the cartes maturing corn for northern states. (See En- graving. Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.10; bushel $3.00; Q 10 bushels, $2.90 per bushel. peck $1.10; bushel $3.25; 10 bushels, $3.15 per bushel. LONGFELLOW A large 8-rowed Yellow Flint variety well adapted for the Northern States. The ears are long, some of them measuring 15 inches, and often- times two or more good specimens on one stalk. Grain large and broad and yellow. The cob is quite small but it is the largest variety of Yellow Field Corn safe to plant in the latitude of Massachusetts, where it is quite extensively grown. Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.10; bushel $3.00; 10 bushels, $2.90 per bushel. KING PHILIP Coppery-red. Very early. Usually matures three months after planting. Ears large sized and handsome. 10 to 12 inches long. Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.10; bushel $3.50. LARGE WHITE Valuable for ensilage in the Northern states as well as for the grain. Handsome ears, large well-filled kernels, fine quality. Price, qt. 50c.; CORN for FODDER and ENSILAGE Plant 8 to 10 qts. per acre if in hills. Broadcast 2 bu. per acre 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 seed 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 a sweating process which has destroyed the germ. The stock we Offer is carefully selected, sun-dried and of high germination. Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.10; bushel $3.50. 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. Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.10; bushel $3.50. SORGHUMS &c. DOURA YELLOW BRANCHING. etiow Milo 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. Price, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. SORGHUM or 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 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. Earlier 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. Price, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. Early Orange. Produces a larger and heavier growth than the Amber but is later. Price, lb. 26c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. EVERGREEN SWEET FODDER. Fodder grown from the Evergreen Sweet Corn is superior in quality to that of the ordinary field varieties, being richer, sweeter and more digestible. The best plan is to sow in rows 24 to 30 inches apart, using one bushel of Corn per acre. Price, qt. 40c.; peck $1.00; bushel $3.25. SWEET FODDER. 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. Price, qt. 40c.; peck $1.00; bushel $3.25. FOR FEED BROOM CORN, EVERGREEN entirely free from all crooked brush, and re- mains strictly green, con- oerss = . . . - ; sequently always com- Foes “ A mands the highest market price. Price, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25lbs. $4.00; 100 Ibs. $15.00. KAFFIR CORN. White. Excellent fod- der plant, green or dried, and the grain is valuable for feeding poultry, 4 to 6 feet. Price, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. Red. Taller than white; leafy and juicy; grain good for poultry. Price, lb. 25c.; 10 Ibs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.00; 100lbs. $ § ° The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. 12 HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL EARLY SOJA scy BEANS A great Soil Enricher, gathering nitrogen from the air. Produces enormous crops as far North as Canada. Ripening Seed as far North as Massachusetts. Espe- cially Valuable (in combination with Japanese Millet and Fodder Corn) for Ensilage, supplying the albumi- noids or flesh-forming food. 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 : é ; envre iz *Y 2 wholesome, economical and completely balanced feed for milch cows. This com- Nodules : mp iE pos ae fe > bination should be composed of two parts Millet or Corn to one part Soja Beans, ON THESE aac ok sear anak grown separately, but mixed thoroughly at the time of cutting and filling of the BR - silo. We recommend that grain be fed occasionally as a change, but four-fifths Soja Bean Yd of the grain bill can be saved. Planted the latter part of May, in latitude ROOTS of New York, the Beans are ready for harvesting in about 100 days. 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, requiring 50 pounds 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 2¥%-inch lengths. The Soja Bean is also valuable as a soil enricher, gathering nitrogen from the air same as Clover the roots being crowded with nodules which give them this power. (See engraving.) EARLY WILSON BLACK. This 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. The grain is the richest vegetable sub- stance known, and when ground and fed to cattle gives a milk richer and better than if fed other meal. Price, lb. 35c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $7.50. MAMMOTH YELLOW. This variety was developed and has been tested in the East and South with very satisfactory results. Grows well on very poor soils, easily reaching a height of three feet in eight weeks after sowing, in the latitude of New York. This is an excellent variety for green manuring, and will also make good hay and ensilage. Under ordinary growing conditions, the beans will mature well before frost sets in. Plant 50 pounds to the acre. Price, lb. 35c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $7.50. GATHERING at oe et 4 Be \ E EARLY WILSON BLACK SOJA BEAN COW PEAS (canan CATIANG Cow Peas are the great leguminous crop of our Southern States, where they play the same important role in rotation farming that Clovers and Canada Peas do in the North Cow Peas are more tender than Canada or Field Peas and should not not be sown until Corn-planting time. Cow Peas, being of very rapid growth during the warm weather, can be sown as late as the middle of July with reasonable assurance of a profitable crop, either for harvesting or plowing under. The early varieties are quite extensively and successfully grown for forage and soiling as far north as Massachusetts, but so far north the crop may not ripen seeds. As a soil renovator and enricher Cow Peas are very valuable, as they collect nitrogen from the air in large quantities and fix it in the soil, thus adding this expensive element of fertilizer to the land without cost, and leaving it richer and in better condition for the future crop. Cow Peas grow on all soils from the stiffest clays to porous sands, barren uplands and alluvial bottoms. The feeding value 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 too light, the vines should decay on the surface and then be turned under. Sow 100 lbs. per acre. BLACK EYE COW PEAS. A popular and productive early sort. Very much in demand. Price, lb. 30c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $8.00. NEW ERA COW PEAS. A new, extra-early variety, earlier than the Black Eye, maturing in about 60 days, specially adapted for planting north. Price, lb. 30c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $5.00; 100 Ibs. $8.00. GREEN MANURING SEED MIXTURE A combination of various rapid-growing legumes which will add humus and nitrogen to the soil. Plant early in the fall for turning under in the spring. Mixture may be broadcast, or sow at the rate of 1 lb. per 1,000 square feet. Price, lb. 50c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75; 25 lbs. $9.00; 50 lbs. $16.00; 100 lbs. $30.00; transportation paid. The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 13 “Peas could be made to bring more Nitrogen to the soils of this country 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. FIELD PEA, Canada White 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, whichever way used, ranks high for all farm animals, being rich in muscle, blood and bone forming constituents, therefor of special value for feeding growing and working animals. Peas are also great soil improvers, putting the land in better mechanical con- dition 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 abund- ance of nitrogen, such as oats, wheat or other grain crop, the most subsequent good will be realized. 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. Quantity Per Acre: Sow if alone 150 lbs. per acre; if with oats or barley 100 lbs of Peas and 1 bushel of the other chosen grain. Price, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $7.00. (Vicia villosa) VETCH, SAND or WINTER The Best Legume for Sandy Soils It is the earliest crop for cutting, and a full crop can be taken off the land in time for planting spring crops. Being much hardier than Scarlet Clover, this is the forage plant to sow in the Northern States, where Scarlet Clover winter kills, though it is equally valuable in the South. Every dairyman and stock breeder in the United States should have a field of Winter Vetch. 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.’’ 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. If 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. 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 the early spring, when the roots of trees are not actively foraging for it. (See engraving.) Sow 60 pounds per acre, with one-half bushel of Rye or Wheat. Price, lb. 40c.; 10 lbs. $3.50; 25 lbs. $7.00; 100 lbs. $25.00. SPRING VETCHES or TARES (Vicia sativa) Sown A species of the Pea, grown for stock, and often mixed with Oats for soiling. broadcast at the rate of 100 to 150 pounds per acre. Price, lb. 35c.; 10 lbs. $2.75; 25 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $18.00. E s Transportati eZ The Purchaser Pay Gharses on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. Henderson’s Japanese Buckwheat Yields. Double Very Early, Makes the Finest Flour The seed we offer is grown from the largest type imported from Japan and is much larger in grain than that usually offered, being only one year removed from imported Japanese seed. The kernels are at least twice the size of any other variety and of a shape peculiar and distinct from all others. The color is also most distinct, being of a rich dark shade of brown. There is always a good market for the grain as it isin demand for all purposes. For bees it is of the greatest value and for this purpose has displaced all other varieties. 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 Buck- wheat 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 Clover. (See en- graving.) Price, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $3.50; 100 lbs. $6.00. MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER 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 pounds of seed will plant one acre. Price, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.50; 100 lbs. $15.00. 14 HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL Provides Perfect Pasture and is greatly Relished by all stock There are several varieties of Rape, but care should be taken to procure the Dwarf Essex, or English, as it is sometimes called. In North- ern states is should be sown from April to end of August for fall pasturing, but as it thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown in the Southern states until September or October for winter pasture. In the latitude of New York it should be sown in drills or broadcasted in April, or in July or August. Its fattening properties are probably twice as good as those of Clover, and for sheep the feeding value of Rape excels all MILLET Henderson’s Selected Varieties Millets deserve greater recognition on account of their adaptability to-various soils. Their chief importance is as dry weather, summer catch crops, and are of great value to succeed crops that fail, such as Corn, etc., or for planting on newly broken land. Also for the Silo and Cutting Green in the Northern and New England States. JAPANESE (Panicum Crus-Galli Major) 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 or cured. If to be made into hay, cure as you would a heavy crop of Clover. This Millet does not endure drought well, except it be sown early in retentive soil, and it is not adapted to 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 in drills, 12 to 18 inches apart, using 10 to 12 Ibs. 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, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. $10.00. GOLDEN Northern Grown) This variety is considerably larger than Hungarian and yields a much heavier crop, but is later and not so quick growing, consequently 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 50 lbs. per acre. (See Illustration.) Price, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. $10.00. HUNGARIAN Is the quickest of catch crops for hay, and as it may be sown any time during the summer months up to the middle of August, it is invaluable for overcoming a shortage of the regular hay crop, being fairly drought resistant. Sow 50 lbs. per acre. Price, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $6.00; 100 Ibs. $10.00. PEARL This has been cultivated in 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. Is not so hardy as the other varieties, and succeeds best in latitudes south of New York. Sow in drills, 5 to 6 Ibs. per acre; if broadcast, 8 lbs. per acre. Price, lb. 35c.; 10 lbs. $3.00; 25 lbs. $6.50; 50 Ibs. $12.00. BEGGAR WEED (Desmodium tortuosum) A leguminous annual plant growing, according to soils and conditions, 3 to 7 feet high. Itis highly es veotned where known in our Southern States as a forage and soil renovating crop. Price, Ib. $1.25- 10 lbs. $10.00. 2 (Pennisetum Spicatum) t other plants we know of. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, or 2 to 3 Ibs. in drills. Price, lb. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.50; 50 Ibs. $8.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. TEOSINTE The plant resembles Corn, but is more leafy and tillers enormously. After cutting it grows again with remarkable Those having only a small amount of land on which it is desired to produce the maximum amount of forage should sow Teosinte. Plant in drills, 6 to 8 Ibs. per rapidity. acre. Price, lb. $1.25; 10 lbs. $10.00. SEED OF HIGH GRADE TOBACCO One Ounce Will Sow 50 Square Yards Tobacco is an annual in the United States although Botanically it is related to the Tomato and Eggplant, and therefore sensitive to frost. Still it is successfully cultivated as far north as Canada, as it requires but a short season to grow to maturity. The quality of the product depends almost entirely upon the nature of the soil and climate, and highly congenial soils may exist in any section. The suitability of soils in Connec- ticut, now a great centre of Tobacco production, was only perennial in the tropics. 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 Pkt., 15c.; 02z., 75c. Zimmer’s Spanish. The earliest and best American- north as Canada. Spanish, and a favorite cigar variety. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 90c. Havana, Imported........... Pkt., 15c., oz., $1.50 Havana, Domestic........... Pkt., 15c.; 0z., 75c. Sumatra, Domestic.......... Pkt., 15c.; oz., $1.00 Connecticutim ceciclesetseiclecisl< Pkt., 15c.; 0z., 75c. KON tuck yiaisa torte ctsiolerctetens! e.suepe Pkt., 15c.; oz., T5c. WAP SIMI A ay ayciatete cn everclchcvescressuneye Pkt., 15c.; oz., 75c. (Reana Luxurians) The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 15 HENDERSON’S SUPERIOR SEED WHEAT. 1 is grown especially for seed pur- poses from the choicest selected cross-bred and pedigreed strains, and recleaned at our warehouses (750,000 This enables us to supply : D t i quality is considered, The variety offered is the best of the Spring Wheats, yield well, and the milling qualities Spring Wheat is also a satis- bushels capacity) which are equipped with modern seed-cleaning machinery: direct to the farmer plump and heavy seed, at lowest possible prices, when of the grain surpasses even the best of the Winter varieties. factory crop to sow along with Grass seed. The prices herein named are those ruling at this date (March, 1936) for the crop Deliveru f.0.b. New York, bags of 1935 but they are subject to market fluctuations. extra. Special quotations to large buyers. Sow 11% Bushels per acre MARQUIS — Spring Wheat The Earliest The Most Productive The Highest in Quality This famous variety is of Canadian origin and was bred by crossing, Red Fife and Hard Calcutta, and 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 severai 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 “oN bushels per acre. Milling tests show that this é 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 Marquis Wheat this year. (See engraving.) Price, peck $1.00; bushel (60 lbs.) $3.50; 10 bushel lots $3.40. RYE—WINTER Sow 1% bushels per acre ROSEN A remarkably heavy cropping Rye, having in fair tests outyielded many other varieties both in straw and grain. The heads average six inches in length and are filled from end to end with plump medium-sized grains. Price, qt. 30c.; 14 peck 50c.,; peck 90c.; bushel $2.50. GIANT WINTER The variety most commonly cultivated, whether sown for grain, straw or cutting green is a good yielder. Price, qt. 30c.; 12 peck 50c.; peck 90c.; bushel $2.50. WINTER Grown for green manuring and putting the soil in a loamy condition ate Consezegm early fodder. Price, qt. 30c.; 1% peck 45c.; peck 80c.; ushe 25. HENDERSON’S SELECTED SPRING RYE A variety produced by planting Winter Rye in the spring for several years, and selecting the seed until the type is fixed. It is an excellent pic aLCL Crop where full-sown grain has been winter-killed, and also for ‘odder. Price, peck $1.10; bushel (56 lbs.) $3.75; 10 bushel lots $3.65 per bu. BARLEY—BEARDED 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 harvested before it is too ripe, if a bright white berry is wanted. Sow 2% bushels per acre broadcast and 1% to 2 bushels per acre if drilled, ODERBRUCKER. This is a stiff-strawed, heavy yielding, six-rowed, bearded variety, plump kernels. It has nearly double the amount of protein found in many other varieties; this makes it a valuable feeding Barley, which is an important considera- tion with the leading farmers who are now appreciating more and more the value of Barley as a feed for all kinds of stock, horses as well as cattle. See engraving.) __ (Price, peck 90c.: bushel (48 lbs) $2.50: 10 bushel lots per bushel $2.40. UPERIOR WINT For illustrations and descriptions of varieties of Winter Wheat see ‘‘Henderson’s Fall Wheat Circular’ issued in July. varieties. We can also take orders now for delivery from the harvest of 1936 at prices ruling at time of shipment. We offer the leading Harvesting a Field of Oderbrucker Barley The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. 16 HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL MANGEL WURZEL or STOCK BEETS Mangels are the most important of all root crops for feeding and form the best winter feed for cattle 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. Follow the plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repay the extra trouble. The soil 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 quality is exceedingly nutritious, and in all respects this variety is most distinct and valuable. (See engraving.) Price, 14 |b. 30c.; lb. 85c. 3 GOLDEN TANKARD. The roots 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. Price, % lb. 30c.; lb. 85c.. DANISH SLUDSTRUP. Highly recommended by the Danish Government. Awarded first-class certificate. Color reddish-yellow of Giant Intermediate type. It has great feeding value. Price, 14 lb. 30c.; lb. 85c. NEW HALF SUGAR MANGEL 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 variety of Mangel, and by analysis it has been shown that it is very rich in saccharine matter. Half Sugar Red, Price, % lb. 30c.; lb. 85c. SUGAR BEETS VILMORIN’ S IMPROVED WHITE. A greatly improved variety of Sugar Beet, obtained by over 20 years’ continued and systematic selection. The proportion of sugar in the roots, under ordinary cir- cumstances, amounts to 18 to 20 per cent, while in other varieties the usual average is 12 to 15 per cent. Has yielded 30 tons and over per acre, and is unequalled for feeding cows and young stock. Price, 1% lb. 30c.; lb. 85c.. KLEIN WANZLEBEN. Heavy yielder and easy to dig. Price, 14 1b. 30c.; Ib. 85c. RUTA BAGA Swedish or Russian Turnip These grow very rapidly, and yield from twenty to twenty-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. 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 gotten at the expense of quality, the quality is superior to any that we have tested. It is perfectly hardy. In a fair test on several Long Island farms, alongside 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. Price, lb. $1.25. 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, lb. $1.25. LARGE WHITE FRENCH. Flesh firm, white and solid; attains a large size, and has a very rich and sweet flavor; a very popular variety. Price, lb. $1.25. LONG ORANGE IMPROVED CARROT FIELD CARROTS for Stock Feeding LONG ORANGE IMPROVED Of large size, fair specimens averag- ing 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 eo color. (See. engraving?) Price, 4 \b. 50c.; 1b. $1. DANVERS. ie snandacmer cylin- drical-shaped Carrot of good size and stump-rooted. Under the best cultiva- tion it has yielded from 25 to 30 tons per acre. Price, % lb. 75c.; lb. $2.00. TURNIP—White Fleshed Specially Adapted for Stock Feeding PURPLE-TOP WHITE GLOBE. One of the best varieties grown; thick globe - shape, of large size, rapid growth, fine quality and a heavy cropper. It keeps well, and is un- equaled for stock- feeding. Price, 1% lb. 45c.; 1b. $1.00. LONG WHITE OR COW HORN. Matures very quick- ly; root shaped like a Carrot, about half of which is formed above ground; flesh white, fine - grained and sweet, and of ex- cellent quality. Price 1% 1b. 36c.; lb. 90c. The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK HENDERSON’S SEED POTATOES 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 3 feet apart.) Pur- chaser pays freight or express charges and assumes risk from freezing or heating. The sack is 165 lbs. net weight or 234 bushels. BOVEE, HENDERSON’S. 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. Price, peck $1.25; bushel $3.50; sack $7.00. IRISH COBBLER. A fine early variety, producing large handsome tubers, uniform in shape and size. The flesh is white, and of excellent quality, the skin very light brown with whitish netting. It is a heavy cropper. (See engraving.) Price, peck $1.00; bushel $3.25; sack $6.50. EARLY OHIO. Very early, almost round; flesh solid, cooks dry and mealy. Price, peck $1.25; bushel $3.50; sack $7.00. KATAHDIN. Medium early, well shaped, almost round eyes, shallow white fleshed, heavy cropper and a good keeper of fine quality. Price, peck $1.25; bushel $3.50; $7.00 per sack of 165 lbs. net weight. SPAULDING ROSE NO. 4. Handsome red tuber, somewhat flat, a little later than the regular Early Rose but usually a better yielder. Fit to cook when large enough to dig. Price, peck $1.00; bushel $3.25; sack $6.50. EARLY ROSE. The popular standard early, productiveness and fine quality. Price, peck $1.00; bushel $3.25; sack $6.50. SIR WALTER RALEIGH, HENDERSON’S. A grand, main crop Po- tato, shape very uniform, large and oval; flesh fine-grained, snow-white, cooking dry and floury, splendid keeper. Price, peck $1.25; bushel $3.50; sack $7.00. UNCLE SAM. On a loam or sandy soil it is a wonder in yield and quality. Its handsome appearance and perfect form always ensure a fancy price on the market. ie Price, peck $1.25; bushel $3.50; sack $7.00. IMPROVED GREEN MOUNTAIN. 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 yields big crops of large, smooth, white skinned tubers of handsome flattish oval form. It keeps well, and is not liable to scab or decay. Price, peck $1.00; bushel $3.25; sack $6.50. FOR POTATO CULTURE, Etc.—Send for our pamphlet “Garden Culture of Root Crops”’ noted for earliness, Henderson’s Superior Fertilizers A Bountiful Crop Harvesting a crop of Irish Cobbler which yielded 418 bushels per , acre on the farm of one of our growers. (Prices are subject to change without notice.) SPECIAL NOTICE—Items offered transportation paid are prepaid by us within first and second zones (150 miles of New York City), mail, express or freight, at our option. ADCO—Dry leaves mixed with Adco and kept moist, turn into excellent manure. So do flower stalks, vines, and almost any other kind of non- woody vegetable waste. 25 lb. bag enough for 12 wheelbarrow loads of garden waste, making 1% ton of manure. 150-lb. bag, enough for a heap 10 ft x 10 ft x 6 ft., making about 3 tons of manure. See special notice on top of page regarding prepayment. Price, 25 lb. bag, $2.25; 150 lb. bag, $10.50. BLOOD AND BONE—Henderson’s Formula for Grasslands. The high nitrogenous and phosphoric content of this absolutely safe fertilizer gives it exceptional value for garden crops, root crops, corn, grain, small fruits, grape vines, etc., and all grass lands. Quantity required. When broadcasted and harrowed in, use from % to 1 ton per acre. For garden crops drill in 300 to 500 lbs. per acre. Price, per 100 lb. bag, $5.00. Larger quantities, price on application. See special notice above regarding prepayment. BONE MEAL—Henderson’s. This is ground fine, decomposes more rapidly in the soil than the coarser grades, and is therefore more quickly beneficial. Quantity required. For pasture and mowing lands, 10 lbs. to 200 sq. ft. or % to 1 ton per acre. For field and garden crops, %4 to 1 ton broad- cast and harrowed in. Price, 5 lbs. 50c.; 10 lbs. 90c.; 25 lb. bag $1.50; 50 lb. bag $2.50; 100 lb. bag $4.00; per ton $60.00. See special notice above regarding prepayment. GARDEN FERTILIZER—Henderson’s. Easily applied, either before or after planting, by sprinkling over the surface of the soil and raking in; or it can be mixed with water (stirring well) and applied as a liquid manure. Apply 1000 to 1500 lbs. per acre. Price, 5 lb. package, 50c.; 10 lb. package, 90c.; 25 lb. bag, $1.75; 50 lb. bag, $3.00; 100 lb. bag, $4.50; per ton, $65.00. See special notice above regarding prepayment. HYPER PULVERIZED HUMUS. This fertilizer and can be used in any quantity. duced it. Price, 100 lbs., $2.50; per ton 2,000 lbs., $30.00. Larger quantities, price on application. See special notice above regarding prepayment. Humus is not a _ chemical It is sold as Nature pro- Beyond these zones, purchaser pays transportation charges. LIME HYDRATED—Finely Pulverized. Although it is indispensable for correcting acid soils, improving the mechanical condition of the soil, for grass, farm crops, etc. Broadcast 10 lbs. to 100 square feet or 1 ton to the acre. Price, 5 lbs., 35c.; 10 lbs., 60c.; 25 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs., $2.75; 500 lbs., $9.50. See special notice at top of page regarding prepayment. Larger quantities, price on application. SULPHATE OF AMMONIA (Dry). Is particularly desirable for grass- lands, or pasture grasses. [It is also freely used for grains and market crops. Orchardists use it for stimulating fruit crops. Being readily soluble, it is quickly available. Price, 5 lbs., 50c.; 10 lbs., 90c.; 25 lbs. $1.75; 50 Ilbs., $3.25; 100 lbs., $5.00. See special notice at top of page regarding prepayment. Prices on larger quantities quoted on request. SHEEP MANURE—PULVERIZED. Wizard Brand. Convenient, com- pact, high-grade natural manure dried and ground or pulverized, im- mediate and lasting effect. Makes rich Liquid Manure. Price, Pulverized Sheep Manure, in packages, 5 lbs., 50c.; 10 lbs., 90c.; 25 lb. bag, $1.50; 50 1b. bag, $2.75; 100 lb. bag, $4.00. Larger quantities, price on application. See special notice above regarding prepayment. Quantity required. % before plowing, the balance before harrowing. use 1 ton per acre, applied in fall or early spring. STIMUGERM BACTERIA—High-Bred Nitrogen Gathering Bacteria for Seed Inoculation. E Insures quicker catch, better crops, better soils. You cannot afford NOT to inoculate your legume seed at these low prices: ; INOCULATE Lupins, Clovers, Alfalfa, with STIMUGERM. _ The inexpensive crop insurance. Prices, 14 bu., 25c.; 12 bu., 35c.; 1 bu., 65c.; 2% bu., $1.40 ; Also supplied for Soybeans, Cowpeas, Vetch, Field Peas and Beans. Prices, %4 bu., 25c.; bu., 35c.; 2 bu., 65c.; 5 bu., $1.40. SPECIAL GARDEN SIZE for Peas, Beans and Sweet Peas, 25c. Simple to use; full directions with each package. Transportation paid. For gardens and field crops, 1 to 2 tons per acre— For top dressing grass, See Special Notice Above Regarding Pre-Payment of Transportation Charges. (GEN | ig SORES chery Fj; oo CéMost Beaittiful Lawns ————.» America are made with The “Henderson” Lawn Grass Seed This celebrated mixture has been thoroughly tested by country-wide use for over three- quarters of a century. The Beautiful Emerald Green Carpet which it produces in from four to six weeks is the ideal foundation for a beautiful garden, park or landscape development. Sow The “Henderson” Lawn Grass Seed and Obtain a Grassy Carpet of Unrivalled Emerald Green IN FOUR WEEKS FROM SOWING IT IS READY FOR MOWING The *‘Henderson”’ lawn grass seed mixture has been thoroughly tested by country-wide use for more than half a century. It is the fruit of years of experience and close study of American con- ditions and is undoubtediy the best for the American climate. By its use a deep green, velvety sward, free from clumps, can be produced in from four to six weeks’ time. The ‘“‘Henderson’’ LAWN GRASS SEED isa carefully arranged combination of fine-leaved, dwarf Grasses, which are at their best during different months of the year, thus keeping a lawn constantly covered with enduring green. It is impossible to make an endur- ing lawn by sowing seed of a single variety, which will only grow vigorously for a portion of the year. Kentucky Blue Grass, for instance, which is sometimes exclusively recommended for lawns, requires two years to form a close sward, and also loses color in hot weather. AMOUNT OF SEED REQUIRED FOR LAWNS Size of Plot Square Feet Quantity U0 cape”) eee eta) CAND eo olhs Goda bo 1 lb. 20:% 502.205 eh cee NOOO RRR eae ee 5 lbs. 20'X LOO! .e5 See ee O00 ere ee 10 lbs. AD 'X WOO nei. oe oe cee O00 i eee 20 Ibs. 200 x 200..:..:.........-40;000... .. 8. Ss ee LOO tom Oibs* For renovating Old Lawns use Half the Above Quantities PRICE OF THE “HENDERSON” LAWN SEED Half-lb., 30c.; Ib., 350c.; 3 Ibs., $1.45; 5 Ibs., $2.35; 10 Ibs., $4.50; 20 Ibs., $9.00; 190 Ibs., $40.00. Our Special Mixtures for Special Purposes—There is a Henderson Lawn Grass Mixture for any and every location Special Bent Mixture—Lawns made with this mixture will rival the finest golf course putting greens. Sow one pound to 200 square feet. Prices: Half-lb., 50c.; Ib., 95c.; 5 Ibs., $4.50; 10 Ibs. $8.50; 25 Ibs., $20.00.; 100 Ibs., $75.00. Terrace Sod—A mixture best suited for terraces, embankments and hillsides. It produces long spreading roots. Prices: Half-lb., 40c.; Ib., 70c.; 3 Ibs., $2.00: 3 Ibs., $3.25; 10 Ibs., $6.00; 20 Ibs., $11.50; 100 Ibs., $55.00. Sunny South—For use in the South or any hot, dry situation, where grasses do not usually thrive. Prices: Half-lb., 30c.; lb., 50c.: 3 Ibs., $1.45; 5 Ibs., $2.35; 10 Ibs., $4.50; 20 Ibs., $8.50; 100 Ibs., $40.00. Shady Nook—For use in shaded spots or under the trees. Prices: Half-!b., 40c.; lb., 70c.; 3 Ibs., $2.00; 5 Ibs., $3.25; 10 Ibs., $6.00; 20 Ibs., $11.50; 100 Ibs., $55.00. -. Tough Turf—Low growing, deep rooted and fine leaved for use on grass tennis courts, croquet grounds, ete. Prices: Half-lb. 30c.; Ib., 50c.; 3 Ibs., $1.45; 5 Ibs., $2.35; 10 Ibs., $4.50; 20 Ibs., $9.00: 100 Ibs. ,$40.00. Seaside—For sandy conditions at the seashore. lawn where grasses do not usually grow. Prices: Half-lb., 30c.; Ib., 50c.; 3 Ibs., $1.45; 5 Ibs., $2.35; 10 Ibs., $4.50; 20 Ibs., $8.50; 100 Ibs., $40.00. Will make a PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK, N. Y.