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HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL 1941
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.

AxBout ForwaRDING AND Remittinc—Remittances should be
made either in the form of a P. O. Money Order, Express Money Order,
Bank Draft, Express Purchasing Order or Registered Letter.

WHEN SHIPPED BY FREIGHT WE DeEtiverR Potatoes in good con-
dition, into the hands of transportation companies; our responsibility

ceases there.
and delays.

Consignee then assumes all risks of heating, freezing

WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, boxes, cases or

barrels. Cloth bags we charge for, viz.: 1 peck, 16c.,
1 bushel, 20c.; 2 bushels, 35c.. Burlap bags, 1 peck, 10c.;
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8 bushels, 40c.

No charge for bags with lawn grass mixtures.

1% bushel, 15c.;
% bushel,

1 bushel, 15c.; 2 bushels, 20c.; 4 bushels, 25c.; 6 bushels, 30c.;

Special

packing of seeds for foreign shipments, when necessary, in tin-lined

cases or double sacks, we charge for at cost.

Accounts—We will ke pleased to open charge accounts for the con-

venience of our customers.

Kindly furnish trade references.

FARM MANAGERS—We have always on hand applications by
competent men for positions as farm and estate managers, men who
have been trained in the business and are well posted on agriculture
generally, also the raising and care of live stock. We will be very
pleased to enter into correspondence with those who require the ser-
vices of such. We make no charge for this service, either to employer

or employee.

ALL FARMERS OF EXPERIENCE know that success depends
largely on weather conditions and proper cultivation, so in accordance
with the ‘universal custom of the seed trade, PETER HENDERSON
& CO., gives no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality,
productiveness, or any other matter, of any Seeds, Bulbs, Roots or
Plants they send out, and they will not be in any way responsible

for the crop.

INDEX AND QUANTITIES TO SOW PER ACRE

Sow (if alone)

Page per Acre
Agrostis tenuis..... 5 50 Ibs.
eto auete; 5 50 lbs.

“$ palustris.. a <6 30 Ibs.
Altalta:..275...2.5 caret s sfteerns us 30 to 40 Ibs.
Alsike, Hybrid or Swedish

Glover o sccisitis serene 7 8 lbs.
Andropogon sorghum var.| 12 8 to 10 lbs.
Anthoxanthum odoratum.| 6 30 lbs.
Astoria Bent... 0.00200 5 50 lbs.
Avena-elatior . 5.3/5 0% 6 50 Ibs.
Awnless Brome Grass....| 5 20 to 25 lbs.
Barley (Sow broadcast,

125 16S.) 2 ci.24%. 0% Sareea 14 100 ibs. drilled
Beans, Sojass. .%.cse. «.c.8 11 0 Ibs.
Beet; Sugar. inc sc ciesie ar 15 6 ‘to 8 Ibs.
Beggar Weed..........6. 12 10 to 12 lbs.
Bent: Grasse iiccarcttck ose 5 50 Ibs
Bermuda Grass.... 5 10 to 25 lbs
Bokhara Clover. ve 10 lbs.
Brassica Napus.. 12 2 to 4 lbs.
Bromus Inermis 5 20 to 25 Ibs.
Broom) Corie. .c vise keen 9 8 to 10 lbs.
Buekwheat.c..%-< o6s0c02 11 40 Ibs.
Canada Blue Grass......] 5 60 Ibs.
Carpet Grass........... 5 15 lbs.
CArrOtsiiis.deer eo ne’ ale ete 15 4 lbs.
Glovers i=. .o:6.dse cna cans te

“* Permanent (Mixed).| 3 10 lbs.
Colonial Bent. ii.os.c0jc0 5 50 lbs.
Corn, Dents. cc-c. os asics 8 8 to 10 ats.

fig Fea pe ee aaa hc 9 8 to 10 ats.

*!') CBGAGER.. cimsisciss Sande 9 Broadcast, 2 bu.

Drilled, 1 bu.
Cow Grass... v0 ie esse aes 7 12 Ibs.
CowsPeasencovs4 soncientes HL 100 lbs
Creeping Bent or Fiorin .. 5 50 Ibs.
Creeping Red Fescue..... 5 50 lbs.
Crested Dog’s Tail....... 5 30 lbs.
Crimson or Carnation

ClO Vere a suisse 0.01608, aides 7 15 lbs
Cynodon dactylon....... 5 10 to 25 lbs
Cynosurus cristatus...... 5 40 lbs.
Dactylis glomerata....... 6 60 lbs.
Desmodium tortuosum...] 12 10 to 12 lbs
Domestic Rye Grass...... 6 50 Ibs
Doura or Durra......... 9 4 to 5 lbs
Egyptian Wheat........ 13 5 Ibs.
English Biue Grass...... 6 7d lbs.

“* or Perennial Rye

Grass. cusasescis? 6 75 Ibs.
Bertilizerss sc 'e,a%. s.<.ciete ae 16
Fescue, Chewings........ 5 50 lbs.
Festuca duriuscula....... 6 50 lbs.

* elatior,..cs\s.5 020%. 6 50 lbs.

oS heterophylla..... 6 50 lbs.

ss OVINA she :6s oars ae 6 50 lbs.

* “tenuifolia..}| 5 50 lbs.

© pratensis........ 5 70 lbs.
Fine Leaved Sheep’s Fes-

CUE oes: 0 wpereeieod ertyet Sevan 5 50 lbs.
BIOTIN: «Seis s nays sa sierra ahs 5 50 lbs.
Glycine hispida.......... 11 50 lbs.

Grasses, Hay and Perma-
nent Pasture. ...
Permanent Hay

Mixtures........
Permanent
ture Mixtures...
Permanent Pas-
ture Clover, for
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EUTCS S675. 5c) ecetejsreie
Green Manuring Mixture
Grimm.Alfalfays's)5. siz%:s<ajee

Hard Hescu@isier.csis5s-<sreie.0'0
Herd’ s Grass of the South.

“* North.
Hungarian Grass........

Italian Rye Grass........

Grass Hat c.ltactietaes

Kaffir' Com: dca ete once
Kentucky Blue Grass....
Korean Lespedeza.......

Ladino Clover :.........
Lespedeza Korean.......
Lolium italicum..........

SS POTENNe a se5) sence
ECBTHOT s .cctc.ec ws secs eters

Mammoth or Pea Vine
Clover
Mangelsigc 2.055

Medicago sativa.:.......
Melilotus alba..s........
Millet, Golden German
and Hungarian...
Japanese (in drills,
10 lbs. per acre)...
“Pearl, _ Egyptian,

Cat-Tail or Horse

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Dats yr eietie mn crdoiesece crete
Orchard:Grass.n vie fslenelage
Pacey’s Perennial Rye
Grassspy- cys oer erciee

Panicum crus-galli.......
Pasture grasseS..........
Pea Vine Clover.........

Pennisetum spicatum....
Perennial Red Clover....

Sow (if alone)

Page per Acre
3 40 lbs.
4 40 Ibs.
Z 40 lbs.
3 10 lbs.
4 40 lbs.
5
4 40 Ibs.
12 50 lbs.

7 30 Ibs.

6 50 Ibs.

6 30 Ibs.

6 25 Ibs.
12 50 lbs.

6 60 Ibs.

7 12 to 14 lbs.
6 60 lbs.

9 8 to 10 lbs.
5 60 lbs.
if 15 lbs.

rd 8 Ibs.

7 14 Ibs.

6 60 lbs.

6 75 lbs.

7 30 to 40 lbs.
vi 12 Ibs.
15 6 to § lbs.
5 70 lbs.

i 30 to 40 lbs.
vi 10 ibs.

12 50 Ibs.

12 | Broadcast, 15 lbs.

12 {

9 4 to 5 lbs.
5 50 Ibs.
10 3 bushels
6 60 lbs.
6 75 lbs.
12 15 lbs.
-4 40 lbs.
U0 12 lbs.
11 100 Ibs
11 150 lbs
12 8 lbs
7 12 Ibs

Drills, 5 to 6 lbs.
Broadcast, § lbs.

Phleum pratense.....>..
Pos anna... ~

““ compressa. . ae
MOEMOLALS sr .16, 6 sxsisselsve%
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Rape, English. 2.00 ss%3s
Reana luxurians.........
Red Clover (Common or

June Clover)..........
Red Pescue isc ss ccreckacstnrauys
Red Top Fancy (Herd’s

Grass of the South) ....
Rhode Island Bent.......

Grass Sic siiec cscaraerncine

IRGVGr. ve cisigimesisusterctetes orale

Shalltr wi ccveperteccteieistesterspers
Sheep’s Fescue
Smooth Stalked Meadow

Grass icrg Sassi odes es
Soja Bean or Soy Bean...
DOTLAUMS oasesseid Saws
Sudan (Grass sic. sm aksse
Sugar Beets jauicasiswierel.
Sugar’ Caner cco Ne. clerecteve
SUnAOWER softness. eae

Sweet Clover...........
SweetVernals: tpiyscisrcas

Tall Meadow Fescue.....
Oat Grass.

SPATS ys jersapsiavetieree eee cree

Teosinte@s’s <2 actin wie sis as

Timothy or Herd's Grass

of the Northieci.s.cisers.

Tobacco. 2.2.2. e eee e on

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pratense... ..
> perenne

oe Ruta Baga, Rus-
sian or Swedish...

Various Leaved Fescue.

Vetch, Sand, Winter or
air yrs ctt.roasiaieicke

Spring (Tares)..

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Wiciarsativiaeces barciins

Wiheatbit-scccje siesta sie ores
White or Dutch Clover...
Wild White Clover......

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Sow (if alone)
per Acre

25 Ibs.
50 Ibs.
60 lbs.
50 Ibs.
60 Ibs.

50 lbs.
10 to 12 bushels

2 to 4 Ibs.
6 to 8 lbs.

12 to 14 lbs.
50 lbs.

30 lbs.
50 lbs.

50 Ibs.
2 to 3 lbs.
1% bushels

50 Ibs.
15 lbs.
5 lbs.
50 lbs.

60 lbs.
50 Ibs.
10 to 12 Ibs.
15 to 20 lbs.
6 to 8 lbs.
10 to 12 lbs.

6 to $ Ibs.
25 to 35 lbs.

8 Ibs.
15 lbs.
12 to 14 lbs.
12 Ibs.
8 Ibs.
to 3 lbs.

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to 3 Ibs.
50 Ibs.
60 Ibs.
100 lbs.
100 lbs.
60 lbs.
100 lbs.
134 bushels
8 Ibs.
50 lbs.

15 lbs.
8 lbs.

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cultivation, so in accordance with the universal custom of the seed trade PETER HENDERSON & CO. gives no warranty,
express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any Seeds, Bulbs, Roots or
Plants they send out, and they will not be in any way responsible for the crop.

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HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL

HENDERSON’S SPECIAL

GRASS SEED Mixture For Hay and Permanent Pasture

PRODUCES WONDERFUL HAY CROPS AND PASTURE, MAINTAINING
ITS CROPPING QUALITIES TWENTY YEARS OR MORE

It has been fully demonstrated by the careful trials considered by the
Agricultural Experiment Stations in various parts of the country that
good pasturage, and good hay crops can be best secured by sowing Grass
seeds in mixtures. Pastures seeded naturally are always found to contain
many varieties of Grasses growing and flourishing side by side without
detriment to each other, and attaining their maximum of growth at different
periods of the year. It is to this notable characteristic that such pastures

climated foreign Grasses and Clovers, blended and improved upon during
exhaustive trials under widely varied conditions, soils and localities for sev-
eral years, until practically perfect, our aim being to produce, under the
extremes of the American climate of heat, drought and cold, a Permanent
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. That we have been

furnish continually an abundant bite, when
meadows and pastures composed of but a few
varieties are brown and bare.

Another great advantage in sowing Grass
seed mixtures is that full use is made of the
land. The various Grasses being of different
habit, seek the food they require at unequal
depths in the soil, some being shallow-rooted
in habit and some deep-rooted; thus every
strata of soil is utilized, and a far greater
number of plants grow and fiourish in a given
space.

Henderson's Special Grass Seed Mixture for
Hay and Permanent Pasture is a well-balanced
combination of a number of native and ac-

Forty-Four Years After

4A much delayed testimony in regard to
Some grass seed purchased from: you forty-
four years ago, known as Hay and Perma-
nent Pasture Grass Seed Mixture. This Jot
has been in pasture ever since I put in the
seed, and is still a No. I pasture; in fact
the oest pasture on the farm. It had always
been known that time, as a hard lot to keep
seeded.

Ampxose M. Cutver, Amenia, N. Y.

successful is attested by the numerous letters
of praise for these special Grass Mixtures that
we have received from the users, and the trib-
utes to their merits published in many oF the
agricultural journals. i oa

In preparing these. Mixtures ce greatest
care is exercised in selecting such-varieties as
are suited to the soil to be sown’and are likely
to realize the object in view. Therefore a de-
scription of the soil whether Light, Medium or
Heavy and climate, and if with or without a
grain crop, should accompany each order. Sow

“40 lbs. per acre.

’ Price, 1b. 50c.; 10 lbs: $4.00; 251bs. $8.75;

100 lbs. $30.00; transportation paid.

MIXED PERMANENT CLOVERS

Do not omit to sow Clovers with the Grasses, as they add to the 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 Grasses. This Mixed clover
comprises White Mammoth Perennial] or Cow Grass, Alsike, etc. Sow 10 pounds per acre.

Price, Ib. 60c.;

10 Ibs. $5.00; 25 lbs. $11.25;

100 lbs. $40.00; purchaser paying transportation.

DEPENDABLE SEED SERVICE SINCE 1847. The worth of a House whose business has been carried on successfully for three
generations is understood by all who plant seeds, because seeds are sold entirely on reputation. —

HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL

A Pennsylvania Field of HENDERSON'S f
SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE
for HAY CROP

IEEE ES LION FE SEI Fi

Henderson’s Special Grass Seed 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
purposes 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 Hay 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 heavy
cropping qualities for twenty years or more, avoids the expense of the
yearly plowing, and cultivating necessary in rotation cropping. Sow 40 lbs,
per acre.

Price, lb. 50c.; 10 Ibs. $4.00; 25 Ibs. $8.75; 100 Ibs. $30.00; transportation
paid.

Henderson’s Special Grass Seed Mixture for

WOODLAND PASTURES

Is composed of a selection of Grasses which will thrive under trees.
Orchard Grass is one of the best Grasses for the purpose, but this mixture
is much superior, as it will make a closer and more even pasture than
Orchard Grassalone. Sow 40 lbs. per acre.

Price, lb. 60c.; 10 lbs. $5.00; 25 lbs. $11.25; 100 lbs. $40.00; transportation
paid.

Henderson’s Special Grass Seed Mixture for

PERMANENT PASTURE

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. These
Mixtures contain over a dozen of the best permanent Grasses, both Ameri-
can-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. Sow 40 Ibs. per acre.

Pees Ib. 50c.; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $8.75; 100 Ibs. $30.00; transportation
paid.

RENOVATING MIXTURE

For Impoverished Grass Lands

Sow the grass seed at rate of 40 lbs. to an acre.

Brice, lb. 50c.; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $8.75; 100 lbs. $30.00; transportation
paid.

We are always glad to advise with our Farmer Friends—There are 93 Years of Accumulated experience back of our advice.

From Ee LER, HENDERSON © CO.,

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HENDERSON’S SUPERIOR RECLEANED GRASSES

Cleaned at the source of production, and recleaned in our own warehouses with the most modern seed-cleaning machinery

in America.

They are then analyzed and tested by us, and verified by check tests at State and Government Stations.

Henderson’s Individual Recleaned Grasses are therefore Unequaled for Purity and Germination.

Better turf is obtained in most cases if a mixture of grass seed is sown.
desired in accordance with the purchaser’s requirements or after his own formulas.

AWNLESS BROME

This luxuriant, drought-resisting hardy perennial grass, introduced by
us in 1889, has proven to be a most important and valuable hay and pasture
grass, thriving under the trying conditions of the dry regions of the West
and Northwest. It is very hardy, living through winters where the tem-
perature falls many degrees below zero. It roots deeply, grows rapidly,
in good soils attaining a height of 4 feet, yielding up to 4 tons of cured hay
per acre. Sow the seed broadcast (20 to 25 lbs. per acre) in spring or
early summer.

Price, lb, 55c.; 10 Ibs. $5.00; 25 lbs. $11.25; 100 lbs. $40.00.

BENT, ASTORIA (Agrostis Capillaris)

This variety differs from Rhode Island Bent in that it is an underground
creeper, usually by rhizomes. It gives a dense, reinforced sod of a pleasing
green color and a fine texture.

Price, lb. $1.25; 10 Ibs. $10.00; 25 lbs. $24.00; 100 Ibs. $90.00. ,

BENT, COLONIAL (Agrostis tenuis)

This grass imported from New Zealand, is identical with Rhode Island
Bent. Leaf-blades very narrow and flat; dark green; slightly creeping habit
and makes a fine turf for Putting Greens. It succeeds on all well drained soils
and unlike some other grasses it thrives on acid soils.

Price, lb. $1.25; 10 Ibs. $10.00; 25 Ibs. $24.00; 100 Ibs. $90.00.

BENT, CREEPING (South German Mixed Bent or Agrostis Species)

This grass is well adapted for moist situations, and valuable for affording
herbage in early spring and late autumn, before other grasses have com-

(Bromus Inermis)

menced or have stopped growing and in consequence is advantageously

included in permanent pasture mixtures. Sow (if alone) 50 lbs. per acre.
Price, Ib. $2.50; 10 lbs. $22.50; 25 Ibs. $50.00; 100 Ibs. $175.00.

BENT, SEASIDE (Agrostis Maritima)

This was first identified in Oregon, and has been offered by others under
a special trade name. It is a hardy creeping variety, forming a close
mat-like sward. Does well in moist situations, making a rapid growth;
blades are almost as narrow as true creeping bent. It is a vigorous stoloni-
ferous creeper and the only bent that compares favorably with Creeping
or Velvet Bents.

Price, lb. $1.30; 10 Ibs. $12.50; 25 lbs. $28.75; 100 lbs. $100.00.

BENT, RHODE ISLAND (Agrostis tenuis)

Distinguished from Red Top by its dwarfer habit, shorter and nar-
row leaves and its peculiar open panicle which does not become closed
when mature. Thrives well on acid soils. Produces only short stolons or
runners; makes a very fine dark green turf. An excellent grass for Putting
Greens. Sow (if alone) 50 Ibs. per acre.

Price, Ib. $1.25; 10 Ibs. $10.00; 25 Ibs. $24.00; 100 lbs. $90.00.

BENT, VELVET (4grostis Canina)

This is one of the finest type of Dwarf Grasses used for Putting Greens
and Lawns. It is of light green color and does well on acid soils and in

the shade.
Price, Ib. $5.00; 10 lbs. $45.00.
BERMUDA (Cynodon Dactylon)

Adapted for the Southern States, as it withstands drought and the
scorching rays of the sun. This grass is noted 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 matting. For that reason it is sown largely
for the purpose of binding banks of creeks and dams, etc. Bermuda Grass
seed should be sown in the spring, as it will not germinate until warm
weather comes. As a grass for hay or pasture, it matures and gives its
first cutting ordinarily in June. It is, however, pre-eminently a pasture
grass, does not succeed further north than Virginia. Sow 10 to 25 lbs.
per acre.

Price, lb. 55c.; 10 Ibs. $5.00; 25 Ibs. $11.25; 100 Ibs. $40.00.

BLUE, CANADA (Poa Compressa)

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. It is an exceedingly valuable pasture 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 porportion to its
bulk. Sow (if alone) 60 lbs. per acre.

Price, Ib. 65c.; 10 lbs. $6.00; 25 Ibs. $13.75; 100 Ibs. $50.00.

We will be glad to make special mixtures when
Transportation Charges Paid,

BLUE, ANNUAL

A dwarf growing variety that spreads rapidly by depositing its own seedg
particularly during the early spring.

Price, lb. $1.00; 10 lbs. $8.00.

(Poa Annua)

BLUE, KENTUCKY

It furnishes delicious food for all kinds of stock unless there should be a
protracted drought, which would cause it to slowly dry up until the fall
rains, when it springs forth and grows luxuriantly, furnishing pasturage
until frozen. Although slow to establish itself, Kentucky blue grass, once a
stand is had on land to which it is adapted, lasts for many years, as the
plants spread with their underground roots and will improve year to year,
and rarely needs reseeding. Sow (if*alone) 50 lbs. per acre. We keep noth-
ing but fancy reclaimed seed, free from chaff, the natural weight of which
is 20 to 25 lbs. per measured bushel.

Price, lb. 60c.; 10 lbs. $5.50; 25 Ibs. $12.50; 100 Ibs. $45.00.

(Poa pratensis)

CARPET GRASS

This type of grass is used only in the South as it will not thrive where
the temperature goes lower than 15 degrees. Very valuable for pasture and
does well on poor sandy soil. It spreads rapidly and will make favor-
able hay and has high feeding quality. '

Sow 15 lbs. per acre, broadcasted.
Price, lb. 60c.; 10 Ibs. $5.50; 25 lbs. $12.50; 100 Ibs. $45.00.

CRESTED DOGSTAIL

A fine, short grass, that should enter into all permanent pasture mix-
tures, especially for dry, hard soils and hills pastured with sheep. Sheep
fed in pastures where this abounds are less subject to foot rot. Sow (if
alone) 30 Ibs. per acre.

Price, Ib. 80c.; 10 Ibs. $7.50; 25 Ibs. $17.50; 100 lbs. $60.00.

(Cynosurus cristatus)

FESCUE, CHEWINGS NEW ZEALAND

(Festuca Chewings)

Adapted for pastures and resists extreme drought, thrives on inferior
soils, gravelly banks and exposed hills. Its large production of fine root
leaves makes it a good bottom grass. Sow (if alone) 50 lbs. per acre.

Price, lb. 70c.; 10 lbs. $6.50; 25 lbs. $15.00; 100 Ibs. $55.00.

FESCUE, FINE-LEAVED SHEEP’S

(Festuca ovina tenuifolia)

Cattle are very fond of it, and it grows naturally in many parts of the
world. It is very suitable for permanent pasture, especially on uplands
and dry soils. Its rich, dark green gives a fine appearance to hay, and
renders it also valuable for dry situations. Sow (if alone) 45 Ibs. per acre.

Price, Ib. $1.50; 10 Ibs. $12.50; 25 Ibs. $28.75; 100 Ibs. $100.00.

FESCUE, MEADOW

Very valuable for permanent pastures, highly nutritious, makes excellent
hay and succeeds well in almost all soils, especially in moist land. It is
robust in habit and never grows in tufts, although it should be sown with
other grasses. It is one of the earliest grasses in the spring and one of
the latest in autumn, being particularly valuable for fall and winter pas-
tures. In the climate of Virginia it often remains green under the snow
through the winter, hence called ‘‘Evergreen Grass.’’ Sow (if alone)
70 lbs. per acre.

Price, lb. 45c; 10 Ibs. $4.00; 25 Ibs. $8.50; 100 Ibs. $30.00.

{Festuca pratensis)

FESCUE, CREEPING RED

(Festuca rubra North German grown)

This is the true creeping variety thriving well on poor soils, and especially
adapted for shaded locations. It forms a dense permanent turf which
leaves little room for weeds to come through.

Price, Ib. $1.50; 10 Ibs. $12.50; 25 Ibs. $28.75; 100 lbs. $100.00.

We Pay Transportation Charges on All Grass Seeds.

6 HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAE

GRASSES — HENDERSON’S SUPERIOR RE-CLEANED

FESCUE, SHEEP’S or HARD

(Festuca ovina)

For good upland or dry pastures, a large portion of this grass should
be included in the mixture, especially if it is used for sheep grazing, as it
is greatly relished by them. Sow (if alone) 50 lbs. per acre.

Price, Ib. 80c.; 10 Ibs. $7.50; 25 lbs. $17.50; 100 lbs. $65.00.

FESCUE, TALL MEADOW

(Festuca elatior)

Naturally adapted to moist, stiff or clayey soils and shady woods, and is
considered by some authorities to be one of the best grasses in cultivation.
It is greedily eaten by stock when green, and should be included in all
permanent pasture mixtures for moist or strong lands. It also makes a very
good quality of hay. Sow (if alone) 50 lbs. per acre.

Price, lb. 80c.; 10 Ibs. $7.50.

FESCUE, VARIOUS LEAVED
: (Festuca heterophylla)

A valuable grass for permanent pastures, especially on uplands, well
adapted where a heavy swath is wanted. It yields a large bulk of herbage,
but produces little feed after mowing. Sow (if alone) 50 Ibs. per acre.

Price, Ib. $1.50; 10 Ibs. $14.00; 25 lbs. $32.50; 100 Ibs. $125.00.

ORCHARD

It succeeds on almost any soil, especially in moist, shady places, and in
porous subsoils its roots extend to a great depth. It stands drought well,
keeping green and growing when other grasses are dried up. 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 therefore have other grasses sown with
it and be sown very evenly. Sow (if alone) 60 lbs. per acre.

Price, Ib. 65c.; 10 Ibs. $6.00; 25 Ibs. $13.75; 100 lbs. $50.00.

RED TOP, FANCY

(Dactylis glomerata)

(Agrostis palustris)

Succeeds almost everywhere, but reaches its highest state of perfection
in a moist, rich soil, in which it attains a height of 2 to 2% feet. If for
pasture it should be fed close as it is not relished after it grows up to seed.
it is often sown with Timothy and Red Clover; the latter of course Boon

ow

disappears, the Timothy follows; then the Red Top takes its place.
(if alone) 30 lbs. per acre.
Price, lb. 45c.; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 Tbs. $8.50; 100 Ibs. $30.00.

RYE, DOMESTIC

A mixture of Italian and English grown in the United States.
Price, Ib. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.50; 25 Ibs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $16.00.

RYE-GRASS, ENGLISH

(Lolium perenne)

Tt produces an abundance of remarkably fine
foliage, tillers out close to the ground and soon
forms a compact sward. After being cut it grows
up in a very short time and remains bright and
green throughout the season. It is also a good
variety for hay if cut when in blossom, as it is
then most nutritious; if cut much later it becomes
woody. Sow (if alone) 75 lbs. per acre.

Price, Ib. 45c.; 10 Ibs. $4.00; 25 Ibs.
100 lbs. $30.00.

$8.50;

RYE-GRASS, ITALIAN

(Lolium italicum)

A variety unequalled for producing an abundance
of nutritious feed in the early spring. It gives
quick and successive growths until late in the fall,
even if cut several times, providing the land is in
good condition and not too dry. As it is not
perennial, it is not adapted for permanent pastures,
but for one or two years’ lay it is unsurpassed.
Sow (if alone) 60 Ibs. per acre.

Price, Ib. 40c.; 10 Ibs. $3.00;
100 Ibs. $25.00.

25 lbs. $7.00;

Write to our Service Department for any infor-
mation you may need about grasses.

RYE-GRASS, PACEY’S PERENNIAL

(Lolium Perenne Pacey’s)

This variety used in a mixture is an excellent “nurse” grass where a quick
turf is desired. It produces a verdant growth four or five weeks after sow-
ing. The leaves are narrow, flat and smooth.

Price, Ib. 45c.; 10 Ibs. $4.00; 25 Ibs. $8.50; 100 Ibs. $30.00.

RYE-GRASS, SVALOF

This is the true improved perennial type of Svalof that is grown in
Sweden. It is a low spreading grass. :

Price, Ib. 50c.; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $9.00; 100 Ibs. $35.00.

ROUGH BLUE GRASS or
ROUGH STALKED MEADOW

The Lombardy ‘‘Queen of Meadow” Grass. An excellent grass for good
deep, rich, moist meadows and stiff, heavy clays. It givesa constant supply
of highly nutritive herbage.

Price, lb. 90c.; 10 Ibs. $8.50; 25 Ibs. $20.00; 100 lbs. $75.00.

SUDAN GRASS

Sudan Grass is strictly an annual, having no undergrown 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 a pest. It is thor-
oughly killed by frost each year, and the seed must be sown again. 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. Sow broadcast for hay or forage using 15 to 20 lbs. per acre.

Price, Ib. 30c.; 10 lbs. $2.25; 25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00.

SWEET VERNAL (True Perennial)

(Anthoxanthum odoratum)

Very valuable on account of its delicious perfume, to which our hay fields
and pastures owe their fragrance. The odor is more distinguishable when
the grass is drying or dried, and when included 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) 35 Ibs. per acre.

Price, Ib. $2.00.

TALL MEADOW OAT

It is a valuable grass in permanent pasture 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. Itisa hardy
grass and 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
but it also grows well on light, sandy soils. Sow (if alone) 50 Ibs. per acre.

Price, Ib. 60c.; 10 Ibs. $5.50; 25 Ibs. $12.50; 100 Ibs. $45.00.

(Poa trivialis)

(Sorghum)

(Avena elatior)

TIMOTHY

_ This luxuriates in moist, loamy soils, and some-
times, in favorable situations, attains a height of 4
feet, and even on light soils it yields fair crops. It
is exceedingly nutritious, particularly when ripe,
but as it is then very hard and pithy, it is better
to cut it soon after flowering. It then makes mag-
nificent hay. Sow (if alone) 25 Ibs. per acre.

Price, lb. 25c.; 10 Ibs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.00;
100 Ibs. $12.00.

WOOD MEADOW

This grass furnishes a fine, succulent and
nutritive herbage which is very much relished by
cattle. It is splendidly adapted for moist, shady
places and should be included in all mixtures for
permanent pastures for moist soils. It is particu-
larly. valuable for places overshadowed by trees.
Sow (if alone) 50 Ibs. per acre.

Price, lb. $1.50; 10 lbs. $12.50; 25 lbs. $28.75;
100 lbs. $100.00.

YARROW (Achillea Millefolium)

It is a deep-rooting perennial and withstands
drought. Sow alone, or with grass mixtures.
Price, lb. $2.50.

(Phleum pratense)

(Poa nemoralis)

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

Special Mixtures Scientifically Blended to Suit Your Special Requirements and Soil Conditions

From PETER: HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 7

C L OV E. R S Natural Soil Improvers—
Unexcelled for Stock Feeding
All Clovers have the power te 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 rocts 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.
. (Trifolium Pratense)
Medium Red pomesitic 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 does not run out so soon as Clover and Timothy alone.

Price, lb. 60c.; 10 lbs. $5.50; 25 lbs. $12.00; 100 Ibs. $40.00.
or PEA VINE (Trifolium
Mammoth oe

D Pratense perenne)
DOMESTIC GROWN

Quite distinct from the common Red Clover, being of larger and coarser
on and valuable for purposes for which the latter is entirely unsuited.
t 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, lb. 65c.; 10 lbs. $5.75; 25 Ibs. $12.50; 100 lbs. $45.00.

Alsike or Hybrid [SAA las

SWEDISH CLOVER

The blossoms are pinkish white. It is a perennial
and one of the hardiest of all Clovers, thriving par-
ticularly 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, Ib. 60c.; 10 Ibs. $5.50; 25 Ibs. $12.00;
100 Ibs. $35.00.

Korean (Lespedeza)

This strain is an improvement on the ordinary
Japan, ripens earlier, makes a larger growth and
a heavy cropper. Sow 15 lbs. per acre.

Price, lb. 35c.; 10 Ibs. $3.00; 25 Ibs. $6.50;
100 Ibs. $22.50. ;

Ladino

This type of Clover is used in pasture mixtures
with success and is hardier than Alfalfa. Can be
used as a green feed for poultry.

Sow 8 lbs. per acre.
Price, lb. $1.75; 10 Ibs. $15.00.

(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 much
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. 35c.; 10 Ibs. $3.00; 25 lbs. $7.00; 100 lbs. $24.00.
(SWEET CLOVER)

White Bokhara “VFR? ,CLOvE

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, Ib. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.50; 25 Ibs. $5.00; 100 Ibs. $18.00.

White

(Trifolium repens)
DUTCH or HONEYSUCKLE

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 for the
formation of a dense sward, and also to prevent the
washing out of soil during heavy rains.

Price, Ib. $1.25; 10 lbs. $11.50; 25 lbs. $25.00;
100 Ibs. $90.00.

- Wild White

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, lb. $3.25; 10 lbs. $30.00.

Yellow Trefoil

(Medicago Lupulina)
BIRD’S FOOT CLOVER

This variety of Clover is recommended by some
states in mixtures for pasture mixture. A dwarf
growing hardy plant; it is a nourishing and bene-
ficial food for all cattle. Sow 8 lbs. per acre.

Price, Ib. 50c.; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 Ibs. $8.50;
100 Ibs. $30.00.

ALFALFA or LUCERNE (Medicago Sativa)

Yields Good Crops in All Sections of the United States.

NORTH WESTERN DOMESTIC GROWN

It needs one season to become established, after which it yields enormous
crops annually for many years. 3 or 4 cuttings per season, aggregating 4
to 6 tons cured hay per acre, are harvested, according to conditions and
locality. It does well on all good, rich soils (except heavy clay), if well
drained, or overlying a permeable subsoil; on calcareous soil it thrives
especially well. Alfalfa is one of the best cover crops for orchards. Our
strain of seed is grown in far Northern regions, where plants have to endure
extreme cold and still thrive in those high altitudes. Our experience—and
that of our customers—has shown that such seed is undoubtedly the best
for the North and Eastern States. Before offering this seed to our cus-
tomers for sale, it is thoroughly recleaned by the most modern seed cleaning
machinery. By this process we separate the sound, perfect seeds from all
rubbish and light. imperfect seeds. Sow in the Northern States during
June, July or August, 30 to 40 Ibs. of seed per acre if broadcasted, 25 to 30
Ibs. if drilled. In the South sow in February or September.

Price. purchaser paying transportation, Ib. 65c.; 10 lbs $6.00;
25 Ibs. $13.00; 100 lbs. $50.00.

Efficient Soil-Enricher and Hay-Producer.
GRIMM The Hardiest Alfalfa Known

DOMESTIC GROWN

The attention of the Minnesota experiment station was called to this
Alfalfa in 1901 and by careful experimentation Grimm Alfalfa was found to
be far superior to common kinds in withstanding unfavorable winters. This
strain of Alfalfa seed not only endures extremely low temperatures, but it
can be cut with greater safety in the fall, and will bear more abuse in the
way of pasturage than any other forage plant. Grimm Alfalfa has larger
crowns, and a more spreading root system than the ordinary Alfalfa. It is
also claimed that it will yield from ten to fifteen per cent more than any
other variety, and will start and thrive in undrained wet locations, where the
ordinary sort was tried unsuccessfully. One of the characteristics of the
Grimm Alfalfa is that some of the plants produce peculiar greenish-yellow

flowers. The seed is high priced and it is rather hard to get the genuine
article. Sow 30 lbs. per acre.
Price, purchaser paying transportation, Ib. 80c.; 10 Ibs. $7.50;

25 Ibs. $17.50; 100 lbs. $60.00.

“Legume Aid” Pays Big Dividends

Inoculation or nitrogen fixation is crop insurance for larger yields of Alfalfa and Clover.

which has sufficient moisture to insure good seed environment for the preservation of the organisms.

Legume Aid contains billions of bacteria living in a base
Offered in dated containers, insuring fresh stock.

Price, %4 bu. size, 30c; 1 bu. size, 50c; 2%4 bu. size, $1.00, postpaid. State when ordering if wanted for Alfalfa or Clover.

Diamond Jubilee Golden Dent

110 Days. Small Cob. 70 Pounds of Ears Produce
62 Pounds of Shelled Corn.

The ears average ten to fourteen inches in length, are of a beautiful golden-
yellow color, and are produced 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.
50c.; peck $1.35; bushel $4.25; 10 bushel lots @

Price, qt. $4.15 per

bushel,

Early Golden Orange Dent

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.

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 tor 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. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per acre.

Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.35; bushel $4.50; 10 bushel lots @ $4.40 per
bushel.

Cornell No. 11 Yellow Dent

Matures in 110 Days

This variety has been recommended by institutions in New York State
where it has been grown extensively with the best of results, has a long ear
and heavy stalk, which give it a valuable place for ensilage.

This type does well in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Price, qt. 60c.; 1% peck 90c.; 1 peck $1.75; bushel $5.50.

Long’s Champion Yellow Dent

20 to 24 uniform rows of long, broad kernels

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 qts. per acre.

Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.35; bushel $4.25;
bushel.

10 bushel lots @ $4.15 per

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LANCASTER
SURE CROP
YELLOW DENT

Matures in 110 Days

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
satisfactorily.

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It is a sure cropper and
will mature when other
dent varieties fail.

Price, qt. 45c:;
$1.25; bushel $4.00.

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Lancaster Sure Crep Yellow Dent

EARLY NORTHERN WHITE DENT

Extraordinarily prolific, a 105 day variety, ripens thoroughly south of
Albany and Butfalo. 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.

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 varieties. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per acre.

Price, qt. 50c.; peck $1.35; bushel $4.00.

SEMESAN JR. IMPROVED

Corn-disinfectant. Protects seed against rotting, increases
controls blight.
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FIELD

Hybrid Varieties

With the introduction of the Hybrid Strains of Field Corn, there has
come a distinct advance in agricultural efficiency. Besides possessing distinct
disease resistant qualities, they have proven their superiority in out-yielding
other standard sorts by as much as from 15 to 30%. Our tests of the
varieties which we are offering here, have proven them to be outstanding.

CORNELL No. 29-3 HYBRID DENT

This variety was developed for ensilage on high elevations, and husking
use on lower elevations. lt is from inbreds of Cornell 11, Bloody Butcher,
Onondaga White Cap, and Luces Favorite.

The kernels lack uniformity of color and range from white to deep red
and ripens in 110 days.

Grows tall and somewhat more leafy; matures as early as Cornell No. 11.
Has a stronger root system than the open pollinated varieties and therefore,
less trouble with lodging. Can be used both for ensilage and husking. This
variety has become popular throughout New York State and vicinity during
the past few years.

Price, qt. 60c.; % peck $1.25; peck $2.00; bushel $6.75.

U. S. No. 63 HYBRID DENT
95 to 100 Days

This is the earliest of all Hybrid Dent Corn—10 days earlier than Lan-
caster Sure Crop. :

The stalk is medium tall stiff stalked and low eared. The ears are medium
sized 16 to 18 rowed and yields are fair in consideration of short season but
in most cases is sure to ripen.

Price, at. 60c.; % peck, $1.00; 1 peck $1.80; bushel $6.50.

U. S. No. 13 HYBRID DENT
Matures in 115 Days

This type is about 10 days later than Lancaster Sure Crop and it is a
high yielding variety, medium tall stalks, grain in deep and good for ensilage.
Throughout the East this is recommended for best results according to season.

Price, qt. 60c.; % peck $1.00; 1 peck $1.80; bushel $6.50.

Flint Varieties
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. Itis 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.

It is the earliest maturing corn for northern states.

Price, qt. 45c.; peck $1.25; bushel $3.75; 10 bushels $3.65 per bushel.

KING PHILIP

Coppery-red. Very early. Usually matures three months after planting.
Ears large sized and handsome. 10 to 12 inches long. Matures in 90 days.
Price, qt. 45c.; peck $1.25; bushel $3.75.

LARGE WHITE

Valuable for ensilage in the Northern states as well as for

the grain.

Handsome ears, large well-filled kernels,

fine quality. Matures in 90 days.

Price, qt. 45c.; peck $1.25;
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CORN

CORN for FODDER and ENSILAGE
Plant 8 to 10 qts. per acre if in hills.

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. 45c.; peck, $1.25; bushel $3.75.

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. 45c.; peck, $1.25; bushel $3.75.

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 oné bushel of Corn per acre,

Price, qt. 40c.; peck $1.10; bushel $3.50.

SORGHUMS &c. FOR FEED
DOURA YELLOW BRANCHING. (Yellow 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. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00.

SORGHUM or SUGAR CANE. Of great value for cut-

ting 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 Ibs. 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.

EARLY AMBER.
Price, lb. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.50; 25 Ibs. $5.00; 100 Ibs. $15.00.

EARLY ORANGE. Produces a larger and heavier growth than the
Amber but is later.

Price, lb. 30c.; 10 lbs. $2.50; 25 Ibs. $5.00; 100 Ibs. $15.00.

BROOM CORN, EVERGREEN. Entirely free from all
crooked brush, and remains strictly green, consequently always commands

the highest market price.
Price, Ib. 35c.; 10 lbs. $3.50; 25 Ibs. $5.50; 100 Ibs. $20.00.

KAFFIR CORN. WHITE. Excellent fodder plant

green or dried, and the grain is valuable for feeding poultry.
Price, lb. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.00; 25 Ibs. $4.50; 100 Ibs.

RED. Taller than white; leafy and
juicy; grain good for poultry.
Price, lb. 30c.; 10 lbs.
$2.00; 25 Ibs. $4.50;

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STORM KING

This is a side oat. The
true white tartarian. The
average weight of the grain
is 40 lbs. Sow 3 bus. per
acre. Price, peck, 90c.;
bushel of 32 Ibs., $2.50;
10-bushel lots, per bushel,
$2.40; 100 bushel lots, per
bushel, $2.30.

CORNELLIAN

Small Gray Oat with a
very thin hull which gives a
h feeding value. A heavy
yielder, especially in New
York State. We have a true
stock free from impurities.
Sow 3 bushels per acre.

Price, peck, 80¢; bushel of
32 Ibs., $2.25; 10 bushel lots,
per bushel, $2.20; 100 bushel
lots, per bushel, $2.15.

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SELECTED

O A 1p VARIETIES

OF SUPREME QUALITY

IMPORTANT. A change of Seed Oats is necessary 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, chaffy and un-

profitable.
CLYDESDALE
The Most Popular High-Grade White Oat

Since we introduced this Grand Oat it has steadily and deserv-
edly 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 distribu-
tion of several thousand bushels of Clydesdale Oat cannot be
overestimated. These Oats weigh considerably more per measured
bushel than any other variety, 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 im-
portant advantage of Clydesdale Oat to the farmer is the fact that
they have been thoroughly cleaned by the latest and most im-
proved machinery, and are absolutely free from weed seeds. (See
illustration.) Sow 3 bushels per acre.

Price, purchaser paying transportation charges, per peck, 80c.;
per Standard bushel of 32 lbs., $2.00; 10-bushel lots and up-
ward, per bushel, $1.90; 100-bushel lots, per bushel, $1.80.

LONG’S WHITE TARTAR

Vigorous Constitution Immense Yielder Wery Early

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 ot 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 producing give
Long’s White Tartar all the necessary qualifications which go to
make an ideal Oat. Sow 3 bushels per acre. (See illustration.)

Price, peck, 90c.; bushel of 32 Ibs. $2.50; 10-bushel lots, per
bushel, $2.40; 100-bushel lots, per bushel, $2.30.

For Greater Yields Treat All Cereal Seed With
New Improved “‘Ceresan’”’

To control destructive smuts; improve your yield ot OATS,
WHEAT and BARLEY. Recommended by N. Y. STATE
Colleges.

1 pound treats 32 Bushels. Price, 1 Ib., 75c.; 5 lbs., $3.25.

The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted.

From PETER HENDERSON & CO.,

NEW YORK 11

BUCKWHEAT, Japanese

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. 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 is in 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 Buckwheat is the stronger grower and the Crimson
Clover makes but little showing until the Buckwheat'is removed. If frost
should kill the Ruckwheat 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 engraving.)

Price, Ib. 25c.; 10 Ibs. $2.00; 50 Ibs. $3.25; 100 lbs. $6.00.

COW PEAS (citixe
The Great Leguminous Crop of Our Southern States

Cow Peas are more tender than Canada or Field Peas and should
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. Asa 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.

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BU
FIELD PEA, Canada White

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, therefore of special
value for feeding, growing and working animals. Peas are also great soil
improvers, putting the land in better merchanical 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 wili 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

KW HEAT

possible in the spring.

Quantity Per Acre: Sow if alone 150 lbs. per acre; if with oats or barley
100 Ibs. of Peas and 1 bushel of the other chosen grain.

Price, lb. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $4.50; 100 Ibs. $8.00.

syst 5

Price, Ib. 40c.; 10 Ibs. $2.50; 50 lbs. $7.50; 100 lbs. $10.00.

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, Ib. 30c.; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $4.50; 100 Ibs. $8.00.

SOY or SOJA BEANS

A great Soil Enricher, gathering nitrogen from
the air. Especially Valuable (in combination with
Japanese Millet and Fodder Corn) for Ensilage,
supplying the albuminoids or flesh-forming food.

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 fiesh
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 '4-inch
to 2%z-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. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $1.75; 50 Ibs. $4.50; 100 Ibs. $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. 30c.; 10 lbs. $1.75; 50 lbs. $4.50; 100 lbs. $7.50.

GATHERING
Nodules
ON THESE
Soja Bean
ROOTS

MANCHU. A variety used in the West and South, medium early, seed is yel-
low with dark eye.

Price, lb. 30c:; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $4.50; 100 Ibs. $7.50.

, EDIBLE SOY BEAN EASY COOK. Edible Soy Beans that can be cooked
in half the time of other varieties, used for human consumption in the green stage
as well as dried beans.

A heavy yielder and the dried beans are of a straw yellow color.
Price, 1 lb., 40c.; 2 Ibs., 75c.; 10 lbs., $2.50; 50 Ibs., $11.50; 100 lIbs., $20.00.

SOJA BEAN

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12 HENDERSON'S FARMERS MANUAE

MILLET 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, Ib. 25c.; 10 Ibs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $3.00; 50 Ibs. $4.50; 100 Ibs. $8.00.

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; 25 Ibs. $3.00; 50 Ibs. $4.50; 100 Ibs. $8.00.

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, Ib. 25c.; 10 Ibs. $2.00; 25 Ibs. $3.00; 50 Ibs. $4.50; 100 Ibs. $8.00.

PEARL (Pennisetum Spicatum)

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

TRU
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 it 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 other

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. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.50; 25 Ibs. $5.50; 50 lbs. $10.00; 100 lbs. $18.00.

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.
Price, Ib. $1.25; 10 Ibs. $10.00.

‘plants we know of. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, or 2 to 3 ibs. in
drills,
Price, Ib. 35c.; 10 lbs. $3.00; 25 Ibs. $7.00; 100 lbs. $25.00.

THE VALUE OF
GREEN MANURE CROPS

They make your soil more fertile,
and check soil erosion

The two most important characteristics of a fertile soil are: An
abundance of organic matter or humus, and an abundance of plant
food. The latter may be easily supplied from the fertilizer bag, but
the former is a much more troublesome problem. Our dairy farms, on
which liberal supplies of manure are produced, and on which sods and
crop residues are turned under, should have little difficulty in keeping
up the organic matter supply of the soil; with the judicious use of
fertilizer and lime it would be a comparatively easy matter to main-
tain crop yields. With other types of farms, however, particularly
vegetable and fruit farms, the problem of keeping the soil adequately
supplied with organic matter is ene which requires considerably more
ingenuity and expense.

The most economical and one of the most satisfactory means of
maintaining soil fertility, is the use of a green manuring mixture of
seed.

GREEN MANURE, 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, Ib. 50c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75; 25 Ibs.
$8.00; 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

MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER SEED OF HIGH GRADE TOBACCO
Highly valued as an excellent and cheap food for fowl. It is the best One Ounce Will Sow 50 Square Yards
Egg-Producing Food known. It can be raised cheaper than Corn. Four :
pounds of seed will plant one acre. Tobacco is an annual in the United States although perennial in the
Price, Ib. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.50; 25 Ibs. $4.50; 100 Ibs. $16.00. tropics. Botanically it is related to the Tomato and Eggplant, and there-

fore 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
ee the product. copence almost snieely upon the nature of oe and
climate, an ighly congenial soils may exist in any section. he suit-
SHALLU or EGYPTIAN WHEAT ability of soils in Connecticut, now a great center of Tobacco production,
¢ was only discovered by experimentation.
Heads are similar to Broom Corn, very large yields of grain and fodder.
Excellent feed for Cattle, Chickens, etc. Sow 5 Ibs. per acre. Below we offer some of the new and improved varieties as well as standard

Price, Ib. 30c.; 10 Ibs. $2.75; 25 Ibs. $5.00; 100 Ibs. $18.00. sorts:

Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even as far north as Canada.
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 75c.

TEOSINTE _Zimmer’s Spanish. The earliest and best American-Spanish, and a favorite

(Reana Luxurians) cigar variety. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 90c.
The plant resembles Corn, but is more leafy and tillers enormously. Havana, Imported ska tS. ae Pkt. 15c.; oz. $1.50
After cutting it grows again with remarkable rapidity. Those having only Havana, Domestic........-..--ceeeeeeceeeceeeeeees Pkt. 15¢.; oz. 75c.
a small amount of land on which it is desired to produce the maximum Connecticut ........ as (Pkt 150:3 oz, 75¢.
amount of forage should sow Teosinte. Plant in drills, 6 to 8 Ibs. per acre. Bente ley receccescesceces 2 een Pkt. 15¢.3 oz. 75c.
Price, Ib. $1.25; 10 Ibs. $10.00. AVGAE Btn ae ene ese ecese cee eseyes feet Ae Pkt. 15¢.: oz. 75c.

FARMERS ARE URGED TO PLANT COVER CROPS
TO PREVENT SOIL EROSION

During a recent interview given to a representative of the New York Herald Tribune, Dr. Linwood L. Lee, State Coordinator of
the Federal Soil Conservation Service, urged farmers to get their fields under vegetative cover before the end of the growing season,
explaining that winter winds rank with insects and disease as among the farmers’ worst enemies. Dr. Lee emphasized his warning
by referring to a severe gale that swept South Jersey last winter, carrying off as much as sixty tons of topsoil per acre from unpro-
tected fields.

Although wind erosion is more common on the light, sandy coastal plain, farms in rolling country must be protected from erosion by
rain and melting snow, which constantly are at work carrying off valuable soil and plant food from sloping fields.

Close-growing crops planted after harvest and left until spring are known as winter cover crop, Dr. Lee explained, calling
them the best protection against erosion. Their roots serve to bind the soil while their tops prevent the direct action of these erosive
agents upon the soil. Cover crops also enrich the soil when they are plowed under in the spring, he added.

“The use of winter cover crops is spreading rapidly among progressive farmers, but many still leave their fields exposed through
the winter, while others plant cover crops only to plow them under in December or January,” Dr. Lee said.

The report noted that severe blowing of soil was observed from Monmouth County south during the February 28 storm and
motorists near Deerfield, in Salem County, were compelled to turn on headlights in midday as they drove through the dust-laden
air. Wind velocities up to fifty-seven miles an hour were reported.

Among crops which may be planted for winter protection, Dr. Lee said, were wheat and rye. Wheat, he said, is preferable on
heavier soils and rye on lighter. Both may be planted in mixture with hairy vetch, a legume which will add nitrogen to the soil when
plowed under in spring.

VETCH, SAND or WINTER (Vicia villosa)
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. 35c.; 10 Ibs. $3.00; 25 lbs. $7.00; 100 ibs. $20.00.

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 100 to 150 pounds per acre:

Price, Ib. 35c.; 10 Ibs. $3.00; 25 Ibs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $18.00.

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14 HENDERSON’S FARMERS MANUAL

SUPERIOR SEED WHEAT. It is grown especially for seed purposes from the choicest

selected cross-bred and pedigreed strains, and recleaned at our warehouses (750,000 bushels capacity)
which are equipped with modern seed-cleaning machinery. This enables us to supply direct to the
farmer plump and heavy seed, at lowest possible prices, when quality is considered. The variety
offered is the best of the Spring Wheats, yield well, and the milling qualities of the grain
surpasses even the best of the Winter varieties. Spring Wheat is also a satisfactory
crop to sow along with Grass seed. ae

The prices herein named are those ruling at this date (March, 1941) for the crop
of 1940, but they are subject to market fluctuations. Delivery, f. 0. b. New York,
bags 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. 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 rec-
ommend our customers to try Marquis Wheat
this year. (See engraving.)

Price, peck $1.25; bushel (60 Ibs.) $4.00;
10 bushel lots, $3.90.

RYE—WINTER

Sow 11/4 bushels per acre

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ROSEN is PES, Y ape : 4
A remarkably heavy cropping Rye, having in fair tests outyielded many SUPERIOR WINTER SEED WHEATS

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. For illustrations and descriptions of varieties of Winter Wheat see

Price, qt. 30c.; %4 peck 60c.; peck $1.00; bushel $3.50. “Henderson’s Fall Wheat Circular” issued in July. We offer the leading
varieties.

GIANT WINTER ‘ We can also take orders now for delivery from the harvest of 1941 at

The variety most commonly cultivated, whether sown for grain. straw prices ruling at time of shipment.

or cutting green is a good yielder. Price, qt. 30c.; % peck 50c.; peck 90c.;

bushel $2.50.
WINTER

Grown for green manuring and putting the soil in a loamy condition,
also for green early fodder. Price, qt. 30c.; % peck 50c.; peck 80c.;

bushel $2.50.
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
jE eFER” where full-sown grain has been winter-killed, and also for
odder.

Price, peck $1.10; bushel (56 lbs.) $3.50; 10 bushel lots $3.40 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.

ALPHA. A two-rowed variety heavy cropper, used extensively in Eastern
States with success.

Price, peck $1.00; bushel (48 lbs.) $3.25; 10 bushels $3.15 per bushel.

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 $1.00; bushel (48 Ibs.) $3.25; 10 bushel lots per bushel $3.15.

2% CERESAN IMPROVED _.

Cereal disinfectant. Controls smut and seed-borne scab. Price, lb., 70c.; 5 lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs., $13.25.

Bromir ET ER HENDERSON & CO.,

NEW YORK. 15

ROOT CROPS
MANGEL WURZEL or STOCK BEETS

Mangels are the most important of all root crops for feeding and form the best winter feed for cattle
They increase the flow of milk when fed to milch cows and yield enormous crops, as much as
They may be grown in any part of the American continent on
: The best soil for Mangels is loose, friable
o Follow the plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repay the extra
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
6 to 8 lbs. of seed are used per acre if sown with a drill, cr double that

and hogs.
50 tons having been grown on one acre,
fairly good farm land; all that is necessary is good cultivation.
loam and deep plowing.
trouble.

and 12 inches apart in the latter.
quantity by hand. Cultivate with a horse hoe.

COLOSSAL LONG RED. This is a distinctly fine breed of this popular Mangel.

and regular, of the largest size and blood-red color. :
this variety is most distinct and valuable. (See engraving.)

Price, %4 lb. 45c.; lb. $1.00; 10 lbs. $9.50.

GOLDEN TANKARD. The roots are handsome in shape with deep orange colored skin.
is bright golden-yellow, and in this respect differs from most other varieties, which cut white.
have a preference for this sort over other Mangels; it is said that they will pick out every piece of Golden
It yields under the best cultivation 75 tons per acre.

Tankard before touching others.
Price, 4 Ib. 45c.; lb. $1.00; 10 Ibs. $9.50.

DANISH SLUDSTRUP.
certificate. Color reddish-yellow of Giant Intermediate type.

Price, %4 Ib. 45c.; lb. $1.00; 10 Ibs. $9.50.

NEW HALF SUGAR MANGEL. This is distinctly a new variety of Mangel, and is the result of careful
el, 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

interbreeding between White Sugar Beet and Colossal Long Red Mangel.

rich in saccharine matter.
Half Sugar Red, Price, %4 Ib. 45c.; Ib. $1.00; 10 lbs. $9.50.

SUGAR BEETS

VILMORIN’S IMPROVED WHITE.
20 years’ continued and systematic selection.

Price, %4 lb. 45c.; lb. $1.00; 10 Ibs. $9.50.

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. 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 $1.00; bushel $3.25; sack $6.50.

CHIPPEWA. A new variety and it is a heavy yielder of medium size,
very uniform round to oblong, eyes shallow, skin smooth.

Price, peck $1.00; bushel $3.25; sack $6.50.

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.

Price, peck 90c.; bushel $2.75; sack $5.50.

HARDY OHIO. Very early, almost round; flesh solid, cooks dry and
mealy.

Price, peck $1.00; bushel $3.25; sack $6.50.

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, noted for - earliness,
productiveness and fine quality. :

Price, peck $1.00; bushel $3.25; sack $6.50.

SIR WALTER RALEIGH. A grand, main. crop Potato’ shape very
uniform, large and oval; flesh ‘fine-grained, snow-white, cooking dry and
floury, splendid keeper.

Price, peck $1.00; bushel $3.25; sack $6:50.

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.

Price, peck $1.00; bishel $3.25; sack $6.50. l lien

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 90c.; bushel $2.75; sack $5.50.

The quality is exceedingly nutritious, and in all respects

Highly recommended by the Danish Government.
It has great feeding value.

A greatly improved variety of Sugar Beet, obtained by over |
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.

The roots are smooth

The flesh
Sheep

Awarded first-class

FIELD CARROTS
for Stock Feeding

LONG ORANGE
IMPROVED

Of large size, fair speci-
mens averaging 12 inches in
length, with a diameter of 3
inches at the top. Color, orange-red.
butter a delicious flavor and rich golden color.

DANVERS.
stump-rooted.
per acre. Price, 14 Ib. 80c.; Ib. $2.25.

Fed to milch cows it imparts to the
Price, % lb. 60c.; Ib. $1.50.

A handsome, cylindrical-shaped Carrot of good size and
Under the best cultivation it has yielded from 25 to 30 tons

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 Ibs. per acre. i r

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, Ib. $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, Ib. $1.25.

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 unequaled for stock feeding.

Price, % lb. 45c.; Ib. $1.00.

The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted.

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 thor-
oughly tested by country-wide use for more than half a cen-
tury. It is the fruit of years of experience and close study of
American conditions and is undoubtedly the best for the Amer-
ican 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 is a carefully
arranged combination of fine-leaved, dwarf Grasses, which are
at their best during different months of the year, thus keep-
ing a lawn constantly covered with enduring green. It is im-
possible to make an enduring 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
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20 52 50 Se ERS 00 see ee Sah eI ps,

PA US ees 0) | eben a ae 2: (000s es Smee Qalbes

AO xX S00 Oeste ee Ey (O0OU as Pate 25 Ibs.
2O0ERC20 0 iisier sn ee 40, OO 028s 100s tom1b0, bse

For renovating Old Lawns use Half the Above Quantities

PRICE OF THE “HENDERSON” LAWN SEED
Half-Ib., 30c.; Ib. 55c.; 3 Ibs., $1.60; 5 Ibs.
10 Ibs., $5.00; 25 Ibs., $12.00; 100 Ibs., $45.00.

$2.60;

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-Ib., 50c.; Ib., 90c.;
25 Ibs., $20.00; 100 Ibs., $75.00.

Terrace Sod—A mixture best suited for terraces, embank-
ments and hillsides. It produces long spreading roots.

Prices: Half-lb., 40c.; lb., 75c.; 3 Ibs., $2.20; 5 Ibs., $3.50;
10 Ibs., $6.50; 25 Ibs., $16.00; 100 Ibs., $60.00.

Sunny South—For use in the South or any hot, dry situa-
tion, where grasses do not usually thrive.

Prices: Half-lb., 40c.; lb., 75¢.; 3 Ibs., $2.20; 5 Ibs., $3.50:
10 Ibs., $6.50; 25 Ibs., $16.00; 100 Ibs., $60.00.

5 Ibs., $4.25; 10 Ibs., $8.25;

Shady Nook—For use in shaded spots or under the trees.
Prices: Half-lb., 40c.; lb., 75c.; 3 Ibs., $2.20; 5 Ibs., $3.50;

10 Ibs., $6.50; 25 Ibs., $16.00; 100 Ibs., $60.00.

Tough Turf—Low growing, deep rooted and fine leaved for
use on grass tennis courts, croquet grounds.,. etc.

Prices: Half-lb., 30c.; lb., 55c.; 3 Ibs., $1.60; 5 Ibs., $2.60;
10 Ibs., $5.00; 25 Ibs., $12.00; 100 Ibs., $45.00.

Seaside—For sandy conditions at the seashore.
lawn where grasses do not usually grow.

Prices: Half-lb., 30c.; lb., 55¢.; 3 Ibs., $1.60;
10 Ibs., $5.00; 25 Ibs., $12.00; 100 Ibs., $45.00.

Will make a

5 Ibs., $2.60;

We Pay Transportation Charges on All Grass Seeds

Henderson’s Superior Fertilizers
Pp

(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
¥% 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 above regarding prepayment.

Price, 71% lbs., $1.00; 25 Ib. 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. W ’hen broadcasted and harrowed in, use from %
fo 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 A the soil than the coarser grades, and is therefore more quickly
eneficia

Quantity required. For pasture and mowing lands, 10 lbs. to 200 sq.

ft. or %4 to 1 ton per acre. For field and garden crops, 4 to 1 ton broad-

cast and harrowed in.
Price, 5 lbs. 55c.; 10 Ibs. $1.00; 25 Ib. bag $1.65; 50 lb. bag $2.75;
100 lb. bag $4.50; per ton $70. 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 ean be mixed with water (stirring
well) and applied as a liquid manure. Apply 1000 to 1500 lbs. per acre.

Price, 5 lb. package. 55c.; 10 lb. package, $1.00; 25 lb. bag, $1.75;

50 lb. bag, $3.00; 100 lb. bag, $4.50; per ton, $70.00. See special notice
above regarding prepayment.

PULVERIZED HUMUS. This Humus is not a chemical fertilizer and can
be used in any quantity. It is sold as Nature produced it.

Price, 100 ibs., $2.50; per ton 2,000 Ibs.. $30.00. Larger quantities,
price on application. See special notice above regarding prepayment.

Beyond these zones, purchaser pays transportation charges.

LIME HYDRATED—Finely Pulverized. 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 Ibs., 35c.; 10 lbs., 60c.; 25 Ibs., $1.25; 50 Ibs.. $2.00; 100 Ibs.,
$2.75; 500 lbs., $9.50. See special notice above 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 Ibs., 60c.; 10 Ibs., $1.00; 25 Ibs., $2.00; 50 Ibs., $3.50; 100
Ibs., $6.00. See special notice above 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 pulvy erized, im-
mediate Mand lasting effect. Makes rich Liquid Manure.

Price, Pulverized Sheep Manure, in packages, 5 lbs., 50c.; 10 Ibs.,
90c.; 25 lb. bag, $1.50; 50 lb. bag, $2.75; 100 lb. bag, $4.00. Larger
quantities, price on application. See special notice above regarding
prepayment.

Quantity required. For gardens and field crops, 1 to 2 tons per acre—
% before plowing, the balance before harrowing. For top dressing grass,
use 1 ton per acre, applied in fall or early spring.

LEGUME CULTURE—High-Bred Nitrogen Gathering Bacteria for Seed
Inoculation.
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 LEGUME CULTURE,
The inexpensive crop insurance. Prices, % bu. size, 30c.; 1 bu., 50c.;
2% bu., $1.00.
Also supplied for Soybeans, Cowpeas. Vetch, Field Peas and Beans.
Prices. bu. size. 30c.; 2 bu.. 50c.; 5 bu., $1.00.
SPECIAL GARDEN SIZE for Peas, Beans and Sweet Peas, 25c.
Simple to use; full directions with each package. Transportation paid.

PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK, N. Y.