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Brumal Greeting.

With a deep feeling of satisfaction we present this Catalogue and Farm and Garden Manuel to all our old friends
and patrons and to all new ones, and every one who receives this book we count as a friend, we extend a most hearty
welcome. We sincerely hope to count all new friends as customers and patrons, and will assure them of honest treat-
ment and square dealings, as has been our policy in the past.

Our relation with our customers has been a pleasant memory; each year adds hundreds of new friends, as our
business has been marvelous and increased at an unheard of rate. Starting in a small way raising seeds on the farm
six years ago, while now our business has reached mammoth proportions and no doubt is the largest in the west.

Our method at all times has been ‘ fair play.” and no exaggerated pictures nor untruthful descriptions have
entered our Catalogue as we do not push nor advocate anything that we do not honestly think is all right and worth
spending the money for seed, the use of your land, and valuable time upon, and being farmers, have tested almost
everything by farm test.

This Catalogue contains not many flaring pictures, therefore costs much less than those that have, and which
enables us to sell the best seeds for the least money, so if it is good seeds you want, we, as brother farmers, assure you
of the very best seeds that skill and pains can grow and save, and at reasonable prices. We can sell seeds cheaper
than most others for these reasons: This book costs less; takes less postage to send it; we own our own buildings; our
own farms; raise much of our own seeds or have them raised under our own supervision; and conduct our business in
the careful, painstaking, systematic method that made our mixed farming a success and is making our seed farming
and business win.

All the members of the firm are farmers, born, raised, and always lived on a farm, and do now reside on a farm
at the edge of the lovely little city of Clarinda, where the rich, black sandy loam blossoms and produces like a rose
under the guiding hand of the skilled agriculturist and seed grower. Then, why not, new friends, give us a chance to
produce something for you by sending us an order which would be of mutual and pecuniary benefit to both of us.

There is no better proof of our ability to give you the best seeds for the less money than the endorsements of our
neighbor farmers and garden growers, and all our many friends from all over the United States, who not only patron-
ize us year after year, after once starting, but encourage us with good words of praise as to the good qualities and rea-
sonable prices of our seeds, and of the very few dissatisfied ones.

To the new friends, who examine this annual catalogue for the first time, we heartily solicit you to send us an
order and give us a chance to prove to you that we can send you the very best seeds for the least money and we are
sure of your future patronage. We have spent a great deal of time endeavoring to make this Catalogue plain and so you
will make no mistakes in ordering. We have alwavs pleased our customers by honest, square dealings and fair play,
and satisfy all reasonable demands, and thank our patrons for the encouragement they have given, and assure them
that such kind words will spur us on to greater zeal and enable us to do better for them and you in the future.

Again, brother farmer and gardener, we heartily greet you and bid you welcome to the feast of good things and

Sincerely Yours,

A. A. Berry.

©ur facilities.

We are pleased to be able to present to our
many friends and prospective customers an
illustration of our buildings which show our
facilities on the outside for doing business.

The building to the right is our Seed Corn
Palace, located on our large seed farm adjoining
the city where Mr. A. A. Berry lives and where
this catalogue is written, and a part of the office
work is done. This corn building is a model of
perfection in the way of drying, storing, shelling
and cleaning. We have added a large wing to
opposite side as view of building. It has a capa-
city of many thousand bushels and the equal is
not found the world over.

The building in the center is our large new
brick warehouse located on the track close to the
C. B. & Q. depot. This building cost several
thousand dollars and enables us to handle and
clean all kinds of seeds much better and cheaper
thus enabling us to sell better seeds for less
money than ever. This building has a capac-
ity of over 50 carloads of seeds, has about 10,000
square feet of floor space, and is furnished with
the best and newest appliances in the way of
elevators, cleaners, scale trucks, etc., that could
be procured.

Has a car receiving platform the entire length of the building and three cars of seeds can be unloaded at the same
time. In the building we store large quantities of timothy, clover, blue grass, all kinds of grass seed, wheat, oats, bar-
ley, millet, corn, onion sets, and all kinds of seeds in bulk. We have it stored chuck full from top to bottom. Have spared
neither time, study, or expense to procure the best seeds and supplies and put it in the best shape possible.

The building to the left is our up town retail, mail order and general office. It is a brick building and well fitted
for our business. Have just added a new set of packet boxes for filling mail orders of a new design and superior to
anything of the kind in use by any seed house so we can handle orders rapidly.

We have put lots of energy, study, hard work and good money into this business and we know we can please you
and do better by you than others not so well situated.

Won’t you approve of our efforts by patronizing us to the extent of an order. We assure you we will appreciate
it and give you good value for your money.

INDEX

Field Seeds

Alfalfa is

Millet

Oats

12-T3

Celery

Coffee Berry

24-25

Peas

Pepper

Artichokes

17-18

Pumpkins

. ... _ 17

Cauliflower.

.25

Pa dish

33-34

Bonanza Mixture

Potatoes ,

t8 to

Cress

Ruta Baga

Barley

Rape .

.. 9

Egg Plant .

Sunflower

Buckwheat

13-1:4

Spelts

Gourds

Sweet Corn

Broomcorn

Soy Beans

Kohl Rabi _ _

Squash

— 34-35

Clover

Wheat

11-14

Kale.

. 27

Spinach

.34

Corn . _

3 to 8

Vpcretflhlp fippds

Rettuce

Tomato

Corn. Kaffir

Asparagus...

T,eek

Turnip

Cow Peas

_ TT

Beets

Musk Melon

28-20

Water Melon

20-^0

Cane

7-8

Beans

21-22

Onion

30-31

Flowers

-36 to 39

Field Peas_

_ 11

Cabbage _

23-24

Parsnip

-32

Garden Tools --.

Fodder Sweet Corn 8

Carrots

Pumpkins

Seed Sowers

4th Cov

Grass Seed

—14 to 16

Cucumbers

—-27

Pop Corn

Poultry Supplies 3d Cov

great bargains we have awaiting you for 1901.

DIRECTIONS FOR ORDERING.

READ CAREFUIXY.

Order Early and before the rush, as too many wait
before planting time and their orders cannot receive that
careful attention that they would if ordered earlier.

Fill Out Order Sheet at Once and have it ready
when you get the money. If you have it now send in your
order at once.

We Make No Discounts, nor club rates, as every-
thing listed in this book is placed at bed rock. Everyone
is treated alike. But you can do a neighbor and a friend a
great service to tell them about us and we will not forget
the kindness.

Use the Blank Order Sheet and be sure and write
the name plainly.

Quick Shipments. We are so located as to give our
patrons quick and effective service and unless it is a potato
or artichoke order during freezing weather, will ship very
soon after order is received.

We Send Shipping Receipt and take all pains to
keep shipments moving to their destination, and if not
received within a reasonable time, please notify us and we
will send a train tracer after the delayed shipment.

We Notify Customers of the receipt of their order
and shipment of seeds. If to be sent by mail and they are
not received within a reasonable time, notify us of the delay
as probably some mishap in the mail, although Uncle
Sam makes few mistakes, and buying by mail is one of the
easiest, most satisfactory and money saving methods of
the present age.

What We Guarantee. That all money sent us for
seed shall reach us if sent by registered letter, P. O. or
express money order or bank draft made payable to our
order. That your order will be filled promptly and well.

We guarantee to ship our seeds in the best man-
ner possible and to be of the highest germinating power,
as they are not only carefully grown, harvested and
cleaned, but are also carefully tested and nothing is sent
out which we do not believe to be good in every respect,
and we know our seeds will grow and give satisfactory
results, if you do your part and nature does not interfere,
but we can in no manner warrant the crop, nor be respon-
sible for other failures, as success sometimes depends upon
circumstances over which we have no control.

Keep a Copy of Your Order. Sometimes persons
think that they have ordered articles which they have
omitted, and blame us for not sending them.

Important. It occasionally happens (very seldom)
that an order is lost in coming to us, or the goods in going
to the customer. Therefore, if any who order do not hear
from us within a reasonable length of time, they should
send a duplicate order, naming the date on which the
former was sent, and the amount of money enclosed and
in what form. DO NOT simply say, “I sent you an order
io days ago and have not heard from same,” but be ex-
plicit. This will enable us to investigate the matter and
fill the duplicate order with dispatch.

Prepaid Railroad Stations. Many of our farmer
customers live on prepaid railroad stations, where there
are no agents. In such case we ship the goods to the
nearest station to this prepaid station, as we never pay
freight charges on heavy seeds, unless charges are
advanced. This insures quick delivery and no danger of
loss.

Free Delivery on all packets, ounce and pound, as
we prepay the postage, or often send by express if it is
cheaper to ourselves, and as convienient to our customers.
When you are ordering field seeds by freight, which is at
your expense, and if ordering vegetable seeds, we wish the
privilege of adding extras which will satisfy our patrons.
We will give away with orders during the coming season
thousands of packets as extras of our own selection.

TERMS.

Cash with orders. We cannot do a credit business
as it would take too much extra help in book keeping, and
obtaining the standing of those that order so we could not
sell at the price named in this catalogue. It would also
delay orders. We are reliable. See bank reference below.

How to send Money.- Send at our risk by P. O.
Order, Registered Letter, Draft or by Express Money
Order. Small sums may be sent in stamps.

Sacks Free. — We furnish all sacks and packing free,
except grass seed while most other seed firms charge ex-
tra for this. This is quite an item for the purchaser.

Onr Standing. — That we are reliable, and to let stran-
gers know our standing, we refer you to testimony of the
Clarinda National Bank given below or to the Page Co. Bank
or to the Postmaster C. A. Lisle, Mayor D. H. Chiles, or any
business man in Clarinda, or consult Bradstreet.

Clarinda, Iowa, Dec. ist. 1899.
To Whom it May Concern;—

We take pleasure in recommending the A. A.
Berry Seed Co. of this city, with whom we have
done business for a number of years, and have found
them reliable, upright and straightforward in all
their doings and worthy of confidence.

Yours Truly,

F. W. PARISH,
Pres. Clarinda Nat Bank.

RUSH ORDERSiit^d^ndyZ !*££

order over thetelegraph or telephone, goto your
banker or postmaster and put up the money and
have them wire or telephone us what you wish
and we assure you it will have our prompt atten-
tion and be shipped on first train possible. We
are in a position for rapid service. We have long
distance telephone and an order unless short
will be best sent by phone, if the distance is not
too long, making it expensive.

MARKET GARDENERS.

Market gardeners and institutions using large amounts
of garden seed in quantities should undoubtedly send for our
special Market Gardeners and wholesale rates in quantities
as it will certainly save you money, although these pri-
ces are wholesale compared with most seed catalogues.
We have some of the most critical market gardners in the
U. S. and always please and satisfy. It is free; send for it.

A Word as to Prices.

We have placed all our prices low and take pleasure in thus doing, as it enables many to change their seed that
would not otherwise do so. We have the advantage over large seed firms located in the cities as we grow our own seeds
principally, do not pay freight to ship it in, or charge a large profit for storage and handling. Whoever heard of farm
seeds raised in a city or very near one? We do not have such heavy advertising bills, such an expensive catalogue,
rents, help, and many other heavy expense bills as the city firms have to pay so we can sell better seeds at a lower cost.
In other words it is from'grower and producer to farmer and planter, with middle men’s profits in favor of the buyer.

This Catalogue Contains Not Many Pictures
but Chuck Full of Good Things and Great Bargains.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

FREIGHT RATES:

All heavy seed is sent by freight and to give an idea as to the rate our customers have to pay, we have secured
the freight rates given below. No shipment is made for less than 25c. Corn, oats, wheat, barley, rye, buckwheat,
potatoes, artichokes, etc., take 4th class rate, while seed, miilet, cane seed and smaller seeds take 3d class, which is a
little higher than 4th class. The following is the rate on 100 pounds, 4th class, from Clarinda, Iowa:

Iowa Points.

Minnesota Points.

Council Bluffs.

Albia

Chariton

Sioux City

Burlington

Grand Island

Red Cloud

Hastings

11 Creston

15 Ottumwa

13 Ft. Dodge

26^ Ceder Rapids.

21 Oskaloosa

DesMoines 15

Nebraska Points.

40 Kearney.

42 Beatrice .

40 Iyincoln_.

Omaha 15

Kansas Points.

Emporia 45 Great Bend

Topeka 32 Lawrence

Atchison 22

Missouri Points.

Bethany 20 Springfield

Kansas City 21 St. Touis

St. Joseph 17

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-4 °H
■-llVx

...-27

•47

-33

•25

-—58

.48

.27

Grand Forks, 72 Worthington

Minneapolis

Illinois Points.

Quincy 27 Galesburg . . .

Peoria .29 Chicago

Wisconsin Points.

Milwaukee 32 RaCross

Madison

•32

-32

Other

Macon, Georgia™

fi 09

New York, N. Y.

Portland, Oregon..

1 90

Jackson, Miss

Pittsburg, Pa

Fargo, N. D

Denver, Col r.

Memphis, Tenn —

Indianapolis, Ind_.

Columbus, Ohio —

— - 48

Points.

Toronto, Ont $0 53

Austin, Texas 97

Walla Walla, Wash 1 99

Buffalo, N. Y 53

Sioux Falls, S. D 41

Cheyenne, Wyo 75

Guthrie, Oklahoma 76

Tittle Rock, Ark 70

Cincinnati, Ohio 44

Toledo, Ohio 48

FTEI/D SEEDS.

This Picture is taken from
a photo of the younger members
of our firm gathering the product
of the fields. Took at those ears
of corn which they take special
pride in as it is the celebrated
Golden Cap. These youngsters
are very active and know a good
thing when they see it. They
are growing up with the seed
business but it will be several
years before the young man (one
year old when this photo was
taken) will have managment of
the business. His sisters have
been with the firm since they
commenced buisness. The old-
est was five years old when photo
was taken, the age of our seed
business.

Please them and us by send-
ing in an order which will enable
us to start them to school next
fall attired in new dresses and
with full new dinner pails.

This is one of our specialties as we grow hundreds of
acres of Field Seeds every year. We are better adapted by
soil, location, climate, special knowledge and facilities for
growing, selecting, and handling, and we are confident that
no one can supply better seeds to farmers and planters than
we.

We are farmers, have always lived on a farm and do
now, and are always experimenting and testing new vari-
eties. We recommend nothing we do not know absolutely
will produce satisfactory results, except such plants as are not
grown in our climate.

Farmers who have been fortunate enough to secure seed
from us have been, in almost every case, a hundredfold re-
paid for their time and money spent. Brother farmer,

to make farming a pleasure as well as a success.

SELECTED SEED CORN.

Corn is our great field specialty as we have taken special
pains to produce it in the highest type. That we have suc-
ceeded in pleasing hundreds, is borne out by their testimony
to the great merit of our improved Seed Corn.

We have special facilities for drying, sorting, and
handling Seed Corn superior to those of any other. Our
vSeed Corn Palace is the best thing of its kind. This state-
ment is fully corroborated by all who have examined it.
The writer has examined the principal ones in America, and
can honestly say that for design and special adaptation
arrangement for handling, sorting, storing, curing, shell-

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

We have added this season another curing room having
capacity forthree thousand bushels more. It is arranged so
the outside can be opened during nice drying weather and
shut at night and during damp weather, thus insuring
natural drying qualilies.

The entire plant is fitted with air spaces, inside venti-
lators and for artificial heat if necessary, although we do
not raise Corn that will not fully mature and become dry
enough during the fall months, and only in rare exceptions
have early frosts occurred so that it has been necessary to
use artificial heat in maturing Seed.

Corn c ared by our air spaces, through ventilators and
adjustable outside walls is surely better and much cheaper
than the old fashioned quality of dried corn and it has clearly
been proven to be of the highest germinating power. We
are sorry that space forbids giving an illustration of our
Corn Palace, but we cannot spare room.

"We are placing the price very low, much lower than any
other Seed House. We respectfully ask you to compare our
prices with others. We are enabled to do so for several
reasons: our soil is the best adapted for corn raising found
anywhere; Our yield is larger; we sell great quantities of it;
our ‘facilities for sorting, storing, drying, and handling are
superior to ethers.

We handle all lines of Seeds. We are corn experts
and are satisfied with smaller profits than others. Do not
for a moment think that you have to pay enormous prices to
get the best Seeds, as there is no better Seed Corn than those
we offer you of the following varieties.

Onr corn is carefully selected in the early fall by hand
picking and only the best put in the curing room. In the
spring when shipping time comes it is resorted by experts
who remove the tips, shell, and clean it thoroughly with
seed cleaner, Our Sweet Corn is treated the same way. We
grow our own Sweet Corn and sell to eastern seed firms

Sweet Corn by the carload, and have gained quite a reputa-
tion for fine high germinating Sweet Corn. We will sty to
our patrons that we have the finest lot of seed corn ever to-
gether under one roof before and we earnestly urge even,-
farmer who is fortunate enough to read these words to
change his seed corn and secure some of our high graded
seed that will produce from io to 50 bu. per acre more than
the old run out small varieties that you have been growing
for the past 10 to 20 years. This increase of yield by using
our seed is an established fact as is attested to by hundreds
who have used it and have spoken words of greatest praise
for its great producing and feeding qualities.

Our two new varieties of corn. ‘Early Imperial,’
and “Expansion,” are bound to be world beaters and there
is no doubt they are the best new things offered this season
We have carefully tested them and found them neck and
shoulders ahead of anything yet introduced in the way of
corn. Our improved “Golden'Cap,” “Legal Tender,” and
“Calico” stand todaj" the peer of Corn with the exception of
our new varieties.

We have absolutely placed thousand of dollars in the
pockets of the corn growers in this country who have secured
some of the seed of our improved varieties, and are still
ready to help thousands of others to obtain a start in these
great varieties of the farmer’s main standby. You will be
taking long strides to increaseyour prosperity if you send for
some of our seed corn. You will obtain something that will
be profitable and something you will de pleased with; some-
thing that is a pleasure to grow, a fine heavy crop of corn .

Order early. Do not put it off to long. We had to dis-
appoint many of our patrons last year on account of our
supply running out on some varieties, but we are heavily
supplied this year and think we can supply all reasonable
demands, so do yourself a favor by increasing your yield of
corn and order a line of improved farm seeds.

CORN.

EARIyY IMPERIAL.

This new variety originated here and we believe that
it is the corn. It is a hybrid, and of all the early corn we
have ever tested or grown it certainly takes the lead. We
have contended that the “Golden Cap” corn was the very
best early maturing large-sized corn in existence, but so
many objected to its cherry color that we have been earn-
estly searching for as good an early corn of a solid yellow,
the popular color, and in this we believe we have the corn
similar to “Golden Cap” in every way except the color.

It is strictly a ninety- day corn, has exceptional long
ears, and is a great yielder. Here are six points in its
favor that are hard to get around:

First — Heavy yielder.

Second — A solid yellow color.

Third — Hardy and a strong grower.

Fourth— Early maturing, being strictly ninety days.

Fifth — Solid and of the highest quality and fine feed-
ing value.

Sixth— Long ears, which makes it the easiest corn there

We confidently predict this will be the coming corn for
extreme north and south, especially in Texas, Oklahoma.
Kansas, and where the drouth usually catches the late
corn, while this would be made before the hot winds
would reach it.

For early hog and cattle feed any place in the corn
belt it is the thing and we know will please you. Our sup-
ply is limited this year, but we have put the^price at a verj-
modest figure, and within the reach of all, not charging
the exorbitant price that most seedsmen do in introduc-
ing new varieties. Price— YL bu., 45c; Yi bu., 75c; 1 bu..
$1.10: 2 or more bu. $1.00 per bu; 10 bu. lots or more, 90c per
bu. Bags free.

EXPANSION.

This is another new variety and a splendid corn, for
farmers looking for a large, extra-deep grained corn of
beautiful old gold color. It was originated near this place
by a prominent corn raiser, and we have watched it for
several years with interest. Last spring several seedsmen
had a similar corn which they called “Improved Legal
Tender” which came from the same source as this does,
with the exception that we have greatly improved it.

Its characteristics are, extra deep grain and very small
cob. large ears well-filled at the butt and tip. solid, heavy
testing, soft mealy grains which make it easily masticat-
ed; it matures in from 100 to no days; is of a very dark
rich yellow color, some of the under coloring bordering on
light cherry.

Just the opposite from flint and entirely free from any
qualities of that nature. Ears have rough surface but not
sharp, jaggy grains that are objected to so much by those
who gather it. It has all the good qualities of the “Legal
Tender” and much the same, only newer blood and darker
in color. It is a great corn and is bound to forge to the
front rank in the estimation of com growers and the farmer
who is looking for something new will find what he wants
in this up-to-date variety. We are satisfied it will please
the most fastidious. Give it a trial. Price — Yx bu., 40c; %
bu., 70c; 1 bu., $1.10: 2 or more bu., $1.00 per bu; 10 bu. or
more, 90c per bu. Bags free.

is to gather. Osage, 1a„ June 9, 1900.

When you get an early ninety- day corn, as prolific a A. A. Berry, Clarinda, la.— The seeds I bought from you
yielder of such large, golden-colored ears as the “Impe- last spring were extra good. The clover looks fine, also the
rioi” nrodurta. perfection in corn is well nigh reached, artichokes. Yours respectfully. H. D. Smith. _

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CLARINDA, IOWA,

GOLDEN CAP.

THE OlyD KIND. GODDEN CAP.

(For picture of “Golden Cap” ears, see one of children
playing- with corn on page 2, which is taken from a
photograph.”)

This is the corn that we introduced several years ago,
and it has given universal satisfaction, as is proven by
hundreds of our customers singingits praises in the high-
est terms. For the farmer who consumes the corn he
raises, it is superior to others for several reasons. Each
year confirms us in our opinion more strongly than the
preceding one, that this is one of the very best varieties
ever introduced to the market growers for a stock corn.
It has absolutely led all other varieties as a yielder, for
hardiness, earliness, and in fact has more good points and
fewer bad ones than any corn ever raised.

We are pleased to see the way our brother farmers are
catching on to the corn, as we know it will do them lots of
good— as it has the hundreds who have borne t*«timony of
its great worth.

The only objection ever made to it is that a few object
to its color, but this is an old fogy notion. Up-to-date
farmers have abandoned such old-fashioned ideas that
corn to be good must be yellow, and a careful analysis by
skilled chemists have demonstrated the fact that color
does not affect the strength of corn in the least and that
white or red contains fully as much strength as the yellow,
the strength of corn being in its quality. Improved, thor-
oughbred varieties, contain much more quality than the
old run-out^varieties, therefore are much better, regardless
of color.

DESCRIPTION. Golden Cap is bright cherry color
with a golden cap or yellow face, making a very fine ap-
pearing corn, as when shelled it has a glossy or oily look
that gives it a rich appearance. Large, long ears, medium
deep grain, well filled at ends, holds shape well toward
tip, medium soft grain, which makes it very desirable for
feeding stock. It is an early corn and requires but 90 days
usually to mature, from time of planting. We have raised
a splendid crop of sound corn planted as late as June 15.
We have good reports from it in northern Iowa, South
Dakota and Minnesota. It is extremely hardy and will
germinate and grow when most seeds rot in the ground.
It is a heavy yielder and a wonderful producer, outyield-
ing all varieties, having quite frequently yields of from
100 to 150 bushels per acre, ninety days from time of plant-
ing. Price— Peck, 40c; half-bushel, 55c; bushel, 90c; two
or more bushels, 80c per bushel; ten bushels or more, 70c
per bushel. Bags free.

The following are a few of the many letters of recom-
mendation from those who have tried our Golden Cap.
They are not a few hills or small patch experiments, but
field trials — which is the only way to test corn.

TESTIMONIALS.

Notice — We are not going to burden you with many
testimonials, but give just a few out of the great numbers
we received.

Hepburn, Ia., Oct. 12, 1900.

A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda, Ia.

Gentlemen— I bought some of the Golden Cap variety
of corn from you last spring and it proved entirely satis-
factory. I am confident it is all you claim for it and ex-
pect to continue raising it, increasing my acreage next
season. Andrew Rutheford.

Tama, Ia., Dec. 14, 1899.

A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda, Ia. .

Gentlemen — The seeds I bought of you this season
have proven most satisfactory, especially the Golden Cap
seed corn. I have 10 acres that would make 50 bu. per acre
and 4 acres that would make about 70 bu. per acre. Yield
of crop here was pretty good but most corn was badly
damaged. Will say in regard to your Golden Cap seed

Stood the Test Better Than Any.

That it is hardy and grows when other corn will rot in
the ground is proven by the following: J. W. Hollands^
worth, of Monroe City, Mo., sent us an order and May 30th
he wrote us as follows: “Please find enclosed draft to pay

for 9 bu. Golden Cap seed Corn. We have had very heavy
rains and cold weather which rotted corn. The Golden
Cap stood the test better than any corn in this country.
All other had to be replanted more or less.”

Chas. F. Worberg, of St. Clair, Mo., writes us that he
was well pleased with the Golden Cap and that it did re-
markably well.

V. Allyn, of Callaway, Neb., writes us that Golden Cap
corn planted on June 10th got ripe and hard before frost,
and is all right.

Ten Bushels Per Acre More Than Any
Other.

Lemuel Anderson, of Middletown, Logan Co., 111.,
wrote us as follows: “The Golden Cap corn did extra well,
making 60 bu. per acre, or at least 10 bushels per acre more
than any other kind. A heavy windstorm blew the corn
down badly and damaged it to the extent of at least 15 bu.
per acre. It matured early, many stocks producing 2
good ears. I will plant more of it next year.

Markhams, III., Dec. 18, 1899.

A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda, Ia.

Dear Sirs — I think your Golden Cap corn very fine; it
made a very good yield and think it will do better next
year. It was not planted until late but was sound and very
large ears. I will advise anybody to plant it.

Yours truly,

Thos. Denby.

Corn for Texas.

R. Duncan, of Dallas Co., Texas says that Golden Cap
is the corn for Texas and makes a good yield while some
other varieties obtained in the north did not do well at all.
He will stick to the Golden Cap.

Wonderfully Fine Corn.

Mitchell, Co., Ia., Oct. 4, 1900.

A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda, Ia.

Gentlemen — Your Golden Cap corn was a success
this year and is a wonderfully fine crop, and for early
maturity and yield it takes the cake in this part of the
country. Have only gathered some for feed, but it will
turn out fully 80 bu. per acre. J. A. Jones.

Best for Cattle Feed.

Brown Co., Kan., Oct. 11, 1900.

A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarina, Ia.

Gentlemen— Your favor asking us how our Golden
Cap corn did this year received, and will say I planted a
good acreage with the view of starting my feeding cattle
on new corn early, and it certainly filled the bill and was
ready to feed 10 days earlier than other corn in this neigh-
borhood, and the yield was good and above that of any
other around here. There will be lots af it planted here
next season, as I will supply a number of the neighbors
with this variety of seed. B. Montgomery.

UP-TO-DATF CALICO.

We offered this variety last season for the first, as it
was such a popular variety among our neighbors. We
have a relative who has always been struck on this kind,
making a specialty of growing it for seed, keeping it pure
and improving it. We sent out several hundred samples
of it last spring with a description in our catalogue, and
the way our customers got hold of it was a caution. Our
stock of seed was soon exhausted, and we returned orders
for hundreds of bushels that we could not fill, rather than
buy from some of the farmers who had that kind, but we
did not consider it good, as we were not sure how it was

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

It is the old-fashioned variety called by some “Calico,”
others “Speckled,” but has been improved, as we said
above, by careful selection, retaining the old-fashioned
characteristic of extra-long ears with red and white mixed
grains, making a striking appearance. It is an unusually
heavy yielder, hardy, and will mature in no days or less.
Is a great stock corn and many farmers will plant no
other. To those who have raised this variety but are now
out of it, or to those wanting something extra for a yielder
and as a stock corn, we offer some that is pure and strictly
up-to-date, having been selected for several years by re-
taining nothing but perfect deep grain, true to type.

You will do well to get a start in this great yielding,
great feeding, and good old variety of corn. We have a
bountiful supply, immense in every way, extra large ears,
deep grain, strong germinating. You should include this
in your order. Price — y bu., 40c; y^ bu. 55c; 1 bu.,
90c; 2 or more bu., 80c per bu.; 10 or more bu., 70c per bu.

We could give many splendid testimonials for this
variety but will not take up the space.

eegae tender.

This is a grand good variety, introduced by Nims Bros,
of Iowa, who have taken great pains for a number of years
in grading up and perfecting a variety that is character-
istic for extremely deep grain, small cob, well-filled ends
and of good size. It has probably taken more prizes and
premiums at the State and County fairs than any other
varietyof yellow corn; in factitis a great premium taker
and general favorite. It is a good yielder. maturing so as
to ripen out of danger of frost in any part of the corn-
growing region.

For several years past we have made a specialty of this
corn for a yellow variety. For a bright yellow it is won-
derfully satisfactory and immensely popular. It will
mature in 100 to no days, insuring solid corn before frost,
deep grain, small cob, well-filled at end, of beautiful gold-
en yellow and heavy yielder.

We have taken special pains for the past 5 years to
improve this valued variety in every way, and we guaran-
tee that there is no purer or better yellow corn than our
Legal Tender. If you want this variety you need look no
further, as we obtained the seed from the originator and
have kept up the type and improved it with all the skill
and ingenuity we have, and as we were about raised in a
corn field on the fertile prairies of Page County and always
took an interest in improving our corn, we ought to know
something about seed corn. We are quite confident that
no one has any 1 etter Legal Tender than we have, and at
the extremely low prices we have placed it, you will do
well to obtain some. We have a fine lot this year and you
make no mistake in ordering. Price— J^bu., 35c; y bu ,
55c: 1 bu., 90c; 2 or more bu., 80c per bu.; 10 or more bu.,
70c per bu. Bags free.

Testimonials.

Legal Tender has hundreds of friends who are not
slow to testify of its great merits, but we will not take
space to give the numerous letters we are constantly re-
ceiving. These letters, hoivever, are a source of great
pleasure to us. as they contain so many good words of
the benefits derived from raising corn from our improved
seeds.

Durango, Mex„ Oct. 10, 1900.

A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda, Iowa. — Of the large ship-
ments of seeds received from you the last two seasons, will
state that they gave good satisfaction and most all did well
herein this climate. This country needs new varieties
and a change from the old run out sorts of seed.

Wishing you success, I am.

Yours very truly,

J. A. McCaughan.

IOWA GOLD MINE.

This is another variety originating in this state, and
it is claimed by many to be the very best yellow corn in the
world. We have found that our latitude, (Southern Iowa,)
a larger and io-days’-later-corn will give better returns.
Gold Mine is early maturing, often in 90 days, but it is a
100-day corn. Is deep yellow errain, extremely small cob,
and is O. K. for a heavy producing early corn. It is early
enough to mature any place in the corn-growing region
and make a high grade of corn.

We have greatly improved our Gold Mine and can
truthfully say that it is superior to the seed we obtained
from the originator several years ago. The variety called
“Early Rose” closely resembles it in every way with the
exception that Gold Mine runs a little larger ears. Any-
one wanting high graded early corn of this type need look
no further, as we have a fine lot of it as usual this season,
grown from the choicest picked seed, every ear being an
ideal one. This is a favorite and we can assure you you
will like it. Price — y bu., 40c; V2 bu., 55c; 1 bu., 90c; 2 or
morebu., 80c per bu.; 10 or more bu., 70c per bu. Bags free.

EARX,Y MASTODON.

Originated with C. S. Clark, of Wakeman, Ohio, at one
time the largest grower of sweet and field corn for seed in
America, but now western growers are wearing that honor.
Mr. Clark says: “I claim for this corn that it has the
largest ear and largest grain of any dent corn ever grown
in this country.” That was several years ago though.
The following is what we said of our Early Mastodon in
last year’s catalogue, and we can substantiate every word
and add that this year our seed was splendid and the
size of the ears was simply immense. We can also add
further that we have bred it up fully 10 to 15 days earlier
than when we first received it, and now it will mature in
from 105 to 1 [5 days, ordinary seasons, and can be grown
as far north as the northern Iowa line: “We have grown it
in this state for n years, obtaining the seed from the
originator. Our seed is thoroughly acclimated. We have
greatly improved it in several particulars and now we
have a better corn than Mr. Clark. One of the most prom-
inent seedsmen in this country was examining our seed
corn and stated that we had the best Mastodon he ever
saw, and much superior to Mr. Clark’s original.

We have bred that rough sharp-pointed thin grain off
and substituted a nice smooth grain; have bred off to a
great extent the heavy large shank so difficult to break off
in husking and which was objected to by many farmers;
we have improved it in the shape and size of the grain and
size of ear, and now have it much earlier than when we
obtained it.

It is certainly folly to send east or north for early Mas-
todon, as we have it greatly improved, of the highest type
and fully acclimated. The first seed we obtained u years
ago was very late, not maturing until after frost, but we
obtained some seed by artificial heat. Now we can guar-
antee it to fully mature in ordinary seasons any place in
Iowa, but not north of that state line. Price — y bu., 40c;
%bu.,55c; ibu.,9oc; 2 or more bu., 80c per bu.; 10 or
morebu., 70c per bu. Bags free.

WHITE CORN.

White Corn runs out readily. The grain is a pale yel-
low color and cob red, which shows a mixed variety-
Exatnine any white corn in this country and we will ven.
ture the assertion that not one-tenth of it is pure white.
All the white corn we offer is pure to the core. We have
seen varieties of white corn that were quite a bit mixed.
There were usually more red cobs than white ones, with
quite a number of mixed grains, which was a great favor-
ite and heavy yielder but would not grade white when
selling

The market price is always from ic to 4c per bu. above
corn of other colors, and a great many raise corn to obtain
the premium, but fail to secure it because the seed is not
pure. We do not understand why one should plant such
mixed run-out kinds of corn, and we do not understand
why more of our farmers who raise corn to sell on the

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market do not plant more pure bred white corn. Of the
three varieties we offer, no better or purer varieties can be
found, as is testified to by hundreds of our customers who
have found the increased profit in obtaining a premium
for strictly pure corn.

SIEVER MINE.

This variety of white corn is similar to Gold Mine, ex-
cept in color, being deep grain, small cob, well-shaped ears
of good size and a good yielder. We have raised it several
years, on our farms, having purchased the seed from
the originator. We have kept improving it as much
as the originator could have done, and no seedsman
has better. A farmer in Scott County, Iowa, raised
215 bushels shelled corn from one acre; there were several
yields of about 200 bu. per acre. We have raised a field of
it this year that made a good yield of a fine quality and are
prepared to send out a good lot of it to our customers.
Just as pure Silver Mine as any seed firm has, and we are
selling it right. We are favorably impressed with it and
advise all our customers to get a start in this magnificent
variety of pure white corn. Price — y bu., 40c; y2 bu., 55c;
1 bu., 90c; 2 or bu., 80c per bu.; 10 bu. or more, 70c per bu.
Bags free.

snowflake.

This is a grand variety of white corn, being an un-
usually large heavy yielding pure white corn. It has the
objection of being a little later than Silver Mine, but will
mature in no days, ordinarj'- seasons, unless in the north;
will fully mature if planted at the proper time during the
majority of seasons. If you want an extra large white corn
for strong land and a big yield, get some of our Snowflake,
and you will certainly realize your wish, if favored with a
good season. We are positive when we say that you will
do well to get some of this variety if your location is suit-
able. Price — ^bu.,4oc; ^bu.,5.sc; 1 bu , 90c; 2 or more
bu., 80c per bu.; 10 or more bu., 70c perbu. Bags free.

RED COB ENSILAGING.

A pure white corn with a red cob It is even a purer
white than the white cob varieties, being a clear, trans-
parent enameled white that makes a high grade of corn
sought after by millers who will give a premium for it. It
is great for forage, being a very strong stocky grower and
completely covered with leaves from top to bottom. For
fodder it is unexcelled, and is a very popular variety
among dairymen who raise it for fodder and ensilage. It
matures in 100 to no days, ordinary seasons, but would not
advise planting it north of the Iowa northern line, as it is
bred for size of ears and forage.

It has large ear, deep grain, well filled and a heavy yield-
er. It has not quite as Iona: ears as the Snowflake but a
little larger around and perhaps a little deeper grain. It
has lots of friends and we want it to have lots more. If
you are looking for more profit in corn raising, order
some. The premium you would receive for pure white
corn for milling purposes would more than pay for the
seed, to say nothing of the great increase of yield which is
assured by planting such a high grade of seed as we offer.
Price — % bu. ,40c: bu , 55c; 1 bu., 90c; 2 or more bu.,

80c per bu. ; 10 or more bu. , 70c per bu. Bags free.

EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES OF
FIELD CORN.

For a farmer who desires to push his hogs or fattening
cattle with new corn earlier than he can with common
corn, and for the farmer who is subject to overflow,
(and one come in the middle of June and destroys his
crops) these extra early varieties are valuable for him, as
he can commence using his corn several weeks earlier
than with the common sorts. He can plant as late as the
1st of July and generally get a crop of good corn, depend-
ing upon how soon he can get it in the ground in the
spring and how the fall favors it. Now, this is no wild
statement but an absolute fact, as proven by our own actual
experience and that of our customers. Northern farmers
in the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin can improve their
corn crops immensely by sending for some of these varieties
that are bred here as far south as we are. They would gain
in size and yield and would improve their crops immensely
in earlier ripenings. Constant growth in the north dimin-
ishes the size and yield. At a farmer’s institute in Minneso-
ta last winter it was unanimously agreed that it was neces-
sary to send send south for seed frequently to improve the
yield and size and to keep up the early ripening habit. Such
has been the experience of our customers. We have made
a specialty of growing early corn for the north and for the
south beyond the great corn belt, where drouths are of a
common occurrence. These early varieties are just the
thing, as when planted very early they mature before the
hot winds strike them, thus obtaining a good crop, where
the old varieties would prove utterly worthless, and if the
season proves to be favorable for corn growing, almost as
large a crop can be secured as from the late varieties.

A number of our farmer friends are very enthusiastic
over these varieties in Oklahoma, southern Kansas, Texas,
and the southwest. Now do not forget us if you want early
feed or if you get drowned out, or hail or something else
happens your crop the last of June, but send in your order.
If a cyclone, or hail storm, or some other calamity happens
your growing crops late in the season, telegraph or tele-
phone us for what you want and we will ship out promptly,
sending draft with bill of lading attached to your nearest
bank, so you will get the corn without delay.

SILVER TRIUMPH.

This is a thoroughbred large
white fiint corn that we have
handled for four years and it is
without doubt the best for extra
early corn that can be grown, as
it is the most productive of all
tall growing white flint vari-
eties. It is white in color, matur-
ing in from 75 to 85 days. Ears
average about about 13 inches in
length. The ears average two to
a stock, growing well up so as to
readily admit being cut with a
harvester. The stalks make su-
perior fodder and it is excellent
for ensilaging or fodder corn.

Early corn is a great advan-
tage as you can plant a field early
and commence to use the corn for
hog and cattle feed long before
common corn is ready to use. Or
in case every other kind fails to
make a stand from the various
reasons, or a late flood leaves yGur
field bare in June, too late for
common corn, plant this variety
One of our customers planted
Silver Triumph July 5, two years
ago, and it matured and' be-
came hard enough for seed.

This is a great yielder ps is
shown by the following:

SAMUEE DEAVER, of Clea’'-
mont, Mo., says that he raised
three and one-half acres of Silver
Triumph last season. He com-
menced feeding to his hogs the
13th of July and it was in hard
roasting ears then. He fed half
an acre and husked 157 bushels
of shelled corn, by weight,
from the balance of the piece.

Directions for planting-. — The
habit of this corn allows of clo-e
planting. The largest crop of
both corn and fodder will be se-
cured by planting in rows, drill-
ing the kernals one at a time one
foot apart. If it is desired to cul-
tivate both ways, plant in hills
about three feet 8 inches apart,
but do not put more than three or
four kernels in a hill. Price — Peck, 40c; half bushel, 60c;
bushel, $1.10; two or more bushels, $1.00 per bushel.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CLARINDA, IOWA

GOLDEN TRIUMPH.

This is like Silver Triumph except it is yellow in color.
Some prefer this and we are always pleased to accomodate
our customers. Price, same as Silver Triumph.

MINNESOTA KING.

The Northrup King Seed Co. regard this corn as the
most valuable early corn ever sent out. It was introduced
by a Minnesota man and is a half dent and half flint. Ex-
tremely wide grain, long ears of which two to three grow on
each stalk. It is extremely hardy and we had a fine field of
it on one of our seed farms" last year which produced a splen-
| did crop. As an early corn it excels all others, taking into
consideration the size of the ears and yield. There are
varieties that under exceptionally favorable circumstances
will yield as much, but year in and year out, through fat
years and lean years, there is, we believe, no sort that will
do as well. It seems to possess a faculty of growing right
along and making a crop during weather and under condi-
tions that would ruin other varieties. We do not know of
any good reason why this should be so, but not only is this

I our own experience but we have received like testimonials
from hundreds to whom we have sold it — the universal ex-
I pression being that for ability to endure extremes of heat

and cold, flood and drouth, it has no equal. In appearance
the Minnesota King is remarkably distinct, being a half
yellow dent, the kernels are very broad and of an extremely
rich, golden color. The ear is of good size, eight rowed,
cob small. Price — Peck, 40c; half bushel, 60c; bushel, $1.10;
two or more bushels, $i.go per bushel.

Wonderful Corn— J. R. McCOWN, Scotland, South
Dakota, writes us that he regards the Minnesota King as
wonderful corn in every way.

PRIDE OF THE NORTH.

This is one of the earliest dent corns in cultivation.
When planted in Iowa on the 4th of July, it has fully ma-
tured before frost; it can be planted twice as thick in the
hill as large corn, and at the same time bear a full-sized ear;
this is a small sized dent corn and matures in 85 to 90 days.
The stalk is short and thick, and stands storms well. Ear
is from 7 to 10 inches in length, and 1% inches in diameter;
the grain is of a deep yellow color, is long, thick and nar-
row, and of a very oily nature, the cob is very small and
red. We highly recommend it for all localities south of
Central Mich., Central Minn., and Central Dakota. Price —
Peck, 40c; half bushel, 60c; bushel, $1.10; two or more
bushels, $1.00 per bushel.

FORAGE AND ENSILAGING PLANTS.

KAFFIR CORN.

This is a great
fodder plant and
the grain is
equal to the com-
mon corn. The
kernels are
round and grow
on top like cane.
Z he yield is, enor-
mous. The feed-
ing value equals
field corn as was
proven by actual
experience at
Kansas Agricul-
tural College.
Kaffir corn is a
Godsend to the
arid region of
the west and in
western Nebras-
ka. Kansas, Ok-
lahoma and In-
dian Territorydt
has proven a
crop when every-
thing else tailed.
It has been
known to pro-
duce a fair yield
without a drop
of rain or irriga-
tion. Every
pou Itry man
should plant a
few pounds for
his chickens,
as it cannot be
excelled for
chicken feed.

We have two kinds — the red and white vaiieiies. We can-
not tell much difference in them. Both have done equaliy
well and made a great yield. It is a good quality of seed
and will grow well. .

The Kansas experiment station rather favors the rel
variety. In ordering please 6tate which kind you wish and
we will fill it, but if out of the kind you order will substi-
tute the other unless we are advised to the contrary.

That it is a splendid thing and growing in popularity is
proven by the increased amount planted and raised. When
people see a good thing they are not slow to take it up.
Only a few years ago there was no Kaffir corn raised except
a few hills in the gardens as a curiosity in this part of the
country until we commenced to raise it on our seed farms.
Now there are many fields of it, and a great many raise
more or less and it pays them too. For small farmers who
raise forage feed it is ereat. as they can use the corn for the
chickens and feed the forage to their horses and cattle. For
thin poor land it is the thing and undoubtedly excels field
corn in any kind of season, but if a dry one will double the
value of the crop. Kaffir corn is certainly the poor man’s
boon and the well-to-do farmer’s friend.

Here is what one of our customers says about it: “This
is to certify that I raised 2 acres of white Kaffir corn and the
same turned out a little over 100 bu. per acre of threshed
seed. The fodder is far superior to common corn, the stock
eating it up clean. It makes more milk and butter than
any fodder I ever fed. J. N. Huss, Guss, Iowa.’’

KAFFIR CORN.

Mr. A. F. Cook, a prominent farmer near Clarinda, la.,
says this is the greatest forage feed he has tried yet, and
plants it quite extensively.

W. E. Edie, Tingley, la., wrote us as follows: “Of the
red Kaffir corn received of you I planted 16 acres. I think
it is the greatest cattle feed I ever found. I cut it with corn
harvester and fed 70 bbls. a day to 44 head of two-year-old
steers that are very nearly on full feed and they clean up
the Kaffir corn, stalks ana all, and are doing well. Have
over 200 head of cattle and am buying corn. Will plant
nothing but Kaffir corn'next year and will depend on you
for seed.”

Price — 1 lb., by mail 25c, postpaid; by freight or ex-
press, yx bu., 40c; % bu., 55c; 1 bu., 90c; 2 or more bu., 80c per
bu.; 10 or more bu., 75c per bu. Bags free.

CANE SEED.

We think without a doubt
this is the greatest of all for-
age plants and will produce
more valuable rough feed for
stock cattle or horses than
anything that can be planted.
It is somewhat like Kaffir corn
but will produce more stover
feed. But the corn in the
Kaffir is stronger than in the
cane seed and consequently is
nearer like corn for fattening.
t A prominent seedman said re-
cently that the cane seed
’ would soon be the leading
seed for raising feed for stock
cattle, horses, she^p and hogs
and we say so too, as do the
farmers who have grown it.
It is the same plant from
which sorghum molasses is
made and is rich in sugar and
fat, is nutritious and palat-
able and will produce enor-
mous crops. 5 to 20 tons per
acre can be produced. As a
plant to withstand drouth and
unfavorable conditions and for
localities in which the rainfall
is uncertain, as in our southern
and northwestern arid regions, it is certainly a great boon,
as it will make lots of feed without a drop of ram. All
farmers who have stock should grow some cane. They can
raise as much feed on a few acres as would be produced on
from 5 to 10 times the amount of ground in hay.

HOW TO GROW — There are two ways to plant. One
is bv broadcast seeding of from \l/2 to 2% bu. Der acre, sow-
ing from the middle of June until the middle of July. A
great many cut it like hay and many make the mistake of
cutting too early, before it matures, consequently it sours
and loses much of its great feeding value, although you
cannot spoil it so that stock will not eat it, as it is so greatly
relished by stock of all kinds that they consume it even if
spoiled. The oroper way is to wait until it is matured and
cooler weather before harvesting. The remedy to keep it
from getting too large is to plant it late.

We discovered a splendid way to handle cane a year ago
last fall. One of our most successful farmers sowed broad-
cast in May 100 lbs. or 2 bu. of seed per acre on good land.
Even that thick it became very rank and headed out. When
the seed was ripe, in September, he took a corn harvester and
fixed short boards 4 in. long with points on them to the two

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arms that gather the down stalks, which made them wide
enough to take in about the same amount of space as a row
of corn planted in the ordinary way. It was a complete
success and the harvester cut and bound it, doing the work
well. It was shocked and cured out nicely. The yield was
not less than 8 tons dry fodder per acre. Cattle and horses
would clean it up with a relish.

The great trouble heretofore in this country with cane
as hay is curing and handling it, as on our rich soil with
plenty of moisture it would become very heavy. People
would try to make it as hay, cutting it early. When cut in
hot weather with more or less rain on it, it would blacken
and spoil before it could be cured, greatly lessening its
value and making it a bugbear to handle. But when cut
later, when matured, during cool weather, with less risks
from rains in the late fall and put in large shocks, it is a
success.

The cutting with a harvester is also a great success. Re-
member it is a corn harvester and not a grain binder. But
in case you have no harvester nor is there one in the neigh
borhood, buy one or club in with your neighbors and get
one in partnership ; it will pay. If you do not want to do
that, sow your cane at least 2 bu. per acre from June 15th to
July 15th and wait until cool weather, latter part of Septem-
ber or ju=t before frost, before you cut it and let it stand 3 or
4 days in the swath, then rake and place in large shocks,
allowing it to stay there until you use it.

An other way to plant cane is to drill it with rotary corn
planter, using largest plates with drill attachment to get as
much seed on the ground as possible, or to drill with one-
horse drill, using the fastest motion and largest plate in
lister furrow, making the furrow as shallow as possible. It
takes more labor to grow it in that way, but some prefer
it as it can be handled then like corn fodder.

If you thinx you are going to be short on hay next
season get some cane seed and raise some of the best feed
for the least money you ever did. We sold a great amount
ot it last year and were out long before the season was over
and returned many orders that we could not fill. We
have secured a very large amount this year, but order
early and be sure of it at the prices we make. Get in the
push, fellow farmers, and make one acre produce as much
feed as five did formerly.

We handle the Early Red Amber variety, which is su-
perior to any grown and is just the thing for the Dakotas,
Minnesota, Montana, and the Northwest, as it will fully
mature and make an enormous crop there as well as in the
West and South. Our seed is all recleaned and extra fine
quality and growing power. The western ranchmen and
large farmers are in the cane business and use it very ex-
tensively for winter feed, growing thousands of acres of it.
Our best customers are there, but many eastern farmers are
using it, but are slow to catch on. Necessity drove the
western ranchmen and large cattle growers to use cane and
Kaffir corn, while in the clover sections the feed problem
was not .such a serious one, therefore farmers thus situated
were slower to find the great value of this plant, but are
using more and more every year.

Two years ago a farmer came into our store and bought
enough for 2 acres. East spring he came in again and said
it was the best thing he had ever struck for rough feed.
Said he had 125 head of stock cattle i:o feed next winter and
was going to sow 12 acres to raise feed-for them, and he did,
too, as the amount of forage he raised will more than feed
1 25 head of cattle and put them in better shape than any
other kind of coarse feed. Just think of it; raise enough of
good feed to winter 125 head of cattle from 12 acres of
ground.

We have put the price down and are selling it as fol-
lows, which is wholesale price: ^ bu., 35c; y2 bu., 45c; 1 bu.,
75c; 2 or more bu., 70c per bu.; 10 or more bu., 65c per bu.,
50 lbs. per bu. Bags free.

FODDER SWEET CORN.

Stowell’s Evergreen.

This is acknowledged by everybody to be the main crop
for canning and general consumption, but we place it among
our field corn list as an ensilaging and fodder crop. It is
great as a fodder crop, the foliage being heavy, the stock
growthy, and several ears on each one. We measured ears
of this corn which selected for our own seed, that were
11 3/i inches in length. Everyone to whom this corn was
shown pronounced it the largest sweet corn they had ever
seen. We are offc ring this seed right down. You make a
mistake if you do not order some, as we offer this at the
price of field corn in ordinary years. A great many plant
this sort of sweet corn for early hog feed or for fodder. It
is a great favorite among dairymen as it is a well-recognized
fact that sweet corn fodder is the best milk-producing feed
there is, and all large dairies use it. We do not guarantee u
to be absolutely pure, although much of it is but an extia
grade of fodder and canning corn. Price — Peck, 45c; one-
half bushel, 65c; bushel, $1.10.

NOTE. — This is as cheap as any houses whole-
sale the seed.

MIEEET.

The New Siberian is

claimed to be a most wonder-
fully productive and satisfac-
tory forage plant, possessing
in a superior degree all the
essential merits of any of the
older sorts— exceeding them
by far — besides many other
points of excellence that dis-
tinguish it, and render it a
most valuable addition to the
list of forages, and if claims
are wGl founded, destines it
to take front rank if not lead
all the rest.

It is said to have come
from Russia, which would, of
course, give it a degree of
vigor and hardiness not pos-
sessed by those originating in
a warm climate. The claims
made for it by its introducers,
and by parties who have been
growing it in small quantities
for a few years in Dakota,
Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa,
are substantially as follows:

1. That it is from two to
three weeks earlier than the
erman millet, thereby mak-
ing a crop when the latter
may fail on account of un-
favorable weather at the time of maturing.

2. That it grows an extra fine stalk, with a wonderful
profusion of blades, being of a stooling habit, forty-one
stalks having, it is said, been grown from one seed, which
is remarkable, indeed.

3. That it has been known to yield from 20 acres, 905
bushels of seed, while as much as three to four tons and
over of the choicest hay have been cut from one acre of
ground.

4. That coming from Russia, a cold climate, the seed
possesses a vitality and vigor not found in seed originating
in a warm climate.

5. That the seed of the New Siberian Millet, being so
much smaller than that of other sorts, the cost is lessened
greatly in quantity of seed required per acre, which is given
as only 8 quarts if wanted for seed and from 16 to 20 if
wanted for hay, according as it is drilled or broadcasted.

6. That it not only grows much taller than anv other
millet (four feet or over), and though the average length of
the head is six inches, yet the stalk is elastic and stands up
well, a point of excellence worthy of note.

7. That it is rust-proof, and that chinch bugs do not
relish it, but that stock eat it as readily as other kinds, and
waste much less in the feeding, owing to the fineness of the
stalks.

Reports from the Brookings (S. D.) Agricultural Experi-
ment Station bulletin on millets, under date of May, 1898,
speak of the New Siberian as “the most promising variety
yet tested.”

Description — Plant, about four feet in height; blades,
pea-green color, very profuse; stalk, fine and very elastic;
heads, about 6 inches in length ; seeds, of reddish brown
color ; habits of growth, stooling to a remarkable degree ;
not subject to rust; maturity, first crop about July or August.

It has also been tried in a limited way in several other
states, as well as in Canada, and all reports unite in giving
it unstinted praise, and the up-to-date farmer cannot— it
would seem, afford to let this chance slip to be among the
first to secure such a valuable and promising addition to the
list of plants for food stock. Its early maturity brings it
into use at a time when other green feed is scarce, as is often
the case in Iowa and the southwest during the months of
July and August, while its drouth-resisting. qualities render
it a more certain crop than the other sorts. Evidently the
NEW SIBERIAN is to be the Millet of the future. It is a
seed you can sow after harvesting a crop of small grain and
raise a good crop of seed and hay, leaving the ground in the
very best condition possible for a crop the following season.
This is no fairy tale but solid facts, as proven by some of
our best seed growers and farmers, who sowed Siberian as
late as July 15 and harvested a splendid crop of both seed
and hay. Two paying crops per year is surely a great
improvement in making the farm pay. The supply
of this new variety is very limited and we have at consider-
able trouble and expense, secured a limited quantity which
we offer at a very low price. Price — Pound, postpaid, 25c;
peck, 40c; half bushel, 60c; bushel, $1.00; two or more bush-
els, 90c per bushel.

Turkish Millet — It is of the “Broom Corn” variety
that is grown very much in the north for its seed, of which
the yield is enormous. The hay, although a little coarse,
makes excellent feed for stock. It has blades nearly to the
ground. It is grown often for the seed, which is excellent
food for hogs, especially when other feed is scarce. It is a

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA,

most abundant yielder, having produced as many as ioo
bushels of seed on one acre of ground. The seed ripens
while the fodder is yet green, consequently, if desired, the
millet can be cut and used for “roughness” as well. Unlike
the German, the heads of the Broomcorn or Hog Millet are
of a branching habit, and the seeds much larger and very
glossy. Its fattening properties are unequaled for hogs,
making it extremely profitable to grow where corn does
not succeed. Poultry man, this is undoubtedly what you
want to put your fowls in fine condition, put on a glossy
coat of feathers and produce lots of eggs. You need to grow
some and cannot afford not to raise some of this greatest of
all poultry food. Price — Pound, postpaid, 25c; peck, 40c;
half bushel, 60c; bushel, $1.00; two or more bushels, 90c per
bushel.

German or Golden Millet.— This is too well known
to need description and is a stand-by and is much superior to
the old common varieties of millet. We place the following
prices. For large lots write for special prices as they fluc-
tuate and we will take pleasure in quoting best prices^ and
sending samples the day your inquiry is received. Price —
Peck, 25c; half bushel, 45c; bushel, 80c.

BROMTJS INERMUS.

Defies Drouth. Resists frost. Best Grass of the

It converts waste and
barren land into a thing
of beauty and profit and
adds greatly to the profit
of valuable land. The
introduction of Bromus
Inermis means millions
of dollars added to the
wealth-producing power
of this country.

It is a native of Rus-
sia, and on the great
prairies there this mar-
velous grass thrives lux-
uriantly. It stands year
after year in good soil,
yielding enormous crops
of excellent hay and fur-
nishes rich and abun-
dant pasturage. Bromus
Inermisis an inestimable
boon to countries where
clover, timothy or other
grasses yield a light and
decreasing crop of hay.
It is thoroughly estab-
lished and is dot an
experiment but is un-
questionably a success as
it outyields alfalfa and
cattle relish it.

One sowing will
stand for 10 years. It
grows very thick and so
dense that it will “held up your hat,” and will completely
eradicate all obnoxious weeds, such as Canadian thistle,
wild mustard, cockleburs, etc., in 2 years’ time. It is intro-
duced and recommended by the very highest authorities on
these questions, so there is no mistake about it.

Experimental Grass Station, Garden C'tv, Kan., says:
“We have grown Bromus Inermis successfu’ly and think it
is to be the coming grass for the arid regions of the west.
We sow it about the first of April here.”

S. M. Tracy. Director Mississippi Experimental Station,
says: “Bromus Inermis endures the summer heat and drouth
much better than the Rescue Grass, and being a perennial
is much more permanent. Like nearly all grasses it makes
the best growth on rich soils, but even on thin and barren
soils it is one of the best. Seed is produced sparingly and
hard to obtain in this country.”

Prof. W. M. Hays, Agricultural Experiment Station,
Minnesota, says: “We have had a great many reports from
persons who have tried this grass, and the consensus of
opinion is that we have in Bromus Inermis a most valuable
addition to our agricultural plants ”

Prof. Thos. Shaw, who is highest authority, says: “This
grass cannot be obtained too soon by the farmers of the
northwest and arid regions. It is very hardy, endures very
low temperature and possesses great power to grow in dry
climates. It is well adapted for hav or pasture. This grass
comes up quickly in the spring, makes rapid strong growth,
and after it has been cut for hay makes abundant pastur-
age.”

W. J. Spillman. Professor of Agriculture, Washington
Agricultural Station, says: “We have had 5 years experi-
ence with Bromus Inermis. We find this grass to be well
adapted to the wheat soil in this section of the country.
When sown in early spring it mak^s considerable pastur-
age in the fall and a large A-ield < f h-v the second season,
providing it is not pastured too closely the first season.”

J. H. Shephard. Professor of Agriculture, N. D. Agri-
cultural College, Fargo, says: “As a pasture it is preferred to
timothy by cattle as shown by a trial where it was fed off
more closely than timothy in the same pasture. It has the
advantage of being early and being green until late in the
fall. The fact th'At Bromus Inermis resists drouth better
than other cultivated grasses greatly adds to its value in this
country.”

The editors of the following agricultural papers com-
ment very favorably upon Bromus Inermis: Orange Judd
Farmer, Chicago, 111.; Prairie Farmer, Chicago, 111 ; North-
western Farmer , St. Paul, Minn.; Dakota Farmer , Aberdeen,
S. D.; Nebraska Farmer , Omaha, Neb.; Kansas Farmer ,
Topeka, Kan.; Homestead , Des Moines, la ; Wallace's Farm-
er, Des Moines, la.; Breeders' Gazette , Chicago, 111.; and
many others.

Could there be any better proof of its value than this?

How to Sow — Plow the ground thoroughly in early
spring, harrow well and sow in April or May, depending
upon the location. 15 lbs. per acre of the seed we offer is
sufficient, as it is very strong in germinating power, while
there is much seed oh the market of poorer quality and it
takes more to produce a stand. Harrow lightly and it will
show up for pastures in the fall and will make a splendid
crop of hay the following year.

We have obtained a good supply of this very best seed
that grows and of the new crop, and we are contented with
a small profit and do not put it at any exorbitant price.

Just a word about quality: — A number of seed houses
claim to be the introducers and the only ones who have the
genuine article, but to all thinking persons it is plain that
such talk is “bosh,” as no seed firm has a monopoly on
anything for as soon as put out it becomes public property.
In" the case of Bromus Inermis it was simply imported
and is an old established grass of Russia and some of the
older countries. All the seedsmen had to do was to send
for the seed, so any seedsman can obtain the seed from
where it originated or buy it in this country where it is
raised for seed and is increasing very fast in seed-producing
habit. We defy anyone to produce better seed than we offer.

Price— 1 lb. by mail, postpaid; 25c; by freight, 10 lbs.,
18c per lb.; 15 lbs., enough for one acre, 17c per lb. ; 100 lbs.,
16c per lb.; 200 lbs, 15^0 per lb. Bags free.

DWARF ESSEX RAPE.

Becoming More Popular Every Year. An Increase
of Thousands of Acres Planted Last
Season.

As a catch crop after small grain is taken off, or just be-
fore laying by corn it has m equal. More green feed for
pasturing sheep, hogs or cattle than can be raised from any
other crop for the same money. Absolutely thousands of
farmers testify to its great value as a green feed, while
many who have tried it for hay speak verv highly of it.
Rape has a host of witnesses who testify to its great worth
as a valuable sheep feed.

We have sown it on our farms for the past two years
and know it is a great feed, and would advise all farmers to
sow their cattle yards, feed lots, etc., not used in summer,
thus turning a lot usually allowed to go to weeds and be-
come a disagreeable eyesore, into a beautiful landscape,
nothing being prettierthan a nice field of growing rape
filled with sheep and hogs feeding contentedly. All who
sow it for sheep pasture are unanimously loud "in praising
its valuable qualities.

We would advise every one sowing Bonanza Mixture for
hog pasture to sow 1 or 2 pounds of rape per acre with it.
We have found that it pays. Dwarf Essex Rape is an annual
much like the Swedish turnip or Ruta Baga in appearance
but the root is more like that of cabbage, the leaves are
large, glacous, smooth, spreading and variously notched and
divided.

Under ordinary field conditions the plant reaches a
height of from 2 y2 to 4 ft. and the strong-growing roots pen-

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA IOWA

etrate the soil to a considerable depth. For the best devel-
opment rape requires a rich, moist, loamy soil, but will
usually do well on any but light sandy soils and stiff clays,
such soils being generally deficient in vegetable matter.
In general, a soil that will produce good crops of turnips,
cabbage, wheat and corn will be suitable for rape.

Throughout the Northern States generally, seeding
may take place from June ist, or possibly earlier, to the
middle or last of July, according to the season and locality;
in the South the seed may be sown any time from May to
October.

The rape is usually ready for use in about 8 to io weeks
from date of seeding, often less. The general practice is to
use it as a soiling crop or as pasturage. Sheep and swine
may be turned in the field and allowed to remain until rape
is pastured off. Cattle may also be allowed to run in the
field.

Rape has high feeding value. Makes excellent feed for
fattening sheep and swine, and for producing an abundant
flow of milk in milch cows. On account of danger of taint-
ing the milk many people do not feed it to cows until after
milking.

A good crop will furnish at least 12 tons green food per
acre, and its nutritive value is nearly twice that of clover.
One acre of well-grown rape will furnish pasture for 10 to
20 head of sheep or hogs for 2 months and in that time will
fatten them in good form for market.

Under favorable conditions 3 to 4 lbs. of seed per acre
will be sufficient and it will never be necessary to sow more
than 5 lbs. per acre. The seed can be planted in drills far
enough apart to allow cultivation or sown broadcast. The
latter method requires more seed.

The Agricultural Dept, of the U. S., as well as each of
the State Experimental Stations, the editors of all agricul-

tural papers, the best posted men and the highest authority,
are very decided and emphatic in their opinions of the great
value of this plant, so, brother farmers, it is no experiment,
but something you can rely upon, and will do well to get
in line and add to your profit by sowing some.

This plant may be grown successfully in the following
ways, viz: 1. In the early spring, to provide pasture for
sheep and swine. 2. In June or July on well prepared
land to provide pasture for sheep. 3. Along with grain, to
provide pasture for sheep after harvest. 4. Along with
peas, oats, clover seed, to provide pasture for sheep, and to
get a “catch” of clover. 5. Along with corn drilled in
broadcast to provide pasture for sheep. 6. In corn, sowing
the seed with the last cultivation given the corn. 7. Along
with rye sown in August in the sheep pasture. When Rape
is sown broadcast, 5 pounds of seed per acre will suffice.
When sown in rows, say 30 inches apart, and cultivated,
from i to 2 pounds will be enough.

We have arranged for a large quantity of this seed of
the true Dwarf Essex Rape with a grower in England and
pay a good price for it. We could buy seed for much less
elsewhere but do not think it would be just to our custom-
ers. For this reason we are not always able fo make as low
prices as our competitors. A few cents extra per acre may
make a great many dollars difference in the crop.

Price — 1 lb., postpaid, 20c. By freight or express at
sender’s expense, 4 lbs or more, gc per lb.; 10 lbs or more,
8c per lb.; 100 lbs- or more, 7^c per lb. Bags free.

Note — We do not handle the Victoria Rape as it is
raised in Washington along the Puget Sound, and Experi-
mental Station Directors say it is not as good a quality as
the genuine Dwarf Essex Rape. No one can sell you the
genuine imported article cheaper than we do, as we are
satisfied with small margins.

BONANZA MIXTURE.

Peas, Barley, Oats and Wheat Combination— Sown Together, Grown Together and Harvested Together
For Grain Crop and Fed Either Ground or Whole— A Successful Succotash— A Successful

Hog Pasture

We have had an-
other season, which
is the seventh, and
it has proven all we
claim for this great
combination grain
and annual pasture
crop, and of the hun-
dreds of bushels we
have sent out, the
satisfaction is gen-
eral with but few
exce ptions, and
then the fault was
with the season and
the manner of put-
ting it in the ground.

It is a crop that
must be put in early
and we urge every
farmer who will
sow it to order early |f
and have it ready to
sow when spring
opens up.

This is a grain that is bound to take the place of oats to
a great extent and is what is so much agitated through the
agricultural district as the “Substitute for Oats.” It will
yield more bushels than oats. Oats weigh 32 Sb per bushel,
mixture weighs 50ft), a gain of 18 fb for every bushel, and as
it will yield on an averagers bushels per acre, that makes a
gain of 8iclb and of much superior grain, as the combina-
tion is almost a balanced ration, and produces better results
in growth for all stock. As farmers we know this grain is
a splendid thing to raise; we are doing a favor to the farmer
to offer this splendid mixture at the price we do, and hope
to see all of our friends raise some of this mixture as a grain
crop or as an annual hog pasture. It is easier to handle
than oats, as it will stand up better, does not rust nor blight.
We have grown it as a grain crop and used the grain to
grind for pigs calves and cows and sowed it on small hog
pasture, seed lots, etc., and have no fear in saying that it is
a success in every sense of the word, and as a grain crop, a
succotash for soiling or an annual hog pasture it is simply a
revolution. As a mixed grain it cannot be excelled to mix
with corn in making a chop feed, which is unsurpassed for
pigs, milch cows, calves and colts; as the mixture makes a
balanced ration , a perfect combination for obtaining the
very best results in growth, muscle, fat, etc. Every farmer
should sow a field of it as a grain crop, as well as in hog lots
and small pastures for green feed. It is a complete succo-
tash and will produce a wonderful amount of green feed.

We would advise sowing one or two pounds of Raoe per
bushel, mixing the Rape seed with the Mixture in sowing
feed lots. We have tried this and found it all right.

How to Sow and Harvest a Grain Crop.— Sow with

seeder or press drill 2 to 2^ bu. per acre in early spring on
land well plowed, and harrow in thoroughly and haiyest
like other grain. We have secured varieties that will ripen
together during ordinary seasons.

We cannot recommend this mixture too highly and we
urge all farmers who wish to get better results from their land
and secure a grain that is more valuable for feeding all kinds
of stock than they are now growing, to raise it. Be pro-
gressive and get in line and raise what pays the best.

This is a new thing and we have been at considerable
expense in procuring and testing the different varieties of
grain that would ripen together and produce a satisfactory
combination in every way. We place the price very low as
the peas on the open market would bring more than we ask
for it, and taking an average of the different grains compos-
ing it at market price we do not hold it so high as the
average would be. Most seed dealers would charge an
enormous price for a new thing like this, but as a brother
farmer, we wish to live and let live, and when we find a
good thing pass it around. Price — Half bushel, 40c; bushel,
75c; four bu. lots, 70c per bu.; ten bu. lots or over, 65c per bu.
Sacks free.

?j Don’t get the idea that our seeds are inferior be- St

m cause they are so low in price. There is no better Mk

offered by any seed house. Our prices are wholesale nk
•m to the farmers. We are after 10,000 new customers Mt
W this year, and will get them regardless of profit. (ft

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CLARINDA, IOWA

FIELD PEAS.

To those who wish field peas to sow for soiling or green
peas for mixing with grain, as in case of some who did not
get as full proportion of peas in Bonanza Mixture owing to
the wet, backward spring, and dry weather later, we wish
to say that we have a supply for our customers which we
will sell right, and to persons wishing them we will say
that we handle the two main varieties and sell at a low
figure. There are a great many who wish to mix their own
grain and want peas, and a great many who raise peas
alone, as it is quite successfully done in many parts.

For Dairy Cows, and Hogs. Fqual to Corn and Six
Weeks Harlier.

Can be sown separately in drill, or broadcast, '2 to 2 y2
bushels to the acre, or with Oats, 1 y2 bushels to the acre.

The Field Pea does not succed in the hot climate of the
Southern States, but does well in the North, and on any
soils adapted to Oats or Spring Wheat.

Cut and feed green, or if for hogs alone, can be used as
pasture.

They have been grown by dairymen with very satisfac-
tory results, following Winter Rye, which was cut green in
June for Dairy Cows, then stubble turned under and sown
to mixed Peas and Oats, furnishing a large amount of forage
in August, when Grass pastures are usually short, and pro-
ducing a supply of milk as abundant as in early summer
months.

As a fertilizer they come next to Clover, to be plowed
under when they commence to blossom; they will grow on
land that will not produce Clover.

Scotch Beauty — Best blue field peas. Pk., 60c; bu.,
$2.00; 2 bu. or more @ $1.75.

White Canada — More used than any other. Pk., 60c;
bu., $1.75; 2 bu. or more @ $1.65.

cow peas.

These are much grown in the South for feed as hay for
stock of all kinds, using them as green soiling, making hay
or for the grain. They are a recognized success. Great
for thin land as a crop, add as much fertility in soil as clover.
You can sow 1 bushel per acre broadcast in early spring and
feed green to cattle or hogs or make hay of them. You can
drill them, using only y to x/2 bu. per acre and just before
they ripen plow under and there is nothing that will make
more or better fertilizing than this. It is the cheapest,
quickest and best way to build up land.

Price— Whipporwill— & bu., 85c; y2 bu., $1.60; 1 bu.,
$2.50. Bags free.

Clays— yx bu., 35c; % bu., £1.60; 1 bu., $2.50.

SOY BEANS.

This plant has done wonders for thin cropped out farm-
ers and has caused much excitement and favorable com-
ments among our farmers. It is a plant from Japan similar
to clover plant in its habit of growth, but produces pods
filled with nutritious beans relished by all kinds of stock.
We will not enter into a full description of it but write to
Secretary James Wilson, Department Agriculture, Washing-
ton D. C., asking him to send you Farmers’ Bulletin No. 89
on “Cow Peas” and No, 58, “The Soy Bean as a Forage
Crop.” It will cost nothing to those interested in these
plants. It will tell you all about them, how to plant and
how to harvest, etc.

We have two varieties — the Dwarf and Medium Soy
Beans — and we find that they do well here in Iowa and
think they are a valuable feed and great on building up the
soil. There is no sense in a man raising corn all the time,
wearing out his land, when he can raise something that will
pay and at the same time build his land up.

Price for either variety— Peck, $1.00; y2 bu., $1.90; 1
bu., $3.50.

BARLEY

Many farmers object to Barley, especially in the corn
belt, having in mind the old style kinds, as hard to handle,
growing short, not yielding, etc. That is a thing of the
past, and old varieties like the old stage coach, have to give
way to something better.

Varieties that can be handled easily, grow as tall or
taller than other grain, yield well and make a good quality
of grain. We think it a mistake for stock raisers to grow
all corn, as more growth- or bone-making feed is needed in
raising young stock. That barley can be successful^ grown
right here in the midst of the corn growing belt is a demon-
strated fact.

The oat crop is uncertain from Central Iowa south, and
often makes a poor yield, as the soil is too heavy and rich
and the summers too warm, which causes a too rapid
growth of oats, they lodge, blight and fall. With us the
oais crop is not a sure thing. In fact, it is surer not to be
a profitable crop than to be a profitable one. It is used very
extensively as a rotation to change land and as a nurse crop
to sow grasses and clover seed with, although it is not very
good for that with the exception of Champion Oats, which
are very early and not of such rank growth. We only offer
oats that will do well here in this country. All the varieties
we sell have stood the most severe tests. This ought to be
conclusive proof that they are reliable and will make a
profitable crop when the majority of the oats fail to return
the money spent on them.

But barley is taking the place of oats in a great measure,
and the acreage will increase each year as farmers become
acquainted with it and are convinced of its great value.
Brother farmers, you’d better huriy and get some barley
seed and sow your grass seed with it and be sure of getting
a good stand. ’

Barley has these strong points in its favor: It is early;
(we had a field of 25 acres that was all in stack and could
have been threshed the latter part of June, and the crop
yielded over 50 bu. per acre;) it stands up better than any
other kind of small grain; the yield is almost invariably
good, often producing more bushels per acre than oats; its
weight is 16 pounds per bushel more than oats; its great
nutritative, muscle and bone producing qualities, making it
great feed; it makes the best “nurse” crop that has yet
been discovered; the straw is very valuable for feed.

Why not buy some seed and go to raising it. We here-
with submit to you the following time and tried varieties of
barley that are all money makers.

Spencer, Ia., Sept. 14, 1900.

A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda, la.— The seed I got of
you gave excellent satisfaction, and you are so much more
reasonable in your prices that I will continue to buy of you
as long as you do so well. Respectfully,

D. H. Hull.

CHAMPION BARNEY.

CHAMPION BARLEY.

This is one of the
newest varieties. A few
years ago it sold for $25
per bushel and 10c per
grain. It created a sen-
sation when first intro-
duced. Dast year we se-
cured a small amount
and sowed a small field,
and we can truthfully
say it is all right and
superior to the Success.
It yielded a little better
under favorable circum-
stances and the grains
were plumper. It is
“beardless,” as is the
Success, and nice to han-
dle. Grows tall and
stands up well. Is about
5 days later than the
Success, and we can
heartily recommend it
as superior to all others.
It makes a splendid ap-
pearance when ripe as
the heads droop a little
and show even and thick.
The straw is good and
grows taller than any
other variety.

P r i c e — Peck, 30c;
half bushel, 4=c; bushel,
75c; 2 or more bu., 70c
per bu ; 10 or more bu.,
65c per bu.

WThy net raise these early beardless varieties of
barley? It must also be too early for the bugs. If you
fear dry weather sow as early as you can and you will
get barley if anything will grow. This barley will
succeed in every land the world over. There is no
crop that will equal Successor Champion Barley as it
gets off the land and gives the clover a chance, and
before the hot July sun kills the young clover plants.
We make this assertion, that if barley was not so
good as oats, it would still be more valuable than
that crop, if only to sow clover and grass seed with.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA,

MANSHTJRY BAREEY.

SUCCESS BAREEY.

A New Club or Beardless Variety.

This is a splendid variety of barley. We had great suc-
cess with it last year and were delighted with it, as our yield
averaged over 48 bushels per acre. It will stand the richest
of land. It is the earliest barley known. If sown as early
as spring wheat can be sown it 'will ripen with us about the
last of June or first of July. The straw is about the height
of common barley, but better, and will stand up on any
land. If the land and good season can produce 80 bushels
per acre the straw can hold it up. Sow as early as you can;
the frost does not hurt it. This barley has remained on
land from harvest until spring and grew the next season
and for two successive seasons. This barley will, if sown
early, head two or three days later than winter rye and
ripen four or five days before the rye.

It will be matured early enough to feed to hogs and
chickens, (horses and other stock if they need it) June 25,
when other feed is scarce. It is 5 days earlier than any
other barley and therefore will grow further north and
south than any other, as it will ripen before the bad
weather. No other grain ever had the boom that Success
Barley has had for the last three years, and there has never
been enough to go around. One letter came to us to beg or
steal some, and if we could not do that to sweep up the bins
and send at least a pound or so. We returned hundreds of
dollars worth of orders for Success Barley that we could
not fill. Get in the push early this year. We have a good
supply of the nicest barley ever raised. Price— Pk. 30c; %
bu. 45c* 1 bu. 75c; 2 or morebu. 65c per bu.

No bearded barley since its introduction ever enjoyed so
prolific a sale as Manshury.. The heads are very long, filled
with plump kernels; straw is strong. It is six-rowed and
yields from 40 to 75 bushels per acre. There are hundreds
of farmers who think there is no barley in the wide world
that equals this. It is very profitable to grow, sure to
please, usually has an excellent color, and is eagerly pur-
chased by malsters. It is a bearded barley.

Prof. Henry, of Wisconsin Agricultural College, in his
report says: “The Manshury still heads the list in its pro-
ductiveness.” For the last two years our crops have
averaged 50 bushels per acre. It is an ideal grain for feed
for horses, and ground it makes the best of slop, and
every farmer in the corn belt should grow some of
it. Many farmers will say, “I used to grow barley, but it
was so hard to handle and colored so easily that it has been
a number of years since I grew it.” The conditions noware
different. Then it was handled with barley forks and it
was disagreeable work to. handle it. Now a self binder does
the work, and as for shocking and stacking the grain, it is
no more disagreeable than fall wheat, and we find that it
does not color to any great extent. As a substitute for oats,
which is so agitated now, it excels and is much better feed
than oats. Price— Peck, 30c; half bushel, 45c; bushel, 75c;
2 or more bushels, 65c per bu.; 10 or more bushels, 60c per
bushel.

OATS.

A German friend near this place received some seed
from a fellow countryman in Minne-ota several j^ears ago
and they proved to be such a marvelous success here that he
has been kept busy raising seed for his neighbors. He

called our attention to their great merit, and we watched
them with interest and can say they are truly a most valu-
able and successful variety, so we have given our patrons a
chance to secure a start in them.

Here is what our customer’s German friends, who are
the introducers, say about them. You can rely upon this
seed as being perfectly pure as it was raised for seed. “This
is by far the handsomest White Oats introduced. The ker-
nels are of a pretty white color, plump and heavy, and do
not run out to a long point. During the latter years they
have come to the front as a big vielder. Prof. W. A. Henry
of the Wisconsin Experiment Station, says of it in Bulletin
16: “For productiveness, stiffness of straw and thinness of
hull the White Shonen stands at the head of the list.” We
have raised these elegant oats here in Minnesota now for
the past six successive years, and have never seen them
yield less than at least 80 bu. per acre, although we have
had years of severe drouth, so that other oats did not yield
more than half a crop, but White Shonen never failed. It
surely pays to discard your old, run out and mixed oats and
get an oat with new vigor and productiveness” Price-
Peck, 25c; bushel, 70c; two or more bu., 60c per bu. ; 10 or
more bu., 55c per bu.

CHAMPION OATS.

Extra early, as they ripen from July 1st to 4th. The
straw is soft aud excellent for dairymen, and on land suit-
able, can be grown very profitably. It requires clay soil or
cropped out light land and is very valuable as a nurse crop
to sow grass seed with, as it gets off the ground early and
gives the grass seed a chance. Henry Wallace, editor of
Wallace’s Farmer, cannot praise this variety enough and
recommends them every time he writes an editorial on oat
culture. For dairymen to feed in sheaf, it is claimed by
Wallace to excel all others. It is a small white oats, grows
luxurious, soft stiff straw.

The western agricultural papers are all unanimous in
their praise of Champion oats. They have no interest in
the seed beyond that of the interest of their readers, so
their testimony would be of the greatest value as they get
their conclusions as to the value of these oats either through
actual experience or that of their readers.

There was a poor oat crop in this country last year but
our Champion was the best and heaviest that was threshed
this fall. A different outfit threshed the “Shonen” but we
think it will test out quite a bit heavier than any of our
varieties.

For early oats they have no superior, and are the thing
to sow grass seed with. Price — Peck, 25c; bushel, 70c; two
or more bu., 60c per bu.; 10 or more bu., 55c per bu.

Read Our Great $1.00, 50c, and 25c Col-
lection on Back of Envelope. Great
Bargains.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

THE NEW EINCOEN.

First introduced in 1893. Has stood the test very well
and proven to be an excellent variety. No variety ever has
had such a boom in advertising as the “New Iyincoln,” and
was introduced in Minnesota with wonderful, success. It
has done well here, and we have raised it since its introduc-
tion with very good results.

It is very productive, having in all instances yielded
more to the acre than any of the standard varieties, in one
case yielding 174 bushels from a single bushel of seed. It is
very early and thus far proven itself rust proof. It stands
up remarkably well. On account of its thin hull, heavy
meat and soft nib, it is a desirable variety for feeding. For
oatmeal or grinding purposes it is exceptionally valuable.
Choicest stock feed.

The above is a description from the originator. We will
say that this is a very good oat and has, as is stated, stood
the test well. We have grown it for several years past and
it has done well and it is a splendid variety and to those
who want that kind will guarantee it genuine and pure.

Price— Peck, 25c; half bushel, 45c; bushel, 70c; 2 or more
bushels, 60c per bushel; 10 or more bushels, 55c per bushel.

MAMMOTH WHIT® SID® OATS.

Called by some New Zealand. We will put this variety
up against any kind for an all-purpose oat south of Iowa,
and that this is the very best variety of oats for this part of
the country there is no doubt, and we will refer you to those
who run threshing machines here and they will say that
Mammoth Whiteside Oats make the best yields, best
grade and brightest and heaviest oats. They stand

up better, grow heavier straw and yield better than any
other kind, is the experience of most all those who have
tried them. They are a week or two later than most varie-
ties. and allow hay harvest to be finished before harvesting
them. We have tried a number of varieties and saw most
of the new ones tried, and have never seen a variety that
would equal them for late oats. We are placing the seed
low, actual cost of clearing, bagging, and the necessary cost
of shipping small orders, above market price. Eook at
these prices — Bushel, 55c; 2 bushels, 50c per bushel; 10
bushel lots, 45c per bushel; 50 bu. lots, 40c per bu.

We will not burden you with testimonials, but will say
that we have many letters recommending them highly, but
have no space for them.

BLACK N®GRO OATS.

We have had a good sale on these oats, although never
had them catalogued before, selling them in carload lots, as
they are immensely popular, especially in the south, as
they are admirably adapted for land that does not raise
white varieties, owing to the stiffness of the straw, which is
absolutely rust proof.

The black oats are not as much known with us here in
the north as they should be, but they are very popular in
the south and in England and throughout many other Euro-
pean countries. Our seed was raised here in Iowa and is
genuine. If you have resolved never to raise white oats
again, or the white oats do not do well with you, raise these
black oats and we know you will be pleased with the result.

Price — 1 bu., 60c; 2 or more bu., 50c per bu.; 10 or more
bu., 45c per bu.; 50 or more bu., 40c per bu. Bags free.

WHEAT.

EARLY FIE®.

This has proven truly a great spring wheat. It is a good
yielder, stands up well, and makes a fine grade of wheat.
It is not surpassed by any variety and has this much over
any other kind — it is very early, getting ripe about July 4th
or sooner, thus getting out of the way of the ravages of
chinch bugs and is not liable to blight. It is the surest
wheat that can be sown. If you want to buy spring wheat
that you can depend upon, it will fill the bill.

We have tried a great many varieties and find that none
but this kind can be depended upon, in fact it is the only
kind that will pay one year with another, a poor year with
a good year, drouth, floods and chinch bugs, and it comes out
on top and brings good returns for the labor spent upon it.

Its extreme hardiness makes it a valuable variety, as it
will ripen with fall wheat, thus missing the bugs as well as
blight and rust. A great wheat and you should have some.

Price — 1 bu., $1.00; 2 or more bu., 90c per bu.; 10 or more
bu., 80c per bu. Bags free.

VELVET CHAFF OR BLUE STEM.

A very popular variety throughout the northwest and
west. There is probably more of it grown than any other
variety. We have grown it here for several years and do
not hesitate to say that it does not suit here quite as well as
the Early Fife; in other words is not such a sure crop as our
Early Fife, but is a great variety for the climate north of
central Iowa, and the majority of seasons does extremely
well here.

We have the pure article and it will pay you to send to
us, as such a change makes a very desirable one and our
customers who have sown seed from us are unanimous in
their praises of it as a great yielder and an excellent grade
of wheat. Price — 1 bu., $1.00; 2 or more bu., 90c per bu.; 10
or more bu., 80c per bu. Bags free.

WINTER WHEAT.

This is a splendid winter wheat country where we are
and we have raised it for a number of years with great suc-
cess. We have made a study of the varieties and only offer
you the kinds that are best adapted to this climate and give
you the result of our experience. Do not wait until sowing
time to secure your fall wheat seed but look the matter up
now and order it. Too many put it off until too late.

Our crops never fail here, although sometimes lighter
than at others, but are reasonably sure of a good paying
crop of fall wheat and when it comes to this important crop
we do not take a back seat for any location or climate, and
you will certainly do well to place your order at once.

TURKISH RED WHEAT.

Very best variety winter wheat in existence and may be
considered strictly ironclad as it has proven invariably so
here in the most exposed places every winter for 16 years
past. Its growth somewhat resembles rye, stooling out
greatly and yielding immense crop; having a record as high
as 52 bu. per acre Un^er ordinary culture. It is a bearded
variety, red and very hard. While it is a winter wheat, not
sown until September, it will pay you to order now for ship-

ment as soon as the new crop is harvested.

Prices somewhat subject to change of market, as we sell
this on a close margin, considering the extra care for seed
cleaning, sacking and preparing for shipment. Price — By
freight, % bu., 40c; 1 bu., $1.10; 2 or more bu., $1.00 per bu.;
10 or more bu., 90c per bu.; for larger lots write for special
prices.

BUEGARIAN.

Raised here more than any other variety, as it got a start
first and has proven very hardy and immensely popular.
It is a bearded variety with large plump grains, lighter col-
ored and much softer than Turkish Red, and is easier
ground but does not make as white flour as Turkish and
spring wheat but a very fine grade of winter wheat flour.

A great many prefer it to Turkish Red and it is rather
curious as to how the preference for each variety is divided
here. We can recall an instance of two brothers, both men
of good judgment and first-class farmers, farming side by
side, and while one prefers the Turkish Red and raises that
kind, the other j-ather likes the Bulgarian and sticks to that
variety. Both varieties are superior to any variety tested
yet. Price — % bu., 40c; 1 bu., $1.10; 2 or more bu., $1.00 per
bu.; 10 or more bu., 90c per bu.; for larger lots write for
special prices.

SPEI/T2.

A most wonderful new grain which was introduced ex-
tensively last year and we are sure will prove of great value.
For centuries past it has been grown in a limited way in
eastern Russia near the Caspian Sea, its great value not
being known in the civilized world.

Some years ago an emigrant from there brought some to
this country and it yielded more than either barlev or oats.
It is of high value for feeding, and will make a fair grade
of flour somewhat similar to rye.

The shape of the grain is somewhat between wheat and
barley, the spikeltts being separated from each other in
such a manner that the crop is not easily injured by the
weather and produces immeuse crops on poor soil. Drv
weather appears to have no effect on it. Botannically it is
known as Triticum Spelta and is supposed to be the grain
grown in Egypt in the time of Moses.

It has given splendid satisfaction to those who have tried
it, but would not advise it grown much further south than
the Missouri line; probably will do well as far south as Cen-
tral Missouri, but it is not a warm climate crop. Price — 1
lb., postpaid, 25c; % bu., 45c; bu.. 75c; 1 bu., $1.20; 2
or more bu., $1.10 per bu; 10 or more bu., S1.05 per
bu. Bags free.

BUCKWHEAT.

JAPANESE.— About a week earlier than Silver Hull
and yields well. The flour made from this variety is not
quite so light in color as Silver Hull, but it has the advan-
tage of being earlier for the north and the straw is
heavier and it branches more, thus taking less seed per acre
than other kinds. Price — 1 lb., postpaid, 25c; by freight, yx
bu., 35c; 1 bu., $1.10; 2 or more bu., $1 00 per bu.; 10 or more
bu. , 90c per bu.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA,

Silver Hull— A very good and pouplar variety. The
grain is of a light gray color, is rounder than the common
variety, has much thinner husks and is a splendid yielder.

Price — i lb., postpaid, 25c; by freight, % bu., 35c; 1 bu.,
$1.10; 2 or more bu., $1.00 per bu. ; 10 or more bu., 90c per bu.

BROOM CORN.

IMPROVED EVERGREEN.— For length, strength
and straightness of brush this variety is unexcelled. It is

of light green color without the slightest reddish tinge. It
makes far the best brooms of any grown. Height, 7 to 8
feet. Price— By mail, postpaid, 30c per lb.; by freight, %
bu., 60c; % bu., $1.10; 1 bu. #1.75.

DWARF EVERGREEN- This is a very popular
variety on account of its not being so liable to blow down
and lodge as the taller varieties. Heads are very brushy
and make a fine yield. Price — By mail, postpaid, 30c per
lb.; by freight, % bu., 6oc.* y2 bu., $1.10; 1 bu., $1.45.

GRASS SEED.

We are making a specialty of grass seed, as we are
located in one of the best blue grass, clover and timothy
countries in the world, where many farmers raise these for
seed as a business. We buy direct from them. Our seed is
recleaned and we are making a “Hawkeye” brand of seeds
that are home grown and you know what you are getting,
and something you can depend on without seeding your
farm to foul and obnoxious weeds. We handle other grades
but think that the best is the cheapest as it will go farther
and give better results. We have many advantages and are
so situated that we can afford to sell lower than other Seed
Houses located in the city. Why? Simply because the seed
houses buy of the farmer through buyers, and of course they
obtain a profit. They ship to Chicago, St. Toms, Kansas
City, or some other center, paying the freight, which is all
the way from 20c to 45c per bu. The big seed merchants
get a good profit for handling storing, etc., and then sell it
to small country dealers to retail out to the farmers, and
they receive a great profit after paying the freight, so the
farmers, who are consumers, have to pay a commission to
these persons and the freight rate besides, while to buy
from us it is from farmer to farmer, from produc-
er to consumer. In buying of us you pay only one profit, and
we handle on a very close margin, and you only have one
freight bill to pay. Do you see the point ?

We have succeeded in obtaining a large stock and are
prepared to give a great many farmers bargains, and will
make the lowest possible prices at the time of asking.
Enclose stamp and tell us what you want prices on. Give
us your trade and we will save you money and sell you the
best of seed.

You know the prices fluctuate on these things, as they
are quite a bit higher this season than usual, as the seed
crop was cut short by a dry spell while it was maturing, so
we can set no price on timothy and clover, for if the mar-
ket become lower we could not sell, and if higher we
would be losing money as we could put it on the market
and get more for it, although we often fill orders for less
than wholesale price on some items of seeds we price in
our catalogue, as it often turns out later on that there is a
shortage on some things and the general market goes up
and we get left, as we always figure on a very small
margin.

Remember, in getting our prices do not compare
them with seeds of your neighbors or seeds left by some
farmer at a dealer’s to sell or exchange for goods, seeds
which have not been recleaned. There is a vast difference
between recleaned seed and seed that comes from the
threshing machine.

We have had instances come under our observation
where good clover seed would waste one-half in cleaning.
One who has not seen us cleaning grass seed has no idea
as to the quantity of obnoxious weeds of every kind, dirt,
and inferior light seeds that are in timothy and clover.
We have special mills for cleaning, and make highest
grade of seed.

BETJE GRASS.

This is our great grass specialty, and we take pleasure
in offering you the finest grade of fancy cleaned South-
western Iowa giown blue grass seed that is not excelled
the world over. Southwestern Iowa has justly earned the
diptinction of late years of being the foremost blue grass
region of the world, and has honestly taken the laurels
from the the famous Kentucky Blue Grass Region, so far
as this crop is concerned.

Blue glass is a natural grass here and excels all others
for permanent pasture, affording rich nutritious feed the
year round except when under snow. It makes a feed that
has made this region famous for fine cattle, large strong
draft horses, fleet swift coach and road horses, and a fine
quality of hogs in great numbers.

We are interested in a large blue grass seed plant
where hundreds of acres of prairie land was taken by blue
grass when pastured and has never been touched by the
plow. It is harvested for seed. Just think of it, brother
farmer, here is a chance to buy blue grass seed that con-
tains no obnoxious weed seed, as the land we obtain it
from has never been under cultivation, so could not be foul
with weeds.

This is surely a great item in purchasing blue grass
seed. We know many farmers who will say that blue

grass will come of itself. To those who advance the argu-
ment that there is no necessity in seeding for blue
grass we would ask, is it a good business policy to wait for
several years to have your pastures set themselves and fur-
nish a small amount of pasture ? Often it will take sev-
eral years, especially if long under cultivation and allowed
to become weedy, to get a good sod of blue grass. Sowing
blue grass is one of the methods of assisting nature and
deriving more profit from your land than to wait until it
comes of itself.

Every good farmer knows that blue grass pasture is
the best permanent pasture that grows, but can be bene-
fited by being mixed with other grasses; and is used in
almost all our mixtures, it being early feed in the spring,
late in the fall, and, if properly managed, all winter, un-
less covered with snow.

Henry Wallace, the talented editor of Wallace's Farmer ,
of Des Moines, la., which is of the highest authority in the
line of grasses, says that Southwestern Iowa blue grass
leads the world, and the seed excels all others. He advises
farmers to get permanent pasture.

The Dept, of Agriculture, in testing our blue grass,
gave in 96 per cent germinating power. This is much
higher than is with the general run of Commercial blue
grass. Commercial blue grass is quite often adulterated
with Canadian blue grass, much smaller and inferior to
the large luxurious blue grass grown in this region. You
get the purest article of the highest germinating quality
from us.

Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre in early spring or sow 6 lbs.
blue grass, 3 lbs. timothy, 3 lbs. common red clover, 1 lb.
Alsike clover, and 1 lb. white clover per acre with spring
wheat, barley or Champion oats as a nurse crop. Sow after
the grain is covered, and harrow well, or sow some of our
grass seed mixture with the above nurse crop, or, as some
do, sow on land prepared with good seed bed by stirring
the ground. We rather favor sowing with grains as a nurse
crop, but sowing only about one-half the amount of grain,
as it does not choke out the young grasses. Price — Fancy
Clean Blue Grass, 1 lb., postpaid, 25c; by freight, 1 bu., (14
lbs.,) $1.50; 100 lbs , ioc per lb ; bag of 8 bu., equaling 112
lbs., $11. Bags free.

NOTE— Extra Clean Blue Grass, 1 bu., (14 lbs.,) 90c; 10
lbs., 7c per lb. ; 100 lbs., 6c per lb. We would not advise
using extra clean as it is made up of screenings and what
cannot be made fancy. Ours is- good, however, and a
better grade than is mostly used, as we would be ashamed
to offer such stuff as many do, calling theirs “Extra
Clean.” We therefore put up a good grade of Extra Clean.
This name is a mistake as it is in chaff. The amount of
pure seed in ours is from 60 to 75 per cent.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

WHITE CEOVER.

A great deal of this is sown, as it makes splendid pas-
ture where other sorts will not thrive. It is a splendid
combination with blue grass, as it keeps a permanent blue
grass pasture from getting what is called "hide bound.”
This can be used much more than it is with profit.

Price — Choice recleaned, 1 lb. postpaid, 25c; by freight
at sender’s expense, 10 lbs. or more, 16c per lb.; 100 lbs. or
more, 15c per lb. Bags free.

AlySIKE CLOVER.

Splendid for hay and pasture. It resembles white
clover only has pink blossoms and is much taller, and is
very valuable for moist and wet lands as it will not drown
out like common clover. It adapts itself, however, to a
great variety of soils and is capable of resisting extremes
of drouth and wet alike. It makes finer and better hay
than common clover, as the stocks are not so thick and
woody. It is very sweet and fragrant and liked by bees.
Can be grown with timothy as both will grow on low
ground and moist soils, and mature together at about the
same time, If grown for the seed it is taken from the first
cutting. When sown by itself 6 1 bs. per acre are required.

This seed is very scarce this year and the price is
higher than for some time past. Although our crops have
not been very abundant we expect to have enough to go^
around. Price — Choice recleaned, 1 lb. , postpaid, 25c; by
freight at sender’s expense, 10 or more lbs., 16c per lb.; 100
lbs. 15c per lb. Bags free.

AI/FAI/FA.

There is no other clover capable of withstanding so
much dry weather, flourish and keep green during a long
protracted drouth, as alfalfa. The roots go down very deep,
in suitable soil from 6 to 15 ft., and more in mellow sandy
soil. It is now extensively grown in parts of the country
where long drouths prevail, which are known as arid
regions of the west. Here it will flourish and yield abun-
dant crops when once established; it is also well adapted
and will be a success in every part of the U. S.

It is good for hay and pasture and especially for soil-
ing uses, as it furnishes three or more cuttings per year.
When used for pasture it should not be too . closely
cropped. It should be tried by every farmer in this coun-
try where the soil at at all suitable. Who would not like
to have a piece of land on his farm where 2 or 3, or more,
crops of either green forage or hay can be cut even in the
dryest of summers. You may have a piece of ground just
suited for alfalfa, and why not sow one or more acres with
it in the spring? It is easily cultivated, much the same as
red clover. Is sown in the spring, either by itself or with
grain, at the rate of 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. Will make a fair
growth the first year and many customers have cut hay in
the fall, after seeding in the springwith grain.

Good alfalfa seed is scarce this year. Price — 1 lb.,
postpaid, 25c; 10 lbs., 12c per lb.; 1 bu.,'$6.5o, for choice re-
cleaned.

NOTH — Prices fluctuate very much on this seed, so
write for special prices.

RED TOP.

This grass is indiginous to nearly all parts of this
country, although generally found on low ground and
marshes. It is a mistake to suppose that it is adapted only
to low and wet land, as it will grow abundantly but not so
heavy on sandy lands and knolls. This seed has usually
been sold in the chaff, but during the past few years clean-
ing machines for separating the solid seed from the chaff
have been perfected, and it is thereby possible to offer
clear or solid seed, known also as Fancy Red Top. It
enters into our Mixture well. Price — r lb., postpaid, 25c;
x bu., (14 lbs.,) $1.65; 100 lbs., $9.50. Bags free.

ORCHARD GRASS.

For pasture or hay land a most valuable grass; and
on account of its earliness very valuable for permanent
pasture. When grown for hay more than one crop can be
obtained in one season, and where but one crop is taken
the aftergrowth is very heavy and gives splendid rich pas-
ture until late in the fall.

It is given to growing in tufts and therefore not well
adapted for sowing alone, but where sown together with
other grasses or in our Clover Grass Mixtures, a close and
even sod can be had. It is well suited to shady places,
such as orchards and groves, although it is adapted to a
wide range of soils and will grow on almost all lands but
gives best results on deep, rich, sandy loam or clay soils.

We offei two grades. Although the price may seem high
for our best grade, good clean seed cannot be bought
cheaper. Price — 1 lb., postpaid, 25c; 1 bu., (14 lbs.,) $2.25;
100 lbs. or more, 14c per lb. No. 2, or Prime Orchard
Grass, the grade sold by dealers generally, 1 bu., (14 lbs.,)
$1.50; 100 bu. or more, 10c per lb. Bags free.

MEADOW FESCUE.

Or English Blue Grass. We regard this as one of the
most valuable grasses for several reasons; chief among
them is that it adapts itself to different conditions of soil
and climate and does well all over the U. S. and Canada,
and is highly valued and largely cultivated throughout
Europe. It gives a good amount of early and late feed of
good quality and yields heavily, from 2 to 4 tons of hay per
acre, fine quality and very nutritious. As a pasture grass
it is particularly valuable as it is a most persistent grower
and one of the earliest in spring and latest in the fall. It
never freezes out nor winter kills, resists drouth and cold
winters, and does not die out.

It can be grown very profitably for the seed. In John-
son County, Kansas, which is the center for this grass in
that state, the farmers raise great fields of Meadow Fescue
for seed, and it has proven very profitable. They raise
thousands of bushels every season and ship out hundreds
of carloads, most of which is exported to Europe. There
are many farmers in this country who have not become
acquainted with this valuable and profitable grass, al-
though the English sow it a great deal. It is sown mostly
by them in the fall, somewhat like timothy, although some
sow it in the spring, but cannot expect to get a seed crop
the first season by sowing in the spring.

Owing to the unusually, great demand for it in Eng-
land the seed is higher in price than it has been, but is not
so dear it cannot be grown largely on this account. We
urge every one to sow this valuable grass, if but an acre
for a trial, although 100 acres can be sown and good results
expected. Price— 1 lb., postpaid, 25c; 1 bu., (14 lbs.,) $1.75;
100 bu. or more, 12c per lb.

MEADOW FOXTAIE.

A fine grass which is especially well adapted for per-
manent pasture. It is one of the very first to start growth
in the spring, and is of remarkablv quick and strong after-
growth, either when closely cropped or after mowing. It
is especially adapted for sowing in low, wet places, in
marshes, or sloughs, and an occasional overflow of several
days will not harm it.

Many are under the impression that this valuable
grass is the same as a wild species commonly known as
“Foxtail” or "Squirrel Tail ” and are afraid to sow it If
they will read this description carefully they will find it is
not similar to this wild grass seed. Price — 1 lb., postpaid,
25c; 1 bu., (14 lbs.,) $3.00; 100 lbs or more, 21c per lb. Bags
free.

NOTE — The seed is very light, 1 oz. containing 76,000
kernels.

FEOATING MEADOW GRASS.

A very valuable grass for improving low and wet mead-
ows, marshes or sloughs. It succeeds best on moist wet
land, which is often under water. In will grow in or under
water. It is not so well adapted for sowing by itself or
alone; it is best sown in a mixture with other varieties
adapted for low ground, where a large quantity of fine hay
can be secured in this way. Price — 1 lb., postpaid, 25c; 1
bu., (14 lbs.) $3.00; 100 lbs. or more, 19c per lb. Bags free.

WATER SPEAR GRASS.

Another variety which prefers low wet soils, therefore,
of great value for land which is often under water, and
where other grasses do not succeed, being drowned out. Al-
though it grows coarse and robust, it gives large quantities
of good nutritious hay which is liked by all kinds of stock.
Price — 1 lb., postpaid. 25c; 1 bu., (14 lbs.,) $3.00; 100 lbs. or
more, 20c per lb. Bags free.

TAEE MEADOW OAT GRASS.

For either hay or permanent pasture a most valuable
grass and can be successfully grown in all parts of the
country. It will not winter kill and will live and endure
northern Minnesota winters; can also be grown in parts of
the country where it is sometimes very hot and dry. It suc-
ceeds best in deep, rich, sandy soil. It is a true perennial,
growing 3 to 5 feet high, and flowering in May and June.
Price — 1 lb., postpaid, 25c; 1 bu., (14 lbs.,) $2.00; 100 lbs., 13c
per lb. Bags free.

ENGEISH RYE GRASS.

It has become well known in this country, and is very
largely sown, and has proven itself valuable. It seems to
be especially adapted for pasture, will endure close crop-
ping, and is of strong successive aftergrowth. Produces an
abundance of foliage which remains bright and green
throughout the season. For this reason it is much used for
lawn grass mixtures. It is well adapted for permanen*
meadow and yields quantities of very nutritious hay which
is liked by all kinds of stock. It will grow well on most any
land but it does better on such land as will produce a good
crop of corn. Price — 1 lb., postpaid, 20c; 1 bu , (14 lbs.)
$1.25; 100 lbs., 7c per lb. Bags free.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

ITAEIAN RYE GRASS.

This is one of the grasses not well known, but very valu-
able and deserving more attention. It grows on most any
soil but thrives best on rich, moist land. Where the ground
is favorable, and especially if irrigated, immense crops can
be produced, being cut from 4 to 6 times and yielding as
high as 7 to 8 tons dry hay ner acre.

It is well adapted for pasture on account of its early
growth in the spring and quick and successive aftergrowth
when closely cropped. For this reason we have found it
very valuable to sow as a catch crop in clover fields where
the clover has died out or winter killed. Price — 1 lb., post-
paid, 20c; 1 bu., (14 lbs.) $1.25; 100 lbs., 7^c per lb. Bags free.

CREEPING BENT GRASS.

This variety is especially valuable as a pasture grass
and best adapted to low and moist situations. It prefers a
deep, rich and moist soil, being very deep rooted and of

quick successive growth when cropped close, of dwarf habit.
It is a perennial, 18 to 24 inches high, flowering in June.
Price— 1 lb., postpaid, 25c; 1 bu., (14 lbs.) $2.75; 100 lbs., 18c
per lb. Bags free.

THE WONDERFUE SAND VETCH.

A comparatively new forage plant in this country, but
has proven to be of the highest value. The U. S. Agricul-
tural Department recommends it very highly as a feed,
and of great value as a fertilizer, estimating the value of a
crop if plowed under as equal to 1,000 to 5,000 lbs. commer-
cial fertilizer. It succeeds in all soils and stands the ex-
tremes of drouth, heat and cold. It makes a good pasture
all winter in the South, and is more hardy than clover in
the North. We think you should sow some of it this year.
Price — 1 lb., 25c, or 3 lbs., 60c, postpaid; by freight, ^ bu.,
$1.60; 1 bu., (60 lbs.) $5.50. Bags free.

NOTE — It requires about 15 to 20 lbs. to sow an acre.

MIXED GRASSES FOR PERMANENT PASTURES AND

MEADOWS.

It is a well known rule of nature that a judiciously
selected mixture of several varieties of grasses will produce
a larger yield than can be obtained if only one variety is
sown alone. When sowing a carefully selected mixture of
gra«s and clover you run less risk than if you carry all your
eggs in one basket, so to speak. Some varieties ,may live
and thrive on your particular piece of land better than
others, and these will then have a chance to do their very
best.

A mixed pasture is earlier, gives better yield and holds
out better than one sown down with but one kind of grass.
Several varieties sown together occupy the ground more
closely and a larger yield of hay and better quality can al-
ways be obtained from a mixed meadow, and it makes
a much more permanent pasture, affording, in most in-
stances, double the amount of feed for stock than if only one
or two varieties are grown.

There are a great many parts of the country where only
one or two kinds of grass are known and mostly sown, ana
these are timothy and clover. While timothy is a splendid
grass and clover the foundation of all successful farming,
neither is permanent nor well adapted to pasturing; are
easily affected by drouth and frost, thereby making it neces-
sary to re-sow every year or two, rather an expensive
method.

In our carefully selected Grass Mixture several of the
natural grasses are sown together, and will cover the ground
very closely, and cause two spears of grass to grow where
formerly but one grew; besides these Clover Grass Mixtures
will stand various climates and soil conditions, will last
longer or be permanent, will yield heavily or double the
quantity of hav or pasture that is secured from ordinary
fields sown with timothy and clover.

Method of Sowing — A great many are strongly favor-
ing the method of sowing grass alone without a nurse crop,
but we think that a crop of spring wheat, barley, or Earlv
Champion Oats can be raised if half the amount be sown
that usually is, and obtain a better stand of grass. Plow
the ground thoroughly in early spring. Sow the grain not
over one-half the usual amount; harrow in, then sow the
Grass Mixture and harrow once or twice. In sowing the
seed use one of our little hand seeders, described in the back
of this book, as it can be so much more nicely and even’y
done, and we have put the price very low, giving them
partly as a premium with grass seed orders. After harrow-
ing it will undoubtedly be well to roll the land.

GRASS MIXTURES.

Our grass mixtures are combined as a resutt of careful
study of this subject, and those varieties that are adapted to
any soil or climate are mixed in proper proportions. Please
read the descriptions of the various grasses we have given,
and do not be content to follow the old way that your father
and grandfather did, but adopt new methods; sow improved
varieties of mixed grasses and double your crops.

These Mixtures consist of the best varieties of recleaned
choice seed of the following varieties: Red and Mammoth
Clover, Alsike, Alfalfa, White Clover. Blue Grass, Timothy,
Red Top, Orchard Grass, Meadow Fescue, Meadow Foxtail,
Floating Meadow Grass Water Spear Grass, Tall Meadow
Oat Grass, English Rye Grass, Italian Rye Grass, Creeping
Bent Grass, and Bromus Inermis,

PERMANENT MEADOW MIXTURE.

This is a mixture of such grasses as are adapted to the
different soils we name.

No. 1. being adapted to medium or average soil, and is
more used than any other mixture. Sow from 10 to 20 lbs.
per acre.

ioib 50ft) ioolb

No. 1. For average soils $1 30 $6 00 $11 00

No. 2. For high, dry lands light

or gravelly soil 1 30 6 00 11 00

No. 3. For high, drylands, heavy

or clay soils 1 30 6 00 11 00

No. 4. For moist and rich soils,

subject to overflows 1 30 6 00 11 00

No. 5. Fortop seeding on marsh-
es or swamps, and will stand
considerable water and over-
flow; sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre 1 50 7 00 13 50

PERMANENT PASTURE MIXTURE.

Selected with a view of having a succession of grasses
that are relished by all kinds of stock from early spring,
through the dry summer weather, through the fall, and,
when not under snow, during the winter. It is perma-
nent and keeps improving every year. Sow 10 to 20 lbs.
per acre.

No. 6.

For Medium soils

10 ft)

.$1 30 —

50ft)
$6 00

TOO ft)

$11 00

No. 7.
soils

For high, dry, gravelly

- 1 30---

___ 6 00

_ 11 00

No. 8.

For high, dry, heavy soils.

. 1 30 —

6 00

11 00

No. p.
soils

For moist and very rich

t 30

. 6 00

11 or

No. 10.

For orchards, woody and

shady pastures

1 50

— 13 5C

AESIKE CEOYER AND TIMOTHY
MIXTURE.

They are generally grown together for hay in many
parts of this country. The Alsike is better adapted for sow-
ing with timothy because they ripen about the same time
and make better and finer looking crop than red clover and
timothy grown together, and the hay is free from fuzz or
dust and will not cause horses to cough. When sown to-
gether for seed it cannot be separated very well, so offer it
at reduced prices. Those who sow it will be very well
pleased with the result. It should be at the rate of 8 to 10
lbs. per acre. A splendid thing for hay land. Price — 1 lb.,
postpaid 20c; 50 lbs., $3 50; 100 lbs., $6.00.

NOTE — The grasses we use in all our mixtures are all of
the very best quality, and not so much is needed to sow per
acre as in many of the mixtures put up by most seedsmen.
Many recommend from 15 to 30 lbs. per acre and put the
price low, using inferior seeds, in fact, use the screenings
and tailings, while we will use absolutely nothing but best
quality of choice recleaned seed in these mixtures and have
figured very close on prices.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

PUMPKINS.

We place this among
onr field seeds as they should
be grown in every corn field.

Hundreds of loads of pump-
kins can be grown without
the cost of a cent for use of
land, and but very little cost
to plant, as they need no
tending further than what
is needed in caring for the
corn. Some plant them by
putting the seed in one of
the planter boxes and mak-
ing the hole oue size larger;
others wait until corn is
plowed the first time and
plant with a hoe. Either
way is good, and we think it
would pay to use both meth-
ods of planting, part one
way and part the other.

We have noticed of late
the agricultural papers
throughout the country are
advising the free use of
pumpkins, and setting forth
the great benefit derived
therefiom, and at a compar-
atively small cost. If this was a newly discovered article it
would be heralded from one end of the land to the other as
a great thing, but it is so common that its true value is not
known, or if known is neglected as a small thing. There is
no doubt that it is a sadly neglected crop. It is surprising
the amount of pumpkins hogs will consume. Although not
valued for fattening it will put on large gains with the as-
sistance of corn. It is most excellent as a tonic and invigo-
rator of the system and puts hogs in fine condition to take
on fat and ward off disease. There is no doubt but that the
free use of pumpkin has saved many hogs from an attack
of cholera. This assertion is easily proven. It is great as a
flesh forming feed and makes bone and muscle.

In our corn fields we absolutely raise several hundred
loads of the finest pumpkins ever grown. We haul them up
and the boys remove the seed and feed the cut pumpkins
and squashes to hogs and cows, besides selling a great
many. Our drove of hogs had nothing to eat but pumpkins
and squash for two months last fall and the way they grew
and thrived was wonderful. One of the boys observing their
greed for them, remarked that he supposed they wished
they had stomachs like balloons so they could eat lots more.

We have always run shy of seed before the season was
over but we saved about 50 bushels last fall and think we
can supply all our friends this season and at a special price
too.

Connecticut Field — Thisis|as widelvknown as Yankee
Cow Pumpkin, and there is no variety that will do so well

among corn. Plant them on your richest corn land and you
will be amp!y repaid. Price — Pound, 12c; in 10 pound lots
ioc per pound.

Kentucky Field— Or sweet pumpkins. These are the
thick meated sweet kind that are used for pies. They are
extra good for stock but do not always thrive as well in
corn. Some seasons they do fully as well as the other sort.
Many farmers plant a patch of them by themselves on an
acre or two of land and it pays them, too, as they keen it
up year after year. We price these extremely low as it is
much harder to save the seed as they are very much
smaller. Price— Pound, 25c, postpaid; 5 pounds, 16c per
pound; 10 pounds, 15c per pound.

| SPECIAL PUMPKIN OFFER. &

J We want every one of our farmer friends, and S

that means all who receive this book, to plant pump- I?
this year, and will make special prices as u

kins
follows:

5 pounds Connecticut Field \
5 pounds Kentucky Field
10 pounds Connecticut Field
10 pounds Kentucky Field

j$I.IO

| $2.00

ARTICHOKES.

THE GREATEST HOG FOOD KNOWN,

The greatest hog
food known. We can
say fully what we did
last year about arti-
chokes, and more as
each year confirms our
opinion that they are the
greatest hog food yet
discovered, and every
farmer who does n ot
raise a patch, either
large or small, according
to his needs, is certainly
missing a good thiDg.

The variety we offer
is the Improved Jerusa-
lem or French White.

Culture — P 1 a n t in
early spring in rows
same width as potatoes,
dropping one piece every
two feet. Do not get
them thicker, as tiny
must be only half as
thick as potatoes. Culti-
vate the same as pota-
toes. Cut in pieces some-
what smaller than pota-
toes, as one can hardly
tell where the eyes are,
but each piece will glow,
as they are very stroug

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

in growing powers. Four to five bushels of seed will plant
an acre. Cover about two or three inches deep, same as po-
tatoes. They will not mature until late in the fall, the
latter part of September or October. You can turn the hogs
in and they will not be long in finding out “what they are
for.”

All kinds of stock will eat them with a relish, and it is a
great benefit to them. On our stock farm hogs, cattle,
horses, and chickens all feast on them readily.

We had hills last fall that produced as much as 3^ bu. of
artichoke tubers. The yield was enormous, the tubers fine
size, very crisp and sweet.

They can be shipped out any time in early spring and
if they get frosted it will not hurt them as we pack them in
dirt and whenever received they should be taken from the
sack and covered with moist dirt in the cellar, allowing
them to thaw out gradually. They stay in the ground all
winter and come out in the spring as crisp and full of meat
as in the fall, and freezing does not hurt them if covered
with earth. We always ship them packed in more or less
dirt which is necessary to insure their safe arrival, and
whenever received place them in moist earth.

Our artichokes have been advanced by careful culture,
never allowing them to grow 2 seasons in succession on the
same ground. We have found them easily eradicated. We
do not advise a large acreage or big fields of them, but from
one to ten acres will be the most profitable crop on the farm
for the hog raiser.

They resemble potatoes, only have rough knots on them.
We grew a field of them last year and the result was won-
derful. Counted as high as 165 tubers on one stalk. The
tops grow ten feet high. They should be planted on rich
soil.

This variety is not produced from the seed. They are
sometimes used as a vegetable when pickled, but their great
value is for feeding stock. They are the best hog feed
known and are attracting much attention on account of
their great fattening properties, great productiveness, (1,000
bushels having been grown on one acre) and ease with
which they can be grown. They need not be dug in the
fall; the hogs should be turned in on them, and they will
help themselves by rooting for them. One acre will keep
from twenty to thirty head in fine condition from October
to April, except when the ground is frozen too hard for
them to root. They are also said to be a preventative of
cholera and other hog diseases. They are highly recom-
mended for milch cows, increasing the yield of milk and at
the same time improving their condition. They are well
adapted to any soil where corn or potatoes can be grown.
Price— %3 bu., 35c; y2 bu., 45c; 1 bu., 75c per bu.; 4 to 5 bu.,
enough to plant one acre, 60c per bu.; 10 or more bu., 55c per
bu. Bags free. This is cheaper than any other Seed House
sells them, and we want every farmer to get some of them.

RTJT A BAGAS.

Are you aware that Ruta Baga, or Swedish Turnip, is
among the most valuable root crops ? An eminent
authority on agriculture never made a more truthful state-
ment when he said: "As compared with hay a t $/o.oo to
$15.00 per ton, I prefer Ruta Bagas at $5.00 per ton" An
average yield of 20 to 30 tons per acre is of common occur-
rence' A blind man can see the profit.

New Monarch or Elephant.— This distinct new Ruta
Baga is very popular in England and is certainly a grand
variety, claimed to yield largerroots and more to an acre
than any other sort. Flesh rich yellow, fine grained, best
quality. Is easy to harvest. Can be grown at less cost
than others. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 5c; 3%3ft), 15c; ilb, 40c.

Improved Purple Top Yellow. — This magnificent
Swede, the result of judicious selection, is the hardiest,
most productive and nutritious of all. It is a large purple
top yellow variety. Produces heavy weight per acre.
Keeps good. Flesh sweet, rich. Pkt., 3c; oz„ 5c; %S>, 15c;
ift>, 40c.

Ruta Bagas Collection.

To give all our customers a chance to test the great
■merits of these two great root crops and secure a large
amount of valuable feed, we make tha low price for one
pound each of these two varieties at 60c, postpaid.

CARROTS FOR STOCK.

Carrots have become a noted feed for stock and are taking
front rank among our field products. They are easily
grown, are very prolific and a splendid winter feed for cows
and horses. They are especially fine for horses. Crops fre-
quently yield 1,000 bu. per acre.

MASTODON CARROT.

This is the heaviest -crop-
ping Carrot grown, yielding
more tons to the acre than any
other sort. The flesh is white,
crisp, solid and very sweet in
flavor. It is a vast improve-
ment on the old sorts which
have been such favorites in the
past, as it is not only much
more productive but vastly
easier to handle. The roots are
short and very heavy at the
shoulder, rendering them easi-
ly harvested. An important
feature, also, is that they do
not easily break in pulling or
sorting. Too much can scarce-
ly be said of their size and
great productiveness. The
roots frequently measure 15 to
20 inches in circumference, and
18 to 25 tons to the acre is not
an extravagant statement as to
the yield. Price— Pkt., 3c;

%3ft>, 25c; 35c; ilb, 60c, post-

paid.

VICTORIA CARROT.

This is the largest and un-
questionably the heaviest crop-
ping and most nutritious Yel-
low variety in cultivation. It
is the largest and best form of
Orange or Yellow Carrot
known. The roots are remark-
ably fine, very symmetrical and
of excellent quality, possessing
high feeding properties. It is
a heavy cropper on all soils,
but especially adapted for
strong or rich land. It grows
fully half as much weight again per acre as the ordinary
varieties, and as the roots grow more above the ground, it
is much easier to gather the crop. This grand variety is
sure to suit everyone who grows it. Price — Pkt., 3c;

20c; %ft>, 35c; 1 lb, 60c, postpaid.

White Belgian— Grows long, green top, well out of
the ground. Large pkt., 4c; %3ft>, 15c; ^ft>'25c; 1ft), 40c.

Yellow Belgian— Similar to the white, but yellow in
color. Large pkt., 4c; %3ft>, 15c; %ft>, 25c; ift>, 40c.

IMPORTANT— Owing to the large size which these
Carrots attain, less seed is required to the acre than of
other sizes— 3 to 5 pounds per acre being sufficient.

Special Offer No. 1, on Carrot Collection.

We believe that it will pay every stock raiser to grow
carrots and we hope to sell to several thousand farmers
this spring. In order that our customers may test the
comparative merits of these two grand Carrots, we will
send to any address, to any part of the United States, one
pound each of the MASTODON and "VICTORIA Carrots,
enough for one-half acre, for $1.00, postpaid.

Collection No. 3.

Two pounds of MASTODON, two pounds of VICTORIA,
enough for one acre, $3.00, postpaid.

Collection No. 3.

One pound MASTODON, one pound VICTORIA, one
pound WHITE BELGIAN, one pound YELLOW BEL-
GIAN, enough for one acre, $2.50, postpaid.

POTATOES.

Potatoes are the main standby vegetable, and every-
body uses them every day the year around, yet many farm-
ers do not raise enough for their own use, or many use a
very inferior quality. The great trouble lies in the fact
that potatoes run out very readily and cannot be planted
year after year without a change of seed; nor can they be
grown successfully on the same ground more than two
years in succession, which necessitates changing the
ground frequently.

Many farmers pay no attention to these things, and if
the season is a little off the crop is a failure and Mr. Farm-
er has to buy; he usually pays a good price for them. But
the up-to-date farmer plants good seed with new blood,
on suitable ground, at the right time, and tends to them
properly, and invariably raises a good crop. Now, we
have the most improved varieties, pure and true to name,
and at wholesale prices, We urge every farmer to change
his seed potatoes.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA,

As to the time to plant: plant early potatoes as early
as possible. The old saj-ing in this section is. “Plant early
potatoes on Good Friday,” and that comes early in the
spring, very often before the frost is out of the ground.
But plant them as soon as possible thereafter if the ground
is not suitable on that day. Plant late potatoes late, the
month of June being now regarded by the wisest potato
growers as the best time to plant. From Juue 5th to July
15th is the rule the most successful farmers favor whom
we have talked with in regard to the matter.

As to how to plant, everybody knows that, but many
attach no importance to preparing the erround and work-
! ing the crop. Land for potatoes should be plowed deep,
well pulverized, and kept well harrowed and cultivated
until the vines commence seeding potatoes. Our 14-tooth
harrow with leveler, advertised in back of book, is indis-
pensable in raising potatoes. Itisagood thing for corn,
and we do not see how a farmer’s garden, which should be
large, can be raised without it. We are absolutely certain
that it cannot be done as successfully or cheaply by any
other method.

We do not give a long list of varieties, having dis-
carded what we have not found by actual field test to be
suited to the soil of this great corn belt. Those we do list
are the cream of varieties, and you should order some for
seed. We ship in frost- proof barrels, lining the barrels
with building paper and placing straw on top and bottom,
thus enabling them to withstand a pretty cold snap with-
out freezing when shipping. Read descriptions of varie-
ties and make up your ojder, as we have placed the price
extremely low for potatoes raised especially for seed.

EXTRA EARLY OHIO.

Grown on Red River Valley of the North in
Minnesota.

Fancy hand picked, selected stock, smooth and nice.
For several years past we have been having these grown
in the noted Red River valley, about 500 miles north, and
careful tests have proven them to be fully 10 days earlier
than our Iowa grown stock. This is a great advantage to
the gardener and puts this variety at the head of the list of
the extra earlies. They are all of good average size, strict-
ly pure, smooth, and entirely free from scab and rot. In
our tests they are positively the earliest to mature their
entire crop of any variety we have ever had, and outjdeld
other sorts about two to one. It is a special favorite with
marketmen and the most profitable potato they can
possibly grow. The sprout is very strong and the vines
grow erect, making it easy to cultivate, and on account of
the early maturity you can get the highest prices and have
the land for other crops. The tubers grow compactly in
the hill, are easily dug, very few small ones, nearly every
one being of marketable size; they keep firm until late in
spring. One grower reports that for several years past the
yield has been from 300 to 500 bushels per acre. This is

our specialty in standard varieties. Don’t plant Iowa
grown stock when you can obtain these, as the result our
customers obtain from th;s seed is wonderful. One prom-
inent market gardener who raised a great many varieties
reported that our northern Ohios beat them all.

We could give hundreds of testimonials, highly prais-
ing our Red River Ohios and there is not a shadow of doubt
that they are the greatest early potato ever raised.
Price — Peck, 40c; ^ bushel, 75c; 1 bushel, $1.10; 2 or more
bushels, $1.00 per bushel. 25c extra per barrel when packed
in frost proof barrels. 2 to zVz bu. in a barrel. Bags free.

Home Grown Early Ohios.— Grown from Red River
stock and very fine, as they were grown on our own
farms. Price — % bu., 45c; 1 bu., 80c; 2 or more bu., 75c per
bu. Bags free.

EARLY MICHIGAN.

It is a large smooth white potato introduced from
Michigan thre e years ago. Some claim it as earlier than
the Ohio, but we do not claim it earlier than the Red River
Ohio. It is extra early and does not die down so soon but
continues to increase in size and if the season is favorable
will make a wonderful yield. It sets on more potatoes than
the Ohio, and if the ground is rich enough and sufficient
moisture, will outyield most any other variety. It is a
good keeper and the quality is first class, cooking up dry
and mealy. We know it to be all right. Price — Peck, 40c;
% bu., 75c; 1 bu., Si. 10; two or more bu., $1.00 per bu. 25c
extra per barrel if placed in frost proof barrels. 2 to 3 %
bu. in a barrel. Bags free.

LATE VARIETIES.

CARMAN NO. THREE.

A handsome large potato, yielding an extra
ordinary crop of uniform size and shape. A
good keeper. This is what the originator says
about it:

“Without any approach to an exception it is
the greatest yeilder ever introduced. It may
fairly be claimed that it does not yield any
small tubers at all. It bears the tubers very
close to the plant, a single turn of the fork
turning out every potato. It is of the largest
and shapliest form. It is a good keeper — that
is, it will not sprout up to planting time, unless
kept in a warm place. Both skin and flesh are
of extreme whiteness. Eyes few and shallow.
Late in ripening. Our claims for Carmine No.
3 are: It is the handsomest large potato ever in-
troduced. It will outyield any other potato
whatever. Practically every potato is 01 mar-
ketable size. Its table qualities are fully up to
the highest standard. It has no hollow’ hearts
and no dark or hard parts. We are confident
that it will soon be the most popular variety for
field culture, on account of its enormous pro-
ductiveness and great beauty.”

The introducer’s description fully conveys
the many points of advantage of this new potato. Our supply was grown from stock of the introducer’s, extra selected,
which cropped out as fine a sample of seed potatoes as any of our most criticul customers could wish for. We offer
them at the following bedrock prices. Price — Peck, 35c; bushel, $1.00; two or more bushels, 90c per bushel; 10 or more
bushels, 80c per bushel. Bags free.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

We plant and raise a
great deal of this variety
and it has proven to be the
best of the late varieties by
many special potato grow-
ers. It is a dandy and we
have had good returns from
it, with but few unmarket-
able potatoes among them.
They have a great record as
a drouth resister and year
before last they beat them
all. A fine keeper, and from
January until new potatoes
come, it is of an excellent
quality. It is one of the
smoothest, shallow eyed
and pretty shaped potatoes
ever grown. They are great
yielders and an excellent
standby.

Price — Peck, 35c; bush-
el, $1.00; 2 or more bushel
lots, 80c per bushel. Sacks
free.

RTJRAB NEW YORKER NO. a.

BONANZA.

We have watched this potato for several years and have
fully tested it aud have this to say about Bonanza. It is
undoubtedly the very best potato for a farmer to grow who
wants a good yield and is particular as to quality. Some
farmers do not care what kind of a potato they eat just so
it is a potato. The Bonanza is an Irishman’s potato, as
there is no one that is a better judge of a good potato, and
they are emphatic as to their praise of this variety. The
Bonanza comes nearer the old-fashioned Peachblows that
were the most famous cookers of any variety ever in-
troduced in the corn belt. We believe the Bonanza to be
better adapted to our heavy corn land than any other kind.
They are shaped somewhat like the Rural New Yorker,
red skin, finely fleshed white meat, extremely dry and
mealy, so mealy that one of our customers said he had to
place them in a colander and steam them to keep them
from breaking to pieces, as they mixed with the water
when boiling. They are good yielders and extremely
hardy, making an extra heavy growth of vine, and, as
every farmer knows, it takes strong vines to make pota-
toes. We could give you hundreds of testimonials from
practical farmers who have raised Bonanzas and they all
unite in saying that the Bonanza is the best potato that
they have ever raised, but we will not commence. It will
make thousands of dollars for market gardeners to raise
this kind, as they beat their competitors and make a friend
of every customer to whom they sell them. Try them, and
you will be well pleased, we assure you. This is no fairj'
tale, but a genuine fact, and you can make some money or
gratify a particular taste for potatoes by raising Bonanzas.
Price — Peck, 35c; half bushel, 60c; bushel, $1; two or more
bushels, 90c per bushel; 10 or more bushels, 80c per bushel.
Bags free. Packed in frost proof barrels, 10c per bushel
extra.

SWEET POTATOES.

We are prepared to furnish any variety of sweet pota-
toes for seed at lowest wholesale rate to our customers.
Send f >r our price, We have made arrangements with one
of the largest growers who has a large storage plant and
will furnish good potatoes, all fresh packed the day of
shipment. They are of the best quality, of pure seed, not
too small and stringy, not too large to be unprofitable for
plants, but just right. They are grown in the north and
are much superior to southern stock. We have obtained

our sweet potato plants for the past five years from the
same grower and they have given most excellent satisfac-
tion. We are building up an elegant trade in this impor-
tant seed. Try us on sweet potatoes and you will be sur-
prised at the quality and low price of our seed.

Write us for prices as they fluctuate and we could not
make a fixed price now, but considering the high grade of
stocK we furnish can make a very low price. We will not
sell less than barrel lots as we have found it very unsatis-
factory selling less. Club in with vour neighbor if you
want less than a barrel or sprout them for sa'e. To those
who do not wish to sprout them we offer as follows: Price —
Sweet Potato Plants, 35c per hundred, postpaid to any
part of the United States. We shipped them in this man-
ner last season over 2,000 miles and they were received in
good shape and all grew. Price — By freight or express,
at sender’s expense, 30c per hundred; soo plants or more,
20c per hundred. Packed so they will keep for several
days in good shape.

SUNFEOWER.

African Black Giant Stinflower.^Specimens have
been grown measuring nine feet in circumference. It is
something wonderful and is extremely profitable to grow
An acre is good to let hogs and cattle run in in summer for
shade and nourishment, if not wanted for seed. If you
have half a dozen chickens you will find it profitable to
plant a package; if you have more, plant an ounce or a
pound, as it is the healthiest food in the world for fowls.
One grower in dry Nebraska writes: “We are all right.
Have 10 acres of your sunflower. This furnishes fuel and
feed for lots of chickens. The proceeds will keep us alive
until next crop.” We have cut the price on this greatly
so send in your order as we know it will pay you. Price —
Package, 3c; oz , 5c; yx lb*. 10c; lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs.,
(for one acre) $1 00, postpaid.

We handle garden tools and poultry supplies, and
make lower prices than any other one can possibly do. See
particulars in back of book.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

We take pleasure in offering to our many customers
and numerous new friends as fine a quality of garden seeds
as can be purchased any place, as all are strictly first-class
and of 1900 growth. They are all carefully grown in such
places as they do the best and make the strongest seed,
and by the most competent and high priced growers. A
great part of the seeds, such as corn and seeds that do
their best here, are grown by ourselves, and no pains and
attention are spared to make them perfect.

We Guarantee Satisfaction to every reasonable
demand, and we positively assert that all our seeds are of
as good quality as can be found in the United States, both
in germinating power, high standard and quality. We are
cranks on the question of good seeds, and make it our first
and last consideration in making up stocks. For instance,
our early sweet corn was all carefully picked, selected,
and placed in drying rooms and thoroughly cured, and
will make the strongest grower that can possibly be at-
tained. and so it is all the way through.

We could obtain held over seeds at one-fourth the price
we were compelled to pay for our seeds, but we would con-
sider it an insult to our many friends to offer them any-
thing but the best.

A word in explanation of our prices. We have placed
the prices down even cheaper than many of the Cheap
John Seed Houses, and are enabled to do so for the reason
mentioned in our annual greeting found at the first part
of this book and which we advise you all to read. It is a
well known fact that most garden seeds, especially beans
and peas, are much higher than they have been for years,
as the crop was very short in most sections on account of
failure from one cause or another. Those Seed Houses who
depend upon buying seeds at harvest will be compelled to
pay verv high prices and cannot secure some varieties at
any price. But we placed liberal contracts with growers
for such kinds as we could not grow, before planting time,
and consequently are in a position to make very low whole-
sale prices direct to the planter.

We contract with the best growers in the West and
.North, and will accept no seeds unless thoroughly tested,

FREE POSTAGE.

NOTICB— We pay the postage on all pack-
ets, ounce and pound, in the following prices,
excepting our Vegetable collection found on the
back of catalogue envelope, where we plainly
state what the postage will be on each collec-
tion. If vegetable seeds are sent by express or
freight at sender’s expense we will add enough
extras to make up for what we would have to pay
for postage; or for beans, corn and peas, deduct
7c per pint, 15c per quart from the list price.

and the grower’s, as well as our, reputation guarantees
everything to be true to name. We put up as well or
better filled seed packets than any other seed firm, putting
the choicest seeds in nice lithographed or printed envel-
opes, and have placed the price at the very low figure of
3c each, except on peas, beans and corn, which are so
heavy as to require more postage, making these at 4c per
pkt. This is a very little margin for us. but we will sell
that many more of them to even up. We wish to gain the
patronage of the best and most intelligent farmers and
and further build up our solid business.

A CD ADA One ounce will sow

X1.WAT AIVxlVJ v* w* forty feet of drill...

Soak the seed 24 hours in tepid water; sow early in
spring, in rows a foot apart; keep clean by frequent weed-
ing and hoeing. Packets contain about 259 seeds.

Columbian Mammoth "White. — A new and entirely
di&tinct variety, that produces shoots which are white, and
sta^ white as long as fit for use. It is more robust and vig-
orous in habit, and throws up larger shoots and fully as
many of them as Conover’s Colossal and requires no earthing
up in order to furnish the white shoots so much sought
after. Price. — Packet, 3c; oz., 8c; % lb.. 20c; lb., 60c.

Conover’s Colossal.— The standard variety. Price —
Packet 3c: oz. 5. yA lb. 15c; lb. 40c.

Barr’s Mammoth.— Produces very large stalks, even
and regular in growth and appearance, and of excellent
quality. Price same as Conover's Colossal.

BEANS. Dwarf Bush Variety one hundred feet of drill.

Dwarf or Bush beans require no support, and should be
planted in drills an inch and a half deep and drop the beans
three inches apart in the drills. Beans are tender animals
and cannot be planted until danger of frost is past. Keep
clean and do not hill up or hoe when wet.

NOTE— All beans are even higher this season than last
owing to the great failure in the bean growing sections. We
had some heavy contracts and will be well supplied, and
our prices will be found below present wholesale rates, It
is not a question of price this year with many varieties but a
question as to whether they can be had at all. If you are
having beans sent with other seeds by freight deduct 7c per
pt., 15c per quart from these prices.

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HK There is no earthly reason why the farmers of
the West should send East for their seeds, as Iowa jjk
HK seeds are not to be excelled the world over. The
soil, climate and conditions make it a perfect j|k
place to raise the best samples for the field and ak
garden. Mk

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

Wardwell’s Kidney Wax.— The leading bean for all
people and our customers strongly recommend it. The very
strong growing vines of this variety yield a large crop of
long, nearly straight, very white, wax like, handsome pods,
which are of good quality and always command a ready
sale, making this one of the most profitable varieties for the
Market Gardener. Its matures about the same time as the
Golden Wax, and the dry beans are large, kidney shaped,
white with dark markings about the eye. Price — Packet,
4c; pi"t 20c; quart, 35.

Golden Wax. — Counted by many to be superior to all
others. This bean introduced in 1876 still continues the

standard vari-
ety for general
use. The pods
are long, nearly
straight, broad,
flat, golden yel-
low, very fleshy
and wax like,
with short,
fleshy, green
point, cooking
quickly as
snaps, shelling
well when
green, and of
the highest
quality in both
conditions.
Beans medium
sized, oval,
white, more or less covered with two shades of purplish
red. In size, color and quality of the pods our stock is
unequaled Price— Packet 4c; pint 20c; quart, 35c.

German Wax.— Black seeded. We are so thorough-
ly satisfied with this improved strain of Black Wax that we
have discarded the old stock altogether, this being more
vigorous and far more productive, with length, borne well
up among the foliage, curved cylindrical, thick, fleshy and
of a clear waxy white color, with long, slightly curved
point; remain a long time in condition for use as snaps.
Beans small, oblong, jet black. No one can afford to plant
the old Black Wax or Butter Bean, as this is much better in
every respect. Price— Packet 4c; pint 20c; quart 35c.

Davis White Wax. — A distinct new dwarf Wax Bean,
popular in the family garden. It is the best white seeded
Wax Bean, of handsome appearance and very productive.
It is so productive that the vines are absolutely a mass of
pods; it holdes its pods well up from the ground; the pods
are always full of large, plump beans; being .pure white,
with no eye, it is just what the bean canners have been
looking for. By mail, postpaid. Price— Packet 4c; pint,
20c; quart, 35c.

White Wonder Field Beans. — The greatest bean for
farm crop that we have ever seen; side by side with any
bean known to us, it outyields it fully by one-third to one-
half, placing it as a marvelous cropper. The pods are large
and filled with medium sized pure white beans. Extremely
early, can be three weeks ahead of the Navy, and sold just
at the time when beans are rare. We consider it absolutely
the finest, largest yielding and best selling field bean
known. Excellent food for cooking and baking. Habit,
dwarf, very bushy and wonderfully full of pods. Just figure
the profit on an acre yielding 80 to 100 bushels. If you
don’t grow for market get a pint or quart of the best beans
for use during the winter. Over 20,000 farmers and citizens
are planting this most wonderful of all white beans. It’s
the yielder. Nothing like it. Go the world over, no bean

approaches it in yield, quality and readiness to find sale in
the market. Price— Pint, 20; quart, 35c; peck, 60c; bushel,

$3-50.

Dong Yellow Six Weeks. — Hardy, early and pro-
ductive, A standard sort for general crop. Price — Packet
4c; pint 20c; quart 35c.

Best of All. — Originated in Germany. Pods long,
very tender, succulent, stringless, of rich flavor, and an
enormous producer. Very popular, especially in the south.
Excellent for winter shell beans. Price — Packet, 4c; pint,
20c; quart, 35.

Early Mohawk. — The hardiest of the early varieties;
will stand mo 1 e cold than any other. The pods are from
five to six inches long. A good variety for market gardeners
and private use. Price — Packet 4c; pint 20c; quart 35c.

Refugee or 10 oc -to-i. — Pods round, thick and tender.
Be*ns, brown speckled. Season, medium to late. Exten-
sive^ grown for pickling. Price — Packet, 4c; pint, 20c; quart
35C.

Early Valentine Green-Pod.— For snaps there is
nothing superior among the green-podded sorts, and many
prefer it to the wax varieties. Vines erect, with coarse,
dark green leaves and large, white blossoms; pods medium
length, curved, cylindrical, very fleshy, crisp and tender;
beans medium size, long, irregular, pink, marbled with red.
Among green podded varieties there is none, we think, that
can compare with our stock of Valentine in fleshiness and.
high quality of pod. Many different strains of Valentines
are offered, each claiming to be a great improvement. We
have examined them all and have found none which we
were willing to substitute for our stock, which combines all
the good qualities. Price— Packet, 4c; pint, 20c; quart, 35c.

Jackson Wonder Dwarf Dima. — A dwarf or bunch
variety, growing from 18 to 30 inches high, immensely pro-
ductive and very early. Pods broad and flat, containing
from three to four beautiful variegated flat beans, similar
in shape to the well-known Dima, and in the dry state as
shell beans, can be used the same as the Dima, but when the
pods are young they make excellent snapbeans. It is not
waxy, hence cooks easily and quickly; in fact, fills all the
requirements for a good garden variety as well as a field
sort. Price — Packet, 4c; pint, 20c; quart, 35c.

Burpee’s Bush Dima.— A dwarf or bush variety of
the true, large Dima, which is of great value. They are of
perfect bush form, growing 18 to 20 inches high, of stout and
erect growth, yet branching and vigorous. An immense
yielder, each bush bearing from 50 to 200 handsome large
pods, well filled with very large beaus of a luscious flavor.
Does not always mature dry shelled beans in this latitude,
but they are sure of a pod full of green ones. Price —
Packet. 4c, pint 20c, quart 35c.

Henderson’s Bush Dima.— Grows in compact bush
form, producing enormous crops of delicious Dima Beans,
which can be as easily gathered as common garden bush
bean. It is at least two weeks earlier than the Dimas, pro-
duces a continous crop from the middle of July nntil frost.
Enormously productive. A very small patch will supply a
family with this splendid vegetable throughout the season.
Price — Packet 4c, pint 20c, quart 35c.

POEE BEANS. toiqou"ohnLplant

These succeed best on clay loams, which should be
liberally enriched with short manure in the hills, which are
farmed according to the variety, from three to four feet
apart. From 5 to 6 seeds are planted in each hill, about two
inches deep. After planting all the beans be sure and firm
the ground, either with feet or roller.

Dasy Wives.— This variety originated in Bucks Co.,
Pennsylvania, where for a number of years it has been the
most popular Pole Bean grown. Pods are wonderfully
broad and fleshy, and above all stringless. In many re-
pects they surpass anything we know of. Then, again, the
pods retain their rich stringless and tender qualities until
they are almost ripe: so much so in fact, that we are per-
fectly safe in saying that they are the best of all Snap-Shorts.
They also surpass every variety in the way of vines clinging
to the pole. Its name, we think, implies productiveness, for
the vines being covered all summer with masses of beautilul
pods, it is just the sort to suit lazy wives, as a mess can soon
be picked for dinner. Pods which are green are rather
flattish, oval shape and, when fully grown, are from 6 to 8
inches long, exceedingly rich, buttery and fine flavored
when cooked. They are hardy, easily grown, and enor-
mously productive. Price — Packet 4c, pint 20c, quart 35c.

Cut Shorts. — The old fashioned corn-field beans
which is so popular and often so difficult to obtain. Price —
Packet 4c, pint 20c, quart 35. c

Dutch Case Knife. — A popular old variety. Very
productive; large pods. Unsurpassed for shell beans.
Price— Packet 4c, pint 20c, quart 35c.

Fall Son. — A new pole bean that is the best thing in
line yet introduced. It contains great merit and fora hardy
prolific, finely flavored and eating bean it cannot be excelled.
Price — Packet 4c, pint 20c, quart 35c. All postpaid.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

beets.

For early, sow as soon
as the ground can be
worked, and about the
middle of May for a gen-
eral crop, in drills fifteen
inches apart and one and
a half inches deep. The
young plants make excel-
lent greens. The seeds
will germinate more free-
ly if soaked i n. warm
water twenty-four hours
before sowing; but care
should be taken not to
plant soaked seed in very
dry ground. The soil
should be a rich deep
loam. Our packets of
Beet seed contain on
an average about 500
seeds.

Improved Extra
Early Eclipse.— An im-
proved extra early sort.
Tops small, dark pur-
plish green, shading to a
lighter color on outside
of the leaves. Roots near-
ly globular with a small
tap root, and a very small
collar. Flesh dark red,
toned with a lighter red;
very sweet, crisp and tender, especally when young.
One of the most desirable sorts for pickling. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., 6c; % lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Crosby’s Egyptian Turnip.— We believe this to be
the earliest varietj' in existence. It was originated by a
leading market gardener for the Boston market and is an
improvement on fhe old Egyptian, being thicker, hand-
somer and more regular in shape, smooth with very small
tops and small tap root. If is of perfect shape when small,
thus making a good beet for bunching, and is very popu-
lar with market gardeners for this purpose. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., 6c; % tb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Edmand’s Extra-Early Turnip.— We recommend
Edmand’s Extra-Early most highly for extra earli-
ness, fine quality and productiveness. It makes a
fine market crop in seven weeks from sowing. Of
fine, globular shape, good size and smooth roots. In color
the flesh is of light pink; it boils red; very tender and
sweet. Price— Pkt , 3c; ox., 6c; % lb , 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Improved Blood Turnip. — Popular everywhere,
roots fine, symmetrical in shape; flesh deep blood red,
tender and sweet; grows to good size; fine for early use
and desirable for winter. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; x/± lb.,
15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Bong Blood Red.— Standard winter smooth, tender
and sweet. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; % lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

MANGELS AND SUGAR BRETS.

CARROT.

Our packets of Carrot Seed contain on an average about
6yooo seeds. One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill , 3 to 4 lbs. for
1 acre.

Early
Scarlet
Horn. — One of
the mostpopu-
1 a r varieties
grown, color
deep orange;
one of the best
for table use.
P r i c e— Pkt. .
3c; oz., 5c; Vt.
lb., 30c; 1 lb.,
50c.

Oxheart or
Guerande. —

This fine and
very popular
carrot is inter-
mediate as to
length, be-
tween the half
long varieties
(such as Dan-
vers) and the
Scarlet Horn
carrots, but
much thicker
than the latter,
being at the
top from four
to five inches in diameter. Flesh, bright orange, fine
grained and sweet. It is of a very fine quality for table
use and equally good for stock. Where other sorts require
digging, Oxheart can easily be pulled, making it a par-
ticularly desirable sort for soil so stiff and hard that other
sorts do not do well. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 5c ; x/2 lb„ 30c;
1 lb., 50c.

Improved Danver’s Half Bong.— A first class car-
rot for all soils; the root is of a rich dark color, and 20 to
30 tons per acre is no unusual crop. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz.,
5c ; % lb. , 30c ; 1 lb , 50c.

Carrots for Stock. — We carry a large amount of stock
carrots and have the large White Belgian, Targe Yellow
Belgian. Mastodon and Victoria. It will pay you to read
the descriptions and prices found on page 18.

CABBAGE.

One ounce will produce 500 plants ; one pound produce plants
enough to transplant one acre.

Just a word about cabbage seed. Gardeners know that
there is a vast difference in cabbage seed. We will say
that as in all other seeds we handle, nothing but the best,
which is acknowledged to be that grown on Long
Island, We are not afraid to stand behind our cabbage
seed with any kind of a reasonable guarantee, as to germi-
nating power and true to name.

Extensively grown in all parts of the’ country for feed-
ing stock. Sow in April or May, in drills three feet apart
and thin to ten inches in the row. If your soil is deep and
mellow, try the long varieties; if shallow the round kinds
will do better. No crop pays the farmer or stock raiser
better than mangels; 1,000 bushels to the acre is an ordi-
nary yield, while with good culture 2,000 bushels and over
have been grown to this amount of ground. These make
the cheapest of foods for all kinds of live stock — horses,
cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens, etc. Easily grown and they
help to keep stock in good condition and free from disease.
Dairymen claim that a bushel of mangels and a bushel of
corn are worth more than two bushels of corn. Use 5
pounds of seed to an acre.

Golden Tankard. — The popular variety. Roots are
smooth, of very large size, and of most excellent quality.
Is a splendid keeper and we heartily recommend this
strain of Golden Tankard to all. Price— Pkt., 3c; x/2 lb..
15c; 1 lb., 35c; or 5 lbs. for one acre, $1.25.

Mammoth Bong Red.— Like the above except color.
Price— Same as above.

French Improved Sugar.— This kind is cultivated
on a larger scale than any other variety of Sugar Beet. The
root is conical, straight and even, quite large at the head
and tapering rayidly. It is easy to dig, a heavy yielder,
and contains from 13 to 15 per cent of sugar. Price — Pkt.,
3c; Vi lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c.

Collection of Mangels and Sugar Beet.

One ounce each of Golden Tandard, Mammoth Long
Red and French improved Sugar, 20c; lb. of each, 40c; 1
pound of each, 75c, postpaid; 8c per lb. less if by freight.

We pay postage an all Vegetable Seeds.

Early Winningstadt. — One of the best for general
use, being a very sure header, and will grow a hard head
under circumstances where most sorts would fail. Heads
regular, conical shape, very hard and keep well, both win-
ter and summer. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; l/2
lb., 76c; 1 lb., $1.25.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

Early “Allhead” Cabbage.— If a gardener or ama-
teur were to plant but one variety of cabbage he could get
none that would answer all purposes as well as the Early
"Allhead."1 For uniformity, reliability of heading, size,
earliness and quality, it has no equal. Besides these
points, the fact that at least 1,000 more cabbages can be
grown on an acre, on account of its having hardly any
outer leaves, and can, in consequence, be planted much
closer than other sorts, render this sort the most profitable.
Our seed is grown by the most reliable Cabbage Seed
grower on hong Island, and we know that no better seed
can be had. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 20c; y lb., 70c; 1 lb.. $2.50.

Early Jersey Wakefield. — Unquestionably the best
early cabbage in cultivation. It possesses the merit of
large sized heads, small outside foliage and uuiformity ip
producing a crop. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; y lb., 35c; 1
lb., $1.25.

Early French Oxheart. — Very early and hardy, sure
grower, crisp and tender and one of the old standbys.
There are lots of people who will plant this exclusively.
Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; y lb., 35c; y2 lb., 70c; 1 lb., $1.25.

Early York. — An early variety. Heads small, heart
shaped, firm and tender, of very dwarf growth, and may
be transplanted fifteen or eighteen inches apart. Price —
Pkt.. 3c; oz., 15c; y lb.. 35c; y2 lb., 70c; 1 lb., $1.25.

Holland Cabbage. — (The genuine stock.) In some
important particulars this is the most remarkable cabbage
yet produced. In fact, it well illustrates the truth that
“merit will win,” in that while it was introduced only
about three j'ears ago, it has already become the favorite
sort with those who have the true stock. The heads,
which are very solid and deep, are of medium size, averag-
ing about 8 pounds in weight. In color they are very dis-
tinct; in point of quality they have no superior and they
keep better than any other sort, the heads being as solid,
and perfect when taken up in the spring as when put away
in the fall. At that time no cabbage will sell beside them
even at one- half the price. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 20c; y2
lb., 70c; 1 lb., $2.60.

All Seasons.— This is the sort generally grown on
Long Island for the New York market. Heads very large,
round, often nearly spherical, but usually somewhat flat-
tened; very solid and of the best quality, keeping as well
as the winter sorts. Plants very vigorous and sure head-
ing; leaves large and smooth, with dense bloom. Remark-
able for its ability to stand the hot sun and dry weather.
One of the very best sorts for general cultivation. Inferi-
or strains of this sort are often sold under the name of
Vandergaw, etc. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; y2
lb., 90c; 1 lb., $1.60.

Surehead— (Main crop.) Large, round, flattened
heads, remarkable for its certainty to head. One of the
best varieties for main crop. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; y
b., 50c; 1 lb., $1 60.

Premium Elat Dutch.—

The best Premium Flat Dutch
Cabbage ever offered the
American cabbage grower.
Absolutely sure heading. 999
out of 1,000 plants make per-
fect salable heads, averaging
16 to 20 pounds, measuring 12
to 14 inches in diameter. Spe-
cially grown headsoften reach
50 lbs. each. Interior is
creamy white, compact and
crisp. Unequaled for cook-
ing or slicing; flavor especial-
ly fine. It is without excep-
tion the best winter keeper in the world. It will flourish
on all soils. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c: y lb., 50c; y lb.,
90c; 1 lb., $i.6o.

Autumn King.— Autumn King is an entirely distinct
variety ; best keeper we have ever seen; it produces enor-
mous solid heads of that dark shade of green that is most
desirable in a Cabbage, and has such small outer leaves
that it can be planted closer together than the ordinary late
sorts, and can be relied on to produce a greater weight of
crop per acre than any other variety. A distinct feature of
the Autumn King is the peculiarly crimped leaves, which
not only add to its appearance, but enable it to be distin-
guished anywhere. It is unquestionably one of the best
late sorts of today. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 20c; y lb., 70c;
1 lb., $2 00.

New Short Stem Drum-
head.—This is a very popular
\ariety, For sureness in head-
ing and regularity of growth it
is certainly the finest cabbage
extant. It far surpasses any
other strain which we have
seen, ripening earlier, with very
short stem or stock and large,
thick, solid head, of silky fine
quality and of best keeping
qualities. It is almost all head
and always sure to head. Price,

Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; y lb., 35c; y2
lb., 90: ; 1 lb., |i .60.

Red Dutch.— Used almost exclusively for picking; it
is one of the hardest of all red cabbages, and will keep
later in the season than any of them. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz.,
15c; y lb.. 50c: y lb., 90c; 1 lb., $1.60.

The most critical cabbage grower in the land need
have no doubts about the quality of our cabbage seed.
pC| C D V ®ne ounce will produce
ULLlTi I 1 about 6,000 plants. . . .

This we consiner one of the luxuries of the garden. No
one who has once used it will be without it, and as it is
usually so expensive in the market, the following simple
directions are given, by which everyone who has a garden
can supply themselves with it.

For first crop sow the seeds early in hotbeds, or in
boxes in the house, or later in open ground, in rich, moist
soil, covering the seed very lightly. When the plants are
about three inches high, transplant to about three inches
apart each way in a rich, pulverized bed.

The tops are shorn off once or twice before planting so
as to insure “stocky” plants, which suffer less on being
transplanted. After the ground has been well prepared, lines
are struck out on the level surface, three feet apart, and the
plants set six inshes apart in rows. If the weather is dry
at the time of planting, great care should be taken that the
roots are properly firmed.

Keep clear 01 weeds until about the middle of August,
when it will be time to begin earthing them up. Draw the
soil up against the plants with a hoe as closely as possible
firming it enough to keep the plants in an upright position.

Later in the season the bleaching process must be fin-
ished by digging the soil from between the rows and bank-
ing it up clear to the tops on each side of the row of celery.

White Plum e.— T h €

stalks, portions of inner leaves
and heart are raturally white
and become fit for use by sim-
ply tying it up closely with
soft twine More used than
any other variety by market
and private gardeners. We
had a very choice lot of this
variety of seed grown for us
this year in California. It is of
the highest quality and sure to
please all. Price — Pkt., 3c;

oz., 15c; y lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.50.

Giant Pascal.— A re-
markable novelty in celery.
Stalks remarkadly large, thick,
solid, entirely stringless, very
crisp and brittle. It is a vigor-
ous grower and bleaches very
easily, requiring only 5 to 6
days’ earthing up, when the
outer stalks present a beauti-
ful clear white appearance.
Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; y lb.,
40c; 1 lb., $1.50.

2 We furnish Bags free. Customers pay
jg transportation charges. (j

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

Golden Self Blanching.

— Of a very handsome form and
even growth, reaching a veiy
large size. It is entirely self-
blanching. It is unequalled in
its striking appearance on the
table and decidedly the best
keeper of the self-blanching
varieties. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz.,

15c; y lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.60.

New Kalamazoo. — A
grand variety, of a creamy white
color and very popular with the
celery growers around Kalama-
zoo, Mich., the largest celery
growing district in the world.

Of very large size and most per-
fect shape. It is profitable
either for market or family use.

There is no waste in preparing
it for the table. Price— Pkt.,

3c; oz., 15c: y lb., 40c; y2 lb.,

75c; 1 lb., $1.40.

Boston Market— A medi-
um sized, hardy, crisp and de-
lightfully flavored white vari-
ety. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c;
y lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.50.

THE GERMAN COFFEE BERRY.

This plant establish-
es the fact that very good
coffee can be pro-
cured at a low cost. We
secured some seed of this
wonderful substitute for
coffee and find that it is
all that is claimed for it.
It is wonderfully pro-
ductive and is destined
to save the American
housekeepers and farm-
ers millions of dollars
each year. It is certain-
ly the best berry to mix
with other coffee we ever
saw. Half and half will
produce a drink claimed
by many to be equal to a
good cup of Rio- We
grow this plant ourselves
and like the coffee that
is made from the berry.
It is much superior to
the cheap low grade
coffee that is used so
much nowadays, and being pure, so much more wholesome.
Many people really prefer this coffee to any other, and their
testimonials are so hearty and so strong that it leaves no
doubt but that it is a rare novelty and a fine berry. It
should be planted early, carefully cultivated and set the
plants about two feet apart each way, so as to give abundant
room each way to spread and grow and bear abundantly.
Give it room and sun and not too rich soil. You will be sur-
prised at the great quantity you can grow from an ounce or
pound of our seed, Price— Pkt., 4c; oz,, 5c; y lb., 20c; y2 lb.,
30c; 1 lb , 40c.

CHICORY.

The dried and prepared roots are used quite extensive-
ly as a substitute for, and adulterant of coffee. Many farm-
ers grow this plant and use for coffee, for which it makes a
splendid substitute. Sow the seed as early in the spring as
the ground can be prepared, in a rather light, moderately
rich soil, in drills fifteen inches apart for garden and two
to two and one-half feet apart for field (culture. When the
plants are sufficiently large, thin from four to six inches
apart in the row. Keep clear of weeds and in the fall dig
the roots, slice them and dry. Where the roots are grown
in a quantity, for the manufacturers of the “prepared”
chicory, they are usually brought to the factory in the
“green” state and there dried in kilns constructed for that
purpose. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 5c; y2 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 50c.

CATJEIFEOWER.

One ounce will produce about 3^000 plants.

One of the most delicious of vegetables. Any soil that
will grow cabbage will grow cauliflower, as their require-
ments are very similar. Culture same as cabbage except
they need a cool and moist atmospnere and should be
watered during dry weather. As the flower heads appear,
the large leaves should bejbroken down over them to shield
them from the sun and rain.

Henderson’s Early Snow-Ball. — Throughout the
country this is considered not only the earliest of all cauli-
flowers, but it is more certain to make a head than any
other sort. Its dwarf habit and short outer leaves allow it
to be planted as close as eight to twenty inches apart each
way, thus making it especially valuable to market garden-
ers. Our stock is extra choice and cannot be excelled. It is
grown in the locality where this variety originated, by
a growler whom we believe to be the best in the world.
Price— Pkt., 10c; y oz., 60c, 1 oz., $2.00.

Extra Early Dwarf Erfnrt.— Valuable for forcing.
A very popular variety in Europe and with eastern gar-
deners. First quality. Price— Pkt., 10c; y oz., 60c; oz.,
$2.00.

Buying Vegetable Seeds by Mail. It is the easiest,
most pleasant and profitable way to secure the best seeds
if you select a reliable firm. If your merchant handles
bulk seeds he must have a large profit and often holds over
quite a bit. Commission seeds and boxes left at stores are
a snare and a delusion and the chances are that you get
stuff so old that it will prove worse than useless and you
throw away your time and money in planting them. If

?rou once try the mail order buying seeds, you will certain -
y be pleased and ready each season to send us an order
for your full supply of seeds. As for farm seeds there is
no doubt you can do much better than to buy of your mer-
chant, as you are enabled to buy of us wholesale, and get
what it is impossible for many merchants to handle. Some-
thing rare and profitable to you. Let us prove it to you.

5 We are making a special run on choice western J
£ grown onion seed. We offer bargains in every line, >
j but extra on field and sweet corn, forage plants, }
3 oats, barley, artichokes, carrots, pumpkins, all gar- l
5 den seeds and tools, and poultry supplies. You *
5 cannot miss it. This is a great Bargain Year ’
5 for our customers. i

New Windsor, III., Jan. 16, 1900.

A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda, la.

Gentlemen: — Will say that ths seed I got of you last
spring gave such good satisfaction that I will again send
you another order. Yours truly.

W. S. Fleharty.

We give seed sowers as premiums for grass seed orders.
Read about them in back of book. It will interest you.

Surely some of our Grass Mixtures for permanent
meadows and pastures will fit your case. It will pay you
to read full particulars on page 16.

Blue Grass for permanent pasture and beautiful
lawns. Our blue grars seed cannot be excelled, and is en-
tirely free from weed seed. (See page 14.)

Shubert, Neb., Nov. i, 1900.

A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda. Ia.

Gentlemen: — The wheat and timothy seeds that we
bought from you proved to be very fine and made a splen-
did stand which was very satisfactory. We will be pleased
to do business with you in the future.

Yours truly,

A. McGechie & Sons.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

SWEET CORN.

We have had a life time of experience in growing corn
and honestly say that Page County Sweet Corn leads the
world for perfect development of sweetness and quality.
And we have special facilities for drying, curing, and storing
sweet corn that makes the germinating qualities of the
highest order and no one can procure a better sweet corn
than we can. We defy competition both in quality and
price.

Early Sunrise Sweet
Corn. — This splendid variety
originated with a market garden-
er in this state and for eight years
he carefully selected it to an ideal
size and shape, and also the earli-
est maturing. In this way he has
obtained this variety, which is
distinct from all others. The
grains are fairly deep and are set
in straight rows on small white
cobs. Very uniform and hand-
some. It is quite productive ands
of as good flavor as any corn we
ever tasted. Don’t fail to try it.
Market gardeners will find the
Early Sunrise a most profitable
and satisfactory variety. Price—
Pkt.,4C; pint, 15c; quart, 25c, post-
paid.

Cory . — Ears eight-rowed
with red cob and very large pink
grains. All the red cobbed corn
should be cooked quickly by drop-
ping the ears into boiling water
to which a little salt has been ad-
ded, for if simmered over a slow
fire, or allowed to stand in the
water after cooking, the red cob
will discolor the kernels. Price
— Pkt., 4c; pt.,

Price-

little earlier. We offer extra early, matured seed.

Pkt., 4c; pt., 15c; qt., 25c, postpaid.

Crosby’s Early. — A most excellent variety of best
flavor. Ears of medium size, twelve-rowed, which are very
tender and sweet. This is used in Maine for canning, and
it is the use' of this variety that has given Maine its sweet
corn reputation. Price — Pkt., 4c; pt., 15c; qt., 25c. postpaid.

Adam’s Early or Burlington Hybrid.— Not a sweet
corn but a splendid Corn for table use and is very early.
Ears good size, and makes a splendid growth of fodder.
Price — Pkt., 4c; pt-, 15c; qt., 25c, postpaid.

@OrlW

150; qt., 25c, post-
paid.

Early White
Cory. — The best
extra early for
the market and
the home gar-
den, Selected
for white cob and
white kernels
from the origi-
nal and earliest
Cory, and is now
a good length
ahead of all
the crack
earliest, no

Country Gentleman. — A sort developed from the old
Ne Plus Ultra, having a very small white cob, densely cov-
ered with irregular rows of very long, slender, white grains
which are of fine quality. It is much superior to the old Ne
Plus Ultra. Price— Pkt., 4c; pt., 15c; qt., 25c, postpaid.

If Corn is ordered by freight or f
express with other goods, deduct 8c |
per pint, 15c per quart.

matter what their names are. For a strictly first early

.. . -

for market and home use, you can’t be far wrong witl

Black Mexican. — Although the ripe grain is black or
bluish black the corn, when in condition for table, cooks re-
markably white and is very tender. Desirable for family
use, and does especially well for the second early in the
south. A great many of our customers will use no other
kind, as it is so remarkablysweet and tender. Our strain is
remarkable. Price— Pkt., 4c; 1 pt., 15c; 1 qt., 25c.

Mammoth — Produces the largest ears of any variety, a
single ear often weighing two or three pounds. Of excel-
lent quality, it is sweet, tender and delicious. Price— Pkt.,
4C; 1 pt., 15c; 1 qt., 25c.

POP CORN.

Monarch White Rice Pop-Corn,

CORY SWEET CORN.

Early White Cory. The ears are larger and better filled
out than those of the red cob Cory and become fit for use a

Give the boys an acre to raise pop corn for the market.
It, pays, as pop corn is generally in good demand at profit-
able prices. It is better to give the boys an acre to raise a
crop to furnish them some spending money than to give
them the money, as money thus earned is appreciated, and
cultivates a business habit in the boy that might always
stay down. It will pay you to procure some good seed, as
pop corn mixes very leadily with field varieties.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA,

Queen’s Golden. — This is one of the handsomest pop
corns. It surpasses all others in yield, size and color. It
pops perfectly white and a single kernel will expand nearly
one inch. Often produces from four to six ears to the stalk.
Price— Pkt., 4c; 1 pt., 15c; 1 qt., 25c.

Monarch White Rice.— Every grower of pop corn is
acquainted with White Rice. This is an improvement on
the old variety, ears being much larger, and produced in
greater abundance, six ears on a stock being a frequent oc-
currence. Price — Pkt., 4c; 1 pt., 15c; 1 qt., 25c.

CRESS. Curled or Pepper Grass.

This small salad is much used with lettuce, to which
its warm pungent taste makes a most agreeable addition.
The seed should be sown in drills about 16 inches apart, on
very rich ground, and the plants well cultivated. It may be
planted very early, but repeated sowings are necessary to
secure a succession. Keep off insects by dusting with Pyre-
thrum Powder. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 20c; y lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.00.

KOHI/ RABI.

The Kohl Rabi is a vegetable intermediate between the
cabbage and turnip, and combines the flavor of both. The
edible part is a turnip shaped bulb formed by the swelling
of the stem. When used for the table this should be cut
when quite small, as it is then very delicate and tender, but
if allowed to reach its full size becomes tough and stringy.

Early White Vienna.— Very early, small, handsome
white bulb. Best early variety for table. Price— Pkt., 3c;
oz., 15c; y lb., 40c.

Early Purple Vienna. — Nearly identical with the
above except in color, which is a bright purple with the leaf
stems tinged with purple. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; y lb„
40c.

EEEK.

Belongs to the onion family and by some preferred to that
vegetable. Sow the seed and care for young plants same as
for onions, but they need a little more room in order to de-
velop fully. When the young plants are double the size of a
goose quill, transplant to a prepared bed in rows one foot
apart and four or five inches in the row.

London Elag. — This variety is more cultivated in this
country than any other. It is hardy and of good quality.
Price^Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; y lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c.

KAI/E-

Borecole, Kale or German Greens are general terms ap-
lied tc those classes of cabbage which do not form heads
ut are used in their open growth. Some of the varieties
are the most tender and delicate of any of the Cabbage
tribe. They are hardy and improved rather than injured
by the frost.

Tall Green Curled Scotch.— This is very hardy, and
improved by' a moderate frost. About 30 inches tall, with an
abundance of dark green leaves, which are densely curled
and cut, forming a very beautiful plant. It stands the win-
ters in the Middle states without protection. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., 10c; y lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c.

Dwarf Curled Scotch, or German Greens.— Plant
low and compact, but with large leaves curled, cut and
crimped until the whole plant resembles a bunch of moss.
It would be well worthy of cultivation simply for its beauty.
One of the best sorts for use, and when well grown and
cooked is one of the most palatable ot vegetables. Price —
Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; y lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c.

CUCUMBERS.

One pound will plant 50 hills; two pounds will plant 1 acre.

Westerfield’s Chicago Pickle. — Fora number of
years Chicago has been the centre of a very large pickling
industry. This variety is preferred for pickling by almost
evtry large pickling factory in that city, and for "commer-
cial pickles it is one of the best. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; %
lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c, postpaid.

Early Erame. — An old and popular variety, of medi-
um size, straight and handsome; excellent for pickles when
y^ung. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c, post-
paid.

Improved Dong Green. — A fine long fruit, of excel-
lent quality, dark green, firm and crisp. Price — Pkt., 3c;
oz , 6c; y lb. 25c; 1 lb., 40c, postpaid.

White Spined Evergreen. — Color deep, blue-green,
one of the best for shipping. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb.,
2=c; 1 lb.. 40c, postpaid.

Green Prolific. — Splendid pickling sort. Very pro-
ductive. Price — Pkt.. 3c; oz., 6c; y lb.. 25c; 1 lb., 40c.

Improved White Spine. — We offer to our customers
this improved strain, pronounced by good judges superior
to all others. Fruit of even and good size, straight, well-
formed and symmetrical. When small it is deep green in
color and of uniform shape, making it unexcelled for pick-
ling When of usual size for slicing it still holds its color,
shading to a light green at blossom end. As it matures it
turns to a clear white. Very showy for market. Immense-
ly productive and keeps longer solid and crisp than any
other variety. Outyields any other pickles. Price— Pkt ,

3c; oz., 6c; V2 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c, postpaid.

Improved Arlington White Spine.— This is with-
out exception, the most profitable Cucumber for truckers’
cultivation. It is, beyond question, the earliest, most shape-
ly and productive variety of this type; of a rich green color
throughout its entire length, very straight and symmetrical.
It needs no recommendation where known and "a trial order
will convince you of the truth of this statement. This is
one of Berry’s Vegetables which helps to make a garden
worth having.

JAPANESE NEST EGGS-GOURDS.

Grown al-
most uniformly
to the size, color
and shape of a
hen’s egg, al-
though some
vary in size from
a pigeon’s egg
up t o a goose
egg, and so ex-
actly like an egg
do they appear
as to almost de-
ceive any one.

The shells are
hard and dur-
able, and make
the very best
nest eggs, as
they do not
crack. The larg-
est ones when
sawed in two
make excellent
pots for starting
tomato, straw-
berry and other
plants. The
Nest Egg Gourd
is a rapid and desirabe climber, quickly covering old sheds
or any unsightly object with a mass of "green foliage, thick-
ty dotted with beautiful white eggs. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz.,
10c; y lb., 40.

Dipper. — Makes a lighter and more convenient dipper
than can be bought. Dippers of various sizes, of a capacity
of from a pint to a quart can be had from a few vines.
Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c.

EGG PI/ANT.

One ounce will produce 100 plants.

A tender plant which should be started quite early in a
hotbed or box in the house which must be kept warm. Date
in the spring transplant to open ground, 2 y feet apart each
way in warm, rich soil. As soon as the weather becomes
warm they thrive and are easily grown. They are a decided
luxury which all should grow.

Early Dong Purple. — Hardy and productive. Six to
eight inches long. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 2cc; y lb., 75c; 1 lb.,
$2.75.

Improved New York.— Our strain of this leading
market variety we believe to be unsurpassed. Very' large
size, skin deep purple, flesh white and of an excellent qual-
ity. Very productive. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 20c; y lb. 75c;
1 lb., 52.50.

Extra Early Round Purple.— Same in general ap-
pearance to New York Purple but smaller. Its great merit
is its hardiness and extra earliness, hence it is valuable in
northern sections. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 20c; y lb., 75c; 1
lb., $2.50.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CLARINDA, IOWA.

MUSK MELON.

One dunce will plant about 80 hills — two pounds to the acre.

The soil best adapted to the culture of melons is a rich,
sandy loam. Plant in hills five or six feet apart each way,
ten or twelve seeds in a hill. When they begin to vine, thin
out, leaving only 4 of the most thrifty. Melons are very
sensitive to the cold and therefore should not be planted in
this latitude until about May 15.

The Rocky Ford Musk Melon.— The Melon known
on the “bills of fare” of the leading hotels and restaurants
of America as
the ‘ ‘Rocky
Ford Canta-
loupe” takes its
name from the
little town of
Rocky Ford,

Colorado which
has become fa-
mous for its
melons as is
Baltimore for its
ojrsters. The
shipping of these
melons has
reached such
proportions as to
cause it to be-
come the leading
industry of the
town, thousands
of crates being
annuallv for-
warded to the principal cities of the United States. The
reason for the wide-spread popularity of this melon is two-
fold. First, its superb table qualities, being firm, sweet and
remarkably solid. Second, its wonderful shipping quali-
ties, which enable it to be carried great distances, and yet
arrive in first-class condition for market. The fruit is of
medium size and oval shaped, heavily netted and very
solid. The flesh is green, thick and juicy. It is very early
and wonderfully productive. No doubt there will be a very
large demand for this variety the coming season and in-
ferior stock will be put upon the market. Price -Pkt., 3c;
oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Paul Rose. — This new melon is a cross between Osage
and Netted Gem, combining the sweetness of the former
and the netting of the latter. It is a salmon-fleshed small
sized melon and surpasses all others as a shipper and long
keeper. It has thick flesh and small seed cavity, so is bound
to rank first as a Market Gardener’s favorite. Do not fail
to buy some seed and give it a trial. It is the greatest melon
of the day and if you are not raising this variety you are
missing lots of profit. Price — Pkt., 5c; oz., 6c; y lb., 20c;
1 lb., 60c.

Bxtra Barly Wilsons.— Fast becoming a very popu-
!ar variety with market gardeners. Fruit round, large and
netted. Flesh green and deliciously flavored. Very pro-
ductive and a good shipper. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb.,
20c; 1 lb., 60c.

“Tip Top" Melon. Tip Top g SSeS5.

This grand Musk Melon ought to be planted by every
gardener. It always pleases. The testimony of all who use
Tip Top is that every melon produced, whether big or little,
early or late, is a good one; sweet, juicy, finest flavor, firm
(but not hard) fleshed, and eatable to the outside coating.
Its appearance on the market is very attractive — sells on

sight. Gardeners tell us that their customers soon learn to
pick them out and will have no other kind. The fruit is ot
large size, nearly round, evenly ribbed and moderately net-
ted. It is, perhaps, the most productive melon known.
Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; 4 ozs., 20c; y2 lb., 40c; 1 lb., 60c.

Osage Melon or Miller’s Cream.— Styled the Queen
of Melons. This novelty, but recently introduced, is most
highly prized about Chicago and is fast becoming the most
popular variety in nearly all the hotels and restaurants.
Skin dark green, slightly netted, medium sized and egg-
shaped. The flesh is of a rich salmon color, very sweet and
melting in quality, and is so thick that the melon is almost
solid, the seed cavity being remarkably small. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 2^c; 1 lb., 60c.

Banquet. — The flesh is dark rich salmon color, uni-
formly thick and of that granulated character which always
indicates a good melon. Of round shape, densely netted
over its entire surface. Very handsome. Price — Pkt., 3c;
oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Improved Cantaloupe.— A finely improved variety,
often weighing from 15 to 20 pounds. The flesh is thick,
light in color and of a fine quality. Quite early and a splen-
did keeper. Include this variety in your order. Price —
Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Golden Netted Gem. — When grown from pure seed,
it is the best early green-fleshed melon known today. They
grow remarkably uniform, weighing from one and a quar-
ter to one and a half pounds each. They are thick-meated,
the flesh is light green in color and uniformity of fine,
lucious flavor; skin green, regularly ribbed and thickly net-
ted. Very prolific and extra early in ripening — no variety
being earlier. It is grown more largely for the Philadel-
phia market than any other. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y. lb.,
15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Fmerald Gem.—

Fruit small to medium
sized, globolar or
slightly flattened at the
ends, only slightly net-
ted and ribbed. Skin
deep green while
young, becoming ting-
ed with yellow as the
fruit matures; flesh
deep salmon yellow,
thick, ripening close to
the rind, and exceed-
ingly high flavored.
This variety has stead-
Emerald Gem. ily grown in popular

favor and in many large markets leads all others. Price—
Pkt., 3c;, oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Banana. — A very remarkable
variety, growing from 18 to 30 inches
long. The skin is smooth and a
light yellow. Flesh salmon red.
Sells well on its merits as well as
on account of its odd and peculiar
shape, Very desirable for family
use. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb.,
15c; 1 lb.. 50c.

Bxtra Barly Hackensack.—

By careful selection and improve-
ment carried on for some years, this
strain has been so developed that it
produces melons with all the good
qualities of the wall-known Hacken-
sack Melon, but at least ten days
earlier. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c;
y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Champion Market.— A su-
perb variety. Almost a perfect
globe in shape and densely netted,
making it one of the handsomest
cantaloupes known. Flesh is thick,
light green color, and rich flavor.
Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c;
1 lb., 50c.

Grand Rapids.— The earliest
large musk melon. A new, extra
yellow-fleshed sort of handsome
shape. It is a most profitable sort
to the gardeners on account of its
size, attractive appearance and its
eztreme earliness. Its flavor is not
as good as that of the Osage, Chica-
go Market or any other standard
melons, but it is ready for market
before any other large melon can
be picked, and that fact insures its
ready sales. It is undoubtedly a “ money maker ” and every
melon grower should try them. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y
lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

Small Green Nutmeg.— Fruit of medium size, slight-
ly ribbed, globular. Skin dark green, becoming yellow
when over ripe, and nearly covered with broad, shallow
netting. Flesh thick, a little coarse, but of fine flavor. This
variety is in universal demand for both home and market
use. It is the size best suited to hotel and restaurant use.
Our stock is carefully grown and selected, and will be found
first-class in every particular. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y
lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Iowa Mastodon Melon. — The most extraordinary

new variety which has been offered for many years; will
create a sensation wherever seen. It is from Japan and just
a few seeds were sent to a friend over in this country. From
this seed one was raised that weighed 23^ pounds and an-
other 25 pounds. The melons are of monstrous size and
greatly resemble the common Yankee ^Field pumpkin;
so nearly in fact as to even deceive us at first sight. The
flesh is a clear, creamy white, fully 3^ inches thick and of
excellent flavor; it is tender and sweet up to the rind, which
is thin and tough. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

WATER MELON.

“Massa got de seed from Berry’s and dey am “First time I’ se got all de melons I could eat

pow’ful good.” and ’cause Massa planted Berry’s seed.”

One ounce to so hills , 4 to 5 pounds in hills to~an acre.

The culture of the Water Melon is very similar in all re-
spects to that of the musk varieties. Being hardier and of
a much more vigorous habit, however, it may be planted in
May, before settled warm weather appears, "in hills not less
than 8 feet apart and thinned to 3 vines per hill.

Ford Hook Harly.— After another year’s trial this
melon has proven to be the best extra early variety in exis-
tence. The Ford Hook is a medium-sized roundish melon;
flesh bright red, firm, unusually sweet and delicious; melons
set thickly on the vines and grow to good size. Price— Pkt.,
3c; oz , 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Mclver’s Wonderful Sugar Melon.— The sweetest
melon grown. Without a single exception this is the sweet-
est Water Melon of all. The melons attain a very great
weight, are of very handsome appearance, never crack or
lose their fine flavor during the wettest season. It is very
productive and hardy and one that will take the lead
wherever known. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c;
1 lb., 50c,

Cole’s Harly. — It is the finest every day melon for the
amateur that we have ever seen; a sure cropper and ex-
treme.y delicate in texture of flesh, which is of dark red
color; the rind is thin and the quality of the flesh is sus-
tained clear to the rind. It is, however, exceedingly brittle,
hence not desirable for shipping purposes, but, possessing
all the other most desirable features, we can highly recom-
mend it for home use. The melons are of medium size,
nearl}1- round in shape; green, striped with lighter shades.
Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb.. 50c.

Sweetheart. — A new melon of excellent quality and
one that is sure to become a popular and standard variety.
Vine vigorous and productive, ripening its fruit early. Fruit
large, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark
green. Rind, thin but firm. Flesh bright red, firm, solid,
very tender, melting and sweet. Fruit remains in condition
for use longer than any other sort. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c;
y lb., 15c: 1 lb , 50c.

Ice King. — (See illustration of darkey boys eating this
famous melon.) Ripens about ten days earlier than Kolb
Gem and is bound to take the place of that famous variety

with those who grow melons for shipping purposes. Very
productive, many of the vines maturing from six to eight
large melons each. The flesh is of a scarlet color and fine
flavor. Rind is thin and very tough. J. D. Cory, of Kansas,
who is one of the most extensive melon growers in this
country, says that the Ice King is the finest appearing melon
he had out of 20 varieties, and that no melon can beat it in
flavor. In fact, too much cannot be claimed for it. Don’t
fail to try this grand melon. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb.,
15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Vick’s Karly. — Oblong, smooth, rather small, flesh
bright pink, solid, sweet, one of the earliest. Price— Pkt.,
3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Pinney’s Harly.— Flesh red. sweet, tender and brittle.
Hardy, productive, early and a sure cropper. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15; 1 lb., 50c.

Cuban Queen. — Fruit medium size to large, globular
or oval, skin striped light and dark green in sharp contrast;
rind medium thick, but stands shipment well. Flesh bright
red; solid, very crisp and sugary. Very large uniform and a
general favorite and a prize taker. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c;
y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Mountain Sweet. — One of the very best for general
culture; rind thin and dark green; flesh red, solid and very
sweet. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Dark Icing or Green Mountain. — Fruit round and
of medium size; rind dark green, thin, but very strong;
flesh deep scarlet; rich, juicy and delicious. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Tight Icing.— Similar to the preceding, but light vari
ety. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Triumph Water Melon.— The leading characteris-
tics of this fine new melon are earliness, fine shape, thin,
tough rind, great productiveness, attractive color and excel-
lent quality. It is a cross between Duke Tones and Kolb’s
Gem. It has the handsome appearance of the former and
the shipping qualities of the Gem, very early, very prolific,
deliciouslv sweet and of enormous size. It possesses all of
the qualities that go to make up a desirable melon. Price—
Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA,

Peerless or Ice Cream.— (White seeded.) Of un-
questionable quality; very early, medium size, thin rind,
flesh bright scarlet. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; % lb., 15c; 1
lb., 50c.

Pride of Georgia.— A much better table variety than
the Kolb’s Gem, though not so good a shipper, owing to the
exceeding thinness and tenderness of the rind. In form the
melons are an oblong oval, bearing indentations somewhat
like the Musk Melon. The vines are exceedingly prolific.
Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Kolb’s Gem or American Champion. — The great
shipping melon. Riup thin, but very tough; an excellent
keeper and not excelled in productiveness; round in form,
of good size, weighing 30 to 40 pounds; skin dark green
striped with light green; flesh bright red and of excellent
quality. Retains its freshness and sweetness a long time.
Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Black Diamond. — A cross between Kolb’s Gem and
Hoosier King. All that could be said of the Kolb’s Gem as
to good shipping qualities can be truthfully stated in a high-
er degree of the Black Diamond. All the praise of high
quality bestowed on the sweetheart can be repeated of our
new Melon, but its prominent point of merit is its extreme
size — no melon ever yet produced anything like so uniform-

ly large fruit nor approaching it in productiveness. Melons
weighing from 75 to 90 pounds are frequent. It is the most
prolific Water Melon ever planted. Its color is a rich dark
green, almost black. Of uniform, symmetrical shape,
roundish to bluntly oval, and this similarity of shape running
through the whole field. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb.. 15c;
1 lb., 50c.

Hungarian Honey. — A new variety brought from
Hungary a few years since. They grow round as a cannon
ball, very uniform in size and weight, running from ten to
twelve pounds. The outside skin is dark green, rind very
thin, flesh red and usually sweet and lucious. Price— Pkt.;
3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

Dixie. — This new and desirable variety is of southern
origin. Is a cross between the Kolb’s Gem and Mountain
Sweet, having the tough rind and long keeping qualities ot
the former combined with the great productiveness, high
flavor and freedom from stringiness of the latter. Color of
the skin dark green, striped with a lighter shade, making it
very attractive; rind thin and tough; flesh bright scarlet;
ripens closely to the rind; is of the best quality and free
from all toughness and stringiness so objectionable a fea-
ture of many shipping melons. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz.. 6c; y
lb., 15c; 1 lb., 50c.

PURE BRED WESTERN ONION SEED.

Gives Satisfaction and Makes the Grower Money.

The Kind that Always

One of the most important crops

Srown, both in market and family gar-
ens, and there is no other vegetable
where the quality of the seed exerts a
greater influence upon the crop than in
onions. There is more money in onions
grown from seed than almost any other
cr< p. Good onion seed is of the utmost
importance. Fully realizing this, we
have made a specialty of onion seed
which is all grown from choice, selected
bulbs, critically examined before being
set out for seed. In vitality it is very
strong, being carefully tested. Sowing
seed to produce large onions is the cheap-
est, easiest, best and most satisfactory
way. Rarge onions can easily be grown
the first year from the seed by obtaining
our seed, which is all American grown,
and new crop. It wont pay you to use
the cheap, imported or southern grown
seeds, which produce a large proportion
of scullions and onions that will not keep
well. Poor seed, even as a gift, is the
dearest the planter can use. We want
you to try our seeds and have therefore
put the price down to as low a rate as
good, reliable seed can be sold for, and on
smaller profits than most seedsmen sell
at. Ask for prices in large lots.

Culture. — One ounce will sow about
too feet of drill. Four pounds will sow
one acre. As early as the ground can be
worked in the spring, sow the seed in
drills 14 inches apart, covering one-half
inch in rich, sandy soil, which is as free
from weeds as possible.

Mammoth Prise Taker.— (1) Admittedly the largest
of all varieties, having been grown to the enormous weight
of over six pounds, and is withal a handsome, fine flavored
sort. Of a clear, bright straw color and uniform, perfect
globe shape. Produces enormous crops, one report being
over 1,200 bushels to the acre, and they bring an extra price.
Keep wonderfully well. They ripen up hard and fine and
present the handsomest possible appearance in th~ market,
while the pure, white flesh is fine grained, mild and delicate
in flavor. Price — Pkt. 3c; oz., 10c; yz lb., 60c; r lb., $1.10.

Targe White Globe.— (2) Yields abundantly, produc-
ing handsome and uniformly globe shaped bulbs. The flesh
is firm, fine grained and of mild flavor. Sometimes called
Southport White Globe. To produce the beautifully white
onions so much sought after in every market one must have,
first of all, good seed. Second, grow them well on rich land.
Third, exercise great care in harvesting and curing the crop.
In Southport th^y “cure” up the onions in long rows, the
bulbs on the inside, and cover with boards so that the bulbs
are well protected in the open air from rain or dew, which
would be sure to discolor them. Price— Pkt. 3c; oz., 15c; yz
lb., 90c; 1 lb., $1.60.

Extra Early Barletta.— (3) This distinct new variety
is the very earliest onion in cultivation. It is full two weeks
earlier than the early White King, which heretofore has
been the earliest variety in cultivation. At maturity the
tops die down directly to the bulbs, leaving the neatest and
handsomest little bulbs imaginable. They are of pure paper
white color; very mild and delicate in flavor; iyz inches in
diameter, and % of an inch in thickness. For table use and
pickling it is almost invaluable. Price — Pkt. 3c; oz., 10c;
yz ft»., 90c; Tb, $1.60.

Yellow Globe Danvers.— (4) A very handsome round
or globe shaped variety of large size, with thin yellow sVin,
white flesh, finegrained, mild, very firm and the best of keep-
ers. It ripens early and sells, readily at the highest prices
in our markets. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c.

Mammoth Silver King.— (5) Attractive form, flat-
tened but thick through. Single bulbs often attain weights
of from two and a half pounds to four pounds each. The
skin and flesh are white, and of a particularly mild and
pleasant flavor. Matures early and is of uniformly large
size and perfect form, and will bring a large price in mar-
ket. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; % lb., 90c; 1 lb., $1.60.

Red Globe.— (7) This early strain of the well-known
Southport or large Red Globe onion, is a most vabuable im-
provement. The handsome shape, color and superior keep-
ing qualifies of this onion make it one of the very best vari-
eties, which are always in demand toward spring. Price —
Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; y2 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.00.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CDARINDA, IOWA.

Bu. JBu. JBu. JBu.

Yellow, 1 90 1 00 55 35

Red, 1 90 1 00 55 35

White, 1 90 1 00 55 35

Mixed, 1 90 1 00 55 35

For prices in small quantities by
mail, any sort, qt. 20, pt. 12, £pt. 7.

[Large Red Wethersfield.— (6) The standard variety
throughout the west, as they are the most hardy, and im-
mense crops can be raised when more tender varieties are
not profitable. They grow to a large size, fine form, skin
deep purplish red, moderately fine grained and strong flavor;
very productive and an excellent keeper. Our seed of this
variety is extra select and cannot be excelled. Our price is
low but should you want five pounds or more ask for special
rates. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c.

ONION SETS.

LETTUCE.

One ounce of seed will sow about 120 feet of drill.

Probably no vegetable is more universally used than
lettuce, and to be fully appreciated it must be brought to the
table fresh and unwilted. As it requires but little room, and
is of the earliest culture, there are but few families that can-
not have it direct from the bed. The quality of lettuce
depends largely upon a rapid and vigorous growth. Sow in
hot bed in March and in open ground as early as can be
worked, thinly in drills one foot apart. For a succession
sow every three weeks during the season. The soil should
be rich and mellow. Thin out plants as they grow, so that
the plants left to head will stand 10 to 12 inches apart in the
rows. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; % lb., 30c; 1 lb., 50c.

Improved Hanson. — For general use for market
and gardeners we are sure that no variety can surpass our
Improved Hanson lettuce. Deliciously sweet, crisp and
tender, and almost absolutely free from any rank or bitter
taste. Resists the summer heat extremely well. It cannot
be too highly praised. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; lb., 30c;
Yi lb., 50c. postpaid.

Grand Rapids.— As many as fifty large green houses
at Grand Rapids, Mich., are devoted to forcing this lettuce
in winter. The growers have distanced all competitors, and
attained the highest prices in the markets of all the cities to
which they have been shipped. Of superior quality and

beautiful appearance, the Grand Rapids lettuce is a strong
grower, free from rot. and keeps crisp and tender without
wilting when exposed for sale, longer than any other forcing
lettuce. It is also a desirable variety for early spring sowing
in the open ground. Price— Pkt., 3c! oz., 6c; y lb., 30c; 1
lb., 50c, postpaid.

Iceberg.— There is no handsomer or more solid cabbage
lettuce in cultivation — in fact it is strikingly beautiful. The
large, curly leaves that cover the outside of the solid heads
are of a bright, light green with a very slight reddish tinge
at the edges. The center is thoroughly blanched. Whether
in early spring or the hottest days of summer, the quality is
simply perfect. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; % lb., 300; y lb.,
50c.

Early Prise Head.— It forms a mammoth head, and
remains tender and crisp throughout the season; is prompt
to head but slow to seed, of superior flavor and very* hard.
Leaves of dark, reddish brown color variegated with dark
green. It is an immensely popular variety. Price — Pkt.,
oz., 3c; 6c; y lb., 20c; lb., 80c.

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more than any

other. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; K lb., 20c; y lb., 31.C; 1 lb.,
50c, postpaid.

Early Tennis Ball, (seed black.) A first class
variety, and one of the best head lettuces for forcing under
glass or early planting out doors. Plants medium sized,
having thick dark green leaves and when well grown torm-
ing very solid heads, the inner leaves being blanched to a
rich creamy white, and exceedingly crisp, tender and rich
flavored. Not of much value for outdoor culture, as it runs
up to seed quickly in hot weather. This is also known as
Sto 71 e Te tints Ball on account of its exceedingly solid head.
Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 20c; ^ lb., 30c; 1 lb., 50c.

Butter Cup. (white seed.) Plant medium sized*
with numerous round, smooth leaves which are of a beauti-
ful yellow color, and very sweet and tender. They form
medium sized, fairly solid heads which, when prepared for
the table, are exceedingly attractive in appearance. Price —
Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 20c; y lb.. 30c; 1 lb., 40c, postpaid.

Golden Ball.— An entirely distinct sort of a delicate
golden yellow; crisp and tender; remains fit for use longer
than any other. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 20c; lb.,
30c; 1 lb., 40c, portpaid.

California Cream Butter.— A variety of Cabbage
Lettuce, with round solid heads. Outside of heads are of a
medium green, slightly marked with small brown spots;
within, the leaves are of a very rich, cream yellow color,
most refreshing in appearance, and particularly rich and
buttery to the taste. The heads are of a very good size, com-
pact, very hard and solid. It is medium early and oue of the
very best summer varieties of head lettuce we have ever
seen. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 20c; % lb., 30c; 1 lb , 40c.
postpaid.

Early Curled Simpson.— An improved variety of the
Curled Simpson, with large, loose heads and excellent
flavor. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y lb., 20c; % lb., 30c;
1 lb., 40c, postpaid.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

PARSNIP.

The value of the Parsnip as a culinary vegetable is well
known, but it is not generally appreciated at its full value
for stock feeding. On favorable soil it yields an immense
crop of roots, which are more nutritious than carrots or
turnips, and particularly valuable for dairy stock. One
ounce will sow ioo feet, 5 pounds will sow an acre. We are
very particular as to our parsnip seed and our stock is unsur-
passable. You make a mistake if you do not buy some of
our choice parsnip seed.

Improved Hollow Crowned.— This is an old, stand-
ard variety, preferred by many to all others. Roots Ions: and
smooth. We have a strain that will give satisfaction. Price
— Pkt., 3c, oz., 6c; yz lb. 30c; lb', 50c.

Improved Long Smooth. — Smooth white roots, which
are very long. Most excellent for stock or table use, being
tender, nutritious and well flavored. Price — Pkt. 3c; oz.,
6c; % lb. 30c; lb. 50c.

parseey.

Very useful for flavoring soups, stews, and for garnish-
ing. The green leaves may be used for flavoring or they
may be dried crisp, rubbed to a powder and kept in bottles
until needed.

Champion Moss Cnrled. — A compact growing, finely
cut and much curled variety, of a bright green color. Owing
to its fine color and density of foliage it is much sought after.
Price — Pkt. 3c; oz. 8c; y lb. 20c; lb. 60c.

PEAS.

One quart will sow about 125 feet of drill; 1 1-4 bushels will
sow an acre ,

Peas are extremely hardy and will endure a great deal
of cold, either in or above ground. By sowing as early as
the ground can be worked and making repeated plantings
at intervals of two weeks, peas of excellent quality may be
had far into the summer. Sow in drills two or three inches
deep and from three to four feet apart, narrow for the dwarf
and wide for the tall growing sorts. Dwarf growing peas
require rich soil and no support; tall growingvarieties should
be trained to wire trellises or supported by brush. If the
soil is rich thev will run too much to stalks. Wrinkled peas
marked * contain a greater amount of saccharine matter
than the smooth sorts.

Crop of seed peas was very short the past season as was
the previous year, so none were held over, and prices are out
of sight and higher than for the last ten years. Our cron
was fair and we have a liberal supply, so are able to offer
them down low and of the best quality.

Prices as given are postpaid. If ordered by freight or
express at sender’s expense, deduct 7c per pint, 15c per quart
from prices given.

Iowa Challenge.

— An extra early vari-
ety of superior merit,
which is a favorite
with market garden-
ers. We can in all
confidence say that
after a trial of nearly
all extra early varieties
offered to the trade we
have not found one
possessing more merit,
hence its name. For
the market gardener
it has no superior. It
is not only extremely
early and prolific, but
is of good flavor. All
the good qualities of
the Extra Early are
most nearly brought
to perfection in the
Challenge. Vines 18
inches. Price— Pkt. 4c;
yz pint 12c; 1 pint 20c;
x quart 35c, postpaid.

First and Best.—

30 inch. Stocky and
vigorous. Early and
productive. Ripens all
at the same time.

Price— Pkt. 4c; y2 pint
12c; 1 pint 20c; 1 quart

30c, postpaid. TOWA CHALLENGE.

*Preihium Gem.— Height one foot; e^rly and prolific;
a type of and an improvement on the McLean’s Little Gem.
Pods long and of a dark green color. The most popular sort
for family use. Price— Pkt. 4c; y2 pint 12c; 1 pint 20c; 1
quart 30c, postpaid.

♦American Wonder.— 12 inch. It is very dwarf, and
is particularly recommended for the family garden. Very
productive and flavor unsurpassed. Price— Packet 4c; y2
pint 12c; 1 pint 20c; 1 quart 30c, postpaid.

*Nott’s Excelsior.— 15 inch. The earliest and best
dwarf wrinkled pea. Fast taking the place of American
Wonder. It is fully as earlv, while the pods are larger, more
of them and better filled, The peas are tender and of most
delicious flavor when cooked. Price — Pkt. 4c; y2 pint 12c; 1
pint 20c; 1 quart 30c, postpaid.

’McLean’s Little Gem.— 28 inch. A few days later
han First and Best. Matures in eight weeks. When in a

green state the peas are sweet and delicious. Price— Pkt.
4c; y2 pint 12c; 1 pint 20c; 1 quart 30c, postpaid.

Alaska.— 24 inch. A desirable, very early pea for mar-
ket gardeners. Pods dark green, peas blue. Can be shipped
long distances without losing its color. Price — Pkt. 4c;
% pint 12c; 1 pint 20c; 1 quart 30c, postpaid.

ALASKA.

MEDIUM EAREY.

♦Hossford’s Market Garden.— The vine of this vari-
ety is of medium height, giving the greatest number of pods
of any on our list. Pods contain five to seven medium sized,
dark green peas, which retain their color and sweetness well
after canning. Dry peas wrinkled and sweet. A very de-
sirable variety for canners’ use. Price — Pkt. 4c; y2 pint
12c; 1 pint 20c; 1 quart 30c, postpaid.

♦Abundance.— A second-early; height, 3 feet. Pods 3
to 3 y2 inches long, well-filled, containing 6 to 8 large wrinkled
peas of excellent quality. Price — Pkt. 4c; y2 pint 12c; 1
pint 20c; 1 quart 30C, postpaid.

*Bliss’ Everbearing. — Height two feet; late to very
late; hardy, vigorous, enormous cropper, pods and peas of
large size and good quality. Price— Pkt. 4c; y2 pint 12c; 1
pint 20c; 1 quart 30c, postpaid,

♦Strategem. — Late variety for family or market use.
Half dwarf, vigorous, branching habit, and, under favorable
conditions an enormous cropper. Pods long and filled with
seven to nine peas of extra fine quality. Price— Pkt. 4c; y2
pint 12c; 1 pint 20c; 1 quart 30c, postpaid.

♦Telephone. — Immensely productive, of the finest qual-
ity and excellence, sugary flavor; vines very strong, the pods
are of large size with six or seven large, delicious peas;
height four feet. Price— Pkt. 4c; y2 pint 12c; 1 pint 20c;
1 quart 30c, postpaid.

Large White Marrowfat.— Cultivated very exten-
sively for the summer crop. About five feet high, of strong
growth. Pods large, cylindrical, rough, light colored and
well filled; seeds large, smooth, round and yellow or white,
according to the soil in which they are grown. It is excel-
lent for summer use and undoubtedly one of the most pro-
ductive of the garden varieties. Price— Pkt. 4c; y2 pint
12c; 1 pint 20c; 1 quart 30c, postpaid.

Dwarf Tom Thumb.— Dwarf, about nine inches tall;
matures about the time of American Wonder. Can be planted
very close. Price— Pkt. 4c; % pint 12c; 1 pint 20c; 1 quart
30c, postpaid.

For Field Peas See Page 11.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

PEPPER.

The culture of pepper is the same as for
egg plant; the plants need quit0 as much
heat to perfect them, though they mature
sooner and may be sown a little later.

Guano, hen dung, or any other bird manure
hoed into the surface soil when the plants
are about six inches high, will wonderfully
increase the product and also improve the
quality of the fruit.

Sweet Mountain.— Plants very pro-
ductive, growing upright, with moderately
large leaves. Fruit very large, long, often
eight inches or moie in length, by two in di-
ameter, very smooth and handsome, being
when unripe of a bright, deep green color,
entirely free from any purple tinge, and
when matured, of a rich red. Flesh very
thick, sweet and mild flavored. WeU suited
to use as a stuffed pickle. Price — Pkt., 3c;
oz., 15c; X lb., 50c.

Barge Bell or Bull Nose.— A very
large so it of bell shape, suitable for filling or
a mixed pic kle. Flesh thick, hard and less
pungent than most other sorts.

Procopp Giant. — Fruit extraordinarily
large, averaging six inches in length, sharp
and criso. Color glossy scarlet; flavor just hot
enough to be pleasant. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz.,

15c, X lb., 50c.

Cayenne — Pod small, cone-shaped, red,
hot and punerent. Used for pickles and making pepper
sauce. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; X lb.. 50c.

Golden Dawn — Extremely
tive; flavor mild and sweet Price-

ornamental.
-Pkt., 3c; oz.

very

15c;

produc-
lb., 50c.

RADISH.

1 oz. to 100 feet drill; g or 10 lbs. per acre in drills.
(Radieschen, Ger. Rabans, Sp. Radis, Fr. ) The
re those qualities upon which
the Radish depends for ex-
cel1 ence, viz.: crispness, suc-
culence and mildness of flavor.
A fine, dry, sandy loam, en-
riched and made light with
well-rotted manure and a lib-
eral dressing of salt is best
adapted for the purpose, all
heavy soils producing directly
opposite from those desired.

Rosy Gem. — This won-
derful new radish is an im-
provement on the Scarlet Tur-
nip White Tip, and has won
golden opinions in all sections
of the country. Their shape is perfect globular, with rich,
dark scarlet top. blending into pure white at the bottom,
exceedingly tender, crisp and delicious, equally desirable for
either the market or home garden, and should be planted
by everybody. Price — Pkt., 3c/ oz., 6c; X lb., 15c/ X lb.,
25c/ 1 lb., 40c.

Improved Chartier. — Decidedly distinct in appear-
ance from any radish in cultivation. The color at the top is

IMPROVED CHARTIER. WHITE STRASBT7RG.

crimson, running into pink at about the middle and from
thence downward in a pure waxy white. Price — Pkt., 3c;
oz., 6c; X lb., 15c/ X lb., 25c/ 1 lb., 40c.

White Strasburg. — This grows to the largest size and
is saleable when quite small, thus covering a long season.
The matured roots are four to five inches long and about
two inches thick, very white,- the flesh is exceedingly crisp
and tender. One of the best of the large summer sorts.
Price— Pkt., 3c.- oz., 6c; X lb., 15c; X lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c.

Parly Scarlet Turnip, Forcing. — A beautiful vari-
ety, and is becoming very popular as a market sort. Fully
as early as Ne Plus Ultra,- has as small a top and can be
planted as closely; it is more attractive in appearance. Can-
not fail to give satisfaction as a forcing radish. Sold also as
Rapid Forcing, and others. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; X
lb., 15c; X lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c.

French Breakfast. — A medium sized radish, olive
shaped, small tcp, of quick growth, very crisp and tender,
of a beautiful scarlet color, except near the tip, which is
pure white. A splendid variety for the table on account of
its excellent quality and its beautiful color. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., 6c; X lb-, 15c; X lb, 25c; 1 lb., 40.

Dong White Vienna. —(I.ady Finger.) This is un-
doubtedly the most perfect long white radish in cultivation.
It is of very rapid growth, and its fine white flesh is remark-
ably crisp.'brittle and tender. Its shape is most attractive
and handsome. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; X lb., 15c; X lb.,
25c; 1 lb.. 40c.

Parly Scarlet Turnip.— Roots small, round and red-
skinned; flesh white, very tender and delicate flavor; of
quick growth, and desirable for general use. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., 6c; X lb.. 15c; X lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c,

Parly White Turnip.— Same as Early Scarlet Turnip
except in color. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; X lb., 15c; X lb.,
25c; 1 lb , 40c.

FABB AND WINTER VARIETIES.

Chinese Rose. — Roots cylindrical, or largest at the
bottom, tapering abruptly to a small top. Skin very smooth
and of a bright rose color. Flesh firm like the Black Span-
ish but more pungent. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; X lb-, 15c;
X lb., 25c, 1 lb., 40c.

Dong Black Spanish.— One of the latest as well as
hardiest of radishes. An excellent sort for winter
use. Ronts oblong, black, of a very large size and firm tex-
ture. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; X lb., 15b; X lb., 25c; 1 lb., 50c.

Mixed Radishes. — This is a mixture of over twenty
choice varieties of early, medium and late radishes. You
will certainly have radishes all summer and be surprised at
the results if you give it a good place in the garden. For
several years we have sent out large quantities of this mix-
ture and our customers have been much pleased with it.
Our illustration will give you some idea of the possibilities
from a packet of this seed. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; X lb.,
15c; X lb., 25c; 1 lb., 50c.

We haadle Garden Tools and make Lower Prices than others
can possibly do. See particnlaas in back of book.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

TOMATO.

One Ounce for 1,500 Plants.

Tomatoes do best in a light, warm, not over rich soil,
sowing it into hot beds during March. When the plants
are about two inches high, transplant in boxes three inches
deep and four or five inches apart. Set out of doors as
soon as danger from severe frost is over. The fruit will
come easier if the vines are tied to a trellis.

Tivingston’s Perfection. — This valuable variety
comes from the same source as the Acme and Paragon. It
is shaped like the Acme, larger, fully as early, perfectly
smooth, blood red in color, heavy cropper. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., 12c; y lb., 40c; y2 lb., 70c; 1 lb., $1.25.

LIVINGSTON’S PERFECTION.

Bxtra Barly Advance— Unquestionably the earliest
of all. If you sow Advance you will have, with favorable
weather, fine tomatoes in 90 days from sowing the seed.
It is an excellent shipper, being exempt from rot or crack-
ing, ripens all over at once, and is a wonderfully smooth
tomato, none smoother. Price— Pkt,, 3c; oz., 12c; y lb.,
40c; y2 lb., 70c; 1 lb., $1.25.

I/ivingston’s Beauty.— This is the best of the large
purple sorts. Vines laige, vigorous and heavy bearers;
fruit large, uniform in size, very smooth, color of skin
purplish pink; flesh light pink and of excellent flavor.
Price— Pkt.. 3c; oz., 12c; y lb., 40c; y2 lb., 70c; 1 lb., $1.25.

SPINACH.

One ounce will sow about 80 jeet of drill; ten pounds to an acre.

This is the finest “greens’’ of any plant in cultivation.
For summer sow early in spring in deep, rich soil, in drills
one foot apart, cover one inch. Sow at intervals of two
weeks throughout the season. For very early spring use,
sow the winter varieties first of September, and protect by
covering with straw. Packets contain abont 800 seeds.

Thick Beaved. — A variety which grows very rapidly,
forming a cluster of large, very thick, slightly savoyed
leaves of fine color and quality when cooked. Especially
recommended for market gardeners. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz.,
5c; lA lb., 15c; x/2 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c.

SALSIFY— Vegetable Oyster.

One ounce will sow about fifty feet of drill.

Why don’t you grow salsify? We are certain if you
grow i-t one year you will never be without it. Salsify is
one of the most delicious and nutritious of vegetables and
should be more generally cultivated for use in winter,
when the supply of really good vegetables is so limited.
The soup and salad made therefrom have a delicious oyster
flavor. Treat as carrots, grow rapidly. No vegetable ex-
cels this for soups, that is if you are fond of the oyster
flavor and makes a delicious and inexpensive substitute
for them in soup. Cultivate like parsnips.

Mammoth Sandwich Island.— Averages fully
double the size of the old Tong White. The roots, not-
withstanding their enormous size, are of superior quality.
Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 8c; y lb., 30c; y2 lb., 90c.

IV. H. Grimes , a prominent market gardener of Clarinda ,
Jowa . says that he raised the largest and best Salsify from our
seed that he ever saw , and in fact all of our seed proved entirely
satisfactory and he would plant no other.

Acme. — Vine large, hardy and productive, ripening its
first fruit almost as early as any and continuing to bear
abundantly until cut off by frost. Fruit in clusters of four
or five invariably round, smooth, and of good size, free
from cracks and stands shipment remarkably well; flesh
solid and of excellent flavor. For market gardeners who
want an early purple fruited tomato, either for home
market, or to ship, for private gardens, or for canners, it
stands without a peer among its class. This variety is used
for planting under glass. Price— Pkt., 3c;oz.,i2c; y lb.,
40c; y2 lb., 70c; 1 lb., $1.25.

THE NEW STONE.

The Tomato for a Main Crop.

Choicest seed. We call this the king of the Tivingston
kinds, which are the best types of large, smooth, solid,
“beefy” tomatoes. If asked to select one main crop, war-
ket sort, we advise this. Color, fine scarlet, stem (calyx)
set high core small and shallow, so that but little is lost
when it is taken out of the fruit before slicing. We want
to make what we say of this kind definite, because there
are very many good* kinds, and a long list is confusing.
If in doubt, buy the New Stone for market, or home use
for that matter. Price— Pkt., 30;)^ lb., 40c; y2 lb., 70c; 1 lb.,
$1. 25-

Trophy. —The Trophy was one of the first of the
modern improved sorts, and it had qualities of color, size
and solidity which entitled it to hold a place among the
much lauded new kinds We offer our improved Trophy
as a sort whose large, strong growing, vigorous and pro-
ductive vine, very large, very solid, smooth, fine flavored,
and beautiful deep, rich red fruit will satisfy the most ex-
acting. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 12c: yib., 40c; y2 lb., 70c; 1
lb., $1.25.

Ponderosa. — This grand new variety is the monster
of the tomato family, the tomatoes often weighing two to
three pounds each; of a rich, bright crimson color and all
solid meat, exceptionally free from seeds. Fxtremely de-
licious in flavor, whether used raw or cooked; a single
tomato is enough for a meal. Very desirable for family and
market purposes. Our stock is true and you should not
failtotry this variety. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 20c ;2 y lb.,
60c; y2 lb., $1.00.

Yellow Plttme, or Pear —For pickling and pre-
serves. Fruit uniformly oval, lemon colored and smooth
skinned. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 12c; y lb., 40c; y2 lb., 70c;

1 lb., $1.25.

Golden Queen. — A yellow tomato, very solid, large
and handsome. Its flavor is of the best. Smooth, round
and very productive. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 12c; % lb., 40c;
y2 ib., % 1.25 .

SQUASH.

The squash is one of the most nutritious and valuable
of all our garden vegetables. The summer varieties come
to the table early in the season, while the winter sorts
can be had in perfection from August until the summer
varieties are again in condition. Few farmers appreciate
the value of winter squash as food for stock. We think an
acre of squash, costing no more to cultivate, and much less
to secure, will give as much food available for feeding
stock as an acre of corn, and we strongly urge our readers
to try a “patch” for this purpose.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

Sibley Squash. — This squash originated in Iowa, and
is claimed to be a great impiovement on the Hubbard, and
no doubt i^. The flesh is solid and thick and of vivid
orange color; is dry and has a rich, delicate flavor peculiar-
ly its own; is more productive and a better keeper than
either Marblehead or Hubbard. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; y
lb., 15c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c.

CHICAGO WARTY HUBBARD.

Chicago Warty Hubbard. — Best winter squash
known. Flesh bright orange yellow, fine grained, very
dry, sweet and rich flavored. Boils or bakes exceedingly
dry and is esteemed by many to be as good baked as the
sweet potato. We have taken the utmost pains with this
sort and can recommend our stock as in all probability the
best in the country, as we save the seeds from nothing but
perfect, well developed squashes, as we do with all seeds.
Price — Pkt.. 3c; oz., 6c; , 20c; % lb, 30c; 1 ft>., 50c.

Early Bush Crook Neck. — A splendid sort. Early
production, very fine quality. Many claim that this is the
very best early variety. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; lb., 15c;
lb., 25c: 1 lb., 40c.

Essex Hybrid. — An excellent variety. It is thick
meated. with thin shell and is a splendid baking squash,
being dry and sweet. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; lb., 15c; %
lb., 2*c: 1 lb., 40c.

Perfect Gem. — This variety is equally desirable,
either as a summer or winter squash. Wonderfully pro-
ductive. Flesh fine grained and cooks dry and sweet.
Rich,, delicious flavor. Price — Pkt.. 3c; oz., 6c; K lb., 15c; %
lb., 25c; 1 lb . 40c.

Mam. White Boston Scallon. — Great improvement
over Early White Bush. Very uniform in shape and won-

derfully prolific. Fit to use very early, of a beautiful white
color, and grow to a large sise. 12 to 15 inches across. Val-
uable alike for family aud market purposes. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz.. 6c; y± lb., 15c; y lb., 25c; 1 lb . 40c.

Fordbook. — The flesh is dry and very sweet. A good-
keeper if placed in a cool, dry room keeps in perfect cone
dition until late in June. Skin is so very thin and delicaty
that the squashes are prepared for the table by simply
cutting in half, lengthwise and cooking skin and all at any
time throughout the winter. Ripens earlier than any
other winter squash. Matures far north where scarcely
any other varieties ever ripen. The green squashes can be
used at any stage of their growth; thus Fordhook is really
an “all-the-year-round'- squash, and must prove of great
value both for market and family gardens. Price — Pkt., 3c;
oz., 6c; y lb., 15c; 54 lb., 25c; 1 lb.' 40c.

Mammoth Chili. — We think we can justly claim to
have the best strain of this squash in the market : certainly
there is no better. Outer color a rich orange yellow; flesh
very thick and of rich yellow color, quality always good,
very nutritious. Most profitable to grow for stock, par-
ticularly when root crops are not largely grown. Keeps
well throughout the entire winter and spring. Very pro-
ductive. In 1883 Mr. Hewitt, of Nova Scotia, exhibited one
at Dominion Exhibition weighing 202 pounds. Price — Pkt.,
3c; oz., y lb., 15c; y lb., 25c; o lb , 4oc.

PUMPKIN.

We are special growers of pumpkin and squash and
urge every farmer to grow them more than they do. See
our description and wholesale prices on page 14.

The seeds are planted with corn or potatoes. A crop
may very profitably be raised by itself, however, in which
case plant early in May in hills 6 to 8 feet apart. Keep
them awav from other vines. 1 oz. to 15 hills.

Mammoth Prize. — Wonderfully grand and colossal
variety, astonishing every one by its mammoth size and
heavy weight. Think of it. a single pumpkin weighing 469
pounds. Notwithstanding its enormous size it is one of
the best pie aud table varieties. A splendid keeper and
exceptionally valuable for feeding purposes. Price — Pkt. ,
3c; oz., 10c; %ft>, 45c; 1 ft), 80c.

Yum Yum Pie Pumpkin.— Will make pies that will
melt in your mouth. They grow large with very thick
flesh of a' rich salmon color, nearly solid, fine grained, dry
and sweet. They are an excellent variety to plant along
the edge of corn for stock. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; $£ft>,
15c; ift), 40c.

Sweet or Sugar. — Fruit quite small and round. A
very prolific variety and superior for pies and table use.
The skin is a deep orange yellow, an excellent keeper.
Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; % ft), 15c; 1 ft), 40c.

Cashaw or Crookneck.— Flesh yellow, solid and
sweet. Popular for table use. Price — Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; %
ft), 15c; 1 ft). 40c.

TURNIPS.

Extra Early Pur-
ple Top Milan.—

The tops of this vari-
ety grow very small
and are distinctly
strap leaved, growing
very erect and com-
pact. The roots are
small and flat turnip-
shaped; skin purple
on top of the root,
clear white below.
Purple Top. Flesh white. Most

desirable sort for
forcing or planting out doors. Price — Pkt. 4c; oz, 7c; lb.,
18c; lb., 30c; lb., 50c.

Purple Top Strap Eeaf. — Tops small, bulb mostly
above ground, of medium size and flat. Skin white be-
low the surface and clear bright purple above. Flesh
white sugary and remarkably well flavored. Very early,
hardy and prolific. The leading standard, purely Ameri-
can variety. Price — Pkt., 3CC; oz., 6c; lb., 15c; % lb.,
25c; lb., 40c.

New White Egg — 3 — This is certainly one of the
very choicest and finest varieties; comparatively new and
producing beautiful egg-shapped roots, with thin, white
skin. They are always firm, solid and of sweet flavor.
Price— Pkt., 3c; oz., 6c; % lb., 15c; % lb., 25c; lb., 40c.

Red Top Strap X,eaf. — A large handsome, spherical
or slightly flattened root, reddioh purple above ground.

with small top. An ecxellent variety grown both for
table use and stock. Price— Pkt., 3c; oz, 6c; % lb., 15c;
% lb., 25c; lb., 40c.

Sweet German. — This variety is very popular in
many sections, notably so in tbe New England States. It
partakes largely of the nature of the Ruta Baga and should
be sown a month earlier than the flat turnips. The flesh is
white, hardy, firm aud sweet; keeps nearly as well as the
Ruta Baga. Highly recommended for winter and spring
use. Price— Pkt., '3c; oz., 6; % lb., 15c; H lb., 25c; lb. 40c.

Ruta Baga.— Discription and price on page X.

HERBS.

In making up your assortment of seeds for the year
don’t neglect to order a few varieties of herbs. They
should have a place in every vegetable garden. Sow seed
in shallow drills one foot apart, and when up thin out and
transplant to a few inches apart. The chief point is to
harvest them properly, which should be done on a dry day
when not quite in full bloom, then dried quickly and
packed closely, and entirely excluded from the air.

All Five Cents Per Packet.

Anise Oz. 10c

Balm Oz. 30c

Broad Leaved ThymeOz. 30c

Caraway Oz. 10c

Coriander Oz. 10c

Caster Oil Plant Oz. 10c

Horehound Oz. 30c

Lavender Oz. 25c

Rosemary Oz. 45c

Saffron Oz. 15c

Sage. oz. 15c. I+ lb. 50. lb. *1. eo
Tansy Oz. 50c

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CLARINDA, IOWA

VERY SELECTED LIST OF FLOWER
SEEDS.

We are pleased to offer a very choice list of the most
popular and easily grown flower seeds. They are all
strictly fresh and first class and the best obtainable. We
know you will be pleased with them as they will un-
doubtedly prove a thing of joy and beauty. We urge every
farmer, (under the supervision and efficient assistance of
the good wives) to plant and adorn the home with flowers.
It will pay more ways than one.

Our packets are not of the “two for nickle” put up by
many seed houses but well filled packets of the highest
priced finest seeds.

We regret that we cannot illustrate every one of the
varieties we list but space forbids. Many varieties that
are usually listed separately, we have included in a single
package under the name of mixed varieties.

The pleasure resulting from a large and varied collec-
tion of flowers will amply repay for the time and labor
used.

We have only sold flower seeds two years but are
highly gratified at the results and the universial satisfac-
tion that was given to our customers. We have added to
our list and now have the cream of varieties and the
choicest flowers.

The grade and varieties we handle are of the best so
we cannot make any great cut on prices filling the pack-
ages as we do. We can guarantee you great value for the
money, and know you will be fully satisfied if you pass us
your order.

ASTERS.

GRAND AND POPULAR STATELY
FAVORITES.

FIRE KING SNOW QUEEN

This beautiful flower is being constantly improved,
and is now one of the most desirable and effective of our
garden beauties. As a bedder it is beyond discription as
large beds of these lovely flowers greet you every-
where Indispensable for cut flowers, fine as pot plants
and great to show at fairs and exhibitions.

Our list contains the Up-To-Date varieties.*

Improved Fire King Aster.— The best scarlet
Aster ever produced. This Aster is of a deeper and
brighter color than any other Aster grown, and is
without doubt, the best Aster there is today. It is suitable
for house culture. Height 12 inches. Price — Pkt. 8 cents.

Snow Queen Aster.— The best white aster grown.
Snow Queen is without doubt the best white aster there is.
It grows as a dwarf, bushy plant, very symmetrical in
shape, branching freely. Price.— Pkt., 8 cents.

New Victoria Aster. — The Victoria Asters are very
famous for their magnificient flowers, with overlapping
petals. These varieties will produce a great range in
color and shading. Price — Pkt. 8 cents.

Rose Flowered Mixed — This is a mixture of all the
best varieties of asters suitable for cut-flowers, consisting
principally of white, pink and the brightest of red, with a
small proportion of blue and purple and some intermed-
iate shades. This mixture, we know to contain only the
most saleable colors for cut-flower use, and offer it as a
good substitute for the higher priced separate colors.
Price— Pkt., 5 cents.

Ageratnm. — A plant of neat, erect, bushy appearance,
long bloomer, fine for bouquets. Price — Pkt., 3 cents.

Alysum Sweet. — Flowers pure white in racemes, and
of a peculiar, delicate fragrance. Used in all kinds of
small bouquets. Hardy annual. Grows one foot high.
Price— Pkt., 3 cents.

Double Camellia
Flowered Balsams. -

These are (like Asters Pan-
sies, Pholx and Peas) one
of our specialties which we
sell to the best trade all over
the country, and we know
that our seed will produce
fine, large, double flowers in
great abundance.

Snow White.— Price—

Pkt., 5 cents.

Finest Mixed.— Price —

Pkt., 5 cents,

Bachelor’s Button. —

Also known as “Ragged
Sailor,” “Corn Flower” and
“Blue Bottle.” It is a beauty
balsams- the national flower of Ger-

many, and a great favorite in all parts of the old country.
A unique little plant, forming a dense mass of foliage,
over which are borne hundreds of lovely blue blossoms
beautifully fringed and serrated. Hardy annual; 2 to 3
feet high. Price— Pkt., (50 seeds) 3 cents.

NEW GIANT FLOWERED CANNA
Crozy Type.

Bloom From Seed the First Summer.

Our seed has been saved from beautiful collection , com-
prising over fifty kinds.

Cannas From Seed. — But few people know that
these beautiful flowers can be so easily grown from seed,
and bloom the first Summer if sown before April. There
was no flower so greatly admired at the World’s Fair
during the summer and fall as the new large-flowering
canna beds on the east side of the horticultural bui ding
and justly so, for they have no equals for stateliness, brilli-
ancy and variety of colors and ever blooming qualities.
They produce flower spike after flower spike, and if care-
fully potted up in the fall and kept in the house they will
continue to do so all winter. They make elegant lawn
plants and are equally desirable for pot culture.

Chicago.— Vermillion. Price— Pkt., (10 seed) 5 cents.

Mad. Crofcy. — Scarlet and gold edge. Finest mixed.
Price — pkt., 5 cents,

Candy Tuft. — Indispensable plant for cutting. Uni-
versally known and cultivated. All varieties look best
when grown in beds or masses. Germinates^ in from 5 to
7 days. Hardy annual. Choice mixed. Price — Pkt. 3c.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CLARINDA, IOWA

ANNUAL CHRISANTHEMUMS.

DIANTHUS.— Hardy Garden Pinks.

No Annual furnishes so many cut flowers as these ,
which bloom plentifully throughout the summer.

Double Whit e.— 2 feet.
Price— Pkt., 5 cents.

Double Golden Yellow.—
2 feet. Price— Pkt.. 5c.

Double Red. — 2 feet. Price
—Pkt., 5 cents.

Carnation.— The finest of
the pink familj^; very fragrant.
Our seed is unsurpassed.

Giant Fxtra Mixed. — The
best green-house varieties.
Price. — Pkt.. 10c.

Marguerite.— These lovely,
fragrant flowers are in full bloom
in about four months after sow-
ing the seed. The plants suc-
ceed alike in the open garden or in pots, and are
of such vigorous, dwarf, erect growth that no supports
are required. The flowers are of high type, exquisite-
ly sweet, fully 80 per cent perfectly double, the caylx
of which does not split. The range of color, making
variegations and shading are simply wonderlul. Price —
Pkt., (25 seeds) 5 cents.

Comos.- This is a rapid growing autumn flowering
plant, producing large bushes 7 feet high. They begin to
bloom in August and from that time until November each
plant is covered with a mass of bloom. The flowers are
two inches in diameter and resemble single dahlias. The
colors are pure white, bright pink, flesh colored and deep
rose, each having a bright yellow center. Germinates in
from 3 to 5 days. Mammoth perfection mixed. Price —
Pkt., 3 cents.

Cypress Vine. — A delicate vine. Flowers star shaped
and white and scarlet. All colors mixed. Price — Pkt., 3c.

Coleus.— The most ornamental of the foliage plants,
and with its richly variegated foliage of crimson, maroon,
yellow and green is very effective. It is also very satis-
factory for ribbon and carpet bedding, and being easily
grown from seed is one of the most popular plants of its
class. Germinates in from 5 to 7 days. Tender perennial.

Coleus.— New Hybrids mixed. Price — Pkt., (150
seeds,) 5 cents.

Ricinusor Castor Oil Beau.— Rapid growing, state-
ly plants, with very ornamental foliage and showy fruits.
They are spleudid for subtropical effects, either planted
singly on the lawn or in the center of a canna or caladium
bed. 6 to 15 ft. Mixed varieties. Price — Pkt., scents.

DAHLIAS.— From Seed.

But few people know that Dahlias can be raised from
seed and will bloom the first year. The seed we offer,
if sown early, will bloom profusely all the Autumn.

Best Mixture of Double Dahlias.— Targe flower-
ing, Pompone, Cactus and Tiliput. Price — Pkt., (50
seeds) 10c; 2 for 15c.

Double Dahlias.— Good mixed, many fine varieties.
Price— Plit., 5c.

CHRYSANTHEMUM.

For beautiful and lasting cut flowers, ease of culture
and freedom of bloom, these Hardy Garden Pinks have no
superior among Annuals.

double annual pinks.

Chinensis Albus pi.— Double white. Price— Pkt., 10c.
Double Striped and Fringed. — One of the finest of
the whole family. The flowers, which are very large and
double, are beautifully fringed; greatest variety of colors.
Price— Pkt., 5c.

Double Crimson.— Flowers very double, Price—
Pkt.. 5c.

Geranium.— Started
early this favorite flower can
be produced from the seed,
and will flower the first sea-
son. Price — Finest mixed,
pkt., 5c.

HELIOTROPE.

On account of its exqui-
site fragrance and the dura-
tion of its bloom, tht plant is
widely grown. It does equal-
ly as well as a bedding plant
or as a pot plant for the
house in winter. It requires
a light, rich soil, and where
such is obtained it is very easi-
ly grown. Germinates in
from 15 to 20 days. Half hardy
perennial; 1 foot. Price —
geranium. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cents.

BERRY’S PRISE HOLLYHOCKS.

Hollyhocks.

All our seeds of this
beautiful plant have been
saved from the finest and
largest double flowers
only and will produce
flowers extremely double
and in the best, brightest
and most charming
colors. Sow early. Price
Pkt., 5c.

DOUBLE FLOW-
ERED mig-
nonette.

In the largest variety
mixed; includes all the
above named separate
colors and others. Price
— Pkt., 100 seeds, 10c; 3
for 20c; % oz., 35c.

double daisies.

The flowers average 1)4 to 2 inches in diameter, are
very double, ranging in colors from snowy white to pink
and blood red, with the prettiest combinations of pink and
white.

Double Daisies.— Good mixed. Price— Pkt., (150
seeds) 3c.

DIANTHUS.

BERRY’S GIANT MACHET.

There is no Mignonette which can equal this. Its flow-
ers are larger in every way than those of other sorts, the
spikes are very dense, its foliage is distinct, being crinkly,
while its odor is strong and most delicious. The plants
grow in handsome bush form and the flower spikes are
borne on stiff, wiry stems. It is the Best Mignonette
for all purposes, either in pots or for the garden. It is an
Fverbloomer, the flowers lasting until late in the fall.
Our seed is grown with the most scrupulous care and it
gives entire satisfaction. Do not fail to get Berry’s Giant
Machet for sowing in your garden and another package to
sow in pots in June or July to bloom next winter. Price—
Pkt 10c; 3 for 25c; oz., 40c; oz 65c.

Mixtures of many sorts. Price. — Pkt. 3c; y2 oz. 12c; oz.,

20c.

MORNING GLORIES.

These “glories" of the old home gardens are again
coming into popular favor, and the improved sorts are so
bright, fresh and beautiful, that we cannot help loving
them, and, like the children, they are the glory and bright-
ness of our home.

Fine Mixed. — A mixture of the old varieties. Price.
— Pkt. 2c; oz. ioc.

MARIGOLD.

These annuals are old favorites in our gardens but have
greatly improved recently in size and doubleness of its
lowers: very effective for groups and masses.

African. — Double mixed, largest. Price. — Pkt. 2c.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA

PANSY PLANT .

PANSIES.

These little beauties need no extended description, as it
would be hard to find even a child in the land whose heart
has not been gladdened by their bright faces. Pansies are
a specialty with us, and we use the greatest care in growing,
selecting and importing the best strains of these universal
favorites. Pansies like a moist, rather shady location, and
rich soil. Should be watered freely in dry weather. Seed
started in February or March will produce early spring
flowers. Packet contains ioo to 250 seeds.

Fire King. — The three lower petals each have a deep
brown-red blotch with a broad margin of yellow, while the
upper two petals are of a most intense fiery red. Price. —
Pkt. 5c.

Fmperor William.-— Ultra-marine blue; with dark
center. Price.— Pkt. 5c.

Snow Queen.— White, pure. Price.— Pkt. 5c.

Cardinal Red. — New. Rich, brownish scarlet. Price.
—Pkt. 5c.

Deep Yellow.— Very rich. Price.— Pkt. 5c.

Finest mixed. Price. — Pkt. 3c.

PETUNIA.

For freedom of bloom, variety of colors, ease of culture
and effectiveness these rank with the Asters, Phlox and
Verbenas. If only a little care is bestowed upon them,
petunias will produce their handsome, sweet scented flowers
in their delicate and gorgeous colors throughout the whole
summer. Our mixtures are superior to those ordinarily
supplied, as they are made up by ourselves in the right pro-
portion of colors.

BERRY’S DOUBEE PETUNIA.

This is a mixture of the best large flowering and fringed
double petunias. Seed is saved from plants grown in pots,
carefully hand fertilized and will produce grand flowers.
Of course everyone knows that only a certain percentage of
double flowers may be expected from seed, but our mixture
will produce from 20 to 30 per cent of doubles, while the
remainder will be choice, large single flowers. Price. —
Pkt,, 100 seeds, 10c.

Petunia, Finest Mixed.— A choice strain, including
many of the large flowering varieties. Price. — Pkt. 3c; yz

ORIENTAL POP-
PIES.

Great advance has been
made in recent years in the
development of the poppy,
which has brought it into de-
served popularity, and it may
be safely said that no other
flower produces a more bril-
liant display of colors during
the blooming period.

Peony Flowered-

Flowers in size and color
equal to Paeonies; mixed
Price. — Pkt.,3c;oz., 20.

Double Carnation Flow-
ered. Of large size and a
variety of colors. Price. — Yz
oz., 15c; pkt., 3c.

Single Poppies, Mixed.
— Many colors. Price. — Pkt.
6c; Y2. oz., 25c.

NEW TUEIP POPPY.

The perfect and striking flowers are intensely vivid in
color; the two outer petals form a tulip-cup, after a time
deep olack spots appear at the base of each petal. The
glowing scarlet of the large flowers is such that the eye can-
not bear its glare when the sun is shining on it. Price. —
Pkt., 7c.

POPPIES.

NASTURTIUM.

This plant is to be found in every flower garden. Those
who have been growing the old sorts for years will look with
delight upon the flowers produced from our seeds, as they
will show a brilliancy of coloring unsurpassed by any other
strain. Plants will do best if the soil is not too rich. Ger-
minates in from 8 to 10 days. Half hardy annual.

Major Mixed. Tall. Price.— Pkt. 3 cts; oz, 10c; yz lb.
50c. Mixed. Dwarf. Price.— Pkt. 3c.; oz. 10c; yz lb., 50c.

sweet peas.

There is no annual grown that is more popular, or that
is more admired by all than the Sweet Pea, with its dainty
colors and delicate perfume. For cutting, foi boquets, vases
corsage and buttonhole wear, no flower except the rose can
compare with them. To succeed best they should be sown as
soon as the ground can be worked in the spring, and when
well up given bush or strings to support them. They com-
mence to bloom early, and if the flowers are picked as soon
as they fade, will continue to bloom all summer. If allowed
to form seed they will soon stop flowering and die down.

Blanche Ferry. — Popular pink and white. Price. —
Pkt. 3c; lb. 15c; lb. 50c.

Blanche Burpee.— A new, large white; one of the
finest yet produced. Price.— Pkt. 3c; y lb. 15c; lb. 50c.

Fckford Mixture. — This mixture contains over 40
varieties, including the novelties of 1900 and other choice
varieties. Price.— By mail, postpaid, per lb. 55c; yz lb. 30c;
y lb., 15c; oz., 10c; pkt., large size, 3c.

All Colors Mixed.— This is also a very good mixture;
contains over 20 varieties and will furnish fine flowers all
through the season. Price.— By mail, per lb. 40c: yz lb. 15c;
oz. 5c; pkt. 3c.

Bargain Mixture of Sweet Peas.— We find ourselves
with large stocks of some of the best named kinds and we
have taken a few hundred pounds and mixed them. Price-
Bargain mixture sweet peas, prepaid, lb., 30c; y lb. 12c;
oz. 5c.

Gynerium, Argentium or Pampas Grass.— Mag-
nificent ornamental grass, producing numerous flower
stems surmounted by plumes of silver infloresence. Half
hardy perennial; ten feet high. Price.— Pkt. 5c.

PORTUEACA.

One of the most showy and beautiful annuals, with
abundant, highly colored flowers. For baskets, beds,
masses or edging, it is invaluable. Plant is dwarf or trail-
ing; about six inches high; it requires scarcely any water
and succeeds best in warm, sandy soil.

Double Rose-Flowered, Mixed.— Unsurpassed for
brilliancy and beauty. From first-class seed, more than
one-half of the plant will produce magnificent double flow-
ers; these can be transplanted eight inches apart as soon as
they bloom, thus making the entire bed of double flowers.
Price.— Pkt., 10c.

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

DOUBLE ROSE-FLOWERED PORTULACA.

Finest Single, Mixed.— In great variety; large flow-
ers of most brilliant colors. Price.— Pkt., 5c; oz. 40c.

PHEOX— Star of Quedlingburg.

A new variety of dwarf Phlox, bearing very pretty
flowers, varying in color from violet blue to deep rose,
margined with white; the edges are slightly fringed. The
spines which project from the edge of the flower give it a
star-like appearance.

Phlox, Star of Quedlinburg. Price. — Mixed, 25 colors,
pkt., 125 seeds, 5 cents.

VERBENA.

This plant is grown in almost every garden and on
almost every lawn. For beds and borders it is more useful
and attractive than any of which we know. It blooms
freely the first season from seed, having beautifully striped
and variegated flowers. Grows to be about one foot long.

No garden flower is more easily grown and it will thrive
anywhere. Germinates in from 8 to 10 days. Half hardy
perennial.

Verbena Hybrida.— Choice mixed. Price— Pkt.,

(100 seeds) 5c.

ZINNIA.

The Zinnia has many points of excellence; it is easily
grown and so handsome and striking that many people
consider that their flower garden would be incomplete
without it. Its flowers, which are produced in great abun-
dance all summer, make without doubt as brilliant a dis-
play as any plant grown. It is commonly grown in the
border as a hedge plant. It is very symmetrical and showy
and when set from 15 to 20 inches apart, with other bright
blooming plants between, its effect is simply marvelous.
The seeds grow easily and are readily transplanted. Germ-
inates in from 3 to 5 days. Half hardy annual.

Mixture of Double, Targe-Flowering Zinnia.—
Many colors, finest strain. Price — Pkt., 3c; J4 oz., 15c.

SMII/AX.

This plant is not surpassed for its glossy, deep green,
waxy and most delicate foliage. It is very well adapted
for vases and trellises, and will be found excellent for par-
lor and window culture. The finest green there is for
bouquet work. Soak the seed in water twelve hours and
plant in pots or hotbed and keep in warm, moist place.
Perennial climber. Germinates in from 15 to 20 days.
Price — Pkt., 60 seeds, 4c; yx oz., 16c.

SPECIAL MIXTURES OF FLOWER
SEEDS.

Many persons derive pleasure from watching the
growth of a varied bed of flowers, entirely out of the usual
trim garden style, while others desire a much more ex-
tended collection then their means will permit. To both
of these classes the following special mixtures will appeal :

Mixture of Fragrant Annuals.— Carefully made up
from seeds of fragrant flowers only. A bed of these will
give rich perfume throughout the day and evening, while
some of them are suitable for cutting. Price — Targe
pkt., roc.

Flowers for Bouquets.— This mixture embraces seeds
of annuals producing flowers suitable for cutting and for
bouquets, nearty all of them having long stems. Planted in
a section of the garden, this will furnish a constant supply
of cut flowers. Price— Targe pkt., 10c.

Mixture of Climbers.— This is a liberally filled pack-
et of seed of many beautiful annual climbers, 'suitable for
growing together. Price — Targe pkt., 10c.

FEOWER FOOD.

Armour’s Flower Food assures house-plants a
healthy growth, makes them quick flowering, gives the
foliage a deeper, richer green. It can be applied as a top
dressing, or used in solution on potted plants, while a
pinch in a vase of cut flowers preserves them bright and
fresh a much longer time. Make Home Beautiful by
securing best results with your plants. Everyone can do
so by using Armour’s Flower Food, according to simple
directions on every package. Sent postpaid on receipt of
price. Price— x/2 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c. If sent at sender’s ex-
pense, deduct 5c per % lb. pkt.- 10c per 1 lb. pkt.

''pTT'P RArniVT GREATEST GARDEN
j- AaXv , TOOES OF THE AGE.

A Good Seed Drill, Plow, Cultivator, Weeder and Pulverizer, Singly or Combined.
No Farmer Can Afford to do Wihout Them. Only By Buying in Earge Quantities, are
We Enabled to Quote Such Extremely EOW WHOEESAEE PRICES. Guaranteed as
good as made. Give Excellent Service.

These drills are showing exceptionally fine sowing qualities, weighing but
thirty-three pounds, and are very light running.

By placing the large drive wheel behind, in pushing, the weight of the arm
and drill are thrown upon it, insures a regular movement of the feed and ma-
terially lightens the work.

The feed, which is entirely new is not a modification of any in use, is
simple, durable, easily adjusted, has no brushes, rubber or wire parts to get out
of order. Is of iron, and, from its peculiar construction, handles the most deli-
cate seeds without bruising or breaking. Can be varied to any amount, sowing
evenly to the last seed.

In sowing parsnips, carrot, beet, salsify, wrinkled pea, smooth and prickly
spinage, corn, beans, etc., it has no equal.

Reports to jobbing houses who are placing the drill in the best sugar
districts of Michigan, say “that it is doing the best of work of any hand drill
vet, ’’ and in tests with onions, it shows more uniform work than any com-

A. A. BERRY SEED CO., CEARINDA, IOWA.

The Bacon feed, by a very simple combination, not only gives holes
or passages suitable to the various seeds, but also the property of vary-
ing the passages in a manner not found in any other drill.

The exit is always the same diameter and of proper size to give free
passage to the most difficult seeds. The variation of feed being accom-
plished by a variation of position of certain parts of the passage. This
gives better results in easily handled seeds, and is absolutely necessary
in handling successfully such seeds as parsnip, beet, carrot, salsify,
prickly spinach, wrinkled pea, etc. This feature, peculiar to this drill,
makes it universally successful in handling all seeds. While the
standard drills are strong in one or two kinds they fail entirely or give
indifferent results especially in parsnips, salsify, beets, etc. This par-
ticular feed and combination gives a universal drill of unequalled
excellence. Price of drill alone $5.25 F. O. B. Clarinda.

BACON COMBINED DRIED AND TOOES.

Greatest Garden Tools Ever Offered, Easily Adjusted, Perfect in Construc-
tion and CHEAP IN PRICE.

With this combination No. 2 is included complete drill, five teeth, two hoes, one
plow.

As a combined drill they have none of the objectionable features of the ordinary tool
of this class — the parts requiring no modification to combine
them. The drill part is detached from the cultivator by the
removal of but two nuts. Price— $6.25 F. O. B. Clarinda.

singee wheee cuetivator.

No. 3 consists of single wheel cultivator, with 5 teeth two
hoes and one plow.

With this tool a garden can be kept cleaner with half the
labor than with the old fashioned hoe. Price— $3.00 F. O.
B Clarinda.

THE COMBINED HAWKEYE JR., GARDEN CUETIVATOR.

The Hawkeye garden tools are guaranteed to be fully as represented. They are neat and well finished. Castings are
all of the best malleable iron. This gives strength combined with lightness. Weight of the combined two wheel culti-
vator, 18 pounds.

This implement has the unqualified endorsement of all who have used it. Among these are some of the largest users
of this class of tools. It is entirely new in construction and is designed to perform the largest range of work with the
least amount of power and time spent in making adjustments. The Eagle Claw Cultivating Teeth
will be found to be Perfection to Garden Tools. They are made of high grade steel, best adapted for the purpose. The
space at point where bend commences being wider than at points of teeth, and the center tooth being in advance of the
one next it. We have used several of these cultivators on our seed farms and they are general favorites, and we can back
them with any kind of a guarantee that any reasonable person could expect. It is light, strong, well made on a new
principal, easily adjusted, and works with the least amount of exertion on the part of the operator so that a lady or boy
can work it. Price — Complete $4.50 F. O. B. Clarinda.

DAISY WHEEE HOE.

A new tool which has been thoroughly tested and we are sure it will please everyone. The blade which is of the best
steel, has two cutting edges and is pivoted so that it cuts with both the forward and backward stroke. It will cut out be-
tween plants in the row, and is adapted to all work required of such a tool. In working our onion sets last summer our
men'prefered this to all others and we had all the kinds that are made. Price — only $1.25 each, F. O. B. Clarinda.

An Adjustable Spring Tooth Hoe or Garden Cultivator

patented and manuactured only by the

TIPTON NOVEETY COMPANY.

We Sell It for the Small Sum of 90c.

It makes no difference whether you are gardening as a business, farming
or living in town on a rented lot, you cannot afford to do without one at that
price. It will dig your potatoes in the fall by taking out the center shovel and
reversing the other four.

Any small boy can use it with ease. It weighs three pounds, is almost as
wide as a common hoe. This cultivator is worth its price every day it is used
in the garden. No matter if you have one of the large sized garden cultivators
you need one of these. Price— only 90c, F. O. B. Clarinda.

SEEF CEEANING EAWN RAKE.

Best device for raking the lawn. Device shown in our cuts is an automatic self cleaner
keeping the teeth clear of refuse. Price— 60c each.

MOHAWK 14-TOOTH HARROW.

This implement is indispensable to all well regulated farms.

It is drawn by one horse and operated by man or boy, and no
tool will do as much good to work potatoes, beans, all garden
stuff and work corn as this will We have used one similar but
not quite as good as the Mohawk for the past five years with
great success. We know that one will pay for itself many
times over every year. They are adjustable to different widths
bv the lever which is easily operated even when in motion, thus
suiting all widths of rows. It is capable of stirring the soil to a
good depth without throwing it up thus making a fine soil
mulch so much desired in resisting drouth and so much ad-
vocated by noted farm writers. There is no better, well made,
or as substantial tool of this kind made as the Mohawk. We
investigated the different kinds of 12 and 14-tooth harrows and
looked the field over with personal tests and found that the
Mokawk was superior and we could sell it at a much lower
price as the manufacturer was out of the combination and by
buying large quantities are enabled to quote extreme low prices.

If you do not have such a tool you will miss a great bargain if you do not send in your order. Price— $3.60 Eess
than half what others sell similar machines at. Only $3.60 F. O. B. Clarinda.

NEW CANTON I/AWN MOWER.

Recognizes No Competition in Quality of Material, Finish, lightness of
Draft, Smooth Cutting, and Original Improvements.

All Bearings Adjustable With Toek Screw Tension.

The best lawn mower to buy is the one that runs the easiest, does the best work,
and is the most durable. All these points we claim for the New Canton and it has the
additional good feature of low price. It is simple in construction, therefore easy to
operate, cuts smooth and clean. Diameter to drive wheels 8f£ inches. Its cutter bar
is solid Steel and all parts are of best quality while its simplicity of construction insures durability and also lessens the
cost. We guarantee that this mower will do perfect work. It is made of good material, and its workmanship, finish,
construction, adjustment, everything about the mower, in fact, is of first quality. Price — for mower cutting 10 inch
swath $3.25, 18 inch $3.75.

POULTRY SUPPI/IES

We have added a line of Poultry Supplies and have spared neither time nor expense in procuring the best that
could be obtained. Buying directly from the producer in car lots we are enabled to offer the best at a low price.

The goods are all right and we guarantee them so. The prices speak for themselves — we guarantee quality. You
compare our prices with others. Such supplies as we handle are a positive necessity for the successful handling of
poultry. No well-regulated farmer’s place is without a flock of poultry, as for the money invested nothing will produce
such returns.

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“Belle Brand.”

It is a fact recognized by all breeders of poultry that a grit of some kind is a necessity. Even where fowls roam at
large, they show a marked improvement and gain in strength and plumpness by supplying them with Crushed Shells.

The most frequent cause of hens not laying is the absence of carbonate of lime in their food. The analysis of these
Crushed Shells show that they are practically pure carbonate of lime, and they supply just what is lacking and greatly
and in the formation of eggs.

BONE MEAL.

A wrong impression exists regarding bone. Fresh or green bones contain 53 per cent moisture and 12 per cent
grease, so when you buy fresh bones you pay for 65 pounds of useless material in every 100 pounds you buy. Our bone
is made from fresh green bones with the moisture and grease taken out. Price — 10 lbs., 40c; 25 lbs, 75c; 100 lbs., $2.60.

BI/OOD MEAI,.

This is the pure dried blood, mixed with the fertilizer or other refuse material. It is as pure nutriment as it is pos-
sible to obtain. There is nutriment in one pound of Blood Meal equal to 16 pounds of fresh beef. Mix one part of
blood to 20 parts of ground feed. Price — 10-lb. bag, 40c; 50-lb. bag, $1.75; 100-bag, 53.00. F. O. B. Clarinda.

LEE’S LICE KILLER.

Lee]s Dice Killer does not have to touch lice, worms or bacteria to kill them. Paint the bottom of a box. Place a
hen inside for a couple of hours. On examination you will find, lying dead on the bottom of the box. all of the lice
that were on the hen. Sprinkle the floor of the hog pen and let a hog sleep on it over night. It will kill every louse on
the hog. Paint or sprinkle an old blanket and tie it over a lousy calf, horse or cow* In one hour every louse will be
dead. This is the best remedy for all kinds of vermin on animals. Price— 1 qt., 35c; 2 qts., 60c; 4 qts., $1.00; 5 gal., $4.00.

LEE’S INSECT POWDER.

Insect Powder is used on setting hens and for little chicks where the Dice killer is too strong. There is no powder
preparation superior to this for destroying insects on poultry and plants. Prlce-One-pound package, 25c. Postpaid,
35c per package.

The Cyclone Seeder

Is the
and seed saving inven-
tion of the age. The
working principles are
a novelty of simplicity,
the result of more than
twenty- five yenrs of
careful study. It is so
simple in construction
and perfect in opera-
tion. that even a boy
can operate it.

The Chicago Seeder

As the Cyclone seeder,
is a strictly first-class
machine, and will do
equally good the same

amount and kind of
l thi

It Will Sow

Clover, timothy, wheat,
oats, rye. buckwheat,
hungariau. rcdtop, tur-
nip, millet, corn, cotton and all other grains, and seeds
perfectly even and any desired amount per acre, mid from
thirty to sixty acres per day. Full instructions and direc-
tions on every machine.

work; in fact the ma-
chines are very simi-
lar, and what has been
said of the Cyclone as
to quality is true of
the Chicago, as they
differ only in the
operating construc-
tions, the Chicago
working by a back-
ward and forward
movement of the bow,
and sometimes called

Saving of I<abor.

the fiddle seeder. Any one desiring bow machines should
not fail to get the Chicago. No better fiddle bow seeder
is made than this one and we offer it at a ridiculously low-
price. Price, $1.35 each. F. O. B. Clariuda

By the use of this machine one man. or even a bov, ca

bv a

can

do three times the amount of work that can be done by an
experienced hand by the old method, besides doing the
work a great deal better. We believe this is the best hand
sower made, as we have investigated the matter thoroughly
and given them ail a fiel 1 test and the seeders we offer ate
a little better than any of them. They ate more substan-
tial. built stronger and better made, the manufacturer
having twenty- five yeais experience in making sowers,
and having n high reputation. We are making a special
T ill on these sowers a*>d are enabled to quote very low
wholesale prices on them. Price, $1.75 each, F. "o. B.
Clariuda.

The Champion, Jr.

Made by the same firm to meet the demand for a
cheaper machine and in competition with so many of the
cheap sowers on the market. We guarantee the Champion
Jr. to be better in every way than any fiddle bow sower
offered for the same money. For the difference we believe
the Chicago or Cyclone tc be the cheapest Price, li.is F.
O. H. Clariuda.

Pure Bred Plymouth Rock Poultry.

The Lightning Seed Sower

ftB^Guaranteed t* Sow from 50 to 80
Acres per Oay (either Horseback or
Foot), of Clover, Timothy, Millet
Flax, and all *

Seed* of same.
nature. Will be1-'

sent to an^ Post office on receipt of

not satisfactory, money re
inded.' Circulars free.

We sold lots of them last
year and not one dissat-
isfied.

Premiums.

Knowing that every one should have one of these
seeders if not already in possession of a good one, we have
decided to make these as a premium for orders.

For every order for seeds amounting from 55.00 to $10 00
we make t lie reduction in price of Cyclone, $1.40, Chicago
$ 1 • 20, Champion $1.00, Sw itzerland, similar to the Light-
ning, 75c, For every order for seeds amounting from 510.00
to $25.00, Cyclone $1 .25, Chicago $1.00. Champion 75c. For
every order for seeds amounting from $25.00 t<i $50.00,
Cyclone ft 00, Chicago 85c, Lightning or Switzerland 60c.
For $50,00 order for clover Or gross seed your choice of
seeders Free. l)o not fail to lake advantage of these
premiums and be sure you mention them in your order.

This department is
under the supervision of
Mrs. A. A. Berry, who is
making n great’ specialty
of Plymouth Rocks anil
has spent much time,
money and careful atten*
tion in building up a
flock of the highest char-
acter. After keepitig sev-
eral varieties she con-
cluded that there was
nothing better than Ply-
mouth Rocks. They
combine all the good
qualifications of hardi-
ness. egg and meat pro-
duction. and undoubt-
edly are the best breed
for the fanner to raise.

Our flock has the run
of the farm and nil the
range they want, so are

strong, healthy, vigorous
birds. They are fed all

kinds of seed screenings, such as corn, millet, Kaffir corn,
buckwheat, sweet corn, etc., which has developed a type of
mammoth size and bone, combined with great laying
capacity. There are no better any place, as we started
with as high scoring birds as could be procured a ad have
improved them greatly, breeding for size, bone am* laying
qualities, making feathers a last consideration. But in

The Vapor Gem Sprayer

the poultry shows they take no back seat and carry o.. «ll
kinds of prizes and premiums, with a full share of firsis

Greatest Invention of the Age.

It Vaporizes Water With Air.

One Quart of Water will Spray one Acre of Plants.

Solid Brass. Strong, Durable, Efficient, Handsome.

which show that the markings are all right. Have a num-
ber of scored cockerels for sale at from $1.50 to $5.00 each.
Have good ones (perhaps equal to scored ones) for $1.00
each. We furnish coops and deliver to express office. First
come first nerved.

eggs for incubating purposes,
of choice picked, high scoring

We make a specialty of
as we have a large rfock
hens. Our birds, having farm range, produce very- fertile
eggs. Price— single setting (15 eggs) $1.00; two settings,
$1.75. 100 eggs $5.00, 200 eggs $8.00, all securely packed and

delivered to express company. These eggs hatch and you
are sure to get some prize wfuuers from tin

hem.

Where Clarinda is Located.

For Houre Plants Flower Gardens, Green Ileuses, Veg-
etable Gardens, PoultryHouses. Uses every kind of Poison
ous Spray and will Exterminate Obnoxious and Injurious
Use it to Spray the Cattle for the Horn Fly.

Price, $1.10.

Insect;-

A pretty little city in Page County, southwest part of
Iowa, situated on the extremely fertile valley of the Noda-
way river, a second Garden of Eden, which blossoms like
a rose under the guiding hands of the sturdy farmers. It
is situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R.. the
Denver Short Line and the Keokuk f<c Western R. R., and
is well situated for shipping to any part of the United
States.

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