Seeds for field and garden. 1916 : "direct from farm to farmer" / the Texas Seed Breeding Farms.

Historic, Archive Document

Do not assume content reflects current
scientific knowledge, policies, or practices.

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THE GREATEST
CULTIVATING TOOLS ARE

PLANET JR.

time, and money-savers. Made light,
yet strong and durable by a prac-
tical farmer and manufacturer with
over 40 years’ experience. Every
tool guaranteed.

They do the work of 3 to 6 men —
quicker, better, cheaper. They put
old-time methods “out of business”
wherever used, because they can’t
compete with Planet, Jr., labor.

Price, with
Attachments
as in cut, $9.00

Price, $10.50
1 15-inch Steel Driving
v\ heel Holds 3 Quarts

of Seed

Steel

Frame

A favorite among onion grow-
ers, market gardeners and seed-
men.

No. 3 Planet Jr. Hill and Drill
Seeder sows all garden seeds ac-
curately in hills or drills. Sows
in a narrow line making wheel
loe cultivation quick and easy.

No. 11 Planet Jr. Double Wheel Hoe, Cultivator,
Plow and Rake works both sides of plants thor-
oughly and rapidly at one passage until crops are
20 inches high. This fine tool has indestructible
steel frame and steel leaf-lifters.

The planet Jr. Double Wheel Hoes are the great-
est cultivating tools in the world for the onion and
small sugar beet grower, and also for every grow-
er of garden crops from drilled seed. They do more
and do it better and easier than can possibly be
done in any other way.

No. 12 Double Wheel Hoe, Cultivator and Plow.

This tool is identical with No 11 Wheel hoe, except
that it has one pair plows, one pair hoes, two pairs
cultivator teeth and a pair of leaf-lifters only, and
is sold at corresponding-
ly less price. The tools ^

Price Complete, $11.00
As a Seeder only $9.44

. Holds

2)4 Quarts
of Seed

Price $5.85

No. 4 Planet Jr. Combined Hill and
Drill Seeder,, Wheel Hoe and Plow. Sows
seed accurately and works quickly, eas-
ily, thoroughly. Wonderful all-round gar-
den tool and money-saver.

Steel Frame

Price, $13.50
Holds 2)4 Qts,
of Seed

No. 16 Planet Jr. Single Wheel Hoe,
Cultivator, Rake and Plow is light, handy,
and adapted to almost every garden use.
Has leaf guard for close work, and last-
ing steel frame.

No. 17 Planet Jr. Single Wheel Hoe,
Price, $5.00. You can do more and better
hoeing with it in one day than you
can in three days with a hand hoe.
The No 17 has a pair of 6-inch hoes,
a plow and a set of cultivator teeth,
an outfit sufficient for most garden
work.

No. 17)4 Planet Jr. Single Wheel Hoe
Price, $4.50.

This tool is identical with No 16,
except in equipment. The pair of
6-inch hoes, three cultivator teeth
and leaf-lifter which go with it are

No. 25 Planet Jr. Combined Hill and
Drill Seeder, Double Wheel Hoe. Cultiva-
tor and Plow has automatic feed stopping
device, valuable seeder index and com-
plete set of cultivator attachments. In-
destructible Steel Frame.

Two acres a day may easily be worked
with this implement, and when it is done,
it will be a better job than several men
could have done in the same time with
hand hoes.

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LONE STAR COTTON

Well formed, short jointed, closely limbed stalks; big, full, fleecy bolls; heavy fruiting,
good staple, clean sample — these are the characteristics which caught our eye in the cotton
field of a South Arkansas farmer last fall. “What variety of cotton is this?’’ we asked. ‘Lone

Star,’’ were the answering words which have since become sweet music to our ears. E?

Some of the best cotton crops that grew in Southern Arkansas last season were Lone Star.
And some of the best that grew in North Texas were Lone Star. It covered itself with glory
everywhere; and there can be no question that it has already earned and taken its place in
the very front rank of big-boll, storm-proof, heavy-yielding cottons. We do not handle many
varieties of cotton; we handle only those which we consider to be the very best for our terri-
tory, and we had no particular desire to take on another variety at this time’ but Lone Star
simply forced itself upon us by its phenomenaLgrowth in popularity and its repeated mani-
festations of the highest merit. /

Lone Star is another towering monument to the fruitful work of the scientiflc’seed breeder.
It is exactly what Prof. D. A. Saunders, of the Bureau of Plant Industry* U. S. Department
of A vri culture decided in his mind that it hught to be and should be. He wanted certain
qualitiesr^uchasbig-^bplls, high percentage' of lint, good staple, heavy yielding power, and
storm-mroof burrs, and hb^^roceeded to breed them into it. The bolls are fully as large as
those {of Rowden, if not larger; the percentage of lint ranges from 34 to 40; and the length
of theistaple measures from 1-1^16 td '114 inches. No cotton growing in Texas today, perhaps,
exceeds it in yielding power. /

\ ITS STORM-PROOFNESS

Bury in our judgment, the most valuable of all Lone Star’s many valuable qualities is
its remarkable degree of storm-proofnesf. Cotton picking nearly always continues till Decem-
ber, "or even January, and the annual loss sustained by Southern farmers from the cotton
blown out ahd beaten into the earth or ruined in grade is simply enormous. It often amounts,
no doubt, to aXmuch as one fourth of we total value of the crop. How exceedingly important,
then, it is that Vfe plant varieties thatf will hold their cotton in the burrs. Lone Star has this
holding quality in a remarkable degree.

Although this i^the first time we have cataloged Lone Star, we do not hesitate to recommend
it to farmers in all sections where its adaptability has been proven. Its success is all around
us and we know whatsit will do. place your order for seed early as our supply is limited

Prices: 1 to 5 bushels, SI. 50 per bushel; 5 to 10 bushels, SI. 35 per bushel; 10 to 20
bushels, SI. 25 per bushel.

VIRGATUS COTTON

The season of 1915 was one of unusual migratory activity on the part of the boll weevil.
Sections in Texas far west of the previous line of infestation were invaded, and the pest pushed
its depredations far into Georgia and the northern and eastern parts of the Cotton Belt.
Undoubtedly millions of weevilsiare now in hibernation, ready for the attack this spring, and
it is a matter of the utmost irnportanc&Mbo plant a variety of cotton that will beat them as
far as it can be done by early maturity of the crop of fruit.

Such varieties as Simpkins and Kings have the merit of being early, but they are in a very
large degree objectionable in several other respects. The bolls are very small and hard to
pick, the cotton falls out badly in stormy weather, the fibre is extremely short, and in dry
seasons or on thin land the stalks do not get large enough to make a paving crop. In Virgatus
these difficulties have all been overcome. It is early maturing, has bolls well above the medium
size, retains its cotton well in stormy weather, has* fibre of good length and body, gins 34 to 38
per cent lint, and is a good yielder on all types 6% upland soil. We particularly recommend
this cotton for the following special conditions:

1. In the presence of the weevil, where the riipst essential quality of all is extra early,
rapid fruiting.

2. On very rich bottom land, where ordinary varieties incline to run too much to stalk
and too little to fruit.

3. In the more northerly parts of the Cotton Belt, where quick maturing is needed to
beat the early winter.

Prices: Write us for prices.

The Texas Seed Breeding Farms, Texas, September 28, 1914.

Sherman, Texas. 1 "1

The seed I got from you have all been good, but the Virgatus Cotton has beat all that
I tried. It has large bolls, 60 average bolls making a pound, \ ran the test further; I picked
1,050 bolls, all kinds, and the worms had injured lots of them tm I just got two or three locks .
It made a pound to 70 bolls. I counted 70 bolls on one stalk, ami at that rate it would make
more than two bales to the acre. I figured that I will get abo»t a bale to the acre. Some
parts of the patch will make more than others. It is an early cotton and opens fast. I haven’t
ginned any yet, but from the way it looks I think it will turn out good. Yours very truly,

HENRY PHILLIPS.

Gentlemen: — Answering your letter of the 17th, will say that the Virgatus Cotton Seed
which we ordered from you last May were given to a renter and we thought we would watch
the outcome of it, but had forgotten until the renter began to pick the cotton and it made so
much better turnout than any other cotton had, we got to looking around and remembered
of getting the seed from you.

We had 1,360 pounds of Seed Cotton and the bale weighed 550 pounds. We had another
1,280 pounds of Seed Cotton and the bale weighed 502 pounds.

Our Seed have gotten mixed to a certain extent this year and we will want a few seed to
plant a few acres next year, in order to keep our seed pure. Yours very truly,

MITCHELL BROS., Winnsboro, Texas,

The average yield of the
who looked at my corn said it

bought of you was 40 bushels to the acre. Everybody
the best they had seen.

J. C. THIGPEN, Texas,

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How many times do you suppose you have heard the remark, “now if Johnson g’ass were
not so hard to get rid of wou’dn’t it be a wonder as a hay grass?’’ Indeed its merits are so
great that numbers of men have been beguiled into pknt!ng it anyway, despite the everlasting
persistency of its root stocks. But there is no longer any occasion for planting Johnson grass.
In Sudan grass, a near relative, we have a sort that is superior to Johnson grass in nearly every
way — without root stocks, heavier foliage, and finer and sweeter stems.

Sudan grass is a new importation from Africa, and it has brought with it from that land .
of hot sunshine and cloudless skies a remarkable ability to hold its own and make a heavy
crop in spite of weather so dry as to be disastrous to most of our native grasses. For this reason
it is peculiarly adapted to the drier regions of the Southern farming belt. At the same time,
it gave ample proof last year of its ability to thrive under the more humid conditions of East
Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

We quoted Sudan grass for the first time in 1914; yet, it seems already assured of a
permanent place in our agriculture, if we may judge by the many enthusiastic letters of en-
dorsement which we have received from all parts of the South and even from Central America.

Prices: 1 to 9 pounds, 25c per pound; 10 to 19 pounds, 20c per pound; 20 to 49 pounds,

18c per pound; 50 to 99 pounds, 16c per pound; 100 to 219 pounds, 14c per pound; 250 to 500
pounds, 13c per pound; 500 pounds and over 12c per pound.

Seed Oats

It is one pf the most curious facts in agriculture that Southern farmers are just now be-
ginning to wake up to the high value of oats as a cereal field crop. Their advantages loom so
large that it is strange any man can fail to see them. They make a much heavier yield than
corn; they make a first class winter cover and grazing crop; they enable a man, by following
with peas, to obtain two crops a year; and they are a necessary part of the best crop rotation
system for the improvement of Southern soils! Surely they cannot be much longer neglected.

GET THE RIGHT SEED

Texas Seed Breeding Farms is making a specialty of various highly improved strains
of the famous Texas Red Rust-Proof oats. Farmers are frequently advised to buy red rust-
proof oats grown in their own localities, in preference to the Texas grown seed, on account
of the supposed menace of Johnson grass. We believe most emphatically that this is a mistake,
providing a man exercises caution in buying in Texas. The region around Sherman, Texas —
the location of Texas Seed Breeding Farms — is the natural home of Texas Red Rust-Proof oats;
and it is simply impossible for other sections to put the same quality and heavy yielding power
into the seed that it gets from the peculiar soil and weather conditions prevailing in its native
home. Y ou might as logically expect other sections to produce as good Sea Island cotton as the Sea
Islands themselves. The great superiority of the Texas grown seed is shown by the persisting
preference for it of planters all over the country.

And it is a very easy matter for a purchaser to guard himself against Johnson grass danger
by simply buying from seed men who take the utmost pains to evade that danger. All our
seed oats are grown on land that is free from Jonhson grass, and the most rigid precautions
are taken to prevent the grass seed from getting into the seed oats in any way whatsoever.
In buying seed oats from us you are running but little more danger of getting Johnson grass
than you are in buying in grass-free parts of the country.

OUR SELECT SEED OATS

We have an improved strain of the Texas Red Rust-Proof Oats which has larger grains,
is more rust resistant, and makes heavier yields. This strain was cataloged by us for the first

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The Texas Seed Breeding Farm; . Texas, October 8, 1914.

Sherman, Texas.

Gentlemen: — -The Seed Corn I purchased from you last spring was entirely satisfactory,
germination to a perfect stand and starting off most encouragingly. While the final result
was a practical failure of the crop, owing to the most unfavorable season, the seed was in no
way responsible for that. The variety I got was the Munson, and I think with a normal
season it would make a fine yield. Anyway, I hope to be able to renew my order for another
season. Yours very truly,

S. L. HORNE

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SEED OATS — Continued

time in 1912, and we are reproducing some of the many testimonials from the farmers who
have grown them during the past season. We have sold these oats at a premium of $50.00
to $100.00 a car over oats from all Texas.

In this strain of oats we have striven for uniformity in size of grain, color, stooling qualities,
time of ripening, and rust resistant qualities.

We are prepared to quote these oats at the following prices, F. O. B. Sherman, Texas:

Prices: 1 to 5 bushels, $1.00 per bushel; 5 to 10 bushels, 90 cents per bushel.

Write for special prices on larger orders. These oats are recleaned and are remarkably
free of trash, dirt and harmful weed and grass seed.

FIELD OF F.ULGHUM OATS

FULGHUM OATS

‘• Mr Fulghum bought from a store, asls the deplorable practice among most of our farmers
some ordinary oats — Texas, or perhaps Oklahoma. These he planted in the usual way. In
the spring he noticed a stool of these oats ripening several weeks in advance of all the others.
He , gathered these carefully and sowed them in his garden, and from this single stool of oats
c-ame trhe< now famous Fulghum seed.” That is the short and simple story of the origin of
Fulghum Oats, as given by a raiser, before the Georgia Breeders’ Association.

The advantages claimed for Fulghum Oats by growers of the variety are: Unusual resistance
to cold, great rust resistance, high germinating power, extreme earliness, and 20 to 40 per
cent greater yield than ordinary varieties. Our experience with them as yet, however, though
it promises to confirm these claims, is not sufficient to justify settled conclusions.

We would suggest that oat raisers give this variety a most careful and painstaking test
on a small scale this year. If it proves to be as well adapted to Southwestern conditions as
it is to these of Georgia and the East it will soon establish itself permanently as one of our
greatest varieties. We have a limited amount of seed for sale.

Prices: Write or prices.

COMMERCIAL TEXAS RED RUST-PROOF SEED OATS

We are directly in touch with the oat market in Texas and can furnish close prices on
Texas Red Rust-proof seed oats free from Johnson grass. We handle no other kind. Let us
know how much you need and we shall take pleasure in quoting you. However, we strongly
advise planting Mitchell’s Select.

For commercial Texas Seed Oats, we quote in small way as follows: Recleaned and in

strong 5-bushel sacks, 5 bushels, 75c per bushel; 10 bushels, 70c per bushel.

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Wheat,

Barley,

Spelt, etc.

Rye

Small grain crops, especially wheat, proved profitable the past season throughout the
South and Southwest on the heavier and more fertile types of soil. In comparing wheat with
cotton, in point of profit, it must be remembered that it costs vastly less to produce and harvest
a crop of wheat than a crop of cotton; and also that, while cotton occupies the land the whole
year, wheat occupies it for only a few months, thus leaving the field available for a crop of peas
of peanuts the same season. A simple calculation will show that, at present prices a crop of
12 bushels of wheat to the acre, followed by peas for pasture, will return a better net profit
than ah average crop of cotton.

The same conditions which have kept feed stuffs at record prices for months past still
exists, and probably will continue to exist for many months, and possibly for years, to come.
In view of these facts we believe that the small grains, especially wheat, ought to appeal very
strongly to the cotton farmers of the South. But, even though a than plants no wheat for the
market, he ought certainly to plant a small field to furnish bread for his family. It is a most
important part of the live-at-home scheme of farming.

As wheat is sown almost entirely as a fall crop in Texas we are not in position to give prices
on seed for next fall, for the prices will be dependent upon the crop conditions during the
coming season. We shall be glad to have you write us for samples and special prices as soon
as harvest is over.

RUDY — This is a variety of soft wheat imported from Pennsylvania a few years ago.
It gives better yields than the native Mediterranean. Has long heads and largest and prettiest
grains of any wheat we have tested.

NATIVE MEDITERRANEAN — We have some of the finest Native Blue Stem Mediter-
ranean that we have ever seen. All know that variety without description.

FULTZ WHEAT or SMOOTH HEAD WHEAT— This is a variety that is extensively
grown the world over, and is everywhere a good yielder. The superior yielding qualities of
Fultz Wheat and the extra value of the straw are generally conceded. Owing to the occasional
damage by birds just as the heads were maturing our farmers ceased growing smooth head
wheat some years ago. In recent years, however, with the disappearance of the birds, the
smooth head wheats are again coming into use. We want to send you samples of Fultz Wheat.
You will be pleased with the large roundish, plump berry.

BARLEY — Texas Winter is the best variety for the Southwest. Barley is often an
excellent crop, not only for grain, but to furnish winter grazing for the horses, cattle, and
expecially hogs and poultry. It is strictly a winter barley and withstands the severe weather.
It is recommended above all others for early and late fall planting. We call this variety
“Texas Winter Barley” at the suggestion of Prof. H. B. Derr, Barley Expert of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture. It is quite similar to the famous Tennessee Winter Barley, but
is more resistant to the cold than the latter. Barley is a profitable and safe grain crop and highly
desirable for winter grazing.

Prices: SI. 00 per bushel. Ask for prices on large orders.

SPRING BARLEY — This is practically the same as Texas Winter only it has been grow:
as a spring crop.

Price: SI. 25 per bushel.

BEARDLESS BARLEY — Grows about the same as bearded barley, but stiffer straw
which makes it stand up well. A heavy yielder, often running 60 to 80 bushels per acre.
Having no beards it is as easy to handle as oats.

Price: SI. 50 per bushel. Get prices on large orders.

RYE — Rye is a very hardy plant, suitable for winter pasture, and sometimes makes
excellent grain crops in the Southwest. It is very desirable for winter pasture and for a cover
crop to be plowed under in the spring.

Price: SI. 25 per bushel. Write for current prices on large orders.

SPELT, or EMMER — Spelt is a very valuable grain introduced in this country from
Russia. It is a great drouth resistant and a heavy yielder. The plant grows tall like rye
and matures early, and very much resembles barley.

Spelt makes a very fine winter pasture, is relished by all kinds of live stock. Sow in the
fall or spring, 75 to 100 pounds per acre, just as you would wheat or oats. It has given satis-
factory results in both Texas and Oklahoma. We sold one of our customers several thousand
pounds last season and he is well pleased with it. Weight 40 pounds to the bushel.

Prices: One to five bushels, $1.10 per bushel; five to ten bushels, and over, $1.00 per

bushel. Write for prices on large orders.

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Forage Crops

With the coming of the silo, the development of the livestock industry in the Southwest,
and the opening up to agriculture of vast areas of dry farming or semi-arid territory the demand
for new and better forage crops is growing by leaps and bounds. But, fortunately, thejintro-
duction or development of new kinds and varieties is keeping pace with the growth of the
demand. The dry-land regions of Asia and Africa and other remote parts of the world are
being combed continually for forage plants able to endure our severest vicissitudes of soil
and season; and Texas Seed Breeding Farms is continually on the alert, watching the work
of the importers and giving its customers the benefit of the newest discoveries and importations.

Texas Seed Breeding Farms was the first seed house, we believe, to advertise Sudan grass
and among the first to catalog Feterita. We are directly in touch with conditions in West
Texas, where our dry-land seeds are grown for the most part, and we know all the good points
and all the bad points of each of the newly developed or imported forage crops. If you desire
to know what will be best for your conditions write us and we shall do our best to set you
right. We invite your thoughtful attention to the following list:

1. SHALLU OR EGYPTIAN WHEAT. 3. RED KAFFIR. 6. WHITE MILO.

2. BLACK HULL WHITE KAFFIR. 4. FETERITA. 7. RED TOP SUMAC.

5. YELLOW MILO.

KAFFIR CORN

Our supply is of the very finest.

BLACK HULL WHITE — Grows four to five feet high. Fodder of Kaffir is very palatable
and is relished by stock of all kinds.

For fodder, sow 25 to 50 pounds per acre, broadcast or in drills. For grain sow about
ten pounds per acre in rows three feet apart and cultivate as for corn.

Prices: Peck, 40c; half bushel, 75c; bushel, $1.10. Ask for prices on large orders.

BED KAFFIR CORN — Very much like the White Kaffir, onlyg rows taller stalks, slender,
juicy and very leafy. Grain is somewhat smaller and harder than White Kaffir.

Prices: Peck, 40c; half bushel, 75c; bushel, $1.10. Ask for prices on large orders.

FIELD OF BLACK HULL WHITE KAFFIR GROWING FOR THE TEXAS
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KAFFIR HEADS

JERUSALEM CORN

A good dry weather crop. Grows three to five feet high, suckers, and has heads on each
sucker. Plant three pounds to the acre in three-foot rows.

Prices on application.

SHALLU, OR EGYPTIAN WHEAT

A non-saccharine sorghum which stools very freely and makes some enormous yields.
Fine for all kinds of live Stock, especially excellent to make hens lay. We would advise every
farmer to have a small patch of Shallu for his poultry. Sow in rows three feet wide at the rate
of about eight to ten pounds per acre.

Prices: Peck, 60c; half bushel, $1.15; bushel, $1.60. Ask for prices on large orders.

HEGARI, THE NEW GRAIN SORGHUM

Some years ago when Kaffir Corn, Milo Maize and Feterita were introduced into the dry-
land farming crop catalog many people probably imagined that the limit in grain sorghum
development had been reached; but that is almost certainly a mistake. We have abundant
reason to hope for greater things yet. The new grain sorghum Hegari, while it is too recent
an introduction to justify settled conclusions, certainly promises' in some respects to out-merit
all of its predecessors.

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In a letter to Texas Seed Breeding Farms, Mr. W. W. Cole, of Chillicothe, Texas, President
of the Chillicothe Experiment Association, writes as follows regarding his observation of
Hegari the past season: “In regard to Hegari, my observation is that it will prove to be one of
the very best grain and forage crops we have; first, because of its extreme earliness, ordinarily
maturing before the extreme dry weather of summer, and it can also be planted late and will
mature a crop before frost. It is also a tremendous grain yielder. If left standing for a while
after ripening it will send up numerous socker heads, which adds greatly to its grain yield.
Being dwarf, it does not lodge but stands up well. The stalk has something near the same feed-
ing value as Kaffir. My information is, from parties who have given it a test, that the grain
is superior to Maize or Feterita.’’

We suggest that every grower of grain sorghums give Hegari a test this year on a small
scale.

Prices: Pound, 25c, postpaid. By express, buyer to pay charges, 10 pounds, SI. 00;

Milo Maize

DWARF YELLOW — (Our supply is from carefully rogued fields.) A sure dry weather
crop. Stalks grow four to six feet and suckers freely. Grain is much like Kaffir though not
so hard. Matures several weeks earlier than Kaffir but the stalks are coarser and not as good
feed as. Kaffir.

Prices: Peck, 40c; half bushel, 75c; bushel, SI. 10. Ask for prices on large orders.

EXTRA DWARF WHITE — Grows only
about four feet tall. Makes a smaller stalk
than the Dwarf Yellow Milo; makes fine large
heads. Grains are white and somewhat softer
than Kaffir.

Prices: Peck, 40c; half bushel, 75c; bush-

el, $1.10. Ask for prices on large orders.

RED MAIZE — (Our supply is from care-
fully rogued fields.) A sure dry weather
crop. Stalks grow four to six feet and suckers
freely. Grain is much like Kaffir though
not so hard. Matures several weeks earlier
than Kaffir but the stalks are coarser and not
as good feed as Kaffir.

Prices: Peck, 40c; half bushel, 75c;

bushel, SI. 10. Ask for prices on large orders.

ORDER EARLY

WHITE MAIZE

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II. T. KIMBER, IN HIS FIELD OF RED MAIZE. (SEE DESCRIP-
TION AND PRICES, PAGE 23.)

Broom Corn

Here is a crop which we desire to urge strongly upon the farmers in the less humid parts
nf Texas and Oklahoma as a first class commercial proposition. Broom corn is not commercially
promising for any section which frequently ha3 wet weather about the time of harvesting,
as the brush is discolored by rain and seriously damaged in market value; but for those sections
which commonly have bright, cloudless days at harvest time, in the fall, there are few ordinary
field crops which promise better commercial results. We believe the conditions are right
in the sections we have mentioned, and we have often wondered why the culture of the crop
on a large scale has not been taken up.

For several years broom corn brush has ranged in price from $125.00 to $200.00 a ton;
and the crop yields at the rate of 500 to 1,000 pounds of brush to the acre. Broom corn is
a tropical plant and should not be planted until after the ground has been well warmed by the
spring sunshine — about late corn planting time. Nothing but the best seed should be used
and they should be planted on a thoroughly prepared seed bed. The planting may be in drills,
a seed every two to four inches, or in hills. Write the U. S. Department of Agriculture for
Farmers Bulletin No. 174 on Broom Corn.

STANDARD DWARF — A popular native variety with broom makers in the Southwest.
The brush is good and the plant stands the dry weather well.

Price: $1.75 per bushel. Send for current market prices.

TENNESSEE EVERGREEN — -A tall growing variety, eight to ten feet high, produces
brush of exceptional value and bright color.

Price: $1.75 per bushel. Sen! for current market prices.

Millet

Millet makes a good forage crop and may be planted early, as soon as danger of frost
is over, or later on potato or stubble land. Don’t let your land grow up in weeds to plague
you when it can be made to produce an abundance of good feed.

GERMAN MILLET — We offer the large headed German Millet of the purest and best
strains to be had. When grown for hay, plant one-half to one bushel per acre, either broad-
cast or drilled. When planted for seed, use half quantity. Make a good seed bed before
sowing millet.

Prices: 25 lbs., 90c; bushel, $1.75. Get prices on large orders.

COMMON MILLET — Similar to German millet, but heads apd stalks smaller. Makes
good hay, and can be grown on poorer land than German millet.

Price: $1.35 per bushel. Get prices on large quantities.

HUNGARIAN MILLET— -Is an earlier sort, with abundant foliage and slender heads;
withstands drouth well.

Price: $1.00 per peclL

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FETERITA. NOTE SIZE OF HEADS AND UNIFORMITY OF' HEIGHT.

Feterita resisted the drouth better than any other feed crop planted and raised in Texas
and Oklahoma last year. Reports show that on some farms it produced from fifty to eighty
bushels per acre.

The Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture records that Feterita averaged over niiie bushels
per acre more than Kaffir.

Seventy-five days after planting it was used as feed. Is just twenty-five days earlier than
Kaffir. The grain has the same feed value as Milo and Kaffir, being softer than Milo. The
heads much resemble Kaffir but are shorter and heavier. Fodder is about equal to that of
Kaffir.

Feterita is a favorite wherever grown and the demand for seed is going to far exceed the
supply and we advise ordering early to insure getting the seed. We can furnish seed in head
or threshed at the following prices:

Pound, postpaid, 25c; freight or express, 1 lb., 15c; 6 lbs. (enough for an acre) 50c; peck,
75c; bushel, $1.75, Write for special prices on Feterita.

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SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANE

There are several varieties of Sugar Cane, differing in the time required for ripening, and
qualities for forage or syrup making. Sorghum is a valuable crop, whether grown for forage
or for syrup making and should be more generally planted. When sown broadcast for forage
use one to two bushels per acre. When drilled, half the amount. Plant any time from March
to August. Prices subject to frequent changes. Send for special prices on large quantities.
Open orders will be filled at market price.

EARLY AMBER — Earliest variety and very popular both for forage or syrup making.

Price: $1.10 per bushel.

ORANGE — Later maturing and stouter, splendid drouth resister, and much liked for
forage.

Price: $1.15 per bushel.

.SUMAC OR RED TOP — The Sumac or Red Top varieties are later maturing than the
two described above. They are very desirable, however, for early planting. In our tests
this past season the Sumac or Red Top variety proved to be the best drouth resister.

Price: $1.20 per bushel.

TEXAS SEEDED RIBBON CANE — This is a tall, stout, late-growing variety of Sorghum
that is very desirable for syrup making. It will yield a larger amount of syrup than any other
variety under average seasonable conditions.

Prices: One to five pounds, 15c per pound; five to ten pounds, 12c per pound. Special
prices on large orders.

We get out special list on Cane Seed, Cow Peas, etc., every spring. Send for a copy.

CROOK NECK RIBBON CANE

Just as our catalogue goes to press, we have notice from one of our good friends that he is
sending us about 50 bushels of beautiful seed of the old time Crook Neck Ribbon Cane Seed. j.
It has been years since we could furnish it with any freedom.

Price: 1 to 5 pounds, 15c per lb.; 5 to 10 pounds, 12c per pound. Special prices on large jl
orders.

Feterita

The heaviest yielding, quickest maturing, most drouth-resisting grain sorghum ever intro-
duced into the Southwest.

Conkey’s Poultry Remedies

Heard of Conkey Poultry Remedies, Haven’t You? This is
the world-famous line of specific remedies, something for every
known poultry disease. Each remedy hits the nail on the head.
Conkey remedies are scientific treatment. They do the work.
That’s why we back the manufacturer’s guarantee and return your
money if you are not absolutely satisfied with results.

Conkey’s Roup Remedy

is known the world over as
the standard reliable treat-
ment. It should be on hand
for occasional use as a pre-
ventive and tonic, as well as
be ready in case of real need.
Positively one remedy you
must not neglect to get is
Conkey’s Roup Remedy.
One package may save you
the loss of your whole flock.
Prices 50c, postage 6c; $1.00,
postage 12c.

Ccnkey’s Lice Powder does more than
scare or stun the lice, it really kills them
dead. At the same time it does not hurt
the fowl in any way, or taint the eggs. Fine
for sitting hens and in nests. Sample free
if you want to test Conkey’s Lice Powder
(postage 4c on sample). Or buy a package
on the straight guarantee, money back if
you don’t like Conkey’s. 5 oz. pkg. 10c,
postage 5c; 15 oz. 25c, postage 17c; 48 oz.
50c, express extra.

Conkey’s Lice Liquid rids the poultry
house of mites. The best way is to spray
the house thoroughly with 1 part Conkey’s
Lice Liquid and 25 to 50 parts water.
Cheap enough! Then take some of the
Lice Liquid full strength and paint it on
roosts and in cracks. Repeat in 10 days,
when the nits hatch out. This kills the
mites and also disinfects the poultry house.
1 quart 35c, 2 quarts 60c, 1 gallon $1.00;
express extra.

Conkey’s Head Lice Ointment saves
little chicks. Two or three big head lice

can kill a little chick in a few days. You
can prevent this loss with Conkey’s Head
Lice Ointment, 10c, postage 2c; 25c, post-
age 4c. Easy to apply and won’t hurt the
chick.

Conkey’s Laying Tonic. This actually
makes hens lay without harming them.
It is not a food in
itself, and you
escape paying
for bran and
middlings, which
make most egg-
producers so
bulky. There is
not one particle
of filler in this
tonic. It means
vigor in your
fowls, which is
the greatest egg-
producer known.

IK lbs., 25c; 3X
lbs., 50c; 7 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., pail, $3.00.
Expressage extra.

Conkey’s Y/hite Diarrhoea Remedy, 50c,postage 7c

Conkey’s Bronchitis Remedy, 50c postage 8c.

Conkey’s Cholera Remedy, 25c, postage 4c; 50c,
postage 8c.

Conkey’s Gape Remedy 50c, postage 18c.

Conkey’s Chicken Pox Remedy (lor Sore Head),
50c, postage ICc.

Conkey’s Limber Neck Remedy, 50c, postage 12c.

Conkey’s Poultry Tonic, 25c, postage 9c.

Conkey’s Scaly Leg Remedy, 50c, postage 10c.

Conkey’s Rheumatic Remedy, 50c, postage 9c.

Conkey’s Healing Salve, 25c, postage 3c.

Conkey’s Poultry Laxative 25c, postage 6c.

Conkey’s Flea Salve (for Southern Scicktight),
25c, postage 6c.

Conkey’s Sulphur Candles, 10c each, 3 for 25c;
$1.00 per dozen. 5c each for postage or ex>
press extra.

FREE — Here’s Something for You if you are interested
in chickens. This fine, new, big edition of Conkey’s
Poultry Book we give free to interested customers, or
will send by mail on receipt of stamps, 4 cts. “I got mere
practical working ideas out of Conkey’s than any other
chicken book I ever read” writes one man. Treats the
whole poultry subject, housing, breeding, feeding, incuba-
tion, as well as care and management of fowls when
diseased. Includes Turkeys, Ducks and Geese. You want
this book. Yot* can make a success of poultry if you follow
this book. Co«ae in or send 4 cts. in stamps for your copy.

R. M. Rigby Ptg. Co., Horticultural Printers, Kansas City, Mo.

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