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40. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

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LENTILS.--Largely used in Oriental countries and is one of their principal articles of diet. It was from these that the dish of pottage was made for which Esau sold his birthright to Jacob in Bible times, and many will be interested in them for that reason. They are in growth similar to peas and may be used in any way that you would use shell beans, and they also make an excellent soup. Sow and cultivate same as garden peas and thresh out in the fall. All should try them. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00, postpaid.

BROOM CORN.
Broom straw is high in price this year, and it should encourage more farmers to plant it. Our seed is carefully selected, and every grower should plant two or more sorts, to make a crop more certain.
JAPANESE EVERGREEN.--Long brush, fine and of good color. Pound 35c, 3 lbs. 90c. By freight, 10 lbs. $1.25, 25 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $8.00.
WILSON'S IMPROVED EVERGREEN.--An improvement on the Tall Evergreen. It stands well, is long and free from crooked brush. Pound 30c, 3 lbs. 75c. By freight, 10 lbs. $1.00, 25 lbs. $1.80, 100 lbs. $5.00.
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN.--Pound 25c, 3 lbs. 60c. By freight, 10 lbs. 75c, 25 lbs. $1.50, 100 lbs. $4.00.
TALL OR MISSOURI EVERGREEN.--A standard sort. Pound 25c, 3 lbs. 60c. By freight, 10 lbs. 60c, 25 lbs. $1.10, 100 lbs. $3.00.

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DWARF EVERGREEN.--Pound 25c, 3 lbs 60c. By freight, 10 lbs. 75c, 25 lbs. $1.50, 100 lbs. $4.00.

BROADCAST SOWERS.
LITTLE GIANT HAND BROADCAST SEED-SOWER--As can be seen by the illustration, it is simple in construction, light, strong and durable, and the easiest running machine known, having no feed plate to carry, and only weighing three pounds complete. Will sow orchard grass, blue grass, red top, clover, timothy, wheat, etc. Even if you have only a small field to sow it will pay you to have one of these so as to get it distributed evenly. By purchasing a large number for cash we are enabled to offer them at a heretofore unheard of low price. Only $1.50 each.
IOWA BROADCAST SOWER.--An improvement on the above in that it retains all the valuable characteristics of the Little Giant but instead of working with a fiddle-bow, it is operated with a crank. We have had a large number of these made as we know they will take well with our customers. Price only $2.00 each.

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DWARF ESSEX RAPE.
A forage plant of great merit, easily grown in any part of the United States on any land that will raise turnips or corn, and will furnish abundant supplies of succulent, rich, nutritious pasture at a season when it is most needed. Is of great value for sheep and lambs and when turned it on it, to use a common expression, "they soon weigh like lead." It is also of value for pasturing cattle. One acre of rape is sufficient to pasture ten to fifteen lambs on for two to two and one-half months. It is often sown broadcast, about 5 lbs. to the acre, but will yield much better if drilled about 2 lbs. to the acre, in rows 22 inches apart, and cultivated until plants are too large. Seed may be sown in May, but we do not advise sowing until June or July. Can, however, be sown with grain in the spring, and it is said to not interfere with the grain crop. The Dwarf Essex rape is unequaled as a pasture for sheep in the autumn, and as a fattening food is without a rival in point of cheapness and effectiveness. It will also keep a long time in early winter if cut and put in heaps like shocks of hay. Large packet 10c, lb. 40c, 3 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. By express, 5 lbs. or more at 25c. per lb.
KAFFIR CORN.--An excellent fodder plant, yielding two crops of fodder during a season. Grows four to five feet high, upright stalk, with numerous large leaves, greatly relished by cattle and horses. The seed crop is also heavy, sometimes yielding 60 bushels to the acre. It does better sown in drills three feet apart, using 6 to 8 lbs. of seed per acre. Pound 25c. By express or freight, 10 lbs. 75c, 25 lbs. $1.50, 100 lbs. $5.00.
DURRA OR SORGHUM VULGARE.--Valuable forage plant, growing to ten feet in height and yielding an abundance of gray green foliage. Greatly relished by stock; grown as grain for poultry making a cheap feed. It would pay every poultry breeder to put in some of this. Pound, 25c. By express, 10 lbs. or more at 6c. per lb.

I received the seed as ordered, and found them very satisfactory; in fact, your seed are the finest I have had. E. S. MILES, Dennison, Ia.

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