. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds for the farm and garden. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Virginia Richmond. 64 T. W. WOOD & SONS, EicHMOND, Ya. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. BUCKWHEAT. G-rown largely for flower food for bees, and if cut green it makes good forage. It is likewise sown for turning under to improve the land, and also for grain for flour. Sow in July or August three-fourths of a bushel per Japa^nese. This variety of Buckwheat ripens a week earlier than the Silver
. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds for the farm and garden. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Virginia Richmond. 64 T. W. WOOD & SONS, EicHMOND, Ya. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. BUCKWHEAT. G-rown largely for flower food for bees, and if cut green it makes good forage. It is likewise sown for turning under to improve the land, and also for grain for flour. Sow in July or August three-fourths of a bushel per Japa^nese. This variety of Buckwheat ripens a week earlier than the Silver Hull, and yields more largely than that variety. Flour made from it is of superior quality. The kernels are larger than those of other sorts, but owing to its branching qualities it need not be sown quite so thickly. Per peck, iO cts.; per bushel, about $ Silver Hull. A prolific and favorite sort, making a fine quality flour. A superior variety in every way to the ordinary Buckwheat, which it has almost entirely superseded. About $ per bushel. Current prices quoted on application. ing more largely than any other bean in cultivation. The great nutritive value of these beans, combined with the enormous yield, make it a most valuable and economical crop to grow for stockfeeding purposes. It is also strongly recommended for green fodder and ensilage, and will easily yield on suitable soil from eight to ten tons per acre. The superiority of this bean over Cow Peas for fertilizing pui'iDoses is also begin- ning to be realized, and it is only a question of time when it will come into general use for this purpose also. It has a stiff stalk holding the pods well oft' the ground, and matures all the beans together, enabhng the farmer to cut the stalk with the seed, and save the product without going to the great expense of pulling the pods off. They can be fed, vines and all together or can be easily knocked out when dry, or they can be left standing, and pigs and stock turned i
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