. Nebraska Seed Co.'s annual catalogue : reliable garden and farm seeds. Nursery stock Nebraska Omaha Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. TEOSINTE-Of South American origin. Throws up from fifteen to thirty stalks from a grain, and on rich land reaches eleven feet in height, a solid mass of foliage. In appearance some- times resembles Indian Corn, but the leaves are much broader and longer, and the stalks contain sweeter sap. Cut for green feed in any stage it is found good and wholesome, and the second and third growth comes promptly in equal vigor and abundance. Nothi
. Nebraska Seed Co.'s annual catalogue : reliable garden and farm seeds. Nursery stock Nebraska Omaha Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. TEOSINTE-Of South American origin. Throws up from fifteen to thirty stalks from a grain, and on rich land reaches eleven feet in height, a solid mass of foliage. In appearance some- times resembles Indian Corn, but the leaves are much broader and longer, and the stalks contain sweeter sap. Cut for green feed in any stage it is found good and wholesome, and the second and third growth comes promptly in equal vigor and abundance. Nothing equal to it for an enor- mous mass of forage. Plant in April, five or six feet by three, and cultivate as corn. Two pounds per acre. Teosinte. SPRING VETCHES, OR TARES. Vetches are grown for a forage crop. They can be cheaply raised, fed green, cured or ensilaged. In Scotland and England they are grown largely for this purpose, and where land is not adapted to hay, or is expensive, or pasturage is poor or costly, it will pay to grow Vetches as a forage crop. Sow two to three bushels per acre. PEANUTS. Peanuts can be cultivated as early as potatoes. They yield largely and are a paying crop. Planted in April, they ripen in August, and planted as late as July 1st to 18th, they will mature full crops before frost. NEBRASKA STOCK MELON— This melon is grown extensively in west- ern Nebraska, Kansas and easternColorado. It is immensely pro- ductive. The melons grow to a large some of them weigh-! ing as high as 60 or 70: pounds. The melons; will keep all winter, and can be fed to stock the same as turnips and beets. They grow on any kind of soil, and in dry seasons and climates. We advise our customers to give them a Nebraska Stock Melon. FLAX SEED. It will pay farmers to buy their flax seed and quit the process of raising it under contract for the mills. It is a quick crop to grow and always finds ready sale at a fair price. RUSSIAN FLAX—A great improvement over
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