. Harris' rural annual 1900 : seeds from the grower to the sower. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. HARRIS' MAMMOTH YELLOW FLINT CORN. Ears 12 to 15 Inches Long, now found a variety that not only has a large ear and is a prolific bearer, but that will get ripe In this latitude. The past season was most unfavorable for corn, being dry and cold, yet our crop of this variety did well. The ears were of good size and they ripened hard and dry, and practically all of it sound com. The cor
. Harris' rural annual 1900 : seeds from the grower to the sower. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. HARRIS' MAMMOTH YELLOW FLINT CORN. Ears 12 to 15 Inches Long, now found a variety that not only has a large ear and is a prolific bearer, but that will get ripe In this latitude. The past season was most unfavorable for corn, being dry and cold, yet our crop of this variety did well. The ears were of good size and they ripened hard and dry, and practically all of it sound com. The corn was cut before frost and the fodder is of excellent quality. There was less soft and immature ears among those of this Dent com than in the Flint varieties, and the yield was greater. The stalks grow 7 to 8 feet high and produce very large, heavy ears with 14 to 16 rows. Cob small. The tips of the kernels are white, and the rest yellow; hence the name " White ; We recommend this variety for good corn land, especially "bottom land," where it will yield great crops. Our seed grown in the northern latitude is much better than southern or western grown seed. Price of shelled corn from finest ears. Peck 50c., Bushel , 2 bushels $ Dwarf Essex Rape* The Best Forage Crop for Sheep, Hogs and Cattle. We find Dwarf Essex Rape of the greatest benefit in raising sheep, and it is also very valuable as forage for hogs and cattle. Sown early in the spring it furnishes pasturage of the richest kind for sheep or hogs. It does best however, if sown in August, when it will grow very rapidly and produce an enormous amount of green succulent food all through the fall. It is a plant belonging to the cabbage family. It produces a mass of broad, smooth leaves which are greatly relished by sheep. It grows about 3 feet high. It can be pastured off and when the stock is removed will grow up again and give a second crop. It does best on rather moist land, but will do wel
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