. Spring 1897 : permanent pastures and meadows. Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Faribault Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Early Minnesota Sugar KAFFIR CORN WHITE KAFFIR CORA.—It grows from four to five feet high, has a stalky stem with numerous wide leaves. The stalks keep green, and are brittle and juicy, making excellent fodder either green or dried, which is highly relished by cat- tle, horses, and mules. If the fodder is wanted only, it can be cut twice or oftener in a season. The seed heads form
. Spring 1897 : permanent pastures and meadows. Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Faribault Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Early Minnesota Sugar KAFFIR CORN WHITE KAFFIR CORA.—It grows from four to five feet high, has a stalky stem with numerous wide leaves. The stalks keep green, and are brittle and juicy, making excellent fodder either green or dried, which is highly relished by cat- tle, horses, and mules. If the fodder is wanted only, it can be cut twice or oftener in a season. The seed heads form at the top of each stalk. For the grain, sow in rows, three feet apart, three to five pounds of seed to the acre; for fod- der sow one-half to one bushel, either broadcast or in drills. Sc.; 50 lbs., $; lOO lbs., $ By mail post- paid, lb., 15c; 3 lbs., 40c. RED KAFFIR CORA.—This grows taller than the White; the stalks are more slender, very juicy and leafy. The heads are long and slender. It is one of the best drought resisters and does well on poor land and yields well. The seed is red. Lb., Sc. ;'50 lbs., $; lOO lbs., $ Uy mail postpaid, lb., 15c; 3 lbs., 40c. BRAZILIAN FLOUR CORA—A variety of Indian Corn imported a few years ago from Brazil, and has proven to be very valuable in the United States. It is very productive, often sending up ten to fifteen shoots, each with five to ten ears. The kernels are pure white, and, when ground into flour, it is considered equal to the best wheat flour, and the bread is said to be of the finest taste and flavor. Cooked when green, it is equal to the best sweet corn. It will ripen where other corn does, and is cultivated the. same. The stalks are sweet, teuder and juicy, with an abundance of leaves, unequaled for fodder. Plant five to six quarts per acre. Large pkt., lOc.; pint, 25c.; qt., 40c; postpaid. By express or freight, qt., 25c; 5 qts., S5c. JERUSALEM CORA.—A new forage plant belonging to the non-sacc
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