Archive image from page 27 of Delano Bros' seed catalogue of. Delano Bros.' seed catalogue of everything for the farm and vegetable garden for 1894 delanobrosseedca1894dela Year: 1894 SPUKRY.—(Spergula arveisia.) On the sandy soils of Northern Michigan, where clover would not 'grow and cattle would sink ankle deep in the sand, Spurry hardens and fertilizes the soil so that wheat, following Spurry, yields more per acre than on land treated with 300 pounds per acre, of the best commercial phosphates. The Campine district of Belgium was a desert waste, but by the use of Spurry it has come to be
Archive image from page 27 of Delano Bros' seed catalogue of. Delano Bros.' seed catalogue of everything for the farm and vegetable garden for 1894 delanobrosseedca1894dela Year: 1894 SPUKRY.—(Spergula arveisia.) On the sandy soils of Northern Michigan, where clover would not 'grow and cattle would sink ankle deep in the sand, Spurry hardens and fertilizes the soil so that wheat, following Spurry, yields more per acre than on land treated with 300 pounds per acre, of the best commercial phosphates. The Campine district of Belgium was a desert waste, but by the use of Spurry it has come to be the 'garden spot of Europe.' Sow 10 to 15 pounds per acre. If for hay, cut after seed is formed and before it is ripe. Ten to twenty bushels of seed, per acre, can be -harvested. Lb., 30c: 4 lbs., ffl, by mail. By freight. 100 lbs, $13. SORGUM. Sugar Cane is going to prove one of the most popular, as it has already proven one of the most valu- able, of forage plants. Do not fail to include this in your exper- iments. SACHAKINE. Minnesota Eai'ly Amber— Pi' a high percentage of the best quality o f syrnp. For fod- der it yields ten to twenty tons of claoice hay p e r acre, when sown broadcast, at the rate of li bushels per acre. Stock of all kinds relish it, and any farmer will find it a very valuable and prof- itable hay c r 0 p. Selected seed, pk., 10c; lb., 20c-, by freight or pk. 30c; bu., $1. Seed for fodder, 75c per bii. Kenney's Improved Minnesota Ear- ly Amber—A great improvement over the preceding, as it is at least two weeks earlier, which makes it valuable to the grower for syrup or sugar. By mail, pkt., 10c; lb., 30c. by freight or express, pk., 60c; bu., $ IVON-SACHAKINE. This class of Sorghums are all great drouth rcsist- ers, and furnish large amounts of forage and valuable grain. Jerusalem C o r n—Pro- nounced the beJ? and surest grain crop for dry countries and seasons, even better than Kaffir corn, Dourrha and Milo Maize. It gro
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