. Kaffik Corn. Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. (See cut.) May be grown to great advantage ill waste ground. An excellent and cheap food for fowls. All farmers should plant this, if only for feeding chickens. It is enormously productive of seed, as the heads grow to a large size, sometimes measuring as much as 18 inches in diameter, and are full of seed. It can be planted any time from early spring until the end of June. Plant 4 quarts to acre. Qt , 10 cts.; by mail, 17 cts.; peck, 40 cts.; bu. (25 lbs), $; 100 lbs., $ Wild Rice (Zizania Aquntica). The Zizania is valuable as a forage plant
. Kaffik Corn. Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. (See cut.) May be grown to great advantage ill waste ground. An excellent and cheap food for fowls. All farmers should plant this, if only for feeding chickens. It is enormously productive of seed, as the heads grow to a large size, sometimes measuring as much as 18 inches in diameter, and are full of seed. It can be planted any time from early spring until the end of June. Plant 4 quarts to acre. Qt , 10 cts.; by mail, 17 cts.; peck, 40 cts.; bu. (25 lbs), $; 100 lbs., $ Wild Rice (Zizania Aquntica). The Zizania is valuable as a forage plant on inun- dated lands and along the shores of marshes. As an attraction for wild fowls it is invaluable. The seed should be sown in the fall in 6 inches to 6 feet of water, having soft mud bottom where there are few weeds. Lb., 30 cts.; by mail, 38 cts.; 10 lbs. or more at 25 cts. per lb. White Branching Dhoura {While Millo Maize). A valuable forage plant. Will thrive even when corn is suffering from drought. Use 4 to 5 pounds to acre. Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.; 10 lbs., 80 cts.; 100 lbs., $ Broom Corn (Improved Evergreen). Extensively grown on account of the color and quality of its bush, which is long, fine and straight, and always green; grows 7 feet high. Use 6 to 8 quarts to acre. Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.;' 100 lbs., $ Sorghum, or Early Amber Sugar-Cane. This is the sorghum of the Northern States; makes the finest quality of syrup. The earliest and most productive variety. Height 10 to 12 feet. For ensilage or fodder it possesses good qualities; stock of all kinds relish it. Sow 4 quarts in drills, or 8 quarts broadcast to acre. Per lb., 15 cts.; by mail, 23 cts.; 100 lbs., $ Johnson Grass, or Sorghum Halepense. A valuable Southern fodder plant, growing 30 inches or more in height; hardy in New Jersey. It is a rapid-growing perennial. On rich soil it may be cut three or four times in a season. Best results are obtained by sowing seed in August or
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