. Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants [microform]. Forage plants; Grasses; Plantes fourragères; Graminées. #â ill I:; 78 Grasses, Clovers, Field Roots, Forage and Fodder Plants, Pride of the North, Huron, Rustler and Mastadon. The Squaw ccn, a white flint variety, which stands first In point of earliness, and hence is grown further to the north than any other, Is dwarf- ish In character, and therefore not a satisfactory i<ind of corn to cultivate where more productive sorts will mature. The Mercer, a yellow flint variety, Is not only early but a prolific producer as


. Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants [microform]. Forage plants; Grasses; Plantes fourragères; Graminées. #â ill I:; 78 Grasses, Clovers, Field Roots, Forage and Fodder Plants, Pride of the North, Huron, Rustler and Mastadon. The Squaw ccn, a white flint variety, which stands first In point of earliness, and hence is grown further to the north than any other, Is dwarf- ish In character, and therefore not a satisfactory i<ind of corn to cultivate where more productive sorts will mature. The Mercer, a yellow flint variety, Is not only early but a prolific producer as well. The ear Is a ({ood size, the cob small, and the corn on the same Is firm. The Smut Nose Is a yellow flint corn, but the grain is tinged with a reddish cast near the tips of the ear. It is also highly pro- ductive. The Minnesota King, a yel- low half-dent corn, seems to possess the power of resisting drought In a marked degree, better It has been claimed than any other sort, it was introduced Into Minnesota by the Northrup, Brasian, Goodwin Co., In 1889. The Dakota Dent is sali to be the earliest of the pure yellow dent varieties. It originated through a careful and persistent selection of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shaw, Thomas, 1843-1918. Minneapolis, Minn. : Northrup, Braslan, Goodwin


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