Henderson's superior agricultural seeds for fall sowing, 1905 . e quite extensively grownin the Southern States, where they are in high in the fall they either afford excellent pasturageduring the winter or give abundant yield the following demand for oats of this character has been graduallyextending northward, and to meet it we have been growing inNorthern Pennsylvania, for several years, an acclimatizedstrain which is remarkably hardy and will stand the winteras far north as New Jersey. They are incomparably superior tothe Winter or Turf Oats of Virginia; they stool ou
Henderson's superior agricultural seeds for fall sowing, 1905 . e quite extensively grownin the Southern States, where they are in high in the fall they either afford excellent pasturageduring the winter or give abundant yield the following demand for oats of this character has been graduallyextending northward, and to meet it we have been growing inNorthern Pennsylvania, for several years, an acclimatizedstrain which is remarkably hardy and will stand the winteras far north as New Jersey. They are incomparably superior tothe Winter or Turf Oats of Virginia; they stool out strongly,are earlier, more vigorous and less susceptible to rust; theyhave stiff straw, stand up well, and are much more productivethan Oats. Sow in September, at the rate of \Yz bushelsper acre, and sow deep. They will stand much more severeweather when planted four inches deep than near the surface. (See40c. peck, bushel of 32 lbs.; 10-bushel lots and upwards,bushel. fit-1 SUPERIOR WINTER OATS WinterOats. HENDERSONSSUPERIOR . . WINTER Giant Winter Rye. Rye is a valuable crop for either soiling, green fodder, straw or grain. It is largely used by farmers toseed down with in the fall, and is considered preferable to wheat for this purpose, as it protects the younggrass, and matures two weeks earlier in the summer than wheat. Winter.—The variety most commonly cultivated. bushel of 56 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $ bushel. Excelsior Winter.—A new variety from Vermont that has never failed to yield at the rate of 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Withthe originator, a four-acre field yielded 52 bushels to the acre. bushel of 56 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $ bushel. Thousandfold.—Said to be the most productive Rye in cultivation. bushel of 56 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $ bushel. Giant Winter.—Unquestionably the heaviest cropping Rye in existence, having in fair tests outyielded all other varieties bothin straw and grain. The heads average six to e
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