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Title: American farmers' manual
Identifier: americanfarmersm19pete (find matches)
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Farms Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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•PETER HENDERSON & CO., IMEW YORK- 19 HENDERSONS ^FFH OAT^ OUR OATS ARE ESPECIALLY GROWN FROM SELECTED STOCK FOR SEED PURPOSES.: All cleaned by the latest and most improved machinery, free from weed seeds and small, imperfect grains. IMPORTANT.—A change of Seed Oats is even more necessary than a change of Seed Potatoes, and they should be renewed at least every second or third year. At the low prices at which we offer below choice recleaned Seed Oats, IT WILL PAT EVERY TIME to even renew stock every year. Oats grown on the same soil or in the same neighborhood year after year de- teriorate rapidly and soon become light, chaffy and unprofitable. LINCOLN. On its merits this has become one of the most popular. Is very strong- strawed, is very early, and is more nearly rust- proof than any other variety. The grain is heavy, handsome, and thin skinned. You can- not go wrong in sowing this variety. $1.10 bushel; 10 bushels and upward, $1.05 bushel; 100 bushels and upward, $1.00 bushel. PROBSTEIER. A leading white variety. It is very productive and heavy, and straw very strong. It is of Scandinavian origin, but well adapted to this climate; it ripens two or three days later than many varieties, but yields bet- ter. (See cut.) $1.10 bushel (32 lbs.); 10 bushels and upward, $1.05 bushel; 100 bush- els and upward, $1.00 bushel. SILVER WHITE MAINE. A grand oat of vigorous habit of growth and seems to thrive better under hot, dry and other unfavorable weather conditions than most other varieties. $1.10 bushel (32 lbs.); 10 bushels and up- ward, $1.05 bushel; 100 bushels and up- ward, $1.00 bushel. ■WHITE RUSSIAN. Is somewhat coarse, but is much appreciated for its rugged hardi- ness. It stools freely, has strong, stiff straw, heads large with plump grain. A heavy cropper. It is a side oat, all the grain being borne on one side. $1.10 bushel; 10 bushels and upward, $1.05 bushel; 100 bushels and upward, $1.00 bushel. BLACK TARTARIAN. The most prolific and distinct variety of Black Oat grown. Its ear is carried all on one side ; it is very early, long and strong-strawed, and bears a short, plump grain. 40c. peck, $1.30 bushel (32 lbs.); 10 bushels and upward, $1.25 bushel. WINTER OATS. We are now booking orders for delivery next fall for Winter Oats grown in New Jersey, which are much hardier than those grown in Virginia and other South- ern States, and will stand the winter as far north as New York City. They stool out strongly, are earlier and much more vigorous in growth than any spring variety, and are less susceptible to rust. They should be planted deep in northern latitudes as they will stand much more severe weather when planted four inches deep than when planted nearer the sur- face. 40c. peck, $115 bushel; 10 bushels and upward, $1.10 bushel.
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BARLEY. Should be more grown than it is, especially in these days of low-priced wheat. The straw makes excellent rough feed for all kinds of stock. It is also one of the best grains with which to sow down to grass in spring. NEW WHITE HULLESS BARLEY. A valuable new variety, which should be sown at the rate of 1J^ bushels per acre, about the time of sowing Oats. It is two or three weeks earlier than ordinary Barley, grows about the same height, and will not shatter in the field, even when very ripe. The grain is not unlike Wheat, and weighs about 60 lbs. per bushel, instead of 48 lbs. as other Barley. For feeding to horses and hogs, when ground, it is unequaled, and is also exceedingly valuable as hay, if cut and cured just before ripening. 75c. per peck, $2.00 per bushel of 48 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $1.80 per bushel. TWO-ROWED DUCK-BILL. The heads are of great length, and when maturing become slightly curved; the grains are large and plump, and brighter than any other variety of two- rowed Barley. The straw is stronger than the old popular Chevalier Barley, and has yielded nearly 70 bushels per acre. 50c. per peck, $1.60 per bushel. VERMONT CHAMPION. Two-rowed, early, hardy and prolific. 50c. per peck, $1.60 per bushel. RYE. PKOBSTEIEE OATS. Rye is a valuable crop for either soiling, green fodder, straw or grain. It is largely used by farmers to seed down with in the fall, and is considered preferable to wheat for this purpose, as it protects the young grass and matures two weeks earlier in the summer than wheat. It is also extensively used for fall pasture when sown early and for cutting green in late spring and early summer, but when wanted for cutting it is best sown with the sand or winter vetch. SPRING. A variety produced by planting Winter Eye in the spring for several years, and selecting the seed until the type was fixed. It is an excellent "catch-crop" where fall-sown grain has been winter-killed, and also for fodder and grain. $2.00 per bushel; 10 bushels and upward, $1.85 per bushel. EXCELSIOR WINTER. A variety from Vermont, that has never failed to yield at the rate of from 40 to 50 bushels per acre. With the originator, a four-acre field yielded 52 bushels to the acre. WINTER. The variety most commonly cul- tivated, whether sown for grain, straw or cut- ting green. THOUSANDFOLD. Said to be the most productive Bye in cultivation; the straw is tall and strong, with long, heavy heads, and stands up well. Especially recommended where Bye is grown more for the straw than the grain. = PRICES FOR WINTER RYE ON APPLICATION.

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