Title: George Tait and Sons' price list and descriptive catalogue of field and garden seeds
Identifier: CAT31284901 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Geo. Tait & Sons, Inc; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Virginia Norfolk Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Norfolk, Va. : George Tait & Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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FIELD SEEDS. 81 PEARL MILLET. (Penicdlaria Spicata.)— A name given lately to the old Cat-1 ail bil- let, well known to all farmers in the extreme Southern States. Although rather coarse, it is a useful forage plant, being enormously pro- ductive on rich soil. It grows from eight to ten feet high and yields several crops each season, a vigorous growth starting immediately after each cutting When cultivated for fod- der, it should be sown in drills about three feet apart and thinned to a foot apart in the row; the plant throws out a great many shoots and does best if not crowded. It is relished by all kinds of stock and is regarded as nutritious. For an acre, 6 pounds. Price variable. SOME CHOICE . FIELD C0RN5. EARLY MASTODON.—The Early Mas- todon—so named for its immense ears—is a cross between the White Cap and the Early Hose Dent, and has the distinction of being the winner in the celebrated corn contest con- ducted in 1889 under the auspices of the American Agriculturist; a single acre pro- duced nearly 1H,000 pounds of corn on the ear, or over 200 bushels of shelled corn; and another yield was nearly 175 bushels per acre. The originator, who is one of the most experi- enced corn growers in the United States, regards it as the finest of all yellow corns. He claims that it has the largest number of rows on the cob, and the deepest, longest grain of any corn ever originated. Being a can of two colors, it makes a most handsome appearance and can always be relied upon to bring the highest market price. Although of such size, it is no less remarkable for its earli- ness, and the same reliable authority states that it is from three weeks to one month earlier than the Golden Beauty, hitherto regarded as unequalled for general excellence. "I grew 1110 bushels of Early Mastodon Corn (seed bought of you.) on a little more than 14 acres of land, the land not especially rich. I used no fertilizer or manure of any kind and the corn had no special cultivation. It is earlier by three weeks than any other main crop corn I know of. I plant nothing else."—Dr. Robert Notjrse, West Ealls, Va. "I have just finished harvesting my corn crop, and off of one-half bushel of Early Mas- todon bought of you, and planted on the 22nd of June, after Irish potatoes, in five acres of land, I made 275 bushels of fine, perfectly matured corn. There is no better corn for late planting."—T. W. Turner, Bayford, Va. Per quart, 10 cts.; prepaid by mail or express, 25 cts.; per bushel, $1.25. IMPROVED GOLDEN DENT —One of the best known standard yellow field corns, producing large ears, with very deep golden grains and thin cobs. Our stock is very care- fully selected and perfectly true to type. Per quart, 10 cts.; prepaid by mail or express, 25 cts.; per bushel, $ 1.25.
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IMPROVED GOLDEN DENT CORN.

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