Maule's seed catalogue - 1896 (1896) (14596542667)

Identifier: maulesseedcatalo1896wmhe (find matches)
Title: Maule's seed catalogue : 1896
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Wm. Henry Maule (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Catalogs Fruit Catalogs Flowers Catalogs Livestock Catalogs Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Maule
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library



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row well. Thev mav be fattened and marketed at any age. Their flesh-is of the very highest quaUty. They are less liable to disease than other breeds. Price ; Single pig, 2 to »fl3 months old, $15.00 ; pair, boar and sow, not akin, $25.00 ; trio, 1 boar and 2 sows, not akin, $35.00. P TUCDC IC UflT -4 READER of this book whom it imll not benefit to read Greinera H.o-ar to MaUce ^InCnL lO NUI the Garden Pay. It rviU give me pleasure to present a copy of this $2.00 clolh-bownd •book, absolutely free to any of my customers ordering anything from this catalogue to the value of fS.OO or vp- «wariU, provided they request the book when sending in their order. ...... ^ 116 ^ ThOROUGHBT^EI) PoUUTRV MiD t^GS FOR HwcwHii I have spared no expense to have the finest stock of each breed, and keepseveral distinct yards of each breed, so that we can send out stock not akin.The prices quoted, which are my very lowest, are for first-class breeding fowls,from the very best strains and properly mated.
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INDIAN GA9IES.INDIAN GAMES.—The quickest-growing chick from the shell upto 10 or 12 weeks, of any breed; at 12 weeks old have seen males weigh3 to 4 lbs. each. The flesh is of the finest quality, juicy and tender.They are easily cared for, and are without doubt the fowl for thosewho want quick growth, good size, good laying and eating qualities,and beauty in appearance, combined. Price—Single male, ff.5.00; pair,88.00; trio, 1 cockerel and 2 pullets, $12.00. Eggs, $2.50 per l.S; 84.50 per 26. BUFF liEGHORNS.—A new variety ofthe Leghorn family, first brought out byMrs. Lister Kay, of England, from whomour strain was obtained. This breed on ac-count of wonderful qualities as an egg pro-ducer, and early maturity, is bound to be-come popular. They are the best layers Ihave ever had in my yards; the chicks areeasily raised, grow rapidly, are very plump,heavy meated and yellow skinned. Thecomb, ear lobes and legs are the same as theBrown or White Leghorns, but in plumagethey are a bea