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Spanish Pea Nuts. — Soil, almost exhausted of vegetable 

 matter, manured with 125 lbs. acid phosphate per acre, in 

 drill at time of planting. Planted May 5. First ripe August 

 15. Gathered September 8th. One quart in the hull made 

 two bushels. Quality perfect. An exceedingly early va- 

 riety, would mature on ground following a wheat or oat crop. 

 Farmers in Mr. Bishop's vicinity are beginning to raise 

 them for fattening hogs, and Mr. B. says it is one of the 

 best things that they have tried. No insect diseases. 



Aionless Brome Grass. — Soil, loam and clay. Land plowed 

 just before planting. Planted March 22. Imperfect stand 

 owing to dry, cold spring. Stood drought and heat well, 

 revived with first fall rains and bids fair to afford a good 

 yield of hay next spring. It is regarded as a success, and 

 many farmers are anxious to procure seed. 



Siveet Clover.— Thin upland, gravelly loam, manured 

 lightly, broad-cast. Planted broad-cast, March 22nd. 

 Stand perfect, stood the drought better than Japan Clover. 

 Made a growth of ten inches by July 1st, at which time 

 stock was turned on. At this time, Nov. 24th, it is green 

 and bids fair to stand the winter. Stock exceedingly fond 



of it. 



Alfalfa or Lucern.—'Da.rk loam moist soil, good land for 

 corn and clover, no manure. Sowed broadcast. Planted 

 March 22nd. Came up well and grew well until June 

 14th, when it died out. Will plant again in the spring 

 and cultivate in the drill, and if it can be made to stand one 

 season will be a success. 



Crimson Clover.— Dry ridge land, dark loam, red clay 

 sub-soil, and highly manured by turning under green vege- 

 table matter and pasturing. Land thoroughly prepared by 

 plowing and harrowing before seeding. 



Planted March 22nd. Owing to extremely dry spring, the 

 growth was stunned and did not grow large enough to mow. 

 Crimson Clover is being extensively grown in this 

 country in the last two years. Seed sown in August 

 makes fine grazing in November. It is fast taking the place 



