LIST OF CHOICE FARM SEEDS FOR 1909. 



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Late Fall and Early Spring. 



thin land. 60 lbs. 



Vicia Villosa. SAND OR HAIRY VETCH Sandwicken. 



One of the most valuable fodder plants for the "West and Northwestern States, owing- to its 

 adaptability to withstand severe drought, heat and cold. The vines are very similar to Pea 

 vines, but are more slender and much more thickly clad with leaves and side stems, which fur- 

 nish nice, succulent feed. Individual plants will make a 10-foot growth before going to seed. 

 As a Pasture Plant for Sand Vetch is without an equal. From sowings made in August an 



excellent late Fall pasturage for sheep or hogs can be had in 50 days. 



the plants being by that time two feet in height. After close eating it 

 can be left to prevent soil washing during Winter and Spring. It is one of the first plants to 

 start into growth in spring and will be again ready to pasture by May, or it can be allowed to 

 mature for green cutting or for a Hay crop. Hogs, sheep and cattle eat it with great relish. 

 Value as a Fertilizer. rrhe Washington Department of Agriculture estimates the value of a 



plowed-under crop of this Vetch as equivalent to putting into the ground 



$16 to $45 worth of commercial fertilizers per acre. Sow in either fall or spring, at the rate of 

 30 lbs. per acre, broadcast, with the addition of one-half bushel Rye or Oats to furnish support 

 for the vines. On rich soil it yields enormous crops of green fodder, from 10 to 15 tons to the 

 acre; equal to 3 to 4 tons when cured as dried Hay. It is also a remarkable grower on sandy ana 

 to the bushel. Per lb. 15c, by mail 25c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 25 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs., $7.50. 



SOY BEAN. 



The Seed we offer is Northern Grown, the only kind of any value for the Northwestern States. When the ground is 

 warm in spring, plant in drills 30 inches apart, using 8 to 12 quarts of Seed to the acre for forage. If for seed use two 

 quarts more. 

 Ito San (Early Yellow) — Dwarf growing, early, yielding a large quantity of seed. Quart, 20c (by mail 35c); peck, $1.00; 



bushel, $3.50. 

 Guelph (Medium Early Green) — The favorite variety in the Northern States, either for the production of seed or forage. 



Quart, 20c (by mail 35c); peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50. 



Early Black (Buckshot) — Plants stocky, of medium hight. Quart 20c (by mail 35c); peck $1.00; bushel, $3.50. 



COW PEAS. 



Highly valued in the South as a forage crop; in fact it is to the South what clover is to the North. Its feeding qualities 

 are very high. As a soil renovater and fertilizer it is quite equal to clover. The dry peas ground make a rich feed for cattle. 



Sow either broadcast or in drills — covering the Seed from 2 to 3 inches — after the ground is warm, as the Peas rot very 

 readily in cold, wet soil. When sown broadcast use from 1 to 2 bushels Seed to the acre. If in drills, half the quantity is 

 enough. Michigan Favorite — Northern grown. Quart 20c (by mail 35c); peck 

 $1.00; bushel $3.75. 



Write for prices on other sorts. 



LUPINE. 



Besides being an excellent forage plant, much relished by cattle, the Lupine 

 is valuable for enriching poor, sandy soil. We offer only the yellow variety, 

 which is by far the best. Sow 90 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., by mail, 20c; 10 lbs. 

 90c; 100 lbs. $7.50. 



LENTILS. 



Largely used for soups. The leaf stalks make good fodder. They grow best 

 in dry, sandy soil. Per lb., by mail 25c; 100 lbs. $10.00. 



FIELD PEAS FOR FEEDING. 



Canadian Field Peas can be very profitably sown along with oats and either 

 eaten off the field by cattle or hogs, or allowed to ripen, when they can be 

 readily separated by any farm seed mill. In this way two crops can be grown 

 :it the one cultivation. 



Sow broadcast if alone, 3 bushels of Peas per acre, or in combination 1% 

 bushels of Peas to \\' 2 bushels of Oats, mixed, to the acre. 



Canadian White— Bushel $1.50 



Canadian Blue — Bushel $2.20 



Scotch — Bushel $2.30 



Subject to market fluctuations. See Garden Peas, pages 26 and 27. 



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