30 



CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



The Best Fodder Plant for Summer and Fall Pasture, 



TRUI 



DWARF 



:ssex. 



PAYS IF 

 ONLY TO 

 PLOW 

 UNDER. 



After harvesting Rye, Gats and Early Potatoes, our farir 

 ei's usually have acres of land lying idle which could to 

 turned to good account by growing a catch or stolen cro 

 of our true Dwarf Essex Rape, which matures a full cro J 

 of fodder in 6 to 8 weeks from time of sowin; 

 The feed furnished by Rape is unsurpassed as a fattener f< 

 sheep and hogs, being superior to clover, and sheep pas 

 ured on it gain rapidly in weight. A fair idea of the vali 

 of Rape can be had from the following: At the Michigf 

 Experiment Station 138 lambs were pastured for 

 weeks on 5 acres of Rape and showed the ma; 

 nificent total gain of 2,890 lbs., or almost 3 lbs. p 

 lamb for each week they were on the Rape feed, and all 

 the small cost for seeding of 45 cts. to $1.20 per acre. Pr< I 

 W. A. Henry, Director of the Wisconsin Agricultural 1 ■ 

 periment Station, says: "We had half an acre of Rape til 

 year, 1894, which gave an actual yield by weighing of! J 

 The plan has been successfully tried of sowing Rape and Winter Vetclj 



tons, or at the rate of 19J^ tons per acre, and this, too, in spite of the great drought. 



together, first of all drilling in the Vetches at the rate of 30 lbs. per acre 3 feet apart to the drill and afterwards sowing in Rape between the rows of Vetches; T 

 Rape can be eaten off by hogs or sheep during the fall months, and the Vetches, being perfectly hardy, can be lef c over winter and eaten off for the first gre 

 bite in Spring, plowed under, or allowed to mature for a hay crop. If desired they can be cut before coming into flower, when they will furnish a good seco: 

 crop of excellent green fodder. Rape should be sown in drills at the rate of 3 lbs. per acre or broadcast, using 8 to 10 lbs. per acre, all through the sumn 

 months so as to furnish a successive crop of sheep feed. Owing to its being a great grower in cool weather Rape can be sown, up to the first days of August. 

 Per lb., 15 cts.; 10 lbs. for SI. 30; 85 lbs. for 88.50; 100 lbs. for 87.50 



SAND, HAIRY OR WINTER VETCH. 



V1CIA VILLOSA— ®0n*widen. 



Withstands our Northwestern Winters. 



Hardier than Winter Wheat. 

 Owing to its remarkable earliness 



and great feeding qualities, 

 no dairy farmer or hog-raiser 



can afford to be without a field of it. 



This iorage plant is here to stay in the West and Northwestern States, owing to its adaptability 

 to withstand severe drought, heat and cold. It is a plant particularly adapted for hog pastures, as 

 it withstands close eating and is much relished by all kinds of stock. A nice hog pasture can be 

 produced in a few months by making a sowing of these Vetches early in April. The hogs should be 

 turned on as soon as the plants are from 2 to S feet in height and allowed to eat the Vetches almost 

 to the ground; provided they are then taken off a second crop will very soon mature, which can be 

 again pastured or allowed to run to seed. By this latter method a patch can be kept down for years, 

 as they reseed themselves very easily. Sowings made in August or September withstand easily our 

 Northwestern winters, and will furnish a handsome crop of green fodder by the end of April, which, 

 on good land, has equalled 15 tons per acre; if cut just before coming into bloom, it immediately re- 

 starts into growth furnishing a second crop, which can be eaten off by stock or turned under as a 

 green manure. Sow in drills 3 feet apart, using 30 lbs. of seed per acre, or broadcast with the ad- 

 dition of one-half bushel Rye or Oats to furnish support for the vines. 



Per lb., 15 cts.; 10 lbs., 81.00; 50 lbs., 83.50; 100 lbs., 86.50. 



LATHYRUS SYLVESTRIS. 



FLAT I>JB?A. 



A perennial plant that withstands severe frosts and roots so deeply that it is not injured by 

 severe drought. The seed should be sowed on well prepared ground early in spring, in drills about 

 2 feet apart, and4 to 6 inches apart in the rows, 2 to 3 inches deep. Cultivate thoroughly the first 

 season, and transplant either in fall or spring to any kind of soil except wet land. On very poor, un- 

 improved sandy soil it makes a top growth of 6 to 8 inches and a root growth of 12 to 15 inches the 

 first season, and on sandy soil that has been cultivated it does much better. It grows slowly at 

 first, but will yield four tons of green fodder to the acre the second year. When once established 

 Lathyrus will stand on the same ground 50 years without re-seeding. The roots penetrate into the 

 ground 30 feet, and are covered with an abundance of tubercles, giving it valuable fertilizing qual- 

 ities as well as enabling it to endure extreme drought. It is particularly well adapted for the 

 Western prairies and sandy sections of the lake regions. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 80 cts.; % lb., 50 cts.; 1 lb., 81.40. 



WHen recurred \yyr Mail, Adcl 8 ots. per JPourxcl to Cover Posta 



SAND, OR WINTER VETCH. 



