LIST OF CHOICE FARM SEEDS FOR 1927. 



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SOY BEAN. 



Valuable In the north chiefly as a soil Improver and won- 

 derful forage crop, though the beans which are excellent both 

 as human food and food for stock, will usually ripen In our 

 section. Sow when the ground is warm in spring, plant in 

 drills 30 Inches apart, using 15 to 20 pounds of Seed to the 

 acre for forage. If for Seed use 5 pounds more. 

 Ifo San (Early yellow) — Dwarf growing; early yielding a 



large quantity of seed. 

 HoUybrook — A popular variety, producing a large quantity 



of fodder. 



Wisconsin Black — Not so early as Ito San, but a heavier 

 yielder and better for forage. Plants stocky, of medium 

 height. 



COW PEAS. 



Highly valued as a forage crop, its feeding qualities being 

 very high. As a soil renovator and fertilizer is quite equal to 

 clover. The dry peas ground make a rich feed for cattle. Sow 

 either broadcast or in drills — covoring 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 50 to 90 

 pounds seed to the acre. If in drills, half the quantity is 

 enough. 



WhJp-poor-Will — A standard variety, maturing Seed in 95 to 



110 days. 



SERADEIiLA (Ornithopns Satlvus) — An annual forage plant, 

 especially valuable in sections subject to hot, dry sum- 

 mers. Yields heavy crops on poor soils. Sow 45 lbs. per 

 acre. Write (or prices. 



SAND OR HAIRY VETCH. 



ALSIKB Ct-OVER (Trifollum hybrldum)— Swedish Clover. 

 It adapts itself to all kinds of soils, and is capable of re- 

 sisting extremes of wet and drought alike. It makes a 

 very fine, soft, dustless hay that really is better than Red 

 Clover hay. (60 lbs. per bushel.) 



AVHITE CLOVER (Trifolium repens) — Excellent for pasture 

 and valuable for bee-keepers as it makes fine honey. (60 

 lbs. per bushel.) Choice Seed, containing a minimum per- 

 centage of Alsike Clover. 



WHITE CLOVER— Extra Choice Seeds for lawns, % lb. 66o 



(by mail 52c); 1 lb. 85c; (by mail 92c); 5 lbs. $3.50. 



HUBAM CLOVER — Annual White Sweet Clover — A very vigor- 

 ous, rapid growing annual sweet clover discovered in 1916 

 at the Iowa Experiment Station. It makes a tremendously 

 tall, bushy growth and as a green manuring or soil im- 

 provement variety it stands alone, as it makes the greatest 

 growth in the shortest time of any clover now known. A 

 most nutritious pasture plant and a bees' paradise from 

 June until frost. Sow 10 to 15 lbs. per acre. 



BOKHARA OR SWEET CLOVER (Melilotus alba) — White 



blossom, biennial. A clover valuable for the excellent 

 honey which it yields, and highly important as a soil 

 builder and inoculator for Alfalfa, as a green forage and 

 hay crop and as a pasture plant; generally adaptable to un- 

 favorable soils and conditions. Stock do not lake to It 

 readily at first, but soon learn to like it and thereafter 

 eat it greedily. As a soil renovator it has no equal. Re- 

 ports show 4 and 5 tons of hay at one cutting. Sow 10 to 16 

 lbs. per acre. Hulled Seed. 



Clovers Inoculated with "Nitragln" will give best results. 



See page 42. 



Vlcla Villosa. 



W^lnter Vetch. 



Sandwlcken. 



One of the most valuable fodder plants for the West and 

 Northwestern States, owing to its ability to withstand severe 

 drought, heat and cold. The vines are slender and thickly 

 clad with leaves and side stems, which furnish nice, suc- 

 culent feed. Individual plants will make a 10 foot growth 

 before going to seed. Sow at the rate of 80 to 120 pounds per 

 acre for hay. 



As a Pasture Plant for Late Fall and Early Spring 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 dur- 

 ing 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 

 Hay crop. Hogs, sheep and cattle eat it with great relish. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture estimates the value 

 of a plowed-under crop as equivalent to $1C to ?45 worth of 

 commercial fertilizers per acre. Sow in either fall or spring, 

 at the rate of 60 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 

 and thin land. 60 lbs. to the bushel. 



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CLOVERS 



RAPE— DWARF ESSEX 



The earliest cultivated and most profitable plant for sheep, 

 hog or cattle feed known, ll can be sown in early spring along 

 with Oats or Rye, and eaten off by sheep within a week 

 or so after harvest. It can also be sown on Oats, Rye or 

 Wheat stubble, or on any vacant land up to the first days of 

 August, and will yield an immense crop of green fodder In 

 six to eight weeks from the time of sowing. As a fattener 

 for sheep and hogs it is superior to clover. Should be sown 

 in drills at the rate of 3 lbs. per acre, or broadcast, using 4 

 to 6 lbs. per acre, all through the summer months, so as to 

 furnish a successive crop of sheep feed. One acre of Rape 

 nrill pasture 30 sheep for t^vo months. 



SUGAR CANE. 



Sorghum. 



W^isconsin Early Amber — The most widely used in the North- 

 ern States. Its distinctive features are earliness and great 

 yield of syrup. Sow when the ground Is warm so as to 

 insure a good germination. If wanted for fodder sow from 

 60 to 60 lbs. of Seed broadcast to the acre. For syrup 26 

 lbs. is sufliclent. If drilled in continuous rows so as to 

 cultivate one way, 12 to 15 lbs. is required. Weight per 

 bushel, 60 lbs. 



Southern Amber Cane — Recommended for fodder only. 



In the northern United States and Canada the mark of the 

 good farmer is his ability to grow Clover successfully and 

 profitably. It is an indispensable part of a self-sustaining 

 crop rotation, is probably the most important of all our hay 

 plants, except Alfalfa in the west, forms an indispensable 

 ingredient of balanced rations and can be turned under with 

 immense benefit to the land as it Is one of the chief nitrogen 

 gathering crops. 



Clover pasture is well adapted to hog-raising and cattle 

 thrive on it, if sufficiently restricted to avoid bloating. It 

 should be sown in conjunction with some other grass such as 

 Timothy or Awnless Brome Grass. Clover is unexcelled as a 

 soiling crop and is much used for sileage. The seed crop 

 yields a profitable return, the seed reproducing about 30 fold 

 on the average, and can usually be taken from the second 

 growth after the first has been cut for hay. 



We offer strictly high-grade recleaned Clover Seed of all 

 varieties. Do not be Induced to buy cheap seed, as cheap seed 

 is dear at any price, being certain to contain noxious weed 

 seeds, likely to be detrimental to crops, farm and community. 



MEDIVM RED OR JUNE CLOVER (Trifollum pratense) — The 

 grade we offer is choice recleaned home-grown seed, free 

 from weeds and other impurities (60 lbs. per bushel.) 



MAMMOTH CLOVER (Trifollum pratense perenne) — A larger 

 and coarser grower than the preceding, but with less ten- 

 dency to die out after the second year. Should be used for 



pasture and fertilizing purposes. 



W^HITE KAFFIR CORN. 



splendid fodder for cattle and horses; the seed an excellent 

 poultry feed. Cultivated for both forage and grain. Grows 

 4 to 6 feet high. It is generally grown In drills from 2 

 feet 6 inches to 3 feel 6 Inches apart. Thoroughly pulver- 

 ize the soil before sowing and do not sow until the ground 

 Is warm, using about 12 lbs. of seed to the acre. 



BROOM CORN. 



Broom corn Is one of the best paying crops and is adapted 

 to any soil that will grow corn. It will make a crop with very 

 little rain. One acre will yield 1 to IV* tons of cured brush 

 and up to 40 bushels of seed, which is nearly equal to oats In 

 feeding value. Plant In drills 3^ feel apart, and in rows about 

 3 inches apart; and cultivate tlie same as corn. About 6 to 8 

 pounds of seed will sow an acre. If planted the first of June, 

 the crop will be ready to cut September 15lh. 



All Seeds offered on this page are F. O. B. Milwaukee. 



Prices subject to change ivithout notice. Tivo bushel seam- 

 less bags 50c each, extra. 



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