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CUKIUK IlKOTHEUS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



il SAND OR HAIRY VETCH. 



Vicia Villosa. 



Sandn-lckeo. 



I One of the most valuable fodder plants 

 I for tlie West and Northwestern States, 

 = owing to its ability to withstand severe 

 ;^i drought, heat and cold. The vines are 

 I -k-nder and thickly clad with leaves and 

 ;| siJe stems, which furnish nice, succulerl 

 I feed. Individual plants will make a 10- 

 1 foot growth before going to seed. 

 1 As a Pa»iture Plant for Late Fall and 



■ Early Spring Sand \ etch is without an 

 equal. 1- roiu .sowings made in August 

 a an excellent late Fall pasturage for sheep 

 1 or bogs can be had in 50 days, the plants 

 I Ijcing by that time two feet in height. 

 After close eating it can be left to pre- 

 vent 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 

 il can be allowed to mature for green 

 cnttiug or for a Hay crop. Hogs, sheep 

 and cattle eat it with great relish. 

 The Washington Department of Agriculture estimates the value of a plowed-under crop as equiv- 

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

 of 60 lbs. ]jer 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 Hav. It is also a remarkable grower on sandv and thiu 

 land. 60 lbs. to the bushel. Per lb. 25c; by mail 35c; 10 lbs. «2.10; 25 lbs, S5.00; 100 lbs', $1».50. 



RAPE— TRLE DWARF ESSEX. 



Beware of the kind of Rape Seed You Sow — There is only one sort of any value in this country 

 for sheep feed, and that is the True Dwarf Essex. Look with suspicion upon all others. The easiest 

 cultivated and most profitable plant for sheep, hog or cattle feed known. It 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 alsi) 

 be sown on Oats. Rye. or Wheat stubble, or on any vacant land up to the tirst 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 lb. pet 

 acre, or broadcast, using 4 to 6 lbs. per acre, all through the summer mouths, so as to furnish a suc- 

 cessive crop of sheep feed. One acre of Rape will pasture 36 sheep for two months. 



Per lb. 20c; by mail. 30c per lb.; 10 lbs. for n.50; 2 lbs. ?3.00; 100 lbs 110.50 



THOUSAND-HEADED KALE. 



Like Dwarf Essex Rape, this is a valuable forage crop. Sow the Seed in Spring in rows 12 to IS inches apart using about 1 

 lb. to the acre. Pkt. 5c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 50c; (by mall 60c); 5 lbs. ?2.00. 



FIEED 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 mllL In this way two crops can be grown at the one cultiva- 

 tion. Sow broadcast, if alone, 3 bushels of Peas per acre, or in combination lU bushels of Peas to 1^ bushels of Oats, mixed, 

 to the acre. 



Canadian AVhite — Bushel $4.50 



Canadian Blue — Bushel $5.90 



Scotch — Bushel - - ?6.00 



Subject to market flnctnations. 



GARDEN PEAS, page 30 and 31. 



SOY BEAX. 



The Seed we offer is Northern Grown, the only kind of any value for the North- 

 western States. When the ground Is warm in spring, plant in drills 30 inches apart, 

 using S to 12 quarts of Seed to the acre for forage. If for seed use two quarts more. 

 Ito San (Earlv Yellow) — Dwarf growing, early, yielding a large (luantity of seed. Quart 



20c (by mail 35c) ; peck. $1.20 ; bushel $4.50. 

 C.nelph (Medium Early Green) — The favorite variety in the Northern States, either for 



the production of seed or forage. Quart 20c (by mail 35c); peck $1.15: bushel $4.25. 

 Black Beauty — Not so early as Ito San. but a heavier yielder and better for forage. 



Plants stocky, of medium height. Quart 20c (by mall 35c); peck $1.15; bushel $4.25. 



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 — 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 broad- 

 cast 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 naall 35c) ; peck $1,10, 

 bushel $4.00. 



Write for prices on other sorts. 



For bigger crops inoculate Seed of Tetch, Peas, Soy Beans and Cow Peas with 

 ••Nltragin." See page 45. 



.\I1 Seeds on This Pagre Snbjo<-t to Market Fluctuation- 

 '■'■0 cents each. 



Two Bushel SoainU-.- Baps 



