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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



SORGHUMS. 



Sorghums and Sugar Cane have not had the attention paid them which they de- 

 serve. They make excellent fodder plants and succeed in the driest and hotteit of 

 summers. Sarly Amber sugar Cane Is especially deserving of extended cultivation, as 

 the fodder is much relished by cattle and horses. Two cuttings in a season can be had 

 from it. For fodder sow 25 lbs. per acre in drills, using a wheat drill set to one bushel 

 and stop every other hole. 



(All Sorghums subject to market fluctuations.) 



Broom Corn, Iiiipro%'ed Evergreen — Now grown more extensively than any 

 other variety on account of its color and quality of its brush. Grows 7 feet 

 high. Sow 35 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs 4.00 



Kaffir Corn — A variety of sorghum cultivated for both forage and grain. Per lb., 



lOctS.; 10 lbs., 75cts.; 100 lbs 3.75 



Yellow Branching Doura — A strong, tall-growing sort, attaining a height of 

 from 9 to 12 feet. It produces great quantities of seed, which is golden-yellow 

 In color. Its stalks and leaves are very valuable for feed. Per lb., 10 cts.; 10 

 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs ;.. 4.50 



Jerusalem Corn— A sure cropper, even iu dry seasons growing to about 5 feet. 

 Large seed heads with flattish shaped grains, much relished by chickens. Per 

 lb., 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs 4.00 



SUGAR CANE. 



Early Amber— A variety which has been largely tested throughout the country 



with very general 'success. Its distinctive features are said to be its earliness 



and great yield of both sugar and syrup. Per lb., 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs., 



oil MIT I r\\krf70 I-arge Kussian— Grown specially for its seed, which is 



oUINr HJVvc-ri. gQQ^ poultry feed. The leaves are also used for forage. 



Oz., 5cts.;!l lb., 15 cts.; 3 lbs. for 25 cts.; 100 lbs 



/->iAM-r CDiiDDV Spergula Alaxima — Extensively cultivated in Eu- 



LilAlNI orUrtni. rope for sheep and cattle pasture in winter. It grows 



well on poor, dry, sandy soil. Sow 15 lbs to the acre. Per lb., 15 cts.: 10 lbs., 



90 cts.; 100 lbs 



4.00 



7.00 



WILD RICE. 



Zizania Aquatlca. 



■"' A valuable plant for 



sowing In lakes and marshes 

 TEOSINTE. to attract wild fowl. The 



seed should be sown during 

 September and October, or in the early spring as soon as the ice has disappeared. Sow broad- 

 cast from a boat in from 1 to 5 feet of water. Per lb., 20 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.70; 100 lbs „ 815.00 



TEOSINTE. 



The culture of this remarkable forage plant has been kept back for years in this country owing 

 to the difficulty of securing seed of good germinating qualities. We have now succeeded in obtaining 

 a, supply of American-grown seed of as strong germinating quality as is found in the ordinary field 

 corns. Teosinte Is a valuable forage plant, resembling Field Corn very much In Its habit of growth, 

 but throwing out side-shoots or suckers in much greater profusion. It is very rich In saccharine and 

 altogether furnishes a more desirable fodder than ordinary field corn. At our own trials in Wisconsin, 

 it produced a growth of 9 feet, full of strong side-shoots or suckers that made a veritable bush out of 

 each plant. It is greedily eaten by all kinds of stock, either in the green state or when cured as Hay. 

 Sow at the same time as corn. In hills, just as close as they can be conveniently worked. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; M Ih., 50 cts.; 1 lb., 81.40; 3 lbs., sufficient for 1 acre, $4.00. 



SAND OR HAIRY VETCH. 



VICIA VILLOSA-Sanfttottfcn. 



This forage 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 pro- 

 duced 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 3 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 North- 

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

 land, has equaled 15 tons per acre. If cut just before coming Into bloom, it Immediately restarts 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 s'^ed per acre, or broadcast with the addition of one-half 

 bushel Rye or Oats to furnish support for the vines. 



Per lb., 15 cts.; 10 lbs., SI. 00; 50 lbs., S3.50; 100 lbs., $6.50. 



SPRING VETCH. 



Excellent food for cattle and hogs. A very good substitute for corn and peas. Sow broadcast the 

 same as wheat. For green fodder they are often sown with oats, and are much relished by stock. 



Per lb., 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 80 cts.; 50 lbs., S3. 00; 100 lbs., S5.50. 





SAND OR HAIRY VETCH. 



