CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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RA.PB* True DMvarf Bssex, 



One Acre of 

 RAPE will Pasture 

 36 Sheep for Two 

 Months. 



cost for seeding of 45 cts. per acre. 



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 Kssex. Look with 

 suspicion upon all others, no matter under what name they 

 appear. Some are worthless as fodder plants, while others 

 are offered under new names, with glowing descriptions, 

 for the purpose of extorting a higher price from the buyer. 

 We import our Dwarf Essex Rape Seed every year from 

 headquarters in England, and know it to be genuine, and 

 of the very best quality, which alone is a sufficient guaran- 

 tee, worth much more than the price of the seed. The 

 easiest cultivated and most profitable plant for sheep, hog 

 or cattle-feed known. The cost per acre never exceeding 

 46c, is so small as to be scarcely worth taking into account. 

 It can be sown in early spring along with Oats or Eye, and 

 eaten off by sheep within a week or so after harvest. It can 

 also he sown on Oat, Rye or Wheat stubble, or on any 

 vacant land, up to the end of July, and will yield an im- 

 mense crop of green fodder in six to eight weeks from time 

 of sowing — nothing like It for sheep feed. The feed fur- 

 nished by. Rape is unsurpassed as a fattener for sheep and 

 hogs, being superior to clover, and sheep pastured on it 

 gain rapidly in weight. A fair idea of the value of Rape 

 can be had from the following : At the Michigan Experi- 

 ment Station 188 Lambs were pastnred for 8 weeks 

 on 5 Acres of Rape and allowed the uiagnificeiit 

 total gain of 3,890 lbs., or almost 3 lbs. per lamb for 

 each week they were on the Rape feed, and all at the small 

 Prof W. A. Henrv, Director of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station, says: "We had half an acre of Rape thlj 

 • ' at the rate of 19J^ tons per acre, and this, too, in spite of the great drought." Rape should_ 



year, 1894, which gave an actual yield by weighing of 9K tons, or ni luc .a..o v^. ^^^2 "'ir^.VT,,"',;^ the summer months ho b<; to furnish a" siiiroesKivp rron of 



besownindriUslttherateof 3 lbs. per acre, or broadcast, using 4 to fi lbs. per acre, all through the summer months so as to turnish a successive crop 01 

 sheep feed. Owing to its being a great grower in cool weather Rape can be sown up to the first days 01 Augusi. 



Per lb 15 cts. 1 35 lbs. for S1.75 



15 IbsiforZIZ »l-00 100 lbs. for 6-50 



CHUFAS, OR EARTH ALMOND. 



A species of ground-nut much relished by hogs and poultry. The nut, like tubers, grows under 

 ground close to the surface. They are easily grown and produce abundantly. One peck of 



seed win plant an acre. Pkt., 5 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck S1.50 



Add 10 cents per quart, if sent by mail. 



LATHYRUS SYLVESTRIS. Flat Pea. 



A perennial plant which 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, and 4 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, 

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

 erst 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 reseeding. 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 West- 

 ern prairies and sandy sections of the lake regiana. 



Pkt., 10 cts ; oz,, 15 cts.; '4 lb., 35 cts.; 1 lb., SI. 00. 



LUPINE. 



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

 for enriching poor, sandy soil, and is extensively used for that parpose in Europe. Per lb., 15 

 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs '. $8.00 



MILLETS. 



We know of nothing like Millet for sowing to cover up shortages in your hay crops. It can be 

 sown up to the middle or end of June, and makes a valuable catch crop. Sow 50 lbs. to the acre. 



(Subject to market fluctuations.) 

 Common Millet— Very early ; grows 3 to 4 feet high ; foliage broad. (50 lbs. to the bushel.) 



Per lb., 5 cts.; per bushel, 90 cts.; per 100 lbs \ SI. 75 



German, or Golden Millet— Matures about two weeks later than Common Millet ; grows 3 



to 5 feet high ; heads closely condensed ; spikes very numerous ; seeds round, golden yellow. 



in rough sheaths. (50 lbs. to the bushel.) Per lb., 5 cts.; per bushel, SI. 00; per 100 lbs 1.90 



Hog Millet — A valuable variety, maturing at the same time as Hungarian Grass, producing a 



very heavy yield even ia the driest season. At the Michigan Experiment Station trials, this 



proved to be an excellent sort, showing no sign at all of being affected by drought. (50 lbs. 



to the bushel.) Per lb., 5 cts.; per bushel, $1.10; per 100 lbs 2 00 



Hungarian (Grass) Millet— Medium early ; grows 3 to 5 feet high ; abundani foliage and 



slender head ; withstands drought and yields well on light soil. (48fts. to the bushel.) Per 



tb., 5 cts.; per bushel, Sl.OO ; per 100 lbs 2.00 



I Add 8 cts. per lb. to price of any of the above seeds if wanted by mail. I 





HUNGAKIAN GRASS. 



