MISCELLANEOUS FIELD SEEDS 
J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 
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CLOVERS 
MEDIUM OR COMMON RED. (Trifolium pratense.) The 
Clover Seed of Commerce, and the most important and valu- 
able of the Clover family for agricultural purposes. Sow 15 
pounds per acre. (Bushel 60 pounds.) 
ALSIKE OR HYBRID. (Swedish.) (Trifolium hybridum.) 
Hardiest of all Clovers; perennial. On rich, moist soils it 
yields large quantities of hay or pasturage, as it forms a 
thick bottom; has fibrous roots like White Clover. Esteemed 
highly by bee keepers. 
MAMMOTH CLOVER. (Trifolium pratense perenne.) Valu- 
able with other grasses for mixed hay; ripens about with 
Timothy. Being a rank grower, it is largely used for plow- 
ing under as a fertilizer. 
WHITE DUTCH. (Trifolium repens.) Grows naturally in 
pastures in a great variety of soils and situations; indis- 
pensable in parks and lawns. 
CRIMSON CLOVER. (Trifolium incarnatum.) Being an an- 
nual, it must be sown in July, August and September of each 
year, and, the spring following, can be cut for soiling by 
April 20th; for ensilage, May 1st to 15th; for seed, about 
first week of June. Can be grown in corn, or any cultivated 
crop. Ten to fifteen pounds necessary to seed an acre. 
Cover with a light harrow. (Bushel 60 pounds.) 
ALFALFA OR LUCERNE. (Medicago sativa.) This Clover 
claims to bear the palm as a forage plant, coming earliest in 
spring and remaining latest in fall. It delights in plenty of 
sun, being a veritable child of the sun; must be sown at the 
rate of from 10 to 25 pounds of seed per acre on well 
drained, well pulverized, deep soil after danger of freezing 
is over, and prefers sand or gravel sub-soil. Wet sub-soil is 
fatal to the plant. Roots 3 to 4 feet deep, and when well 
established lasts for years. 2 to 3 crops a year can be cut. 
Not recommended for pasture. (Bushel 60 pounds.) 
BOKHARA OR WHITE BLOSSOM SWEET CLOVER. 
(Melilotus alba.) This slightly resembles Alfalfa in growth, 
but is much taller, with leafier and stiffer stems. It fre- 
quently grows 5 to 6 feet in height and branches freely, 
with slender spikes of small, fragrant, white flowers, which 
afford an excellent food for bees. (Bushel 60 pounds.) 
JAPAN CLOVER. This makes most nutritious and desirable 
summer pasture. Grows well and spreads rapidly on poor 
lands, hillside and under the shade of trees. (Bushel 25 
pounds.) 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
This plant is extensively grown for forage, especially for 
sheep, and for green manure. Prepare the ground as for 
turnips and sow in June or July in rows two and a half 
feet apart at the rate of two and a half pounds of seed 
per acre. 
SORGHUM OR CANE 
EARLY AMBER SORGHUM. Furnishes a large yield of 
most nutritious forage, which can be fed either green or 
cured, and will yield two or three cuttings a year, stooling 
out thicker each time it is cut. It grows ten or twelve feet 
high. Sow at the rate of one peck per acre in drills three 
and a half to four feet apart. 
EARLY ORANGE SORGHUM. This variety is similar in 
growth to Early Amber, but under fair conditions produces 
a heavier crop. It is better for stock feeding than the 
Amber. 
CYCLO 
Has a national reputation as absolutely the 
best hand sower on the market. 
Price—$2.15 each 
SUDAN GRASS 
Sudan, the greatest forage crop, should be grown on every 
farm, where either hay or pasture is desired. It is highly 
resistant to drought and stands very heavy grazing. Yields 
from 2 to 10 tons per acre, is superior to either Millet or 
Sorghum in feeding quality, and may be fed in unlimited 
quantities. 
Sow 10 to 20 pounds per acre, 1 to 1% inches deep, the 
highest quality hay resulting from heavy seeding. Should be 
harvested just before the heads appear, in the same manner 
as other grasses. Cures quickly and matures as early as 
Millet, the first cutting being ready in about 6 to 8 weeks. 
Successive cuttings may be made every 30 to 45 days until 
frost. Highly recommended by the Government as being 
very nutritious and easily digestible. Being an annual, this 
must be seeded every year and therefore never becomes a 
a COW PEAS 
There is no surer or cheaper means of improving and 
increasing the productiveness of our soils than by sowing 
the Cow Pea. It has the power to extract costly nitrogen 
from the atmosphere and to store the same in the vines and 
roots, so that the land is enriched and its condition improved. 
From five to nine tons of green fodder per acre have been 
produced. For ensilage they are unsurpassed. When it is 
desired to turn the whole crop under, as a soil improver, it 
is better to do so after the vines are partly dead. Cow Peas 
can be sown in May or June, at the rate of one and a half 
bushels per acre. 
WHIPPOORWILL. A favorite early bunch-growing variety. 
A prime favorite in the North and West on account of its 
early maturity and habit of growth. 
SOY OR SOJA BEANS 
A Great Drought-Resisting Forage Crop, Producing Immense 
Quantities of Nutritious Food, Besides Being an 
Excellent Soil Improver. 
The Soy Bean is coming right to the front as a great soil 
enricher, as a food for hogs or cattle, both in the green and 
dry state. To plow under in the green state it is certainly 
one of the very best plants, next to Cow Peas. 
CANADA FIELD PEAS 
Sown in open weather during December, January, February 
and March, making large yields of most nutritious food, 
which can be used either green or cured for hay. It also 
makes a good green manuring crop to turn under, but not 
equal to Cow Peas. A light seeding of oats, rye or barley 
will increase the yield and help to support the vines when 
the crop comes to maturity. Ready for cutting in May and 
June, cures easily and makes splendid hay. 
BUCKWHEAT 
JAPANESE. This variety yields very largely. The kernels 
are larger than other sorts, but owing to its branching quali- 
ties it need not be sown so thickly. 
SILVER HULL. A superior variety in every way to the 
ordinary Buckwheat whick it has almost entirely superseded. 
OATS 
WHITE SPRING OATS. Our best recleaned stock of these 
are Choice Northern grown, all heavy oats, which have been 
recleaned by us. 
RUST-PROOF OATS. A favorite spring variety in the 
South, particularly where the land is rich; produces enor- 
mous yield, and excellent for cutting for hay. 
WRITE for Samples and Prices on Most Profitable Varieties 
WHEAT—RYE—BARLEY. 
INOCULATE 
All Legumes 
Alfalfa, all Clovers, Soy Beans, Cow Peas, Peas, Beans, 
Vetch, Peanuts with 
NITRAGIN 
Trade Mark Registered 
For profitable results, Agricultural Colleges advise inocu- 
lation for all legume seed, because it pays well in producing 
larger quality yields. Fresh, high count NITRAGIN, con- 
taining billions of nitrogen-gathering germs build up the soil. 
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