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. (Bushell 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.) Prefers sand 
or gravel soil. Wet sub-soil being 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. 
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.) 
LESPEDEZA 
SERICEA. Long lived perennial, deep rooted variety suitable 
for pasture on lands not adaptable to Alfalfa, Sweet or Red 
Clovers. It is highly resistant to drought; penetrates tight 
subsoil and does not need fertilizer or lime. Growth the first 
year is extremely slow and a real pasture or hay crop can- 
not be expected until the second year. For this reason it is 
advisable to sow a mixture of Korean and Sericea. Sericea 
survives subzero temperatures but is sometimes damaged by 
late freezing after growth of the new buds has started. As 
a precaution the second growth is allowed to go to seed 
thereby replacing any plants which are lost. Sow with wheat 
or barley in late spring at rate of 25 lbs. per acre, on firm 
solid soil. 
KOREAN. Annual Lespedeza. Superior to Sericea in quality 
and quantity produced even on poor soil. A good soil builder, 
can be pastured until August and then allowed to reseed 
itself for the next year. 
SEED CHART 
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 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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
BUCKWHEAT 
SILVER HULL. A superior variety in every way to the 
ordinary Buckwheat which 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. 
WRITE for Samples and Prices on Most Profitable Varieties 
W HEAT—RYE—BARLEY. 
: | 
Weight Pounds 
SEED | pein te | pee Ace TIME OF SEEDING 
A | A 
[ANCES cocrnesr nee reeeteeceeci thei eha i eetoonarceneree 60 | 15-20 March, May—August, September 
Alsike Clover ... t\ 60 | 6-10 January, April—August, October 
Barley). 3255...5 48 | 72-96 March, April—September 
Blue Grass ... 14 30-40 February, June—August, October 
Buckwheat ... 48 48-60 May—July 
Corn, Field ...... 56 7-10 May—July 
Corn, Ensilage .. 56 30-35 May—July 
Clover, Alsike .... 60 6-10 January, April—August, October 
Clover, Crimson 60 15-20 July—October 
Clover, Japan .... 25 25-30 February—May 
Clover, Red ..... 60 10-12 January, April—August, November 
Clover, Sweet .. 60 15-25 January, May—July, September 
Clover, White ........ 60 8-5 February, June—August, October 
Cowpeas (Drilled) 60 45-70 May—August 
Kaffir Corn ou... 56 20-80 May—July 
Lespedeza, Korean . 25 15-25 February—May 
Lespedeza, Japan ..... | 25 25-30 February—May 
Meadow Fescue ...... 24 | 25-36 March, May—August, September 
Millet, German ...... | 50 | 40-50 May—July 
Millet, Hungarian | 48 40-50 May—July 
inte ae 538 ee ee: 32 50-75 March—May 
Orchard Grass .. 14 20-25 March, May—August, October 
Pasture Mixture .... 25 25-35 March, June—August, October 
Rape, Dwarf Essex . 56 6-10 April—September 
Redtop, Solid ............. 14 | 8-12 February, June—August, October 
Rye, Winter .. 56 60-90 July—-November 
Rye Grass ..... 24 25-35 February, June—August, October 
Vv Sorghum ...... | 50 60-75 May—July Vv 
ge el Oe TE | ee aS ee ee | 60 30-60 May—August 
Sudan Grass 40 15-30 April—July 
Sunflower 22 3-6 May—July 
Timothy ..... 45 8-12 February, May—August, November 
Vetch, Hairy 60 | 30-50 August—November 
Superior Seeds 
J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 
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