Variety 



Lhe. 

 per Bu. 



Sow — Lbs 

 per Acre 



Date of 

 Sowing 



Fertilizer Requirements per .Acre ^ 



Uses 





Lespedeza 



Sericea 

 (Perennial) 



64 



25-30 



May 15th 

 to July 1st 



Same as Korean. 



Same as above. 



Very slow grower and may be killed by late spring froet 

 after new growth starts. 



Millet 



Golden 



50 



25-30 



May to 

 July 



Fertilizer not usually profitable. Responds 

 to 200 Ibe. superphoephate or 0-14-6. Lime 

 unnecessary. 



Mainly as a "catch" hay 

 crop. 



Requires at least 60 da>-8 from seeding to maturity. Sow 

 broadcast and cover lightly. Cut hay just after blooming. 

 Has about same feeding value as timothy but may become 

 injurious if used as a continuous ration for horses. 



Oats 



Winter 

 Spring 



32 



2to 

 2Hbu. 



Winter 

 Sept. 15 



Spring 

 Feb.-Mar. 



200 to 400 lbs. 4-124 at seeding. Top- 

 dress as growth begins in spring where straw 

 is likely to be too short. 



Chiefly as grain for 

 horses and other live 

 stock; cut for hay and 

 also used for human food. 



Well drained moderately rich soil is best. Harvest grain in 

 hard dough stage; for hay cut in early milk stage. Fall 

 sown oats mature 2 to 3 weeks earlier than spring oats. 



Orchard 



Grass 



14 



14 to 

 25 



March to 



May 

 .August to 

 October 



200 to 400 lbs. 4-12-4 for fall application or 

 6-S-6 for spring application. 



Hay and pasture. 



Long-lived deep rooted perennial bunch grass. Does best 

 on heavy soils such as clays and clay loams. Cut in bloom 

 stage, as it quickly becomes woody after blooming. Serves 

 best when sown in mixtures with red clover, alsike, taK 

 meadow oat grass. 



Peas 



Canada 

 Field 



60 



IHto 



2 bu. per 



acre 



February 

 March 



200 to 300 lbs. superphosphate. Moderate 

 liming helps. 



Hay, early pasture, green 

 manure, and as human 

 food. 



Clay loam soils suit best. Does well mixed with oats 

 Drill 2 to 4 in. deep. Cut hay when most of the pods are 

 well formed. 



Rape 

 Dwarf 



Essex' 



56 



6-10 



Mar.-Apr. 



.Aug.-Sept. 



HeaTy feeder and responds to manure and 

 fertilizer. Requires lime for best results. 



Pasture for hogs and 

 sheep. 



Thrives on rich, moist loamy soil. 



Red Top 



Grass 



32 



WO 



August- 

 Sept. 



Seems to do better on "So>ii" soils. 



Hay and pasture. 



A perennial grass with a creeping habit of growth making 

 a coarse loose turf. For hay harvest a little before or 

 during full bloom. Suited to wet soils. 



Rye 



56 



1 to 



IHbu. 



AugUBt- 



N'ovember 



At seeding 200 to 400 lhe. 4-12-4. Top dress 

 in spring when growth begins. Not neces- 

 sary but helps some. 



Grain, winter and spring 

 pasture, soiling and as 

 cover crop. (Usually 

 with winter vetch.) 



Does better than wheat, on poor soils. Suitable to any 

 well drained soil. 



Rye Grass 



Domestic 

 Italian 



24 



30^0 



Early 

 FaU 



Usual Grass requirements. 



Annual hay crop, tem- 

 porary pasture or in lawns 

 for a quick covering. 



Not an annual but little of it lives more than one year. 

 Grows rapidly and in bunches. Fall seeding usually niakes 

 a good crop of hay by June. More drought resistant than 

 Perennial Rye Grass. 



Rye Grass 



Perennial 



20 



30 



Feb.-May 

 -Aug.-Oct. 



Complete plant food. 



Very similar to above. 



More persistent than Domestic Rye Grass. 



Sorghum 



50 



DriU 



8-10 



Broadcast 



60-75 



May-July 



150 to 400 lbs. 4-12-4 at planting, top dress 

 (or side dress if in rows) with 100 to 200 lbs. 

 nitrogen fertilizer when 40 daj-s old. 



Syrup, fodder, hay, soil- 

 ing and silage. 



.Any well drained corn or wheat land is suitable. Is heavy 

 feeder and hard on land. For 8>Tup or silage cut when 

 seeds are in hard dough stage. Wlien pastured or fed 

 green there is danger of poisoning to live stock. 



Soy Beans 



60 



Drilled 



45-60 



Broadcast 



60-90 



May 15th 



to 

 July 15th 



200-300 lbs. superphosphate or 0-14-6 

 fertilizer. Lime not necessary, but helps 

 especially on heavy soils. 



Hay, green manure, hog- 

 ging off silage and seed. 



Responds well to inoculation. Plant very shallow (about 

 1 in.) and if crust forms on land before they come up, 

 break it with a harrow. For hay, cut when lower leaves 

 begin to turn yellow and pods about half filled. 



Sudan Grass 



35 



15-30 



May 



July 



200 to 300 lbs. superphoephate. 



Catch hay crop, soiling, 

 silage and grazing. 



Does well on any soil except those that are cold and wet, 

 good with cowpeas or soybeans. Cut hay just after it is 

 beginning to head. Drought resistant and produces well 

 in dry seasons. 



Tall Meadow 

 Oat Grass 



U 



3040 



Mar.-.Apr. 



Aug.-Sept. 



Responds to soil improvement and fertilizer. 



Hay and pasture, of most 

 value in a mixture of Red 

 Clover, Alsike and Or- 

 chard Grass. 



One of the best poor land grasses and especially adapted to 

 well drained sandy soil. Does not like shade. Very 

 drought resistant, perennial bunch type variety. Cut for 

 hay about the time of blooming. 



Timothy 



45 





Mar.-Apr. 

 Aug.-Oct. 



200400 lbs. 4-124 except where it foUows a 

 well fertilized grain crop. Lime helps and 

 should always be applied when clover is 

 sown with timothy. If land is poor top dress 

 with 100 lbs. each nitrogen fertilizer and 

 superphoephate when spring growth begins. 



Primarily for hay. Does 

 not stand grazing well. 



Semi-bunch growth. Adapted to heavy soils such as days 

 and loams. Usually seeded in mixture with sapling clover, 

 or with wheat in the fall and the clover on the wheat In 

 spring. Cut hay when in full bloom or sUghtty after. 



Vetch 



VTinter 



60 



2040 



with 



1 bu. Rye 



Aug.-Oct. 



200400 Ibe. superphoephate, add potash on 

 sandy soils. Responds to lime but will 

 grow on fairly acid soil. 



Hay, pasture and soil 

 improvement. 



Best annual winter legume cover crop. Adapted to most 

 any well drained soil. Inoculation necessary. 



Wheat 



60 



1 to 



VAhu. 



Oct. 



200400 Ibe. 4-124 at seeding, additional 

 superphoephate on better soils. Top dress 

 in spring where straw is likely to be too 

 short. Responds to use of lime in rotation. 



Human food, hay or 

 cover crop. 



Does best on heavy loams of good fertility. Seed should be 

 treated. Harvest when stalk is brown and grain in dough 

 stage. 



Inoculate 



II Legume Seeds with 



NITRAGIN 



1898— FIFTY-ONE YEARS OF SERVICE — 1949 



When orderin?. Always state name of seed. 



This chart compiled from Handbook of Agronomy — Va. P. I. and U. S. D. A. Cooperating 



ALFALFA (A) 

 SwL, Bur, Hubam Clovers 



Size Retail 



1 bu. each. ..5 .50 

 2/2 bu. each... 1.00 



CLOVERS (B) 

 Red. Alsike. Crimson, 

 White and Ladino. 

 1 bu. each...$ .50 

 2"/2 bu. each... 1.00 



LESPEDEZA (L) 



100 lb. size (Inoculates 

 up to 100 lbs.) ..$ .50 



2 bu. each $ .30 



.50 

 2.95 



PEAS, (C) 



VETCHES (All Varieties) 



100 lb. size (Inoculates 



up to 100 lbs.) ea.$ .50 



LUPINES (All Varieties) 



100 lb. size (Inoculates up to too lbs. seed) ea. $ .50 

 GARDEN SIZE— Peas, Beans, Sweet Peas, Lupines, Lima 

 Beans and Edible Soybeans 

 Enou:;h for o lbs. seed — Retail Price 15c each 



SOYBEANS (S) 



Size Retail 



2 bu. each $ .30 



5 bu. each 50 



25 bu. each 2.25 



(One can) 



30 bu. each 2.95 



(6-5 bu. cans) 



BEANS (D) 



Navy, Pinto, Wax, 

 String, Kidney and 

 Great Northern 



1 bu. each $ .35 



PEANUTS, ,„^ 

 COW PEAS (E) 



5 bu. each. . . . 



30 bu. each. . . . 



(6-5 iu. cans) 



BIRD SEED 



FSESH, SECZtZIANED STOCK 

 Postag'e Extra 



Canary . 



.11). 20c 



Lettuce 





Rape . . 



lb. 2Sc 



Seed . .lb. 25c 



$14.25 Per Acre 



Millet . 



.11>. 15c 



Mixed Canary- 

 Seed . lb. 20c 



10 VABXETY SFECZAI^ 



Hemp . 

 Sun- 



.lb. 30c 



Cuttle Fish 



(UFZ.AND) 



flower 



.lb. 3Sc 



Bone Vi lb. 40c 



. 



Wild Bird Seed, lb., 15c; 25 lbs., 

 $3.50; 100 lbs., $13.00. 



T« SOWER TrtAT 

 SCATTERS fyOLX. 



Cyclone illustrated $3.75 



MANNS' PERMANENT 

 PASTURE MIXTURE 



Contains recleaned seed of high 

 vitality In ten nutritious varieties 

 properly proportioned to give con- 

 tinuous pasture from early spring 

 until late fall, quickly becoming 

 permanently established. Sow 30 

 lbs. per acre. lib., 52c; 100 lbs., 

 $47.50. (Low Lands — sow 25 lbs. 

 plus 5 lbs. Red Top per acre.) 



Superior Seeds 



J. MANNS & CO.. BALTIMORE 2. MD. 



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