MISCELLANEOUS FIELD SEEDS 



J. MANNS & CO., Ensor and Forrest 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 16 

 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 mcarnatum.) 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 com, 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. 



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 

 WHEAT— RYE— BARLEY. 



SEED CHART 



SEED 



Weight 

 per Bu. 



Pounds 

 per Acre 



TIME OF SEEDING 



Alfalfa 



Alsike Clover 



60 

 60 

 48 

 14 

 48 

 56 

 56 

 60 

 60 

 25 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 56 

 26 

 25 

 24 

 50 

 48 

 32 

 14 

 26 

 56 

 14 

 66 

 24 

 60 

 40 

 22 

 46 

 60 



15-20 



6-10 



72-96 



30-40 



48-60 



7-10 



30-35 



6-10 



15-20 



26-30 



10-12 



16-26 



3-6 



45-70 



20-80 



16-25 



25-30 



25-36 



40-60 



40-60 



50-76 



20-25 



26-35 



6-10 



8-12 



60-90 



25-35 



30-60 



15-30 



3-6 



8-12 



80-60 



March, May — August, September 



Barley 



Blue Grass 



Buckwheat 



Corn, Field 



Corn, Ensilage 



Clover, Alsike 



Clover, Crimson 



March, April — September 



February, June — August, October 



May — July 



May — July 



May — July 



January, April — August, October 



July — October 



Clover, Japan 



February — May 



Clover, Red _ 



Clover, Sweet 



Clover, White 



January, April — August, November 

 January, May — July, September 

 February, June — August, October 



CoHfpeas (Drilled) 



Kaffir Corn 



May — August 

 May — July 







Lespedeza, Japan 



February — May 







Millet, Hungarian _ 



Oats 



May — July 

 March — May 





Pasture Mixture 



Rape, Dwarf Essex 



Redtop, Solid 



March, June — August, October 



April — September 



February, June — August, October 



Rye, Winter 



July — November 



Soybeans (Drilled) _ 



Sudan Grass 



May — August 



April — July 



May — July 



February, May — August, November 



Aumiat — November 



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