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RAPE—True Dwarf Essex. 
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 Trae Dwarf Essex. Look 
with suspicicn =pcen 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 Dwari 
fEssex Rape Seed every ycur from headquarters 
fm England, and know it to be genuine, and of the very 
best quality, which alone is a sufficient guarantee, worth 
much more than the price of the seed. The easiest cul- 
tivated and most profitable plant for she2p, hog or cat- 
tle-teed known. The cost per acre never exceeding 45c 
is so small as to be scarcely worth taking into account 
It 22n be sown in early spring along with Oats or Rye, 
av eaten off by sheep within a week orso after harvest. 
it ean also be sown on Oat, Rye or Wheat stubble, or 
on any vacant land up to the end of July, and wi!) yield 
an immense crop of green fodder in six to eight weeks 
from the time of sowing—nothing like it for sheep feed. 
The feed furnished 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 Experiment Station 12% Lambs were pas- 
tured for 8 weeks on 5 acres of Rape and showe * 
the magnificent total gain of 2,890 ibs., or almos* 
_ 3 Ibs. per lamb for each week they were on the Re 
ed, and all at the small cost for seeding of 45c per acre. Prof. W. A. Henry. Director of the Wiseousin Agricultural Experiment Station, says: “We had ba! 
ire of Rape this year, 1894, which gave an actual) yield by weighing of 9% tons, or at the rate ct 193 tons per acre, and this, too, in spite of the great dr? 
ape should be sown in drills at the rate of 3 Ibs. per acre, or broadcast, using 4 to 6 Ibs. per acre, all through the summer months so as to furnish a s7c ave, 
op of sheep feed. Owing to its being a great grower in cool weather, Rape can be sown up to the first days of August 
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me Acre of RAPE 
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heep for Two 
Months. 
wise Heaviest 
Cropper Kmowne 
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Strongest 
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Variety Will 
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Berried Sort roe 
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Your Crops. 
The Grandest 
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Yielding om Top ina 
Barley Ever Comparative 
Introduced Test of 
in the Thirty-seven | 
United Staies. Varieties. | 
Mandscheuri—Is an early six-rowed variety, maturing in 80 to 90 days from time of sowing, very strong © rawed ond stools 
yell, bearing large, well-filled heads of beautiful plump-berried grain, possessing malting qualities of a high order, and aapt 
self readily to a wonderful variety of soils. F 
Mandscheari, in a comparative test of 37 varieties sown under the same conditions, and with no attempt made at getting acove 
n average crop, easily outdistanced the whole field by an average yield of 15 bushels more per acre. In M ilwaukee and Waukesha 
Jounties, where our stock was grown for seed last season, it yielded extraordinary crops, double the quantity of any Barley sowing 
n the same sections. Sis 
Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station, is ioud in its praises, and hopes that its cultivation wi! become 
eneral throughout all car Barley-growing states. The introduction of the Manshury is reckoned as having been worth nvlhons of 
loilars to our farmers, and we are confident, from the Agricultural Station reports and from our own experience, that this new 
3arley will eclipse Manshury in size of yield and value of product. 
We offer specially grown seed from the genuine imported stock, thoroughly cleaned: 
Per peck 50¢; per bushel $1.25; 23-bushel lots $3.00; 5-bushel lots $5.50. ; 
Manshury—6-rowed sort, long heads well filled, straw long, is later than the common 6-rowed and a very heavy yleider. Peck 
Oc; bushel $1.15; 24 bushels $2.75. 
Success Beardiess Barley—A very heavy cropper. and about ten days earlier than other sorts. It is easier handled than 
he bearded varieties, and better for feeding. Per peck 50c: bushel $1.25; 23 bushels $3.00. 
