Bolgiano's "Big Crop" Field Seeds for 1917 



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Dwarf Essex Rape 



1127. Itis an annual, bearing a close resemblance in leaf and stalk to the Ruta Baga, 

 but both leaves and stalks are more numerous in the Rape plant, and of a taller habit 

 of growth. It is a pasture plant which may be eaten off by any kind of live stock, 

 but it is pre-eminently fitted to furnish pasture for sheep, cattle and swine. Under 

 favorable conditions Rape is ready for pasturing sheep or cattle within 6 weeks from 

 the lime of sowing, and on an average one acre will carry from 12 to 15 sheep six weeks 

 to two months. When on the Rape they should at uU times have access to salt, but 

 water is not necessary. As it thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown in 

 the Southern States until September or October for Winter pasture. Its fattening 

 properties are probably twice as good as those of Clover, and for sheep the feeding 

 value of Rape excels all other plants we know of. Under average conditions a yield 

 of from 10 to 20 tons or more of green forage per acre may be expected. For continued 

 hog pasture sow Rape early and at successive intervals. It may well follow any grain 

 crop and is always splendid to plow under for green manure. Sow .5 lbs. per acre 

 broadcast. 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. 20c Lb. 10 Lbs. at 15c. 100 Lbs. $10.00. 



Flax 



1194. Flax. When grown for seed, sow one bushel to acre; if fibre is wanted 

 2to3bushels. Lb. 10c. Pk.$1.00. Bu. of 50 lbs. .¥3.25. Prices Uuctuate. 



Buckwheat 



Buckwheat. For a late Summer crop Buckwheat is very desirable 

 and profitable, especially in mountainous sections. It is easily grown, makes 

 splendid flower food for bees and of a large yield of grain, which can usually 

 be sold for remunerative prices. As a smothering crop, where the land con- 

 tains objectionable weeds, it is very desirable, and it puts the soil in admirable 

 condition for crops to follow. 



1160. Japanese Buckwheat. It has the advantage of remaining for 

 sometime in bloom and produces seed earlier. It resists drought and blight 

 very well. As much as 40 bushels to the acre have been harvested, making 

 it very profitable to raise. Sow 1 bushel per acre. Pk. 50c. Bu. $1.75. 

 Please write us for latest prices. 



1178. Silver Hull Buckwheat. A prolific and favorite sort, making a 

 fine quality flour. A superior variety in every way to the ordinary Buckwheat, 

 which it has almost entirely superseded. Pk. 50c. Bu. S1.75. Please write 

 us for latest prices. 



Speltz, or Emmer 



Bolgiano's Dwarf Essex Rape 



Rye 



1135. Spring Rye. Distinct from the Winter Rye, grain of liner 

 quality and more productive; can be successfully grown in any latitude, and is 

 now being largely grown in the Middle States in place of oats, being a much 

 more profitable crop on account of the production of nearly four times the 

 straw, and also as a "catch" crop where Winter grain has failed. Produces 

 30 to 40 bushels of grain per acre. As it does not stool like Winter Rye, not 

 less than two bushels to the acre should be sown. Bu. $2.25. Please write for 

 prices. 



Cow-Horn Turnip 



1210. Culture. Prepare your ground as you would for wheat or oats, 

 sow at the rate of two bushels per acre. It is extremely hardy and can be 

 sown earlier than Spring wheat or oats, as light frost does not affect it; it can 

 be sown later, but early sowing is better. Pk. .50c. Bu. of 40 lbs. $1.50. 

 Please write us for prices. 



Mammoth Russian Sunflower 



1211. Sunflower has proved to be the best paying crop of anything that 

 has been planted during the last two years. Sow in March to July, 5 to 10 

 lbs, per acre. Plant with Corn drills in rows 3 to 3!'2 feet apart and thin to 1 

 plant every 18 to 22 inches, cover very lightly, not over 2 to 2H inches, the less 

 the better. 5 Lbs. 50c. 10 Lbs. 75c. 100 Lbs. 86.00. 



326. Long White Cow-Horn Turnip. It has been found by practical 

 farmers that there is no better way for aerating and adding humus to the soil 

 in the Winter time than by sowing Long White Cow-Horn Turnips. They can 

 be fed to the stock as they are needed and the rest allowed to remain in the 

 ground and rot, having a valuable fertilizing property. They grow nearly 

 half out of the ground and are carrot-like in form. Sow two pounds of seed 

 to the acre, broadcast. Oz. 10c. Ji Lb. 20c. Lb. 60c. 5 Lbs. at 55c. 



Barley 



1209. Beardless Spring Barley. This crop has been sown with satis- 

 factory results for two or three seasons past in this section and further South. 

 It makes a quick growing crop of most excellent and nutritious green feed and 

 is growing in popularity wherever it is used, and will also make a good grain 

 crop, although its principal value is as an early nutritious forage crop, either 

 to feed green or cure as hay. Sow 1 J'2 to 2 bushels per acre. Price: Pk. 65c. 

 $2.00 per bushel. Please write us for market prices. 



1149 



Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa) 



This is a very valuable forage plant and is rapidly becoming more popular 

 each year, as the farmers of this country are learning more of its great value. 

 It is very hardy, is valuable as a Winter cover crop to prevent leaching, and 

 for forage and fertilizing purposes. It is an annual, but resows itself and will 

 come up year after year on the same ground. It succeeds well on nearly all 

 soils and thrives surprisingly on poor, liglit laud and will endure extremes of 

 drought, heat and cold. It improves the soil, being a great nitrogen gatherer. 

 The roots bear inrmmerable nodules or nitrogen-gathering bacteria. These 

 take the nitrogen from tlie air and restore it to the soil, where it is so much 

 needed. It belongs to the Pea family, but the vines are much longer and the 

 foliage is more abundant. It may be sown either in the Spring or Fall with 

 about half a bushel of Rye or Oats for support. It grows rapidly and is par- 

 ticularly valuable in sections where Clover does not thrive. In the North it 

 remains green all Winter under the snow and it is invaluable for early pasturing 

 or soiling. The Department of Agriculture estimates the value of an acre of 



this Vetch plowed under equal to commercial fertilizer at the rate of from $16 

 to $40 au acre. When sown in August or September it covers the ground before 

 frost and prevents leaching of the soil during the Winter and Spring. When 

 sown in April or May it cam be cut in July, the second growth affording excellent 

 pasture during the Summer. The yield of green fodder is from twelve to twenty 

 tons an acre. This may seem to be an exaggerated statement, but when the 

 amazing stooling propensities of this plant are taken into consideration the 

 yield is readily accounted for. As many as twenty long vines spring from each 

 root. When raised for hay it should be left standing until some seeds have 

 become well formed. Not only does it produce an enormous amount of very 

 valuable feed, but it at the same time restores to the soil a great amount of 

 fertility, which is so much needed. 50 to 60 pounds of seed required to the 

 acre. "Gold" Brand, Lb. 20c. 10 Lbs. at 18c Lb. 100 Lbs. at 16c Lb. 

 Write us for latest market prices. 



Spring Vetches or Tares 



1150. Closely associated with Peas in character. Used for the same purpose as Hairy Vetch, 

 but must be planted in the Spring wherever the Winters are severe, as this variety is not so hardy as 

 Hairy Vetch. Highly valuable for soiling or for green manuring. Sometimes grown with Oats for 

 mowing and feeding to stock. Thrives best in well-drained soil, doing best in loams or sandy loams, 

 though excellent crops are grown both on sandy and gravelly soils. Sow alone 70 to 90 pounds per 

 acre, and if with Oats 60 pounds of Vetch and 40 pounds of Oats. Sow in Spring while the ground is 

 cool and moist or in early Autumn. "Gold" Brand, Lb. 15c. 10 Lbs. at 12c. 50 Lbs. at 10c. 100 

 Lbs. at 8c. Write us for latest market prices. 



Oregon Vetch 



One- Year-Old S-Pound Vetch Root 



1275. Same as Spring Vetch, but owing to its hardiness is known as Oregon or Winter Vetch. It 

 can be i)lant«d in the Fall in all of the Southern States as well as in the Spring with results about the 

 same as Hairy Vetch. Sow alone, sow 70 to 90 pounds per acre. Sown with Oats, sow 60 i)ounds 

 Vetch and 40 pounds Oats. "Gold" Brand, Lb. 15c. 10 Lbs. at 12c. 50 Lbs. at 10c. 100 Lbs. at 

 8c. Write for latest market prices. 



Sow Scarified Seed and Increase Your Yield 



We will Scarify your Sweet Clover, Alfalfa or Burr Clover for one cent per pound 

 above our listed prices 



Sweet Glover often contains 50 per cent of hard seed. Alfalfa often contains 25 per cent hard seed. 

 .\lthough the seed may be 100 per cent pure, tests have proven it sometimes takes six months to a year 

 to get hard seed to germinate and a lot will not germinate then. 



Have your seed scarified and practically all of them will grow. The scarifying is done by a machine 

 specially built for the purpose of scarifying the hard outer coating of the seed, thereby allowing the 

 moisture to penetrate quicker, producing a more rapid and complete germination. The extra cost 

 of scarifying is more than made up in the large increase in yields obtained. 



Notice — One test just completed on Sweet Clover: Before scarifying 50 per cent germination, 

 sStev scarifying 94 per cent germination. 



