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 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 16th; 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 stiflFer 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.) 



JAPAN CLOVER. This makes most nutritious and desirable 

 summer pasture. Grows well and spreads rapidly on poor 

 lands, hillside and under the shade of trees. (Bushel 26 

 pounds.) 



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. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS 



Sown in open weather during December, January, February 

 and March, making large yields of most nutritious food, 

 which can be used either green or cured for hay. It also 

 makes a good green manuring crop to turn under, but not 

 equal to Cow Peas. A light seeding of oats, rye or barley 

 will increase the yield and help to support the vines when 

 the crop comes to maturity. Ready for cutting in May and 

 June, cures easily and makes splendid hay. 



BUCKWHEAT 



JAPANESE. This variety yields very largely. The kernels 

 are larger than other sorts, but owing to its branching quali- 

 ties it need not be sown so thickly. 



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 

 66 

 66 

 60 

 60 

 26 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 66 

 26 

 26 

 24 

 60 

 48 

 82 

 14 

 26 

 66 

 14 

 66 

 24 

 60 

 40 

 22 

 46 

 60 



15-20 



6-10 



72-96 



30-40 



48-60 



7-10 



SO-35 



6-10 



15-20 



25-30 



10-12 



15-25 



3-5 



46-70 



20-30 



15-26 



25-30 



25-36 



40-60 



40-60 



60-75 



20-26 



26-35 



6-10 



8-12 



60-90 



25-36 



30-60 



16-30 



8-6 



8-12 



80-60 



March, May — August, September 

 January, April — August, October 



Barley 



Blue Grass 



Buckwheat 



Corn, Field 



March, April — September 

 February, June — August, October 

 May — July 

 May — July 

 May — July 



Clover, Alsike 



Clover, Crimson 



January, April — August, October 

 July — October 





February — May 



Clover, Red 



Clover, Sweet 



Clover, White 



Cowpeas (Drilled) 



January, April — August, November 

 January, May — July, September 

 February, June — August, October 

 May — August 



Kaffir Corn 



May — July 



Lespedeza, Korean 



February — May 

 February — May 





March, May — August, September 





May — July 



Millet, Hunj?arian 



May — July 



Oats 



March — May 



March, May- — August, October 



Pasture Mixture 



March, June — August, October 



Rape, Dwarf Essex 



Redtop, Solid 



April — September 



February, June — August, October 



Rye, Winter 



July — November 





February, June — August, October 



Soybeans (Drilled) 



Sudan Grass 



May — August 

 April — July 



Sunflower _ 



Timothy _ 



Vetch, Hairy Winter 



May — July 



February, May — August, November 



August — November 



