MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS 



J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 45 



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. ■ , .. : , _-' ., 



Sow 10 to 20 lbs. per acre, 1 to 1% inches deep, the 

 highest quality hay resulting from heavy seeding. Should 

 be harvested just before the heads appear, in the same 

 manner aB other grasses. Cures quickly and matures as early 

 as Millet, the first cutting being ready in about 6 to 8 weeks. 



Successive cuttings may be made every 30 to 45 days until 

 frost. Highly recommended by the Government as being 

 very nutritious and easily digestible. Being an annual, this 

 must be seeded every year and therefore never becomes a 

 pest. $12.00 per 100 lbs. Subject to change. 



Kaffir Corn 



The heads are greedily eaten by horses and cattle and make 

 splendid food for poultry, fed either in the grain or ground 

 and cooked. Excellent forage. Cultivate same as common 

 corn, requiring four or five pounds per acre. 100 lbs., $3.50, 



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. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



Sorghum or Cane 



EARLY AMBER SORGHUM. Furnishes a large yield of 

 most nutritious forage, which can be fed either green or 

 cured, and will yield two or three cuttings a year, stooling 

 out thicker each time it is cut. It grows ten or twelve 

 feet high. Sow at the rate of one peck per acre in drills 

 three and a half to four feet apart. Peck, 90c; bu., $3.25. 



EARLY ORANGE SORGHUM. This variety is similar in 

 growth to Early Amber, but under fair conditions pro- 

 duces a heavier crop. It is better for stock feeding than 

 the Amber. Per bushel, $2.50. 



Buckwheat 



JAPANESE. This variety yields very largely. The kernels 

 are larger than other sorts, but owing to its branching 

 qualities it need not be sown so thickly. Peck, 60c; bushel, 

 about $2.00. 



SILVER HULL. A superior variety in every way to the 

 ordinary Buckwheat, which it has almost entirely super- 

 seded. Peck, 60c; bushel, about $2.25. 



Sudan Grass. 



Oats 



WHITE SPRING OATS. Our best recleaned stock of these 

 are Choice Northern grown, all heavy oats, which have 

 been recleaned by us. Bushel, 85c. 



RUST-PROOF OATS. A favorite spring variety in the 

 South, particularly where the land is rich ; produces enor- 

 mous yield, and excellent for cutting for hay. Bushel, 85c. 



Cow Peas 



Cow Peas Growing in Corn. 



There is no surer or cheaper means of improving and in- 

 creasing 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. 

 From five to nine tons of green fodder per acre have been 

 produced. For ensilage they are unsurpassed. When it is 

 desired to turn the whole crop under, as a soil improver, it 

 is better to do so after the vines are partly dead. Cow Peas 

 can be sown in May or June, at the rate of one and a half 

 bushels per acre. 

 BLACK. Quick to mature, adapted for late planting in 



Northern sections ; vigorous grower and great yielder. 



Write for latest price. 

 BLACK EYE. A prolific vine-growing variety of merit, seed 



often sold for table use. Write for price. 

 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. Price fluctuates. 



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. Write for price. 



Soy or Soja Beans 



A Great Drought-Resisting Forage Crop, Producing Immense 



Quantities of Nutritious Food, Beside 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. Subject to 



market fluctuations. 



Sand or Winter Vetch 



Sometimes called Hairy Vetch. The most valuable of all 

 Vetches. It succeeds on nearly all soils and is especially 

 recommended for poor lands, where it thrives and improves 

 the soil wonderfully, as it is very rich in nitrogen. It belongs 

 to the pea family, but the vines are more leafy and longer. 

 It may be sown in the spring or in the fall, preferably with 

 rye. It remains green all winter and is valuable for early 

 pasturing', as well as a fertilizer. 60 pounds per acre. 

 Per 100 lbs., $15.00. 



