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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— FORAGE PLANTS, ETC. 



TRUE DW0RF ESSEX I^FE. 



Valuable for Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. 



In the United States we have millions of acres of 

 good land that annually lie idle or run to weeds 

 the latter part of the season, after the grain, potato 

 and hay crops have been harvested, a large portion 

 of which might be made to produce one of the fin- 

 est feeds imaginable, and in the greatest abund- 

 ance, at a time when cattle, sheep and hogs are 

 roaming through bare pastures m search of a 

 scanty living. Under favorable conditions it is 

 ready for pasturing sheep or cattle within six 

 weeks from time of sowing, and on an average one 

 acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six weeks 

 to two months. "When on the Rape thty should at 

 all times have access to salt ; but water is not nec- 

 essary. There are several varieties of Rape, but 

 care should be taken to procure the Dwarf Essex, 

 or English, as it is sometimes called, which does 

 not seed the same season as sown, unless in some 

 exceptional cases, as when sown too early and the 

 young plant is touched by frost. In the Northern 

 States it should be sown from April to end of Au- 

 gust for fall pasturing, but as it thrives best in 

 cool weather, it should not be sown in the Southern 

 States until September, or October for winter pas- 

 ture. In the latitude of New York it should be 

 sown in April, or in July or August. Its fattening 

 properties are probably twice as 

 good as those of Clover, and for 

 sheep the feeding value of Rape ex- 

 cels ail other plants we know of At 

 the Michigan Experiment Station, 

 128 lambs were pastured for eight 

 weeks on 15 acres of Rape sown in 

 July, and showed a gain of 2,890 lbs . 

 or at the rate of 3 lbs. per lamb each 

 week. Even so far South as Ala- 

 bama it has proved a boon to the 

 farmer. In a recent bulletin pub- 

 lished by the Alabama Experiment 

 Station, they state : ■■ Quality of 

 product good for both hogs and cat- 

 tle. The growth was enormous. B5- 

 repeated sowings it will and did 

 carry more hogs through our dry, 

 hot summers than four times the 

 amount of land planted in anything 

 else ever grown here. 1 would rec- 

 ommend it to all Southern farmers." 

 To secure the best results, the Rape 

 should be sown in drills. Sow four 

 lbs. per acre broadcast, two to three 

 lbs. per acre in drills. (See cut). 

 Price of True Dwarf Essex Rape, 

 10c lb., $3.50 per bushel of 60 lbs., 

 100 lbs , $7.00. If by mail, add 8c. 

 per lb. 



( Vicia Villosa. ) 



Is perfectly hardy throughout the Uni- 

 ted States, remaining green all winter, 

 and should be sown during August and 

 September, mixed with Rye, which serves 

 as a. support for the plants, or in spring 

 with Oats or Barley. 



It grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet and is 

 the earliest crop for cutting, being nearly 

 a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and 

 a full crop can be taken off the land in 

 time for planting spring crops. Being 

 much hardier than Scarlet Clover, this 

 is the forage plant to sow in the Northern 

 States, where S:arlet Clover winter kills, 

 though it is equally valuable in the South. 



It is exceedingly nutritious, much more 

 so than Clover, is eaten with relish and 

 may be fed with safety tj all kinds of 

 stock. 



Sow one bushel per acre with one-half 

 bushel of Rve or Wheat. (See cut.) 10c. 

 lb.. $1.25 peck. $4 00 bushel of 60 lbs., 100 

 lbs., $6.00. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



Introduced into cultivation bv us in 1887, and bv constant se- 

 lection we have fully maintained the large grain, "totally unlike 

 the small grain usually found on the market. 



This variety has superseded all others and is now almost uni- 

 versally grown in preference to the common black and Silver 

 Hull varieties. The kernels are at least twice the size of those 

 of any other variety, and of a shape peculiar and distinct. The 

 color is also most distinct, being a rich dark shade of brown. 

 The straw is heavier, it branches more, and does not need to be 

 sown as thickly as the other kinds. Flour made from it isgreater 

 in quantity and equal in quality if not superior to that of any 

 other Buckwheat, and, as the yield shows, it is enormously prol- 

 ific. It ripens a week earlier than the Silver Hull, and yields 

 two or three times as much. (See cut.) $1.50 per bushel, 10 

 bushel lots, $1.4, per bushel. 



Truly the Japanese Buckwheat is one of the greatest improvements, 

 in a single line of grain, 0/ the present age. All other kinds of Buck- 

 wheat can be well thrown aside; and not only the bee-keepers of our 

 land, but farmers in general, can unite in tendering a vote of thanks 

 to our enterprising seedsman, Peter Henderson.— "Gleanings in Bee 

 Culture." 



FARM SEEDS we do NOT deliver free, but when small quantities are wanted we will prepay carriage in United 



States if 8c. per pound is added to prices. 



