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J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. MISCELLANEOUS FIELD SEEDS 



SUDAN GRASS 



SUDAN GRASS 



COW PEAS 



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 gra7ing. Yields lrom 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}4 inches deep, the highest quality- 

 hay resulting from heavy seeding. Should be harvested just before 

 the heads appear, in the same manner as 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, re- 

 quiring four or five pounds per acre. 



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 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. 

 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. 



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. 



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 Buckwheat which it has almost entirely superseded!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 re- 

 cleaned by us. 



RUST-PROOF OATS. A favorite spring variety in the South, 

 particularly where the land is rich; produces enormous yield, and 

 excellent for cutting for hay. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS 



Sown in open weather during December, January, February 

 and March, making large yields ot 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 

 lielp to support the vines when the crop comes to maturity. Ready 

 for cutting in May andf June, cures easily and makes splendid 

 'hay. 



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. 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. 



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

 often sold for table use. 



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 Im- 

 mense 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. 



SAND or WINTER VETCH 



Sometimes called Hairy Vetch. The most valuable of all Vet- 

 ches. It succeeds on nearly all soils and is especially recommended 

 forpoor lands, where it thrives and improve 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. 



