HENDERSON'S FARMERS MANUAL 



The Use of Soil - Improving Crops 



Recommended by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration 



The withdrawal from cultivation of approximately forty million acres of land under the contracts made by the Agricultural 

 Adjustment Administration, has directed special attention to the crops known to be soil enriching in character when plowed under 

 in a green state, or else grown and cut for hay and the sod plowed under. 



We believe that this matter deserves the serious attention of all land owners whether they have contracted part of their land 

 out of production or not, because it is well known that the use of soil-enriching crops is far the cheapest method of fertilizing the land. 



As we have pointed out before in this Manual; it has been proved by experiments scientifically conducted, that the plowing 

 under of an acre of crimson clover is equal to spreading twenty tons of stable manure over the same area. Even if the soil- 

 enriching crops be harvestedand the sod plowed under, the benefit to the land will repay the cost of seed and labor many times over. 



What is true of the clovers, is also true, in varying degree, of grasses, field peas, soy beans, cow peas and some other plants. 



We print below a list of these soil-enriching crops, recommended by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. 



SOJA BEANS page 12: COW PEAS page 12; VETCHES page 17; FIELD PEAS CAXADA page 13; PASTURE GRASS 

 MIXTURES pages 1 and 2; VARIOUS GRASSES pages 3, 4 and 5; ALFALFA page 6; (. LOVERS page 7. 



WRITE OUR FARM SEED DEPARTMENT 



for any advice you may be in need of as to varieties of grasses or legumes suitable for your soil and locality, because naturally there 

 are differences — As a circular just issued by the department says "East of the great plains two main geographical divisions may be 



recognized, the North and the South. PERMANENT PAS- 

 TURE GRASS MIXTURES are dominant on good soils in 

 the north, with timothy, alfalfa, alsike and red clover the chief 

 meadow crops, but within this region there are soils not suited 

 to one or more of these plants. 



"Lespedeza or Korean Clover has a place especially on non- 

 lime soils, except in the extreme north. South of the 60° 

 isotherm the northern grasses are of little value. On the ac- 

 companying map a line separates Section 2 from Section 3, 

 Section 2 is an area in which the northern grasses and legumes 

 overlap, while in Section 1 only northern plants should be used." 



We shall be very glad to be of service to you, and give ad- 

 vice upon the suitability of crops for different localities and 

 »rm climates; and also as to the best time for seeding the same. 



MAP OF THE THREE PASTURE SECTIONS OF THE 

 EASTERN HALF OF THE U. S. A. 



The three sections divided by heavy black lines are shown to 

 aid in selecting seed mixtures, &c, &c, suitable for the various 

 climatic conditions. 



The section which includes the 60° isotherm is suitable for 

 grasses and legumes which are winter hardy; and the section 

 south of this is adapted to non-hardy grasses and legumes which 

 flourish during hot summer. 



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Read Before Ordering — This Catalogue Cancels All Previous Quotations 



The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds Except Where Noted. 

 Prices are Subject to Change Without Notice. 



About Forwarding and Remitting — Remittances should be 

 made either in the form of a P. 0. Money Order, Express Money Order, 

 Bank Draft, Express Purchasing Order or Registered Letter. 



When Shipped by Freight We Deliver Potatoes in good con- 

 dition, into the hands of transportation companies: our responsibility 

 ceases there. Consignee then assumes all risks of heating, freezing 

 and delays. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, boxes, cases or 

 barrels. Cloth bags we charge for. viz.: 1 peck, 15c, li bushel, 20c: 

 1 bushel, 25c: 2 bushels, 40c. Burlap bags. 1 peck, 7c: \i bushel, 

 10c; 1 bushel, 12c; 2 bushels. 15c; 4 bushels, 20c; 6 bushels, 30c; 

 8 bushels. 35c No charge for bags with lawn grass mixtures. Special 

 packing of seeds for foreign shipments, when necessiry. in tin-lined 

 cases or double sacks, we charge for at cost. 



Accounts — Parties having no account with us — who order goods 

 without remittance — must furnish satisfactory reference. New York 

 City reference preferred on account of the shorter delay pending in- 

 vestigation. 



FARM MANAGERS — We have always on hand applications by 

 competent men for positions as farm and estate managers, men who 

 have been trained in the business and are well posted on agriculture 

 generally, also the raising and care of live stock. We will be very 

 pleased to enter into correspondence with those who require the ser- 

 vices of such. We make no charge for this service, either to" employer 

 or employee. 



ALL FARMERS OF EXPERIENCE know that success depends 

 largely on weather conditions and proper cultivation, so in accordance 

 with the universal custom of the seed trade, PETER HENDERSON 

 & CO., gives no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, 

 productiveness, or any other matter, of any Seeds, Bulbs, fioots or 

 Plants they send out, and they will not be in any way responsible 

 for the crop. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK, N. Y. 



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