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HENDERSON'S FARMERS MANUAL 



TRUE DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



Provides Perfect Pasture and is greatly 

 Relished by all stock 



There are several varieties of Rape, but care 

 should be taken to procure the Dwarf Essex, 

 or English, as it is sometimes called. In North- 

 ern states is should be sown from April to end 

 of August 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 pasture. In the latitude of New 

 York it should be sown in drills or broadcasted 

 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 excels all 

 other plants we know of. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, or 2 

 to 3 lbs. in drills. 



Price, lb. 30c; 50 lbs. $8.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. 



TEOSINTE (Reana Luxurians) 



The plant resembles Corn, but is more leafy and tillers 

 enormously. After cutting it grows again with remarkable 

 rapidity. Those having only a small amount of land on 

 which it is desired to produce the maximum amount of 

 forage should sow Teosinte. Plant in drills, 6 to 8 lbs. per 

 acre. 



Price, lb. $1.25; 10 lbs. $10.00. 



SEED OF HIGH GRADE TOBACCO 



One Ounce Will Sow 50 Square Yards 



Tobacco is an annual in the United States although 

 perennial in the tropics. Botanicaliy it is related to the 

 Tomato and Eggplant, and therefore sensitive to frost. 

 Still it is successfully cultivated as far north as Canada, as 

 it requires but a short season to grow to maturity. The 

 quality of the product depends almost entirely upon the 

 nature of the soil and climate, and highly congenial soils 

 may exist in any section. The suitability of soils in Connec- 

 ticut, now a great centre of Tobacco production, was only 

 discovered by experimentation. 



Below we offer some of the new and improved varieties 

 as well as standard sorts. 



Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even as far 

 north as Canada. Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c 



Zimmers Spanish. The earliest and best American- 

 Spanish, and a favorite cigar variety. 



Pkt., 15c; oz., 90c 



Havana, Imported Pkt., 15c, oz., $1.50 



Havana, Domestic Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c 



Sumatra, Domestic Pkt., 15c; oz., $1.00 



Connecticut : Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c. 



Kentucky Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c. 



Virginia Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c. 



MILLET Henderson's Selected Varieties 



Millets deserve greater recognition on account of their adaptability to various soils. 



Their chief importance is as dry weather, summer catch crops, and are of great value 



to succeed crops that fail, such as Corn, etc., or for planting on newly broken land. 



Also for the Silo and Cutting Green in the Northern and New England States. 



JAPANESE (Panicum Crus-Galli Major) 



Entirely distinct from any other Millet, grows tall and produces an enormous crop. It grows 6 to 8 

 feet high, stands remarkably well notwithstanding its great height, and yields from 10 to 12 tons 

 green fodder per acre. When cured it makes an excellent quality of hay, and its feeding value is far 

 superior to Corn fodder, and it is much relished by all kinds of stock, whether green or cured. If to be 

 made into hay, cure as you would a heavy crop of Clover. 



This Millet does not endure drought well, except it be sown early in retentive soil, and it is not 

 adapted to the Southern States; but north of Washington, D. C, and especially for good, rich soils, we 

 confidently recommend its general cultivation. It will produce a fair second cutting, if sown early in 

 May, and cut when in blossom. It may be sown from the middle of May to the 1st of Jtuy, broadcast, 

 at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre, but it is better to sow in drills, 12 to 18 inches apart, using 10 to 12 lbs. 

 per acre, and hoed between the rows to keep down all weeds until the plant attains a height of 12 to 18 

 inches, when its rapid growth will smother all weeds. 



Price, lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $7.00; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



GOLDEN (Northern Grown) 



This variety is considerably larger than Hungarian and yields a much heavier crop, but is later 

 and not so quick growing, consequently cannot be sown much after the fourth of July in this latitude. 

 To maintain its heavy cropping character, seed of this variety needs to be specially cultivated. 



Our seed is specially grown and selected, and will produce nearly double the crop obtained from seed 

 not so grown. Sow 50 lbs. per acre. (See Illustration.) 



Price, lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $7.00; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



HUNGARIAN 



Is the quickest of catch crops for hay, and as it may be sown any time during the summer months 

 up to the middle of August, it is invaluable for overcoming a shortage of the regular hay crop, being 

 fairly drought resistant. Sow 50 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 50 lbs. $7.00; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



PEARL (Pennisetum Spicatum) 



This has been cultivated in the Southern States, under the names of African Cane, Egyptian Millet, 

 Cattail Millet and Horse Millet. It grows with tropical luxuriance in strong, loamy soil. Is not so 

 hardy as the other varieties, and succeeds best in latitudes south of New York. Sow in drills, 5 to 6 

 lbs. per acre; if broadcast, 8 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $20.00. 



BEGGAR WEED (Desmodium tortuosum) 



A leguminous annual plant growing, according to soils and conditions, 3 to 7 feet high. It is highly 

 esteemed where known in our Southern States as a forage and soil renovating crop. Price, lb. $1.25; 

 10 lbs. $10.00. 



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



