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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



Value as a 



Mulch 



and Fertilizer 



As a Pasture 

 Plant for Late 



Fall 

 and Early Spring 



green cutting or for a hay crop 



This Vetcb is beyond doubt one of the most valuable fodder plants for the West and North-Western States, owing 

 to its adaptability to withstand severe drousrht, heat and cold. The vines are very similar to Pea vines, but are more 

 slender and much more thickly clad with leaves and side stems, which furnish nice succulent feed. Individual plants will 

 make a ten-foot growth before going to seed. 



A sowing made in August or September covers the ground before winter sets in and prevents 

 washing of the soil during the Winter and Spring, thus effecting a great saving of soluble min- 

 eral fertilizers contained in soil, which otherwise? would wast or leach out. The Washington De- 

 partment of Agriculture estimates the 

 value of a plowed-under crop of this Vetch 

 as equivalent to putting into the ground $16 to $45 worth of 

 commercial fertilizers per acre. 

 This Vetch is without an equal. From sowings made in August an excellent late 

 Fall pasturage for sheep or hogs can be had in 50 days, the plants being by that 

 time 2 feet in height. After close eating it can be left to prevent soil washing dur- 

 ing Winter and Spring. It is one of the first plants to start into growth in Spring 

 and will be again ready to pasture by May, or it can be allowed to mature for 

 Hogs, sheep and cattle eat it with great relish. 



For a Permanent 

 Pasture Plant. 



Sow in either Fall or Spring. The Fall crop" can be pastured off late, and the 

 early Spring crop pastured in May, after which it should be allowed to go to full 

 growth and will shed its seeds, thus forming a succession of plants for next sea- 

 son. In this way a patch can be kept down for years on the one seeding. 



Make sowings in early Spring at the rate of 30 lbs. per acre, in drills three -feet 



For a Hay Crop, apart or broadcast, with the addition of Vi bushel Rye or Oats to furnish support 



for the vines. This latter method will give the best satisfaction. On good rich 



soils it yields enormous crops of green fodder, running from 10 to 15 tons to the acre; equal to 3 to 4 



tons when cured as dried hay. It is also a remarkable grower on sandy and thin land. 



Per lb., 15 cts.; io lbs., $i.oo; 50 lbs., $3.50; 100 lbs., $6.50. 



LATHYRUS SYLVESTRIS. Flat Pea. 



Withstands severe frosts and roots so deeply that it is not injured by severe drought. The seed 

 should be sowed on well-prepared ground early in spring, in drills about two feet apart. Cultivate thor- 

 oughly the first season. On very poor, unimproved sandy soil it makes a top growth of 6 to 8 inches and 

 a root growth of 12 to 15 inches the first season, and on sandy soil that has been cultivated it does much 

 better. It grows slowly at first, but will yield four tons of green fodder to the acre the second year. 

 When once established Lathyrns will stand on the same ground 50 years without reseeding. It is particu- 

 larly well adapted for the Western prairies and sandy sections of the lake regions. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 

 cts.; % lb., 35 cts.: 1 lb., $1.00. 



L-UF^iMI 



Besides being an excellent forage plant very much relished by cattle, the Lupine is valuable for en- 

 riching poor, sandy soil, and is extensively used for that purpose in Europe. Per lb., 15 cts.: 10 

 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs .....$S.00 



Mll_l_l 



We know of nothing like Millet for sowing to cover up shortages in your hay crops. It can be sown 



up to the middle or end of June, and makes a valuable catch crop. Sow 50 lbs. to the acre. 



(Subject to market fluctuations.) 



Common Millet — Very early; grows 3 to 4 feet high ; foliage broad. (50 lbs. to the bushel). Per lb.. 

 Sets.; per bushel, 90 cts.; per 100 lbe $1.75 J-*8S3 



German, or Golden Millet — Matures about two weeks later than Common Millet; grows 3 to 5 feet ^^^nwmJ&J *rS£6*A& 



high; heads closely condensed; spikes very numerous; seeds round, golden yellow, iu rough ^-^a^ ^%XwVwMJw&&7Jlr!' 



sheaths. (50 lbs. to' the bushel.) Per lb., 5 cts.; per bushel, 8100 ; per 100 lbs 1.90 '■^r*' 



Hog Millet — A valuable variety, maturing at the same time as Hungarian Grass, producing a very '..* -^4f>-, _.- 



heavy yield even in the driest season. At the Michigan Experiment Station trials, this proved to !^-i^^^P?fiff^S' 



be an excellent sort, showing no sign at all of being affected by drought. (50 lbs. to the bushel.) * "_-|fe '~^i.sAly£Jr&i 



Perlb..5cts.; per bushel, S1.10: per 100 lbs 2.00 "-* ~-s- . -0 s ~Jf&ij 



Hungarian (Grass) Millet — Medium early; grows 3 to 5 feet hich ; abundant .foliage and slender " =** **,V 



heads; withstands drought and yields well on light soil. (4S lbs. to the bushel.) Per lb., 5 cts.; 

 per bushel, $1.00; per 100 lbs 2.00 HUNGARIAN GRASS. 



Add 8 Cents per Pound to Price of any of the Above Seeds, if Wanted by Mail. 



