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TRIE DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



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 hav crops have been harvested, a 

 large portion of vehich might be made to produce one of the finest feeds imaginable, and in the 

 greatest abundance, at_ a time when cattle, sheep and hogs are roaming through bare pastures in 

 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 vnll carry twelve to fifteen sheep 

 six weeks to two months. AVhen on the Rape they should at all times have access to salt ; but water 

 IS not neces.sary. 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, 

 unle.=s m some exceptional cases, as when sown too early and the young plant is touched bv frost. 

 In the Northern States it should be sown from April to end of August for fall pasturing, but as it 

 thrives best m 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 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. At the Michigan Experiment Station, 

 12S 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 Alabama it has proved a 

 boon to the farmer. In a recent bulletin published by the Alabama Experiment Station they state : 

 "Quality of product good for both hogs and cattle, the growth was enormous. By repeated sow- 

 ings it will and did ca.Try more hogs through our drs-, hot summers than four times' the amount of 

 land planted in anj'thing else ever grown here. I would recommend it to all Southern farmers." 

 To secure the best results, the Rape should be sown in drills. Sow 4 lbs per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 

 lbs. per acre in drills. (See cut.) Price, loc. lb., $3.25 bushel of 50 lbs., 100 lbs. $6.25. If bv 

 mail, add 8c. per lb. 



SAND, OR WINTMR VETCH. 



( Vicia Villosa.) 



Though it succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, it is much more vigorous on 

 good land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is perfectly hardy throughout the United States, 

 remaining green all winter, and should be sown during August and September, mixed with 

 Mammoth Red Clover, in sections where it will not winter=kill, or with Rye, which serves as a 

 support for the plants ; or in spring with Oats or Barley. 



It is the earliest crop for cutting, being nearly a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and a full 

 crop can be taktn 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 Scarlet Clover winter-kills, 

 tnough it is equally valuable in the South. Every dairyman and stock=breeder in the United States 

 should have a field of it, and if you try it once you will never be a season without it. 



It is exceedingly nutritious, much more so than Clover, is eaten with relish, and may be fed 

 with safety to all kinds of stock. 



It will also prove valuable for a Hay crop in the South and dry Western regions, as it may be 

 sown in the fall and will make a luxuriant growth during the fall and spring months, and will 

 yield a heavy crop, which may be cut and .stored before the droughts set in. 



Sow one bushel per acre, with one-half bushel of Rye or Wheat. (See cut.) Price, 12c. lb., $6.50 

 bushel of 60 lbs., 100 lbs. $10.50. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



