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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICUL TURAL GUIDE. 



R AP'JS. True Dwarf Essex. 



PAYS 

 ONLY 

 PLOW 

 UNDER. 



After harvesting Rye, Oats and Early Potatoes, our farm- 

 ers usually have acres of land lying idle which could bei 

 turned to good account by growing a catch or stolen cropi 

 of our True Dwarf Essex Rape, which matures a full crop! 

 of fodder in 6 to 8 weeks from tinie of sowing. 

 The feed furnished by Rape is unsurpassed as a fattener for 

 sheep and hogs, being superior to clover, and sheep pas- 

 tured on it gain rapidly in weight. A fair idea of the value 

 of Rape can be had from the following : At the Michigan 

 Experiment Station 128 lambs were pastured for 8' 

 weeks on 5 acres of Rape and showed the mag- 

 nificent total gain of 2,890 lbs., or almost 3 lbs. per 

 lamb for each week they were on the Rape feed, and all at 

 the small cost for seeding of 45 cts. to SI. 20 per acre. Prol. 

 W. A. Henry, Director of the Wisconsin Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, says : " We had half an acre of Rape this 

 vear, 1»94, which gave an actual yield by weighing of 9% 

 ions, or at the rate of 19% tons per acre, and this, too, in 

 spite of the great drought." The plan has been sucess- 

 fully tried of sowing Rape and Winter Vetches together, 

 first of all drilling in the Vetches at the rate of 80 lbs. per 

 acre 3 feet apart to the drill and afterwards sowing in Rape 

 between the rows of Vetches. The Rape can be eaten off 

 bv hogs or sheep during the fall months, and the Vetches, 

 being perfectly hardy, can be left over winter and eaten ofl 

 for the first green bite in spring, plowed under, or allowed 

 to mature for a hay crop. If desired they can be cut before 

 coming into flower, when they will furnish a good second 

 broadcast, using 8 to 10 lbs. per acre, all through the summei 



*rop of excellent green fodder. Rape should be sown in drills at the rate of 3 lbs pe^^^^ 



months so.as to furnish a successive crop of sheep feed. Owing to its being a great grower in cool weai^ *>. v ^ 1|M F (in , .r, fio 



Per lb., 15 cts.; 



10 lbs. for S1.35 ; 



100 lbs. for S7.50. 



SAND OR HAIRY VETCH. 



VI CIA VILLOSA-Saitototdett. 



This forage plant is here to stay in the West and Northwestern States, owing to its adaptability to 

 -withstand seleredrou-ht. heat and cold. It is a plant particularly adapted for hog pastures, as it 

 wirhlrands olole eatiu- and is much relished by all kinds of stock. A nice hog pasture can be pro- 

 duced in a few mouths'b v making a sowing of these Vetches early in April. The hogs should be turned 

 on as soon as ThTnlams™ re from 2 to 3 feet in height, and allowed to eat the Vetches almost to the 

 ground i ° provided^ they are then taken off, a second crop will very soon mature, wh^an be again 

 pastured or allowed to run to 



wettfrn wSte^lnd^willftirnish S^me crop oT|reeVfod~dYr by" the endof April, which on good 

 iTnd nafea aaled 15 tons per acre. If cut just before Soming into bloom, it immediately restarts into 

 Irowth burnishing a second crop, which can be eaten off byrtock or turned under as a green manure 

 low in drills 8 feet apart, sing 30 lbs, of seed per acre, or broadcast with the addition of one-half 



50 lbs., S3. 50 ; 100 lbs., S6.50. 



faXed fallowed to a to seed. ' Bv this' Liter method a patch can be kept down for years, as they 

 ?ese^ themselves very easily. Sowings made in August or September withstand easily our North- 



Sow in drills 3 feet apart, using 

 bushel Rve or Oats to furnish support for the vines. 

 10 lbs., SI. 00 ; 



Per lb., 15 cts.; 



SPRING VETCH. 



Excellent food for cattle and hogs. A very good substitute for corn and peas Sowbroadcast the 

 same as wheat For green fodder they are often sown with oats, ana are much relished by stock. 

 Per lb.. 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 80 cts.; 50 lbs., 83.00; 100 lbs., S5.50. 



LATHYRUS SYLVESTRIS. Flat Pea. 



drouUr ^e MTs^^To^ IT^^Tel SK SW£K ^^11 

 anart and 4 t^o 6 inches apart in the rows, 2 to 3 inches deep. Cultivate thoroughly the first season 

 ffiransp^ to any kind of soil except wet land. Onyery poor unim =ed 



sandy soil it makes a top growth of 6 to 8 inches and a root growth of 12 to lo inches the first season 

 and on sandv soil that has been cultivated it does much better. It grows slowly at first, but will yield 

 tour tons o^f green fodder to the acre the second year. When once established Lathyrus will stand on 

 tn^sXe ground 50 years without reseeding. The roots penetrate into the ground SO feet, and are cov- 

 ered with an abundance of tubercles, giving it valuable fertilizing qualities as well as enabling it to 

 fndu7e extreme drought. It is particularly 8 well adapted for the Western prairies and sandy sections 

 of the lake regions. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^j ^^ gJJ ctg . llfe „ ct8 _ 



CHUFAS, OR EARTH ALHOND. 



seed will plant an acre. Pkt., 5 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck. 

 Add 10 cents per quart, if sent by mail. 



81.50 



2.75 



00 



SAND OR HAIRY VETCH. 



BEANS— Field Varieties. 



Prolific Tree Bean-A most prolific variety for field culture, producing under ' ordinary • cul- 



ture from 60 to 80 bushels to the acre. Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.: peck, 90 cts : bushel. „. 3.00 

 White Blarrowfat-Not especially good as a string Bean, but very popular shelled, green or dry. 



Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 20 cts.; peck, 75 cts.; bushel ........... V ™ "V" .' d'„\'"an 



Burlingame Medium-Early, hardy and very productive. Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 20 cts.; peck, 90 g 



.oja^n^eSn^ee^efc 



ever, it has been sent out by some seedsmen with ™ r £«£ a ™|*?;°}^ very fair coffee. Some prefer this 



S^ B ^h^. n . , ha a S d p«^rf&^fh. C ^ bes\Tran^W as a crop to feed green to cattle, frequently yielding 



as much as 8 tons per acre. Per lb., by mall, post-paid, 2o cts.; 100 lbs 



Beans subject to market fluctuations. 

 (See Garden Beans, pages 4 and 5.) 



Beans, when wanted by Mail, add 5c per pint, IOc per quart, for Postage. Other Seeds, 8c per lb. 



