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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 it 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. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.25; 25 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



THE VALUE OF 

 GREEN MANURE CROPS 



Ihey make your soil more fertile, 

 and check soil erosion 



The two most important characteristics of a fertile soil are: 

 An abundance of organic matter or humus, and an abundance 

 of plant food. The latter may be easily supplied from the 

 fertilizer bag, but the former is a much more troublesome 

 problem. Our dairy farms, on which liberal supplies of 

 manure are produced, and on which sods and crop residues 

 are turned under, should have little difficulty in keeping up the 

 organic matter supply of the soil ; with the judicious use of 

 fertilizer and lime it would be a comparatively easy matter to 

 maintain crop yields. With other types of farms, however, 

 particularly vegetable and fruit farms, the problem of keeping 

 the soil adequately supplied with organic matter is one which 

 requires considerably more ingenuity and expense. 



The most economical and one of the most satisfactory means 

 of maintaining soil fertility, is the use of a green manuring 

 mixture of seed. 



GREEN MANURE, SEED MIXTURE 



A combination of various rapid-growing legumes which will add humus 

 and nitrogen to the soil. Plant early in the fall for turning under in the 

 spring. Mixture may be broadcast, or sow at the rate of 1 lb. per 1,000 

 square feet. 



Price, lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75; 25 lbs. $8.00; 

 50 lbs. $16.00; 100 lbs. $30.00; transportation paid. 



MILLET 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 July, 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. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $7.00. 



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. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $7.00. 



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. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $7.00. 



PEARL (Pennisetum Spicalum) 



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. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50; 25 lbs. $5.50; 50 lbs. $10.00; 100 lbs. $18.00. 



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. 



