MISCELLANEOUS AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



If by mail in quantities of ]/z lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8c. per lb. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS. 



PFAS FOR FODDER. 



" Peas could be made to bring 

 more nitrogen to the soils of 

 this country every year than is 

 now purchased annually by the 

 farmers at a cost of millions of 

 dollars. As a food for fattening 

 ' cattle and dairy cows, peas are 

 probably unexcelled. Much of 

 the success which Canadian 

 feeders have achieved in prepar- 

 ing cattle for the block has 

 arisen from the free use of Peas 

 in the diet.'' — ( Year-book of the 

 U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture.) 



For the Northern States there 

 is no crop of greater value than 

 Field Peas and is more neg- 

 lected, which can only be at- 

 tributed to a lack of knowledge 

 as to its merits. Whether for fodder, in mixture with oats, sown 

 at the rate of two bushels each per acre, or the Peas sown alone at 

 the rate of three bushels per acre for plowing under, there is no 

 crop that we can so strongly recommend for more extended cul- 

 ture in all latitudes North of Washington. South of that we 

 recommend the Cow Peas, as they thrive better and are more 

 certain croppers in the warmer States than the other varieties. 



Like all leguminous crops, Peas have the power of extracting 

 nitrogen from the air, and the soil from which a crop of Peas has 

 been harvested is richer in nitrogen than before the Peas were 

 sown upon it, and there is no kind of live stock on the farm to 

 which Peas and Oats in mixture cannot be fed with positive ad- 

 vantage. The Canada varieties, the Mummy and Marrowfat, 

 should be sown early in spring, but Cow Peas are more tender and 

 should not be sown until corn planting time. Cow Peas, being of 

 very rapid growth during warm weather, can be sown as late as 

 middle of July with reasonable assurance of a profitable crop, either 

 for harvesting or plowing under. (See Cut.) 



Canada White. 50c. pk ;$i.75 bush ; 10-bush. lots, $1.60 bush. 

 Canada Blue. 50c. pk ; $2.00 bush ; 10-bush. lots, $r. 90 bush. 



I^arge Marrowfat. Of immense growth, yields heavily both 

 grain and fodder, and we consider it the best of the Field Peas, 

 whether for growing alone or in mixture with Oats or Barle}'. 

 $2.00 bushel ; 10-bushel lots, $1.90 bushel. 



The Mummy . We have much pleasure in recommending 

 this Pea for soiling or fodder, either in mixture with oats or grown 

 by itself. 60c. peck ; $2 00 bushel ; 10-bushel lots, $1.85 bushel. 



COW PEAS. One of the most valuable of the leguminous 

 crops, and is a soil improver which can be sown in the spring or 

 summer and plowed under in the fall. It has no superior, especi- 

 ally for light soils. Its capacity for gathering nitrogen from the 

 air is not surpassed by the clovers, and enables the farmer to dis- 

 pense with buying that most costly ingredient for commercial 

 fertilizers — nitrogen. $2.50 bushel ; 10-bushel lots, $2.40 bushel. 



BEANS. 



Velvet. A leguminous plant which grows an enormous crop, 

 but is very late and is valuable only in the Southern States and 

 tropical countries. Specially desirable for plowing under in 

 orange groves and sugar plantations. 75 cts. peck ; $2.50 bushel. 



Burlingame Medium. A little smaller in the grain than the 

 ordinary medium beans, but is whiter and far handsomer in ap- 

 pearance. $1.00 peck; $3.50 bushel. 



Improved Red Kidney. Much more prolific than the ordi- 

 nary Red Kidney. $1.00 peck ; $3.50 bushel. 



Boston Small Pea Bean. A desirable variety to grow, being 

 early, hardy and prolific. $ 1.00 peck ; $3.50 bushel. 



Soja or Soy. See page 24. 



White Marrowfat or Navy. The variety so extensively 

 grown for sale in the dry state. $1.00 peck ; $3.50 bushel. 



Spring Vetches or Tares. (Vicia sativa.) A species of 

 the pea, grown for stock, and sometimes mixed with oats for soil- 

 ing. Sown broadcast at the rate of 2 to 3 bushels per acre. 10c. 

 per lb. ; $2.75 per bushel of 60 lbs. ; 10-bushel lots, $2.65. 



Australian Salt Bush. {Atriplex semibaccatum.) A valu- 

 able forage plant recently introduced and highly recommended for 

 growing on alkali soils and in sections subject to protracted 

 droughts. Experiments have proven that it will grow on soils 

 where nothing else will grow. It is nutritious and readily eaten 

 by all kinds of live stock. The plants are procumbent and spread- 

 ing, one plant, from one root stock, frequently covering an area 20 

 feet across, so that but few plants are required, and one pound of 

 seed is sufficient for an acre. The best plan is to sow the seed in 

 well prepared garden soil and the seedlings, when 2 or 3 inches 

 high, planted 6 or 8 feet apart. 20 cts. oz. ; $1.30 lb. 



Wild Rice. {Zizania aquatica.) An annual which sows it- 

 self in the fall, about middle of September, lies dormant all winter, 

 in spring commences to sprout as soon as the water gets warm, 

 reaching the surface during the first half of June. It grows very 

 rapidly, in one to eight feet of water, ripens late in August or 

 early in September. It succeeds best when sown in the fall broad- 

 cast, from a boat, in two to three feet of water having a mud 

 bottom, but it can be sown in the spring. As an attraction for 

 wild fowl it cannot be equalled. 20c. lb., $16.00 per 100 lbs. 



Parsnip, I/Ong Smooth. Excellent for dairy cows, possess- 

 ing nutritive properties of the highest quality. 10c. peroz.; 20c. 

 per % lb.; 50c. per lb. 



Artichokes, Jerusalem. A hardy perennial, forming roots 

 like a potato, making excellent feed for stock, especially for hogs. 

 25c. per quart ; $1.25 peck ; $4.00 per bushel ; 3 lbs. by mail, 75c. 



Field lupins. May be sown from April to July, and succeed 

 well on the poorest soil ; and many poor lands have had their 

 value greatly enhanced by plowing in Lupins. Are particularly 

 valuable on poor sandy soils. 15c. per lb. ; $12.00 per 100 lbs. 



Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. Highly valued as an 

 excellent and cheap food for fowls. It is the best KGG-prOducing 

 food known. It can be raised cheaper than corn. Four quarts 

 of seed will plant one acre. 10 c. lb. ; $t.5obushel ;$6.ooper loo lbs. 



Cotton, Upland. 15c. per lb. ; $10.00 per 100 lbs. 



Cotton. Choice named varieties. Descriptive price list mailed 

 free on application. 



Cotton, Sea Island. 15c. per lb. ; $10.00 per 100 lbs. 



Flax Seed. 25c. quart, by mail 40 cts. ; $4.00 bushel. 



SAINFOIN. 



(Onobrychis sativa. Fvsparsette.~) 



Root perennial. Time of Flowering, June and 

 July. Height 2 to 3 feet. 



An excellent fodder plant, particularly 

 for light, dry, sandy, gravelly, limestone 

 or chalky soils. It flourishes during long 

 droughts, owing to its long descending 

 tap roots, which have been found 16 feet 

 long. It succeeds where many other 

 grasses will not, and is without doubt a 

 most important forage plant for limestone 

 soils. It is very nutritious, and when fed 

 to milch cows, it improves the quality of 

 the milk. The seeds are more nutritious 

 than oats, and are eagerly eaten by fowls, 

 causing them to lay. It may be sown 

 either broadcast or drilled. The seeds 

 are large, and require to be covered deeper 

 than those of clover or almost any other 

 agricultural seed. If sown broadcast, it 

 will require five or six bushels per acre ; 

 if drilled, four to five bushels. In dry 

 sections, it should be sown with half crop 

 of barley or other grain to shade it from 

 the hot sun for the first summer. It will 

 crop from seven to ten years, according 

 to the nature of the soil. (See Cut.) 12c. 

 sainfoin or esfarsette. lb. ; $2.25 bu. of 20 lbs. ; $10 per ioo lbs. 



