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GOLDEN MILLET 



MILLET 



BARNYARD (Ponieum Crus-CaUi Major) 



Entirely distinct from any other Millet, grows tall and produces an 

 enormous crop. When cured it makes an excellent quality of hay, and 

 its feeding value is far superior to Corn fodder. If to be made into hay, 

 cure as you would a heavy crop of Clover. It may be sown from the 

 middle of May to the 1st of July, broadcast, at the rate of IS 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., 35c; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $4.50; 50 lbs., $8.00; 100 

 lbs., $15.00. 



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. Sow 50 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $4.50; 50 lbs.. $8.00; 100 

 lbs., $15.00. 



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., 35c; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $4.50; 50 lbs.. $8.00; 100 

 lbs., $15.00. 



PEARL (Pennisetum Spicalum) 



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., 50c; 10 lbs., $4.50; 25 lbs., $10.00; 50 lbs., $17.50 

 100 lbs., $30.00. 



BARLEY— BEARDED 



Sow 2J4 bushels per acre broadcast and 1% to 2 bushels per acre if 

 drilled. 



ALPHA. A two-rowed variety heavy cropper, used extensively in 

 Eastern States with success. 



Price, peck, $1.75; bushel (48 lbs.), $5.50. 



WISCONSIN #38 This is a stiff-strawed. heavy yielding, six- 

 rowed bearded variety, plump kernels. 



It has nearly double the amount of protein found in many other 

 varieties; this makes it a valuable feeding Barley, which is an important 

 consideration with the leading fanners who are now appreciating more 

 and more the value of Barley as a feed for all kinds of stock, horses 

 as well as cattle. 



Price, peck, $1.75; bushel (48 lbs.), $5.50. 



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 

 Northern 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 broad- 

 cast, or 2 to 3 lbs. in drills. 



Price, lb., 55c; 10 lbs., $5.00; 25 lbs., $12.00; 50 lbs., $22.00; 

 100 lbs., $40.00. 



THE VALUE OF GREEN MANURE CROPS 



They make your soil more fertile and check soil erosion 



The two most important factors 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. 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 ferti- 

 lizer 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 attention. 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; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.75; 25 lbs., $8.25; 50 lbs., $16.00; 

 100 lbs., $30.00; transportation paid. 



VETCH, SAND or WINTER (Vida Sativa) 



The Best Legume for Sandy Soils 



1 1 is the earliest crop for cutting, and a full crop can be taken 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, 

 though it is equally valuable in the South. Every dairyman and stock breeder 

 in the United States should have a field of Winter Vetch. 



Although Sand Vetch succeeds, and even produces good crops on poor, sandy 

 soils, it is, naturally, more vigorous on better land. Under such conditions the 

 plant produces numerous branches 3 to 6 feet long. Both leaves and branches are 

 covered with fine hairs, hence it is sometimes called "Hairy Vetch." Sand Vetch 

 is hardy all over the United States, and in most places remains green all winter. 

 The crop may be seeded, either from the middle of August! to the middle of 

 September, or in the spring from the middle of April to the middle of May. 



Sow 60 pounds per acre, with one-half bushel of Rye or Wheat. 



Price, lb., 70cj 10 lbs., $6.50; 25 lbs., $15.00; 50 lbs., $28.00; 100 lbs., $55.00. 



SPRING VETCHES or TARES (Vida Villosa) 



A species of the Pea, grown for stock, and often mixed with Oats for soiling. 

 Sown broadcast at the rate of 100 to 150 pounds per acre. 



Price, lb., 70c; 10 lbs., $6.50; 25 lbs., $12.50; 50 lbs., $24.00; 100 lbs., $45.00. 



MARQUIS— Spring Wheat 



Most Productive. Highest in Quality. 



This famous variety is of Canadian origin. It retains the frost-resisting quali- 

 ties of its predecessors and matures — as several farmers put it — in time to avoid 

 rust, smut, or drought. As to productiveness many growers report 52 and more 

 bushels per acre. Milling tests show that this Wheat contains a greater quanti- 

 ty of gluten, is a better color, shows greater absorption, and is heavier in weight 

 per bushel than any other Spring Wheat. Our stock was raised in the far north, 

 and is early, hardy and productive. Sow 1 }•£ Bushels per acre. 



Price, peck, $2.00; bushel (60 lbs.), $6.00. 



WINTER SEED WHEAT 



We offer the leading varieties. 



We can also take orders now for delivery from the harvest of 1949 at prices 

 ruling at time of shipment. 



RYE — Sow IV2 bushels per acre 

 SELECTED SPRING RYE 



A variety produced by planting Winter Rye in the spring for several years. 



and selecting the seed until 

 the type is fixed. It is an ex- 

 cellent "catch-crop" where 

 Fall sown grain has been 

 winter-killed, and also for 

 fodder. 



Price, qt., 70c j H peck. 

 $1.40; peck, $2.00; bushel 

 (56 lbs.), $6.00. 



ROSEN 



A Superior Winter Rye 



A remarkably heavy crop- 

 ping Rye, having in fair 

 tests outyielded many other 

 varieties both in straw and 

 grain. The heads average six 

 inches in length and are filled 

 from end to end with plump 

 medium-sized grains. 



Price, qt., 60c; H peck, 

 $1.25; peck. $2.00; bushel, 

 $6.00. 



GIANT WINTER 



Grown for green manuring 

 and putting the soil in a 

 loamy condition, also for 

 green early fodder. 



Price, qt., 60c; H Peck, 

 $1.25; peck, $2.00; bushel. 

 $6.00. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



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