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Canada Field Peas 



VALUABLE FOR FORAGE, HAY AND PASTURE 



,x^> "P^as 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 a 



million dollaiS." Year Book of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



The great value of Field Peas in farm economy is not sufficiently appreciated. 

 They will flourish in districts too cool and uncertain for corn, particularly in 

 our northern states from New England to Oregon. Peas may be grown for 

 grain, green forage, cured hay or pasture and their feeding value, wliich- 

 ever way used, ranks high for all farm animals, being rich in muscle, 

 blood and bone forming constituents, therefore of special value for 

 feeding growing and working animals. Peas are also great soil im- 

 provers, putting the land in better mechanical condition and enriching 

 it with nitrogen — the expensive element in fertilizers — which the pea crop gathers from the air and fixes in the 

 -oil. For these reasons Field Peas should have a place in the system of crop rotation, particularly on farms 

 where stock is raised, and if the peas can precede some crop that requires an abundance of nitrogen, such as 

 I lats, wheat or other grain crop, the most subsequent good will be realized. For soiling, plowing under as 

 green manure, no crop is of more importance. 

 Ground peas, mixed half and half ■ndth shorts, bran or ground oats, makes an excellent ration for brood animals in 

 milk, mQch cows, horses and colts. It is also excellent for fattening, particularly in the early stages. For hogs, sheep 

 and poultry the peas need not be ground. 



Pea hay cut a little green and well cured approaches clover in feeding value, and is more relished by horses, cattle 

 and sheep than the straw of any other of the small grains. Some farmers prefer to sow Field Peas with oats or barley 

 when grown for forage, hay or pasture. This combination is excellent and at its best when other grasses are liable to 

 be failing on account of dry weather. Field Peas do best on well prepared loam; though being vigorous, hardy growers 

 will do the best they can on light land. In the cool northern belt they may be sown at any time during spring or early 

 summer, but in warmer climates they should be gotten in as early as possible in the spring. They may then be harvested 

 in time to sow the land to Crimson Clover, Millet or Dwarf Essex Rape. In southern states (south of Virginia) sow 

 in the winter, from December to February. They may then be followed by Cow Peas, Soja Beans or other crop. 



Quantity Per Acre: Sow if alone 3 bushels per acre; if vdth Oats or Barley 2 bushels of Peas and 1 bushel of the 

 other chosen grain. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS. These are exceptionally 

 hardy and valuable for early spring sowing; the crop is 

 not easilv injured bv late frosts. 



CANADA WHITE FIELD. A very prolific variety, 

 yielding on the average in Canada 30 bushels of cured 

 peas per acre and eciually valuable for luxuriant growth of 

 \'ine for forage, etc. {Sre engraving.) 



Price, $1.40 per peck; $4.75 bushel of 60 lbs.; 10- 

 bushel lots, $4.65 bushel. 



True D\A^arf 

 Essex Rape 



Indispensable for Sheep and Hogs 



Sow in the North from April to end of Aug 

 in the South During Sept. and Oct. 



Provides Perfect Pasture and is 

 Greatly Relished by All Stock 



CANADA BLUE. A hardy, prolific variety of luxuriant 

 growth. 



Price on application. 



LARGE MARROWFAT. Of immense growth, yield 

 heavily both grain and fodder. We consider the Marrow- 

 fat one of the best Field Peas, whether for growing alone 

 or in mixture with oats oi barley. 



Price, $2.00 per peck; $7.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10- 

 bushel lots, $6.90 per bushel. 



Under favorable conditions it is ready for pasturing sheep or cattle 

 ■p.-ithin six weeks from time of sowing, and on an average one acre 

 ■s\t11 carry twelve to fifteen sheep six weeks to two months. When 

 on the Rape they should at all times have access to salt; but water 

 is not necessary. 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, 

 unless in some exceptional cases, as when sown too early and the 

 young plant is touched by frost. In Northern states it shoulcl 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 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 128 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 sowings it will 

 and did carry more hogs through our dry, hot summers than four 

 times the amount of land planted in anything 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 engraving.) 



Price, lac. per lb.; S8.00 per bushel of 50 lbs.; 100 lbs., S15.00. 



We are always pleased to forward Samples of all our Stocks of Farm Seeds to Prospective Buyers, on Application 



