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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— FORAGE PLANTS. 
COPYRIGHTED BY 
FEIEfLH ELNX3 ERS ON flr c O » j| 
English H^pe- 
TRUE DWARF ESSEX. 
In the United States we have millions of acres of good 
land that annually lie idle or run to weeds the latter part 
of the season, after the grain, potato and hay crops have been 
harvested, a large portion of which might be made to produce one of the finest feeds imaginable, and in the greatest 
abundance, at a time when cattle and sheep are roaming through 
bare pastures in search of a scanty living. Rape may be sown 
broadcast at the rate of 6 lbs. per acre, and harrowed in, or the 
land may be thoroughly harrowed and the seed sown in drills, 
18 to 24 in. apart, at the rate of 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. Under 
favorable conditions it is ready for pasturing sheep or cattle 
within six weeks from time of sowing, and on an average one 
acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six weeks to two months. 
There are several varieties of Rape, but care should be taken 
to procure the Dwarf Essex, which does not seed the same 
season as sown. In the Northern States it should be sown from 
May to August for fall pasturing, but as it thrives best in cool 
weather, it should not be sown in the Southern States until Sep- 
tember or October for winter pasture. In the latitude of New 
York, July or August is the best time to sow. 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, fattening and putting them in excellent condition for market- 
ing without the addition of grain or other purchased feeds. 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 or 3 lbs. per lamb each week. To 
secure the best results the Rape should be sown in drills and the 
plan has been successfully tried of sowing Scarlet Clover broad- 
cast at the same time, pasturing the Rape in the fall and plowing 
under the Clover the following spring. Sow 6 lbs. per acre broad- 
cast, 2 to 3 lbs per acre in drills. 12c. lb., $9.00 100 lbs. 
NEW HARDY FORAGE PLANT. 
SAND, HAIRY OR WINTER VETCH. 
Succeeds on poor sandy soils, grows to a height of 3 to 4 feet 
and seems proof against both heat and cold and when sown in 
fall yields a crop early the following spring. If cut when in bloom 
it will yield a second crop which may be allowed to seed if 
desired. Sow half bushel to a bushel per acre. $4.50 bushel of 
WINTER OR SAND VETCH. 60 lbs. , 1 50. lb. 
