VALUABLE 



FORAGE 



PLANTS 



FOR 



So^viIl^ 



IN 



Spring 



OR 



Fall. 



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PETER--HENDEBSON BCO. ; .f 'i^S^fi^^SfSg'^- 



TRUE DWARF ESSEX 



RAPE. 



SAND, OR WINTER VETCH. 



Valuable for Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. 



In tbo 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 whichi 

 might be made to produce one of the finest feeds imaginable, and in the greatest abundance, at a time when 

 cattle, sheep and hogs are roaming through bare pastures in search of a scanty living. 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. When on the Bape they 

 should at all times have access to salt; but water is not necessary. There are several varieties of Bape, 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. lu the Northern States it should be sown from April to end of Au^iust for fall pasturing, but 

 as it tlirives best in cool weather, it should not be sown in theSouthern 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 Bape excels all 

 other plants we know of. At the Michigan Experiment Station, 128 lambs were pastured for eight weeks on 15 

 acres of Eape 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 ijroved a boon to the farmer. In a recent bulletin published by the Alabama- 

 Experiment Stat ion they state : "Quality of jirortuct 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 Eiixie should be sown in drills, and the plan has been successfully tried of sowing Scarlet 

 Clover broadcast at the same time, pasturing the Eape in the fall and plowing under the Clover the following 

 spring. Sow 6 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. Price, 12c. per lb., $5.00 per 

 liushel of 50 lbs., $9.00 per 100 lbs. If by mail, add 8c per lb. 



SAND, OR WINTER VETCH. 



(VICIA VILLOSA.) 



Though it succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, it is much more vigorous ore 

 good land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is perfectly hardy throughout the United States, 

 remaining green all winter, and should be sown during August and September, mixed with Rye, 

 which serves as a support for the plants, or in spring with Oats or Barley. 



It is the earliest crop for cutting, being nearly a month earlier than 5carlet Clover, 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 it, and if you try it once you will never be a season without it. 



It is exceedingly nutritious, much more so than Clover, is eaten with relish, and may be fed with safety 

 to all kinds of stock. 



It will also prove valuable for a Hay crop in the South and dry Western regions, as it may be sown in the 

 fall and will make a luxuriant growth during the fall and spring months, and will yield a heavy crop, which 

 may be cut and stored before the droughts set in. 



Sow one bushel per acre, with one-half bushel of Eye or Wheat. Price, 15c. per lb., $4,50 per 

 bushel of 60 lbs., $7.00 per 100 lbs. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



