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THE TRUE DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



PROVIDES PERFECT PASTURE AND 

 IS GREATLY RELISHED BY ALL STOCK 



INDISPENSABLE for SHEEP and HOGS 



Sow in the North from April to end of August 

 in the South during September and October 



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, sheep and hogs are roaming through ban 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 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 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 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 Ala- 

 bama Experiment Station they state: "Quality of product good 

 for both hogs and cattle. The growth was enormous. By re- 

 peated sowings it will and did carry more hogs through our dry, 



hot summers than four times the amount of land planted in any- 

 thing else ever grown here. I would recommend it to all South- 

 ern fanners." To secure the best results, the Rape should be sown 

 in drills. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre on drills. 

 (See ail. i 



Price, 10c. per lb.; $3.50 per bushel of 50 lbs.; 100 lbs., $6.50. 



If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



SAND or WINTEK 



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

 more vigorous on 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 Mammoth Red Clover, 

 in sections where it will not winter-kill, or 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 Scarlet 

 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 stockbreeder 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 Rye or Wheat. (See cut.) 



Price, 18c. per lb.; S9.50 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 100 lbs., $15.00. If by mail, 

 add 8c per lb. 



