14 HENDERSON’S TESTED FARM SEEDS 
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 3 
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 atime 
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 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- 
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 farmers.’ To-secure the best results, the Rape should be sown 
in drills. Sow 4lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre on drills. 
(See cut.) 
bama Experiment Station they state: ‘Quality of product good 
Price, 18c. per lb.; $8.00 per bushel of 50 lbs.; 100 lbs., $15.00. 
for both hogs and cattle. The growth was enormous. By re- 
peated sowings it will and did carry more hogs through our dry, 
SAND or WINTER 
VETCH (se 
Villosa) 
Though it succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, it is much 
more vigorous on good land and grows toa height of 4 to 5feet. Itis 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, 24c. per lb.;$12.50 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
