

THE VALUE OF GREEN MANURE CROPS 



They make your soil more fertile and check soil erosion 



The two most important factors of a fertile soil are: An abundance of organu 

 matter or humus, and an abundance of plant food. The latter may be easilj 

 supplied from the fertilizer bag. but the former is a much more troublesome 

 problem. Dairy farms, on which liberal supplies of manure are produced, and 

 on which sods and crop residues are turned under, should have little difficulty in 

 keeping tip the organic matter supply of the soil; with the judicious use of ferti- 

 lizer and lime it would be a comparatively easy matter to maintain crop yields 

 With other types of farms, however, particularly vegetable and fruit farms, the 

 problem of keeping the soil adequately supplied with organic matter is one whicli 

 requires considerably more attention. The most economical and one of the most 

 satisfactory means of maintaining soil fertility, is the use of a green manuring 

 mixture of seed. 



GREEN MANURE, SEED MIXTURE 



A combination of various rapid-growing legumes which will add humus and 

 nitrogen to the soil. Plant early in the fall for turning under in the spring. 

 Mixture may be broadcast, or sow at the rate of 1 lb. per 1,000 square feet. 



Price, lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.75; 25 lbs., $8.00; 50 lbs.. 

 $16.00; 100 lbs., $30.00; transportation paid. 



VETCH, SAND or WINTER (Vida Sativa) 



The Best Legume for Sandy Soils 



It is the earliest crop for cutting, 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 Winter Vetch. 



Although Sand Vetch succeeds, and even produces good crops on poor, sandy 

 soils, it is, naturally, more vigorous on better land. Under such conditions the 

 plant produces numerous branches 3 to 6 feet long. Both leaves and branches are 

 covered with fine hair *, hence it is sometimes called "Hairy Vetch." Sand Vetch 

 is hardy all over the United States, and in most places remains green all winter. 

 The crop may be seeded, either from the middle of August to the middle of 

 September, or in the spring from the middle of April to the middle of May. 



Sown in the fall it should be mixed with Mammoth Red Clover or Rye to serve 

 as a support for the vines, thus keeping the forage off the ground. 



If shown in the spring it may be mixed with Oats or Barley. Fall sown crops 

 furnish some forage before winter comes, and as growth starts very early in the 

 spring it can be pastured, cut for hay, or turned under to renovate the soil. 



The foremost orchardists highly recommend Sand Vetch as a cover crop. 

 Soluble plant food in porous soils leaches away in considerable amounts during 

 the late fall and the early spring, when the roots of trees are not actively forag- 

 ing for it. 



Sow 60 pounds per acre, with one-half bushel of Rye or Wheat. 



Price, lb., 50c; 10 lbs.. $4.50; 25 lbs., $10.00; 100 lbs.. $35.00. 



SPRING VETCHES or TARES (Vida Villoma) 



A species of the Pea, grown lor stock, and often mixed with Oats for soiling. 

 Sown broadcast at the rate of 100 to 150 pounds per acre. 

 Price, lb., 50c; 10 lbs., $4.00; 25 lbs.. $8.00; 100 lbs.. $30.00. 



A Page of Vital Interest to 

 Every Farmer and Qardener 



This page is of vital interest to every garden owner, as well as to every 

 farmer, because good tillage on large or small areas requires ground 

 covers and green manures. No cultivated area should be allowed to 

 remain without a ground cover for even a short time, or erosion and the 

 wind will cause serious damage to it. 



All of the following items are valuable not only for the crops they 

 produce, but also as ground covers and soil improvers. A combination 

 of either Wheat or Rye and Vetch is excellent. 



SUPERIOR SEED WHEAT Sow l\ Bushels per acre 



It is grown especially for seed purposes from the choicest selected cross-bred and 

 pedigreed strains, and recleaned at our -warehouses which are equipped with modern 

 seed-cleaning machinery. This enables us to supply direct to the farmer plump and 

 heavy seed, at lowest possible prices, when quality is considered. The variety offered 

 is the best of the Spring Wheals, yield well, and the milling qualities of the grain 

 surpasses even the best of the Winter varieties. Spring Wheat is also a satisfactory 

 crop to sow along with Grass seed. 



THATCHER— Spring Wheat 



Most Productive. Highest in Quality. 



This famous variety is of Canadian origin. It retains the frost-resisting quali- 

 ties of its predecessors and matures — -as several farmers put it — in time to avoid 

 rust, smut, or drought. As to productiveness many growers report 52 and more 

 bushels per acre. Milling tests show that this Wheat contains a greater quanti- 

 ty of gluten, is a better color, shows greater absorption, and is heavier in weight 

 per bushel than any^other Spring Wheat. Our stock was raised in the far north, 

 and is early, hardy and productive. 



Price, peck, $1.75; bushel (60 lbs.), $5.00. 



WINTER SEED WHEAT 



For illustrations and descriptions of varieties of Winter Wheat see "Hendei- 

 son's Fall Wheat Circular" issued in August. We offer the leading varieties 



We can also take orders now for delivery from the, harvest of 1944 at prices 

 ruling at time of shipment. 



RYE — Sow l 1 /^ bushels per acre 

 SELECTED SPRING RYE 



A variety produced by planting Winter Rye in the spring tot several years, 

 and selecting the seed until the type is fixed. It is an excellent "catch-crop" 

 where Fall sown grain has been winter-killed, and also for fodder. 



Price, peck, $1.50; bushel (56 lbs.). $4.50. 



ROSEN 



A remarkably heavy crop- 

 ping Rye, having in fair 

 tests outyielded many other 

 varieties both in straw and 

 grain. The heads average six 

 inches in length and are filled 

 from end to end with plump 

 medium-sized grains. 



Price, qt., 60c; J^ peck. 

 90c; peck. $1.50; bushel. 

 $4.50. 



GIANT WINTER 



Grown for green manuring 

 and putting .the soil in a 

 loamy condition, also lor 

 green early fodder 



Price, qt.. 60c; ^2 peck. 

 90c; peck.$l. 50; bushel. $4.50. 



For Greater Yields 

 Treat All 

 Cereal Seed 

 With New Im- 

 proved "Ceresan" 



To control destructive 

 smuts; improve your yield oi 

 OATS. WHEAT and BAR- 

 LEY. Recommended b> 

 N. V. STATE Colleges 

 I pound treats M Bushels 

 Price. 1 lb.. 80c; S lbs. 

 $3.40 



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The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seed*, Except Where Noted. 



