PEPS FOB FODDEB m GBEEH WmM. 



" Peas could tie made to bring more nitrogen to the soils of this country 

 every year than is now purchased annually by the farmers at a cost of 

 millions of dollars." — ( Yearbook of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.) 



For the Northern States there is no crop of greater value than Field Peas 

 and none is more neglected, which can only be attributed to a lack of knowl- 

 edge as to its merits. Whether for fodder, in mixture with oats, sown at the 

 rate of two bushels each per acre, or the Peas sown alone at the rate of 

 tliree bushels per acre for plowing under, there is^no crop that we can so 

 strongly recommend for more extended culture. 



Like all leguminous crops, Peas have the power of extracting nitrogen 

 from the air, and the soil from which a crop of Peas has been harvested is 

 richer in nitrogen than before the Peas were sown upon it, and there is no 

 kind of live stock on the farm to which Peas and Oats in mixture cannot be 

 fed with positive advantage. The Canada varieties, the Mummy and 

 Marrowfat, should be sown early in spring, but Cow Peas are more tender 

 and should not be sown until corn planting time. Cow Peas, being of very 

 rapid growth during tl»e warm weather, can be sown as late as the middle of 

 .Tuly with reasonable assurance of a profitable crop, either for harvesting or 

 plowing under. iHeecut.) 

 Canada White. (See cut.) 50c. peck, $1.60 bushel of 60 lbs.; 10-bushel 



lots. .S150 bushel. 

 Canada Bine. 60c. peck, $2.00 bushel of 60 lbs.; lO-bushel lots, $1.90 



lilisliel. 

 The Mnmmy. Very heavy cropper. $2 25 bushel. 

 Xiartre Marrovrfat. Of immense growth, the best of the Field Peas for 



fodder. $2.2,"> bushel; lO-bushel lots, $2. IK bushel. 

 COW PEAS. Of great value In the Southern States and also in the Northern 



States as a green summer feed for sheep, and as a green crop for plowing 



under. $2.50 bushel of 60 lbs.; lO-bushel lots, $2.40 bushel. 



BEAN, Early Soja. The ordinary Soja Bean of the South is 

 too late to be of value in the Northern States. This variet.v 

 ripens even in Massachusetts, where it grew nearly four feet 

 in height, was heavily podded and yielded over ten tons 

 per acre. It is a very valuable fodder variety either for 

 cuiing, feeding green or for the silo In mixture with 

 Corn. It is a rich, nitrogenous feed, is unsurpassed 

 as a flesh former, and, liketheriovers, is a soilini 

 proven (See cut.) 15c. lb., $1.25 peck, $4.00 

 bushel of 60 lbs. 

 BEAN, Soja. $1.00 peck,$.'?.00bn8helof601bs 

 " Boston Small Fea. $1.25 peck, 



$4.00 bushel of 60 lbs. 

 " Btirling-ame Medium. $1.25 peck, 



S4.00 bushel of 60 lbs. 

 " White Marrowfat. $1.25 peck, 



$4.00 bushel of 60 lbs. 

 " Improved Bed Kidney. $1.25 

 peck, $4.00 bushel of 60 lbs. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



Under favorable conditions Rape 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 Eape they should 

 at all times have access to salt; l)ut water is 

 not necessary. In the Northern States it shuulil 

 be sown from Ma.v to the end of August for full 

 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 l)est time to sow 

 Its fattening properties are probably twice as good as 

 those of Clover, and for slieep the feeding value of Bape 

 excels all other plants we know of. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broad- 

 east, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. (See cut.) 10c. lb., $3.75 

 bushel ol 50 lbs., 100 lbs. $7.50. If by maU, add 8c. lb. 



MILLET. 



SAND, or WINTER VETCH. 



(VIcia Villosa.) 



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 Rye,"whicli serves as a 



supi)i>rt for the plants, or in spring with Oats 



or Hurley. 



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 for- 

 age plant to sow in the Northern .States 

 where Scarlet Clover winter-kills, though it is 

 equally valuable in the South. Every dairy- 

 man 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 

 tli:in Clover, is eaten with relish, and may be 

 fed with H.ifety to all kindsof stock. 

 It will also prove valuable for a Hay crop in 

 the South and dry Western regions, as it may 

 be sown in the fiill and will make a luxuriant 

 growth during the fall and spring months, and 

 will yield a heavy crop, which may be cut and 

 8t(ired"l)etore the droughts set In. Owing to ^'arclty 

 of forage In the section where Sand Vetch Is grown, 

 most of the crop was cut for feed, and seed Is, in conse- 

 queiK-e, very scarce and high in price this year. 

 Sow one bushel per acre, with ont-half bushel of Rye or 

 Wheat. (See rut.) 15c. lb., $7.25 bushelof 60 lbs.. 100 lbs, 

 $12.00. If by uiall, add 8c. per lb. 



G-erman or Golden. Our seed is 

 spe<ially grown and sele<'ted, and will 

 produce nearly double the crop of seed 

 not so grown and which e<in be offered 

 at a cheaper price. 10c. lb.. 100 lbs. $4.00, 

 $2.00 bu. (50 lbs.); 10-bu. lots, $1.80. 



Hnng'arian. Is the quickest of catch 

 crops for hay, and as it may be sown 

 any time during the summer months up 

 to niiddle of August, it is invaluable for 

 overcoming a shortage of the regular 

 hay crop. Many farmers now occui).v 

 their land with other crops, and for 

 their hay depend entirely on Hungarian 

 Grass, which they can sow after other 

 crops have been harvested. Sow one 

 bushel per acre. 8c. lb., 100 lbs. $2.25, 

 .$1.15 bu. (48 lbs.); 10-bu. lots, $1.10. 



Pearl. 12c. lb., 100 lbs. $10.00. 



Japanese. Sown from middle of May to 

 end of July broadcast at the rate of 12 

 lbs. per acre, or in drills 8 lbs. per acre. It 

 will grow 6 to 8 feet in height and yield 

 12 to 20 tons per acre. It may be 

 siloed, fed green or cured into hay, and 

 its feeding quality is superior to fodder 

 corn. Ensilage coiuposed of two parts 

 of this Millet to one part of Soja Beans is 

 a complete, balanced ration for milch 

 cows without addition of grain. (.See 

 cut. ) 10c. lb. , 10 lbs. 90c., 100 lbs. $7.50. 



SORGHUM. 



For full descriptions see Hemlerson's 

 American I-'urmers' Munuiil, free on 



application. per lb. 100 lbs. 



Early Amber Sn^ar Cane. 

 One of the most valuable 

 forage plants, and will yield 

 several cuttings a season. 

 Culture the same as for Corn. 10c. $6.00 



Early Orang-e Sugar Cane. 

 Produces a larger and 

 heavier growth, but is later 

 than the Amber 10c. 



Broom Com, Evergreen 10c. 



Kaffir Com, Bed 10c. 



Kaffir Com, White. 'A val- 

 ualile forage plant, and the 

 grain is one of the most use- 

 ful poultry feeds 10c. 



Bural Branching DoTira....l2c. 



Jerusalem Com. Grows 

 about five feet high, and is 

 one of the surest crops for 

 dry countries and seasoHs, 

 having in the driest season 

 in the past 15 years in Kan- 

 sas produced a crop, without 

 irrigation, when other forage 

 plants perished. Five pounds 

 will plant an acre 12c. 



Yellow Branching' 12c. 



Sorghum Halapense ( John- 

 son Grass) 14c. 



8.00 

 8.00 



11.00 



FARM SEEDS we do NOT deliver free, but when small quantities are wanted we wiH prepay carriage in United 



States if 8c. per pound is added to prices. 



