FODDER PLANTS. 



GOW PEAS. 



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AVARREWS EXTRA EARLY COAV 

 PEA. ^ A popular, new variety now 

 widely planted both North and South. 

 It will make two crops at the (South. Re- 

 markable as a soil enricber. Some grow- 

 ers at once turn the full grown vines 

 under with the plow, while others pick 

 the peas for seed and then turn the 

 vines under. A nutritious forage plant. 

 Sow at rate of 1 to 1% bushels per acre. 

 Warren's is a great improvement over 

 former sorts. The pods are very long, 

 containing 14 to 18 peas each. See illus- 

 tiation. A prolific bearer, and making 

 more vine than common sorts. Prof 

 At issey, of Korth Carolina, endorses this 

 great field pea. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; 

 qt , 40 cts, postpaid. Pk., 75c.; bu., $2.50. 



WOlVDERFUl, PEA. — A field pea 

 truly wonderful in production of both 

 vine and pod. A good soil renovator 

 and yielding a valuable hay crop. Un- 

 surpassed for ensilage. Pkt., iOc; pt., 25c.; 

 qt , 40 cts., postpaid. Pk., 75 cts.; bu., S;2..50. 

 CANADA FIELD. — A popular sort, 

 good for forage, for hay crop or for green 

 manuring. The dried peas make good 

 pigeon feed. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 20 cts.; qt., 

 Jo cts, postpaid. Pk., 50 cts.; bu., $51.7.5. 



SOUTHERN AVHIP-POOR-AVILIi. 

 —An old variety of field pea, largely 

 planted for soiling. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt.,20ct8.; 

 qt , 35 cts., postpaid. Pk., 75 cts.; bu., $2.50. 

 IMPROVED DWARF ESSEX 

 RAPE.— A plant of the cabbage family, 

 resembling in early growth the Swedish 

 tui nip, but with more stem and leaf. In- 

 valuable for quick autumn pasturage for 

 sheep and cattle. Desir- 

 able also for plowing 

 under as green manure. 

 Cultivate the same as 

 turnips. I particularly 

 recommend the Im- 

 proved Dwarf Essex 

 variety. Sow 5 lbs. to the 

 acre broadcast or 3 lbs. 

 m drills. Packet, 10 cts.; 

 lb , 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00, 

 postpaid. IJv express or 

 ft eight, $10.00 per 100 lbs. 



YELLOW 



YEEiLiOW MlliO MAIZE.— A non- 

 saccharine sorghum, of high agricul- 

 tural value. It is cultivated like corn. 

 It is a bold, vigorous grower, of deep 

 green color from bottom to top, attain- 

 ing a height of eight or ten feet. Some 

 stalks develop twenty heads, weighing 

 from % pound to 1 pound per head. 

 One stalk will make a good, rich meal 

 for a horse. The seed is fed to horses, 

 cattle, chickens, etc., and is also used 

 as a pop corn. It will mature its 

 main head in 100 days, and will con- 

 tinue growing until frost. Pkt., lOc; 

 lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid; 



JERUSALEM CORN. — Another 

 non-saccharine sorghum. The best and 

 surest grain crop for dry countries and 

 seasons; now of recognized agricul- 

 tural value. It grows about 3 feet high, 

 makes one large head on main stalk 

 and several smaller heads on side 

 shoots; sometimes as many as 8 heads. 

 Grain pure white, nearly flat in shape. 

 Good food for man or beast. Use 3 lbs. 

 of seed to the acre. Packet, 10 cts.; lb., 

 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. 



KAFFIR CORN. — Another valu- 

 able non-saccharine sorghum, produc- 

 ing two to four heads per stalk. In 

 South will yield a full crop of grain 

 (50 to eo bushels) and two crops of fod- 

 der, as it shoots up after cutting. With- 

 stands drought wonderfully well, and succeeds under conditions where 

 ordinary corn would fail. Stalk makes excellent fodder and grain 

 splendid flour. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 30 cts.; 3 pounds, 75 cts., postpaid. 



JAPANESE MILLET — Seed used for human food in Japan. Has 

 yielded 6?^ tons dry straw and 90 bushels of seed per acre In America. A 

 superior silo crop. Ground seed a good feed for poultry and cattle. 

 Grows 6 feet high, with many side leaves. Heads a foot in length. Pkt., 

 lOc; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 7.5c., postpaid. By express, pk., $1.00; bu., $3.50. 



HUNGARIAN MILLET. — A valuable soiling and hay crop raised 

 North as well as South. Grows on light soils, and stands heat and 

 drought. See illustration on next page. Pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 

 75 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 40 cents; bushel, $1.25. 



GERMAN OR GOLDEN MILLET Grown at the North and also 



South. Yields more hay and seed per acre than any other variety. Lb., 

 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid. By express or freight, pk., 40c.; bu., $1.25. 



TEOSINTE. — (American grown.) Most luxuriant of all fodder 

 plants, growing 10 or more feet high. A recent U. S. bulletin says : "The 

 stalks are tender, and there is no waste in the fodder when dry or 

 green." Recommended for the silo. Cultivate same as corn, which it 

 resembles in appearance, in hills 4 or 5 feet apart each way, using 3 

 pounds of seed to acre. It has yielded 50 tons of green fodder per acre, 

 and far larger amounts proportionately on small areas. Packet, 

 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; 3 pounds, $3.50. 



HAIRY VETCH. {Vicia villosa.) — An excellent soiling crop and 

 soil renovator. The Department of Agriculture says it is "one of the 

 best that has been introduced into the United States." Sow 1% bushel 

 per acre in April or May for summer forage, or in August or September 

 for winter forage. Yield ly^ to 4 tons per acre. Nutritive value very 

 high. Will grow in all sections of the U. S. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 

 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents, postpaid. Peck, $1.00; bushel, (60 lbs.) $.3.50. 



SOJA BEAN or German Coffee Berry. — The dried beans are 

 roasted, ground and used as a substitute for cofl'ee. The plant makes 

 an excellent forage crop. A Southern enthusiast says : "It is not as hard 

 on land as corn and will give better results as feed. Hogs keep healthy 

 and readily fatten on it, stock that is fed on it produce better 

 milk and butter." Sow % bu. to acre, broadcast, or 4 qts. in drills. 

 Pkt., lOc; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 7.5c., postpaid. Pk., $1.00; bu.,$3.00. 



RED COB ENSILAGE CORN Best for silo. See page 60. 



SUGAR CORN FOR FODDER — Better for soil- 

 ing purposes than field corn. See page 28. 



KAFFIR CORN. 



JERUSALEM CORN. 

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TEOSINTE. 



