WM. HENRY MAULE, PHIlAIDELPHIA, PA. 



Field Seeds— 95 



Cow peas have long been grown In the South as forage crops 

 and soil improvers. Over 16 years ago I'rol'essor W. F. Massey, 

 then connected with the North Carolina College of Agriculture 

 and PJxpeiinient .Station, began to urge the importance of the 

 cow pea to the farmers of the country, and since then, as Editor 

 of The Practical Farmer, of Philadelphia, he has constantly 

 urged their importance, and the result has been that the atten- 

 tion of the Northern farmers has been attracted to the crop, 

 and the culture has been greatly extended as varieties have 

 been introduced that ripen anywhere in the North. They will 

 thrive on land where clover will not grow at all, and will soon 

 enable the farmer to bring it into condition for the growth of 

 clover. All are tender, and must not be confounded with the 

 Canada pea, and must not be sown till the soil is warm and all 

 frost over. Where wheat follows the oats crop, the peas can be 

 sown after oats harvest and will make a growth to turn for 

 'i' liUKBI^'JII 1/ wheat that will greatly Improve the crop. The early 60-day 

 j)fflllli^^MfB/''f/ sorts are best for this purpose, and the running varieties for 

 *ri^HMmm!»vSSiiili; mi earlier sowing for hay. The crop of hay even on land of only 

 moderate fertility will be more than 2 tons per acre, and is of 

 greater feeding value than clover. 



EXTRA EARLY BLACK EYE — This pea is the earliest 

 on the list. It is a strong grower and moderate trailer. It will 

 mature seed in about 60 days, and from North Carolina south 

 two crops can be matured in a season on the same land. A 

 very valuable hay crop can be made from it in the North, espe- 

 cially on sandy soils. "We got this pea through the eflCorts of 

 Prof. Massey, who noticed its growth in the originator's hands, 

 finding him gathering the ripe peas the first of July. In the 

 South it is grown mainly for table use, and takes the place of 

 the \vhlte beans in the North. The peas bring a higher price on 

 the general market in the South than any other variety. As a 

 1 'W/fl/a <il soup pea it soon becomes popular when tried. Well worth 



1 «#Im flL. growing in the garden. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts., 

 u VJWM J»l^ postpaid. By ex, or freight, not prepaid, pk., $1.00; bu., $3.50. 



WHIP-POOR-WILIi A small seeded pea of a dark red- 

 dish color dotted over with dark specks. It is a second early 

 variety, and matures in about 70 days. It is not a heavy forage 

 maker, but a very productive variety and largely grown as a 

 soil improver and for pasturage. Trails very little and usually 

 In bush form only. Probably more largely grown in the upper 

 South and Middle States than any other variety. Packet, 

 10 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 35 cents, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, peck, 60 cents; bushel, $2.25; 2 bushels, S4.00. 



BL.ACK COW PEA There is a group of cow peas that are 



characterized by black seed, some of them being very late. 

 The variety offered is the Black that is universally grown in 

 Virginia and North Carolina, and called the Large Seeded 

 Black. It is about a lUO-day pea from planting to ripening 

 seed. Trails freely and makes a heavy crop of hay. In fact, 

 ne of the best for hay, as it will get Into condition for curing early enough for any locality in 

 he Middle States. lias matured to perfect ripeness as far north as Ithaca, New York. 

 :'kt., 10 cts.; pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts., postpaid. By ex. or freight, not prepaid, pk., 60 cts.; bu., $2.25. 

 I THE CLiAY COW PEA — This is so-called from the color of the seed, which are the color of 

 eddish yellow clay. The plant is of the same season and habit of growth as the Black, and 

 ike the Black has ripened at Ithaca, New York. Many growers in the South prefer it to the 

 irge Black because of the fineness of the growth, which makes it easier to cure. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 t., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts.. postpaid. By ex. or freight, not prepaid, pk., 60 cts.; bu., $2.25; 2 bus., $4.00. 

 I THE WONDERFUl.-— This is a pea of a light yellowish dun color. It was formerly known 

 1 the South by the names Quadroon and the Unknown, but the wonderful growth and profu- 

 lon of fruiting has' gotten it the present name. Its first growth is very erect, but later in the 

 3ason it runs rampantly, making vines fully 15 feet long over the top of the erect growth; and 

 aough making so tangled a growth is rather easy to save because of the erect lower growth. It 

 1 the latest of all the cow peas and seldom matures seed north of Central Virginia or Delaware. 

 ■nt as a soil improver, to be plowed under in the late fall, there is no plant that will equal it. 

 .t Panmure this season it has made a solid mass of vines waist high. For silage making it 

 ill be found very good. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 35 cents, postpaid. By express 

 r freight, not prepaid, peck, 60 cents; bushel, $2.25; 2 bushels, $4.00. 



The usual quantity of any the above peas sown per acre, is one bushel, but on strong soil this 

 mount of seed will result in too stout a growth of stem, hard to cure, and to produce a finer 

 roivth for hay, V/^ bushels should be sown. 



HAIRY OR SAND VETCH. 



This useful plant (vicia villosa) is noted for 

 Its extreme liardiness, and promises to be high- 

 ly valuable at the Nort h as a winter cover crop, 

 to prevent leaching, as well^ as lor lorag^and 

 fertilizing purposes. It 

 will live over winterin 

 well drained soils. It - -^"- M„c\ir 

 is an annual, but drops 

 its seeds freely, and will 

 come up year af- 

 ter year on the 

 same ground. If 

 sown in Septem- 

 ber it will 

 make excel- 

 lent forage 

 the follow- 

 ing spring. 

 The topis small 

 and inconspicu- 

 ous at the start 

 but the root 

 system is ex- 

 tensive from 

 the begiiming. 

 The plant is a 

 valuable nitro- 

 gen gatherer. 

 At Philadel- 

 phia, it blos- 

 soms in May, 

 from au- 

 tumn sown 

 seed. The 

 beautiful 

 purple blos- 

 som s and 

 graceful fo- 

 liage make 

 the Hairy 

 Vetch 



worthy of a ■'^/f^"'^''^^^^^'->rr7-^l^J!^j^ 

 ficfwer^ga'/- HAIRY OR SAND VETCH, 



den. Forage yield, 1>^ to 4 tons per acre. Ex- 

 cellent for dairy stock and for poultry pastur- 

 age. Use \y^ bushels of seed per acre, or 1 

 bushel of vetch and J4 bushel of rye. Packetj 

 10 cents; pound, 40 cents; 3 pounds, $1.00, post= 

 paid. Peck, $1.75; bushel (50 lbs.), $6.50. 



ANAnA FIFI n OFA ^^^ foliage and habit of growth quite similar to garden peas. The 

 ifinMIIH rPCkU rCHi Canada Field Pea is one of the very best soiling crops at the North, 

 Qd is largely used for that purpose and for green manuring. It is sometimes grown alone, but 

 le most satisfactory dairy results come from sowing it with oats, rye or barley. It makes good 

 isilage, ana is an admirable food either green or dry for cattle, being highly nutritious and rich 

 I milk-producing elements. It is quite hardj"- and may be sown early in tile spring, and will be 

 iady to cut in May or June. The seed should be sown at the rate of 1 to 1J4 bushels per acre, 

 kt., 10 cts.; pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts., postpaid. By ex. or freight, not prepaid, pli., 50 cts.; bu., $1.75. 



iHF VFI UFT RFAN '^^^ velvet bean is a green manuring and forage plant that is creating 

 ■•■■ WCI.sI.1 DbHIli a great sensation at the South, where it is disputing for favor with 

 le cow pea. It makes a strong growth at the North also. The vines grow to a length of ten 

 I thirty feet, and form a deep mass of nutritious fodder. The Florida Experimental Station 

 iports 16,680 pounds of green forage per acre. At the South its use is for hay, for soiling and 

 ir improving the character of the land. At the North its place is with the cow pea as it will 

 ■ow and fiourish on poor land. Plant at the rate of V/^ pecks to the acre, in drills five feet 

 part. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 85 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, not 

 repaid, peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.00. 



F. A. Booth, East Bethany, N. Y.— For my own satisfaction, I sent a small sample of your alfalfa seed, which 

 received'from you some time asio, to tlie N. Y. Agricultural Experiment Station, at Geneva, for examination, 

 Id was extremely gratified with the report, which will be no less pleasing to you. It is as follows: "This 

 mple shows no dodder or other bad weeds. It is practically pure. I regard it as high-grade seed." I felt sure 

 ifore that your seed would Be all right, but iiad a curiosity to know what the botanist would say of it. 



SOJA OR SOY BEAN. 



SOJA OR SOY BEAN. 



An erect growing plant and far more easy 

 to harvest and cure than the cow pea. and the 

 earlier varieties succeed all over the Norths 

 while the later ones are of great value in the 

 South. A larger crop can be had by planting 

 somewhat like corn and cultivating. The crop 

 can then be harvested with the corn binder 

 and set in shocks for curing. But to make a 

 finer hay they may be sown broadcast and 

 mown with the hay mower and cured in cocks. 

 For this purpose sow one and a half bushels 

 per acre. They are also used with great suc- 

 cess by sowing with cow peas, using half a 

 bushel of each per acre well mixed. The erect 

 habit of the Soy bean will sustain the running 

 peas. This is the most promising legume now 

 before the farmers of the country. At the 

 Massachusetts station the medium early white 

 Soy produced at rate of 35 bushels of seed per 

 acre. At the Kansas Station the early yellow 

 made the best crop. Medium early white 

 and medlmn early yellow are best for 

 Northern planting. Either variety : Packet, 

 10 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 85 cents, post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaldj 

 peck, 75 cents; bushel, $2.50. 



