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SELECTED FARM SEEDS 



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DWABP ESSES EAPB, Growing for Sheep Feed. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



Dwarf Essex Rape of the True Biennial Variety 



Is considered indispensable by the sheep and cattle farmers 

 of Oreat Britain, and is fast coming into use in this country 

 on account of its rapid growth, being ready to feed in ten 

 weeks from sowing, and producing twenty-five to thirty tons 

 of green forage to the acre. It grows to a height of three feet 

 and covers the surface so densely as to smother out all weeds 

 and to kill quack and other objectionable grasses. It can be 

 sown all through the season, being perfectly hardy, with- 

 stands drought, and will produce a crop in any soil by sowing 

 broadcast at the rate of five pounds to the acre, or in drills or 

 rows two feet apart at the rate of three pounds per acre 

 While unequalled as a pasture for sheep, as a fattening food 

 for all cattle, calves or pigs, it is without a rival in point of 

 cheapness, furnishing succulent food from May to December. 

 Pkt., lOc; lb., 25c.; 3 lbs., 60c., postpaid ; by express or freight, 

 lb., 15c.; 10 lbs. , $1.00 ; 25 lbs., 82.25 ; bushel of 50 lbs. and over, 

 8c. per 1 b. 



' KAFFIR CORN 



Will make afinecrop of forage if cut 

 in early bloom, and the shoots that then 

 follow will mature afuU crop of seed and 

 forage. Both grain and fodder are ex- 

 cellent, the whole stalk tender to the full 

 maturity of seed. There is no failure 

 about it, as it possesses the quality that 

 all the tribe possess, of tvaiting for 

 rain without any loss of capacity to 

 yield. The grain is extremely valuable 

 for feeding to poultry and will make a 

 flour that is like wheat. Cultivated the 

 same as our common Indian corn, re- 

 quiring four to five pounds of seed per 

 acre. By mail, pkt., lOc; lb., 25c.; 3 lbs., 

 60e.; by freight orexpress, qt.,15c; peek, 

 60c.; bush., 60 lbs., $1.75. 



TEOSINTE 



(Keana liuxurians) 



This gigantic Qram- 

 mea will furnish a con- 

 tinuous daily supply of 

 most nutritious green 

 food for horses and all 

 kinds of cattle all 

 through the summer. It 

 also makes splendid dry 

 fodder, yielding enor- 

 mously, and being more 

 nutritious and better rel- 

 ished by all stock than 

 corn fodder. In appear- 

 anee it somewhat re- 

 sembles Indian corn, but 

 the leaves are much lar- 

 ^ ger and broader, and the 

 stalks contain sweeter 

 sap. It stools out enor- 

 mously after being cut. 

 Sow in May or June, at 

 the rate of three pounds 

 per acre, in drills four 

 feetapart. Pkt., lOc; oz., 

 15c.; M lb., 35c.; lb., Sl.lO, 

 postpaid ; by express or 

 freight, lb., 81.00; 10 lbs. 

 TBosiNTB GBOWN AT PLOEAOEopT. and Oyer at 90c. per lb. 



CRIMSON OLOVEE. SAND 'VETOH. 



Grown at Floracroft Trial Grounds. Seed of both planted 



the same day. Note the contrast, also 



tubercles on roots of Sand Vetch. 



SAND, or WINTER VETCH (Vicia Villosa) 



Vicia Villosa succeeds and produces good crops on poor 

 sandy soils as well as on good land; grows toaheightof four 

 to five feet. It is perfectly hardy throughout the United States, 

 remaining green all winter, and should be sown in the spring, 

 mixed with oats, spring rye or barley ; or during August ana 

 September, with winter rye, wliich serves asa support for the 

 plants. It is the earliest crop for cutting, being hardier and 

 nearly a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and a full crop can 

 be taken off the land in time for planting spring crops. Every 

 dairyman and stock-breeder in the United States should have 

 a field of it, and if you try it once you will never bea season 

 without it. It is exceedingly nutritious, eaten with relish, and 

 may be fed with safety to all kinds of stock. Sow 50 to 60 lbs. 

 per acre with one-half bushel of rye, oats or barley. Lb., 35e.; 

 3 lbs., $1.00, postpaid; lb., 25e.; 10 lbs., $2.00; 50 lbs., $7.00; 100 

 lbs. and over, 13c. per lb., by freight or express. 



SPRING VETCHES, or TARES 



A species of very small pea, gn'own extensively in Eng- 

 land and Canada for stock feeding. The seed is also largely 

 used for pigeon feed. Culture same as for field peas. Lb., 

 25c., postpaid; qt., 20c.; peck, 90e.; bush., $3.00, by freight. 



JERUSALEn CORN and MILLO HAIZE 



These are popular varieties of sorghum, valuable for both 

 forage and grain. Four pounds will plant an acre. Cultiva- 

 tion is same as for Kaffir Corn. Pkt., 10c.; lb., 25c.; 3 lbs., 

 60c., postpaid; qt., loc; peck 80c.; bush., $2.75, by tTei^bt, 



