Improved Dwarf Essex Rape. 



For the last three vears I have had a continual call for rape seed, es- 

 pecially the Uwarf Essex variety. Introduced from England into this 

 country about five vears ago, wherever grown it has made a remark- 

 able record, with the result that there is springing up such a large de- 

 mand for the seed, I determined to give it a prominent place in my 98 

 cataloeue. For feeding sheep, rape is superior to any other fodder plant 

 1 know of Under favorable conditions, it is ready to pasture sheep or 

 cattle within six weeks from time of sowing. When pastured on Rape, 

 Ihev should have access to salt, but water is not necessary. An acre of 

 race should, without difficulty pasture 12 to 15 sheep from six weeks to 

 two months, and it i;' ready for pasturing 6 weeks from sowing. In the 

 Northern States it should be sown from May to the end of August for 





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Fall pasturing; but as it thrives best Jn cool weather, it should not be 

 sown in the Southern States until September or October for Winter pas- 

 ture. Rape is particularly adapted for growing as a catch crop, as it 

 grows better late rather than earlier in the season. When the grain 

 crop has failed from any cause, there is ample time to plow the land, 

 and sow Rape upon it. It should be sown broadcast at the rate of 5 

 pounds to the acre. Professor Shaw of the Minnesota Agricultural Col- 

 lege, reports that one acre of Rape will pasture 10 to 10 lambs, 2 to 2ii 

 months, when rye has preceded it. When sown alone it will pasture 38 

 head for 2 months. On 64 acres of Rape after Winter rye had been re- 

 moved, 537 sheep and lambs were fattened, 18 steer were fed for .59 days, 

 and several acres were uneaten when Winter set in. If you have never 

 tried Rape, you should certainly try some of the Dwarf Essex this year. 

 Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, (sufficient for one acrej JLOO, 

 by mail, postpaid. By express or freight, 810.00 per iOO pounds. 



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POSTPAID. 



American Grown Teosinte. 



I am glad to be able to offer my customerB this year American grown 

 Teosinte, which I think will give them astonishing satisfaction. Here- 

 tofore all the seed sold in this country has been raised In Africa, and 

 while it has done exceedingly well, I am confident the American grown 

 seed, that I have to offer, will be far superior. The accompanying illus- 

 tration Is taken from an actual photograph of a crop of Teosinte grown 

 in North Carolina. In the latitude of Philadelphia, planted .luly 3rd, it 

 has produced from one seed 27 stalks, and made a luxuriant growth of 

 leaves, which horses and cows eat as freely as young sugar corn. On 

 my own grounds at Briar Crest, planted the Ist of June, by September 

 15tb, it attained a height of 10 feet, and made a yield of more than 150 

 tons of green fodder per acre. In appearance it resembles Indian corn, 

 but the leaves are longer and broader, and stalks contain a sweeter sap. 

 Prof. Massey, of the North Carolina Exptirimental Station, writes me as 

 follows concerning Teosinte: "Among the many forage plants, 

 which have of late years been introduced to the notice of farmers in 

 this country, there Is none, in our opinion, of greater value than Teo- 

 sinte (Reana Luxurians). While we are wedded to our national forage 



plant, the Indian corn, and the Southern forage plant, the cow pea, for 

 general purposes, there is no doubt that Teosinte has peculiar value in 

 certain conditions. For the purposes of one who Is engaged in the soil- 

 ing of cattle with green food out daily it has special value. No plant 

 that we know of will make suoh a luxuriant mass of foliage, resem- 

 bling Indian corn In general appearance, it makes a mass of shoots 

 that will excel in luxuriance any corn that can be grown, and will give 

 two or three more cuttings in a season. We advise the use of plenty of 

 seed and careful culture while young on rich land. In fact, it is of no 

 use on poor land; but given a rich soil and good culture, you can get as 

 much food from Teosinte as from any plant we are acquainted with." 

 In the South It excels either corn or sorghum for fodder; So stalks have 

 been grown from a single seed. It starts slow at first, btit after it 

 reaches a height of 6 to 8 Inches, Its rapid growth is simply astonishing. 

 3 pounds of seed are necessary for an acre. It should pe sown in hills, 2 

 feet apart each way. In Georgia and Florida it has fn?>iuently grown 16 

 to 18 feet high. There is no fodder plant I can recommend so highly, 

 especially for the Southern States. If you have never sown Teosinte 

 you should make a trial of It this year; the results 1 am sure will aston- 

 ish you. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; '« pound, 50 cents; pound, 

 Sl.SO; S pounds, (sutScieut for one acre) $3.50. 



