WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Cow Peas, Soja Beans and Rape — 105 



(f^ ¥5 Cow peas have long been grown In the South as forage crops and soil Improvers. 



V 0\^ ■^Grl.S -^^^ Practical Farmer, of Philadelphia, has constantly urged their Importance. The 

 ^^'^ '* * Xi»v*o result has been that the attention 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 where clover will not grow. They must not be sown till the soil is warm. Where wheat 

 follows the oat crop, the peas can be sown after oats are harvested and will make a growth to turn tinder for 

 wheat that will improve the crop. The early 70-day sorts are best for this purpose; the running varieties for 

 earlier sowing for hay. The crop of hay even on land of only moderate fertility will be more than 2 tons per acre. 



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REVENUE COW PEA. 



New Revenue 



New Revenue is all I claim It to be. I do not offer 

 It as a field pea but as a garden pea. The table varie- 

 ties of the cow pea are almost unknown out of the 

 South, but are a staple article of food there. Such sorts 

 as Black Eye, Lady and Rice are extensively grown for 

 table use. Revenue lays all these sorts in the shade. 

 It is early, productive and an extremely rank grower. 

 The green pods are splendid as snap beans, delicious 

 hulled and used while green as lima beans, and excel- 

 lent in the dried state, boiled or baked as navy beans, 

 or used in soups. Makes a large growth of vines, 8 to 

 15 feet long, and covered the entire ground to a depth 

 of 2 or 3 feet with a dense growth of vines. It outyields 

 any other pea I am acquainted with. In average sea- 

 sons Revenue matures in 9U days. The pods are fit for 

 use in 70 to 75 days. It will yield more peas than any 

 sort I have tested. The peas are large and well crowded 

 in the pods. Pacliet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; quart, 

 50 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- 

 paid, quart, 35 cents; peck, $1.25; bushel, $4.50. 



New Era 



An early maturing variety of quick, upright growth. 

 The vines make a splendid dry forage, cure easily, and 

 produce a heavy yield of peas. Maturing in about fio 

 days, this variety is specially valuable to Northern 

 growers in sections where the short season prevents 

 other varieties from producing seed. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50. 



The Clay 



This Is so called from the color of the seed, which 

 is the color of reddish yellow clay. The plant is of 

 the same season and habit of growth as the Black, and 

 like the Black has ripened at Ithaca, New York. Many 

 growers in the South prefer it to the large Black 

 because of the fineness of the growth, which makes it 

 easier to cure. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 25 cts.; quart, 

 40 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- 

 paid, quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50, 



The usual quantity of any of the above cow peas 

 result in a stout growth of stem; to produce a 



Extra Early Black Eye 



This pea is one of the earliest. It is a strong grower 

 and moderate trailer. It will mature seed in about (iO 

 days. A very valuable hay crop can be made from it 

 In the North, especially on sandy soils. In the South 

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

 of the white beans in the North. As a soup pea it is 

 very popular. Packet, 10 cents; pint., 25 cents; 

 quart, 40 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, qt., 25 cents; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.00. 



Whip-poor-will 



A small seeded pea of a dark reddish 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. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 quart, 25 cents; peck, 90 cents; bushel, $3.25. 



Black 



It is about a 100-day pea from planting to ripening 

 seed. Trails freely and makes a heavy crop of hay. 

 In fact, one of the best for hay, as it will get into con- 

 dition for curing early enough for any locality in the 

 Middle States. Ripens as far north as Ithaca, N. Y. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50. 



The Wonderful 



The wonderful growth and profusion of fruiting has 

 given to it the present name. Its first growth is very 

 erect, but later in the season it runs rampantly, mak- 

 ing vines fully 15 feet long over the top of the erect 

 growth. As a soil improver, to be plowed under in 

 the late fall, there is no plant that will equal it. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 quart, 25 cents; peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50. 

 sown per acre, is one bushel, but on strong soil \W11 

 finer growth for hay, 1/^2 bushels should be sown. 



Hollybrook Early Soja Bean 



The most promising legome plant for Northern planters 



Makes a quicker growth and matures Its crop two to three 

 weeks earlier than Mammoth Yellow Soja. An erect growing 

 plant and is far more easy to harvest and cure than Cow Peas. 

 Hollybrook Early Soja is the earliest variety and succeeds in all 

 sections of the North, while the Mammoth Yellow is of great 

 value in the South. It is admirably adapted for growing in 

 mountainous places, and throughout the North and West where 

 the seasons are shorter. It is a sure cropper, vigorous and quick 

 growing. The crop can be harvested with the corn binder, and 

 set in shocks for curing; but to make a finer hay sow broadcast, 

 mow with hay mower, and cure in cocks. For this purpose sow 

 V/2. bushels per acre. They may also be sowed with cow peas, with 

 great success, using a half bushel of each per acre, well mixed. 

 Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, by mail, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 

 25 cents; peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50. 



Mammoth Yellow Soja Bean 



Soja Beans do equally well on both light and heavy soils, and 

 make a most desirable land improver. The use of this crop is 

 increasing very rapidly in all sections, and is proving to be one 

 of the most valuable and important forage and feed crops for 

 the farmer. It is almost impossible for weeds to grow or thrive 

 where a crop of Soja Beans is grown. Another valuable point is 

 they resist drought and hot weather to a remarkable extent. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, by mall, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 

 25 cents; peck, 85 cents; bushel, $3.00. 



Canada Field Pea 



Is one of the very best soiling crops at the North. It Is some- 

 times grown alone, but the most satisfactory dairy results come 

 from sowing it with oats, rye or barley. It makes good ensilage, 

 and is an admirable food either green or dry for cattle, being 

 highly nutritious and rich in milk-producing elements. It is 

 quite hardy and may be sown early In the spring, and will be 

 ready to cut In May or June. The seed should be sown at the rate 

 of 1 to V-/, bushels per acre. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 20 cents; 

 quart, 33 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- 

 paid, quart, 20 cts.; peck, $1.00 bu., $3.50; 2 bus., $6.50. 



Dwarf Essex Rape 



This is the best autumn sheep forage known, and is also used for pigs and dairy cows with suc- 

 cess and profit. Under favorable circumstances it Is ready for pasturage In six weeks from the 

 time of sowing. Rape is a plant of the cabbage family, requiring the same cultural treatment as 

 the turnip. It is grovi'n exclusively for its leaves. Stock should be fed alternately on grass and 

 rape; not on rape exclusively. Rape-fed animals should have free access to salt. The seed should 

 be sown in May, for midsummer pasturage; or any time before the end of August (at theJ^Torth) 

 for autumn pasturage. In the Southern States the best sowing time Is September or October. 

 Rape is a plant which loves cool weather, and thrives better in autumn than in midsumnaer. The 

 seed should be used at the rate of 3 pounds per acfe in drills, or 5 pounds per acre broadcast. Rape 

 IS an excellent green manure for plowing down. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 25 cts.; 5 pounds, 

 $1.00, postpaid. 'Ry express or freight, not prepaid, 25 lbs., $2.50; 100 ibs., $9,00. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



