PETER HENDERSON A. CO., NEW YORK" 



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PEA.S for Fodder and Green Manuring. 



"Peas could be made to bring more nitrogen to the soils of this 

 country every year than is now purchased annually by the farmers 

 at a cost of millions of dollars." — (Yearbook of the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture.) 



For the Northern States there is no crop of greater value than 

 Field Peas, and none is more neglected, which can only be attributed 

 to a lack of knowledge as to its merits. Whether for fodder, in 

 mixture with oats, sown at the rate of two bushels each per acre, or the Peas sown alone at 

 the rate of three bushels per acre for plowing under, there is no crop that we can so strongly 

 recommend for more extended culture. 



Like all leguminous crops, Peas have the power of extracting nitrogen from the air, 

 and the soil from which a crop of Peas has been harvested is richer in nitrogen than before 

 the Peas were sown upon it, and there is no kind of live stock on the farm to which Peas 

 and Oats in mixture cannot be fed with positive advantage. The Canada varieties and 

 Marrowfat should be sown early in the spring, but Cow Peas are more tender and should 

 not be sown until corn planting time. Cow Peas, being of very rapid growth during 

 the warm weather, can be sown as late as the middle of July with reasonable assurance 

 of a profitable crop, either for harvesting or plowing under. 



I ONG'S WHITE TARTAR OATS. 



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The Ideal Oat for the American Farmer. 



^OrHE earliest, heaviest and most prolific domestic-grown Oat in cultivation. It is 

 l\\ su ' tarj le for all soils; of robust and vigorous constitution, is remarkably early 

 I f L and an immense cropper; the straw is long and stout, stands up well and does 

 ^^ not readily lodge or twist. The heads measure from 8 to 10A inches, and the 

 kernels are of immense size, thick, plump and heavy, and is undoubtedly the 

 heaviest cropping domestic white oat ever offered. 



Its extreme earliness, great length and strength of straw, thick, plump grains and the 

 heavy yields it is capable of producing give Long's White Tartar all the necessary quali- 

 fications which go to make an ideal oat. (.See cut.) Price, 50c. pk., SI. 60 bush, of 32 lbs.; 

 10-bush. lots, S1.55 per bush.; 100-bush. lots, SI. 50 per bush. 



Henderson's Imported CLYDESDALE OATS. 



THE MOST POPULAR HIGH-GRADE WHITE OAT IN THE UNITED STATES. 



The climate of America is unsuited to the pro- 

 duction and maintenance of the highest grade of 

 oats, and unless a heavy imported oat be used for 

 seed purposes at least every second or third year, 

 they become light, "chaffy," inferior in quality 

 and unprofitable. The financial benefit to the 

 American farmers bv the annual distribution of 

 several thousand bushels of HENDERSON'S 

 IMPORTED CLYDESDALE OATS is in- 

 estimable. These oats weigh naturally 50 lbs. 

 per measured bushel, and they deteriorate 

 in weight only from three to four lbs. each 

 year they are grown here, so that the produce is 

 worth for seed purposes at least double the 

 market value of ordinary oats. We offer these 

 oats for sale at the weight of 50 lbs. per bushel, 

 exactly as grown for us in Britain, so that those 

 purchasing will actually receive for every bushel 

 over one and one-half bushels according to 

 the American standard, which reduces the price 

 of "The Clydesdale" to $1.44 per standard 

 bushel Of 32 lbs. Another most important ad- 

 vantage of Henderson's Clydesdale Oats to the 

 farmer is the fact that they have been thoroughly 

 cleaned by our most improved machinery and 

 are absolutely free from weed seeds. 



Price, per peck $0.75 



Per bushel of 50 lbs. 2.50 



3 bushels (sufficient for one acre) ... 7.30 



10 bushels and upward, per bush . 2.40 



100-bushel lots, per bush 2.30 



Prices of Peas for Fodder and Green Manuring. 



Peck. 



Bush, of 

 60 lbs. 



10 bush, 

 lots, at 



Peas, Canada White. (See cut.)... 



60c. 

 75c. 



80c. 

 1.25 



S2.25 

 2.75 



3.00 

 4.50 



S2.15 



" Canada Blue 



2.65 



" Large Marrowfat. Of immense growth, the best of 

 the Field Peas for fodder 



2.90 



COW PEAS. Black eyed. Of great value in the Southern 

 States and also in the Northern States as a green summer 

 feed for sheep, and as a green crop for plowing under. . . . 



4.25 



SAND OR WINTER VETCH. 



(Vicia Villosa.) 



Though it succeeds and produces good crops on 

 poor, sandy soils, it is much more vigorous on good 

 land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is 

 perfectly hardy throughout the United States, re- 

 maining green all winter, and should be sown during 

 August and September, mixed with Rye, which 

 serves as a support for the plants, or in spring with 

 Oats or Barley. 



It is the earliest crop for cutting, being nearly a 

 month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and a full crop 

 can be taken off the land in time for planting spring 

 crops. Being much hardier than Scarlet Clover, this 

 is the forage plant to sow in the Northern States, 

 where Scarlet Clover winter-kills, though it. is equally 

 valuable in the South. Every dairyman and stock- 

 breeder in the United States should have a field of 

 it, and if you try it once you will never be a season 

 without it. 



It is exceedinglv nutritious, much more so than 

 Uover, is eaten with a relish and may be fed with 

 safety to all kinds of stock. 



It will also prove valuable for a Hay crop in the 

 south and dry Western regions, as it may be sown 

 lu tl i e , fa " and wiu make a luxuriant growth during 

 the fall and spring months, and will yield a heavy 

 crop, which may be cut and stored before the droughts 

 set in. 



Sow one bushel peracre.with one-half bushel of Rye 

 or Wheat. (See cut.) Price, 10c. lb., S5.50 bushel 

 of 60 lbs.; 100 lbs., S9.00. If bv mail, add 8c. per lb. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



Under favorable conditions Rape is ready for pasturing sheep 

 or cattle within six weeks from time of sowing, and on an average 

 one acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six weeks to two months. 

 When on the Rape they should at all times have access to salt; 

 but water is not necessary. In the Northern States it should be 

 sown from Miy to the end of August for fall pasturing, but as it 

 thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown in the South- 

 ern States until September or October for winter pasture. In the 

 latitude of New York, July or August is the best time to sow. Its 

 fattening properties are probably twice as good as those of Clover, 

 and for sheep the feeding value of Rape excels all other plants^we 

 know of. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast. 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. 

 (See cut.) Price 12c. lb., S4.50 bush, of 50 lbs., 100 lbs. S8.50. If 

 by mail, add 8c. lb. 



FARM SEEDS we do NOT deliver free, but when small 

 quantities are wanted WE WILL PREPAY CARRIAGE IN 

 UNITED STATES if 8c. per pound is added to prices. 



