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RELIABLE FARM SEEDS 



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FIELD, FORAGE AND SILO SEEDS 



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PEAS FOR FODDER AND GREEN MANURING 



Canada Field Peas. Valuable for Nurtheni climates f( 



pigeon 



tlie latest T'Cts on Foraire Plants. 



cattle-feeiliin 

 soilinsj. Qt, 



Used 

 10 cts : 



1.7,3. 



IS feed for 

 by mail, 25 



cts.: 



etc., and foi'-grecn 

 peck, 50 cts.; bu., 



Southern Black-eye Cow Peas. Also Unown as Sand Pea. 

 a small white variety with a Ijlack eye. Sow 2 bushels to the 

 acre. Qt . I.") cts ; by mail, 30 cts.; peck, 75 cts.; bu., $2.50 



New Era Cow Peas. Extra early, and one of the most valu 

 able for plaiitinL:; in the North and West. Qt., 20 cts.; by mail, 

 3.5 cts.; peck, 80 cts.; bu , $3.00, 



Whip-pOOr=will Cow Peas. An early variety; grows up- 

 right and vigorous ; crop is easy to harvest. Qt., 15 cts.; by 

 mail, .30 cts.; peck, 75 cts.; bu., $2.50. 



Clay Cow Peas. A valuable sort, both for green manure, for- 

 age and hay crop. Qt., 15 cts.; by mail, 30 cts.; peck, 75 cts.; 

 bu.,$2:->0. 



Spring Vetches, or Tares ( Viaa Sativa). Closely associated 

 with Peas in character. Highly valuable for soiling or for 

 green manuring. Sometimes grown with oats, for mowing and 

 feeding to stock. Use 2 to 3 bushels to the acre broadcast, or 

 1 to 2 bushels in drills. Sow in spring, while ground is cool 

 and moist, or in early autumn. Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.; 

 $3.25 bu. of 60 lbs.; §5 00 per 100 lbs. 



Winter Vetches, or Tares ( Vicia Villosa). Also called Sand 

 Vetch, or Hairy Vetch. Recommended for fall sowing with 

 Rye, which serves as a support. It is perfectly hardy in all 

 parts of the country, remaining green all winter and maturing 

 fully four weeks earlier than Scarlet Clover; it can, there- 

 fore, be harvested or plowed under, and the ground used for 

 the usual spring crop. It is very nutritious, and all kinds of 

 stock eat it with relish. Sow from one-half to one bushel per 

 acre, together with one-half busliel of Rye. Price per lb., 10 

 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.; bushel (60 lbs.), $5.50; 100 lbs,, $9 00. 



Wild Rice {Zizania Aqiiatica). The Zizana is invaluable as a 



As an attraction for wild fowl it is invaluab 

 soft mud bottom where th ;re are few weeds. 



Eaklz SdjA. OK Sov Beans. 



forage plant on inundated lands and along the shores of marshes. 

 The seed should be sown in the fall in 6 inches to 6 feet of water, having 

 Lb., 35 CIS.; \,y mail, 43 cts.; 10 lbs. or more at 25 cts. per lb. 



Soja Bean {Soja Hispida"). Valuable in the Southern States as a for- 

 age crop and for fertilizing the soil, also for pasturing, feeding as green 

 fodder and for silo purposes. Plant one-half bushel to acre. Lb., 

 25 cts.; 3 lbs.. 60 cts,, postpaid; by express, qt., 20 cts.; peck, 75 

 cts.; bu.. $2..''i0. 



Early Soja, or Soy Bean. (See cut.) The lie.'^t variety for plant- 

 ing in Northern or Eastern States. Ripens early and produces an 

 enormous crop of vines and pods. Lb., 25 cts., postpaid; peck, 

 $1.00; bu ,$3 75. 



Velvet Bean {DoHchos Multifoms). . Largely grown in the South, 

 and used as a fertilizing plant for turning under. Lb., 25 Cts., by 

 mail. By freight or express per peck, 70 cts.; per hu., $2.25. 



Yellow Lupin {Lupinus Luteus). Botanically related to Peas, but less 

 hardy. Sow May to July, 2 to 3 bushels to acre. Useful for 'green 

 manuring. 10 cts. lb.; by mail, 18 cts.; $4.25 per bu. of 60 lbs.; 

 $ti.50 per JOO lbs. 



Dwarf Essex Rape. A forage plant of highest value. It can be 

 sown in Ajiril for an early crop, and for fall cro]) in July, August and 

 September, and still later further south ; it is sown broadcast 6 lbs. to 

 the acre, but is better drilled, in which case 3 lbs. to the acre will 

 sufifice. In a few weeks from the time of sowing, sheep, hogs or 

 cattle can be turned on it ; all reports agree that they gain weight 

 faster on this than any other fodder. Per lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.; 

 10 lbs.. 90 cts.; bu. of 50 lbs., $3 25 ; 100 lbs., $6.25. 



Teosinte (/iV'?«^ Z;/jr/i';7(7«.y). (See cut ) Grows about 12 feet high and 

 stools heavily, as many as 40 '-talks from a single seed. It is excellent for 

 stock feeding, either green during summer, or dry during winter, and 

 is more nutritious and better liked than corn fodder by stock of all 

 kinds. Sow in May or June, in drilk about 4 feet apart, using 4 lbs. 

 of seed per acre. Per oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts., post- 

 paid ; 5 ilis. or over by express, 65 cts. per lb. 



Kaffir Corn (Red). Excellent forage for horses and cattle, and excel- 

 lent food for poultry, either fed in the grain or ground and cooked. 

 Use 4 to 5 pounds to acre. Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 cts; bu. 

 (60 lbs.), $3.50; 100 lbs., $500. 



TEJS.Nlt, A WoNUUKtUL FoDDliR PlANT. 



NITROGEHIKING BftCIERIIl. 



So much has been published about results 

 obtained b}' treating the seed of leguminous 



crops witii this niateruil ueiore sowing, that it is now being offered commercially. 



Should any of our customers desire to experiment with it, we can supply the 



material. See offer on page 58. 



