FIELD, FORAGE AND SILO SEEDS. 



" Dreer's Grasses and Clovers " contains the latest facts on Forage Plants. Price, 25 cts. 



The changing agricultural conditions in America demand new crops and new processes. The soiling of stock will, in some 

 places, receive increased attention. Green manuring will come more and more into vogue. New pasturage crops (particularly 

 for autumn) are needed. 



The idea of " green manuring " is that it is cheaper and better to plow under half-grown or fully-rrrown crops than to expend 

 money and labor in the application of natural or artificial manures. 



The idea of" soiling" is that it is cheaper to cut and carry forage to stock than to allow the animals to trample upon and de- 

 stroy their food by roaming the fields. 



PEAS FOR FODDER AXD GREEN MANURING. 



(See pajje 44 ) 

 Spring- Vetclies or Tares ( Vuia Sativa). Closely associated 



with peas in character. Highly valuable for soiling or for green man- 

 uring. Sometimes grown with oats, for mowing and feeding to stock. 



Use 2 to 3 bushels to acre broadcast, or 1 to 2 bushels in drills. Sow 



in spring, while ground is cool and moist, or in earlv autumn. Lb,, 



8 cts.; by mail, 1.5 cts ; S2.75 bu. of 60 lb.s.; 8400 per 100 lbs. 

 Wiuter 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, therefore, be harvested or plowed under, and 



the ground used for the usual spring crops. 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 bushel of Rve. Price per lb., 12 cts,; 



by mail, 20 cts.; bushel (60 lbs.), $6.00; 100 lbs., $9.00. 

 IfellOW LlH>in [Lnpiutcs LuUns) . Botanically related to the peas, 



but less hardy. Sow May to July, 2 to 3 bushels to acre. Useful for 



green manuring. 8 cts. lb.; by mail, 16 cts.; $3. 25 per bushel of 60 



lbs.; $5-00 per 100 lbs. 

 Soja Bean [Soja Hispida). Valuable as a forage crop and for fer- 

 tilizing the soil, also for pasturing, feeding as green fodder and for 



silo purposes. It makes a very heavy growth, yielding 8 to 10 tons 



per acre, and is a rich, nitrogenous food, forming flesh rapidly. Sow 



broadcast, J bushel to the acre, or plant in drills 3 feet apart, 1 foot 



between plants. Lbs., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts., postpaid; by express, qt., 



20 cts.; peck, 75 cts ; bushel, $2 50. 

 Velvet Bean [DoUchos Multijloi-us). Largely grown in the South, 



and used as a fertilizing pl.int for turning under. Both vines and pods 



are eaten by live stoclc, and the beans can be ground either with or 



without the pods, and fed instead of corn, or oats, or can be mixed 



with them. It is a strong grower, and should be planted in rows 



about 4 feet apart, and 1 foot apart in the row, putting 2 or 3 beans in 



each place. The culture is same as for cow peas. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 



25 cts., by mail. By freight or express, per peck, 90 cts.; per bushel, 



S3. 00; 2 iiu^liel or more at $2.50 per bushel. 



Teosinte. 



TeOSinte [Reaua Luxtiriaus). (See cut.) A gigantic 

 fodder plant, resembling Indian corn, except leaves are 

 broader. Grows about 12 feet high and stools heavily, 

 as many as 40 stalks from a single seed. It is excellent 

 for stock ieeding, 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 drills about 4 feet apart, using 4 pounds of seed 

 per acre. Per. oz., 15 cts.; lb., $1.25, postpaid; 4 lbs., 

 by express, $4.00. 



Flat Pea {Lathyms Siivestris). A perennial forage 

 plant of value. Will grow well on poor and stony soils. 

 Lb., §1.75, by mail. 



Sacaliue i^Polygomtm Sachalinense). For forage. 

 Grows to height of 10 or 12 feet. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 

 cts.; \ lb., §1.25 ; lb., §5.00, by mail. 



Dwarf Essex Rape. (See cut.) .A. forage plant of 

 highest value. It can be sown in April for an early crop, 

 and for fall crop in July, August and September, and still 

 later further south ; it is sown broadcast ^ lbs. to the acre, 

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

 suffice. 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, as 

 it can be sown after other crops are ofl'; the gain in fod- 

 der is secured at a nominal cost. Stockmen, Dairymen 

 and Farmers have proved its value. Per lb., 10 cts.; bv 

 mail, 18 cts.; 10 lbs., 90 cts ; bushel of 50 lbs, $4.00'; 

 Dw.^KF EssKX Raf'e. Second Gkouth. Une IYainx. 100 lbs., .§7.00. 



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