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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS. 



Field, Forage and Silo Seeds. 



" Dreer's Grasses and Clovers," ready March, 1S97, will give the latest facts on Fomg Plants. Price, 25 ufc 



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. Jvew 

 pasturage crops (particularly for autumn) are needed. 



The peas are especially recommended for green manuring. Tares or vetches are peas in character, and excellent 

 for thus purpose. Rape is" coming into favor as a forage crop, and millet is widely used for soiling purposes. 

 HPPFM MAMI1DP*; ^ or » reen manures we especially recommend peas, vetches, clovers and tares. Thtse 

 UKC£l> iviAlXUKts. pianos take nitrogen (the most expensive element of artificial fertilizers) directly from, 

 the air. The idea of "green manuring" is that it is cheaper and better to plow under half-grown or fully-grown, 

 crops than to expend money and labor in the application of natural or artificial manures. 



SOU TlVfi '^ e ^ ea °^ '' somn 2" is that it is cheaper to cut and carry forage to stock than to allow the animals- 



• to trample upon and destroy their food by roaming the fields. We especially recommend rye. oats- 



and sweet corn for soiling purposes ; rye for fall planting, oats for spring, and sweet corn for summer. Orchard 



and other grasses, the clover, oats and peas mixed, held corn, millet, etc., are also used for soiling purposes or silos. 



Southern BIack=Eye Cow Pea. Also known as Sand 

 Pea. A small white variety with black eye. Sow in 

 May or June for plowing under. Much used for green 

 manuring purposes. Use two to three bushels to acre. 

 Peck, 00 cts.; bu. §2.00. 



Warren's Extra= Early Southern Cow Pea. A new 

 favorite. The earliest pea grown ; matures two crops in 

 one season in the South; bush form. Peas good for table 

 use. Of great agricultural value. Peck, SI. 25; bu. 34.00. 



Canada Field Peas. Valuable for Northern climates for 

 cattle feeding. Used- as feed for pigeons, etc , and for 

 soiling. Peck, 50 cts.; bu. §1.50 ; 10 bu. SI. 25 per bu. 



Large White Marrowfat Peas. Peck, 60 cts.; bu. 82.00. 



Black=Eyed flarrowfat Peas. This and the White Mar- 

 rowfat are extensively grown as field peas. Peck, 60 cts. ; 

 bu. 82 00. 



Tares, or Spring Vetches ( Yicia saliva). Closely associ- 

 ated with peas in character. Highly valuable for soiling 

 or for green manuring. Sometimes grown with oats, for 

 mowing and feeding to stock. Use two to three bushels 

 to acre broadcast, or one to two bushels in drills. Sow 

 in spring, while ground is cool and moist, or in early 

 autumn. Lb. 8 cts.; §2.75 bu. of 60 lbs.; 34.00 per 100 lbs". 



Tares, or Winter Vetches (Vicia villosa). Also called 

 Sand Vetch or Hairy Vetch. Recommended for fall sow- 

 ing with rye, as in many localities in the North it is hardy, 

 remaining green all winter. A valuable food for stock in 

 early spring. Recommended to dairymen. Use one to 

 two bushels per acre. 6 cts. per lb.; 82.25 per bu. of 60 

 lbs.; 83.00 per 100 lbs. 



Yellow Lupin (Lupinus luteus). Botanically related to the 

 peas, but less hardy. Sow May to July ; two to three 

 bushels to acre. Widely grown in Europe, and consid- 

 ered of high agricultural value. Useful for green manur- 

 ing. 10 cts. lb.; 85 00 per bu. of 60 lbs. ; SS 00 per 100 lbs. 



Flat Pea [Lathyrus silvestris). A perennial forage plant of 

 value. Will grow well on poor and stony soils. Lb. 82.00. 



niLLET. 



Prices variable — given on application. 



German, or Golden Millet (Southern grown). A valuab'e 

 annual hay and fodder crop, more productive and coarser 

 than Hungarian grass, medium early, 4 to 5 feet high. 

 Sow one bushel to the acre. 



Hungarian nil let (Panicum Germamcum). An annual for- 

 age plant, early and productive, growing 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with an abundance of foliage, often yielding two or three 

 tons per acre. Sow one bushel to the acre. 



Egyptian, or East India Pearl riittet (Pmicttlaria -tpicata). 

 Grows from 8 to 10 feet high. When cultivated for fod- 

 der, sow in drills 3 feet apart and thin out in rows to 1 

 foot apart; sow three to five pounds per acre. Lb. 20 

 cts.; 100 lbs. 310.00. 



Sorghum, or Early Amber Sugar Cane. This is the 

 sorghum of the Northern States; makes the finest qual- 

 ity of syrup. The earliest and most productive variety. 

 Height 10 to 12 feet. Sow four quarts in drills or eight 

 quarts broadcast to acre. Per lb. 15 cts.; 100 lbs. 84.HO. 



Johnson Grass, or Sorghum Halepense. A valuable 

 Southern fodder plant, growing 30 inches or more in 

 height; hardy in New Jersey. It is a rapid growing 

 perennial. On rich soil, it maybe cut three or four times 

 in a season. The best results are obtained by sowing the 

 seed in August or September, at the rate of 25 to 35 lbs. 

 to the acre. Per lb. 15 cts ; 100 lbs. 310.00. 



Kaffir Corn (Red). One of the best things offered of late 

 years for a forage plant. The heads contain small white 

 seeds which make an excellent flower, They are greed- 

 ily eaten by horses and cattle, and make excellent fcod 

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

 Use four to five pounds to acre. Lb. 10c; 100 lbs. 86.00. 



White Branching Dhoura (White Millo Maize). A val- 

 uable forage plant. It produces a large quantity of foli- 

 age, as it branches from the joints, and will thrive even 

 when corn is suffering from drought. Use four to five 

 pounds to acre. Lb. 15 cts.; 100 Its. 88.00. 



Broom Corn (Improved Evergreen). This variety is ex- 

 tensively grown on account of the color and quality of 

 its brush, which is long, fine and straight, and always 

 green ; grows 7 feet high. Use six to eight quarts to- 

 acre. Lb. 10 cts.; 100 ibs. 36.00. 



Teosinte (Reana luxurious). This gigantic fodder plant 

 somewhat resembles Indian corn, growing 12 feet high,, 

 and yielding an abundance of forage. As a soiling or 

 fodder plant in the South it surpasses either corn or 

 sorghum. Sow six to eight pounds to acre. Per oz. 15 

 cts^; lb. 81.25. 



Sacaline (Polygonum sachalinense). For forage. Grows to 

 height of 10 or 12feet. Pkt. lOcts.; oz. 50 cts.; lb. 84.00. 



Wild Rice (Zizania aquaiica). The Zizania is valuable as a 

 forage plant on inundated lands and along the shores of 

 marshes. As an attraction for wild fowls it is invaluable. 

 The seed should be sown in the fall in 6 inches to 6 feet 

 of water, having soft mud bottom where there are few 

 weeds. Per lb. 25 cts.; 100 lbs, 815.00. 



Rape, English (Dwarf Essex). A forage plant of the 

 cabbage tribe (Brassica), especially valuable for sheep- 

 pasturage. It is also recommended for hogs and cattle. 

 Sow in April or in August, in drills two to three pounds- 

 per acre, or six pounds broadcast. May be sown in 

 August with crimson clover, and the rape pastured in 

 October and November, the clover to be ] lowed under 

 in the spring. Rape is worthy of a trial, especially for 

 autumn pasture, in all the Northern States. Per lb. 15- 

 cts.; 10 lbs. 81.00; per 100 lbs. 88.00. 



Sunflower, flammoth Russian. This may be grown to 

 great advantage in waste ground, from early spring to- 

 the latter part of July ; an excellent and cheap food for 

 fowls. As an egg-producing food it is unsurpassed. Its 

 leaves make very good fodder, and its strong, thick stalks 

 fuel. Plant four quarts to acre. Lb. 8 cts. ; bu., 25 lbs., 

 si. 50; 100 lbs. 85.00. 



Flax. When grown for seed, sow one bushel per acre ; if 

 fibre is wanted, sow at the rate of two to three bushels. 

 The soil should be well cultivated. Peck, 75 cts.; bu. 82.50. 



Osage Orange (Madura auraniiaca). Sprout theseed before 

 sowing. Manure well and plow deep before planting in 

 permanent hedge row. Per lb. 30 cts ; bu., 33 lbs., 37.00. 



BIRD SEEDS. 



{Prices Variable.) 

 Canary. Lb. 10 cts.; bu. $3.00; 100 lbs. 85.00. 

 Hemp. Lb. 10 cts.; bu. 82.50 ; 100 lbs. $5.00. 

 Lettuce. ()/.. 5 cts.; lb. 25 cts. 

 Haw. Lb. 15 cts. 



French Bird Millet. Lb. 10 cts.; 100 lbs. 88.00. 

 German Rape. Lb. 10 cts.; 100 lbs. 80-00. 

 Vetches for Pigeons. Lb. 8 cts.; 100 lbs. 84.00. 

 nixed Bird Seed. Lb. 10 cts.; 100 lbs. 86.00. 

 I ii luil led Rice. Qt. 20 cts.; bu. fH.OO. 



