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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



Buckbee's Wonderful Dwarf Bonanza Rape'- 



THE BEST RAPE ON EARTH FOR CATTLE AND SHEEP. 



BUCKBEE'S WONDERFUL BONANZA DWARF RAPE.— Professor Shaw, of the Minnesota Agricultural College, reports on Rape : 

 "On 54 acres Rape after winter rye had been removed. 537 sheep and lambs were fattened thereon; 18 steers fed thereon for 59 

 days, and several acres were uneaten when winter set in. * * * Further, 1 acre of Rape will pasture 10 to 16 lambs 2 to 2K 

 months, when rye has preceded it. When sown alone, it will pasture 36 head for 2 months. * * * That the lowest average gain 

 on lambs fed on Rape alone, is 7 to 8 pounds rer month." There is a great need of Rape, especially in the fall of the year when 

 the corn has been harvested, and just before the setting in of winter, Farmers are obliged to depend solely on their pastures to 

 feed their stock. Now. after the pastures give out, they must begin feeding their hay. Buckbee's Dwarf Bonanza Rape does away 

 with all this and gives a luxuriant pasture and a tremendous yield during the months when same is so greatly needed. If sown in 

 May. it grows rapidly and can be cut or pastured the latter part of July, if sown the first half of July it will come into fine play as 

 a fodder in September, October and up to November. The main secret in the successful raising of sheep for mutton lies in the 

 very general use of F odder Rape for feeding them. After the corn is harvested and before winter sets in. there is need of nutri- 

 tious green fodder, especially for sheep. Dwarf Bonanza Rape is easily grown, perfectly hardy and possesses remarkable fatten- 

 ing qualities. One acre will pasture 36 head two months, and lambs will make a gain of 8 to 12 pounds amonth. Pigs and cattle 

 are also very fond of it. The plant is a rank grower, and should have heavy manuring as well as high cultivation. Sow the seed 

 during the third or fourth week of June; it can then resist drought, and the crop can be ready to feed at a season when it is most 

 needed. If the first crop were cut about 4 inches from the ground there would be an aftermath of second growth that would be 

 useful after that time. It does wed sown with oats. If the soil is rich and clean, sow broadcast; if not clean, sow in drills and cul- 

 tivate as for corn. Rape is especially adapted for a catch crop, succeeding when from any cause the other crops have failed. 

 When sown broadcast, use 5 pounds, and if in drills, 2 lbs. to the acre. Postpaid. 25c. per lb. By freight or express at buyer's 

 expense, 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. St.OO; 50 lbs. S3.50; 1 OO lbs. S6.50. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE. — A standard variety, Postpaid, 20c. per lb. At buyer's expense, 5 lbs. 45c; 10 lbs. 75c; 50 lbs. 

 $2.75; lOO lbs. $5.25. 



NOTICE. — PRICES ON ALL FARM SEEDS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



Please understand — if prices AJtE lower the day your order is received, more seed will be added; if higheb, the amount will be decreased. 

 The safest way— if you require considerable amounts of Farm Seeds, will be to send me a list of your actual requirements, and I will be 

 pleased to quote you lowest makket pbices by return mail. 



BUCKBEE'S GREAT SAND OR WINTER VETCH ( Vicia Villosa). 



IN 1897 we procured from Europe a large amount of seed of this grand, good forage plant and distributed it very generally with 

 our customers throughout the country for careful trial. So glorious were the results that we were in receipt of thousands of 

 testimonial letters in its praise. So greatly has the demand for seed increased, that we have been unable to fill thousands of 

 orders in previous years. 



1. It is a wonderful, rapid grower, and gets on with little moisture, and thrives. 



2. It withstands cold. J>and Vetch can be sown in April and May and mown in fall, and the next spring, where sheltered, will 

 come forth fresh and green, and vigorous, and will form green herbage for cattle at once. 



3. It is a tremendous yielder, producing all the way from 6 to 7 tons of the very best hay imagin- 

 able per acre. ' . , , 



4. Quality. Buckbee's Wonderful Sand Vetch makes the very best hay imaginable, the equal ot 

 clover. . 



5. Culture. It is a great stooler. If sown in rows it will soon cover the ground as a complete 

 network, furnishing a tremendous amount of luxuriant fodder. 



6. All agricultural colleges, all writers on agriculture, all practical farmers recommend the errow- 

 ing of Sand Vetch. It is especially so in Europe. You cannot find an agriculturist there who would 

 not recommend it. and it is also the case here in America with those who have given same a trial. 



7. As a fertilizer it has but few equals, as it enriches the soil very Quickly, and can be plowed 

 under twice in a season. . ,. , ., .. 



8. When intended for hay, Buckbee's Wonderful Sand Vetch should be left standing until the 

 flowers have for the most part given way to the pods, and some of the seeds become well-tormed, 

 The crop is then ready for the mower, and will yield, according to the soil, from 5 to 7 

 tons of hay per acre. 



9. All summer long. You can have this excellent fodder plant, this excellent hay pro- 

 ducer, all summer long by sowing at different times. You can have the pasturage from 

 April until November by sowing two or three weeks apart, not only a little, but a great 

 abundance, as Sand Vetch produces heavily. . 



10. Don't fail to try it. If youdo. you will miss one of the great treats of your lifetime 

 in farming, because we believe that our Sand Vetch will give results that you have never 

 had before. It will give crops such as you never had before; and if your land is poor and 

 you wish to enrich same, this will do it as quickly as anything you have ever tried. Sow 

 25 pounds per acre. Our seed is the very choicest Northern-grown, and while we expect 

 to have enough to fill all orders, would advise early orders. Send to Buckbee 

 for tne best seed. Postpaid, lb. 30c; 3 Its. 80c. at buyer's expense, 1 lbs. 

 SI.OO; 25 lbs. $2.40; 50 lbs. $4.75; I OO lbs. $9.25. 



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BUCKBEE'S SEEDS HAVE A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION. 



