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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



BEE 5 NORTHERN 



Grown (ow Peas. 



A Veritable Gold Mine for Pas° 

 ture or Soiling Purposes. 



The Cow Pea was until very recently supposed 

 to be suitable only to southern conditions. Now it 

 is being demonstrated that where suitable varieties 

 are sown the crop can be grown with entire success 

 in the north. The Cow Pea has proved to be one of 

 the greatest fertilizers of the age, atd we doubt 

 not— if we make the statement that it is richer in 

 fertilizing matter, moje lusting, more beneficial, a 

 greater soil improver and a better soil enricbei 

 than the fertilizer drawn out from the barnyard— 

 that many of our farmer friends will feel like chal- 

 lenging this statement, but nevertheless it is a fact 

 It will take longer to enrich a thoroughly worn-out 

 piece of land by fertilizer from the barnyard than 

 by sowing plenty of Cow Peas and plowing tht m 

 under. You can get two verv creditable crops ol 

 Cow Peas on the same piece of land in one season 

 by sowing them quite early in the spring after 

 frosts are over, broadcast, at the rate of one bushel 

 per acre, or in drills 12 inches apart, and when they 

 have attained the height of 30 inches plow them under and sow a second crop. This latter crop is ready to plow under the 

 1st of October or to cut for food , and then replow before frost. The next season this land is fit for a corn, potato, oat or 

 wheat crop. The Cow Pea in rnauv of its fertilizing qualities is equal to the Mammoth Red Clover. It has strong roots aim 

 heavy foliage. It draws its nourishment largely from the air and returns it in a richer measure to the soil. It makes a 

 magnificent fodder for cattle. The ripe peas contain no less than 18!4 per cent of digestible protein. The seed or grain is 

 ground and used for cattle fodder; the leaves and stalks also make excellent fodder fed green. Poor sandy land may be 

 greatly improved by plowing under a crop of Cow Peas, and thus made into a fertile loam. Plant it a thoroughly pulver- 

 ized soil. If wanted to p ow under for manure, sow 1 to 2 bushels per acre with a grain drill in drills a foot apart. If 

 grown for seed plant 3y 2 feet apart and 1 foot in the row and cultivate thoroughly, using % bushel of seed per acre. When 

 pastured by cattle the early pods should be well formed before turning in the stock. When pastured by swine, the crop 

 should be allowed to get nearly ripe. When plowed under as a fertilizer the plowing should be done wheu the plants are in 

 full bloom. The yield of peasin a dry state is from 40 to 60 bushels per acre. 



IMPROVED WHIPPOORWILL— 



Northern grown and acclimated. One of the 

 best and most popular sorts for all climates. 

 Price postpaid, V e lb. 12c: lb. 20c. 

 By express or freight, at buyer's 

 expense. % bu- 40c; H bu. 75c; Y% 

 bu. $1.40; bu. $2.75. 



NOTI6E— Prices on Southern Grown Cow Peas mailed free upon application. 



NEW ERA — Choicest northern grown. 

 A particularly good variety for northern sec- 

 tions. Price postpaid'. % lb. 15c: lb. 

 25c. By express or freight, at buy< 

 er's expense, % bu. 60c; M bu. 

 $1.00; Vi bu. $1.S0; bu. $3.50. 



BUCKBEE'S EXTRA EARLY 

 PROLIFIC — Choicest northern grown. 

 Well suited to any soil. Verv early and a 

 wonderful vielder. Postpaid, H lb. 

 15c; lb. 25c. By express or freight 

 at buyer's expense. H bu. 45c: H 

 bu. S5c; Vi bu. $1.60; bu. $3.00. 



BUCKBEE'S NORTHERN GROWN SUGAR CANE OK SORGHUM. 



Valuable for Pasiure, Soiling, Green Food in Cut Form, as well as for Feeding in Dry State Through the Winter Months. 



FO R FO D DE R— Dairy farmers and stockmen say that this is the most valuable fodder plant in existence for their use. Notwithstanding its 

 great adaptability as a food for live stock, it is only quite recently that the real value of Sorghum (Sugar Cane) has attracted general attention. Its 

 great merit is now beginning to be appreciated and the demand is increasing about ten fold every year. It is profitably grown anywhere from Mani- 

 toba to Mexico, on any good corn ground, and does not appear to be afiected by drought. As a fodder plant it is the most economical plant in exist- 

 ence and ot the very best quality, being sweet, tender and nutritious, and greedily eaten by cattle, horses and hogs. Dairymen find that the cows 

 will give more and richer milk lromits use, and it is claimed that as high as 50 tons of green fodder have been grown per acre. It can be cut several 

 times during the season if not allowed to get too high, and makes a good sweet hay. Sow 1 to 2 bu. per acre for pasture and fodder purposes, and yi 

 to \i bu. per acre if grown for syrup. It isa profitable crop also to grow for the seed, which is also excellent for feeding poultry. 



FOR PASTURE for cattle, sheep and swine it has no superior, because a large amount of pasture can 

 be had at a season when it is most difficult to obtain pasture from other sources. When properly sown it may 

 be fed as fodder during more than half the year. As a soiling crop also it will always prove of great value. 



BUCKBEE'S IMPROVED EARLY AMBER.— Successfully grown even in our extreme north- 1 



ern latitudes. Not only is it valu- 

 able for fodder and pasture pur- 

 poses, but it makes a high grade 

 cane svrup or sorghum. Price, 

 postpaid, lb. 20c; 3 lbs. 

 50c By freight or ex- 

 press at buyer's expense, 

 Vs bu. 35c j M bu. 50c; H 

 bu. 80c; bu. $1.50. 



BUCKBEE'S IMPROVED 

 EAR L Y O R A N G E— An ex- 

 ceedingly valuable variety Very 

 large, of strong and vigorous habit. 

 Early, and frequently produces 240 

 gallons or over of beautiful colored 

 and highly flavored syrup peracre. 

 Price postpaid, lb. 25c; 3 

 lbs. 60c By freight orex- 

 press at buyer's expense. 

 l A bu. 35c; K bu. 60c; 

 H bu. $1.00; bu. $1.75. 



SUGAR (AHEr? 



BUCKBEE'S SEEDS HAVE A WORLD WIDE REPUTATION. 



