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H. W. BTTOKBEE, HOCKFORD, ILLIN'IS. 



iiiiii^ WoNOiRm Dwarf BdNANZ^jAPf ^ 



THE BEST RAPE ON EARTH FOR CATTLE AND SHEEP 



Buckbee's "Full of Life" RAPE. 



It has always been a wonder to us why Rape has not been sown far more extensively than it has been. There are millions of 

 acres of good land that lie idle part or all of the year to run to weeds that can be sowed to this Rape and produce the finest feed 

 imaginable and at the same time improve the fertility of the soil. 



Buckbee's Wonderful Dwarf Bonanza Rape. Professor Shaw of the Minnesota Agricultural College says: "On fifty- 

 four aci'es rape after Winter Rye had been removed, 5.37 Sheep and Lambs were fattened thereon ; 18 S eers fed thereon for 

 59 days ; and several acres were uneaten when Winter set in. Fui'ther one acre of Rape will jiasture 10 to 16 lambs, 2 to 2}4 

 months when Rye has preceded it. When sown alone it will pasture 36 head for two months. That the lowest average 

 gain on lambs fed on Rape alone is 7 to 8 lbs. per 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 tlieir 

 pastures to feed their stock. Now after the pastures give out they mu.st begin feeding their hay. Buckbee's Dwarf Bonanza 

 liape does away with all this and gives a luxuriant pasture and a ti-emcndous yield during the months when it is so greatly 

 ]■ ceded. Sown in July, August, or early in September it makes large yielding nutritious succulent pasturage all through the 

 Fall, Winter and early Spring. The fattening properties of Rape are said to be much better than tho^se of clover, and it 

 makes a first class crop either for sowmg alone or for sowing with crimson clover, particularly where it is des'.red to graze 

 the crop in the Fall and Winter. Dwarf Bonanza Rape is easily grovrn, perfectly hardy, and possesses remarkable fattening 

 qualities. It does well sown with Oats. If the soil is rich and clean sow broad-cast ; if not clean sow in drills and cultivate 

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

 sown broad-cast use 5 lbs. and if in drills 2 lbs. to the acre 

 Price po.stpaid— 1 lb. 35c. By Express or Freight at buyer's expense— 5 lbs. 74c., 10 lbs. SI. 14, 50 lbs. $4.37, 100 lbs. $8.19. 



Dwarf. Essex Rape. This variety also makes a splendid Fall, W^inter and Spring pasturage. Is a standard variety and 

 favorably known wherever planted. Tens of thousands of farmers have used Dwarf Essex Rape for years anii years but the 

 hundreds of unsolicited testimonials we have received regarding Buckbee's Dwarf Bonanza Rape would indicate that our new 

 introduction is fast supplanting the good old Dwarf Essex Rape variety. 



Prices of our True Dwarf Essex Rape postpaid — 1 lb. 29c. By Express or Freight at buyer's expense — 5 lbs. 57c., 10 lbs. 96c., 

 .50 lbs, ?3 39, 100 lbs, ?i,44. 



Buckbee's Great Sand Vetch- (Vida Villosa). Also called winter Vetch or Hairy "Vetch. Sev- 

 eral species of Vetches are grown but this is the best and may be planted in the Fall of 

 the year with positive assurance of success. Haii-y or Sand Vetch is the Tr e Winter Vet ^h 

 and taken the place in Winter that Cow Peas do in Summer. It is perfectly hardy in all parts 

 of the country remaining green all Winter, and maturing fully four weeks earlier than scarlet 

 clover. The proper time to sow is from August to November, depending, of course, upon the 

 locality where the Seed is to be planted, and care should be taken to avoid hot dry weather. 

 It is a "area t s Cooler. If sown in rows it will soon cover the ground as a complete net work 

 farnisiiino; a ti emendoiis amount of luxuriant fodder. Every dairj-man and stock breeder in 

 the United States should have a field of it and if you try it once you willnever be a season with- 

 out it. If sown by itself for the production of hay or fertilizing the soil it shouid be prepared as 

 though you were going to sow Wheat or Oats, and 3i) to 40 lbs. should be used in 

 seeding an acre. But where sown with Wiuier grain or clover, half this amount 

 will answer. It should be understood that Vetches are leguminous plants 

 and enrich the soil where grown in the same manner as do Cow Peas, so it 

 ought to be easy for farmers to realize the great importance in the liberal planting 

 of Sand Vetch. When intended for hav 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 formed. The crop is then ready for the mower 

 and will yield according to the soil from five to ten tons of hay per acre. 



Prices postpaid— 30c. per lb., 3 lbs. SOc. By Express or Freight at 

 buyer's expense— 10 lbs. §1.10, 25 lbs. $3.50. 50 lbs. >4.75, 100 lbs. .<9.2.5. 



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