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^ BUgKBEEMWONDERFUL DWARF BONANZA -RAPE 



THE BEST RAPE ON EARTH FOR CATTLE AND SHEEP 



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

 54 arres Rape alter winter rye had been removed, 537 slioep and lambs were fattened thereon; 18 steers fed thereon for 59 days, and sev- 

 eral acres were uneaten w heu"winter set in. * * * Furl her, 1 acre of Rape will pasture 10 to 16 lambs 2 to 2} months, when rye has preceded 

 it. When sown alone, it will pasture 36 head for two montlis * * That the lowest average gain on lambs fed on Rape alone, is 7 to 8 pounds 

 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 their pastures to feed their stock. Now, after the pastures give out, they must begin feed- 

 ing 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 it is so greatly needed. If sown in May, it grows rapidly and can be cut or x^astured 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 verj' general use of Fodder Rape for feeding them. After the corn is harvested and before winter sets in, there is need of nutritious 

 green fodder, especially for sheep. Dwarf Bonanza Rape is easily grown perfectly hardy and possesses remarkable fattening qualities. One 

 acre will pasture 36 head 2 months, and lambs will make a gain of 8 to 12 pounds a month. 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 Jvme; 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 well sown with oat.s. If the .soil is rich 

 and clean, sow broadcast; 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 broadcast, use 5 pounds and if in drills, 2 pounds to the acre. Postpaid, 35c. per lb. By ex- 

 press or freight, at buyer's expense, 6 lbs. 49c ; 10 lbs. 88c.; 50 lbs. $3.37; 100 lbs $6.50. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE— A standard variety. Postpaid, 30c. per lb. At buyer's expense, 6 lbs. 52c.: 10 lbs. 96c.; 50 lbs. $2.89; 100 lbs. 

 S5.60. 



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



Please understand- — If prices are lower the day your order is received, more seed will be added- if higher, 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 market prices by return mail. 



IN 1897 we 

 throughout 



(SAND OR WINTER VETCH— Vicia Villosa) 

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

 the country lor careful trial. So glorious were the results that we were in receipt of lliousands of testimonial letters in its praise. 



.So greatly has the demand for seed increased, 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. Sand Vetch can l)e sown in April and .\la,v 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 5 to 7 tons of the very best hay imaginable per 

 acre. 



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



5. Culture. It is a great stooler. If sown in rows it will soon cover tlie 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 growing of 

 Sand Vetch. It is especially so in Europe. You cannot find an agriculturalist there who would not recom- 

 mend it, and it is also the case here in America with those who have given it 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 formed. The 

 crop is then ready for the mower, and will yield, according to the .soil, from 5 to 7 tons of hay 

 per acre. 



H You can have this excellent fodder plant, this excellent hay pro- 

 ducer, all summer long by sowing at different times. You can have tlie 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 S'ou do you will miss one of the great treats of your lifetime 

 in farming, becau.se we believe that our Sand Vetch will give results that you have never had 

 before. It v, ill give crops such as you never had before; and if .your land is poor and you wish 

 to enrich il tliis will do it as quickly as anything you have ever tried. Sow 25 pouud.s"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 the best seed. Postpaid, lb. 

 30c.; 3 lbs. 80c. At buyer's expense, 10 lbs. $1.10; 25 lbs. $2.50; 50 lbs. $4.75; 100 lbs. 

 $9.25. 



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