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HENDERSON'S SPECIAL LIST OF FARM SEEDS 





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COW PEA 



Cow Peas are more tender than Canada or Field Peas 

 and should not be sown until Corn-planting time. 

 Being of very rapid growth during the warm weather, 

 they can be sown as late as the middle of July with 

 reasonable assurance of a profitable crop. 



The early varieties of Cow Peas are quite extensively 

 grown for forage and soiling as far north as Massa- 

 chusetts, A crop of Cow Peas collects nitrogen from 

 the air in large quantities and fixes it in the soil, thus 

 adding this expensive element of fertilizer to the land 

 without cost, and leaving it richer and in splendid 

 condition for the future crop. Cow Peas grow on all 

 soils from the stiffest clays to porous sands, barren up- 

 lands and alluvial bottoms. The feeding value is high, 

 whether as green forage, cured hay or silage, being 

 especially rich in blood, bone and muscle-forming 

 material. For green-manuring clay land, the crop 

 should be turned under green. On sandy soil, already 

 too light, the vines should decay on the surface and then 

 be turned under. Sow 2 bushels per acre. 

 Black Eye Cow Peas. A popular and productive early 



sort. Price, $6.50 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10-bushel 



lots, $6.40 per bushel. 

 New Era Cow Peas. A new, extra-early variety, earlier 



than the Black Eye, the quickest growing of any of 



the Cow Peas, maturing in about 60 days, specially 



adapted for planting north. Yields well. Price, 



$5-50 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $5.40 per 



bushel. 



SAND OR WINTER VETCH 



(Vicia Villosa) 



It succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy 

 soils, though it is much more vigorous on good land and 

 grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is perfectly hardy, 

 remaining green all winter, and should be sown during 

 August and September, mixed with Rye, which serves 

 as a support for the plants, or in spring with Oats or 

 Barley. 



It is the earliest crop for cutting, and a full crop can 

 be taken off the land in time for planting spring crops. 

 Being much hardier than Scarlet Clover, this is the for- 

 age plant to sow in the Northern States, where Scarlet 

 Clover winter-kills, though it is equally valuable in the 

 South. Every dairyman and stock breeder in the 

 United States should have a field of it. 



Sow 1 bushel per acre, with % bushel of Oats or 

 Barley. Price, 22c. lb.; $11.50 bushel of 60 lbs.; 

 100 lbs. $18.00. 



EARLY WILSON BLACK SOJA BEAN 



This variety has proved its earliness and value in the 

 Northern States by not only producing large fodder 

 crops, but ripening the seed as far north as Massa- 

 chusetts. The grain is the richest known vegetable 

 substance, and when ground and fed to cattle gives a 

 milk richer and better than cotton seed or other meal. 

 The American farmer can now, by the aid of the Soja 

 or Soy Bean and Japanese Millet, grow on his own farm, 

 at small cost, a combination which furnishes a whole- 

 some, economical and completely balanced feed for 

 milch cows. This combination should be composed 

 of two parts millet or corn to one part Soja Beans, grown 

 separately, but mixed thoroughly, at the time of cutting 

 and filling of the silo. We recommend that grain be 

 fed occasionally as a change, but four-fifths of the grain 

 bill can be saved. Planted the latter part of May, 

 in latitude of New York, the Beans are ready for har- 

 vesting in about 100 days. Japanese Millet comes 

 quicker to maturity than Soja Beans, and should be 

 sown from four to five weeks later, so as to be in the 

 best condition for the silo, along with the Soja Beans. 

 Sow the Beans from the middle to end of May, and the 

 Millet from last week in June till first week in July; 

 both will then be ready for silo about the end of August. 



Planted in rows 2}^ feet apart, 6 to 8 plants to the 

 foot of row, requiring three pecks per acre, they yield 

 15 to 20 tons per acre of fodder very rich in flesh formers. 

 For green feed, use from time of blossoming till pods 

 are well filled; for the silo, cut as soon as most of the 

 pods are well filled, and cut into H-inch to 2^-inch 

 lengths. The Soja Bean is also valuable as a soil 

 enricher, gathering nitrogen from the air same as clover, 

 the roots being crowded with nodules which give them 

 this power. 



Price, 15c. per lb.; $1.75 per peck; $6.00 per bushel, 

 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $5.90 per bushel. 



TRUE DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



Under favorable conditions Rape is ready for pastur- 

 ing sheep or cattle within six weeks from time of sowing, 

 and on an average one acre will carry twelve to fifteen 

 sheep six weeks to two months. When on the Rape 

 they should at all times have access to salt; but water 

 is not necessary. In the Northern States it should be 

 sown from May to the end of August for fall pasturing, 

 but as it thrives best in "cool weather, it should not be 

 sown in the Southern States until September or October 

 for winter pasture. In the latitude of New York, July 

 or August is the best time to sow. Sow 4 lbs. per acre 

 broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. Price, 15c. lb.; 

 $7.00 bushel of 50 lbs.; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



Prices of Farm Seeds are Subject to Change Owing to Fluctvations of the Market. 



