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EVERYTHIHG FOIR THE GAm£HoFa?m Seeds 



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Canada Field Peas MM 



"Peas could be made to bring more nitrogen to the soils of this country every year than is now purchased 

 annually by the farmers at a cost of millions of dollars." — ( Yearbook of the (J. S. Department of 

 Agriculture.) 



For the Northern States there is no crop of greater value than Field Peas. Whether for fodder, 



in mixture with Oats, sown at the rate of 2 bushels of Peas and 1 bushel of Oats per acre, or the 



Peas sown alone at the rate of 3 bushels per acre for plowing under, there is no crop that we can so 



strongly recommend. Peas have the power of extracting nitrogen from the air, the soil from 



which a crop of Peas has been harvested is richer in nitrogen than before, and there is no kind 



of live stock on the farm to which Peas and Oats in mixture cannot be fed with positive advantage. 



The Marrowfat and Canada Field Peas, especially the white variety, are valuable for 



early spring sowing; being exceptionally hardy, the crop is not easily injured by late 



frosts. Sown alone for fodder or in combination with Oats for hay, or as a crop to plow 



under for green manure, they are unsurpassed. Peas can be followed by Millet or 



Crimson Clover. (See engraving.) 



Prices of Field Peas for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 

 Peas, Canada White. $2.^5 per peck; $8.00 per bushel of 60 

 lbs.; 10 bushel lots, $7.90 per bushel. 



Cow Peas 



Canada 

 White 

 Field 

 Peas 



Cow Peas are more tender than Canada or Field Peas and 

 should not be sown until Corn-planting time. Cow Peas, being 

 of very rapid growth during the warm weather, can be sown as 

 late as the middle of July with reasonable assurance of a profit- 

 able crop, either for harvesting or plowing under. 



The early varieties of Cow Peas are quite extensively and 

 successfully grown for forage and soiling as far north as Massa- 

 chusetts, but so far north the crop may not ripen seeds. As a 

 soil renovator and enricher Cow Peas are very valuable. 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. All crops do well after Cow Peas. 

 Cow Peas grow on all soils from the stiffest clays to porous sands, 

 barren uplands and alluvial bottoms. The feeding value of Cow 

 Peas 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, $10.00 per bush, of 60 lbs. ; 10-bush. lots, $9.90 per bush. 

 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 00 days, specially adapted for planting 



north. Yields well. Price, $9.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 



10-bushel lots, $8.90 per bushel. 



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Hendersons Japanese Buckwheat 



This grand variety, introduced by us several years ago, has proven a bonanza to Buck- 

 wheat raisers in this country. It is of strong, branching growth, stands up well and pro- 

 duces from two to four times as much grain as any other variety under same conditions. 

 It is also fully a week earlier. 



Henderson's Japanese Buckwheat seed is grown from the largest Japanese type imported 

 by us for stock seed and is therefore immensely superior to that grown here for several sea- 

 sons whereby it has deteriorated. Sow 1 brshel per acre. {See engraving.) Price, Si. 25 

 peck, $4.00 per bushel of 48 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $3.90 per bushel. 



Dwarf Essex Rape 



Under favorable conditions Rape is ready for pasturing 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 South- 

 ern 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, 30c. lb.; $13.00 bushel of 50 lbs.; 100 lbs. $26.00. 



Sand or Winter Vetch (vicia vm 0S a) 



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 forage 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. 



(See engraving.) Sow 1 bushel per acre, with % bushel of Oats or Barley. Price, 40c. 

 lb.; $21.75 bushel of 60 lbs.; 100 lbs., $35.00. 



Japanese Millet 



Is particularly valuable in the Northern States as a quick-growing forage and ensilage 

 crop, attaining a height in good soil of 6 to 8 feet and yielding froi.i 10 to 18 tons of green 

 fodder per acre. For feeding green, it may be cut from dav to day as needed until the 

 seed begins to ripen During this period it is much relished bv stock. For dried fodder 

 it should be cut in the blossom stage, and is preferred by horses and cattle to Timothy 

 and Clover hay. For ensilage, two parts of the Millet in combination with one part 

 Soja Bean forage, form a complete balanced ration that may be fed without grain. Sow 

 from May to July, 15 lbs. of seed per acre if broadcasted, or if in drills 12 to 18 inches 

 apart, use 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 15c. lb.; 10 lbs., $1.20; 100 lbs., $10.00. (For 

 other varieties of Millet see page 86.) 



We shall be pleased to make Special Prices, "tobuye^of 6 ' large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed. 



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