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FIELD PEAS, 



FOR FODDER AND 

 GREEN-MANURING. 



"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 U. 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 two bushels each 

 per acre, or the Peas sown alone at the rate of three 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, and 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 mix- 

 ture 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 plough 

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

 or Crimson Clover. 



Prices of Field Peas for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 

 Peas, Canada White. 70c. per peck; S2.50 per bush, of 60 lbs.; 10 bush, lots 



at S2.40 per bush. 

 Peas, Canada Blue. SI. 00 per peck; $3.00 per bush, of 60 lbs.; 10 bushel lots 



at $2.90 per bush, 

 Peas, Large Marrowfat. Of immense growth, the best of Field Peas for fodder 



$1.50 per peck; So. 00 per bush, of 60 lbs.; 10 bushel lots at $4.75 



COW PEAS 



Cow Peas are more tender than Canada or Field Peas and should not be sown 

 until cornplanting time. Cow Peas, being of very rapid growth during the 

 warm weather, can be sown as late as the middle of July with reasonable assur- 

 ance of a profitable 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 \Iassachusetts, but so far north the crop 

 may not ripen seeds. As a soil renovator and enricher Cow Peas are very valu- 

 able. 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 fertilizers 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. (See cut.) 



Black-eyed Cow Peas. A popular and productive early sort, $4.75 per 

 bush, of 60 lbs.. 10-bushel lots. $4.50 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 60 days, 

 specially adapted for planting north. Yields well. $4.75 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 

 10-bushel lots, $4.50 per bushel. 



JAPANESE MILLET 



A very distinct variety that 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 

 from 10 to 18 tons of green fodder per acre. For feeding green, it may be cut from day 

 to day as needed until the seed begins to ripen. During this period it is much relished by 

 stock; cattle especially consume it without waste before touching green fodder corn, and 

 cows fed on it invariably increase in milk. For dried fodder, it should be cut in the blos- 

 som stage; it is freely eaten by stock and is often preferred by horses to Timothy and 

 Clover hay; when sown early, it produces a fair second cutting. For ensilage, two parts of 

 the Millet in combination with one part Soja Beans 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, 10c. 

 lb.; 10 lbs., 80c; 100 lbs., S7.00. (For otlier varieties of Millet see page 69.) 



DWAPxF ESSEX KAPE 



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 Southern States until September or October for winter pasture. In the lati- 

 tude of New York, July or August is the best time to sow. Its fattening properties are 

 probably twice as good as those of Clover, and for sheep the feeding value of Rape excels 

 all other plants we know of. At the Michigan Experiment Station, 128 lambs were pastured 

 for 8 weeks on 1-5 acres of Rape sown in July, and showed a gain of 2,890 lbs., or at the 

 rate of 3 lbs. per lamb each week Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in 

 drills. Price 10c. lb., S3.50 bush., of 50 lbs. 100 lbs. S6.50. If by mad, add 8c. lb. 



SAND or WINTEK VETCH $& 



It succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, though it is much more vi- 

 gorous 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, being nearly a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, 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 stockbreeder in the United States should have a field of it. 



It is exceedingly nutritious, much more so than Clover, is eaten with a relish and may 

 be fed with safety to all kinds of stock. 



It will also prove valuable for a Hay crop in the South and dry Western regie- 

 it may be sown in the fall and will make a luxuriant growth during the fall and spring 

 months, and will yield a heavy crop, which may be cut and stored before the droughts 

 set in. (See cut.) 



Sow 1 bu. per acre, with J-< bu. of Rye or Wheat. Price, 12c. lb., $6.75 bushel of 60 lbs.: 

 100 lbs., S10.50. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



Henderson's Farmers' Manual, 



An Up-to-Date Catalogue 

 of All Farm Seeds. 



Mailed Free ,^ to Farmers and Breeders. 



