DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS. 



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FIELD, FORAGE HND SILO SEEDS. 



" Dreer's Grasses and Clovers " contains ihe latest facts on Forage Plants. Price, 25 cts. 



The changing agricultural conditions in America demand new crops and new processes. The soiling of stock will, in some 

 places, receive increased attention. Green manuring will come more and more into vogue. New pasturage crops (particularly 

 for autumn) are needed. 



The peas are especially recommended for green manuring. Tares or vetches are peas in character, and excellent for this pur- 

 pose. The idea of "green manuring" is that it is cheaper and better to plow under half-grown or fully grown crops than to 

 ■expend money and labor in the application of natural or artificial manures. 



The idea of "soiling" is that it is cheaper to cut and carry forage to stock than to allow the animals to trample upon and 

 destroy their food by roaming the fields. Rape is coming into favor as a forage crop, and millet is widely used for soiling pur- 

 poses. We especially recommend rye, oats and sweet corn for soiling purposes ; rye for fall planting, oats for spring, and sweet 

 ■corn for summer. Oichard and other grasses, the clover, oats and peas mixed, field corn, millet, etc., are also used for soiling 



purposes or silos. 



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 Southern Black-eyed Cow Peas. Also known 



as .Sand Pea, A small white variety with black eye. 

 Sow in May or June for plowing under. Much used 

 for green manuring purposes. Use two to three bushels 

 to acre. Peck 50 cts.; bu. $1.50. 



Warren's JExtra-early Cow Peas. A new 



favorite. The earliest pea grown; matures two crops 

 in one season in the South ; bush form. Peas good for 

 table use. Of great agricultural value. Peck 60 cts.; 

 bu. S2.00. 



New Wouclerftll Cow^ Peas. This new variety is 

 wonderful in its enormous production of vines and peas. 

 As an improver of the soil they are invaluable, they 

 grow quicker and larger than other varieties ; should 

 be planted in May or June to obtain best results. 

 Peck 60 cts.; bu. $2.00. 



■Canada Field Peas. Very popular as a Hay and 

 Forage crop, also a very early nutritious dry or green 

 feed. Sow in March or April at the rate of 1^ bu. per 

 acre broadcast with \ bu. oats as a support ; cut for Hay 

 before the Peas mature. Excellent pigeon feed when 

 dry. Peck 40 cts.; bu. §1.25; 10 bu. $11.50. 



liarg-e White Marrowfat Peas. Peck 60 cts.; 

 bu. $2.00. 



Black-Eyed Marrowfat Peas. This and the 



White M.\rrowfat are extensively grown as field Peas. 

 Peck 60 cts.; bu. |2 00. 



■Spring' Vetches or Tares {Vida Sativa). Closely 

 associated with peas in character. Highly valuable for 

 soiling or for green manuring. Sometimes grown with 

 oats, for mowing and feeding to stock. Use two to three 

 bushels to acre broadcast, or one to two bushels in drills. 



Sow in spring, while 



ground is cool and moist, 



or in early autumn. Lb. 



8 cts., by mail 15 cts.; 



$3.00 bu. of 60 lbs ; $4.50 



per 100 lbs. 



Winter Vetches or 



Tares ( Vida villosa). 

 Also called Sand Vetch or 

 Hairy Vetch. Recom- 

 mended for fall sowing 

 with rye, which serves as 

 a support. It is perfectly 

 hardy in all parts of the 

 country, remaining green 

 all winter and maturing 

 fully four weeks earlier 

 than Scarlet Clover ; it can, 

 therefore, be harvested or 

 plowed under, and the 

 ground used for the usual 

 spring crops. It is very 

 nutritious, and all kinds of 

 stock eat it with relish. 

 Sow from one-half to one 

 bu. per acre, together with 

 one-half bu. of Rye. Price 

 per lb. 8 cts., by mail 15 

 cts.; bu. (60 lb.) $3.50; 

 Winter Vetch. 100 lbs. $6.00. 



Special prices on any of the 



Dwarf Essex Rape. Second growth. One plant. 



Dwarf Essex Kape. A forage plant of highest value. 

 It can be sown in April for an early crop, and for fall crop in 

 July, August and September, and still later further south ; it 

 is sown broadcast 6 lbs. to the acre, but is better drilled, in 

 which case 3 lbs. to the acre will suffice. In a few weeks 

 from the time of sowing, sheep, hogs or cattle can be turned 

 on it; all reports agree that they gain weight faster on this 

 than any other fodder, as it can be sown after other crops are 

 off; the gain in fodder is secured at a nominal cost. Stock- 

 men, Dairymen and Farmers have proved its value. Per lb. 

 12 cts., by mail 20 cts.; 10 lbs. $1.00; bus. of 50 lbs. $4.50; 

 100 lbs. $8.00. 



Yellow LiUpin {Lupinus Intius). Botanically related to the 

 peas, but less hardy. Sow May to July; two to three bu.shels 

 to acre. Useful for green manuring. 8 cts. lb., by mail 15 

 CIS.; $3 50 per bu. of 60 lbs.; $5.00 per 100 lbs. 



Flat Pea (Lathyrus silvestris). A perennial forage plant of 

 value. Will grow well on poor and stony soils. Lb. $2 00. 



Teosinte {Reana luxurians). This gigantic fodder plant 

 somewhat resembles Indian corn, growing 12 feet high, and 

 yielding an abundance of forage. As a soiling or fodder 

 plant in the South it surpasses either corn or sorghum. Sow 

 six to eight pounds to acre. Per oz. 15 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



Sacaline {Pofygonunt sachalinense). For forage. Grows to 

 height of 10 or 12 feet. Pkt. 10 cts ; oz. 25 cts ; \ lb. 85 cts.; 

 lb. $3.00. 



W^ild Kice [Zizania oqiiatica). The Zizania is valuable as a 

 forage plant on inundated lands and along the shores of 

 marshes. As an attraction for wild fowls it is invaluable. The 

 seed should be sown in the fall in 6 inches to 6 feet of water, 

 having soft mud bottom where there are few weeds. Lb. 25 

 cts ; 100 lbs. S20.00. 



Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. May be grown to 



great advantage in waste ground, from early spring to the 

 latter part of July ; an excellent and cheap food for fowls. 

 Plant four quarts to acre. Lb. 10 cts., by mail 18 cts.; bu., 

 25 lbs., $1.75; 100 lbs. $6.00. 

 above seeds in large quantities. 



