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Dwarf Essex Rape 



Monumental Dwarf Essex Rape 



1127. It is an annual, bearing a close resemblance in leaf and j 

 stalk to the Ruta Baga, but both leaves and stalks are more numerous 

 in. the Rape plant, and of a taller habit of growth. It is a pasture 

 plant which may be eaten off by any kind of live stock, but it is pre- 

 eminently fitted to furnish pasture for sheep, cattle and swine. Under 

 favorable conditions Rape is ready for pasturing sheep or cattle within 

 6 weeks from the time of sowing, and on an average one acre will 

 carry from 12 to 15 sheep six weeks to two months. When on the 

 Rape they should at all times have access to salt, but water is not 

 necessary. As it thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown 

 in the Southern States until September or October for Winter pasture. 

 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: Under average conditions a yield of from 10 to 20 tons or 

 more of green forage per acre may be expected. For continued hog 

 pasture sow Rape early and at successive intervals. It may well follow 

 any gram crop and is always splendid to plow under for green manure. 

 Sow 5 lbs. per acre broadcast. 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills 15c Lb 

 10 Lbs. $1.25. 100 Lbs. $9.00. 



H49 Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa) 



This is a very valuable forage plant and is rapidly becom- 

 ing more popular each year, as the farmers of this country are 

 learning more of its great value. It is very hardy, is valuable 

 as a Winter cover crop to prevent leaching, and for forage and 

 fertilizing purposes. It is an annual, but resows itself and will 

 come up year after year on the same ground. It succeeds well 

 on nearly all soils and thrives surprisingly on poor, light land 

 and will endure extremes of drought, heat and cold. It im- 

 proves the soil, being a great nitrogen gatherer. The roots bear 

 innumerable nodules or nitrogen-gathering bacteria. These 

 take the nitrogen from the air and restore it to the soil, where 

 it is so much needed. It belongs to the Rea family, but the 

 vines are much longer and the foliage is more abundant. It 

 may be sown either in the Spring or Fall with about half a 

 bushel of Rye or Oats for support. It grows rapidly and is 

 particularly valuable in sections where Clover does not thrive. 

 In the North it remains green all Winter under the snow and 

 it is invaluable for early pasturing or soiling. The Department 

 of Agriculture estimates the value of an acre of this Vetch 

 plowed under equal to commercial fertilizer at the rate of 

 from $16 to $40 an acre. When sown in August or September 

 it covers the ground before frost and prevents leaching of the 

 soil during the Winter and Spring. When sown in April or 

 May it can be cut in July, the second growth affording excellent 

 pasture during the Summer. Seed 30 to 40 lbs. per acre alone, 

 with Rye or oats 30 lbs. to Vz bu. per acre. Price Lb. 20c. 10 

 Lbs. 18c Lb. 100 Lbs. $15.00. Write for latest prices. 



Spring Vetches or Tares 



1150. Closely associated with Peas in character. Used for the 

 same purpose as Hairy Vetch, but must be planted in the Spring wher- 

 ever the Winters are severe, as this variety is not so hardy as Hairy 

 Vetch. Highly valuable for soiling or for green manuring. Sometimes 

 grown with Oats for mowing and feeding to stock. Thrives best in well- 

 drained soil, doing best in loams or sandy loams, though excellent 

 crops are grown both on sandy and gravelly soils. Sow alone 70 to 90 

 pounds per acre, and if with Oats 60 pounds of Vetch and 40 pounds of 

 Oats. Sow in Spring while the ground is cool and moist or in early 

 Autumn. " Monumental " Brand, Lb. 15c. 10 Lbs. at 12c. 50 Lbs. at 10c. 

 100 Lbs. at 8c. Write us for latest market prices. 



Oregon Vetch 



1275. Same as Spring Vetch, but owing to its hardiness is known 

 as Oregon or Winter Vetch. It can be planted in the Fall in all of the 

 Southern States as well as in the Spring with results about the same 

 as Hairy Vetch. Sow alone, sow 70 to 90 pounds per acre. Sown with 

 Oats, sow 60 pounds Vetch and 40 pounds Oats. " Monumental " Brand, 

 Lb. 15c. 10 Lbs. $1.25. 50 Lbs. $5.75. 100 Lbs. $10.00. Write for latest 

 market prices. 



Sorghum or Cane 



1146 Early Amber Sorghum. Furnishes a large yield of 

 most nutritious forage, which can be fed either green or cured 

 and will yield 2 or 3 cuttings a year, stooling out thicker each 

 time it is cut. It grows 10 to 12 feet high. Sow broadcast for 

 forage at the rate of 1 to 1% bushels per acre. When sown 

 in drills, sow at the rate of 1 peck per acre in drills 3% to 4 

 feet apart. Please write for prices. 



1158. Early Orange Sorghum. This variety is rapidly 

 growing in favor wherever it is grown. Similar in growth to 

 Early Amber, but it is claimed that it produces a heavier crop. 

 Please write for lowest prices. 



Cow-Horn Turnip 



326. Long White Cow-Horn Turnip. It has been found 

 by practical farmers that there is no better way for aerating 

 and adding humus to the soil in the Winter time than bv sowing 

 Long White Cow-Horn Turnips. They can be fed to the stock 

 as they are needed and the rest allowed to remain in the ground 

 and rot, having a valuable fertilizing property. They grow 

 nearly half out of the ground and are carrot-like in form. 

 Sow two pounds of seed to the acre, broadcast. Oz. 10c. hi Lb 

 20c. Lb. 60c. 5 Lbs. at 55c. 



326 Long Yellow Cow-Horn Turnip 



They can be fed to the stock as they are needed and the 

 rest allowed to remain in the ground and rot, having a valuable 

 fertilizing property. They grow nearly half out of the ground 

 and are carrot-like in form. Sow two pounds of seed to the 

 acre, broadcast. Oz. 10c. % Lb. 15c. Lb. 40c. 5 Lbs at 35c 



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