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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— FARM SEEDS FOR FALL SOWING. 



QAND, OR WINTER VETCH oj 





={Yicia Villosa.)= 



Though it succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, it is 

 much more vigorous on good land and grows to a height of i to 5 feet. 

 It is perfectly hardy throughout the United States, remaining green all 

 winter, and should be sown during August and September, mixed with 

 Eye, which serves as a support for the plants. 



It is tbe earliest crop for cutting; or plo-wing; 

 under in spring, being- nearly a montb earlier 

 ttian Scarlet Clover and mucli hardier. 



It is exceedingly nutritious and may be fed with safety to all kinds of 

 stock. 



It is of such early and rapid growth that a full crop can be taken off in 

 time for planting spring crops. 



Sow one-half bushel to a bushel per acre with one-half bushel of Kye 

 or Wheat. 15c. lb., $4.50 bushel of 60 lbs., $7.50 100 lbs. 



TRUE DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



In the United States we have millions of acres of good land that annu- 

 ally lie idle or run to weeds the latter part of the season, after the grain, 

 potato and hay crops have been harvested, a large portion of which 

 might be made to produce one of the finest feeds imaginable and in the 

 greatest abundance, at a time when cattle and sheep are roaming through 

 bare pastures in search of a scanty living. Under favorable conditions 

 it 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. There are several varieties 

 of Rape, but care should be taken to procure the D^waxf Esses, which 

 does not seed the same season as sown. In the Northern States it should 

 be sown from May to August for fall pasturing, but as it thrives best in 

 cool weather, it should not be sown in the Southern States until Septem- 

 ber or October for winter pasture. In the latitude 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 eight weeks on 15 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. To secure the best results the Rape should be sown in drills. 

 Sow 6 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. 12c. lb., 

 $9.00 per 100 lbs. 



SAXD, OK w^^■IZE vetch. 



rjRIMSON OR SCARLET CLOVER.^ 



^■^ 'i' Trifolium tnr.arnaf.um.) == 



The Most Valuable Plant for Restoring the Fertility of Worn=out Soils. 



The value of Scarlet Clover is now so thoroughly established that 

 we have no hesitation in recommending that all lands from which crops 

 have been harvested during the summer and fall should be sown with 

 Scarlet Clover for plowing under the following spring. Authorities 

 who have made a careful estimate state that plowing under a good 

 crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tons of stable manure per 

 acre, and even if the Clover be harvested or pastured, the benefits 

 derived from the wonderful nitrogenous root formation will alone 

 many times repay the cost of seed and labor. 



If intended for feeding, it should always be cut while in the young 

 stage and never fed to stock after the crop has ceased flowering, as 

 serious results are apt to follow the feeding of overripe Crimson Clover. 



It is the cheapest source of nitrogen, and has revolutionized the 

 methods of farming in New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, has 

 restored to profitable cultivation thousands of acres of poor land, and 

 should be extensively used throughout the entire United States for 

 sowing among corn, tomatoes, turnips, etc., at time of last hoeing, or 

 after potatoes, melons, cucumbers, etc., have been harvested or on 

 grain stubble and harrowed in. 



In the latitude of New York, time of sowing may extend from July 

 15th to Sept. 15th, and further South up to Oct. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 



Choice American=grown new crop seed thoroughly recleaned and free from 

 weed seeds, 10c. lb., $4.20 bush., $7.00 100 lbs. 



CRIMSON CLOTEK. 



