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Canada Field Peas ZI^^X 



"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 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 e.xtracting 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. $1.00 per peck; $3.75 per bushel of 60 



lbs.; 10 bushel lots, $3.66 per bushel. 

 Peas, Large Marrowfat. $1.60 per peck; $6.00 per bushel of 

 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $4.90 per bushel. 



Cow 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 grpw 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, $3.76 per bush, of 60 lbs.; 10-bush. lots, $3.65 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 60 days, specially adapted for planting 



north. Yields well. Price, $3.50 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 



10-bushel lots, $3.40 per bushel. 



Hendersons Japanese Buckwheat 



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

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

 ] :es from two to four times as much grain as any other variety under same conditions, 

 s also fully a week earlier. 



The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports that "It is larger and stronger, stands 

 better during storms, and the grains are larger; but what places it far ahead of other 

 ieties is that of setting full crops of Buckwheat in dry, hot weather. It can also be sown 

 ch earlier than other varieties, thus avoiding loss by early frost." 



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

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

 s whereby it has deteriorated. Sow 1 bushel per acre. (.See engraving.) Price, 60c. 

 k; $2.00 per bushel of •iS lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $1.90 per bushel. 



Dwarf Essex Rape 



'nder favorable conditions Rape is ready for pasturing sheep or cattle within six weeks 

 'n time of sowing, and on an average one acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six weeks 

 'wo months. When on the Rape they should at all times have access to salt; but water 

 ;Dt necessary. In the Northern States it'should be sown from May to the end of August 

 fall pasturing, but as it thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown in the South- 

 States until September or October for winter pasture. In the latitude of New York, 

 y or August is the best time to sow. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre 

 irills. Price, 15c. lb.; $6.50 bushel of 60 lbs.; 100 lbs, $12.00. 



Sand or Winter Vetch (Vida vmosa) 



t succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, though it is much more vigorous 

 good land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is perfectly hardy, remaining green all 

 ter, and should be sown during August and September, mixed with Rye, which serves 

 I support for the plants, or in spring with Oats or Barley. 



t is the earliest crop for cutting, and a full crop can be taken ofl the land in time for 

 nting spring crops. Being much hardier than Scarlet Clover, this is the forage plant 

 sow in the Northern States, where Scarlet Clover winter-kills, though it is equally 

 uable in the South. Every dairyman and stock breeder in the United States should 

 'e a field of it. 



t will also prove valuable for a hay crop in the South and dry Western regions, as it may 

 sown in the fall and will make a luxuriant growth during the fall and spring months, 

 '. will yield a heavy crop, which may be cut and stored before the droughts set in. Owing 

 londitions in Europe the seed of true Winter Vetch (Vicia Villosa) is scarce and dear. 

 e engraving.) Sow 1 bushel per acre, with J^ bushel of Oats or Barley. Price, 26c. 

 $13.76 bushel of 60 lbs.; 100 lbs., $22.00. 



'e shall be pleased to make Special Prices, ''to'bu^ws'of^' large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed. 



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