CURRIE BROS., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



SAND, HAIRY OR WINTER VETCH. 



VICIA VILLOSA. ^anbttmfett. 



Withstands our Northwestern Winters. Hardier than Winter 



Wheat. Owing to its remarkable earliness and great feed= 



ing qualities, no dairy farmer or hog=raiser can 



afford to be without a field of it. 



This forage plant is here to stay in the West and Northwestern State*, owing to its adaptabilitv 

 to withstand severe drought, heat and cold. It is a plant particularly adapted for hog pastures as 

 it withstands close eating and is much relished by all kinds of stock. A nice hog pasture can be pro- 

 duced in a few months by making a sowing of these Vetches early in April. The hogs should be turned 



on as soon as the plants are from 2 to 3 feet in height 

 and allowed to eat the Vetches almost to the ground: 

 provided they are then taken off a second crop will 

 very soon mature, which can be again pastured or 

 allowed to run to seed. By this latter method a 

 patch can be kept down for years, as they reseed 

 themselves very easily. Sowings made in August or 

 September withstand easily our Northwestern win- 

 ters, and will furnish a handsome crop of green fodder 

 by the end of April, which, on good land, has equaled 

 15 tons per acre; if cut just before coming into 

 bloom, it immediatelv restarts into growth furnish- 

 ing a second crop, which can be eaten off by stock or 

 turned under as a green manure. Sow in drills 3 feet 

 apart, using 30 lbs. of seed per acre, or broadcast with 

 the addition of one-half bushel Rye or Oats to furnish 

 support for the vines. 



One important feature is, that a sowing made in 

 August or September covers the ground before winter 

 sets in and prevents washing of the soil during the 

 winter and spring, thus effecting a great saving of 

 soluble mineral fertilizers contained in soil, which 

 otherwise would wash or leach out. The Washington 

 Department of Agriculture estimates the value of a 

 plowed under crop of this Vetch as equivalent to put- 

 ting into the ground $16 to $45 worth of commercial 

 fertilizers per acre. The yield of green forage varies 

 from 10 to 15 tons per acre, equal to 3 to 4 tons 

 when cured as dried hay. Sow 30 to 40 lbs. per acre, 

 mixed with a half bushel of rye or wheat to furnish 

 support for the vines. 



Per lb., 15 cts; 10 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs., $3.50; 

 100 lbs., $6.50. 



Crimson or Scarlet 

 Clover. 



(TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM.) 



A valuable clover either for cutting green during 

 the early spring and summer months or for plowing 

 under. It can be sown amongst corn, tomatoes and 

 turnips at the time of the last cultivating or after 

 such crops as cucumbers and melons, or on oat or 

 rye stubble and harrowed in. It is not sufficiently 

 hardy to withstand our winters north of latitude 42 

 or in the States of Wisconsin. Michigan, Iowa and 

 Minnesota. Sow broadcast at the rate of 15 lbs. per 

 acre, from July 15th to September 15th. 



Choice American grown seed, 10 cts. per lb.; $3.50 

 per bus. of 60 lbs.; $5.50 per 100 lbs. 



In small lots by mail, add 8 cents per lb. for 



SAND, OR WINTER VKTCH. postage. 



