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P. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



COW PEAS 



Inoculate THIS 

 Seed with 



MuLFORD Culture 



Cow Peas will make a good growth under very 

 unfavorable conditions and on poor soil. However^ 

 -' s their merit as a soil improver lies in their abil- 



y to gather nitrogen, it stands to reason that the 

 greatest benefit will be derived where the soil is 

 put in good condition and fertile. Applications of 

 lime to the soil are very beneficial also. The seed 

 may be sown at any time in the spring when it has 

 become warm enough to plant corn, and from that 

 on to within about two months of frost time. It is 

 well to remember the plant develops best in warm 

 weather. Seed may be sown broadcast or with a 

 wheat drill, using one to one and one-half bushelj^ 

 per acre. 



BEST VARIETIES TO PLANT.— Qays, Whip- 

 poorwills, New Era, M'ixed, Black Cows, Black 

 Eyes, Canada Field Peas, etc. All our Cow Peas 

 are fancy, recleaned, free from hulls. Write for 

 our lowest prices. 



HAIRY or WINTER VETCH 



This is one of the most valuable forage crops for 

 the South, but requires to be sown in the fall for 

 best results. Can be sown any time from July to 

 October. Succeeds admirably sown at the last 

 working of corn or cotton with oats or wheat. Should be sown at the rate of twenty to thirty pounds to the 

 acre with one bushel of Oats or three-fourths bushel of Wheat. The Oats or Wheat help to hold the Vetch 

 oflf the ground, enabling it to make a beter growth. 



Hairy, or Winter Vetch. 



WHITE SPRING OATS 



For a spring oat for seeding in March and April, the White Spring Oats are unquestionably the best and 

 surest yielding of spring oats, the advantages claimed for it being that it is earlier to mature, free from 

 rust, healthy, clean and vigorous growth of straw and makes a remarkable good yield of clean, bright,, 

 heavy grain. On account of its earliness to mature, it is one of the surest cropping varieties for the South. 



SOY, or SOJA BEANS 



WILSON EARLY BLACK. — A very prolific variety, and one of the best where a quick, early variety 

 is desired. Average height on good land is about three feet. 



MAMMOTH YELLOW.— The latest, yet the most ex- 

 tensively grown for both beans and forage both of which 

 it yields in great abundance. It grows more than 3 feet 

 high, is erect in growth, and can be cut with a mower. 

 Particularly valuable for Virginia and farther south for 

 both beans and forage, and widely grown farther north 

 for forage. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



This crop is very highly recommended for pasturage 

 for sheep and cattle, furnishing most rich and nutritious 

 pasturage within six to eight weeks from the time of sow- 

 ing. The fattening properties of Rape are said to be very 

 much better than those of clover. Sow three to five 

 pounds per acre in drills ; six to eight pounds per acre 

 broadcast. 



BUCKWHEAT 



NEW JAPANESE.— This new sort has proven to be 

 much earlier and more productive than any other variety. 

 Grains very large and rich brown color. It excels all in 

 yield 'and earliness. 



EARLY AMBER SORGHUM 



Furnishes a large yield of most nutritious forage, 

 which can be fed either green or cured, and will yield 

 two or three cuttings a year, stooling out thicker each 

 time it is cut. It grows 10 to 12 feet high. Sow broad- 

 cast for forage at the rate of 1 to 1^ bushels per acre 

 in drills 3^ to 4 feet apart. 



Dwarf Essex Rape. 



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