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Early Green Soja or Soy Bean 



This early green variety has proved its earliness and value in the 

 Northern States by not only producing 1 large fodder crops, but ripen- 

 ing 1 the seed as far north as Massachusetts. The grain is the richest 

 known vegetable substance, and when ground and fed to cattle gives 

 a milk richer and better than cotton seed or other meal. The Amer- 

 ican farmer can now, by the aid of the Soja or Soy Bean, and Japa- 

 nese Millet, grow on his own farm, at small cost, a combination which 

 furnishes a wholesome, economical and completely balanced feed for 

 milch cows. This combination should be composed of two parts Millet 

 or Corn to one part Soja Beans, grown separately, but mixed 

 thoroughly, at the time of cutting and filling of the silo. We recom- 

 mend that grain be fed occasionally as a change, but four-fifths of 

 the grain bill can be saved. Planted the latter part of May, in latitude 

 of New York, the Beans are ready for harvesting in about 100 days. 

 Sow the Beans from the middle to end of May, and the Millet from 

 last week in June till first week in July; both will then be ready for 

 silo about the end of August. 



Planted in rows 2V2 feet apart, 6 to 8 plants to the foot of row. 

 requiring three pecks per acre, they yield 15 to 20 tons per acre of 

 fodder, very rich in flesh formers. For green feed, use from time of 

 blossoming till pods are well filled; for the silo, cut as soon as most 

 of the pods are well filled, and cut into %-inch to 2% -inch lengths. 

 The Soja Bean is also valuable as a soil enricher, gathering nitrogen 

 from the air same as Clover, the roots being crowded with nodules 

 which give them this power. (See engraving.) 



Price, 20c. per lb.; $2.25 per peck; $8.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10- 

 bnshel lots, $7.90 per bushel. 



Early Wilson Black Soja Bean 



Possessing all the good qualities of the early green variety, this 

 sort is considered superior on account of its extremely vigorous con- 

 stitution. On poor soil. Early Wilson will make a growth of from 

 three to four feet, and on rich soil it will attain a height of six feet. 



Many growers prefer Early Wilson because the stems, which are 

 strong enough to support the heavy top growth, are very slender, 

 and it is therefore considered better for hay and ensilage. 



Early Wilson will mature and ripen its large crop of beans in the 

 latitude of New York. If combined with Millet as recommended for Early Green, it will furnish a wholesome, economical, 

 and nutritious feed for cattle. Price, 15c. per lb.; $1.50 per peck; $5.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $4.90 per bushel. 



Canada Field Peas 



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 extracting 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 

 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, $1.50 per peck; $5.50 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 

 10-bushel lots, $5.40 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 profitable crop, 

 either for harvesting or plowing under. 



The early varieties of Cow Peas are quite extensively and suc- 

 cessfully 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 grow 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 earlv sort. 

 . Price, 20c. per lb.; $7.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, 

 $6.90 per bushel. 



New Era Cow Peas. A new, extra-early variety, earlier than the 

 Black Eye, the quickest growing of any of the Cow Peas, matur- 

 ing in about 60 davs, specially adapted for planting north. Yields 

 well. Price, 20c. per lb.; $7.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, 

 $6.90 per bushel. 



See Henderson's Farmers Manual (illustrated) for full descriptions of all Farm Seeds.. Ready in February and sent free 



to all applicants 



