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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Farm Seeds 



Goldeil Millet (Northern Grown) 



The chief importance of Millet is as a dry weather, summer catch crop, supple- 

 menting other early summer maturing crops, and of value to succeed crops that 

 fail, such as Corn, etc. Millets are also one of the best crops for planting on 

 newly broken land — useful in certain kinds of rotation, excellent for soiling. 



Golden Millet is considerably larger than Hungarian and yields a much heavier 

 crop, but is later and not so quick growing, consequently cannot be sown much 

 after the fourth of July in this latitude. To maintain its heavy cropping char- 

 acter, seed of this variety needs to be specially cultivated. 



Our seed is specially grown and selected, and will produce nearly double the 

 crop obtained from seed not so grown. Sow one bushel per acre. (See engraving.) 



Price, $3.50 per bushel of 50 lbs.; 10 bushels and upwards, $3.40 per bushel. 



Japanese Millet 



Is particularly valuable in the Northern States as a quick-growing forage and 

 ensilage crop, attaining a height in good soil of 6 to 8 feet and yielding from 10 to 

 18 tons of green fodder per acre. For feeding green, it may be cut from day to 

 day as needed until the seed begins to ripen. During this period it is much rel- 

 ished by stock. For dried fodder it should be cut in the blossom stage, and is 

 preferred by horses and cattle to Timothy and Clover hay. For ensilage, two 

 parts of the Millet in combination with one part Soya Bean forage, form a com- 

 plete balanced ration that may be fed without grain. Sow from May to July, 15 

 lbs. of seed per acre if broadcasted, or if in drills 12 to 18 inches apart, use 10 to 

 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 20c. lb.; 10 lbs., $1.50; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



Sand 



(Vicia Villosa) 



It succeeds and produces good crops on poor, 

 sandy soils, though it is much more vigorous on 

 good land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. 

 It is perfectly hardy, remaining green all win- 

 ter, and should be sown during August and Sep- 

 tember, mixed with Rye, which serves as a sup- 

 port for the plants, or in spring with Oats or 

 Barley. 



It is the earliest crop for cutting and a full 

 crop can be taken off the land in time for plant- 

 ing spring crops. Being much hardier than 

 Scarlet Clover this is the forage plant to sow in 

 the Northern States, where Scarlet Clover 

 winter-kills, though it is equally valuable in the 

 South. Every dairyman and stock breeder in 

 the United States should have a field of it. (See 

 engraving.) 



Sow 1 bushel per acre, with % bushel of Oats 

 or Barley. Price, 40c. lb.; $20.00 bushel of 60 

 lbs.; 100 lbs. $30.00. 



Henderson's 



Japanese Buckwheat 



Introduced by Peter Henderson years ago, has proven a bonanza 

 to Buckwheat raisers in this country. It is of strong, branching 

 growth, stands up well and produces from two to four times as 

 much grain as any other variety under same conditions. It is also 

 fully a week earlier. 



Henderson's Japanese Buckwheat seed is grown from the largest 

 Japanese type imported by us for stock seed and is therefore im- 

 mensely superior to that grown here for several reasons, whereby 

 it has deteriorated. Sow 1 bushel per acre. (See engraving.) 



Price, $1.25 peck; $3.50 per bushel of 48 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $3.40 

 per bushel. 



Dwarf Essex Rape 



Under favorable conditions Rape 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. In the Northern States it 

 should be sown from May to the end of August for fall pasturing, 

 but as it thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown in the 

 Southern States until September or October for winter pasture. 

 In the latitude of New York, July or August is the best time to 

 sow. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. 



Price, 20c. lb.; $8.00 bushel of 50 lbs.; 100 lbs., $15.00. 



An ideal ensilage mixture may be composed of two parts of Japanese Millet to one part of Soja Beans mixed when filling 



the silo 



