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Japanese Millet 



A very distinct variety that 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 relished by 

 scock; cattle especially consume it without waste before touching green fodder Corn, and 

 cows fed on it invariably increase in milk. For dried fodder, it should be cut in the blossom 

 stage; it is freely eaten by stock and is often preferred by horses to Timothy and Clover hay; 

 when sown early, it produces a fair second cutting. For ensilage, two parts of the Millet 

 In combination with one part Soja Bean forage, form a complete 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, 15c. lb.; 10 lbs. ,$1.20; 100 lbs., 

 S10.00. (For other varieties of Millet see page 74.) 



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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. Its fattening properties are probably twice as good as 

 those of Clover, and for sheep the feeding value of Rape excels all other plants we know of. 

 Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. Price, 12c. lb.; $5.00 bu. of 50 

 lbs.; 100 lbs., $9.00. 



. Sand or Winter Vetch 



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

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



It is the earliest crop for cutting, being nearly a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and 

 a full crop can be taken off the land in time for planting 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. 



It will also prove valuable for a haj' crop in the South and dry Western regions, as it 

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

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

 cut.) 



Sow 1 bu. per acre, with Yz bu. of Oats or Barley. Price, 18c. lb.; $9.25 bu. of 60 lbs.; 

 100 lbs., $15.00. 



Canada Field Peas 



For Fodder 



and 



Green-Manuring 



"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 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 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 plough under for green manure, they are unsurpassed. 

 Peas can be followed by Millet or Crimson Clover. 



Prices of Field Peas for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 

 Peas, Canada White. 80c. per pk.; $3.00 per bu. of 60 lbs.; 10-bu. lots, $2.90 per bu. 



- (See cut.) 



Peas, Large Marrowfat. $1.50 per pk.; $5.00 per bu. of 60 lbs.; 10-bu. lots, $4.90 

 per bu. 



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 successfully grown for 

 forage and soiling as far north as Massachusetts, 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 bigh, 

 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, $4.25 per 

 bu. of 60 lbs.; 10-bu. lots, $4.15 per bu. 



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, $4.00 per bu. of 60 lbs.; 10-bu. 

 lots, $3.90 per bu. 



We shall be pleased to make Special Prices, p ^, e b r [ e e to buyers of large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed, Write us 



