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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— FARM SEEDS FOR FALL SOWING. 



SAND, OR WINTER VETCH. (YiciaYillosa.) 



Though it succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, it is 

 much more \agorous on good land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is 

 perfectly hardy throughout the United States, remaining green all winter, and 

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

 as a support for the plants. 



It is the earliest crop for cutting- or plo-^-ingf 

 under in Spring, tteing- nearly a montli earlier 

 than Scarlet Clo-^er and mucli hardier^ 



It is exceedingly nutritious and may be fed with safety to all kinds of stock. 



It is of such early and rapid growth that a full crop can be taken off in time 

 for planting spring crops. 



Sow one-half bushel to a bushel per acre with one-half bushel of Rye or 

 Wheat. 15 cts. lb. $5.00 bushel of 60 lbs.; $7.50 100 lbs. 



TRUE DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



In the United States we have millions of acres of good land that annually lie 

 idle or run to weeds the latter part of the season, after the grain, potato and hay 

 crops have been harvested, a large portion of which might be made to produce 

 one of the finest feeds imaginable and in the greatest abundance, at a time when 

 cattle and sheep. are roaming through bare pastures in search of a scanty living. 

 Under favorable conditions it 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. There are several varieties 

 of Rape, but care should be taken to procure the Dwarf Essex, which 

 does not seed the same season as sown. In the Northen States it should be 

 sown from May to 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 At the Michigan Experiment Station, 128 lambs were pastured for 

 eight weeks on 15 acres of Rape sown in July and showed a gain of 2,890 lbs., 

 or at the rate of 3 lbs. per lamb each week. To secure the best results the 

 Rape should be sown in drills. Sow 6 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 Ihs. per 

 acre in diills. 12c. lb., 

 Sj.oo per 100 lbs. 



Crimson or Scarlet Clover. 



( T> i folium incarnatuni . ) 



The Most Valuable Plant for Restoring the Fertility of 



Worn-out Soils. 



The value of Scarlet Clover is now so thoroughly established that we have 

 no hesitation in recommending that all lands from which crops have been 

 harvested during the Summer and Fall should be sown with Scarlet Clover 

 for plowing under the following Spring. Authorities who have made a care- 

 ful estimate state that plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover 

 is equivalent to 20 tons of stable manure per acre, and even if the Clover be 

 harvested or pastured, the benefits derived from the wonderful nitrogenous 

 root formation will alone many times repay the cost of seed and labor. 



If intended for feeding, it should always be cut while in the young stage 

 and never fed to stock after the crop has ceased flowering, as serious 

 results are apt to follow the feeding of overripe Crimson Clover. 



It is the cheapest source of nitrogen, and has revolutionized the methods 

 of farming in New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, has restored to profit- 

 able cultivation thousan'ls of acres of poor land, and should be extensively 

 used throughout the entire United States for sowing among corn, tomatoes, 

 tu-nips, etc., at tim.e of last hoeing, or after potatoes, melons, cucumbers, 

 etc., have been harvested or on grain stubble and harrowed in. 



In the latitude of New York, time of sowing may extend from July 15th 

 to September 30th, and further South even later. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 



Choice American grown new crop seed, 10c. per lb.; $9 00 

 per 100 lbs. Best Imported Seed, 9c. pec lb ; $8 00 per 100 

 lbs. 





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