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•ACALINE ! 



(Polygonum Sachalinense.) 



The New Forage Plant. 



The introducers of this Remarkable Forage Plant, 

 both in Europe and America, are' making the most 



astonishing claims for Sacaline. 



If it turns out half 

 as good as the claims made for it, it is certainly won- 

 derful. The introducer has this to say about it : 



"Is perfectly hardy, even in Siberia; flourishes in the Indies; re- 

 quires no plowing before planting ; needs .no cultivation, no manur- 

 ing, no replanting; roots penetrate deep into the soil. Once plant- 

 ed, stands forever. Endures severest drought with impunity ; 

 trrows in poorest soils ; luxuriates in wet lauds; thrives where no 

 other forage plant will grow ; young shoots and leaves eaten as a veg- 

 etable ; stems and leaves, green or dry, greatly relished by cattle, 

 sheep aud horses : more nutritious than clo%-er or lucerne ; gives 

 three and four cuttings per year. Produces 90 to 180 tons of green 

 forage per acre. Grows 14 feet high by Jane. Excellent soil eurich- 

 er; planted at any time ; affords shade to cattle in summer ; pro- 

 tection against storms in svinter ; floods will not destroy it ; tire will 

 not kill it. Cattle cannot trample it out. Seed has been sold at 

 81,000 per pound. Endorsed by the highest authorities." 



(Illustration herewith is from a photograph of one year's growth of a twenty- 

 year old plant which has never been cultivated, manured or re-planted.) 



I think Sacaline is worthy of a trial by all my 

 customers who are interested in forage plants, and 

 take pleasure in offering seed at the following prices : 



Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



We can also furnish dry roots of the above, 

 25 cents each; 3 for 50 cents. 



3 Another New Forage Plant, LATHYRUS SYLVESTRIS. or Flat Pea. 



Sold In 1^93 in London at as Hlgrh as S3.00 per ounce packet. As 

 its Nutritive Value is Nearly I)o:it>le Clover and Alfalfa, Its 

 Value for Permanent Pasture can Readilv be Estimated. 



hogs or sheep without any grain. It will last 50 years without manure, 

 and without re-seeding. It will draw double the nitrogen from the air 

 that alfalfa or clover does, hence it is the most valuable plant known 

 for renovating worn-out soils. It will cut 8 tons of hay per acre in a 

 . season. When established, a field of it will fatten hogs without any 

 mis new forage plant has created quite a sensation at home and corn. Its growth is slow the first two years. The plants grow very 

 abroad for the last year or two, and has attracted the attention of dis- little above ground the first vear, but the roots make rapid growth. The 

 tinguisbed agriculturists the world over. If the claims made for it are second vear the top thickens up, and the third vear the plant is ma- 

 only half true, it is the most valuable acquisition to forage plants ever I tured. The seed requires several weeks to germinate, 

 discovered, some of its points of excellence may be mentioned as fol- | Culture.— Prepare a piece of clean ground bv deep plowing and thor- 

 lows: Its roots penetrate the soil 30 feet, which enables it to withstand i oughly working. Plant the seed any time during the first summer 

 great extremes of cold and drought. It has double the feeding value of j months. Either drill or scatter bv the hand in drills 12 to 15 inches 

 alfalfa, a crop richer than red clover. Its feeding ratio is 1 to 4.5, which 1 apart. One plant to the square foot is sufficient when established, hence 

 is richer than oats, with a ratio of 1 to 6.5. It is richer than the bal- the seeding is light. Keep the weeds down the first vear. 

 anced ratios for fattening cattle, and is rich enough for fattening either | Packet, 15 cents; i packets, i5 ceuts; >-i lb., $1.35. 



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