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Dwarf Essex Rape 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE. Sow 3 pounds to the acre 
if drilled in or s pounds if sown broadcast. If drilled 
make the rows 30 inches apart. It may be sown with 
corn at last cultivation. One acre of Rape will 
pasture fifteen or twenty hogs or sheep for two 
months. It may be lightly grazed by pigs three or 
four weeks after seeding. When properly seeded, an 
acre of Rape on good land will produce as much 
pork when used as a hog pasture as the same area of 
land cultivated in corn. For pasturage, an acre will 
supply many tons of the most nutritious feed. Al- 
ways allow the Rape to grow 10 to 12 inches before 
turning hogs in the field. It is positively the best 
green feed for hogs and for fattening and finishing 
lambs for market. 
Thin land should first be manured before sowing 
Rape. I urge you to sow Dwarf Essex Rape, for the 
cost is very little and the profit large. One of the 
large hog-raisers in America, with the largest pure- 
bred Chester White herd, sows 500 acres of Rape 
every year. It pays him big profits — why not you? 
Sow, also, with oats, or Canada field peas, (i bushel 
of either with 4 pounds of Rape). Take no chances 
on unknown seed — make sure of your crop by always 
sowing Schell's Quality Dwarf Essex Rape seed. Can 
be sown from March 15 to the end of August. A 
bushel of seed weighs 50 pounds. 
HAIRY VETCH. Sow 40 pounds of seed to the acre 
when sown alone or 20 pounds per acre when seeded 
with rye. Hairy Vetch is a winter-grown forage crop 
and is usually sown with rye or other fall grain. 
The hay it produces compares in quality with 
alfalfa and it makes a good late fall or early spring 
pasture crop for horses, cattle, and hogs, and poultry 
also like it. It is a very hardy perennial, drops its 
seeds freely, and will come up year after year on the 
same ground. Hairy Vetch will improve soil wonder- 
fully when plowed under. A bushel weighs 60 pounds. 
Be very sure to sow good seed of strong vitality, 
such as I will supply you with. 
SUDAN GRASS. Sow 20 pounds per acre broadcast. 
Sowing this quantity makes the best quality hay, 
which is relished by all stock because of its sweet 
flavor. It is very easy to grow and is one of the few 
crops that will grow during dry weather. Sow the 
seed only after all danger of frost is past and when 
the ground is thoroughly warm. As a crop to plant 
late, it may take the place of millet and it is likely 
to give you a much heavier crop of hay. The hay 
should be cut when it is in full bloom. Two crops 
may sometimes be cut the same season. Sudan Grass 
makes an excellent silage when mixed with other 
legumes. Make sure that you sow Schell's Quality 
seed. Reliable seed is of the utmost importance. 
The plants grow 6 to 7 feet high and mature 
a crop in 65 days. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. This, the best of all 
native American grasses, is best suited for pasture. 
It succeeds everywhere and lasts for years. All stock 
like it, and after it is once well established, after 
Kentucky Blue Grass, continued 
the second year, its sod is heavy and it will stand 
close grazing, but it should not be grazed too closely 
the first two years. Twenty pounds of Kentucky 
Blue Grass, mixed with 8 pounds of Fancy Red Top 
(per acre) will make for youa splendid pasture. Ken- 
tucky Blue Grass seed is valuable for sowing on 
lawns to renew them. (I recommend my Schell's 
Quality Lawn Mixture as best for sowing new lawns 
and renewing old ones). When sown alone for pasture 
use 28 pounds to the acre in spring or fall. A legal 
bushel weighs 14 pounds (it takes from 19 to 21 
pounds to make a measured bushel). 
FANCY RED-TOP. No other grass will grow under 
a greater variety of conditions than Red-Top. It is 
the best of all wet-land grasses and will grow success- 
fully on soils so deficient in lime that most other 
grasses would fail. On wet heavy bottom soil it 
grows to perfection and is especially valuable for 
land liable to overflow. It is also a valuable grass for 
binding soils on land that slopes. Sow 15 pounds of 
Fancy seed per acre for meadows. There is such a 
vast difference in the qualities of the different grades 
of the seed of Red-Top that the weight per bushel 
varies from 14 to 32 pounds, so it will be readily seen 
that you should sow no other seed than Schell's 
Fancy Red-Top, 32 pounds to the bushel which is 
the highest- quality. Prepare your seed-bed with 
care, have it fine and mellow and do not cover too 
deep. Sow seed in spring or fall. 
ORCHARD GRASS. Very valuable for both pasture 
and hay grass and all stock like it. It stands close 
grazing and will stand dry weather better than al- 
most any other grass. It starts its growth very early 
in the spring and is one of the last grasses to be 
affected by frost in the fall. It is the best grass for 
growing in orchards and for sowing in wooded land 
used for pasture. A bushel weighs 14 pounds. 
Sow 2 bushels (28 pounds) to the acre. My Orchard 
Grass seed is the very best quality. 
PERMANENT PASTURE MIXTURE for Uplands 
and for Lowlands. I have a well-balanced pasture- 
producing mixture made up of grasses specially 
suited for uplands and also one for lowlands. If 
you have a piece of ground you wish to put into 
permanent pasture use either one of these high- 
quality mixtures. Sow 45 pounds (3 bushels) to the 
acre. One seeding lasts for many years and may be 
renewed by sowing Kentucky Blue Grass or Fancy 
Red-Top. or both, over the pasture field in spring or 
early fall, at the rate of 10 pounds per acre. I sell 
great quantities of my Permanent Pasture Mixture. 
SOY BEANS (Soja Beans) 
These are grown for a hay crop, for soil improvement, 
for pasturage and for the beans which are used as a 
table bean and for canning. 
Good Soy Bean hay is equal to alfalfa as feed for 
dairy cows. The Beans, ground into meal, are equal in 
feeding value to cottonseed meal and make a splendid 
feed for dairy cows and hogs. By sowing Soy Beans 
at the last working of Corn, the crops may be put in the 
silo, or harvested separately or the corn cut and the 
Soy Beans pastured by hogs. 
When planted alone make rows wide enough to 
cultivate and use 40 pounds of seed per acre; if sown 
broadcast. 60 pounds per acre; when sown in corn 30 
pounds per acre. They do well on both light and 
heavy soils and when plowed under will wonderfully 
enrich any soil. Soy Beans grow through hot, dry 
weather after once started. A bushel weighs 60 pounds. 
Always make sure of your crop by sowing my high- 
quality seed. The following are the best varieties for 
this latitude. 
Ohio No. 908S. Medium early, always maturing the 
beans when wanted as well as producing a wonderful 
crop of green feed or hay. This variety is being grown 
by my customers, all through Pennsylvania espec- 
ially, as well as in other states. 
Mammoth YeUow. Makes a larger growth than 
most other varieties and takes longer to mature. 
If you want to harvest a crop of the matured beans 
for meal, then grow the Ohio No. 9035. 
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