MAYS NORTHERN CROWN SEEDS BEST FOR ALL CLIMES 
The Wonderful Sand 
or Hairy Vetch 
(Vicia ViUosa) Sometimes called the 
Winter Vetch, 
AS A PASTURE PLANT FOR LATE FALL 
AND EARLY SPRING IS WITH- 
OUT AN EQUAL. 
This Vetch is beyond doubt one of the 
most valuable fodder plants for the West and 
Northwestern States, owing to its adaptabil- 
ity to withstand severe drought, heat and 
cold. The vines are very similar to pea 
vines, but are more slender and much more 
thickly clad with leaves and side stems, 
which furnish nice, succulent feed. Individ- 
ual plants will make a ten-foot growth before 
going to seed. It is an annual, but drops its 
.seeds freely, and will come up year after year 
on the same ground. The Washington De- 
partment of Agriculture estimates the value of an aero of this Vetch ])lowed under equivalent to putting into the ground 
SIO to S45 worth of commercial fertihzcr. One important feature is that a .sowing made in August or September 
covers the ground before winter sets in and prevents washing of the soil during the winter and early .spring, thus 
saring a great portion of soluble mineral fertilizers contained in soil tvhich otherwise would wash or leech out. It can 
also be sown in April and will be ready to cut by the middle of July, the second growth affording excellent hog pasture 
during the summer. 
_ TlaiT C^mn Make sowings in early spring at the rate of 30 lbs. per acre, broadcast, with the ad- 
or a. nay V^lup. dltlon of one-half bushel Rye or Oats to furnish support for the vines. This latter 
method will'give the best satisfaction. On good, rich soil it yields enormous crops of green fodder, running from 10 to 
15 tons to the acre; equal to 3 to 4 tons when cured as dried hay. It is also a remarkable grower on sandy and thin 
land. Lb. 25c., postpaid; 10 lbs. $1.25; 25 lbs. or over, lOc. per lb. 
Qnrincr Vp+rVlPC nr TnrpQ 8'''"''" extensively for stock feeding. They are excellent food for hogs 
OpXlllg V CtCllCD Ul xcuca and also a most valuable fertilizer. From 50 to 60 pounds are sown per 
acre and cultivated as field peas. Lb. 20c., postpaid; 10 lbs. 70c., 50 lbs. $2.50, 105 lbs $4.50. 
Hardy, Drouth=Defying, 
BROMUS INERMUS OR 
BROME GRASS. 
DESCRIPTION. It originated ia Ru&sia, and is 
recommended on account of the manner in which 
it has stood on the Hungary plains, where the dry, 
sterile nature of the country and the long continued 
droughts make so many plants succumb. This 
Bromus, however, stands well, and has been known 
for thirty years to stand when such robust croi)s as 
alfalfa have been destroyed. It gives a luxuriant 
crop, particularly on fresh sandy loam soil, and 
where the climate is warm. Animals eat it greedily. 
The seed is sown in the early spring. It is also useful 
in filling up gaps where alfalfa or clover crops have 
failed. Yields enormous crops of splendid hay and 
affords early and abundant pasturage. The import- 
ance and value of this class to the Northwest is not to 
be estimated. It is an absolute and thoroughly 
proven success, equaling in quality and rivaling in 
yield almost any other grass. One sowing will stand 
for years. Succeeds on poor soils and yields 4 to 5 
tons per acre. 
C+ar RrflnH 1^"^ BEST NORTHERN 
OLdX Ord-IlU. GROWN. Lb. 25c., postpaid; 
by express or freight^ 15 lbs., enough for one acre, 
$2.25; 100 lbs. $12.00. 
Bromus, Choice. e'-xpreL'^orTrl^ghl; 1l 
lbs. $1.75, 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Frost=Proof Grass for the Northwest. 
Australian Salt Bush. 
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. 
A FORAGE PLANT FOR ALKALI SOILS, AND FOR REGIONS SUBJECT TO 
PERIODIC DROUTH. 
See Photo. Illustration of a single plant, 6 months from planting, grown on dry land 
without irrigation and no rainfall after plants were one inch high. 
This is a most wonderful forage plant, as it will grow freely in arid and alkali lands, 
that will produce no other vegetation, yielding a marvelous liberal foliage which is 
eagerly eaten by all kinds of stock. It is of creeping habit. Krom 20 to 30 tons of 
green fotider have been harvested from one acre. It has further been proven that after 
three or four crops have been grown on alkali land, that the soil is then capable of pro- 
ducing any other vegetation. In many sections of the states ihi.s is in itself of priceless 
value. Tliis plant has been extensively tried at tlie California Experimental Station, 
where single i>lants, grown in the poorest alkali ground, have i-eached a diameter of 10 
feet in one season. The plant needs some little moisture to start it into growth, but 
when once started will make a strong growth during the hottest and driest weather. 
Seed should be sown early when the trees are starting out in leaf, so that the plants may 
l>ecome established before hot, dry weather. It may be cure<l for fora^ in the same 
manner as you would clover, that is, the hay should be dried slowly in "cocks" tO' 
prevent the leaves from falling off. One pound of seed will plant an acre. It grows 
readily from seed and requires no cultivation. Pkt. Sc., oz. lOc, }4 lb. 30c., lb. $1.00,. 
postpaid. 
