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i, L. MAY, & CO., ST. PAUL, ML\.\. 
The First Thirty Two Pages of this Catalogue Contains our Twen**"** Century Novelties andSneclaltv TAnt 
Don't Fail to Jtead. i v . 
SEEDS FOR THE FARM— Continued. FIELD GRASSES. 
Culture of Rape. llTtt' 
If sown ill rills but 7 lbs. jier 
acre, and Jias twice the 
clover. Sheep, swine, cattle 
sown in drills farenoi 
cultivate, or broadc; 
_ per acre is pecessary, 
best way is to sow it broadcast on vrt-y clean soil 
to sow it with your spritiK grain at the rate of ir> 
per acre. After the grain is removed it will n' 
rapidl}*, and form excellent pastnrafic. If sown v 
out cover of grain it matures more quicklv and : 
nisbes pasture soontr. In sowing cover it but one ii. ii 
deep. It is a great s il cnrichi r, and as it is cheap it 
would I ot be amiss to sow in all fields where yon 
intend to plow under in fail, as Rape plowed uridcr 
enrichcns the >oiI qnii-klv. 
Dwarf Essex Rape. I^r'tlV's^^^^^^^ii'^l 
of America. It is highly recommended by Pro 
fessorShftw, of the Minnesota Experimenlal Sta 
tion, and many other leading: authorities on stock 
xeeaing'. It has yielded ten tons of green forage ptr 
feeding value of f;ri.en 
and poultry eat it 
readily, but il is pm-ticularly desir.iblc lor sheep on 
accoiintof Its fattening qualities. Rape will do well 
on almost any soil, but gtve best results on com 
land. 
Prof. S>haw says: "On 64 acres of rape, after 
winter rye had been removed. 537 sheep and lambs 
were fattened thereon, and ISsteersftd for59days. 
ine lowest average gain on lambs fed on rape 
alone was seven to eight pounds per month. 
Sow It like corn, or broadcast ' Price, lb 20c, 
W^^^TdoMi: IV" 5o" '° 
Wild Rirp Valuable as an attraction for wild 
along theedges of ponds, lakes anrt atrpom. t+ i,. , " "M .'''I'C" fo«ls. Sown in large quantities 
often the bi^t resSlts are obtain..rt »^^^^ « can be successfully so wn either in the winter or spring, but 
It also does well along the shores of marshes and makes a soofi' hav I^^fi^^ P""''"..'* equally desirable. 
for fowr is being realized morreachvear'^'Lh^afiriTr,?/ ^''A^^ sportmen as a bait 
lOO Ib». $11 00. ^ °" °°- postpaid ; by express or ftelght, lOlbs. $1.S5, 
Dakota Mammoth Sorins Rve. 
Without doubt the heaviest yielding variety that has ever 
the greatest vain- to the former i*, „r!.-'J"'°f''"'^''- increa-ed sales each vear prove that it 
t"l^-?^:,..\:^'Z\.^°}"^'''™"- greatest value is as a "catch •' cron to «nw vt,,,-- 
been-a failure. The .trawis-itVffer^rnd^Tif.nf^ 
tory to every one, Our Dakota M ammoih Spring Kveh ' 
been 
is of 
crop to sow where winter grain has 
*- but yield is certain to be sati-tac- 
Minnesota Early Amber Sugar Cane 
that it is one of the best green fodder 
Lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freig'ht, peck 40o, bu. Ql 36. 
All kinds of stock arc exceedingly fond of it, a: d the 
farmers all over the country are beginning to realije 
Its earli^ness adapts it to almost every 
igh as 
ifficult 
btained. 
Mammoth Russian Sunflower. 
Sinjrle hc.Tils measure fifteen 
to twentv-two inches in 
vau,,t i_ ,i r iini.cnsc ann.ut of ."seed, which is highly 
valicd ly all fnrmcrs and p.,«l,ry breed, rs who have tried it a^ an 
5^^^";:'* i'^^^P f'J"'' It is the best egg-producing 
l^d " be raised cheaner^'than corn^ 
ana is destined to be an article of great valu<i as aonn aa 
becomes generally known. Every farmer'fhould plant some 
nn to ^"i"*? °f S:«»"<1 «ny time from earl" spring 
ili^li e S*"* '^^•'^y- It is a wonderful improven rnt on the 
and St .ck ?,',od "^■"■i valueof the s.ed as a prmHrv 
ft.ii. 1 °^Jt\ <apital fodder, while its strong thick 
!L*''l''_1=!,l':«^P''"*"a*^'y u.sed as fuel. Per oz. 6o. per lb. 26o 3 llfs. BSc 
diameter, and contain 
postpaid ; by express or freight, lOlbs. 75o,' 100 lbs. $e'.W} 
RAPE AS A PASTURE. 
„- 5*4.. nnequcried as a pasture for sheep in the auttimn • 
as a fatteain^ ^od in the field it is without a rival in prftnt of oWn: 
hie"i^^h5^'=*'7^5-*^?- '■'•"^ ■''•"P pasture upon "t'!lo thfharveft- 
wLn t/,,!r"'' V*^";'',''!^ i"*"*""" a"'^ "^''^ butlitilecost totheowner. 
r^irt I „r?i' f ; '•f abhshcd us a pasture the necessity for sending Sheep 
and Lambs to the market in n lean condition will he removed. Cattfc ^ 
may also be pastured upon Rape, but ti.rough treading they destrov 
Jemo'^r.h.i* J" "•P"'-- Becauseof ?hisft is betted- ?n 
"^"nli^y^r^^ast.^^^^^^^^^ The results are usually veryatisfactory 
pastn-e. This is an excellent wsy of making ChrTTt mas beef '° J''' ""'"'rs I'^ff™ J'.oing to the Rape 
Shocks of hay. When cut and th^s Pnt^^'^t^ll'lZro^^^'if ^^T^^^^^^ -"P« "'^ 
RAPE AS A CATCH CROP. 
Se^^Tv^e-i^'o" tt\^:!r'n° ""^ ^^^^"'^ " »«/ars^'be'^srnr o^^|'£o?Sf/ut? b'ef^r^%*hril^^' ^iJnTvltioT.^n'^: 
'^^y'sSeed^piSiT^Eii^^ 
