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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE (No. 400) 
Well Developed Plants in a Field of Our Dwarf Essex Kape 
Dwarf Essex Rape (No. 400) 
Cliufas or Earth Almonds 
For spring, f.ill or winter planting for quick green forage or grazing for hogs and poultry, 
there is nothing equal to Dwarf Essex Rape. While most largely planted in fall and early 
winter one or two plantings in tlie spring should not l)e passed by. It makes a quick suc¬ 
culent growth which will l)e liked liy all two and four-legged animals on the place. If once 
iised on the table as a substitute for “turnip greens” you will be far more anxious to have a 
“rape patch” than a “turnip green patch.” 
The tops look like rutal)agas and growth is similar yet larger. Rape makes no bulbous 
roots. Can be planted in rows like turnips, 4 pouncis per acre, or broadcasted 8 to 10 pounds 
per acre, covering by a light harrowing. Ready for grazing in 8 to 10 weeks. Plant Essex 
liape this spring. Pound, postpaid, 30c, In 10-pound lots or more, not prepaid. 16c pound. 
I^UIlirAQnD FARTH AI miANDQ amazing how few people actually 
wrlUr#49 wl» t#4I* I n #4LlTlwi4l^9 know how valuable Chufas are as a 
/■Jn C I 7\ crop to plant for fattening hogs. With the increasing Interest in hogs in the 
^ nUi O I I ^ South we expect to see tens of thousands of acres of Chufas planted each year. 
We have known experienced hog raisers to pay as high as .$20.00 per bushel for Chufa seed 
in seasons of great scarcity, so as to be sure and have a Chufa patch to turn their hogs into 
during the fall months. The.v know the real value of Chufas as a hog-fattening crop. 
The Chufa is a species of ground nut, most easily grown, and which ought to be on every 
Southern farm every year as a hog-fattening crop. Can be planted from April to June, cul¬ 
tivation to be similar to that for bunch peanuts. The crop is usually matured by September 
15, and can be left in the ground until time to turn the hogs in, the hogs doing the harvesting. 
Chufas are highly recommended by the Experiment Stations of Alabama, Florida, Arkan¬ 
sas and Louisiana. W"e know of no crop that will produce as heavy crops in proportion to 
tile quality of land as Chufas, some reports of yield being almost Incredible, ranging from 
200 to 1000 bushels per acre. Any land suitable for cotton, corn, potatoes or peanuts will 
make profitable crops of Chufas. 
At the Arkansas Experiment Station one-third of an acre of Chufas supported three hogs, 
averaging 122 pounds each, for 46 days. The gain during the 46 days averaged 66 pounds per 
hog. In this test Chufas proved practically as good as dry corn for fattening purposes. In 
the Alabama Station test the yield of Chufas was 172 bushels per acre. Chickens and tur¬ 
keys as well as hogs are very fond of them. 
Make rows 2% to 3 feet apart, dropping seed about one foot apart in the row, and covering 
about 2 inches. Chufas require from 1 to 11^ pecks per acre. We advise early orders, for al¬ 
most every year we have to refuse late-in-the-season orders. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 40 
cents; postpaid. Write for quantity prices when ready to buy. Pull result of the Chufa crop 
is seldom known until very late in the season as it is a slow crop to harvest, clean and thor¬ 
oughly dry fit for seed purposes. That is why we can’t name prices in catalog. 
