FieLd Peas 
“Peas could be made to bring more nitrogen to the soils of 
this country every year than is now purchased annually by the 
farmers at the cost of millions of dollars.”—Yearbook of the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
Grain has been grown year after year on many farms, sap¬ 
ping the life and fertility of the soil. Here is a crop which is 
not only profitable but will return to the land the much-needed 
nitrogen. Peas are second only to clover in their soil-enriching 
properties, and can be grown under almost any condition of 
soil or climate. The vines make rich, nutritious hay, and if fed 
green to milch cows, the flow of milk will be almost doubled. 
They can be sown alone or with oats and fed green. It is sur¬ 
prising the amount of fodder which is produced in this way. 
Market price. Inoculate this seed with Stimugerm. 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
Makes Splendid Fall, Winter, and Spring Pasturage 
This is a most important forage plant and is often used by 
the fruit-grower as a cover crop, or it is excellent for renewing 
humus in worn-out soils. It grows like a rutabaga, with a very 
leafy top but no swollen root. 
Rape for fall use should be sown in July, August, or Sep¬ 
tember. It makes a large-yielding, nutritious, succulent green 
feed or pasturage all through the fall and early spring. Rape 
can be successfully sown both in the fall and spring. Early fall 
seeding, however, gives the best results. It is best sown in 
drills at the rate of 3 to 5 pounds per acre, or it can be sown 
broadcast, when from 6 to 8 pounds per acre should be used. 
Sand, Hairy, or Winter Vetch 
Hairy or Winter Vetches are increasing in popularity where- 
ever they are grown and are proving to be one of the most 
valuable crops for fall planting. They not only make a large 
yield of the most nutritious hay, but they improve the condi¬ 
tion and productiveness of land for crops to follow, as much as 
any crop that can be sown, not even excepting crimson clover 
and cowpeas. The forage is greatly relished by horses and all 
kinds of cattle, is very nutritious, and makes fine, milk- 
producing food. On some soils, Vetches seem to require soil 
inoculation, to give the best results, but on the great majority 
of our soils they will yield splendid crops without any inocu¬ 
lation whatever. Where Vetches do not do so well the first 
year, it is advisable to reseed them upon the same land, when 
the resulting crop will be a great surprise in its yield and 
growth. Inoculate this seed with Stimugerm 
Sow 20 pounds of Vetch and 1 bushel of rye or oats to the acre 
COWPEAS, New Era. This variety is of real value, both in 
the southern and in the northern states, as a green summer 
feed for sheep and as a green crop for plowing under to en¬ 
rich the soil. Sow for plowing under at the rate of 2 bushels 
to the acre, or with oats at the rate of 1 34 bushels of each 
per acre. Inoculate this seed with Stimugerm 
BEAN, Soja (Soja hispida ). Resembles a bean. The haulm is 
stiff and the pods are produced in clusters of from two to five, 
each containing four smooth, oval, nankeen-colored seeds. 
This plant is said to thrive well in hot and dry weather. 
Inoculate this seed with Stimugerm 
BUCKWHEAT, Japanese. Earliest and most productive 
of the Buckwheats. 
RYE, Spring. Best northern-grown. Sow 134 bushels to 
the acre. 
Winter. Sow in September and October. Sow 1 34 bushels 
to the acre. 
WHEAT, Winter. Extra-choice stock. 
Spring. Northern-grown. 
BARLEY, Chevalier. A two-rowed variety that is more 
largely used for forage than the six-rowed. Seed grown on 
the irrigated lands of Montana; very plump, extra-heavy 
and nearly white. Very good quality. 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
Sand, Hairy, or Winter Vetch 
Wheat 
W. E. BARRETT CO., Providence, R. I 
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