Miscellaneous Crops—Verskillende Plante. 
RAPE, KALE AND MUSTARD. 
These are valuable crops for grazing and deserve close attention from every 
up-to-date agriculturist. Rape, particularly, is now very extensively sown. In the 
grain districts of Koeberg, Darling, Malmesbury, Paarl and Caledon, this crop pro¬ 
vides magnificent feed on the “braaklande,” where it is sown as a catch crop while 
the land is otherwise lying fallow, thus entailing no extra expense and providing an 
immense amount of feed for all kinds of stock. It is valuable alike for Sheep, 
Cows, Pigs, Ostriches and any grazing stock. 
Pretoria Prices: Varieties quoted at more than 30/- per 100 lbs will be charged 
the same price at Pretoria but 1/6 per 100 lbs must be added, to cover cost of railage, 
when the price is 30/- or less. 
D. Per 
Dwarf Essex Rape. —This crop is now very largely grown in the 
Western Province for grazing purposes, it is important to 
have the right variety as some kinds are unsuitable... 
Chou Moellier or Marrow Kale. —Both leaves and stem may be 
used for stock-feeding, a very profitable crop 
Thousand Headed Kale. —A tall branching cattle cabbage, 
produces a heavy crop of succulent leaf greatly relished 
by cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, etc. 
White Mustard.— Splendid grazing crop for sheep, a very rapid 
grower, table mustard is produced from the seed of 
this variety 
MELONS AND GOURDS. 
These crops are typically South African and their value can hardly be exag¬ 
gerated. They provide a very heavy yield of succulent green food that may be 
stored for many months and, with ordinary precautions, the loss during storing is 
negligible. Deep alluvial soil suits these crops well because it is their habit to 
search at great depths for the moisture that they require during the growing period. 
Quantity to Sow. —From 2 to 5 lbs of seed will be required per acre according 
to varietv and method of sowing. 
E. Per 1 
Pumpkin. —For special varieties see Vegetable Seed List. — — — — 
Cattle Pumpkin. —Good seed at a cheap price for a field crop, 
any variety or mixed seed supplied at our discretion... 2/- 8/9 40/- 150/- 
Starke’s Mammoth White Melon This Kaffir Melon has 
been grown under our supervision for a very long period 
' 1 
5 
25 
1001b 
6d 
2/3 
10/6 
40/- 
1/6 
6/6 
30/- 
110 /. 
1/6 
5/9 
22/6 
75/- 
1/6 
5/9 
22/6 
80/- 
25 1001b 
OTHER CROPS. 
E. Per 
Jerusalem Artichokes. —A splendid summer crop for pigs, the 
yield is heavy and pigs may be allowed to harvest 
the crop, suited to sandy soils 
Buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum). —A summer-growing 
annual that produces a valuable grain crop much in 
demand for poultry feeding and other uses 
Sheep’s Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba) .—A deep-rooting herb 
adapted to dry sandy soils and hardy to frost, excellent 
grazing crop 
Common Flax or Linseed. —For a grain crop this variety is 
recommended as a heavy yielder of Linseed of good heavy 
quality. Quantity to Sow: Seeding will probably vary 
between 60 and 100 lbs per acre according to the purpose 
crop is grown. For fibre it 
than for a purely grain crop 
(Atriplex semibaccata ) .—A very 
particularly in the Robertson 
similar areas 
{Atriplex nummularia). —A tall 
in the O.F.S. and in the Karroo 
Black Russian Sunflower. —Makes a large head and the seed yield 
is heavy and of good quality 
Tall Russian Sunflower. —A summer crop that thrives almost 
throughout South Africa, especially in the summer-rainfall 
areas 
for which the 
thicker seeding 
Creeping Saltbush 
species, thrives 
and should suit 
Old Man Saltbush 
species, succeeds 
requires 
popular 
district 
growing 
area ... 
3/- 
13/9 
65/- 
250/- 
■ 1 
5 
25 
1001 b 
6 d 
1/9 
6 /- 
20 /- 
3d 
1 /- 
3/6 
12/6 
1/3 
5/6 
25/- 
92/6 
6 d 
2 /- 
8/6 
30/- 
9d 
3/- 
13/6 
50/- 
1/6 
6/3 
27/6 
100 /- 
6 d 
1/6 
5/9 
20 /- 
6 d 
1/6 
5/9 
20 /- 
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