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ASHEVILLE SEED CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C. 
MISCELLANEOUS AND FORAGE CROPS 
Buckwheat 
Buckwheat will make a crop quicker than any 
other grain, does well on any land but it is es¬ 
pecially adapted to poor land. It is easy to grow 
and a good soil improver. When turned under it 
is fine to smother out weeds. Largely grown for 
bees, greatly increasing the production of honey. 
Should not be sown until eight or ten weeks be¬ 
fore frost, as the grains will not form in hot 
weather. Sow one bushel to the acre. 
NO. 413. JAPANESE The earliest and most 
prolific of all buckwheat, makes the largest 
grain, and makes fine flour. 
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Mangel-Wurtzel or Stock Beets 
A splendid winter feed for cattle and hogs. 
Increases the milk flow. Yield larger crops than 
turnips, and are higher in feeding value. Plant 
in the spring in drills two or two and one-half 
feet apart, covering with one inch of soil firmly 
pressed down. Cultivate frequently. When about 
three .inches high, thin out until the plants stand 
about ten inches apart. One ounce sows 50 ft. 
of drill. Sow 6 to 8 pounds to an acre. 
NO. 416. MAMMOTH LONG RED (NORBITON 
GIANT)—The best for stock feeding as it con¬ 
tains the most nutritive value. The part of the 
beet above ground is red or rose colored and the 
part below ground is white. The flesh is white, 
tinged red or rose color. The roots grow very 
large and straight. Very productive and a good 
keeper. Especially recommended for dairymen on 
account of its wonderful milk producing proper¬ 
ties. 
Postpaid, oz., 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 
Not prepaid, lb. 50c ; 5 lbs. and over, 40c per lb. 
No. 417. Broom Corn, Improved 
Evergreen 
This is the best variety for making brooms. It 
grows 10 to 12 feet tall and yields a high per¬ 
centage of brush with long, round, straight fiber 
without heavy center stems and free from crook¬ 
ed brush. It is adaptable to any land that will 
grow corn and it retains its fine green color when 
cured. After the ground becomes thoroughly 
warm, plant 1 inch deep in Z /2 foot rows, thin- 
ing out to 8 to 10 inches apart in the rows. 
Cultivate early and often and harvest when seed 
becomes soft and milky. Plant 6 to 8 pounds to 
the acre. It has practically no feed value as 
neither the plant nor seeds are suitable for feed¬ 
ing purposes. 
Postpaid, lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.00 ; 10 lbs. $1.85. 
No. 418. Millet 
TENNESSEE GROWN CULTIVATED GOLD¬ 
EN MILLET—Millet furnishes food for live stock 
in the form of grain, fodder and pasture. Sow 
one bushel broadcast to the acre from the middle 
of May through July. Makes the best, hay if cut 
in blossom and carefully cured. Can be used 
with Cow Peas, sowing 3 pecks of Millet and 
1 bu. of Cow Peas to the acre. 
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No. 422. Austrian Winter Peas 
Sow in September and October, 1 Bu. drilled 
or l ]/2 bu. Broadcasted per acre. It is now known 
in this section as a winter cover crop for winter 
pasture or a Green Manure crop. Winter Hardi¬ 
ness. Clemson State College of South Carolina 
reports in 1928 Austrian peas stood temperature 
of zero weather. They are sure for a turn under 
crop for soil improvement. Write for price. 
No. 414. Barley (Beardless) 
Beardless Barley makes a bigger yield and is 
taller, larger and stiffer than the bearded vari¬ 
ety. Being beardless it is easily handled, and 
can be fed to stock without danger, same as oats; 
cattle are very fond of the hay; heads are six- 
rowed ; hulls remain tight after being cut; kmg 
heads ; ripens 60 to 90 days. Can be sown in Au¬ 
gust and cut in October. For spring sow in 
February and March and cut in June. Sow 
to 2 bu. to the acre. 
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Cane or Sorghum 
Is used for forage and making sorghum. One 
of the very best crops for dairy cattle that ean 
be grown, giving bigger yields per acre than 
any other forage crop. Plant when the ground 
becomes thoroughly warm on a well drained clay 
loam in rows 3 Yz feet apart or sow broadcast. 
In drills use 5 to 8 lbs. to the acre. Broadcast 
sow 50 to 70 lbs. to the acre. Cultivate as you 
would corn. After the flowering stage is passed, 
but not earlier, it may be pastured or eut for 
fodder. Cane may be grown with cow peas and 
soy beans. 
NO. 420. SUGAR DRIP—This variety of cane 
is used more than any other for making syrup 
in this locality. It also makes splendid feeding 
and ensilage. It grows 10 to 12 feet high with 
plenty of leaves for fodder and produces heavy 
tonnage per acre. This cane produces excellent 
syrup of good flavor and it is better for forage 
purposes than the ordinary forage cane. For 
syrup production, cut just as the grain heads 
are being formed, as the sugar content of the 
plant is highest at this time. Plant this variety 
for fodder, grain, ensilage and syrup. This seed 
has been recleaned, and it is free of all trash 
and dirt. 
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