ASHEVILLE SEED CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C. 
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MISCELLANEOUS AND FORAGE CROPS 
No. 423. Seed Oats 
The spring varieties of Oats are planted from 
February to April and the fall varieties from 
September to November. Usually 2 to 3 bu. are 
sown broadcast to the acre. Drilling requires 
\ l /t to 2 bu. to the acre. 
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NO. 424. BURT OR NINETY-DAY—This is 
the quickest growing, most prolific, and surest 
cropping of all spring oats. It is a sure header, 
early maturing (about two weeks earlier than 
other varieties) and is rustproof. The healthy, 
•lean and vigorous growth produces an abundant 
yield of bright, heavy grain. Burt Oats are es¬ 
pecially adapted for poor soils. 
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NO. 425. RED RUSTPROOF—They are vig¬ 
orous growers, robust and productive, and have 
heavy heads. They are also preferred for sow¬ 
ing in the spring on low grounds and on land 
where other varieties seem inclined to rust. 
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NO. 426. WHITE SPRING—A very popular 
variety in Western North Carolina. It is an ex¬ 
cellent yielder of bright, clean grain ; is extreme¬ 
ly hardy and grows taller than other varieties. 
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NO. 427. WINTER TURF—The wide popular¬ 
ity of Winter Turf Oats is probably due to their 
hardiness, since there is no other variety that 
can withstand such extreme cold. Experiments 
in practically all climates prove that these Oats 
seldom winter kill. It has remarkable stooling 
tendencies and is a heavy yielder of bright grain 
which very often weighs 35 to 40 lbs. per bushel. 
Sow from September till November, or early 
in the spring. 
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NO. 428. FULGHUM—The Fulghum is pro¬ 
bably the most popular of the rust-proof winter 
varieties. Its productiveness, probably more than 
any of its other good qualities, has contributed 
to the wide popularity it has attained. They 
stool out splendidly, have large, full heads, fine, 
plump grains and strong straw that stands about 
3 feet high, the length of the straw is well 
worth considering if the oats are to be cut for 
hay. Sow from September till November or early 
in the spring. 
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No. 429. Seed Rye 
Rye is a good crop to grow whether wanted 
for grain, for grazing for green feed, for turn¬ 
ing under to improve the condition of the soil, 
or for growing as a cover crop to prevent win¬ 
ter leaching of plant food from the land. It will 
thrive on a greater variety of soils than wheat, 
does well in dry seasons and on lands too poor 
to produce a profitable crop of wheat. For feed¬ 
ing green rye will furnish green food earlier 
in the spring than most other forage plants. 
Sow 1% bu. to the acre broadcast any time 
from July to December before freezing weather 
sets in. On poor land sow early. For grazing 
crop, we suggest sowing with Hairy or Winter 
Vetch. 25 to 30 lbs. of Vetch with one bushel 
of Rye (56 lbs.) to the acre. Innoculate the Vetch 
with Stimugerm. 
NO. 430. MOUNTAIN RYE—This rye is much 
hardier than other varieties and withstands the 
severest winters without injury. For this reason 
and because it is acclimatized we recommend it 
above all other ryes for use in this section. Ask 
for prices about the first of July. 
BEFORE BUYING FORAGE SEED 
No. 432. Seed Wheat 
Wheat is sown in this section during the months 
of October and November at the rate of 5 pecks 
to the acre. We stock both the slick and bearded 
varieties. For smut use 1 lb. copper sulphate to 
20 gals, water. 
No. 433. Rape—Dwarf Essex 
Rape is possibly the cheapest of all forage crops 
to produce. Requires only eight pounds of seed 
to the acre and practically the same seed bed 
preparation as corn. Unlike corn and many other 
crops. Rape requires no cultivation from the time 
it is seeded until it is ready to pasture. It is 
ready to pasture in about sixty days after seeding, 
one acre affording excellent forage for ten to 
fifteen hogs or sheep. Rape can be sown alone or 
in combination with other grain and grass crops. 
Rape sown in combination with oats makes excel¬ 
lent forage, the oats being drilled in at the rate 
of one bushel per acre and the rape seed sown 
broadcast at the rate of five to six pounds per 
acre. Another good combination and one pos¬ 
sibly used more extensively than all others is 
RAPE SEED, OATS and RED CLOVER. Rape 
Seed five to six pounds per acre, oats one bushel 
and Red Clover eight pounds per acre. Red 
Clover and Rape sown broadcast and the Oats 
drilled in. Forage crops such as Rape seed are 
especially desirable land coverings for the winter 
months when the soil is subject to washing, the 
firmly rooted plants adding stability to the soil as 
well as producing considerable revenue from land 
that would otherwise stand idle throughout the 
winter months. 
Rape is practically a year-round crop. With 
successive planting, Rape forage can be obtained 
for almost twelve months of the year. Seeding 
can be done from April to October, and usually 
as late as the last of November. Forage will be 
ready in late spring, growing luxuriantly through¬ 
out summer, fall and winter months and up un¬ 
til early spring. Rape can be sown to good ad¬ 
vantage at the last plowing of corn, following 
oats or wheat and other summer crops. Idle 
acres can be made to produce liberally during 
the winter months when no other crops are being 
grown and the crop pastured until spring when 
the land can be used for other purposes. Rape 
or the combinations mentioned above furnish 
splendid green feed for chickens very economi¬ 
cally. 
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