SELECTED STRAINS OF SEEDS ADAPTED TO SOUTHERN SOILS AND CLIMATE 
BENNE (120 days) 
Plant- 3 pounds to the acre. 
Benne is not known very well but it is a wonder¬ 
fully valuable plant to grow for poultry and espe¬ 
cially for growing chicks. Benne is a very hardy 
plant, grows about 3 to 4 feet high, making an im¬ 
mense quantity of small seed. 
Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 55c. 
CROTALARIA 
SPECTABIUS. Sow 12 to 15 pounds per acre. This 
is a new strain of Crotalaria and is proving very 
popular due to the heavy and hollow stem growth 
which makes it easy to plow under and allows it 
to rot much quicker. 
1 lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.35; 25 lbs. $3.00. 
INTERMEDIA. Sow 4 to 6 pounds per acre. This 
is the newest strain of Crotalaria and has been 
tested at the Florida Experiment Station for sev¬ 
eral years, these tests proving very satisfactory 
for Florida growers. It resembles Spectabilis in 
its hollow stem growth. 
1 lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $3.50; 25 lbs. $8.00. 
CHUFAS (90 days) 
Plant from April to August. Sow one peck per acre. 
One of the cheapest and most reliable crops grown 
for fattening hogs, also a wonderful feed for poultry, 
especially turkeys. Chufas can be grown success¬ 
fully on most any kind of soil. You will find this a 
most profitable crop. 
1 lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c. 
WHITE KAFFIR CORN 
Plant 15 pounds per acre. 
Most valuable crop for poultry and live stock. 
Broadcast one bushel per acre which will give two 
cuttings. 
1 lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; Pk. 75c. 
MILLET 
Plant from March to July. 
Sow 20 pounds per acre, broadcast; sow 4 pounds, 
drilled in rows. 
CATTAIL or PEARL MILLET. One of the best and most 
nutritious green foliage plants. Many cuttings 
can be made from one planting. Grows 10 to 12 
feet high but cutting can be started when 4 feet 
high, after which it will stool out very rapidly. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50. 
OATS 
Plant during the months of October and November. 
Sow 2 bushels of seed per acre. 
FULGHUM. (110 days). This variety is a very 
heavy yielder, rust-proof, entirely beardless, and 
drought-resistant. 
1 lb. 10c; Pk. 35c; Bu. $1.00. 
WINTER TURF (Grazing). (130 days). For grazing 
there is no other oat that will beat Winter Turf. 
It resembles Rye very much while growing and 
will stand the severe winter cold. 
1 lb. 10c; Pk. 35c; Bu. $1.00. 
TEXAS RED RUST-PROOF. (120 days). This is a very 
popular variety of Oats that is resistant to rust. 
1 lb. 10c; Pk. 35c; Bu. $1.00. 
PEANUTS 
Sow one bushel of seed per acre. 
FLORIDA RUNNER. (120 days). This is the most 
popular variety where you are growing for hog 
feed as the nuts will remain in the field for months 
in good condition. 
1 lb. 10c; Pk. 45c; Bu. $1.35. 
IMPROVED SPANISH (Valencia). (100 days). Bush 
variety, producing long well-filled pods containing 
3 to 5 nuts with red skin of a mild sweet flavor. 
The tops are very desirable for hay. 
1 lb. 15c; Pk. 75c; Bu. $2.75. 
SMALL SPANISH. (100 days). This variety is one 
of the largest yielders both of top and nuts, making 
it one of the best for a whole-grain ration. 
1 lb. 10c; Pk. 50c; Bu. $1.50. 
COW PEAS 
Plant from March to September. 
Broadcast 2 bushels per acre; in drill, 3 pecks. 
IRON. This variety is one of the best cover crop 
peas planted as it is disease resistant and said to 
be entirely immune from root-knot and wilt. A 
good cover crop of peas will greatly reduce your 
fertilizer bill and will build up your soil. This 
variety is also fine for hay. 
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BRANHAM. The Branham pea is immune from all 
diseases which are common in most varieties of 
cow peas. This variety is excellent for cover crop 
and hay. Vines grow upright, vigorous and pro¬ 
lific, holding its leaves better than most other 
varieties if planted early enough. Two cuttings 
of hay can be made from one planting. 
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MIXED. Mixed peas are very popular for soil build¬ 
ers and feed purposes as they produce a heavy vine 
and pea crop. With the mixed varieties you are 
almost sure not to make a failure of this crop if 
it is sown early enough. You can get one good 
cutting of hay from the crop. Then leave it alone 
and the peas will stool out, making a second good 
cover crop. 
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CALIFORNIA BLACK EYE. This is one of the best 
known peas on the market for table use. It will 
grow on almost any kind of soil and is very prolific. 
Plant a patch of black eye peas for the early mar¬ 
ket. Will mature six to seven weeks. 
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EARLY or TWO-CROP CONCH. The conch pea is one 
of the finest flavored peas for table use. They 
make a very heavy long-life growth and a heavy 
yield of the finest of peas for market and table 
use. The vines are a wonderful soil builder. Two 
crops a year can be harvested from one planting. 
Write for prices. 
SUGAR CROWDER. A wonderful table pea and one 
that is known in all the markets of the South. 
Early in maturity and best flavored of large seeded 
table peas. Good for your soil as well as for food. 
Write for prices. 
FOR BETTER CROPS INOCULATE ALL FIELD PEAS WITH 
"NITRAGIN" 
RYE 
Plant one peck in drill; broadcast one bushel per 
acre. 
ABRUZZI. This is one of the best varieties planted, 
producing a heavy tonnage of green feed and grain, 
also fine for grazing. 
1 lb. 15c; Pk. 50c; Bu. $1.85. 
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