Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, Illinois. 
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Forage and Hay Crops-Peas-Millet-Cane-Rape-Sudan Grass 
Canadian Field Peas 
Field Peas are an important class of legumes, and should be 
more generally planted. Pew farmers know the value of field 
peas as a hay crop and fertilizer. They fit into crop rotation well. 
Field Peas are usually grown with oats, for hay, a combination 
that is equal in feeding value to clover hay. They contain more 
digestible crude protein and fat than alfalfa and corn. 
When they are grown with oats, they are threshed together, 
and easily separated with a fanning mill after threshing, thereby 
getting two crops from one operation. Sow 2 bushels oats to 1% 
bushels of peas per acre. Drill the peas in 4 inches deep, as 
early as the ground can be worked. Then, 2 or 3 weeks later, 
sow the oats, drilling it in the other way. If the oats are sown 
with the peas, it grows too rapidly, and checks or smothers the 
growth of the peas. Y-z lb., 15 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs.. 00 ots., 
postpaid. 
Improved Whippoorwill Cow Peas 
The Old Reliable; matures in 70 days; very productive; grown 
largely for fertilizer and pasture. Sow 1 Bu. per acre. % lb., 
15 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 00 cts., postpaid. 
German of Golden Millet 
The most popular and widely grown variety. Wonderful milk 
producer, big yielder of good palatable hay. Sow % Bu. per acre. 
Yt lb., 15 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts., postpaid. 
Hungarian Millet 
Sudan Grass 
—The Wonderful Hay Crop 
One of the best annual forage 
plants ever introduced, suitable for al¬ 
most any locality. Sudan Grass 
thrives best on rich loam, but has been 
successfully grown on almost every 
kind of soil, from heavy clay to light 
sand. Cold, wet, boggy soils are not 
suited to Sudan Grass. 
Sudan Grass is a sorghum, and an 
annual, without underground root 
sprouts. It grows 4 to 5 feet high in 
drilled seedings, and 5 to 8 feet in cul¬ 
tivated rows. Do not .so\v Sudan Grass 
Itcfore corn planting time. Like corn, 
it is a warm weather crop. In favor¬ 
able seasons, the growing period is 
long, and several cuttings can be ob¬ 
tained in one season. For hay it is 
ready to cut in 60 to 75 days, when it 
is in full head. It continues its 
growth, and in 40 to 45 days it is 
ready for another cutting. 
Sudan Grass is an enormous yielder, 
producing 3 or 4 tons of hay at the 
first cutting. The second cutting is 
lighter, and the hay is much finer. 
Live stock of all kinds will eat the 
hay readily. 
For hay, sow at the rate of 20 to 30 
lbs. per acre, using a grain drill, and 
cover from one to one and one-half 
inches deep. Heavy seeding makes 
finer quality hay. Yz lb., 15 cf.s.; lb., 
25 ct.s.; .3 lbs., 58 ct.s.; 5 lbs., 82 cts., 
postpaid. 
747 Sudan Grass 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
Rape is an annual forage plant of great 
value, profitable in all sections of the coun¬ 
try. It can be grown to advantage on land 
which has already produced an early grain 
crop, like oats, rye, or winter wheat. 
Rape provides excellent pasture for all 
kinds of live stock, cattle, hogs, and sheep. 
It can be sown at any time during spring or 
summer, so a good pasture can be had when¬ 
ever it is needed. Rape will prepare sheep 
and hogs for market better and in less time 
than any other forage plant. Sow 8 to 10 
lbs. per acre broadcast. M: lb., 15 ct.s.; lb., 
25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 ct.s.; 5 Ibw., 75 cts., postpaid. 
Often called Hungarian Grass. Very similar to German Millet, 
only finer. Y 2 lb., 15 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts., postpaid. 
Japanese Millet 
Sometimes called Billion Dollar Grass. This is a type of Millet 
absolutely distinct from all others. Sow 1 Bu. per acre. % Ib., 
15 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts., postpaid. 
No Place on Earth 
Can You Get Better 
Seed or Greater Values. 
See Low Prices on Wholesale Farm 
Seed List—Enclosed 
Early Amber Sugar Cane 
For Fodder 
A profitable feed crop that can be 
grown almost everywhere, produc¬ 
ing even bigger yields than millet. 
As much as 30-35 tons of green feed 
have been harvested per acre. 
Makes wonderful silage either 
alone or drilled with Corn, improv¬ 
ing feeding value of Corn fifty per 
cent. Sow 20 lbs. drilled per acre; 
50 lbs. broadcast. */a lb., 15 cts.; lb., 
22 cts.; 3 lbs., 50 cts., postpaid. 
741 Rape Dwarf Essex 
I wish to thank you for the wonderful field corn seed you sent us last year. Joseph 
Thum, Rahway, N. J. 
