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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
Miscellaneous Farm Seed (Continued) 
COWPEAS, BLACK EYE — This is known as the 
black-eye bean in California and is grown extensively 
in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. Lb. 15c; 
10 lbs. $1.25. 
COWPEAS, WHIPPOORWILL —These are planted in 
the South for summer cover crops. Plant after dan¬ 
ger of frost is over, preferably when the soil is thor¬ 
oughly warmed. Lb. 25c. 
CORN, BROOM (Imported Dwarf Evergreen) —Ex¬ 
tensively used for making brooms on account of its 
color and quality of brush. Grows 8 to 10 feet high. 
Sow 10 pounds per acre. Lb. 20c. 
CORN, EGYPTIAN —This also is one of the drought 
resisting non-saccharine crops. The grain is produced 
in large compact heads and the seed is flat and pure 
white. Used extensively as chicken feed. Culture 
same as Milo Maize. Lb. 20c. 
CORN, KAFFIR (White) —Unsurpassed for dry alkali 
land, on which no better fodder and grain crop grows. 
Has more foliage and smaller stalks than the other 
varieties and is easily harvested. Cattle relish the 
stalks and the grain is valuable food for poultry. 
Plant 3 pounds to the acre. Lb. 20c. 
EMMER, or SPELT —This grain grows tall, matures 
as early as barley and yields from 40 to 80 bushels to 
the acre, and from 4 to 6 tons of straw hay. Tough 
and hardy, it stands the drought better than any other 
grain, making it a sure crop. Prepare your land as 
you would for wheat or oats, and sow at the rate of 
75 to 100 pounds per acre. Sow in fall or very early 
in the spring. Should not be allowed to get too ripe 
before cutting. Lb. 20c. 
ESPARCETTE, or SAINFOIN (onabrychis sativa) — 
An excellent legume for growing on poor land and 
barren hills. When once established will last for 
years. Similar feeding value as alfalfa. Lb. 50c; 
10 lbs. $4.00. 
FETE RITA —Birds do not eat this grain to the same 
extent that they do others, which is an advantage 
in some localities. Should be planted after soil is 
thoroughly warm. Yields heavily and grain has same 
value as Egyptian Corn. Lb. 20c. 
HEMP—We offer oriental grown hemp, which is the 
variety used commercially for bird seed mixtures. 
Lb. 20c. 
KALE, JERSEY or TREE —This is generally grown 
for chicken feed and also for other stock. (See page 24 
for description.) 
MILLET, GERMAN (panicum germanicum) — Will 
grow on any good land and yields heavily when irri¬ 
gated. Yields from 40 to 60 bushels of seed per acre, 
and is excellent food for stock and poultry. Also a 
good green fodder plant. Lb. 20c. 
MILLET, HOG or BROOMCORN— The seed is large 
for a millet and is a rich food. The name “hog millet” 
is used to emphasize the use for which it is intended. 
It is a valuable feed for hogs as well as for birds and 
poultry. Is better adapted for the production of grain 
than for pasture. Lb. 20c. 
MILO MAIZE, DOUBLE DWARF —This variety of 
red milo grows 2 to 2 y 2 feet high and has been devel¬ 
oped especially for convenience and economy in har¬ 
vesting. It can be cut and harvested by machinery 
in the same manner as heading grain. Lb. 20c. 
MILO MAIZE, DWARF— Grows 4 to 5 feet tall and is 
grown principally for the grain. Yields as high as 
2 tons of grain per acre when conditions are favor¬ 
able. Plant in rows 3 feet apart and 6 to 12 inches 
apart in the row. Lb. 20c. 
PEAS, CANADIAN FIELD —Excellent for cover crop 
or for forage for cattle. They make a good growth 
when planted as late as January. Lb. 20c: 
PEAS, AUSTRIAN WlNTER — Introduced by us in 
1929, and destined to become one of our valuable 
forage and cover crop peas. Rank grower and hardy. 
A high producer of nitrogen when planted as a cover 
crop. Write for prices. 
RAPE, DWARF ESSEX —One of the best forages. 
Has yielded 10 tons of green forage per acre, with a 
food value double that of green clover. Excellent 
pasture for all stock, especially for hogs and sheep, 
and a fine green feed for chickens. Thrives on all 
soils and is ready for use in 6 to 8 weeks after sow¬ 
ing. Sow 8 to 10 pounds per acre broadcast. Lb. 20c; 
10 lbs. $1.75. 
SHALLU, or EGYPTIAN WHEAT— A tall growing 
sorghum which has many stalks from one root. The 
heads are large, loose and bushy, covered thickly 
with small grains. Sow seed thinly in rows 3 to 4 
feet apart, leaving two or three plants to every three 
feet of row. A sure and heavy yielder. Handled the 
same as sorghum or Kaffir Corn. Lb. 20c. 
SORGHUM, EARLY AMBER — Furnishes a large 
quantity of most nutritive forage, which can be fed 
either green or cured, and will yield two or three 
cuttings a year, stooling out thicker each time it is 
cut. Grows 10 to 12 feet high. Sow broadcast at rate 
of 60 pounds per acre, or in drills at rate of 10 pounds 
per acre in rows 3% to 4 inches apart. Matures early 
and can be planted later than others. Syrup can be 
made from this variety. Lb. 20c. 
SORGHUM, HONEY —This is grown for forage and 
silage. Grows 8 to 12 feet high and yields up to 27 
tons per acre without irrigation. When crop is used 
for fodder or silage sow in rows 3 to 3% feet apart, 
using up. to 4 pounds per acre. Syrup can also be 
made from this variety. Matures in 150 days. Lb. 
25c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. $1.50. 
TEOSINTE (reana luxurians) —A forage plant some¬ 
what like corn. It is cut for green forage and yields 
heavily. When this is done two or more joints should 
be left at the base of the plant and it will again 
sprout out quickly, producing a crop larger than the 
first. Lb. 75c. 
VETCH, HAIRY, SAND or WINTER (vicia villosa) — 
Thrives on poor, arid, sandy soils, and makes a better 
growth during the cold season than the others. Lb. 
25c; 10 lbs. $2.00. 
VETCH, PURPLE (vicia atropurpurea) —Preferred 
by many for cover crop purposes as it makes a rapid 
growth. Not affected by aphis as easily as others. 
Has a superior hay value. Lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50. 
VETCH, COMMON (vicia sativa) —Also known as 
Oregon Vetch. A vine resembling peas and valuable 
for forage and green manure. As a hay crop it is gen¬ 
erally sown with oats or wheat to afford support for 
the vines. Usually sown in the fall for cover crops and 
turned under in the spring. Lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.25. 
