JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
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Mammoth Yellow Soja growing in our trial ground at 
Lexington, season of 1916, ripened seed 115 days 
Clovers 
(Prices variable, subject to market changes). 
Clovers are the foundation of permanent agriculture 
in the North and East. They have the faculty of taking 
nitrogen from the air, and also of rendering available 
much of the inert plant food of the soil. Their long, 
powerful tap-roots penetrate to a great depth, loosen the 
soil, admit air, and by their decay add immensely to the 
fertility of the soil. 
Medium Red (Trifolium pratense). This is the common 
Red Clover and by far the most important variety for 
the practical purposes of agriculture. 60 lbs. to the 
bushel. Price per lb., 30c; per 100 lbs., $28.00. 
Mammoth Pea Vine (Trifolium pratense magnum). Of 
ranker growth than Medium Red and usually lasts 
longer; excellent for plowing under to improve ex¬ 
hausted soils. 60 lbs. to the bushel. Price per lb., 
35c; per 100 lbs., $30.00. 
Alsike, or Swedish (Trifolium hybridum). The hardiest 
of all clovers; it resists cold and extreme drought, and 
for low, wet land is invaluable; excellent for bees. 60 
lbs. to the bushel. Price per lb., 25c; per 100 lbs., $22.00. 
White Clover (Trifolium repens). This variety should be 
included in all mixtures for lawns and permanent pas¬ 
tures. It is adapted to all soils. 60 lbs. to the bushel. 
Price per lb., 60c; per 100 lbs., $50.00. 
Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum). Also known as 
Scarlet, or Carnation Clover. A rapid-growing annual 
of great value where only one crop is desired; excellent 
as a cover crop in orchards, or for plowing under to 
improve poor soils. 60 lbs. to the bushel. Price per 
lb., 20c; per 100 lbs., $18.00. 
Yellow Trefoil (Medicago lupulina). An annual or bien¬ 
nial suitable for pastures in wet meadows or stiff clayey 
soils which are too poor for other clovers. 60 lbs. to 
the bushel. Price per lb., 25c; per 100 lbs., $20.00. 
Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis). More suitable 
for turning under than the White variety. A good crop 
with which to prepare land for Alfalfa. Height about 
2 feet. 60 lbs. to the bushel. Price per lb., 30c; per 100 
lbs., $26.00. 
Soja Beans 
One of the most valuable and important forage and 
soil-improving crops. 
The use of this crop is increasing everywhere. Soja 
Beans make a larger growth than Cow Peas and can be 
cut and cured to better advantage. They also furnish a 
richer and more fattening feed than the Peas, since they 
contain larger amounts of oil and protein. These prop¬ 
erties make Soja Beans particularly valuable as a feed for 
milch cows and as a general forage crop. When cut 
together with Corn for the silo, they greatly improve the 
quality of the feed. 
Yellow Soja. A large-growing, yellow-seeded variety, es¬ 
pecially suitable for ensilage and plowing under. Sow 
at the rate of one bushel per acre. Qt., 20c; pk., $1.25; 
bu., $4.00. 
Medium Green. An earlier maturing variety than Mam¬ 
moth Yellow. Producing a larger yield of Shell Beans 
but not such a rank growth of forage. Recommended 
for planting in New England because of its earliness. 
Price, per qt., 25c; per pk., $1.50; per bu., $5.00. 
Southern Cow Peas 
(Vigna Catjang) 
Make Poor Land Rich 
The plowing under of green crops is one of the best 
and cheapest ways of improving the soil. For this pur¬ 
pose the Cow Pea is most popular, especially for medium 
or light soils. Seed should be sown in May or June at 
the rate of \Vz bushels per acre and the plants plowed 
under as soon as they have attained their full growth. 
Although this crop is already widely known and appre¬ 
ciated its merits are so marked that it can undoubtedly 
be planted to advantage far more frequently than it is 
at present. There is no cheaper or surer method of im¬ 
proving the soil than by sowing Cow Peas. Being nitro¬ 
gen gatherers, their use permits the farmer to dispense 
with fertilizers containing this element; nitrogen or am¬ 
monia in commercial fertilizers is valued at about 18c 
per pound. 
(Prices subject to market changes). 
Clay, or Wonderful. Has matured in New England. Qt., 
20c; bu., $4.50. 
New Era. Early and large yielder. Qt., 20c; bu., $4.50. 
Southern Black Eye. Immense cropper. Qt., 20c; bu., $5. 
Whippoorwill. One of the earliest. Qt., 20c; bu., $4.50. 
Rape—Dwarf Essex, English 
Is easily grown, perfectly hardy and possesses remark¬ 
able fattening properties. Under ordinary field conditions 
the plants reach height of about 4 feet; the roots being 
strong growing, penetrate the soil to a considerable depth. 
Rape is especially adapted to cool, moist conditions, 
such as prevail in New England, and for its best develop¬ 
ment requires a loamy soil, moist and rich; ground that 
has produced good crops of corn, turnips and cabbage will 
be found very suitable for Rape. Plant seed in New Eng¬ 
land from May 1 to middle or last of July in average 
seasons. 
In preparing the land for the seed, take every care pos¬ 
sible to have it free from noxious weeds. Have the 
ground well pulverized with a harrow, thereby giving a 
deep, mellow seed bed. 
Dwarf Essex Rape will be found to resist summer 
drought if care is taken to get the plants well started 
before extreme summer heat may be expected. For sow¬ 
ing in drills, about 10 lbs. of seed per acre is required; 
broadcast 15 lbs. per acre. Per lb., 20c; per 100 lbs., $15. 
White Sweet Clover 
Bokahara (Melilotus alba). Will grow on very poor soils; 
excellent for plowing under as green manure. Valuable 
for bee keepers. 60 lbs. to the bushel. Price per lb., 
30c; per 100 lbs., $25.00. 
