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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. For Forage Crops, Plowing 
Under, Etc. 
Our Special Offers do apply on goods under this heading. 
The farmers of New England hitherto have not paid sufficient attention to, or given the 
many new and valuable plants for these purposes anything like a fair trial, but liave been 
satisfied to get along with the old time fodder corn and Hungarian. We want every Agri¬ 
culturist to plant, even if only in a small way, one or more of the sorts named in the fol¬ 
lowing list this season. Larger crops of better quality and improved soil conditions will 
surely result. 
Soya Beans, These grow to a height of two and one-half to three feet and have stiff 
stalks. The beans mature together, so can be cut down and thrashed afterwards. May 
be fed vines, stalks and all, or stock can be turned into field on them wlien matured. 
They are as valuable as a soil improver as clover. When sown broadcast for forage 
and soil-improving crops, Soya Beans should be sown at the rate of one bushel per 
acre. Sowing them thickly will prevent the stalk from growing too coarse, and enable 
them to be cut and turned under to better advantage. Sowing for ensilage, it is better 
to sow in drills with the corn, at the rale of about eight quarts to the acre. Or they can be sown by themselves, in 
drills three feet apart, at the rate of two pecks per acre, and cultivated. They will make their largest yield of 
beans j)ut in this way. 
3 reck*s Soya. A large growing, yellow' seeded variety, especially suitable for ensilage and ploughing under. Qt. 20 
cts.; pk.^'i.oo; bu.Jsp2<;. 
Medium Green Soya, An early sort, that is likely to mature its ])ods in New England (Jt. 20 cts.; pk. $1.25; 
bu. $.4.50. 
Velvet Bean {Dolitkos jnnltijioriis). Used by the farmers of Florida and other Soutliern States as a forage plant and 
also as a fertilizer plant for turning under. Stock readily eat the vines and leaves, and the beans when ground, 
with or without the pod, are used instead of oats or corn, and sometimes mi-xed with them. It is planted in rows 
four feet apart and one foot in the row, two or three bears in a ])lace, as soon as danger from frost is past. This 
bean has been growm to a considerable extent in Maine and Massachusetts, and is increasing yearly in popularity. 
We do not believe the beans will ripen in ordinary seasons in Massachusetts, but the crop for forage or turning 
under will prove valuable. Qt. 20Cts.; pk.^r.oo; bu.$3 2>5. 
Beggar Weed. Florida or Hiant Beggar Weed {Desmodhan tortuosum). An erect leguminous annual, growing from 
three to eight feet high, with abundant foliage, valuable for forage or for soil renovation. It is especially recom¬ 
mended for turning under on light, sandy soils. It also makes hay of a fine 
quality, and should be cut Ijefore the stems turn hard or woody, before it 
begins to bloom. Sow, after the ground is warm and moist, at the rate of 10 
lbs. of seed per acre, and cover very lightly. I.b 60 cts.; 10 lbs. 55.00. 
Broom Corn^ Long Brush Evergreen, 
Sow 12 quarts per acre, after danger 
from frost is passed. It succeeds best 
in a good, deep, moderately moist soil. 
Lb. 15 cts.; 10 lbs. $1.00. 
Broom Scotch {Gcjiista scoparia). The 
young growth of this shrub is chiefly 
valuable as food for sheep in winter. 
It is also used for making coarse 
brooms. The plants when covered 
w’ith their bright yellow flowers are 
very ornamental. 10 cts. oz.; lb. 75 cts. 
Lupins, Yellow. This succeeds in the 
poorest soils, and is very valuable for 
ploughing under to improve sandy soil. 
It makes good forage, either green or 
as hay. Sow in spring when the ground 
has become warm, 90 lbs. to the acre. 
20 cts. lb.; loolbs. Sio.oo. 
— Blue, Used for j)loughing under. 20 
cts. lb.; 100 lbs. 510.00. <Kiant Weed* 
Lotus Corniculatus (Bird’s-Foot Trefoil). A clover that grows readily on 
the lightest and most sterile soils. It is very nutritious and is much rel¬ 
ished by cattle and sheep. Being a perennial and having unusual ability 
for withstanding drought, it is recommended to sow in mixtures on dry 
pastures. Lb. 40 cts. 
Millo Maize. See Sorghem. 
Millet, Pearl [Penidllaria spicata). A valuable and very productive fodder 
plant; should not be sown until danger from frost is over. This Millet 
has frequently been sold at very high prices under the names of Brazilian 
Millet^iwdi Pe?tcillaria Zeaoides. Drill, 18 inches apart, 10 pounds to acre. 
Lb. 15 cts.; $10.00 per loo lbs. 
Soya Reaiis. 
Bat*nyard MiUot and Poasm 
Barnyard Millet [Panicum Crus Galli) makes a desirable green feed for the first three weeks of August. It is not in 
the writer’s judgment as satisfactory a feed as corn, but it has its jdace among the desirable forage crops. The Millet is a 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
