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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS 
For Forage Crops, Plowing Under, Etc. 
(Prices subject to market changes). 
Peas, Canada or White Field. Unsurpassed as a green 
feed for milch cows. Usually sown with oats. Pk., 
$1.00; bu., $3.50. 
Broom Corn, Long Brush Evergreen. Succeeds best in 
good, deep, moderately moist soil. Sow 12 quarts per 
acre, after danger from frost is past Lb„ 15c; 10 lbs., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Lupins, Yellow. In spring when the ground has become 
warm, sow at the rate of 80 pounds per acre. Valuable 
for plowing under to improve poor sandy soils. Lb., 
20c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 
Lupins, Blue. Valuable for turning under. Lb., 20c; 100 
lbs., $10.00. 
Spurrey (Spergula arvensis). Annual. This plant will 
grow in land too dry and too thin to support clover. 
The crop may be fed either green or as hay. It grows 
very rapidly and is in condition to pasture sheep or 
cattle on about six weeks after sowing. Sow broadcast, 
20 pounds per acre. Lb., 15c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 
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., $1.00; 
bu., $3.50. 
Cover and Soiling Crops for Orchards 
One of the most important points in successful orchard¬ 
ing is the intelligent use of proper cover crops, and the 
orchardists of New England are giving this particular sub¬ 
ject more and more careful attention, as the proper use 
of such crops conserve the nitrates in the soil after the 
growth of fruit trees is stopped, which would otherwise 
be washed away by the heavy fall or winter rains. They 
also help to break up, during time of their growth, the 
old sod, and later in the season when plowed under, fur¬ 
nish humus for the soil. 
We can recommend the following cereals and legumes 
as the best suited for cover crops under New England 
climatic conditions: 
Winter Rye. Sow at the rate of \Vz to 2 bushels per acre; 
this can be sown from the middle of August up to the 
time the ground freezes late in the fall. 
Japanese Buckwheat. Sow at the rate of 1 to Wz bushels 
per acre. Especially valuable where it can he sown 
early in spring on newly plowed sod land, as it is very 
effective in rotting down the old sod and at the same 
time enriching the soil. 
Yellow Soya Beans. 1% to 2 bushels per acre. These do 
best if sown in drills about the middle of June and 
cultivated several times to promote vigorous growth. 
Winter Vetch (Vicia villosa). If sown alone, use 1 bushel 
to the acre broadcast. In this latitude it should be sown 
before September 15th, so that it may be well rooted 
and established before cold weather. One of the best 
to cover and protect the ground during the winter. 
Crimson Clover. Sow at the rate of 15 to 20 lbs. per acre 
the last of June or first of July, and plow under early 
the following spring. 
Soja Beans 
Millets 
Hungarian Grass (Panicum Germanicum). This species 
of Millet is comparatively small and fine in its habit 
of growth. It is one of the most profitable hay and 
soiling crops, often yielding over three tons per acre. 
No other Millet adapts itself so readily to various con¬ 
ditions of soil and moisture. Broadcast at the rate of 
one bushel per acre. Weight 48 pounds per bushel. Per 
lb., 10c; $3.00 per bu. 
Japanese Millet, Japanese Barnyard Grass (Panicum Crus 
Galli). Distinct from other varieties. An enormous 
cropper growing over 6 feet in height; excellent either 
green or as cured hay. Prefers a moderately moist 
soil, and may be sown in an average season from May 
until the middle of July. Broadcast at the rate of 25 
pounds per acre, or in drills 18 inches apart, sow 15 
pounds to the acre. Weight about 35 pounds per bushel. 
Per lb., 10c; $9.00 per 100 lbs. 
German, or Golden Millet (Panicum Miliaceum var.). An 
improved, medium early variety, growing from 3 to 5 
feet high. The heads are closely condensed though the 
spikes are numerous. During the past few years, the 
fact has been established beyond doubt that Golden 
Millet seed grown in Southern latitudes will produce 
much larger yields of hay than seed grown in Northern 
or Western sections of the country. All our seed is 
Southern grown. Weight 50 pounds per bushel. Per 
lb., 8c; $3.00 per bu. 
Pearl Millet. A valuable and productive fodder plant. 
Seed should not be sown until after danger from frosts 
is past. Sow about 10 pounds per acre in drills 18 
inches apart. Per lb., 15c; $10.00 per 100 lbs. 
Sorghum 
Twenty-five pounds per acre is sown in drills. For dry 
fodder, broadcast 100 pounds per acre. 
Early Amber Sugar Cane. Will ripen where Indian corn 
matures. Per lb., 12c; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
Red Kaffir Corn, or Sorghum. Non-saccharine. The plants 
which are stocky and perfectly erect cure into excellent 
fodder, or may be fed green during all stages of growth. 
Per lb., 12c; per 100 lbs., $7.00. 
White Kaffir Corn. Per lb., 12c; per 100 lbs., $7.00. 
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