JAMES VICK'S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
FARM SEEDS 
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BROOM CORN 
Improved Evergreen. This variety is now grown more extensively than 
any other, on account of its straight, long, light green brush. It is very 
productive. Sow six pounds to an acre. Pound, 20 cents ; 100 lbs., $6.00. 
COW PEAS 
Throughout the South this pea has always been valuable for improvement ot 
the soil, being to the South what clover is to the North. The seed is ground 
and used for cattle-fodder. The stalks and leaves make excellent fodder when 
fed green. It is also highly recommended for ensilage when mixed in silo with' 
green corn stalks. In the North it is considered superior to clover for plowing 
under as a preparation for wheat, as it matures the first year from seeding. 
Poor sandy soil may be made into a fertile loam by plowing under a crop of Cow 
Peas. Plant seed in a thoroughly pulverized warm soil. If wanted to plow 
under for manure, sow in drills one foot apart. If grown for fodder, or for the 
seed, plant three feet apart and cultivate thoroughly. 
Black Eye. Peck, 65 cents ; bush., $2.00. 
Clay. Peck, 65 cents ; bush., $2.25. 
Wonderful. Peck, 65 cents; bush., $2.25. 
Whippoorwill. Peck, 65 cents ; bush., $2.25. 
Mixed. Peck, 65 cents ; bush., $2.00. 
FIELD LUPINS 
Popular for soiling and for sheep. Succeed in poor soil. Sow in the spring 
if wanted for manure, and plow under when in flower. White, Yellow, or Blue. 
Pound,25 cents. 
FLAX 
Flax Seed for sowing. One and a half bushels per acre. Pound, 20 cents ; 
bushel of 56 lbs., $3.00. 
FLAT PEA 
Lathyrus sylvestris. A perennial forage plant. It grows well on very poor, 
unimproved, sandy soil ; withstands severe frosts, and is not injured by 
severe drought. Valuable for plowing under in a green state. It is recom¬ 
mended to sow seed in a small garden bed and transplant to the field when 
the plants are of suitable size. Ounce, 10 cents ; lb., $1.00. 
GIANT BEGGAR WEED 
Dcsmodium tortuosum. A quick-growing plant extensively cultivated in 
the Southern States for pasture and green forage for the hot, dry, summer 
months, also to cure for winter hay. Growth is very rapid, and the plant may 
be pastured or cut for forage at any stage, but should be cut for hay before the 
seed ripens, and slowly dried in windrows to prevent the leaves dropping. 
Succeeds best when the seed is sown about the middle of June. The seed is 
small, and should be lightly brushed or simply rolled after sowing broadcast. 
Eight to ten pounds per acre. Pound, 60 cents ; 100 lbs., $40,00. 
RAPE 
Dwarf Essex, English. The best Sheep Fodder. The growing of Rape 
is becoming more general year after year, and with much profit to the farmer. 
While the crop is more especially grown for feeding sheep, still cattle, 
pigs, and milch cows do very well upon it. If possible, sheep should have 
access to a grass pasture, on which they will feed alternately with the Rape, 
thus keeping them in the best thriving condition. A constant .supply of 
salt in the Rape field is quite beneficial. For sheep pasture it may be 
sown in May, and will be ready for pasturing in July and August. Or it may 
be sown in June, or even up to the latter part of July, and furnish a large 
amount of pasture or fodder. In drills, sow five pounds to-the acre; broad¬ 
cast, ten pounds to the acre. Pound, 20 cents ; 100 lbs., $9.00. 
SERADELLA 
Ornithopus sativus. A valuable forage plant. Succeeds in dry, sandy soil, 
and furnishes good pasture for sheep. Can be sown with winter rye. About 
50 pounds to an acre. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 pounds, $10.00. 
SPURRY 
Spergula arvensis. Annual. Grows well on poor, dry, sandy soils. It is in 
best condition for pasture in four to six weeks after sowing, and may be sown 
every month from March to August. Excellent pasture for cattle and sheep ; 
also as a fertilizer for light sandy soil. Sow fifteen pounds to the acre. 
Pound, 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $9.00. 
SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth Russian. Highly valued by farmers and poultry breeders who 
have tried it as an excellent and cheap food for fowls. Sow seed as soon as 
the ground is warm, in hills four feet apart each way. Three pounds of seed 
will plant one acre. Yields from fifty to seventy bushels per acre. y x pound, 
10 cents ; ]A lb., 15 cents ; lb., 30 cents ; 100 lbs., $6.00. 
White Beauty. A Sunflower with snow-white seeds. This strikingly distinct 
new sort is not only the most beautiful, but the most vigorous, out-yielding 
the old sorts almost two to one, 3,000 pounds per acre being no unusual 
yield. Ounce. 5 cents : V x lb.. 15 cents ; lb.. 35 cents. 
SAINFOIN 
Onobrychis sativa. A valuable fodder plant on dry, light, sandy soils. 
Four bushels to the acre ; (about 26 pounds to bushel). Pound, 25 cents ; 
100 lbs., $10.00. 
SORGHUM 
When wanted in larger quantities than quoted, ask /or special prices. 
Early Amber. This variety is coming into general use for summer fodder 
for cattle in place of sowed corn, yielding two crops in a season. It is 
claimed to keep up the flow of milk, and cows like it better than any 
other feed. It is also easily cured, and makes excellent dry fodder. Three 
to four pounds are sufficient for an acre, in drills thirty inches apart between 
the rows, sowing the seed thick and shallow in the row. Pound, 20 cents ; 
per bushel of 56 lbs.,$3.00. 
Kaffir Corn. This will do well wherever Amber Cane will grow. It is used 
as a green fodder, and is eagerly eaten by cattle, hogs, etc. It is a great 
fattener. The average height of stalk is six feet. Fifty to sixty bushels of 
seed to the acre have been harvested. Pound, 20 cents ; 100 lbs., $6.00. 
Millo Maize. I he merit of this non-saccharine Sorghum is that when cut for 
feeding it starts again from the remaining stumps with renewed strength and 
vigor; thrives in the hottest and driest localities. It is relished by cattle, 
hogs, etc., etc. Pound, 20 cents ; 100 lbs., $4.00. 
Jerusalem Corn. Belongs to non-saccharine Sorghums. It is considered a 
good sure grain for dry sections and seasons. It produces several small 
heads on side shoots, often as many as eight heads on a stalk. Three 
pounds will plant an acre. The grain being very small, it makes most 
excellent chicken food. Pound, 20 cents ; 100 lbs., $5.00. 
Johnson Grass {Sorghum Ilalapense). Popular in the Southern States, where 
it is considered one of the most valuable forage plants. 1 bushel per acre. 
Bushel, 25 pounds. Pound, 25 cents ; 100 lbs., $10.00. 
TEOSINTE 
Rcana luxurians. Recommended as the most prolific forage plant. 
Appearance somewhat resembles corn, but the leaves are much longer 
and broader. It can be cut several times during the season, yielding enor¬ 
mously. It will attain a height of twelve to fifteen feet. One seed will 
sometimes produce twenty to sixty stalks or shoots. The warmer the 
climate the better it yields. Requires about two pounds of seed per acre. 
Plant in hills four feet apart. Ounce, 10 cents ; lb., 85 cents. 
VETCHES 
Sand, Winter, or Hairy Vetch ( Vicia vtllosa). Thrives on poor, arid, 
sandy soils. Grows to a height of three or four feet, and can be cut twice for 
fodder, first as soon as the bloom appears, and then can be again cut for seed. 
Perfectly hardy throughout the United Slates, remaining green all winter. 
It is very nutritious, is eaten with relish by all kinds of stock, and 
may be fed with safety. It is sown either in the fall or spring, and gen¬ 
erally mixed with rye, which serves as a support to the plants. One and 
a half bushels per acre. Pound, 30 cents ; bushel of 60 lbs., $7.25. 
Spring Tares. ( Vicia sativa .) Sown broadcast at the rate of one and a half 
bushels to the acre, like wheat or barley, and sometimes mixed with oats for 
soiling. Pound, 20 cents ; bushel of 60 lbs., $3.00. 
WILD RICE 
Zizania aquatica. Valuable as a forage plant for swamps and wet land. 
Stock are fond of it when green and also when cured for fodder. It is also 
much sought after by water fowl. Pound, 35 cents ; 100 lbs., $18.00. 
HEDGE. P LA NTS 
HONEY LOCUST 
Gleditschia triacanthos. We regard this as one of our most valuable 
native trees, on account of its rapid growth and longevity of the timber. It 
does not have troublesome sprouts at the roots, like the common Locust, 
and is not so liable to injury from the borer worm. After the second 
season’s growth they become perfectly hardy. The seeds are very slow to 
germinate, and for this reason should be treated with hot water. Take up 
small plants and heel in ; cover the plants in the fall and set out the next 
spring. About 175 seeds to the ounce. Ounce, 10 cents ; lb., 50 cents. 
OSAGE ORANGE 
Maclura aurantiaca. Used extensively' as a hedge plant, for which pur¬ 
pose its rapid growth, together with its strong spines, render it quite suitable. 
It is easily kept dwarf by cutting back. Young plants arc grown from seed, 
which, if sown in good soil, will make good strong plants for the hedge-rows 
in two years. This species is hardy and makes fine hedges for lawns, ceme¬ 
teries, etc. Sow last of May' About 600 seeds to the ounce. Ounce, 
to cents : lb.. 60 cents. 
