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SAND or WINTEK VETCH 
(Vicia Villosa.) 
It succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, though it is much more 
vigorous on good land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is perfectly hardy, remain¬ 
ing green all winter, and should be sown during August and September, mixed with Rye, 
which serves as a support for the plants, or in spring with Oats or Barley. 
It is the earliest crop for cutting, being nearly a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, 
and a full crop can be taken off the land in time for planting spring crops. Being much 
hardier than Scarlet Clover, this is the forage plant to sow in the Northern States, where 
Scarlet Clover winter-kills, though it is equally valuable in the South. Every dairyman 
and stockbreeder in the United States should have a field of it. 
It will also prove valuable for a hay crop in the South and dry Western regions, as 
it may be sown in the fall and will make a luxuriant growth during the fall and spring 
months, and will yield a heavy crop, which may be cut and stored before the droughts 
set in. (See cut.) 
Sow 1 bu. per acre, with bu. of Rye or Wheat. Price, 15c. lb., $8.25 bu. of 60 lbs. f 
100 lbs., $13.00. 
CANADA FIELD PEAS 
FOR FODDER AND GREEN'MANURING 
“ Peas could be made to bring more nitrogen to the soils of this country every 
vear than is now purchased annually by the farmers at a cost of millions of 
dollars ” —( Yearbook of tie U. S. Department of Agriculture.) 
For the Northern States there is no crop of greater value than Field Peas. 
Whether for fodder, in mixture with Oats, sown at the rate of two bushels each 
ner acre, or the Peas sown alone at the rate of three bushels per acre for plowing 
under there is no crop that we can so strongly recommend. 
Pea's have the power of extracting nitrogen from the air. and the soil from 
which a crop of Peas has been harvested is richer in nitrogen than before, and 
there is no kind of live stock on the farm to which Peas and Oats in mixture 
cannot be fed with positive advantage. The Marrowfat and Canada Field 
Peas especially the white variety, are valuable for early spring sowing; being 
exceptionally hardy, the crop is not easily injured by late frosts. Sown alone 
for fodder of in combination with Oats for hay, or as a crop to plough under for 
green manure, they are unsurpassed. Peas can be followed by Millet or Crim¬ 
son ^ tnc "p r j ces 0 f Field Peas for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 
Peas, Canada White. 70c. per pk., $2.50 per bu. of 60 lbs., 10-bu. lots. 
Peas,Canada 1 Blue. $1.00 per pk., $3.00 per bu. of 60 lbs., 10-bu. lots, 
$2.90 per bu. 
COW PEAS 
Cow Peas are more tender than Canada or Field Peas and should not be sown 
until Corn planting time. Cow Peas, being of very rapid growth during the 
warm weather, can be sown as late as the middle of July with reasonable assur¬ 
ance of a profitable crop, either for harvesting or plowing under. 
The early varieties of Cow Peas are quite extensively and successfully grown 
for forage and soiling as far north as Massachusetts, but so far north the crop 
may not ripen seeds. As a soil renovator and enricher Cow Peas are very valu¬ 
able. A crop of Cow Peas collects nitrogen from the air in large quantities and 
fixes" it in the soil, thus adding this expensive element of fertilizers to the land 
without cost, and leaving it richer and in splendid condition for the future crop. 
All crops do well after Cow Peas. Cow Peas grow on all soils from the stiffest 
clays to porous sands, barren uplands and alluvial bottoms. The feeding 
value of Cow Peas is high, whether as green forage, cured hay or silage, being 
especially rich in blood, bone and muscle forming material. For green-manuring 
clay land, the crop should be turned under green. On sandy soil, already too 
light, the vines should decay on the surface and then be turned under. Sow 
2 bushels per acre. ( See cut.) . 
Black Eye Cow Peas. A popular and productive early sort. Price, $4.25 
per bu. of 60 lbs., 10-bu. lots, $4.00 per bu. 
New Era Cow Peas. A new, extra early variety, earlier than the Black 
Eye, the quickest growing of any of the Cow Peas, maturing in about 60 days, 
specially adapted for planting north. Yields well. Price, $3.75 per bu. of 
60 lbs., 10-bu. lots, $3.55 per bu. 
JAPANESE MILLET 
A very distinct variety that is particularly valuable in the Northern States as a quick 
growing forage and ensilage crop, attaining a height in good soil of 6 to 8 feet and yielding 
from 10 to 18 tons of green fodder per acre. For feeding green, it may be cut from day 
to day as needed until the seed begins to ripen. During this period it is much relished by 
stock; cattle especially consume it without waste before touching green fodder Corn, and 
cows fed on it invariably increase in milk. For dried fodder, it should be cut in the blos¬ 
som stage; it is freely eaten by stock and is often preferred by horses to Timothy and 
Clover hay; when sown early, it produces a fair second cutting. For ensilage, two parts of 
the Millet in combination with one part Soja Beans forage, form a complete balanced 
ration that may be fed without grain. Sow from May to July, 15 lbs. of seed per acre if 
broadcasted, or.if in,drills 12..to l,8 inches apart, use 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 10c. 
lb., 10 lbs., 80c., 100 lbs., $7.00. ( For other varieties of Millet see page 69.) 
DWARF ESSEX KAPE 
Under favorable conditions Rape is ready for pasturing sheep or cattle within six weeks 
from time of sowing, and on an average one acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six 
weeks to two months. When on the Rape they should at all times have access to salt; 
but water is not necessary. In the Northern States it should be sown from May to the 
end of August for fall pasturing, but as it thrives best in cool weather, it should not be 
sown in the Southern States until September or October for winter pasture. In the lati¬ 
tude of New York, July or August is the best time to sow. Its fattening properties are 
probably twice as good as those of Clover, and for sheep the feeding value of Rape excels 
all other plants we know of. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. 
Price, 10c. lb., $3.75 bu. of 50 lbs., 100 lbs. $7.00. 
