Velvet Beans Are Valuable as a Soil Builder and as a Forage Crop Throughout the South 
FIELD SEED Continued 
SESBANIA 
Soiv 40 lbs. per acre. 
F.O.B. Plant City, except pound lots which are postpaid. 
During the past few years, Sesbania has been attracting at¬ 
tention in different parts of Florida as a cover crop, to grow on 
land that is more or less covered with water. Unlike other cover 
crops, Sesbania will grow in water, and will grow ideally well 
in the hot weather of midsummer on low, wet land. Sesbania 
is valuable under these conditions, not only as a green manure 
cover crop, but also as a means of killing out Bermuda Grass, 
nut grass and other weeds. Because of the fact that Sesbania 
grows so rapidly, and makes such a heavy dense growth quickly, 
it smothers out all weed growth. In addition to all this, it be¬ 
ing a leguminous crop, forming nodules on the roots, it fixes 
atmospheric nitrogen, which nitrogen is added to the soil. 
In order to get rapid and high germination on Sesbania seed, 
it is important to have the seed scarified. Scarified seed will 
usually germinate in from three to five days after planting. It 
is generally recommended to plant Sesbania seed at the rate of 
thirty to forty pounds per acre, even a little heavier if weeds are 
bad. It is usually planted in late May, June and July, and a 
dense tall growth is obtained in about two months, at which 
time the crop may be plowed under with a disk plow, and the 
stalks will rapidly rot. 
1 lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 25 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $11.00. 
SORGHUM 
Amount of seed needed per acre depends upon the 
purpose for which planted. 
The uses of Sorghum are many, such as green feed, hay, pas¬ 
turage, silage, syrup, etc. 
It is a common practice to sow Sorghum and cowpeas together 
for hay and pasturage purposes, which is excellent for either. 
Where sown together use about Vj bushel Sorghum and 1 bushel 
of cowpeas per acre, sown broadcast. Planted in drills alone 
in 3-foot rows use 1 peck per acre; where planted for making 
syrup, use only 5 pounds of seed;or where sown broadcast for 
forage use 1 bushel of seed per acre. Plant from March to 
August. 
Early Amber. (65 days.) This is the earliest and by far the 
most popular of all varieties. Grown almost exclusively for a 
forage crop, either alone or broadcast with peas. Not good for 
syrup. 
1 lb. 25c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger lots. 
Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane. (For Syrup.) This is the 
standard cane for syrup making in the South. The stalks are 
ten to twelve feet tall, and contain an abundance of juice and 
also produce plenty of leaves for fodder. Not only valuable for 
syrup making, but will make a large amount of forage and 
green feed for livestock. 
1 lb. 25c; postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 12 lbs. (pk.) $1.00; 50 lbs. (bu.) $3.50. 
SOY BEANS 
Sow 1 peck to 1 bushel per acre. 
Soy Beans are a great nitrogen-gathering agency and a won¬ 
derful soil improver. They do excellently planted in corn, and 
will not injure it by climbing. Plant either between corn hills 
or in middles. 
Prepare the land as for cowpeas, sowing the seed from 
March 1 to July 1, a peck of seed per acre, in drills 3 feet apart, 
dropping two seeds every 6 inches in the drill, or, broadcast, 
one bushel per acre. Do not plant the seed over IV 2 inches 
deep. Cut for hay when pods are well formed, or let the beans 
mature if wanted for seed. 
Mammoth Yellow. (110 days.) There are many varieties of 
soy beans, but our experience has proven that Mammoth Yel¬ 
low is the best for Florida and the South. It is a strong vigor¬ 
ous grower and heavy yielder of large seeds and also produces 
an abundance of foliage. 
1 Ib. 20c; 2 lbs. 30c, postpaid. 
Write for prices on larger lots. 
SUNFLOWER 
Sow 6 pounds per acre. 
F.O.B. Plant City, except pound lots or less which 
are postpaid. 
Mammoth Russian. Grown principally for the seed, which 
makes an ideal poultry feed. Matures quickly, is inexpensive 
to grow, and produces an immense yield, the Mammoth Russian 
making three to four times as much seed as ordinary varieties. 
It is also used extensively as a windbreak for beans. Plant from 
March to September. Plant tbe same as you would corn, sow¬ 
ing seed in drills three feet apart, and hills one foot apart in 
the drill, thinning out to one stalk in the hill when four to six 
inches high. Any soil suitable for corn will grow a good crop 
of sunflower. 
1 lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 25 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $11.00. 
VELVET BEANS 
Sow 1 to 2 pecks per acre. 
Velvet Beans furnish one of Florida’s most valuable crops 
for enriching the land, as soil-conditioners and builders. Vel¬ 
vet Beans are good for groves; fine for truck lands in building 
up the humus; good pasturage for cattle and hogs; and fine 
land renovators. Plant from March to August. 
Due to the unstable condition of the market, we were unable 
to make price quotations on Velvet Beans when this catalog 
went to press. Write for prices, indicating variety and quan¬ 
tity desired. 
Bunch Velvet Bean. (120 days.) On account of bush habit, 
this is a very desirable variety to plant in groves or orchards. 
Osceola. (140 days.) A splendid producer of both seed and 
vine. This is one of the most popular varieties for Florida and 
the South. 
Chinese. (120 days.) This variety will make more vines and 
seed than many others of the Velvet Bean family. Free from 
stinging fuzz, like the Old Speckled Velvet, and four weeks 
earlier. 
90-Day. (90 to 100 days.) This variety makes a very luxuri¬ 
ant growth and an abundant amount of foliage for pasturage 
and soil improvement. It matures much quicker than any other 
kind. 
Old Florida Velvet Bean. (180 days.) This variety makes 
a rank growth of vines and leaves, and will remain as a green 
cover crop longer than any other. Beans do not shell out when 
mature as some other varieties do. 
Write for prices on Velvet Beans. 
Velvet Beans 
A Good Soil Improving Crop and Also Good for Forage. 
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