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Cane Seed for Forage 
The following varieties are the best to 
use for forage. Sow 5 to 10 pounds per acre 
in drills or 100 to 150 pounds broadcast for 
hay. 
EARLY AMBER. Largely used to sow for 
forage. Furnishes a large yield of most nutri- 
tious forage which can be fed either green or 
cured, and will yield two or three cuttings a 
year, stooling out thicker each time it is cut. 
Requires 94 days to mature. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 
4Sc, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., $1.00. Ask 
for prices on larger quantities. 

ORANGE. A later variety than the Amber 
and is used for forage. It is excellent for en- 
silage. Requires 97 days to mature. Lb., 25c; 2 
lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., $1.00. 
Ask for prices in larger quantities. 
RED TOP SUMAC. Makes very fine fodder 
and is very extensively planted in Texas. Re- 
quires 107 days to mature. Lb., 20c; 2 lb., 35c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., $1.00. Ask for 
prices in larger quantities. 
NICHOLSON’S PURITY BRAND FANCY RED 
TOP SUMAC. This is our finest quality of Red 
Top Sumac Cane. Requires 107 days to mature. 
Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 
lbs., $1.15. Ask for prices in larger quantities. 
ok Sowghums .. CROTALARIA 
Saccharine Sorghums 
CANE SEED FOR SYRUP 
These varieties are largely used for mak- 
ing syrup; they are also used to grow Cane 
for feed and ensilage. Sow in drills, using 
5 to 10 pounds per acre. 
GOLDEN ROD. Extra large in size and in 
height and gives from 65 to 80 per cent of its 
weight in juice. For syrup it should be planted 
in drills, using from 5 to 8 pounds of seed per 
acre. Planted in drills for silage use from 8 to 
12 pounds per acre. It may be sown broadcast 
for hay, using from 60 to 80 pounds per acre. 
Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 
lbs., $1.75. Ask for prices in larger quantities. 
CROOKNECK RIBBON. Planted principally to 
make syrup, yielding from three to four hundred 
gallons of the best syrup per acre. It is usually 
planted in rows 3! feet apart, using from 5 to 
10 pounds of seed per acre. Grows from 10 to 15 
feet high. Texas Crookneck Ribbon Cane is one 
of the crops that can be grown to use as en- 
silage on account of the enormous yield. Lb., 
25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., 
$2.00. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
ORIENTAL OR HONEYDRIP. Matures in 125 
to 158 days. The growth is very tall with many 
joints to the stalk, and necessarily a more 
vigorous root system, the tonnage production 
is greater than that of any other variey. This is 
a favorite Cane where sorghum production and 
ensilage tonnage is desired, and when the 
growing season is sufficiently long to mature it. 
Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 
lbs., $1.75. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
Crotalaria Spectabilis—The Wonder Soil Builder 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN ’E” 
Crotalaria spectabilis is a great summer legume, adding nitrogen to the soil at the rate of about 800 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre. A 
yield of 40,000 pounds of green material per acre is not uncommon with crotalaria. The organic materials produced by the decomposition of crota- 
laria spectabilis are able to attack unavailable plant food materials, and make them useful to the crop. Crotalaria spectabilis produces more humus 
and more nitrogen per acre than any other crop. This makes it the cheapest cover crop to grow. It has succeeded in the Southern States and as far 
north as Vincennes, Indiana. It is not a host to injurious insects and diseases. It will reseed each year and is not a pest. 
Crotalaria spectabilis is used aos a summer cover and boil builder in groves, orchards, vineyards, etc. It is planted in corn and other farm 
crops at the last cultivation and makes a tremendous growth the same season. It will build up the worn out land so common on every farm. It has 
been known to double crop yields following it.As shown by actual test Crotalaria is about four times as good for soil building as velvetbeans 
Crotalaria spectabilis can be planted as 
soon as frost danger is past. It should be 
planted in well prepared soil and can be 
planted broadcast or in drills. Ten pounds of 
seed are required per acre for broadcast plant- 
ing and about half that much when drilled. 
Caution: Do not allow chickens to peck up 
seed after being planted, as the seed will sour 
in their craw and will cause death at times. 
Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Ask 
for prices in larger quantities. 
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You Can Aid “Defense” Best By 
Sowing Only Good Seed 
“Food for Freedom"’ will be the keynote 
of a national farm production campaign for 
“complete mobilization’’ of American agri- 
culture to care for domestic needs, as well 
as those of other nations resisting aggres- 
sion. 
Being in danger, the nation calls on each 
industry for the maximum output of goods 
that will strengthen defense. The call came 
to agriculture first of all. 
Beef, pork, cheese, etc., will also play an 
important part in the food lineup; therefore 
improve your pastures and plant ample 
crops for stock feeding. 
You can aid “'defense’’ best by sowing 
only good seed. Plant ‘’Nicholson’s Tested 
Pasture and Field Crop Seed.” 



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