ROSWELL SEED COMPANY 
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FIELD SEEDS-Continued 
Barley 
CLUB MARIOUTT—A large kernel and 
a heavy producer for spring planting, 
can be planted in February and will ma- 
ture in time to be followed by Hegari. 
CONWAY—A heavy yielding spring bar- 
ley developed by our own A. & M. Col- 
lege. 
TREBI—A proven crop for the South- 
west. It may be planted in the fall or 
in the spring. 
NEW MEXICO WINTER BARLEY—De- 
veloped in our own State. One of our 
heaviest yielders. Excellent for fall and 
winter pasture. May be planted from 
September through November. 
Rye 
Will make the best fall and winter pas- 
ture if planted by August 15th. Makes 
good early spring pasture when planted 
during fall and winter months. Stools 
and grows well in cold weather. <A good 
crop to turn under ahead of a cotton 
crop. Plant from 60 to 90 lbs. per acre. 
Wheat 
MARQUIS—A hard red, spring wheat. 
Standard for Western irrigated soils. 
Beardless. 
TURKEY RED WINTER WHEAT—The 
most popular in the Southwest. Desired 
by millers. Bearded. 
Oats 
TEXAS RED RUST PROOF—The best 
oat for the Pecos Valley, can be planted 
both in the spring and in the fall. 
(August and September or March and 
April.) Has been known to produce 
over 100 bushels per acre and weigh over 
40 lbs. per bushel. 
Pasture Grasses 
SUDAN—An annual, the best fast grow- 
ing’ summer pasture. Will require irri- 
gation in the Pecos Valley but does well 
on rainfall in Eastern New Mexico and 
West Texas. May be planted in rows 
with 5 lbs. seed per acre or sown broad- 
cast with 25 to 50 lbs. seed per acre. 
Plant after danger of frost or it does best 
when planted in hot weather. Often cut 
for hay and will make silage crop. An 
excellent milk producer. We offer seed 
that is free from all noxious weed seeds. 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS (Standard 
Strain)—A perennial bunch grass that 
does well in high altitudes. Among the 
first grass to start growing in the 
spring. The fine stem and leaf makes 
good pasture. Drought resisting. May 
be planted in the spring or fall. 6 to 10 
lbs. seed per acre. 
JOHNSON GRASS—A perennial classed 
as noxious in many states and con- 
stantly fought by Southern farmers but 
is valuable to the semi-arid sections that 
have land subject to periodical overflow 
where it will provide good pasture and 
hay. Responds to cultivation. 
Millets 
BIG GERMAN—The small stems and 
narrow leaves make good hay or pas- 
ture, quickly grown in the summer 
months. Long tight heads produce an 
sent of grain that has good feed 
value. 
HOG MILLET or PROSO—The quickest 
making catch crop. Will mature grain 
in 45 to 50 days. Low growing sprangled 
heads. Grain is larger than Big German 
and makes excellent poultry feed. Often 
sown for pasture and hay. 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
A valuable forage crop, will provide ex- 
cellent pasture for hogs, sheep, cattle 
and poultry. The tender young leaves 
make fine greens for table use. The 
plant resembles cabbage before heading 
and grows from 18 to 24 inches high. 
Rape has been known to produce from 
10 to 25 tons of green forage per acre. 
It may be sown in April or during 
August and September. Usually sown 
in drills at the rate of 5 to 8 lbs. of 
seed per acre. 
Peanuts 
TENNESSEE RED—A good variety that 
does well in sandy soil. The nuts will 
average three large kernels and they are 
very productive. 
FEEDING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
ONE YEAR: 
For 60 hens—2 acres head crop or corn, 
3 acres oats and one acre sowed pasture. 
For 1 sow—7 acres corn, head crop or 
root crop; one acre sowed pasture. 
For 1 cow—1 acre hay and pasture, 2 
acres oats, 1% acres head crop or corn. 
For 1 beef—2 acres corn or head crop, 
1 acre hay. 
The above information should help you 
to produce your.requirements of feed. 
The bought feed takes much of the pro- 
fits out of producing eggs, milk and 
livestock. 
