FORAGE CROPS, COVER CROPS, Etc. 
There are many plants suitable for forage and soiling that should be 
better known and grown more than they are. They are of great value 
both for stock feeding and improving worn-out soil. 
They are also of great value to provide emergency hay and feed crops. 
DOMESTIC RYE GRASS 
Grow this for winter cover and for adding humus. 
The immense value of this grass is becoming more widely recognized 
and many more growers are using it every year. The cost is low and the 
returns are very great, in preserving and building up the soil. It is sown 
broadcast (using 15 to 20 lbs. per acre) at the time of last cultivation of 
many crops, particularly corn but also on cabbage and even tomatoes. It 
does not compete with the crops before harvest but when they are removed 
it makes a strong dense growth during the cool weather of fall. 
The plants form a heavy mass of fibrous roots, going down to plow 
depth and they add a great deal of valuable humus when plowed under in 
the spring. During the winter it prevents erosion and keeps fertilizer 
elements from leaching out. It is also good for late fall pasture for cows. 
For home gardens it is an excellent, easily grown cover crop to keep 
up the organic matter. Sow broadcast, using 1 lb. to 1,000 sq. ft., in 
midsummer over the entire garden. 
1 Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c; 5 vee $1.50; 10 Lbs. $2.60 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 25 Lbs. or more at 17c per Lb. 
Quantities of Seed Required per Acre 
The table given below gives the average requirements for good 
seed. Amounts will vary somewhat according to the vitality of 
the seed, fertilizer, etc., and the soil and weather conditions. 
Lbs. per | Lbs. per 
Acre Bushel 

Variely 


Alfalfa, drilled 
Alfalfa, broadcast 
12-15 
18-25 
96 
Barley, Winter Wz 
Blue Grass (Kentucky) 20-30 
Buckwheat, Japanese 50-60 
Clover, Alsike, alone 6-10 
Clover, Alsike, in mixture 
Clover, Ladino, in mixture 
Clover, Medium Red, alone 
Clover, Medium Red, in mixture 
Clover, Sweet 
Clover, Wild White, in meet ure 
Corn, for grain 
Corn, for silage 
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64-80 
Pasture Mixture (Cornell) See page 42.... 
Peas, Canada Field, broadcast 120-160 
Peas, Canada, with oats 75-90 
Rape, broadcast 6-8 
Rape, in drills 
Red Top, Fancy, Recleaned 
Rye, Early Sown 
Rye, Late Sown 
Rye Grass, Perennial 
Rye Grass, Domestic 
Soy Beans, See directions on page 37 
Sudan Grass, in drills 
Sudan Grass, broadcast 
Sunflower 

9-12 
Timothy & Clover 
Timothy i 
12-15 
30-40 
50-60 
Timothy & Alsike 
Vetch Hairy, drilled (plus 1 bu. grain). . 
Vetch Hairy, broadcast (plus | bu. grate 



*Weight per bu. of Kentucky Blue Grass is old minimum standard. 
Our tocleaned seed is much heavier, actually weighing 28 lbs. per 
measured bushel. 
SUNFLOWER 
747 MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Best for Seed and Silage. Sow in rows 
3 to 3% feet apart and thin to a foot apart using about 4 lbs. per acre. 
Treat the same as corn. Sunflower stalks are often used to mix with 
corn when filling a silo and the seed makes excellent feed for hens. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 1 Lb. 50c; 5 Lbs. $2.35; 10 Lbs. $4.50; transportation 
paid. 
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Prices quoted here are subject to market changes and to our stocks 
being unsold. Purchaser pays transportation, except where quoted 
“transportation paid.” 
CANADA FIELD PEAS 
Usually grown with oats for hay, or used alone for fodder, or for plow- 
ing under as a green manure crop. Being a legume, these peas take nitro- 
gen from the air and enrich the soil. For hay, sow 11% bu. of peas and | bu. 
of oats per acre and cut when the oats head out. For fodder or for plowing 
under, plant 214 bu. of peas per acre. For any of these purposes, field peas 
are a very valuable crop. Treat peas with NITRAGIN (see page 78). 
Pk. $2.10; Bu. (60 Lbs.) $6.30; Bag of 100 Lbs. $10.50. Price for larger 
lots will be quoted by letter at any time. 
MILLET 
JAPANESE. One of the largest millets. Very large crops can be raised 
with this variety, nearly double that of common millet. The hay is 
relished by horses, cows and sheep. Even when allowed to ripen its seed 
and threshed out, the remaining hay is readily eaten by stock, so that 
there is no waste. 
Sow about the same time corn is planted. It is usually sown broad- 
cast. Cut when it heads out, and before the seed ripens. Does best on 
sandy loam or medium light soil. 
Pk. 85c; Bu. (35 Lbs.) $2.45; Sack of 100 Lbs. $7.00 

Bcc Grass—A good emergency hay crop. 
SUDAN GRASS 
Sudan grass succeeds well on dry soil and will produce heavy crops of 
excellent hay, especially when sown early and cut twice. It is also valuable 
for ensilage if left to mature. 
Sow broadcast or drill in rows 20 to 24 inches apart about the time corn 
is planted, and cultivate two or three times. Sudan Grass can be sown 
as late as July but it will only give one cutting when sown this late. 
Lb. 35c; 5 Lbs. $1.25 transportation paid. Not paid: 25 Lbs. $4.00; 
100 Lbs. $14.00. 50 Lbs. or more will be supplied at the 100 Lb. price. 
VETCH 
HAIRY or SAND VETCH. Vicia viliosa. A trailing plant of the pea 
family which grows 4 to 5 feet in length and has dark green leaves and 
small stems. It makes fine hay, but is used mostly as a cover crop. It 
is a legume and takes nitrogen from the air, thereby enriching the soil. 
The best time to sow is from August 15th to September 15th. Mix 
the vetch with rye. (1 bu. grain and 30 to 40 lbs. of vetch per acre.) 
It is best to drill the seed in, but it may be sown broadcast if well 
covered. The rye helps to support the vetch vines and makes them 
easier to mow or plow under. On fairly good soil, vetch will make a 
great growth, forming a mat 2 ft. deep. Vetch and rye sown in corn 
after the last cultivation makes an ideal seed bed for potatoes. 
Pk. (15 Lbs.) $3.45; Bu. (60 Lbs.) $10.80; 100 Lbs. $18.00. Purchaser 
pays transportation. 
RYE AND VETCH MIXED. After harvest next summer we can furnish 
Hairy Vetch and Winter Rye mixed at a lower price than for the two 
separate. Write next August for full particulars and prices. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
This valuable plant which belongs to the cabbage family, produces a 
mass of broad, smooth leaves which are greatly relished by sheep and 
hogs. It can. be pastured off and if the stock is removed before it is eaten 
too close, it will grow up again. It does well on any good soil but does best 
on rather moist land. The seed is usually sown broadcast, from the Ist to 
the 15th of August. This seed is far superior to that usually sold. 
Lb. 40c transportation paid. Not paid: 10 Lbs. $2.80; 25 Lbs. or more 
at 25c per Lb. 
