BROOM CORN AND PEANUTS... GOOD CASH CROPS 

PEANUTS—IMPROVED VIRGINIA JUMBO 
Broom Corn 

Peanuts 
INOCULATE PEANUTS WITH NITRAGIN “E” 
For medium light, loamy or sandy soil. Peanuts are one of the most 
profitable crops. They yield very largely—yields of fifty bushels per 
acre being reported on land too poor to plant in corn. In addition to the 
yield of nuts, they yield quite largely of nutritious forage and produce 
ordinarily abcut a ton of excellent forage per acre in addition to the 
crop of nuts. 
TENNESSEE LONG RED. A fine variety, especially adapted to black, 
waxy land, as well as sandy soil. The nuts contain three large kernels 
each, and are enormously productive. Lb., 40c: 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Ask 
for prices in larger quantities. 
IMPROVED VIRGINIA JUMBO. A very profitable sort, planted almost 
exclusively by the Peanut-growing section of Virginia. It is the standard 
variety for roasting. Lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c, postpaid. Ask for prices in 
larger quantities. 
RECLEANED SPANISH. Spanish peanuts grow in more compact form 
than the Virginia Peanuts, making it possible to grow them closer, 
which makes the cultivation easier. While the nuts are smaller, they are 
much sweeter and of finer flavor than the larger sorts and contain c¢ 
higher per cent of oil than do the other varieties. The best crop in ths 
South for fattening hogs. Lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c, postpaid. Ask for prices in 
larger quantities. 

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SCARBROUGH DWARF (Improved). This type 
has much less seed on it, and is on the upper 
one-third of the brush, allowing much cleaner 
threshing and bales weigh fully one-third more 
and make the finest smooth parlor brooms, and 
also contain enough heavier, coarse brush for 
house brooms. We suggest planting four to six 
seeds in a hill with hills 30 to 36 inches apart, 
tows 40 inches apart. This plan allows better 
air circulation through the field and being in 
hills furnishes much shade protection to the 
pulled heads as piled in large handfuls, heads 
up, on the north side of the standing hill. The 
best way to cure is to thresh same day as 
pulled and put in drying frames for a week, 
then bale carefully. Lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c, post- 
STANDARD EVERGREEN. It is very early and 
when properly planted and cultivated has 
beautiful green brush and commands the high- 
est price. Harvested by cutting. Lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 
$0c, postpaid. Ask for prices in larger quanti- 
ties. 
BLACK SPANISH. This variety matures about 
10 days earlier than Evergreen, and has dark 
brown or black chaff on the seeds. It has a 
tendency tc produce a finer, straighter brush 
than the Evergreen variety, and is said to be 
somewhat less subject to reddening, conse- 
quently bringing a higher price, It is not as 
heavy a yielder as some other varieties, but 
account of its earliness it stands a better 
chance to escape drouth period. Lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 
90c, postpaid. Ask for prices in larger quanti- 



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BROOM CORN 
SURER WAY FOR SMALL GRASS SEED PLANTINGS 
Soil Preparation 
Breaking the land is not necessary, except where it has become 
badly baked or where the grass sod is so dense that the seed can 
not well come in contact with the soil. In most cases, merely stir 
or scar the land with a disc harrow or scratcher, setting your 
machine for very shallow work. 
A firm seed bed that has been prepared a couple of months in 
advance and is thoroughly compact is highly important for such 
grasses as Dailis and Carpet. A short dry spell will kill the young 
seedlings in loose ground, such as is prepared for corn and cotton. 
In the wooded sections the underbrush and most of the trees 
should be removed, leaving only- some of the best trees for shade 
and timber. The stumps should also be removed as soon as possible, 
so that the pasture can be mowed to control weeds. 
Should you intend planting the seed on soil that is not going to 
be harrowed, it will be well to have it free from weeds. 
' One of the most important things to remember in soil prepara- 
tion: If the ground be plowed, it should be done several months 
before sowing the seed, so that the soil may become well settled, 
as a firm seed bed is absolutely necessary. 
More failures with grasses and clovers have been due to soil 
preparation than any other one cause. Farmers often get the idea 
that they must have a good “loose” seed bed for grasses and 
clovers, just as they would for farm crops. This is not true. You 
must have a firm seed bed, or the small seedlings will die soon 
after sprouting. Lands that have had crops on them this season are 
well enough prepared. 
Planting Suggestions 
The seeds of grasses and clovers are so extremely small as to 
be able to come up through only a thin layer of soil. The covering 
of the seeds can scarcely be too shallow. Suitable implements for 
covering such seeds are a weeder, a brush drag, or a spike-tooth 
harrow set up for very shallow work. Under some conditions, mere 
rolling gives sufficient covering, and we know of a good many 
successful plantings where the seeds were not covered at all, when 
planted just before a rain. One successful planter has told us that 
he simply sows the seed on top of the soil and forgets them, claim. 
ing a more satisfactory stand when handled in this manner. 
It is also reported by a great many successful planters that mix. 
ing the seed with barnyard manure, and placing a small shovelful 
of the mixed manure and seed about five feet apart over the field, 
results in a better stand than is the case where the seed is sown 
without the manure. 
Sheuld you sow the seed and attempt to cover them, remember 
that the small seeds will not come up should they be covered too 
deep. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. 
carer 
DALLAS, TEXAS 
