Rape Is Ready For Grazii 
WARF Essex Rape is one of the most valuable 
D annual or emergency pasture crops. It is in- 
dispensable to farms in the Corn Belt and in the 
Northwest where there 
are pigs or sheep, and 
is also valuable for 
calves, cattle and 
horses. It is an ideal 
forage with corn in 
the feeding of hogs. 
Planted in the 
spring, it is ready for 
grazing in 5 or 6 weeks 
and is the equal of 
Alfalfa pasture. It is 
as high in protein as 
Alfalfa and also car- ae : | 
ries a high mineral A SINGLE PLANT OF DWARF ESS! 
content, particularly 
calcium and phosphorus. Under favorable condi- 
tions, Dwarf Essex Rape produces as much as 40 
tons of green feed to the acre and it is particularly 
valuable in the fall because it stands relatively 
severe frost and is available when other pastures 
are low in feed value. 
SEEDING 
Dwarf Essex Rape does well on land adapted to and pre- 
pared for corn. It may easily be seeded to advantage in 
several ways. 
The most common plan is to broadcast like small grain at 
about 8 lbs. to the acre, or to drill at the rate of about 3 
lbs. to the acre. The seed should not be drilled 
more than 14 to 1/, inch deep, and when broadcast, 
either a light harrowing is satisfactory or, in most 
cases, rdins may be counted upon to cover the 
seed. 


On poor land that is apt to lose moisture easily 
or where the ground is particularly weedy, Rape 
can be seeded in rows from 24 to 36 inches apart 
at the rate of 3 lbs. per acre. This enables culti- 
vation to conserve moisture and to keep down 
weeds. This method of planting reduces trampling 
loss from cattle or horses, but is not particularly 
recommended except under unusual circumstances. 
PLANTED WITH OATS 
Four to six pounds of Dwarf Essex Rape can be 
seeded with about 2 bushels of Oats per acre, and 
if seeded in early spring, the grazing of the Oats 
can begin about the middle of June after which 
the Rape can be grazed until late fall. 

Peas can be added to the combination of Oats 
and Rape to good advantage in regions with cool nights, 
and a combination of 11/, bushels each of Oats and Peas 
with 4 to 6 lbs. of Rape, is very satisfactory. Rape requires 
shallower seeding than Oats or Peas and should be sown 
separately. : 
