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Plot PLENTYof FEED C 
are a profitable “cash” crop. Easily 
pe cn any oil. In addition to the nuts, the 
hay is superior to alfalfa as it contains more fats 
and is equal in protein. An excellent soil-im- 
prover. Shell the seed before planting, but where 
there is sufficient moisture this. practice 18 BOF 
necessary. If planted in corn, 80 pounds wl 
plant 4 acres; planted alone, 30 to 40 pounds in 
9%- to 3-foot rows, dropping seed in hills oe 
‘10 inches apart. Cover 1 to 2 inches deep, - Culti- 
wate thoroughly until nuts begin to form, 
865 Spanish. An early 
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arn ; il ultivated and gathered. Nuts are sma 
aie Lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55¢; 5 Ibs. $1.10: Not 
prepaid: 10 Ibs. $1.60; 100 Ibs. $14.00. 
866 Valencia. inest tare ak Ba 
4kinned nuts of handsome apt e. 
ae and sweet. ub. 40c; 2 Ibs. 706 sia 
Not. prepaid: 10 Ibs. $2.10; 100 lbs. $19.00. 
867 Runner. Excellent for forage. Grown for hog- 
eaten out c: 2 Ibs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.10. Not 
. 30¢c; 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $1.60; 100 Tbs. $14.00. 
CHUFAS 
815 Whe Chufa is a species of ground-nut, ‘most easily 
grown. Any land suitable for corn, cotton, or peanuts 
will make a bumper crop of Chufas. Plant from 
April until the end of June, in 24%4- to 3-foot rows, 
dropping 3 to 5 Chufas together,-16 to 18 inches 
apart.in the row, and cover 2 inches deep. In the fall 
pull up a few plants for your stock to taste, and they 
will then go over the entire field and will attend to 
the harvesting. Requires 1 to 1% pecks to plant an 
acre. The crop is usually matured about September 
15, and can be left in the ground until time to turn the 
hogs in. % Ib. 15¢; lb. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c; 5 Ibs. 
$1.40. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $2:00; 100 Ibs. $18.00. 
ARTICHOKE 
816 Jerusalem or Ground. avery hog-raiser 
should grow Artichokes, for they come year after year, 
and keep the hogs in fine condition. You grow them 
Cut them two eyes to the 
piece and plant 2 inches deep, 15 to 18 inches apart in 
3- to 3%4-foot rows. In the fall when they have ma- 
tured; turn the hogs into the field, and they will feed 
-on them all winter except when thé ground is wet or 
frozen. They are more productive than potatoes, 
Yields of 700 bushels have been grown on an acre of 
good land, but 300 to 400 bushels is nearer the average 
crop. Although grown principally for hogs, they are 
fine food for cattle, sheep and horses. Also make an 
excellent table dish when served hot or chilled. Re- 
quires about 250 pounds to plant an acre. Plant during 
March or April, the earlier the better; they stand con- 
siderable drought.and extreme cold weather. Lb. 30c; 
2 Ibs. 5Oc; 5 Ibs. $1.00. Not prepaid; 10 Ibs, $1.50; 
100. Ibs, $12.50. z 
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heavy bearer: bushes srow 
contain 3 or 
The flavor is 
5 Ibs. $1.50. ° 
féed, the nuts will:remain in ground in good condition until 
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Essex 
RAPS 


DWARF 
ESSEX RAPE 
7 elished by all kinds of stock, but prin: 
Bie poe ted for hogs and poultry. Tops look 
like rutabagas, but larger; make fine “greens 
for table as a substitute for turnip or spinach 
‘or ” when young. : 
e Grows 15 to 30 inches high and makes a crop 
in 6 to 8 weeks. Sow any time during the spring, 
summer, and fall, either in drills (4. pounds pers 
acre) or broadeast (8 pounds per acre). ya 
in small grain, will pasture 20 hogs for 3 months, 
Keeps stock in fine condition. _You should plant 
Rape for your hogs and poultry. 1Oc; 
Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 75¢; 5 Ibs, $1.60. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 2.50; 100 
: Ibs. $23.00. 


























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912 Basily grown, an immense yielder, and as an 
egg-producing poultry-feed it has no equal. The leaves 
make good fodder; the whole plant makes fine ensilage 
and hog-feed. Plant from March to September, at the 
rate of 6 to 8 pounds to the acre, in rows 3 feet apart 
and hills # foot apart in the row; when 4 to 6 inches 
tall. thin to one stalk tothe hill. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 35c; 
2 Ibs. 65c; 5 Ibs. $1.35. Not- prepaid: 10 Ibs. 
$2.10;100 lbs. $18.50. 
REUTER SEED CO., Inc.,. New Orleans 
