
Dwarf Essex Rape 
RAPE, DWARF ESSEX 
An excellent forage plant for poultry and all kinds of stock, especially 
sheep and hogs. Grows with wonderful rapidity, being usually ready for 
pasturage in 6 or 8 weeks, and will thrive in almost any soil. Do not 
turn stock into a Rape pasture when very hungry or when the Rape is 
wet, as it may cause bloating. The stock should have access at all times 
to plenty of salt. When young, Rape makes a delicious, tender, sweet 
salad, and is often sown solely for this purpose, Sow % inch deep from 
early summer until late fall, either in rows or broadcast. When sown 
broadcast, it requires 6 to 8 Ibs., in 3-ft. rows, 3 lbs. Lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 
10 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. (Write for prices in larger quantities.) 
SUNFLOWER 
s This variety is a great improvement on the 
Mammoth Russian. native Sunflower and it is adapted to almost any 
soil and situation. Poultry are extremely fond of the seed, and when thus 
fed fatten more rapidly, perhaps, than on any other food. Plant one inch 
deep in rows three or four feet apart, leaving 18 inches between the hills, 
and cultivate the same aS corn. When the seeds are hard, cut off the 
heads and pile them loosely in a well-ventilated place to cure; they may 
then be easily threshed out and cleaned. For an acre six pounds. Mhb., 
40c; 5 lbs., $1.85; 10 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. (Write for prices in larger 
quantities. ) 
VETCH, WINTER 
or HAIRY 
After the most thorough tests, the best informed farmers now consider 
Vicia vilosa (Winter Vetch) one of the most valuable forage plants within 
the reach of southern farmers.. Good authorities claim that it will yield 
from six to ten tons of green food to the acre, and its nutritive value has 
been determined to be much greater than clover. It makes good and 
easily-cured hay, and is perfectly hardy, thriving on poor, arid, sandy 
soils, while on rich soil it makes a growth of five or more feet. Any kind 
of grain may be sown with it, to support the vines, but rye or oats will be 
found more satisfactory, and. we think particularly good results will be 
obtained from 20 pounds of Vetch with one bushel of Oats per acre, sown 
in September or early October. It is available for use a remarkably long 
time, as it is green through the winter and remains in condition until the 
middle of July, all stock eating it with the greatest relish. May be cut 
very early in spring, thus releasing ground for other early crop. For an 
acre, 60 Ibs. When sown.alone, 80 lbs. per acre. Write for prices. 
TOBACCO 
BLACK EYE 
and other 
EDIBLE, PEAS 
While sometimes used for forage and 
soil improvement, Black Eye Peas are 
also used for the table, and usually bring 
good prices, both in the green and dry 
state. 
(75 days). This is a fav- 
Ramshorn. orite Black Eye Pea com- 
ing in just after the Extra Early, and is 
very popular with small market garden- 
ers, aS it nearly always commands a 
good price in the green state. Lb., 30c; 
2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $1.80, 
postpaid. (Write for prices on larger 
quantities.) 
Early Wilt-Resistant 
(65 days). Extremely pro- 
Ramshorn. tise Soy its small upright 
vine. Best Black Eye variety for early 
market. Lhb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.10; 
10 lbs., $1.90, postpaid. (Write for prices 
in larger quantities.) 
Large Wilt-Resistant 
Ramshorn. (70.4ays).. Probably the 
most vigorous and heav- 
iest yielding Black Eye Pea. lLb., 35c; 
2 Ibs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.10; 10 lbs., $1.90, 
postpaid. (Write for prices in larger 
quantities.) 
Brown or Cream, Crowder. 
(65 days). An early prolific variety pre- 
ferred by many as the best table sort. 
The Peas are generally of good size and 
delicious flavor. Also good for forage 
crop and improving the soil. Lb., 35c; 
2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.30; 10 lbs., $2.00, 
postpaid. (Write for prices on larger 
quantities.) 
CANADA 
FIELD PEAS 
60 lbs. to the bushel 
These are very valuable for stock feed- 
ing, and are being more largely used 
each season. They are planted at the 
rate of two bushels to the acre broad- 
cast, being usually sown with oats, a 
combination which is extremely satis- 
factory. A bushel and a half of each to 
the acre is sufficient, the Peas, of course, 
being plowed into the usual depth and 
the oats put in afterwards with a har- 
row. Sowings may be made as early as 
February in ordinary years, and it is 
usually safe to put them in at any time 
up to the middle of March. They make 
a quick growth and produce an immense 
amount of the best forage at a time 
when feed is apt to be particularly 
scarce. When grown with oats they are 
very easily cured, and all kinds of stock 
are fond of the hay, the nutritive value 
of which is remarkably high. Pk., $1.35; 
bu., $4.50. (Write for prices on larger 
quantities. ) 
Tait’s Tobacco Seed is treated as recommended by the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Culture: 1 oz. of Tobacco will sow 50 sq. yds., and produce approximately 10,000 plants. 
select a fertile piece of ground, which should be burned over to destroy grass, weeds, insects, etc. 
In making the seed bed, 
The seed should 
be broadcast over the surface in February, and should be protected by plant bed cloth to keep off tobacco flies. The 
plants should be set out when large enough (about June ist) in rows 3% ft. wide, leaving 3 ft. between the 
plants. 
Constant care must be given to cultivation, suckering and keeping the plants free of worms. 
This variety is adapted to a wide range 
Gold Dollar. of soil, but does best on sandy soil The 
growth is rather tall, with wide leaves of good length. 
It is of the priming type, and has a high grade’smoking 
leaf. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 60c; 14 Ib., $1.75; 1b., $6.00, postpaid. 
G Id Leaf A disease-resistant bright tobacco com- 
O ° bining good weight and color. The leaves 
are tapering, well spaced on the stalk, and of good 
quality. Cures into a good bright tobacco for either 
cutters or wrappers. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; 144 lb., $1.75; lb., 
$6.00, postpaid. 
B An improved strain of Hickory Pryor, and 
onanzZa. on the sandy soils of the eastern bright 
belt, makes the highest class bright leaf. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
60c; 1% lb., $1.75; 1b., $6.00, postpaid. 
Warne One of the best bright tobaccos. The leaf 
. is long, of silky quality, good breadth, and 
well spaced on the stalk Wasily cures to a bright color, 
and is of good quality and weight. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 60c; 
4 lb., $1.75; 1b., $6.00, postpaid. 

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