
WETSEL'S ANNUAL FORAGE CROP SEEDS 

BROOM CORN 
Will grow on any land that will produce 
corn. When ground is warm, plant 1 to 
1% inches deep in drills 3% feet apart, 
thinning the plants to 6 inches apart in 
the row. Sow 5 lbs. to the acre. 
Standard Evergreen. Grows 8 to 10 
feet high: and yields heavy straight 
brush free from large center stems. 
Ready to cut in 90 to 100 days. Lb. 
20 ets.; 5 ibs. 95 cts., not prepaid. 
Sugar Cane 
Lb. 15 cts.; 5 lbs. 70 cts. 
Sugar Drip. Large growth, often yielding 
up to 65% of its total weight in juice. 
Well adapted to this territory. 
Early Orange. Excellent for both forage 
and sorghum. 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
Extensively used as pasture for cattle, 
sheep, hogs, and poultry. In a good 
season will continue to grow after being 
grazed. Sow in spring, 4 to 5 lbs. per acre 
in rows or 8 to 10 Ibs. when broadcast. 
Lb. 23 cts.; 10 lbs. $2.20; 50 Ibs. $10.50. 
Hairy Vetch 
Valuable as a winter cover crop to 
fertilize the soil, to prevent leaching, and 
also to furnish forage. A good mixture 
often used in the spring is 15 lbs. Vetch 
and 11% bus. oats per acre. If sown 
alone, plant 50 to 60 lbs. per acre. Lb. 
20 cts.; bus. (60 lbs.) $11.00. 
Millet 
Tennessee Cultivated Strain, very popu- 
lar in this vicinity. Millet requires fertile 
soil and good growing conditions, when it 
will produce an abundance of forage. 
Sown with cowpeas or soybeans, use 3 to 
5 lbs. per acre, or 30 lbs. per acre if seeded 
alone for hay. Where a seed crop is 
desired, sow only 20 lbs. Drill or broad- 
cast from May to July. Lb. 10 cts.; bus. 
$4.75. 

COWPEAS 
A highly nutritious forage crop that 
makes excellent feed for horses and cattle, 
as well as cheap enrichment for the soil. 
For the latter purpose, cut the vines and 
use them as hay; then plant whatever crop 
is to follow in the stubble and roots. 
Since Cowpeas have a tendency to loosen 
the soil, seed can usually be harrowed in, 
making plowing unnecessary. Sow 60 to 
90 lbs. per acre between May 20 and July 
15. Be sure to inoculate the seed with 
Nitragin before planting. 

Mixed Cowpeas. A mixture of good 
varieties is usually more satisfactory, 
especially for soil improvement, for the 
combination is better able to withstand 
extremes of weather. Bus. $6.00; 
10-bus. lots, $5.90 per bus. 
Peas for Table Use 
Lb. 25 cts.; 10 Ibs. $2.30 
Ramshorn Black Eye. Pure white Peas 
with black eyes. Wilt-resistant. 
Early Small Black Eye. Excellent 
quality. 

SOY BEANS 
The Soy Bean continues to be one of the most publicized crops. It 
proved itself a real weapon in the Nation’s war effort and new uses for this 
all-round crop are continually being found by chemists and botanists. 
On the farm Soy Beans may be mixed with other grains to make a high- 
protein feed. As a hay, they are similar to alfalfa in feed value. The best 
time for planting is from late May to July 15, but it may be done as late 
as August 15. Sow 60 to 90 lbs. per acre broadcast, or 45 to 60 Ibs. in drills. 
Be sure to inoculate—use Nitragin. 
VIRGINIA (Brown). Matures in about 
125 days. Also a popular variety in this 
section. Is well known for its excellent 
hay and ensilage. Well-filled pods borne 
on strong vines, easy to cut and cure. 
Bus. $3.35; 10-bus. lots, $3.30 per bus. 
SCIOTA YELLOW. Matures in about 110 
days. Is primarily an oil Bean. Is not 
used extensively for hay. Yields best on 
fertile land and is quite disease-resistant. 
One of best kinds for feed grinding. 
Plant 3 pks. to 1 bus. in rows 3 feet 
apart. 114 bus. when seeded with drill. 
Bus. $2.90; 10-bus. lots, $2.85 per bus. 

WILSON (Black). Matures in about 120 
days. By far the most popular variety 
in this territory. Is used primarily as a 
hay crop. Makes an excellent green 
manure. A small-seeded kind, bearing 
pods well above the ground. Bus. $3.25; 
10-bus. lots, $3.20 per bus. 
MANCHU. Early variety. Used in Val- 
ley last year with moderate success. Is 
highly regarded as an oil Bean. Also 
excellent for feed grinding. Beans stay 
in pods till threshing, hence do not 
shatter during harvesting. Bus. $2.90; 
10 bus. lots, $2.85 per bus. 

SOY BEANS 

THE WETSEL SEED CO., Inc., Harrisonburg, Va. 


