



PLENTYo/ FEED CROPS 



Peanuts are 2 profitable “c 
grown on any soil. 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 suficient moisture this practice. 1S not 
necessary. If planted in corn, 80 pounds will 
plant 4 acres; planted alone, 30 to 40 pounds in 
91%4- to 8-foot rows, dropping seed in hills 8 to 
10 inches apart. Cover 1 to 2 inches deep. Culti- 
vate thoroughly until nuts begin to form. = 
865 Spanish. An early, heavy bearer: bushes srow 
close; are easily cultivated and eathered. Nuts are small 
and sweet. Lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70¢;3 5_Ibs. $1.50. Not 
prepaid: 10 Ibs. $2.15; 100 Ibs. $18.50. 
866 Valencia. Finest large variety. Pods era me o 
-ski f handsome appearance. e flavor 
epoch inn Lets Oc; 2 lbs. 90C; 5 lbs. $1.90. 
et. Lb. 5 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $2.90; 100 Ibs. $26.00. 
867 Runner. — Excellent for forage. Crowyis fOr hog: 
ts will remain in ground in good con or il 
Se ee Eh. 4085 © Ibs. 70¢3.5 Ibs. $1.50, Not pre- 
paid: LO Ibs. $2.10; 100 lbs. $18.00. 





















DWARF 
ESSEX RAPE 
876 Relished by all kinds of stock, but prin- 
cipally planted for hogs and poultry. Tops look 
like rutabagas, but larger; make fine “greens 
for table as 4 substitute. for turnip or spinach 
















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 per 
acre) or broadeast. (8 pounds per acre) Planted 
in small grain, will pasture 20 hogs 
Keeps stock in fine condition. You should plant 
Rape for your hogs and poultry. Pkt. 10¢3 
1p. 40c; 2 lbs. 70¢3 5 lbs. $1 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $2.30; 





.60. 

lbs. $20.00. 










CHUFAS 
815 The Chufa is a speci i 
species of ground-nut, mos 
grown. Any land suitable for corn, cotton, or haces : 
will make a bumper crop of Chufas. Plant from 
April until the end of June, in 2%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. 15c; lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 80C; 5 Ibs. 
728 splend'S a m me 
$1.75. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $2.60; 100 Ibs. $23.00. catch-oeen pees fed 
; -feed, 
ARTICHOKE pastyuckmneat oe ‘honey 
segues mite oats 
ckw = aKkede 
| 816 Jerusalem or Ground. avery hog-raiser By most deh acre. 
«| should grow Artichokes, for they come year after year, gow 40 t proadcast or in 
“and keep the hogs in fine condition. You grow them eit We eee 30¢3 % \bs- 
just as you would potatoes: Cut them two eyes to the drills : re 9 
Ff piece and plant 2 inches deep, 15 to 18 inches apart in 
8. to 3%4-foot rows. In the fall when they have ma- 
tured, turn the hogs into the field, and they will feed 100 ibs- 
on them all winter except when the 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 
erop. 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. 35c¢; 
2 ibs. G5c; & ibs. $1.35. Write for larger quantity 
prices. 









912 asily grown, an i i 
j . an immense yielder, 8 a 
egg-producing poultry-feed it has oH equal. ‘Tie 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 1 foot apart in the row; when 4 to 6 inches 
tall, thin to one stalk to the hill. (Crop very short.) 
Pkt. 40¢3 Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $1.85. Not 
prepaid: 10 Ibs. $2.80; 100 Ibs. $25.00. 
Farm and Field Seeds * 67 REUTER AIRE OOo icc Newovunee: 
