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Produced under certification requirements. 
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COW PEAS 
BRABHAM—Wilt-Resistant. Matures in 75 to 90 days. The heavi- 
est yielding cow pea for hay, pea production or soil improvement. 
It is disease-resistant and makes cow peas profitable when land 
has become so badly diseased that other varieties fail. It makes 
‘an upright vigorous growth, holds its foliage well, withstands bad 
‘weather at maturity and makes the finest quality hay. The seeds 
‘are similar to Whippoorwill, but smaller, and do not require to 
ibe seeded as thickly. It does well on poor land. 
BBLACK—Matures in 75 to 90 days. Long running fine growth and 
heavy yield of peas. One of the best varieties for pasturing hogs. 
MIXED COW PEAS—For hay, soil improvement or hogging 
‘down, as it grows thicker, matures early, produces an abundant 
growth, stands up well. The seed costs less per bushel. 
‘OTHER VARIETIES COW PEAS—See price page in front of this 
‘catalog for additional varieties we can offer. 
iPLANT COW PEAS FOR NITROGEN AND HAY—Plant from April to 
early August, 1!/, bushels per acre broadcast. 
PRICES IN FRONT OF CATALOG 
COMBINE MILO 
CERTIFIED MARTIN'S COMBINE MILO 
This Certified Strain of the Sorghum Family Has Shown Special Merit for Grain 
Production in the Southern and Southeastern States. 
Has proven exceptionally well adapted for harvesting with a combine har- 
vester. Grows to an average height of 31 inches, but has a range of from 24 to 
39 inches, depending upon seasonal conditions. The stalks are short and sturdy, 
giving it strength to resist lodging to a greater degree than any other known 
variety of commercial importance. Heads vary in length from 6 to 9 inches, de- 
pending upon the season, and heads are of uniform height. The kernels re- 
semble yellow Milo in size and color, threshes readily without cracking. 
In a normal season will mature in about 100 days, but if moisture and warm 
weather prevail during late fall, it will continue growing, requiring up to 125 
days to mature. It is essentially a grain producer, ranging in yield from 25 to 
sometimes over 60 bushels per acre. 
Plant in rows 36 to 42 inches, using from 5 to 8 lbs. per acre. If planted in 
drill rows 18 to 20 inches apart, use 15 to 20 lbs. an acre. Do not plant closer 
than 18 inches by any method for grain production. Planting in rows and cul- 
tivated will give maximum yields. 
One of our customers states: “It is an excellent feed for birds and can be 
easily combined.'' The seed will stay in the head all winter and furnishes fine 
bird feed, particularly when heavy snows prevail. Well adapted to light or 
poor soil. On thin land will double or triple the yield of corn and will yield a 
heavy crop of grain. 
In the Southwestern states Martin's Combine Milo has increased enormously 
in popularity owing to its heavy yields per acre and a crop that is so much 
easier handled than corn and other crops. Our customers throughout Virginia 
and the Carolinas are high in their praise of Martin's Combine Milo, claiming 
in many cases that it will outyield corn with far less labor to cultivate and har- 
vest the crop. Yields of 45 to 60 bushels per acre are very common through- 
out these sections and we believe that it is destined to be one of our leading 
grain crops. 
CERTIFIED EARLY COMBINE HEGARI 
Early Hegari, a new combine type, is about two weeks earlier in maturing 
grain than regular Hegari. It is a very heavy grain yielder for an early kind. 
Head structure, uniformity and leaf growth are the same as regular Hegari. 
Early Hegari grows to a height of about four and a half feet under normal 
conditions. It is very popular in all areas where it has been introduced and is 
gaining rapidly in popularity. Early Combine Hegari is principally recom- 
mended as a grain producer. The regular Hegari described on the following 
page for forage, also a heavy grain yielder. See next page for regular Certi- 
tied Hegari. 
VELVET BEANS 
THE SOUTH'S WONDERFUL FORAGE AND SOIL IMPROVING CROP 
Makes Nutritious Fall and Winter Grazing—In the South, velvet beans are 
used very largely for winter grazing. They shauld be allowed to grow until 
killed by frost, after which they can be grazed through the winter, as the vines, 
leaves and pods decay very slowly and remain palatable a long time. Velvet 
beans are usually grown with corn. The corn is planted in 5-foot rows, 3 feet 
apart in the row, and the beans planted between the corn. At the last working, 
beans are planted again in the middles between the rows of corn. When the 
corn is dry it is pulled from the stalk and cattle turned in to graze. 20 pounds 
will plant an acre in 5-foot rows, 3 feet apart in the row. 
100-DAY SPECKLED VELVET BEANS—Although it will not mature the pods in 
100 days, this is one of the earliest varieties and can be grown farther north 
than the common velvet beans. South of Virginia they will mature in a season 
of average length. In more northerly sections, where the seeds will not ma- 
ture, it will make a wonderful growth of vines for pasturing and finishing 
cattle, and a fine soil improver. 
OSCEOLA VELVET BEANS—Give excellent results as a forage crop in Virginia, 
where we have found it to make fully as much growth of vine as the 100-Day, 
with pods larger and farther advanced in the same length of time. It is free 
of itchy furze. 
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