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SMITH'S FIELD AND FORAGE CROP SEEDS 
VETCH 
SOW 40 TO 60 POUNDS PER ACRE 
COMMON VETCH 
Valuable for forage and green manure. As 
a hay crop it is generally sown with oats or 
wheat to afford support for the vines. Usually 
sown in the fall. 
HAIRY VETCH 
Thrives on all soils. Makes a better growth 
during the cold season than the other varie- 
ties. Has a very wide adaptability. 
HUNGARIAN 
Finer stemmed and leafier than most forage 
vetches. Suitable to various types of soils. Re- 
sistant to aphid attacks. 
PURPLE VETCH 
Adapted to the same soil conditions as Com- 
mon Vetch. Makes a better growth during the 
cold winter months. An excellent variety for 
orchard cover crops or as a hay crop in com- 
bination with oats. 
WILLAMETTE VETCH 
An improved variety of the Common Vetch, 
well adapted to interior valley conditions in 
California. The winter hardiness and adapta- 
bility to many types of soil make this the 
best Veich for either cover crops or hay pro- 
duction. : 
FIELD PEAS 
AUSTRIAN WINTER PEAS 
Here is the ideal forage legume for hay 
ensilage or for pasture. Austrian Winter Peas 
under many conditions will outyield vetches. 
The vines and pods are almost as large and 
heavy as garden peas. The vines are relished 
by all kinds of stock. Plant in the fall for best 
results. Will not winier kill. Does well under 
irrigation, and in relatively humid sections. 
Very hardy. Grown extensively for seed and 
cover crop. Sow 75 to 90 pounds per acre 
when seeded alone; when seeded 
panionship with a winter grain 60 to 75 pounds 
per acre. 
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CANADIAN 
This legume has the distinct advantage of 
being suitable to late planting. Canadian Field 
Peas produce excellent forage. May be used 
for green manure crop. Requires considerable 
moisture. Sow 70 to 80 pounds per acre. 
RYE 
SOW 85 TO 115 POUNDS PER ACRE. 
SPRING RYE 
Makes a successful growth in rather poor 
soils where other grains would fail. It is use- 
ful as a cleaning crop for the purpose of eradi- 
cating wild oats. Makes early pasture and 
may be cut and cured for hay. 
WINTER or FALL RYE 
Serves a very useful purpose for pasture 
and hay. May be sown in the spring and sum- 
mer as well as in the fall. When Winter Rye 
is sown in the spring, it goes into the fol- 
lowing season before maturing. 
SOYBEANS 
Soybeans are annual legumes, widely adapted 
to various soils and not difficult to grow on 
the warmer more fertile soils. Are excellent as 
a summer catch crop and splendid soil build- 
ers. Soybean hay is one of the best roughages 
and when mixed with corn they make splen- 
did ensilage. When harvested for seed, they 
should not be cut until pods are fully matured 
and the beans hard. 
MELILOTUS INDICA 
(Sour Clover) 
An annual legume used exclusively as a 
cover crop. Has a high fertilizing value since 
the roots support tremendous nitrifying bac- 
teria colonies. Sow broadcast at the rate of 
25 pounds per acre. 
GRAIN SCRGHUMS 
DWARF RED MILO 
This type of Milo is planted on the smaller 
acieages where hand-cutting is necessary. 
It grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. Produces 
3 to 4 thousand pounds grain per acre. Plant 
3 to 6 pounds of seed per acre. 
DOUBLE DWARF RED MILO 
This variety was developed for large scale 
production in California. Growing to a uni- 
form height of 2 to 3 feet, it can be harvested 
with the ordinary combined harvester. It is 
a heavy producer and under good conditions 
will yield two or three tons of grain per 
acre. 
DWARF EGYPTIAN CORN 
This white grained sorghum is a shorter 
season crop than the Red Milo. Suitable for 
late plantings or under conditions of limited 
moisture. This dwarf type may be harvested 
with a combined harvester. 
FORAGE SCRGHUMS 
EARLY AMBER 
A very nutritive forage sorghum, usually fed 
green. May be cut three or four times a sea- 
son, Broadcast 30 or 40 pounds of seed per 
acre. 
HONEY SORGHUM 
Requires a longer growing season but is a 
heavier yielder than Amber. May be used as 
a forage crop or will produce up to 25 tons of 
silage per acre. Sow 10 to 15 pounds of seed 
in drills or broadcast 40 pounds per acre. 
FIELD CORN 
Field corn is planted in California for use 
as silage to a greater extent than for a grain 
crop. However, some excellent yields of grain 
are made especially among the flint varieties 
of corn. Plant 8 to 10 pounds for grain and 
12 to 15 pounds of seed for silage per acre. 
KING PHILLIP HYBRID 
A 90-day, hard yellow flint corn used mainly 
as a grain crop. A good yielder and perhaps 
the best California variety. 
MINNESOTA 13 
A yellow dent variety. Medium size stalks, 
‘ears 9 to 11 inches long. Its early maturing 
habits make this the most popular type of 
field corn in sections with short summer sea- 
sons. 
REID’S YELLOW DENT 
A large-eared 110-day corn used extensively 
for silage and seed. 
HICKORY KING 
A productive, white dent variety maturing 
in 110 days. Large grain with a very smal] 
cob. One of the best silage types. 
WISCONSIN WHITE DENT 
A medium stalked, large-eared variety ma- 
turing in 110 days. Suitable for silage or seed 
production. 
RAPE 
DWARF ESSEX 
This crop is very highly recommended for 
pasture for sheep, cattle and hogs. It also 
makes splendid green feed for poultry. Plant 
10 pounds per acre, in early spring. Develops 
rapidly and is often ready to pasture in 6 to 
8 weeks after seeding. Requires fertile, moist 
soil. 
SUNFLOWER 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN 
Heavy producer of forage and seed. Of 
value for silage and seed production. Plant 
10 pounds per acre. 
MILLETS 
GERMAN or GOLDEN 
Will grow on any good land and yields 
heavily when irrigated. Yields from 30 to 40 
bushels of seed per acre, and is excellent food 
for stock and poultry. Also a good green fod- 
der and hay plant. 
HOG or PROSO 
The seed is large. Feeding value almost 
equal to corn. The name “‘hog millet” is used 
to emphasize the use for which it is intended. 
It is a valuable feed for hogs and cattle as 
well as for birds and poultry. Both German 
and hog millet are often used as catch crops 
where other crops fail in irrigated or humid 
sections. 

Ever Try a Cover 
Crap? 
Some portions of your vegetable garden 
will probably be unused during part of 
the year. It’s a good idea to sow a quick 
growing cover-crop such as a combination 
of winter oats and vetch, or winter oats 
and rye, in these idle spaces. When plant- 
ing time arrives turn your cover crop un- 
der to obtain the benefits of the humus 
and plant food stored in the green plants. 
tried cover cropping 
Even 
If you have never 
you'll be surprised at the results. 
stiff clay soils are noticeably improved by 
the use of a cover crop. 

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