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Sow either in the spring or fall with rye or 
oats as a nurse crop. Yields 12 to 20 tons of 
green fodder per acre. Fifty pounds of seed 
required to seed an acre. We urge all to sow 
this most valuable plant. Sown in the fall, 
it remains green under the snow and provides 
soiling and early pasture. 

DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
This valuable forage plant should have a 
larger place in farm economy. No plant fur- 
nishes forage for as little work and expense 
as Dwarf Essex Rape. Makes excellent feed 
for fattening hogs and sheep and for milk pro- 
duction in cows. Good for young lambs at 
weaning time. Valuable as a catch crop, fol- 
lowing early maturing grain, as wheat or bar- 
ley. May be sown in spring with the grain 
crop, taking the field after grain has been 
harvested. A common practice is to plant a 
patch of Rape early in the spring and insure 
an all-summer supply by successive plantings. 
In the South is usually sown in September or 
October for winter pasture. In the North, 
usual time is from the first of May to the last 
of July. When planted in rows, use 4 to 5 
ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS 

pounds to the acre; if broadcast, sow 6 to 8 
pounds. 

BUCKWHEAT 
SEEDING—Good well-drained soil insures 
best returns on this crop. When planted in 
drills, sow 25 pounds to the acre; broadcast, 
use 50 pounds per acre; will, under favorable 
conditions, mature a crop in 8 to 10 weeks. 
JAPANESE—Ripens slightly later than Sil- 
ver Hull, but a better yielder. Kernels are 
larger than common buckwheat. Yields 35 to 
40 bushels to the acre when harvested. 
SILVER HULL—Grain is a light gray color, 
with a thin husk. Is a decided improvement 
over ordinary buckwheat. Excellent milling 
variety. 
SUNFLOWER 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN — Produces heads 
8 to 12 inches in diameter. Sow in rows 24 
to 86 inches wide, using about 5 pounds of 
seed to the acre. For silage, use 10 to 15 
pounds of seed per acre. 
FORAGES 
SUDAN GRASS (Andropogon Sorghum) 

Sudan Grass 
Sudan Grass was introduced by the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture from Egypt in 
1909 and has since been distributed over 
many states of the Union. It is distinctly an 
annual and has none of the underground root 
stocks which make Johnson Grass objection- 
able. Has slender stocks, about the size of 
a lead pencil, which grow from four to eight 
feet high. 
Like Sorghum, Sudan thrives best in a 
warm climate, but may be grown successfully 
in most sections of the country. Two to four 
