BROOM CORN AND PEANUTS ... ARE CASH CROPS 
PEANUTS—IMPROVED VIRGINIA JUMBO 
Broom Corn 
Peanuts 
INOCULATE PEANUTS WITH NITRAGIN “E”’ 
For medium light, loamy or sandy soil. Peanuts are one of the more 
profitable crops. They yield very fare ely evieiia of Bny bushels per 
acre being reported on land too poor to plant in corn. In addition to 
the yield of nuts, they yield quite largely of nutritious forage and pro- 
duce ordinarily about a ton of excellent forage per acre in addition to 
the crop of nuts. 
TENNESSEE LONG RED. A fine variety, especially adapted to black, 
waxy land, as well as sandy soil. The nuts contain three large kernels 
each, and are economically productive. Lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.20, post- 
paid. Ask for prices in larger quantities. 
VIRGINIA. A very profitable sort, planted almost exclusively by the 
Peanut-growing section of Virginia. It is the standard variety for 
roasting. Lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. Ask for prices in larger 
quantities. 
RECLEANED SPANISH. Spanish peanuts grow in more compact form 
than the Virginia Peanuts, making it possible to grow them closer, 
which makes the cultivation easier. While the nuts are smaller, they 
are much sweeter and of finer flavor than the larger sorts and contain 
a higher per cent of oil than do the other varieties. The best crop in 
the South for fattening hogs. Lb., 60c; 2 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. Ask for 
prices in larger quantities. 
Place your order 
early; greater 
access to more 
complete stocks. 
We anticipate a heavy planting of 
Broom Corn in 1954 due to exception- 
ally high price of broom straw last 
year. 
SCARBROUGH DWARF No. 7 (Improved). 
This type has much less seed on it, and is 
on the upper one-third of the brush, allowing 
much cleaner threshing and bales weigh fully 
one-third more, and make the finest smooth 
parlor brooms, and also contain enough 
heavier, coarse brush for house brooms. We 
suggest planting. four to six seeds in a hill 
with hills 30 to 36 inches apart, rows 40 
inches apart. This plan allows better air cir- 
culation through the field and being in hills 
furnishes much shade protection to the pulled 
heads as piled in large handfuls, heads up, 
on the north side of the standing hill. The 
best way to cure is to thresh same day as 
pulled and put in drying frames for a week, 
then bale carefully. Lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.20, 
STANDARD EVERGREEN. It is very early 
and when properly planted and cultivated has 
beautiful green brush and commands the 
highest price. Harvested by cutting. Lb., 65e; 
2 Ibs., $1.20, postpaid. Ask for prices in larger 
auantities. 
BLACK SPANISH. This variety matures about 
10 days earlier than Evergreen, and has dark 
brown or black chaff on the seeds. It has a 
tendency to produce a finer, straighter brush 
than the Evergreen variety, and is said to be 
somewhat less subject to reddening, conse- 
quently bringing a higher price. It is not as 
heavy a yielder as some other varieties, but 
account of its earliness it stands a better 
chance to escape drouth period. Lb., 65c; 2 
Ibs., $1.20, postpaid. Ask for prices in larger 
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postpaid. Ask for prices in larger quantities. quantities. 
BROOM CORN 
PLANT SMALL GRASS SEEDS WITH CARE 
Soil Preparation 
Breaking the land is not necessary, except where it has 
become badly baked or where the grass sod is so dense 
that the seed can not well come in contact with the soil. 
In most cases, merely stir or scar the land with a disc har- 
row or scratcher, setting your machine for very shallow work. 
A firm seed bed that has been prepared a couple of 
months in advance and is thoroughly compact is highly 
important for such grasses as Dallis and Carpet. A short 
dry spell will kill the young seedlings in loose ground, such 
as is prepared for corn and cotton. 
In the wooded sections the underbrush and most of the 
trees should be removed, leaving only some of the best 
trees for shade and timber. The stumps should also be re- 
moved as soon as possible, so that the pasture can be 
mowed to control weeds. 
Should you intend planting the seed on soil that is not 
going to be harrowed, it will be well to have it free from 
weeds. 
One of the most important things to remember in soil 
preparation: If the ground be plowed, it should be done sev- 
eral months before sowing the seed, so that the soil may be- 
come well settled, as a firm seed bed is absolutely neces- 
sary 
More failures with grasses and clevers have been due to 
soil preparation than any other one cause. Farmers often 
get the idea that they must have a good “loose” seed bed 
for grasses and clovers, just as they would for farm crops. 
This is not true.You must have a firm seed bed, or the small 
seedlings will die soon after sprouting. Lands that have had 
crops on them this season are well enough prepared. 
Planting Suggestions 
The seeds of grasses and clovers are so extremely small 
as to be able to come up through only a thin layer of soil. 
The covering of the seeds can scarcely be too shallow. Suit- 
able implements for covering such seeds are a weeder, a 
brush drag, or a spike-tooth harrow set up for very shallow 
work. Under some conditions, mere rolling gives sufficient 
covering, and we may know of a good many successful 
plantings where the seeds were not covered at all, when 
planted just before a rain. One successful planter has told 
us that he simply sows the seed on top of the soil and for- 
gets them, claiming a more satisfactory stand when handled 
in this manner. 
It is also reported by a great many successful planters 
that mixing the seed with barnyard manure, and placing a 
small shovelful of the mixed manure and seed about five 
feet apart over the field results in a better stand than is the 
case where the seed is sown without the manure. 
Should you sow the seed and attempt to cover them, re- 
member that the small seeds will not come up should they 
be covered too deep. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. 
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DALLAS, TEXAS 
