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| Keywords: Garden and farm seeds (16186818457).jpg Sand or Hairy Vetoh <br> COW PEAS <br> Extensively used as a fodder crop in the South Sow after the <br> ground is warm either broadcast or in drills covering- the seed from <br> 2 to 3 inches One to two bushels are required to plant an acre broad- <br> cast and about half the quantity in drills <br> New Era An extra early variety <br> Michigan Favorite A favorite in many sections <br> Price of either sort per quart 20c by mail 35c per quart ; peck <br> 1-00; bushel 3 50 <br> LUPINES <br> An excellent forage also valuable as a soil enricher and renovator <br> Yellow Seeded Sow 90 lbs to the acre Per lb 10c by mail 20c per <br> lb ; 10 lbs 85c; 100 lbs 7 00 <br> FIELD PEAS <br> The Canadian Field Peas are very profitable when grown for fod- <br> der besides being a valuable soil enricher Sown with oats using - 1 <br> bushels peas and 1 bushels oats mixed to the acre makes a splendid <br> soiling crop relished by all kinds of stock If sown alone use 3 bushels <br> peas broadcast to the acre <br> Canadian White Qt 15c by mail 30c per qt ; pk 65c; bu 2 25 <br> Canadian Green Qt 20c by mail 35c per qt ; pk 1 00; bu 3 75 <br> Scotch Green Qt 20c by mail 35c per qt ; pk 1 00; bu 3 75 <br> Field Peas subject to market changes <br> FLAX <br> If wanted for seed sow from 2 to 3 pecks to the acre but if grown <br> for fibre from 1V 2 to 2 bushels should be used <br> Priniost Minnesota I\o 25 A new variety sent out by the Minnesota <br> Experiment Station yielding about 20 per cent more seed than the <br> common variety Per lb 10c by mail 20c per lb ; peck 85c; <br> bushel 56 lbs 3 00 <br> Russian Flax The standard sort Per lb 10c by mail 20c per lb ; <br> peck 75c; bushel 56 lbs 2 50 <br> FARM SEEDS <br> SAND OR HAIRY <br> VETCH <br> An exceedingly valuable crop yielding' enor- <br> mously on almost any ground It is biennial sim- <br> ilar in growth to field peas only that the vines are <br> much finer longer and more thickly covered with <br> leaves and side stems It is not unusual to find <br> vines 10 feet long As a soiling crop it is une- <br> qualled and for spring and fall pasture its value <br> cannot be over-estimated Seed sown in August <br> will produce splendid fall pasturage by the middle <br> of September after which a good covering may be <br> left on the ground to prevent washing of the soil <br> during the winter and early spring months It <br> starts into growth again very early in spring mak- <br> ing a very rapid growth and will be ready to pas- <br> ture again by the middle of May or if allowed to <br> mature will yield a heavy hay crop in June If <br> sown in April or May it may be cut for hay in <br> July <br> It yields enormous crops on rich soil; from 15 <br> to 20 tons of green fodder to the acre not being <br> uncommon and on sandy thin ground it makes a <br> remarkably heavy growth For planting in young- <br> orchards and plowing under it possesses great <br> value <br> Sow broadcast either in spring or fall using <br> from 30 to 60 lbs of seed to the acre sowing with <br> it about bushel of oats to support the vines <br> Per lb 20c by mail 30c per lb ; 10 lbs 1 30; <br> 25 lbs 3 00; 100 lbs 10 50 <br> SOY BEANS <br> A valuable forage crop and an excellent soil <br> renovator We offer only Northern grown varieties <br> as the larger Southern grown sorts do not mature <br> in this section The seed should not be sown until <br> the ground is warm; just after corn planting time <br> Plant in drills 30 inches apart and three or four- <br> inches apart in the rows using 8 to 12 quarts to the <br> acre for forage or if for seed use about 2 quarts <br> more <br> Early Blaek Of medium height plants stocky and <br> prolific <br> Ito San Early Yellow A dwarf early variety <br> producing a large quantity of seed <br> Guelpli Medium Early Green A general favorite <br> yielding a good crop of forage <br> Price of any of the above Soy Beans per quart <br> 20c by mail 35c per quart ; peck 1 00; bushel <br> 60 lbs 3 50 <br> Cow Peas <br> 37 42156489 132761 65916 Page 37 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156489 1912 10 5962/bhl title 65916 A Currie Company ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Medium NameConfirmed Medium NameBankID 4904049 Biodiversity Heritage Library Garden and farm seeds spring 1912 Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Nurseries Horticulture Plants Ornamental Seeds Vegetables U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42156489 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156489 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants nurseries horticulture plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-26 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16186818457 2015-08-25 06 51 30 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Garden and farm seeds 1912 Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script | ||||
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