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Japanese Millet
A very distinct variety that is particularly valuable in the Northern States as a quick
growing forage and ensilage crop, attaining a height in good soil of 6 to 8 feet and yielding
from 10 to 18 tons of green fodder per acre. For feeding green, it may be cut from day to
day as needed until the seed begins to ripen. During this period it is much relished by
scock; cattle especially consume it without waste before touching green fodder Corn, and
cows fed on it invariably increase in milk. For dried fodder, it should be cut in the blossom
stage; it is freely eaten by stock and is often preferred by horses to Timothy and Clover hay;
when sown early, it produces a fair second cutting. For ensilage, two parts of the Millet
In combination with one part Soja Bean forage, form a complete balanced ration that may
be fed without grain. Sow from May to July, 15 lbs. of seed per acre if broadcasted, or if
in drills 12 to 18 inches apart, use 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. Price, 15c. lb.; 10 lbs. ,$1.20; 100 lbs.,
S10.00. (For other varieties of Millet see page 74.)
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Rape
Under favorable conditions Rape is ready for pasturing sheep or cattle within six weeks
from time of sowing, and on an average one acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six weeks to
two months. When on the Rape they should at all times have access to salt; but water
Is not necessary. In the Northern States it-should be sown from May to the end of August
for fall pasturing, but as it thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown in the Southern
States until September or October for winter pasture. In the latitude of New York, July
or August is the best time to sow. Its fattening properties are probably twice as good as
those of Clover, and for sheep the feeding value of Rape excels all other plants we know of.
Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. Price, 12c. lb.; $5.00 bu. of 50
lbs.; 100 lbs., $9.00.
. Sand or Winter Vetch
(Vicia Villosa)
It succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, though it is much more vigorous
on good land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is perfectly hardy, remaining green
all winter, and should be sown during August and September, mixed with Rye, which serves
as a support for the plants, or in spring with Oats or Barley.
It is the earliest crop for cutting, being nearly a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and
a full crop can be taken off the land in time for planting spring crops. Being much hardier
than Scarlet Clover, this is the forage plant to sow in the Northern States, where Scarlet
Clover winter-kills, though it is equally valuable in the South. Every dairyman and stock
breeder in the United States should have a field of it.
It will also prove valuable for a haj' crop in the South and dry Western regions, as it
may be sown in the fall and will make a luxuriant growth during the fall and spring months,
and will yield a heavy crop, which may be cut and stored before the droughts set in. (See
cut.)
Sow 1 bu. per acre, with Yz bu. of Oats or Barley. Price, 18c. lb.; $9.25 bu. of 60 lbs.;
100 lbs., $15.00.
Canada Field Peas
For Fodder
and
Green-Manuring
"Peas could be made to bring more nitrogen to the soils of this country every
year than is now purchased annually by the farmers at a cost of millions of dollars."
— (Yearbook of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.)
For the Northern States there is no crop of greater value than Field Peas. Whether
for fodder, in mixture with Oats, sown at the rate of 2 bushels of Peas and 1
bushel of Oats per acre, or the Peas sown alone at the rate of 3 bushels per acre
for plowing under, there is no crop that we can so strongly recommend.
Peas have the power of extracting nitrogen from the air. the soil from which
a crop of Peas has been harvested is richer in nitrogen than before, and there is no
kind of live stock on the farm to which Peas and Oats in mixture cannot be fed with
positive advantage. The Marrowfat and Canada Field Peas, especially the white
variety, are valuable for early spring sowing; being exceptionally hardy, the crop
is not easily injured by late frosts. Sown alone for fodder or in combination with
Oats for hay, or as a crop to plough under for green manure, they are unsurpassed.
Peas can be followed by Millet or Crimson Clover.
Prices of Field Peas for Fodder and Green-Manuring.
Peas, Canada White. 80c. per pk.; $3.00 per bu. of 60 lbs.; 10-bu. lots, $2.90 per bu.
- (See cut.)
Peas, Large Marrowfat. $1.50 per pk.; $5.00 per bu. of 60 lbs.; 10-bu. lots, $4.90
per bu.
Cow Peas
Cow Peas are more tender than Canada or Field Peas and should not be sown
until Corn planting time. Cow Peas, being of very rapid growth during the warm
weather, can be sown as late as the middle of July with reasonable assurance of a
profitable crop, either for harvesting or plowing under.
The early varieties of Cow Peas are quite extensively and successfully grown for
forage and soiling as far north as Massachusetts, but so far north the crop may not
ripen seeds. As a soil renovator and enricher Cow Peas are very valuable. A crop
of Cow Peas collects nitrogen from the air in large quantities and fixes it in the soil,
thus adding this expensive element of fertilizer to the land without cost, and
leaving it richer and in splendid condition for the future crop. All crops do well
after Cow Peas. Cow Peas grow on all soils from the stiffest clays to porous sands,
barren uplands and alluvial bottoms. The feeding value of Cow Peas is bigh,
whether as green forage, cured hay or silage, being especially rich in blood, bone and
muscle forming material. For green-manuring clay land, the crop should be turned
under green. On sandy soil, already too light, the vines should decay on the surface
and then be turned under. Sow 2 bushels per acre.
Black Eye Cow Peas. A popular and productive early sort. Price, $4.25 per
bu. of 60 lbs.; 10-bu. lots, $4.15 per bu.
New Era Cow Peas. A new, extra-early variety, earlier than the Black Eye, the
quickest growing of any of the Cow Peas, maturing in about 60 days, specially
adapted for planting north. Yields well. Price, $4.00 per bu. of 60 lbs.; 10-bu.
lots, $3.90 per bu.