Farquhar's catalogue : spring 1904 . Lucerne. Medicago saliva. The chief merit ofAlfalfa is the fact that it can be cut three or four times in aseason. The soil should be deep, rich, and well does not succeed on compact clay, nor on land with im-pervious subsoil. The roots shoot downwards till they areten to fifteen feet below the surface, and will therefore resistthe driest weather. Per lb., .20; per 100 lbs., $ or Crimson Clover. Trifolium incarnation. Thisannual Clover thrives best on warm, loose, sandy chief value is as a winter or early spring pasture cro
Farquhar's catalogue : spring 1904 . Lucerne. Medicago saliva. The chief merit ofAlfalfa is the fact that it can be cut three or four times in aseason. The soil should be deep, rich, and well does not succeed on compact clay, nor on land with im-pervious subsoil. The roots shoot downwards till they areten to fifteen feet below the surface, and will therefore resistthe driest weather. Per lb., .20; per 100 lbs., $ or Crimson Clover. Trifolium incarnation. Thisannual Clover thrives best on warm, loose, sandy chief value is as a winter or early spring pasture crop andas a green manure. A rapid growing, nitrogen-storing plant,and as such is invaluable for growth in orchards and whereverit can occupy the land from July to December. Sow fifteento twenty pounds per acre. May be sown at any time fromMay to October. Per lb., .10; per 100 lbs., $ Trefoil. Medicago Luptdina. On very light, dry,or poor ground this variety is valuable for a sheep lb., .15; per 100 lbs., $ Hungarian Millet. MILLETS. Nothing on the market is as well adapted to cover up shortages inhay crops as Millets. They can be sown up to the end of July, andwill make a valuable catch crop. Millets will yield quick pasturage on almost any soil. They arerank feeders, however, and do best on a fertile, mellow soil, which hashad a liberal application of barnyard manure. Sow in June or July,broadcast, one to one and one-half bushels of seed per acre, or drillone-half bushel. Cut (if for hay) as soon as the heads are formed. Millet, Hungarian. Panicum Hungariensis. An annualforage plant, which germinates readily and withstandsdrought. If cut early, makes an excellent hay, often yieldingtwo or three tons per acre. Sow from June to August, usingabout one and one-half bushels to the acre. (48 lbs. perbushel.) Per bushel, $ Millet, Common. Panicum Miliaceum. Excellent for for-age. Requires a dry, light, rich soil. Height, 2}^ to 4 ft.(50 lbs. per bushe
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