. May's catalogue of northern grown seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nursery stock Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 63 Culture of Rape. It can be sown in drills far enough apart to culti- vate, or broadcast. If sown in drills, but 7 lbs. per acre is necessary The best way is to sow it broadcast on very clean soil, or to sow it with your spring grain at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre. After the grain is re- moved it will grow rapidly and form exce
. May's catalogue of northern grown seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nursery stock Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 63 Culture of Rape. It can be sown in drills far enough apart to culti- vate, or broadcast. If sown in drills, but 7 lbs. per acre is necessary The best way is to sow it broadcast on very clean soil, or to sow it with your spring grain at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre. After the grain is re- moved it will grow rapidly and form excellent pastur- age. If sown without cover i if grain it matures more quickly and furnishes pasture sooner. In sowing cover it but one inch deep. It is a great soil enricher, and as it is cheap it would not be amiss to sow in all field s w here you intend to plow under in the fall, as rape plowed under enriches the soil quickly. Dwarf Essex Rape. ^%Jb^t sheep growers of America. It is highly recommended by Professor Shaw, of the Minnesota Experimental Station, and many other leading authorities on stock feeding. It has yielded ten tons of green for- age per acre, and has twice the feeding value of green clover. Sheep, swine, cattle and poultry eat it readily, but it is particularly desirable for sheep on account of its fat- tening qualities. Rape will do well on almost any soil, but gives best results on corn land. Prof. Shaw says: "On 54- acres of rape, after winter rye had been removed, 537 sheep and lambs were fattened thereon, and 18 steers fed lor 59 days The lowest average gain on lambs fed on rape alone was 7 to 8 pounds per month. Sow it like corn, or ; Price, lb. 25c, postpaid; by freight or express, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. 90c, 50 lb. $, $ IMPORTANT. Rape as a Pasture. ?tplis u°^utleH as *' • •-»-«« w. a pasture for sheep in the autumn: as a fattening food in the field it is without a rival in point ot cheapness or effectiveness. The sheep
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