Archive image from page 56 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1914 curriesfarmgarde19curr_11 Year: 1914 ( LIST OF CHOICE FARM SEEDS FOR 1914. 51 siiftiffiMHJiSiiir One of the most valuable fodder plants for the 'West and Northwestern States, owing to its adaptability to withstand severe drought, heat and cold. The vines are very similar to Pea vines, but are more slender and much more thickly clad with leaves and side stems, which fur- nish nice, succulent feed. Individual plants will make a 10-foot growth before going- to seed. As a Pasture Plant
Archive image from page 56 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1914 curriesfarmgarde19curr_11 Year: 1914 ( LIST OF CHOICE FARM SEEDS FOR 1914. 51 siiftiffiMHJiSiiir One of the most valuable fodder plants for the 'West and Northwestern States, owing to its adaptability to withstand severe drought, heat and cold. The vines are very similar to Pea vines, but are more slender and much more thickly clad with leaves and side stems, which fur- nish nice, succulent feed. Individual plants will make a 10-foot growth before going- to seed. As a Pasture Plant for Sand Vetch is without an equal. From sowings made in August an excellent late Fall pasturage for sheep or hogs can be had in 50 days, the plants being by that time two feet in height. After close eating it can be left to prevent soil washing during Winter and Spring. It is one of the first plants to start into growth in spring and will be again ready to pasture by May, or it can be allowed to mature for greem cutting or for a Hay crop. Ho~s, sheep and cattle eat it with great relish. The Washington Department of Agriculture estimates the value of a plowed-under crop of this Vetch as equivalent to putting into the ground $16 to $45 worth of commercial fertilizers per acre. Sow in either fall or spring, at the rate of 30 lbs. per acre, broadcast, with the addition of on-e-half bushel Rye or Oats to furnish support for the vines. On rich soil it yields enormous crops of green fodder, from 10 to 15 tons to the acre; equal to 3 to 4 tons when cured as dried Hay. It is also a remarkable grower on sandy and thin land. 60 lbs. to the bushel. Per lb. 15c; by mail 25c; 10 lbs. $; 25 lbs. $; 100 lbs. $ Value as a Fertilizer RAPE-TRUE DWARF ESSEX. Beware of the kind Of Rape Seed You SowâThere is only one sort of any value in this country for sheep feed, and that is the True Dwarf Essex. Look with suspicion upon all others, no matter under what name they appear. Some are
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