Farm and garden annual : spring 1907 . be had from the following. At the Michigan Experiment Sta-tion 128 Lambs Trere pastured for 8 weeks on5 aores of Rape and showed the magniflcenttotal gain of 2,890 lbs., or almost 3 lbs. perlamb for each week they were on the Rapefeed, and all at the small cost for seedingof 45c per acre. Prof. W. A. Henry, Direc-tor of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experi-ment Station, says: T^e had half an acreof Rape this year, 1S94. which gave an actualyield by weighing of 93,4 tons, or at the rateof 191/^ tons per acre, and this, too. in spite ofthe great drought. Rape
Farm and garden annual : spring 1907 . be had from the following. At the Michigan Experiment Sta-tion 128 Lambs Trere pastured for 8 weeks on5 aores of Rape and showed the magniflcenttotal gain of 2,890 lbs., or almost 3 lbs. perlamb for each week they were on the Rapefeed, and all at the small cost for seedingof 45c per acre. Prof. W. A. Henry, Direc-tor of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experi-ment Station, says: T^e had half an acreof Rape this year, 1S94. which gave an actualyield by weighing of 93,4 tons, or at the rateof 191/^ tons per acre, and this, too. in spite ofthe great drought. Rape should be sown indrills at the rate of 3 lbs. per acre, or broad-cast, using 4 to 6 lbs. per acre, all throughthe summer months, so as to furnish asuccessive crop of sheep feed. Owing toits being a great grower in cool- can be sown up to the first days ofAugust. Per lb. 10c; bv mail 20c per lb.; 12 lbs. for75c; 25 lbs. .for $; 50 lbs. for $; 100lbs. for $ ONE ACRE OF RAPE WILL PASTURE36 SHEEP FOR TWO- UNVAHF DSSEX KAPB II i\ LIST OF CHOICE FARM SEEDS FOR 1907. 43
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