. Mills' seed catalogue : 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. KAFFIR CORN. This produces 2 to 4 heads on ?. singte.! stalk and, in some of the Southern statrs, it , has â j' a single season in tlie mjddle? of October, two crops of green fodder ajtd; a' full crop of cornâ50 to 60 bushels per aero. If growth is checked for c^^ragiisitirac' the^plant waits for rain and,, wheri it comoafi ,gt once resumes its growth. The :en-H-rfi- â stalk, if cut down as soon -as the .;^ced hn.'id? appe
. Mills' seed catalogue : 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. KAFFIR CORN. This produces 2 to 4 heads on ?. singte.! stalk and, in some of the Southern statrs, it , has â j' a single season in tlie mjddle? of October, two crops of green fodder ajtd; a' full crop of cornâ50 to 60 bushels per aero. If growth is checked for c^^ragiisitirac' the^plant waits for rain and,, wheri it comoafi ,gt once resumes its growth. The :en-H-rfi- â stalk, if cut down as soon -as the .;^ced hn.'id? appear, at once starts a second'grov, Irritn the It stands the dr&utk" 'wonderfully well and on. ver5'. thin land it yiePds paving crops of corn or forage, even in . the dry'5ch:\ sons when corn has conjpletely iaileft.,' K. makes excellent fodder and is readilV , by stock. ^lany pronounce tlotir made from" Kaffir Corn most excellent for many pur- poses. Per pkt. 6c,; lb. 35c.; 3 lbs! eoc-; postpaid. - Improved Dwarf Essex Rape. Wherever grown it has made a remarkable record and as there is so much call for the seed, I am offering it in my iqoo catalogue. For feeding sheep. Rape is superior to any other fodder plant I know of and under favorable conditrons it is ready to pasture sheep or cattle within six weeks from time of sowing. An acre of Rape should, without difficulty, pasture from 12 to ij sheep from 6 weeks to 2 months. In the Northern states, it should be sown from May until August, for fall pasturing and, as it thrives best in cool weath- er, it should not be sown in Southern states until .Sept. or Oct. for winter pasturing. It is claimed that on 54 acres of Rape, after win- ter Rye had been removed, over Coo sheep and lambs were fattened, 18 cattle were fed for 59 days an J several acres were uneaten when winter set in. It should be sown broadcast at the rate of 5 pounds to the acre. If you have never tried Rape, you should certainly
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