Archive image from page 56 of Descriptive catalogue of high grade. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds fruit trees nursery stock and flowers . descriptivecatal1900otto Year: 1900 WINTER HAIRY VETCH. Sand, Winter or Hairy Vetch. (.Vicia Vulosa ) This is a com- paratively new crop for this country ; it has been generally tried the past three years and has proved itself one of the most valuable forage plants in cultivation, and as a soil improver stands in the first rank, thrives on poor and sandy soils. The seed should be sown in the fall at the rate of one bushel to the acre. Weighs 50 l
Archive image from page 56 of Descriptive catalogue of high grade. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds fruit trees nursery stock and flowers . descriptivecatal1900otto Year: 1900 WINTER HAIRY VETCH. Sand, Winter or Hairy Vetch. (.Vicia Vulosa ) This is a com- paratively new crop for this country ; it has been generally tried the past three years and has proved itself one of the most valuable forage plants in cultivation, and as a soil improver stands in the first rank, thrives on poor and sandy soils. The seed should be sown in the fall at the rate of one bushel to the acre. Weighs 50 lbs. per bu. Quart 30 ce ts ; peck $, bushel $, by mail, quart 45 cents. Vetches, Spring. (Vicia ,-ativa ) Sow broadcasf at rate of 1 to \ bushels to tha acre. Furnishes excellent graz- ing and makes splendid bay in enormous quanti- ties. This variety can only be sown in the spring as it is not hardy like Vi- cia Villosa. 50 lhs. to the bushel. Quart 25 cts., peck $, bushel $, by mail, quart 40 cents. Canada Field Peas. Highly valuable for an early hay croy; may be sown in February with a small quantity of oats to hold them up. Sow broadcast \ busbels per acre. Weight 63 pounds to the bushel. Quart 10 cents, peck 40 cents, bushel $, by mail. 25 cents quart, postage paid Buckwheat, Silver Hull. This improved variety is much better than the older sort. Sow 1 bushels to the acre. 1 pound 10 cents, peck 50 cents, bushel $, by mail, 20 cents pound. Improved Evergreen Broom Corn. Grows about eighc to ten feet high. The fibre is long and fine. Four to six quarts will plant an acre in drill. 1 pound 10 cents, peck 7 5 cents, bushel $2,50, by mail, 20 cents pound. Soja Bean. Splendid for forage; easily grown; stands drouth well. It is said, when parched and ground, this beau makes an excellent substitute for coffee. 1 ponnd 15 cents, peck $, bushel $, by mail 25 cents lb. Dwarf Essex Rape. Sow for pasturing lambs and sheep, and also for cows. Sow five to t
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