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NON-SACCHARINE SORGHUMS. 
Kaffir Corn—White or red seeded. Cultivated for both 
forage and grain. Grows from 4 to 6 feet high. It 
is generally grown in drills from 2 feet 6 inches to 
8 feet 6 inches apart. Thoroughly pulverize the soil 
before sowing, and do not sow until the ground is 
warm, using about 12 lbs. of Seed to the acre. 
White Seeded—Per Ib. 10c (by mail, 1 lb. 20c); 12 Ibs. 
60c; 100 Ibs. $3.50. 
Red Seeded—Per 1b. 10c (by mail 20c); 12 lbs. 70c: 
100 lbs. $4.50. 
Broom Corn, Improved Evergreen—Grows 7 feet high. 
The cultivation is similar to that of corn or sorghum, 
It may be planted in hills or drills, the rows to be 
3 or 4 feet apart. If sown in drills, use about 18 lbs. 
of Seed to the acre. Per lb. 10c (by mail, 1 lb. 20c); 
12 lbs. 60c; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
SUGAR CANE. 
Sorghum. 
Wisconsin Early Am- 
ber — The most 
widely used in the 
Northern States. Its 
distinctive features 
are earliness and 
great yield of 
syrup. Sow when 
the ground is warm 
so as to insure good 
germination, If 
wanted for fodder 
sow from 50 to 100 
lbs. of Seed broad- 
cast to the acre. 
For syrup 25 lbs. is 
sufficient. If drilled 
in continuous rows 
so as to cultivate 
one way, 12 to 15 
Ibs. is required. 
Yellow Beanching Doura—A strong 
tall-growing sort, attaining a 
height of from 9 to 12 feet. Cul- 
tivation same as for Kaffir Corn. 
Per lb. 10c (by mail, 1 Ib. 20c); 12 
Ibst 65700 Mb suits Male $4.00 
Jerusalem Corn—A _ sure cropper 
even in dry seasons, growing to 
about 5 feet. Cultivation same as 
for Kaffir Corn. Per 1b. 10¢e (by 
mail, 1 lb. 20c); 12 lbs. 80c; 100 
lbs. $5.50. 
TEOSINTE. 
Teosinte is a valuable forage 
plant, resembling corn very much in 
its habit of growth, but throwing 
out side-shoots or suckers in much Per db 10c_ (by 
greater profusion. It is very rich mail 20c per Ib.); 
in saccharine and altogether fur- 15 Ibs. $1.00; 100 
KAFFIR CORN. lbs. $5.00. 
nishes a more desirable fodder than ordinary field corn. It 
is greedily eaten by all kinds of stock, either in the green 
state or when cured as hay. Sow at the same time as corn, 
in hills, just as close as they can be conveniently worked. 
It should not be planted until the ground is warm; 80 degrees 
to 85 degrees is the most favorable temperature for its ger- 
mination. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20ce; 4 Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $2.00; by mail, 
2 lbs., sufficient for 1 acre, $3.75. 
FLAX. 
When grown for Seed without regard to fibre, sow from 2 
to 3 pecks of Seed to the acre. If fine fibre is wanted, sow 
from 1% to 2 bushels to the acre, so as to grow clean, 
straight, slender straw. 
Primost—An improved variety bred from Seed secured by 
the Minnesota Experiment Station from the Department of 
Agriculture about 15 years ago. It is considerably earlier 
than Common Flax, yields about a 25% larger crop and is 
more wilt-resistant. Also known as Minnesota No. 25. 1 1b. 
10¢ (by mail 20c); peck 85c; bushel (56 Ibs.) $3.00. 
Russian—The Standard sort. Common Flax is no longer 
sown to any extent, the Russian and later improved strains 
having taken its place. Choice re-cleaned Seed. 1 lb. 10¢ 
(by mail 20c); peck 75c; bushel (56 Ibs.) $2.75. 
TEOSINTD. EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE, 
