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All the varieties offered on this page are esteemed as forage plants, and we would especially direct attention to the Bed 

 Cob Fodder Corn than which no more valuable crop can be grown on the dairy and stock farm, Our largest dairymen use it and 

 depend upon it for their winter supply more than any other crop on the farcu. 



ENGLISH RAPE. 



Recent trials at the Wieconsia Agricultural Experiment Station have demon- 

 strated that this is a valuable crop for sheep raisers. Sow broadcast, using 

 from 3 to 4 lbs per acre. Per lb $ .25 



MILLETS. 



(Subject to market fluctuation.) 



COMMON MILLET (Panicum Millacenm)— Very early; grows 2 to 3 feet high; 

 foliage broad. (50 pounds to the bushel.) Quart, 15 cts.; bushel 1.00 



GEBMAN, OR GOLDEN MILLET— Medium early; grows 3 to 5 feet high; 

 heads closely condensed; spikes very numerous; seeds round, golden yel- 

 low, in rough sheaths. (50 pounds to the bushel.) Quart, 15 cts. ; bushel. ..1.36 



HUNGARIAN (GRASS) MILLET. 



(Panicum Germanicum.) 



Early; grows 2 to 3 feet high; abundant foliage and slender head; w ith- 

 •tands drought, and yields well on light soil. (48 pounds to the bushel.) 

 Quart, 15 cts. ; bushel 1 .35 



JOHNSON GRASS. 



(Sorghum Halapense.) 

 A perennial grass with cane-like roots. It is very tender and nutritious; 

 good for stock; should be cut for hay when it comes into bloom; (25 

 pounds to the bushel). Per lb., 25 eta. ; bushel 4.00 



WHITE BRANCHING DOURA. 



For feeding stock few plants are equal to this one. It produces stalks in 

 great abundance, with an enormous quantity of foliage very rich in sac- 

 charine matter. It also bears large quantitie-s of seeds, which, when 

 ground, make excellent feed. Plant the seeds in rows 4 feet apart, drop- 

 ping three or four seeds every 18 inches. Thin to two plants when strong 

 enough. Per lb ,20 cts,; 10 lbs,, $1.50; 100 lbs 13.0C 



YELLOW BRANCHING DOURA.: 



A strong, tall-growing sort, attaining a height of from 9 to 12 feet. It pro- 

 duces great quantities of seed, which is golden-yellow in color. Like the 

 White Millo its stalks and leaves are also very valuable for feed. Per 

 lb., 20 cts.; 10 lbs ,$1.50; 100 lbs,, 12.0G 



TEOSINTE. 



(Reana Luxnrians.) 



A very valuable fodder plant resembling Corn, but grows more compact, 

 with larger and broader leaves. If allowed to grow it will often attain a 

 height of 15 feet; but it may be cut three or four times during the season. 

 The stalks are particularly rich in saccharine matter, therefore very nutri- 

 tious. Sow at Corn planting time in drills 3 feet apart, dropping two or 

 three seeds in every foot. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts. ; ^, lb., 50 cts.; lb 1.75 



WILD RICE. 



(Zizania Aquatica.) 

 For low, swampy lands few forage plants are so valuable as this one. It is 

 excellent feed either green or dry for cattle, and is eaten greedily by them. 

 Per lb 30 



VETCHES. 



Excellent feed for cattle and hogs. A very good substitute for Corn and 

 Peas. Sow broadcast the same as Wheat. For green fodder they are 

 often sown with Oats, and are much relished by stock. Per lb., 10 cts. ; 

 bushel (60 lbs.) 5.50 



LUPINE. 



Besides being an excellent forage plant very much relished by cattle, the 

 Lupine is valuable for enriching poor, sandy soil, and is extensively used 

 for that purpose in Europe. Per lb., 15 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs 8.00 



KAFFIR CORN. 



A variety of Sorghum cultivated for both forage and grain. Per lb., 15 cts, ; 

 10 lbs l.CO 



RED C0B;:F0DDER CORN. 



This variety is now[ grown in ihe large? dairy regions of Wisconsin so im- 

 mensely as almost to exclude all of the other so-called Fodder Corns, and the: 

 verdict is that it ie'the best. It is sweet, tender and juicy; hag short joints, 

 abundance of leaves, and grows to a great height, furnishiiio more than double 

 the bulk and much more nourishment than any ordinary field Corn. Thet 

 question has frequently been put at large gatherings of men interested in th& 

 growing of forage crops : " WhatlCorn is the beft for Fodder and Ensilage Pur^ 

 poses f" and the universal/opinion has always been rendered in favor of the Red 

 Cob. Every lot is tested and recleaned, hence you buy no cobs or dirt 



Peck, 50 cts. ; bushel SI 25 



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