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MILLET 



Excellent catch crops for sowing- during the summer, and are especially val- 

 uable in seasons of short hay crop. They cure into excellent hay if cut when in 

 blossom; if allowed to ripen they become too woody. 



HUNGARIAN, (Paiiiciiin Gernianicuni.) — Is the quickest of catch crops for 

 hay, and as it may be sown any time during the summer months up to middle 

 of Aug-ust, it is invaluable for overcoming a shortage of the regular hay crop. 

 Many farmers now occupy their land with other crops, and for their hay depend 

 entirely upon Hungarian Grass, which they can sow after other crops have been 

 harvested. Sow 1 busliel per acre. (See cut.) $2.20 bushel of 48 lbs.; 10 bushels 

 and upwards, S2.10 bushel. 



GERMAN or GOLDEN. [Panicinii Miliacciini Aureum.) — This variety is con- 

 siderably larger than Hungarian and yields a much heavier crop, but is later and 

 not so quick growing, consequently' cannot be sown much after the fourth of July 

 in this latitude. To maintain its heavy cropping character, seed of this variety 

 needs to be specially cultivated. 



Our seed is specially grown and selected, and will produce nearly double the 

 crop of seed not so grown and which can be offered at a cheaper price. Sow one 

 bushel per acre. $1.90 bushel of 50 lbs.; 10 bushels and upwards, $1.80 bushel. 





HUNGARIAN MILLET. 



PEARL MILLET 



(Peniiise-txim Spicatum) 



PEAEL MILI.BT. 



This has been cultivated for some j'ears in some 

 of the Southern States, under the names of African 

 Cane, Egyptian Millet, Cat-tail Millet and Horse 

 Millet. It grows with tropical luxuriance in strong, 

 loamy soil, particularly if well enriched, and then 

 attains a height of from 7 to 9 feet, and produces an 

 enormous quantity of green fodder, for which purpose 

 it can be cut several times during the season, as it 

 immediately starts a new growth after cutting, and 

 grows with great rapidity. Is not so hardy as the 

 other varieties, and succeeds best in latitudes soutli 

 of New York. The first cutting should be made when 

 about 3 feet high; this will cause it to tiller and 

 spread, and as the season advances and becomes 

 warmer, it grows with marvellous rapidity. No other 

 crop will yield as much forage as Pearl Millet when 

 sown on richly manured land. It will prove of excep- 

 tional value if grown in sections subject to protracted 

 droughts, where natural grasses dry up, as it will 

 keep on growing, though of course not so luxuriantly. 

 Sow in drills, 5 to 6 lbs. per acre; if broadcast, 8 

 lbs. per acre. Weight, per bushel, 56 lbs. {See cut.) 

 Clean seed, 12 cts. lb., $10.00 per 100 lbs. 



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