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MILLET. 



Bxcellent catch crops for sowing during the summer, 

 and are especially valuable 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. (Panicum Germanicum.) — Is the 

 quickest of catch crops for hay, and as it may be sown 

 any time during the summer months up to middle of 

 August, 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 deoend 

 entirely on Hungarian Grass, which they can sow 

 after other crops have been harvested. Sow I bushel 

 per acre. {See cut.) 8 cts. lb., $1.80 bushel, $3.5° 

 perioolbs., 10 bushels and upwards, $i. 75 bushel. 



GERMAN OR GOLDEN. {Panicum Milia- 

 ceum Aureum.) — This variety is considerably larger 

 than Hungarian and yields a much heavier crop, but 

 is later and not so quick growing, consequently can- 

 not 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. 10 cts. lb., $2.25 bushel, $4.25 per 

 100 lbs., 10 bushels and upwards, $2.00 bushel. 



PEARL MILLET. {Pennisetum Spicatum. ) — Is not so hardy as the other varieties, and 

 succeeds best in latitudes south 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. 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. 



PEARL MILLET. 



HUNGARIAN MILLET. 



PLANT IN ROWS OR HILLS. 



SORGHUMS. 



CULTIVATE SAMK AS CORN. 



TE.OSINTE. {Peana Luxurians. )—V\ant resembles Corn, 

 but is more leafy and tillers enormously. After cutting it grows 

 again with remarkable rapidity. Those having only a small 

 amount of land on which it is desired to produce the maximum 

 amount of forage should sow Teosinte. Plant in drills, 6 to 8 lbs. 

 per acre. $1.00 lb., 10 lbs. and upwards, 90 cts. lb. 



RURAL BRANCHING DOURA. (Millo Maize, Sor- 

 ghum Vulgare. — A wonderfully productive fodder plant that makes 

 a great amount of foliage, and can be cut several times in the 

 season. Plant 4 to 5 lbs. to the acre. 12c. lb. ; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



YELLOW BRANCHING DOURA. ( Yellow Millo Maize.) 

 — Earlier than the Rural Branching, and of taller growth, often 

 attaining a height of 9 to 12 feet, but it does not stool out quite as 

 much from the ground, although it branches out from the joints. 

 It produces an enormous quantity of fodder, for which stock show a 

 marked uartiality. Plant4 lbs. to the acre. 12c. lb.; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



BROOM CORN, EVERGREEN. Entirely free from all 

 crooked brush, and remains strictly green, consequently always 

 commands the highest market price. 10c. lb.; 100 lbs., $6 00. 



JERUSALEM CORN. Grows about five feet high, and is 

 one of the surest crops for dry countries and seasons, having 111 

 the driest season in the past 15 years in Kansas produced a crop, 

 without irrigation, when other forage plants perished. Five 

 pounds will plant an acre. 12c. lb.; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



WHITE KAFFIR CORN. Grows four to five feet high, 

 with numerous wide leaves, and makes an excellent fodder, either 

 green or dried which is highly relished by all kinds of stock. It 

 should be sown in drills three feet apart. (See cut.) 10c. lb.; 100 

 lbs., $6.00. 



RED KAFFIR CORN. This very leafy and juicy variety 

 is taller but more slender than the white, ripens a little earlier 

 and yields heavier. It is also valuable for sowing on poor land, 

 as it will give better results under these conditions than the 

 White Kaffir Corn, as well as other Sorghums, most of which 

 require a well-enriched soil. {See cut.) 10c. lb.; 100 lbs., $6.00. 



SUGAR CANE, 



Early Amber. Of 



great value for cut- 

 ting green and feed- 

 ing green during hot 

 weather in summer, 

 when pastures are apt 

 to be burned up. Being 

 a tropical plant, it 

 makes its best growth 

 during just such 

 weather, and cattle, 

 horses and sheep 

 relish it, and it may 

 be fed to them with 

 safety. Sow in drills, 

 10 to 12 lbs. per acre ; 

 broadcast, 20 to 25 lbs. 

 per acre. Should be 

 cut when about 2 feet 

 high, and will yield 

 several such cuttings. 

 Earlier than the Or- 

 ange and may be 

 grown even in North- 

 ern States. Cured in 

 the same way as a 

 heavy crop of Clover 

 it makes an excellent 

 quality of hay . 10 cts. 

 lb.; 100 lbs., f 8.00. 



SUGAR CANE, 



Early Orange. Pro- 

 duces a larger and 

 heavier growth than 

 the Amber, but is later. 

 10 cts. lb.; 100 lbs., 

 $8.00. 



KAFFIR CORN. 



