PETER HE.VDERSOM & CO., \EW YORK —MILLETS AND CLOVER, 



MILI.ET FOR SUMMER SOWING. 



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Millets are valuable, as " catch " or " stolen "crops, especially in seasons 

 when the bay crop is short They are annuals, anil grow rapidly, usually 

 beinf? ready for cuttinR in six weeks from seed sowing, and they withstand 

 severe droughts generally remaining green when other crops are parched up 

 If cut when in blossom. Millets cure into excellent hay; if alloweil to ripen 

 they become too woody. Sow from May 1st to August 1st. 



JAPANESE MILLET. 



The best recent introdu'cllon for the Silo and Cutting Occn. 

 Especially valuable for the Northern and New England States. 



Entirely distinct from any other Millet' 

 grows 6 to 8 feet high and produces an 

 enormous crop. Stands remarkably well, 

 notwithstanding its great height, and 

 yields from 10 to 12 tons green fodder per 

 acre. When cured it makes an excellent 

 quality of hay, and its feedin'; value is far 

 superior to com fodder, and it is much 

 relished by all kinds of stock, whether 

 green or cured. If to be made into hay, 

 cure as you would a heavy crop of clover. 



This .Millet docs not endure drought 

 well, except it be sown early in retentive 

 soil, and it is not recommended for the 

 Southern States: but north of Washing- 

 ton, and especially for good, rich soils, Wf 

 confidently recommend its general culti- 

 vation. 



// may be sawn from the middle of May 

 to the \st of July, broadcast at tite rale of 

 15 lbs. per acre, but it is better to sow it iit 

 drills. 12 to 18 incites apart, iistng 10 to 12 

 lbs. per acre, and hoed between the rows to 

 keep down all weeds, until tlie plant attains 

 a height of 12 to 18 tnchcs. wlicn its rapid 

 growth ivill smother all weeds. {See cut.) rZol^i^^HfV I Iji^^llzi ^WXt . hung.\rhn- millet. 



Price. loc. lb. ;.o lbs. 90c.; 100 lbs. $7.50 -.JiL^^^^auAffisxai^^^ HungaHan Millet ll$r±pr\or 



hay, and may be sown any lime up to mid- 

 dle of August ; it is invaluable for overcoming 

 a shortage of the regular hay crop. Many farmers now occupy their land 

 wi;h other crops, and for their hay depend entirely on Hungarian Gra^s, 

 wliich they can sow after other crops have been harvested. Sow 1 bushel per 

 acre. $2.00 bushel of 48 lbs.; 10 bushels and upwards, $1.90 per bushel. 



(See cut.) 



German or Golden. 



Crimson or Scarlet Clover. 



CUUI80N CLOYCB. 



(tPrmnn nr finldpn (^'orthem-growtt). This variety is 

 UCrilldll Ur UUIUCII. considerably larger than Hungarian 

 and yields a much heavier crop, but is later and not so quick 



f rowing, consequently cannot be so\vn much after the fourth of 

 uly in this latitude. SI. 80 bushel of 50 lbs.; 10 bushels and 

 upwards. .$1.70 bushel. 



{Tennessee-grown.) This is a type 

 of Golden Millet, much superior to 

 seed grovyn farther north, being taller and stronger, with larger 

 heads, yielding an abundant crop for either cutting green or 

 curing for hay. Our seed is specially grown and selected and 

 will produce nearly double the crop from seed not so grown and 

 which can be offered at a cheaper price. Sow 1 bushel per 

 acre. S2..S0 bushel of 50 lbs.; 10 bushel lots, S2.20 bushel. 



The value of Scarlet 

 Clover is now thor- 

 oughly established, and we recommend that all lands from 

 which crops have been harvested during the Summer and Fall 

 should be sown with Scarlet Clover for plowing under the follow- 

 ing Spring. Authorities who have made a careful estimate, 

 state that plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equiva- 

 1 ent to 20 tons of stable manure per acre, and even if the Clover 

 be harvested or pastured, the benefits derived from the wonder- 

 ful nitrogenous root formation will alone many times repay the 

 cost of seed and labor. 



It may be sown among com. tomatoes, turnips, etc., at time 

 of last hoeing, or after potatoes, melons, cucumbers have been 

 harvested or on grain stubble and harrowed in. When sown in 

 July and early in August, it has proved hardy as far North as 

 Michigan and Canada. In the latitude of New York, time of 

 sowing may extend from July 15th to September 1st, and further 

 South even later. (See cut.) Sow 16 lbs. per acre. Choice 

 recleancd .•American grown new crop seed, 14c. lb.; $7.25 bush.: 

 $11.00 100 lbs. 



Prices subject to Change without Notice. 



