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MILLET 



Millets though quite largely grown in some sections deser\-e greater recognition 

 on account of their adaptability to soils, localities, and their many uses. Their 

 chief importance is as dry weather, summer catch crops, supplementing other 

 early summer maturing crops, and of value to succeed crops that fail, such as com 

 etc. Millets are also one of the best crops for planting on newly broken land — use- 

 ful in certain kinds of rotation, excellent for soiling. May also be grown in place 

 of summer fallow without detriment to succeeding crop. Splendid for land foul 

 with weeds, restoring it to good condition. May be profitably used in silage com- 

 binations, may be pastured — in fact being of special value for this purpose where 

 grass pastures are exhausted or burned out. Millets, if cut in blossom, before they 

 get too woody, make excellent hay — and therefore are of great value in seasons of 

 short hay crops. Millet crops are less subject to the attacks of insects and fungous 

 diseases than any other cereal. 



HUNGARIAN. Is the quickest of catch crops for hay, and as it may be 

 sown any time during the summer months up to the middle of August, it is inval- 

 uable for overcoming a shortage of the regular hay crop, it is fairly drought resist- 

 ant. 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 bushel per acre. {See engraving.) $4.50 bushel of 48 lbs.; 10 

 bushels and upwards, $4.40 bushel. 



GERMAN or GOLDEN. This variety is considerably 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. {See engraving.) $3.00 bushel of 50 lbs.; 10 bushels and upwards, 

 $2.90 bushel. 



HUNGARIAN MILLET. 



PEARL MILLET 



(Pennisetum Spicatum) 



This has been cultivated for some years 

 in some of the Southern States, under the 

 names of African Cane, Egyptian Millet, Cat- 

 tail Mihet and Horse Millet. It grows with 

 tropical luxuriance in strong, loamy soii, 

 particularlv 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 hardv 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 marvel- 

 ous rapiditv. No other crop w^ll yield as 

 much forage as Pearl Millet when sown on 

 richlv manured land. It will prove of eKcep- 

 tional value if grovm in sections subject to 

 protracted droughts, where natural grasses 

 drv up, as it will keep on gro-mng, though 

 of 'course not so luxuriantly. Sow m drills, 

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

 acre Weight, per bushel, 56 lbs. Clean 

 seed. 15 cts. lb., 3 12.00 per 100 lbs. 



"The Golden Millet I bought of you was exceptionally good and I had a fine crop of 4 acres." J. A. DOOLITTLE, Cook Hill, Wallingford, Conn. 



