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•PETER HEN DER SON fit CO., NEW YORK 



PEABL MILLET, 



GERMAN OR (-P*"'C!n>i MiUaceum, 



var. Aureum.) An 



GOLDEN improved variety, 



_______ medium early, 



iniLLET. growing three to 



five feet liigli. No 

 other grass anywhere near approaches 

 its enormous yield when grown under 

 favorable circumstances. The heads 

 are closely condensed, and the spikes 

 are very numerous. The seeds round, 

 golden yellow, and beautiful in appear- 

 ance, and contained in rough, bristly 

 sheaths. Our seed is pure and South- 

 ern grown, and yields much heavier 

 crops than degenerate Nortliern and 

 "Western grown. Price, 10c. per lb. ; 

 $1.75 per bushel; S3. 50 per 100 lbs. 



MILLET. 



(Prices subject to variation.^ 



JAPANESE MILLET Entirely distinct from any other millet, grows tall and produces 

 UAA aiiuKjAj luiuuuA. ^^ euormous crop. It may be sown from the middle of May to 

 the 1st of July, broadcast, at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre, but it is better to sow it in drills, 

 12 to 18 inches apart, using 10 to 12 lbs. per acre, and hoed between tlie rows to lieep down 

 all weeds until the plant attains a height of 12 to 18 inches, when its rapid growth will 

 smother all weeds. It grows 6 to 8 feet high, 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 feeding value is far superior to corn 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. The seed is easily threshed and is the best of the millets for 

 poultrj' feed. It is very highly recommended by the Massachusetts Experiment Station, 

 where it has been given an exhaustive trial, and they report that milch cows which had been 

 fed on corn immediately increased in flow of milk when put on Japanese Millet, and fell back 

 to their former standard when again fed on corn, and cows with both before them always 

 took the Millet first, consuming it without waste, while they were apt to leave a part of the 

 stalks of the corn. An ideal ensilage mixture may be composed of two parts of this millet to 

 one part of soja beans (see page 24), with a few sunflower heads added. The soja beans 



and sunflower supply the albuminoids 

 and fat in which the Corn is defi- 

 cient. This mixture forms a com.- 

 plete balanced ration for milch cows 

 without the addition of grain, thougli 

 it is, of course, advisable to feed grain 

 occasionally as a change. This Millet 

 does not endure drouglit well, except 

 it be sown early in retentive soil, and 

 it is not adapted to the climate, nor 

 is it recommended for the Southern 

 States ; but north of Washington, and 

 especially for good, rich soils, we con- 

 fidently recommend its general culti- 

 vation. It will produce a fair second 

 cutting if sown early in May and cut 

 when in blossom. (See cut.) Price, 

 20c. lb. ; 10 lbs. $1.60; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



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HUNGARIAN 

 MILLET OR 

 HUNGARIAN 

 GRASS. 



JAPANESE JIILLET. 



(Panicum Germani- 

 cum.) This species 

 grows less rank, 

 with smaller stalks. 

 Its leaves are very 

 succulent and it fur- 

 nishes an abun- 

 dance of green fod- 

 der, often yielding two or three tons of 

 hay per acre. It is very popular and 

 valuable with those who are clearing 

 timber lands. {See cut.) Price, 10c. per 

 lb. ; SI. 60 per bushel ; S3. 10 per 100 lbs. 



■ Golden and Hungarian Millet are excellent 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. 



The Hungarian is the earlier, but the selected stock of German we offer will produce a larger 

 though somewhat coarser crop. 



PPAPT TVITT T FT (Pennisetum Spicatum.) This has been cultivated for some vears in some 

 r Jjimu miUUJti i . ,^^^ ^^^^ southern States under the names of African Cane, Egyptian Millet, 

 Japan 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 pro- 

 duces an enormous quantity of green fodder, for which purpose it can be cut several times dur- 

 ing the season, as it immediately starts a new growth alter cutting, and grows with great 

 rapidity. It will prove of exceptional 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. 

 It is best sown in drills 20 inches apart, in beds 12 feet wide, leaving an alleyway 6 feet wide 

 between the beds, so that there will be space enough to cure the fodder on an extemporized 

 fence. (See cut.) 



Sow in drills, 5 to 6 lbs. per acre ; if broadcast, 8 lbs. per aci-e. Weight per bushel, 56 lbs. 



Price of Clean Seed, 20c. per lb., or by mail, 30c. per lb. ; S14.00 per 100 lbs. 



BCmtOARIAN MILLET. 



