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Millets though quite largely grown in some sections deserve 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 corn 
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 cut.) $2.50 bushel of 48 lbs.: 10 
bushels and upwards, $2.40 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 Cut.) $2.50 bushel of 50 lbs.; 
$2.40 bushel. 
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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 Miliet 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 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 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 Ibs. per acre; if broadcast, 8 lbs.*per 
acre. Weight, per bushel, 56 Ibs. Clean 
seed, 15 cts. lb., $12.00 per 100 lbs. 
If in need of a Farm Manager ,Ples*e, 
We are often able to recommend a Competent Man. 
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