CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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SORGHUMS AND MILLETS 



Suitable for the Southern States. 



All Prices in this Catalogue are Subject to Market Fluctuations. 



tember for the Southern States, we can 

 have fine soiling crops all through our hot 

 Summer month. The seeds are highly val- 

 uable for poultry and for stock of all kinds. 

 One-half bushel per acre. 1 lb., 25c.. post- 

 paid; Vz bu., $3.00; 50-lb., bu., $5.50, not 

 prepaid. 



PEAEIi OB CATTAIL MILLET.— Makes 

 a splendid continuous cutting forage plant 

 for either green feed or hay, and is in- 

 creasing in popularity all through the 

 country. It will grow ten to twelve feet 

 high, but cutting can commence when it 

 has attained a height of three to four 

 feet, when it will stool out enormously 

 and make a rapid growth, and it can be 

 cut this way three or four times in a sea- 

 son. Sow 5 pounds of seed per acre in 

 drills three feet r.part. or sow broadcast. 

 Planted from April to .July. 30 pounds per 

 acre. 1 lb, 25c., postpaid; V^ bu., $4.50; 

 50-lb. bu., $8.00. not prepaid. 



GERMAN MILLET.— Of all the ^fillets 

 this is one of the favorites. It makes 

 good hay, and produces heavily. Can be 

 sown from April to June, but the former 

 month is the best time, 15 to 20 pounds 

 to the acre drilled. Should be cut when 

 in bloom. Recommended for this climate. 

 1 lb.. 25c., postpaid; V^ bu., $2.50; 50-lb. 

 bu., $4.50, not prepaid. 



EARLY AMBER SORGHUM.— More pop- 

 ular than ever for forage. Relished in its 

 green state or cured by all stock, on ac- 

 count of sweetness of stalk and leaves. 

 Equals in value any other crop known. 

 Makes good syrup, but as the stalk is 

 smaller than the Orange, that variety is 

 recommended when the intention is to grow 

 for syrup. Twelve and a half pounds of 

 seed will plant an acre. Plant at any time 

 from March to last of July in rows 3 feet 

 apart, 6 to 10 seeds, 12 to 18 inches apart 

 in the row, or drill slightly: can be sown 

 broadcast. Vr, bu'^hel p-^r acre. Price, 1 lb., 

 25c., postpaid; Vz bu., $2.00; 50-lb. bu., $3.50, 

 not prepaid. 



EARLY GRANGE SORGHUM.— Equally 

 as valuable as the Amber for forage, but on 

 account of longer growth is considered bet- 

 ter for syrup making; about 10 days later 

 than the Amber. Culture the same as the 

 Amber. Price, 1 lb., 25c., postpaid; Vi tu., 

 $2.00; 50-lb. bu., $3.50, not prepaid. 



RED TOP, OR SUMAC SORGHUM. — 

 Stems sweeter and jucier than other sor- 

 ghums. Seeds smallest of all and go fur- 

 ther in planting. Heads erect, dark red in 

 color. Yields above five tons per acre of 

 forage. Medium early. 90 to 100 days; 7 to 

 10 feet high. Leads all varieties for syrup 

 and forage. Sow from March to August. 

 ■"^0 lbs. per acre. 1 lb.. 25c., postpaid; H 

 bu., S2.00; 50-lb. bu., $3.50. not prepaid. 



JAPANESE HONEY DRIP CANE.— This 

 variety of Ribbon Cane is wiihout a doubt 

 a splendid variety for Southern growers. It 

 is a great syrup producer, also a splendid 

 forage crop for green feeding. Produces 

 excellent hay if drilled in thickly between 

 March and August. It is very prolific, pro- 

 ducing 3 to 6 stalks from one seed and 

 grows from 10 to 12 feet high. Keeps 

 green until killed by frost. Very juicy and 

 sweet, making about 200 gallons per acre 

 of highly flavored syrup. Unexcelled as a 

 feed crop on account of its immense amount 

 of sugar. Heads are large and open. For 

 syrup sow 15 lbs. per acre. 1 lb., 30c., 

 postpaid; 10 lbs., $2.50; 50-lb. bu., $6.00, not 

 prepaid. 



Teoslnte. 



TSOSINTE. — In good soil and with prop- 

 er cultivation it will throw up from 15 to 

 20 stalks on one plant to a height of from 

 10 to 12 feet, densely covered with foilage. 

 In order to be successful with Teosinte it 

 should be sown in drills as early as the 

 beginning of March, as it takes generally 

 from 14 to 20 days before the seed germi- 

 nates. In this manner a good stand may 

 be had at the beginning of April, For 

 green fodder Teosinte may be cut three or 

 four times during the season, but then it 

 should not be allowed to grow any taller 

 than three to four feet. In cutting it is 

 advisable to cut it clean to the ground, as 

 this will insure a heavier growth than 

 when cut too high. Five pounds per acre. 

 1 lb., Sl.OO, postpaid; 5 lbs., $4.50, not pre- 

 paid. 



iEGYPTIAN W H E A T.— (Shallu.) This 

 Wheal properly belongs to the family of 

 non-saccharine sorghums. The great value 

 is in the seed, which are most excellent 

 food for poultry, and, in fact, for all stock 

 on the farm. From fifty to one hundred 

 bushels of seed may easily be grown on an 

 acre. It should be threshed as wheat or 

 other grain. It would prove far move val- 

 uable to grind the peed for all stock except 

 poultry. As the seed contains 80 per cent 

 of the feeding value of corn, as food for 

 stock, it can be made far more valuable on 

 many farms than our common corn. Plant 

 in the Spring and early Summer. Sow 20 

 pounds per acre from February to July. 

 1 lb.. 25c., postpaid; Vz bu., $4.00; 50-lb. bu., 

 $7.50, not prepaid. 



JAPANESE BARN-YARD MILLET, OR 

 BILLION DOLLAR GRASS.— Two and 

 three crops of hay can b« cut from one 

 seeding. Grows four to six feet tall, stools 

 like wheat or oats. Seed may be sown any 

 time in August and make a crop of hay. 

 By beginning sowing early in March and 

 sowing the first of every month up to Sep- 



