100 — Millets, Sorghums, etc. 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1907 



A Single Head of 



SIBERIAN 



MILLET. 



MILLETS. 



NOTE. — The millets are all grasses. They are of several 

 genera and many species. They are mostly of foreign origin. 

 In Asia they furnish food for human beings, the seeds being ground and 

 eaten. In America they are largely employed for forage purposes. Most of them have quick 

 growing and drought resisting qualities, and truly high agricultural values. 



PEARl, OR EAST INDIAN MILLET Cattail Millet. (Pe>uiisetum spicatum.) This is a valu 



able fodder plant, especially for the South, though it is now coming into favor in the North. It grows six 

 to ten feet high, and furnishes an enormous bulk of fodder. It can be cut several times during the sea- 

 son. It produces long, broad leaves somewhat resembling Indian corn. The stem is stout, and the ter- 

 minal spike is six to twelve inches in length. It flourishes best in a rich, loose soil. The fodder is 

 superior. Sow in drills two or three feet apart, using 5 or 6 pounds of seed per acre. Pkt., lu cts.; lb. 

 25 cr,s.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, pk., 76 cts.; bu., (50 lbs.) $2.75. ' 



SIBERIAN MILLET.— A millet introduced from Russia which gives excellent results in the United 

 States. It attains a height of two to four feet, and has the habit of stooling or branching at the root, 

 thus producing a very large crop of forage. It is earlier than German millet. The forage is well liked 

 by live stock. Use seed at the rate of one peck to the acre, and sow not later than June. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 ib.,25cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, pk., 50 cts.; bu. of 48 lbs., $1.75. 



JAPANESE MILLET — This is a variety of the well-known barn yard grass (panicum crtis-galli) 

 from Japan. Greatly enlarged and improved. At the Massachusetts Experiment Station it attained 

 a uniform height of seven feet. The yield per acre was at the rate of 11,207 pounds of straw and 66.7 bushels 

 of seed; or 15 to 18 tons of green forage. A field sown July 26th, after a hay crop, yielded 12 tons per acre. Valu- 

 able for forage or the silo, but most too coarse for hay. Sow 8 quarts of seed per acre. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 

 25 cents; 3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, peck, 50 cts.; busliel of 30 pounds 



HUNGARIAN MILLET. — Often called Hungarian grass. In general favor for summer forage purposes, as it can 

 be sown in June, as a second crop, and will be ready for the scythe in sixty days. It will yield two or three tons of 

 hay per acre. It grows well on light soils, and withstands heat and drought." Sow seed broadcast; one bushel to 

 the acre. Lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, peck, 50 cts.; bu., (48 lbs.) §1.50. 



GERMAN OR GOLDEN MILLET This Is a larger and heavier variety than the so-called Hungarian millet or 



Hungarian grass, but is closely allied to it botanically. The German or Golden has yellow, drooping heads, while the 

 Hungarian has heads which are smaller, more erect and more compact, with bristles usually purplish. German mil- 

 let is a fine crop for both soiling and hay. For the latter purpose it must be cut just as it begins to head, before blooming, 

 for It is liable to injure stock after the seeds are formed. It is ready for use in 60 or 65 days after sowing. When used at 

 the proper stage of development it is one of the most valuable of soiling plants. Sow 3 peeks or a bushel per acre for 

 hay. Pound, 25 cents ; 3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, peck, 50 cents ; bu., (48 lbs.) $1.50. 



SOBGHUM OB SUGAR CANE. 



NOTE.— The sorghums 

 all have better 

 drought resisting quali- 

 ties than Indian corn. The varieties are many, and may be classed as 

 saccharine and non-saccharine (sweet and non-sweet). The first group 

 Includes sugar cane, etc.; the second group Milo Maize, Jerusalem Corn, 

 Kaffir Corn, etc. Within recent years dairymen have widely recog- 

 nized the high economic value of thickly sown sorghum as a summer 

 food for milk cows. I offer two varieties (sugar cane) especially well 

 adapted for this purpose. Use about 18 lbs. to the acre. 



EARLY AMBER SUGAR €ANE.— This is an unsurpassed sorghum 

 for sugar, for ensilage, for fodder and for soiling purposes. It will bear 

 pasturing when young, and is thoroughly adapted to the requirements 

 of Northern dairymen. The seed is valuable for stock and poultry. 

 Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, not prepaid, peck, 50 cents; bushel (50 pounds), $1.75. 



EARLY ORANGE SUGAR CANE The favorite Southern variety. 



It yields an abundance of syrup. It does not grow as tall as Early Am- 

 ber, but is heavier. Packet, 10 cts,; pound, '25 cts.; 3 pounds, 65 cts., post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, peck, 50 cts.; bu. (50 lbs.), $1.75. 



TFft'llMTF This strong growing annual grass is a native of Central 

 ICUainiti America, and does not mature its seeds at the North. It 

 grows from 8 to 12 feet high, and somewhat resembles Indian corn, to 

 which it is botanically related. It has the habit of tillering or stooling 

 at the root, and probably produces more forage to tiie acre than any 

 other known plant. It is liked by stock, and is valuable on account of 

 both its great bulk and its drought resisting ability. The stalks are 

 tender, and there is no 

 waste. Cultivate the same 

 as Indian corn; use 3 lbs. 

 of seed per acre. Packet, 

 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 



; pound, 25 cents; pound, 



i cents, postpaid. 



Sugar corn for fodder. 

 See Sweet Corn. 



OTHER SORGHUMS. 



YELLOW MILO 

 MAIZE A non- 

 saccharine sorg- 

 hum of high value; cultivated like corn. It is a 

 bold, vigorous grower, of deep green color from 

 bottom to top, attaining a height of 8 or 10 feet. Some 

 stalks develop twenty heads, weighing from % pound 

 t 3 1 pound per head. One stalk will make a good, rich 

 meal for a horse. The seed is fed to horses, cattle, 

 chickens, etc., and also used as a pop corn. It will 

 mature its main head in 100 days, and will continue 

 growing until frost. Plant 4 to 5 pounds per acre. Pkt., 

 lO cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, peck, 90 cts.; bushel (56 lbs.), 52.25. 

 JERUSALEM CORN This non-saccharine sorg- 

 hum is one of the best and surest grain crops for dry 

 countries and seasons. It grows about 3 feet high 

 and makes one large main head and several smaller 

 ones. The grain is pure white, fiat in shape, and a good 

 food for man or beast. Use 3 pounds of seed to the 

 acre. Pkt., lOc; lb., 25c.; 3 lbs., 65c., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, not prepaid, pk., 90c.; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.50. 

 WHITE KAFFIR CORN.— A valuable non-sac- 

 charine sorghum, producing two to four heads per stalk. 

 In the South it will yield a full crop of grain (.50 to 60 

 bushels) and two crops of fodder, as it shoots up after 

 cutting. It withstands drought well. Stalk makes 

 excellent fodder and grain splendid flour. Use 4 to 6 

 pounds of seed per acre. Pkt, 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., ^^"-j^.VL^'^" 

 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, MAIZE. 



peck, 50 cts.; bushel (66 pounds), $1.75. 

 ^ . ^ RED KAFFIR CORN. — Same I 



.^WijFii ^^ Whifo ov^or^t ^/^l(-.v P|it. lOc; lb. 25C 



Pk.,'50c.; bu.','81.7 



White, except color. 

 3 lbs., 65c., postpaid. 



AMBER SUGAR CANE 



