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EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE 



The high value of Northern grown sugar cane for fodder 

 and ensilage ia becoming rapidly known. It may be made 

 to furnish the principal food for cattle, horses and mules 

 from August until the following spring. When fed down 

 youngasa pastureitgrows rapidly again. It also withstands 

 severe drought with the best of this class of plants. As a 

 fodder and for winter feed it is one of the most economical. 



The Karly Amber is the best for fodder as well as for 

 sugar, as it matures quickly, and has been cultivated as far 

 north as St. Paul, Minn. The seed is valuable also as food 

 for horses and cattle, and is greedily eaten by poultry, in- 

 creasing the egg-production. By mail, postpaid, lb., 2oc.; 3 

 lbs., 60c.; by express or freight, qt., '20c.; peck, 75c.; bush, of 

 56 lbs., 82.40; 5 bush., or over, 82.25 per bush. 



Australian Salt Bush 



THE FORAGE PtANT FOB ALKAI,! SOItS 



ITields 20 tons to the acre on any soil without water. 



Introduced into the United States by the University of Cali- 

 fornia. One plant will cover 200 to 300 square feet in 

 one season, covering the ground with a matting of from six 

 to eight inches thick. It remains green all winter, and will 

 yield 20 to 30 tons to the acre. One pound of seed will plant 

 an acre. Sow broadcast, in soil well pulverized, after all 

 danger of frost is piist. Mix the seed with ten times its weight 

 •of loam, sand, ashes or plaster; cover lightly, not exceeding 

 J^ of an inch. The seed germinates quickly, and the plants 

 soon take possession of the ground. Or it may be sown in a 

 hot bed, cold frame or boxes; transplant when two inches 

 high. Prices: Seed of the TRUE AUSTRALIAN SALT 

 BTJSH (Atriplex semibaccatum), grown for us in Cali- 

 fornia, perpkt., lOc; oz., 15c.; ^ lb., 35c.; lb., 81.25, postpaid. 



Wild Rice (Zizania Aquatica) 



A native plant, furnishing food for wild fowl, ducks, 

 geese, etc., also valuable as a forage plant for swamps and 

 inundated lands, as it grows rapidly, and all stock are fond 

 of it when green or cured for fodder. It attracts all wild 

 birds from September on, and also purifies the water and 

 affords a refuge for the small fry from the large fish. To 

 sow: — " Put the seed in coarse linen or cotton bags, and sink 

 in water for 24 hours. Sow in water which is from 6 inches 

 to 5 feet deep, in soft mud bottom, and in places where there 

 are but few weeds. It is useless sowing this seed except on 

 a mud bottom, or on low marshy places which are covered 

 with water the year round. In running water sow as much 

 out of the current as possible." Lb., 35c.; 3 lbs., $1.00, post- 

 paid ; lb., 2of.; 10 lbs. and over, 20c. per lb., by express. 



JAPANESE MILLET IN MASSAOHUSETTS — FIELD FROM WHIUH 

 OUK SEED WAS SAVED BY THE INTBODUOEK, PBOF. BEOOKS. 



Japanese Barnyard Millet (PanicumCrusGaiU) 



This wonderful and valuable new forage plant was intro- 

 •dueed into Ihis country by Prof.Brooks, of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. It has proven an enor- 

 fflaous yielder in all sections of the United States— hay and 

 fodder of most excellent quality growing on any soil, yield- 

 ing 12 to 20 tons per acre and growing 6 to 8 feet in height. 

 Cattle and horses eat it greedily. Sow in May and June 

 broadcast, 10 to 12 pounds per acre (it stools remarkably), 

 •or in drills, 8 lbs. per acre. Prices: by mail, postpaid, per lb., 

 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c.; by express or freight, lb., 20c.; 10 lbs., 81.00; 

 bush of 30 lbs., 82.00 ; bag of 2 bushels for $3.50. 



PEARL MILLET AT FLORAOROFT. — PHOTOGRAPHED IN AUGUST. 

 THIS BNORMOUS GROWTH FROM SEED SOWN IN MAY. 



East Indian or Pearl Millet 



For several years we have been experimenting with all 

 the known forage plants and have found nothing superior to 

 Pearl Millet eitherin enormous growth or quality. It has 

 produced the most abundantly and can be cut several times 

 during the season. The United States Agricultural Depart- 

 ment has also made numerous experiments and with about 

 the same results as those at Floracroft. Blany customers 

 who also planted it on our recommendation, are now enthu- 

 siastic in its praise. If you grow green forage try East Indian 

 or Pearl Millet, and you will find there is nothing better. 

 Drill in 2 feet rows, 10 lbs. to the acre. By mail, postpaid, 

 per pkt., lOc; lb., 30c.; 31bs.,75e.; by freight, or express, lb., 

 20c.; 10 lbs. (enough for 1 acre), 81.00; bush, of 50 lbs., 84.50. 



New Siberian Millet 



A new and wonderfully productive forage plant from 

 Russia, which has given excellent results in the United 

 States. It is extremely hardy and about two weeks earlier 

 than German Millet, growing about 4 feet in height. Its 

 stooling properties are remarkable, as his'' as 41 stalks hav- 

 ing been grown from one seed. Hay and fodder are very 

 nutritious and much liked by all kinds of stock. Sow in 

 April, Mav or June, one peck to the acre. Lb., 25c.; 3 lbs., 

 60c., postpaid ; lb., 15c.; 10 lbs., 81 00; bush., 82.50, by freight. 



German or Golden Millet (Southem Grown) 



Southern grown German Millet Seed is far superior, both 

 in quality andyield of product, to Western or Northern grown 

 seed. When properly grown and handled, makes an enor- 

 mous yield of nutritious feed, succeeding in almost any soil 

 or climate. Sow in May or June, one bushel to the acre. 

 Price varies with the market. Qt., 10c.; bush., 50 lbs., $2.25. 



Hungarian Millet (Panlcum Germanlcum) 



A species of annual millet, yielding two or three tons of 

 hay per acre. Sow 1}4 bushels to the acre in May or June. 

 Price varies with market. Qt., lOc; bush., 48 lbs., $2.00. 



