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NOTE.—The millets are all grasses. 
eaten. In American they are largely employed for forage purposes. 
PEARL OR EAST INDIAN MILLET.—Cattail Millet. 
able fodder plant, especially for the 
to ten feet high, and furnishes an enormous bulk of fodder. 
son. It produces long, broad leaves somewhat resembling Indian corn. 
minal spike is six to twelve inches in length. 
sylvania. The fodder is superior. 
acre. Pkt., 10c.; 
States. It attains a height of two to four feet, 
thus producing a very large crop of forage. It is earlier than German millet. 
live stock. Use seed at the rate of one peck to the acre, and sow not later than June. 
1b., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, pK., 75 cts.; bu. of 48 1bs., $2.25. 
JAPANESE MILLET.—This is a variety of the well-known barn yard grass ( panicum cerus-galli) 
from Japan. Greatly enlarged and improved. At the Massachusetts Experiment Station it attained a 
per acre was at the rate of 11,207 pounds of straw and 66.7 bushels 
A field sown July 26th, after a hay crop, yielded 12 
for forage or the silo, but most too coarse for hay. Sow 5 quarts of seed per acre. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 
peck, 60 cts.; bushel of 30 pounds, $2.00. 
In general favor for summer forage purposes, as it 
and will be ready for the scythe in sixty days. 
uniform height of seven feet. The yield 
of seed; or 15 to 18 tons of green forage. 
3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, 
HUNGARIAN MILLET.—Often called Hungarian grass. 
can be sown in June, as a second crop, 
hay per acre. 
pushel to he acre. Pound, 25 
Hungarian grass, but is closely allied to 
Hungarian has heads which are smaller, 
it is liable to injure stock after the seeds are forme 
proper stage of development it is one of the most valuable of soiling plants. 
65 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 60 cents; bushel, $2.00. 
Pound, 25 cents; 3 pounds, 
for hay. 
SORGHUM OR SUGAR GANE, » 2002 °:a%3 ite 
s hums have better 
eee drought resisting quali- 
ties than Indian corn, and hence have attracted the attention of agri- 
culturists in search of summer forage crops. The varieties of sorghum 
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 recognized the high economic value of 
thickly sown sorghum as a summer food for milk cows, and the de- 
mand for such seed is now great. I offer two varieties (sugar cane) 
especially well adapted for this purpose. Use about 18 lbs. to the acre. 
EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE.—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, peck, 75 cents; bushel, (50 pounds) $2.50. 
| EARLY ORANGE SUGAR CANE.—The favorite Southern variety. 
It yields an abundance ofsyrup. 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, peck, 75 cents; bushel, 50 pounds, $2.60. 
TEGSINTE This strong growing annual grass is a native of Central 
® 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 the 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 eta 
no waste. Cultivate the 
; Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 
15 cents; 4 pound, 30 cents; 
poungd,$1.00; 3 pounds,$2.50. 
Sugar corn for jodder. 
See page 50. 
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AMBER SUGAR CANE. 
TEOSINTE. 
They are of several 
genera and many species. They are mostly of foreign origin. ; 
®@ Jn Asia they furnish food for human beings, the seeds being ground and 
Most of them have quick 
growing and drought resisting qualities, and truly high agricultural values. 
(Pennisetum spicatum.) 
South, though it is now coming into favor in the 
It can be cut several times during the sea- 
It fiourishes best in a rich, loose soil. 
Sow in drills two or three feet apart, 
1b., 25¢.; 3 1bs., 65c., postpaid. By express or freight, 5 lbs., 6Uc.; pK., $1.00; bu., (50 lbs.) $8,50. 
SIBERIAN MILLET.—A millet introduced from Russia which gives excellent results in the United 
and has the habit of stooling or branching at the root, 
It grows well on light soils, and withstands heat and drought. 
cts.;3 pounds, 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 40 cts.; bushel, $1.25. 
GERMAN OR GOLDEN MILLET.—This is a l&rger and heavier variety than the so-called Hungarian millet or 
it botanically. The German or Golden has yellow, drooping heads, while the 
more erect and more compact, with bristles usually purplish. German millet 
is a fine crop for both soiling and hay. For the zatier, puepose it must be cut just as it begins to head, before blooming, for 
. It is ready for use in 60 to 65 days after sowing. When used at the 
This is a valu- 
North. It grows six 
The stem is stout, and the ter- 
Succeeds in Penn- 
using 5 or 6 pounds of seed per 
The forage is well liked by 
PEt., 10 cts.; 
tons per acre. Valuable 
It will yield two or three tons of 
Sow seed broadcast at the rate of one 
Sow at the rate of 3 pecks or a bushel per acre 
OTHER SORGHUMS, Ate" M2 
s MAIZE. —A pnon- 
queens SACCHATINE 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 eight or ten feet. 
Some stalks develop twenty heads, weighing from % 
pound to 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 con- 
tinue growing until frost. Use seed at rate of 4 to 5 
pounds per acre. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 25 cts.; 3 pounds, 
65 cts., postpaid. Peck, $1.25; bushel, (56 lbs.) $4.50. 
JERUSALEM CORN. — This non-saccharine sorg- 
hum is one of the best and surest grain crops 
for dry countries and seasons, and now has a recog- 
nized place in American agricuiture. It grows about 
3 feet high and makes one large main head and several 
smaller ones, sometimes eight in all. The grain is 
pure white, flat in shape, and a good food for man or 
beast. Use 3 pounds of seed to the acre. Pkt., 10c.; 
Ib., 25¢.; 3 lbs., 65c., postpaid. PK., $1.25.; bu., (56 lbs) $4.50. ¢ 
WHITE KAFFIR CORN. — A valuable non-sac- 
charine sorghum, producing two to four heads per 
stalk. In the South it wil! yieid a full crop of grain 
(50 to 60 bushels) and two crops of fodder, as it shoots 
up after cutting. It withstands drought wonderfully 
well, and succeeds under conditions where Indian corn 
would fail. Stalk makes excellent fodder and grain 
splendid flour. Use 4 to 5 pounds of seed per acre. 
pound, 25 cents; 3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. 
YELLOW MILO 
MAIZE. 
Packet, 10 cents; 
PE., 85c. bu., (56 lbs.) $3.00. 
RED KAFFIR CORN. — Same as 
White, except color. Pkt., 10c.; lb., 25c.; 
8 lbs., 65¢., postpaid. Pk., 85c.; bu.,$3.00. 
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