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Siberian, or 

 Russian Millet 



A new and produc- 

 tive fora}2:e plant from 

 Russia, wliich lias given 

 excellent results in the 

 United States and is 

 rapidly becoming most 

 popular. It is extremely 

 hardy, withstands 

 drought and is about 

 two weeks earlier than 

 German Millet. Grows 

 4 to 5 feet in height, 

 ranker, and produces 

 more leaves than either 

 the Hungarian or Ger- 

 man Millet. Itsstooling 

 properties are remark- 

 able, forty-one stalks 

 having been grown from 

 one seed. The leaves 

 start close to the ground 

 and continue nearly to 

 the top of the stem, are 

 wide and tender, making 

 it preferable to all other' 

 millets for hay. Yield of 

 hay is one-third to one- 

 half more per acre than 

 Hungarian and German; 

 the hay is softer when 

 cured, greener in color 

 and preferred by all, 

 stock, being very nutri- 

 tious and fattening. Sow 

 in May or June, 15 to 25 

 lbs. to the acre. Lb., '25c.; 

 3 lbs., 60c., postpaid, by 

 mail ; by freight or ex- 

 press, 10 lbs., 75c.; bush, 

 of 50 lbs., 82.00; 2 bush. 

 and over, $1.75 per bush. 



Japanese 

 Barnyard Millet 



Valuable new forage 

 plantintroducedintothis 

 country by Prof. Brooks, 

 of the Massachusetts Ag- 

 ricultural Experiment 

 Station. Yields enor- 

 mously in all sections of 

 the United States— hay 

 and fodder of excellent 

 quality, growing 6 to 8 

 feet in height and yield- 

 ing 12 to 20 tons per acre. 



Cattle and Iiorses eat it Siberian millbt. 



i greedily. Sow in May or June broadcast, 10 to 12 lbs. per acre, 

 j or in drills, 8 lbs. per acre. Prices, bv mail, postpaid, per lb., 

 30c.; 3 lbs., 75e.; by express or freight, lb., 20c.; 10 lbs., $1.00; 

 bush, of 30 lbs., $2.00; bag of 2 bush, for 83.50. 



Photograph of test of Millets at our Floracroft Trial 

 Gardens. Note tlie difference. The tall, leafy sort on the 

 right of the man is the Genuine Southern Grown. The 

 one on his left is Common Western Millet. 



Very Important to Buyers of Millet 



Common Millet is offered and sold by many dealers as 

 derman Millet. 



The seed bears sufficient resemblance to German Millet 

 to deceive inexperienced purchasers, and to make the prices 

 asked by other houses for the trae German Millet seem 

 unreasonable. 



flS'Do not buy German Millet without the distinct and 

 posltiTe assurance that it is Southern Grown Seed. 



The Difference between German Millet 

 and Common Millet 



In the North, millet is sown almost altogether for hay, 

 and for that purpose Southern Groivn German Millet is much 

 better than Common Millet. It grows taller than does that from 

 Northern seed, and that means more hay. It is finer than 

 that from Northern seed and that means better liay. In 

 fact, it is our judgment, based on an experience of many 

 years, that a farmer would better, from the standpoint of profit 

 alone, pa}' $2.00 a bushel for true Southern Grown German 

 Millet than to sow the best Northern Millet as a gift. Millet 

 seed produced in the North, even from So\ithern seed, be- 

 comes what we call Common Millet. Not only does the 

 plant change in character, becoming coarser and much more 

 <lwarf, but the seed itself shows a change and is readily dis- 

 tinguished by those experienced in handling it. 



German or Golden Millet 



(Southern Grown) 



Southern grown German or Golden Millet Seed is far 

 superior, both in quality and yield, to Western or Northern 

 grown seed. When properly grown and handled, it makes an 

 enormous yield of nutritious feed, succeeding in almost any 

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

 varies with the market. Qt., lOc; bush., about 50 lbs., 81.75. 



Hungarian Millet 



The most popular annual millet, yielding two or three 

 tons of hay per acre. Sow 1^ bushels to the acre in May or 

 June. Price varies. Qt., lOc; bush., 48 lbs., about 81.50. 



Pearl Millet, or Pencillaria 



For several years we have been experimenting with all 

 the known forage plants and have found nothing superior to 

 Pearl Millet either in 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. 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., 10c. ; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., "fic; 

 by freight or express, lb., 20c.; 10 lbs. (enough for one acre), 

 :$1.00; bush, of 50 lbs., 84.50. 



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