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EVESGBEEN BROOM CORN. — There are many farm- 

 ers who make this a most profitable crop. One acre will 

 produce about 500 cwt. of brush and nearly 40 bushels of 

 seed which is equal in value almost to oats for feed. 

 Requires soil similar to corn, same cultivation, but 

 should be planted some later in the season. Put ground 

 in prime condition. We think that more of our Southern 

 farmers should grow Broom Corn for market. It is 

 profitable. Frequently planted in drills 3% feet apart, 

 leaving- plants 6 inches apart; 20 pounds to an 

 acre. 



GERMAN MXZ,Z=ET. — Of all the Millets this is the 

 best. It makes good hay, and produces heavily. Three 

 pecks sown to the acre broadcast 

 secures a good stand. Can be 

 sown from April till June, but the 

 former month is the best time. 

 Should be cut when in bloom. 

 Recommended for this climate. 



EABLT IMPROVED PEDI- 

 GREED AMBER SORGHUM. — 



More popular than ever for for- 

 age. Relished in its green state 

 or cured, by all stock, on account 

 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 recom- 

 mended when the intention is to 

 grow for syrup; 12^ pounds of 

 seed will plant an acre. Plant at 

 any time from April to last of 

 July in rows 3 feet apart, 6 to 10 

 seed, 12 to 18 inches apart in the 

 row, or drill lightly; can be sown 

 broadcast; y 2 bushel per acre. 



KAFFIR CORN. — (Sorghum 

 Kaffrorum.) This is a variety of 

 Sorghum non-saccharine, and dis- 

 tinctly differing in habit of 

 growth and other characteristics 

 from all others of that class. The 

 plant is low, stalks perfectly 

 erect; the foliage is wide, alter- 

 nately closing on either side of 

 the stalks. It does not stool from 

 the root, but branches from the 

 top joints, producing from two 

 to four heads of grain from each 

 stalk. The heads are long, nar- 

 row, and perfectly erect, well 

 filled with white grain, which at 

 maturity is slightly necked with 

 red or reddish brown spots. 

 Weight 50 pounds per bushel. 

 The average height of growth on 

 good strong land, 5% to 6 feet; 

 on thin or poor land 4y 2 to 5 feet. 



forage plant, and 

 larity all through 



German Millet. 



Broom Corn. 



The stalk is stout, never blown about by 

 winds, never tangles, and is always man- 

 ageable, easily handled. A boy can gather 

 the grain heads or fodder. The seed heads 

 grow from 10 to 12 inches in length, and 

 product of grain on good land easily 

 reaches 50 to 60 bushels per acre. Plant 10 

 pounds per acre. It may be planted in the 

 latter part of March or early in April. It 

 bears earlier planting than other Millets 

 or Sorghums. It should be put in rows not 

 over three feet apart, even on the best 

 land, and it bears thicker planting than 

 any other variety of Sorghum; should be 

 massed in the drill on good land, for 

 either green or forage purposes. 



PEARL OR MATTAIL MILLET.— Makes 

 a splendid continuous cutting forage plant 

 for either green feed or hay. Makes a most 

 nutritious and valuable continuous cutting 



increasing in popu- 

 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 season. It can be fed 

 either green or cured as dry forage, mak- 

 ing a most nutritious feed, which is 

 relished by all kinds of stock. It is largely 

 used by dairymen and others who have 

 cattle for furnishing them green feed all 

 through the summer, as, if a sufficient 

 quantity is sown, it can be cut as desired, 

 furnishing a daily supply of green food 

 until killed by freezing weather. Sow 5 

 pounds of seed per acre in drill three feet 

 apart, or sown broadcast at the rate of 20 

 to 30 pounds per acre. 



Lespedeza Will Build Up Worn Out Lands. 



