CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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Descriptive List of the Different Varieties of the 



SORGHUM FAMILY. 



Suitable for the Southern States. 



SUDAN* GRASS. — A live stock food. Grows successfully 

 everywhere. Stock of all kinds eat it readily. Yields more 

 tonnage per acre than any other forage crop. Produces from 

 ten to fifteen thousand pounds of green fodder per acre; 

 suitable for hay or silage. Planted during- August and Sep- 

 tember, but does better planted in March and April. 10 to 

 15 pounds per acre. V± lb., 20c; lb., 60c., postpaid; 10 lbs., 

 $5.50, not prepaid. 



JAPANESE HONEY DRIP CANE. — This is a large, stocky 

 and vigorous variety, maturing in 120 to 125 days. It sends 

 up two to four stalks, which reach a height of eight to four- 

 teen feet. The seeds are plump, slightly larger than Sumac, 

 and when hulls are removed seeds appear to be a dull red- 

 dish-brown color; and after the threshing process, are almost 

 totally enclosed in a bluntly pointed, glistening red glume; 

 heads are long and medium loose. Sow 8 pounds to acre. 

 Planted from March to August. y± lb., 15c; lb., 35c, post- 

 paid; 10 lbs., S3.00; bushel, $10.00, not prepaid. 



TEXAS SEEDED RIBBON" CANE, GOOSE NECK.— A very 

 strong and tall growing variety, noted for the immense quan- 

 tities of finest syrup which it produces. It has yielded from 

 300 to 400 gallons of molasses per acre. The strong, leafy 

 stalks also make excellent forage. Plant in rows Zy 2 feet 

 apart, eight to ten pounds to the acre. Plant from March 

 to August. yi lb., 15c; lb., 35c, postpaid; 10 lbs., $3.00; 

 bushel, $10.25, not prepaid. 



STRAIGHTHEAD RIBBON CANE. — Grows very similar to 

 the Crookneck variety except that it has a straight head. 

 Is tirst class to use for ensilage, also for syrup. Plant from 

 March to August. V4 lb., 15c; lb., 35c, postpaid; 10 lbs., 

 $3.00; bushel, $10.00, not prepaid. 



RED TOP, OR SUMAC SORGHUM.— Stems sweeter and 

 jucier than other sorghums. Seeds smallest of all and go 

 further in planting. Heads erect, dark red in color. Yields 

 about five tons per acre of forage. Seeds roundish and 

 clean usually of hull. Medium early, 90 to 100 days; 7 to 10 

 feet high. Leads all varieties for syrup and forage. Sow 

 from October to February, 30 lbs. per acre. y* lb., 15c,; 

 lb., 30c, postpaid; y 2 bu., $3.00; bu., $5.75, not prepaid. 



DWARF YELLOW MILO MAIZE.— This is a splendid non- 

 saccharine Sorghum feed crop. In the lower and more humid 

 districts it grows to a height of from 6 to 10 feet, while 

 on the other hand crops raised in higher regions are very 

 dwarfish, only about from 4% to 6 feet tall. Should be 

 planted in rows 4 to 5 feet apart. S'ow ten lbs. per acre 

 from March to August. *4 lb., 15c; lb., 25c, postpaid; y 2 bu., 

 $2.75; bu., $5.00, not prepaid. 



EVERGREEN BROOM CORN. — There are many farmers 

 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. Sow during March and April. 14 lb., 15c; lb., 

 40c, postpaid; y 2 bu., $5.00; bu., $9.00, not prepaid. 



GUINEA GRASS. — Although this grass 

 will do well on rather poor sandy land, it 

 does much better on richer or fertilized 

 land. Wherever it has proper care the 

 crop is enormous. A tropical grass origin- 

 ally from Africa, it is now grown largely 

 in the East and West Indies. In Jamaica 

 it is held next to sugar in value of crop. 

 Propagated to any desired extent it is es- 

 teemed in Florida and other parts of the 

 South as a first-class forasre. Cattle eat 

 it with avidity, green or dry. Three lbs. 

 to the acre, planted in hills the same as 

 corn. Sow during March and April. 14 lb., 

 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid; write 

 for prices on quantitv lots. 



JERUSALEM CORN.— This belongs to 

 the non-saccharine Sorghums. Grows 

 about three feet high. Makes one large 

 head on main stalk, and several smaller 

 heads on side shoots, often as many as 

 eight heads on one stalk. The grain is 

 pure, white and nearly flat. Ten pounds 

 will plant an acre. Lb., 25c. postpaid; y 2 

 bu., $3.50; bu., $6.00, not prepaid. 



Sudan Grass. 



WHITE KAFFIR CORN. — Grows 4 to 5 

 feet high. The stems are very leafy and 

 keep green and brittle, unlike other sor- 

 ghums, which harden. Makes an excellent 

 fodder, either green or dried. For grain, 

 sow 10 pounds to the acre, in rows 3 feet 

 apart. For fodder, sow from one-half to 

 one bushel, either broadcast or in drills. 

 Sow from March to June. V4 lb., 15c; lb., 

 25c postpaid; y 2 bu., $2.75; bu., $4.75 not 

 prepaid. 



PEARL OR CATTAIL MILLET. — Makes 

 a splendid continuous cutting forage plant 

 for either green feed or hay. and is in- 

 creasing in popularity all through the 

 country. It will grow ten to twelve feet 

 hisrh, 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. 

 pounds of seed per acre in drills three feet 

 apart, or sow broadcast. 30 pounds 

 V4 lb., 20c; lb., 40c, postpaid; y 2 bu., $8.00; 

 bu., $14.50 not prepaid. 



