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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



Pencillaria Zeaoides 



A new Fodder Plant of untold value. To the farmer, for its immense growth of hay. To the dairy- 

 man, for its excellent fodder. To the stockman, for its quick-growing forage. To the poultryman, for 

 seed. It is a native of Central America. It is an annual plant, having broad foliage, very much resem- 

 bling sorghum leaves and if allowed to develop fully will attain a height of from 10 to 12 feet and bears 

 numerous heads from 18 to 20 inches in length and one inch in diameter, completely covered with 

 thousands of seeds, much relished by poultry.' It is of rapid growth, throwing out from one plant num- 

 erous suckers, and if cut as soon as it reaches the height of three or four feet, it can be mowed from 

 three to five times according to the latitude, and yields several tons of dry hay per acre. If allowed to 

 grow seven or eight feet high, and cut when the flower heads begin to develop, it will yield the heaviest 

 fodder crop per acre of any plant now in cultivation. For feeding it is equal to any fodder, and is relished 

 by all kinds of stock, either green or dr3'. 



This plant has given great satisfaction the past dry season, as Pencillaria and Teosinte, withstood the 

 drought better than corn and remained green in the hottest sun. This fodder plant will give satisfac- 

 tion to everyone that plants it and can be highly recommended. Don't sow it on poor thin soil, and ex- 

 pect wonders. For hay purposes sow in drills 12 to 18 inches apart, dropping seed every 6 or 8 inches, or 

 broadcast using one pound of seed per acre. For fodder purposes it should be sown in drills 3 to 3% feet 

 apart, thinning out to stand 18 inches apart in the drills. Cultivate like corn, one cultivation is gen- 

 erally sufficient. Do not plant till ground is warm. Per pkt. 5 cts., i/4 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. 

 $1.25, by fi-eight or express 10 lbs. $3.00, 25 lbs. $7.00, 100 lbs. $25.00. 



Bromus Inermis, or Brome Grass 



Another valuable grass for the dry lands of the west and south. It endures extremes of tempera- 

 ture and resists protracted drouth, succeeding where Alfalfa fails. Poor lands are no discouragement. It 

 grows best in light, sandy loam, but its roots will penetrate the stiffest clays. It is equally good for 

 cutting £';iccn, pasturing or cutting into liay, and the dense toug-hl sod it formr 's jnost valuable for hold- 

 ing the banks and ditches and strcngtliening the turf of sandy soil. Dr. SeweL of the U. S. Grass Exper- 

 iment Station, Garden City, Kas., says, it is equal to timothy for cattle or ho'-ses. and makes as fine a 

 pasture as Blue Grass. Use 20 i)ounds to the acre if alone, if with Alfalfa, 15 pounds; they will grow well 

 together. It may be sown in the fall with winter wheat, or in the spring. Cut when first coming into 

 bloom. Per lb, 30 cts,, 3 lbs. 75 cts., by freight or express, bu. $1.50, 50 lbs. $5.50, 100 lbs. $10.00. 



Permanent Pasture fllxture 



Most of our wcsti'rn farmers have not yet learned that a pasture of mixed grasses is far superior to 

 clover and tinintliy alone. A mixed pasture is earlier, gives better yield and holds out better than one 

 5own '-'own with but one kind of grass. Several varieties sown together occupy the ground more closely 

 and it uihIk s a much more permanent pasture. 



METHOD OF SOWING— The most rapid way to obtain a grass crop is to sow the seed early in spring, 

 on fall plowing, l)y itself witliout any grain or nurse crop. It can also be sown with spring wheat, 

 barley or early dwarf oats, for this purpose sow only half the usual amount of grain. Sown with spring 

 rye or barley which is intended for summer pasture is a successful way to start grass and clover. 



As the trami)ing of cattle seems to benefit the growth of young grass. Prepare ground carefully, sow 

 from % to V/2 bushels per acre, this can be done more nicely and evenly with a hand seed sower, harrow 

 lightly once or twice to cover seed and if convenient it ia well to roll land. Price per bu. $2.00, 6 bu. 

 $9.00, 10 bu. $17.00. 



