Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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Sudan Grass 



A New Forage Crop of Immense Value to the 



Middle West 



SUDAN GRASS was introduced into the 

 United States in 1909 from Africa. After thor- 

 ough tests in all parts of the United States the 

 Department of Agriculture reports that Sudan 

 Grass will be of the greatest value in the Cen- 

 tral States, especially in those portions that are 

 deficient in rainfall during summer. These dry 

 regions have no other satisfactory hay crop and 

 Sudan Grass will be of immense value there. 



Sudan Grass is an annual and dies each year 

 like Millet, so there is no danger of spreading 

 over your land like Johnson Grass will do. It 

 grows tall, reaching a height of about seven 

 feet ; the stems are very small and rarely thicker 

 than a lead pencil. The plants stools wonder- 

 fully and produces under favorable conditions 

 as many as 100 stalks from a single root. 



Sudan Grass yields a good crop of first-class 

 hay, all stock relish the hay and thrive on it, the 

 quality of the hay is superior to millet. Yields 

 of from two to four tons per acre are common 

 and under favorable conditions, six to eight tons 

 per acre have been grown. 



Sudan Grass should not be planted until soil 

 has become warm. It can be sown any time dur- 

 ing the summer as a catch crop. 



It can be sown in rows 18 to 36 inches apart 

 and cultivated, or can be drilled with a grain 

 drill or sown broadcast by hand. 

 Seeded in rows, it takes from 3 to 6 lbs. per acre, depending on the 

 width of row; drilled or broadcast, from 12 to 15 lbs. is used. 



Sudan Grass is easy to cut with a mower and cures readily like millet. 

 For hay it is best to cut just after full bloom and will give it more time 

 for a second growth, and in 40 to 50 days another cutting is ready. 

 Ordinarily two to three cuttings may be expected when season is long 

 enough. Every farmer in the middle west should experiment with an 

 acre or so to give it a thorough trial the coming season. 



Price per pkt., 5 cts. ; % 10 cts. ; lb., 35 cts. ; 3 lbs., $1.00, by mail. 

 By express or freight, 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $5.50; 100 lbs., $20.00. 



