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Pencillaria Zeaoides 



A new Fodder ^lant 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 ace 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 dry. 



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

 drought better than corn and remained green in ths 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 S inches or 

 broadcast using one pound of seed per acre. For fodder purposes it should be sown in drills 3 to 3V2 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. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts 3 lbs 

 $2.00, by freight or express 10 lbs. $5.00, 25 lbs. $11.00, 100 lbs. $40.00. 



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 gieen, pasturing or cutting into hay, and the dense toughl sod it forms is most valuable for hold- 

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

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

 pasture as Blue Grass. Use 20 pounds 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. $6.00, ICQ lbs, $11.00. 



Permanent Pasture Mixture 



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

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

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

 and it makes 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, by itself without 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 tlie (ramping of cattle seems to benefit the growth of young grass. Prepare ground carefully, sow 

 from % to 11/2 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 is well to roll land. Price per bu. $2.00, 5 bu. 

 $9.00, 10 bu. $17.00. 



