MILLETS. 



NOTE.— The millets are all srasses. They are of several 

 genera and many species. They are mostly of foreign origin. 

 In Asia they furnish food for human beings, the seeds being ground and 

 eaten. In American they are largely employed lor lorase purposes. Most of them have quick 

 growing and drought resisting qualities, and truly high agricultural values. 



PEARL OR EAST INDIAN MILLET Cattail Millet. (Pennisetvm spicatum.) This is a valu- 

 able fodder plant, especially lor the south, though it is now coming into favor in the North. It grows six 

 to ten feet high, and furnishes an enormous bulk of fodder. It can be cut several times during the sea- 

 son. It produces long, broad leaves somewhat resembling Indian corn. The stem is stout, and the ter- 

 minal spike is six to twelve inches in length. It flourishes best in a rich, loose soil. Succeeds in Penn- 

 svlvania. The fodder is superior. Sow in drills two or three feet apart, using 5 or 6 pounds of seed per 

 acre. Pkt., 10c.; lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 65c, postpaid. By express or freight, 5 lbs., 60c; pk., 81.25; bu., (48 lbs.) $1.00. 



SIBERIAN MILLET. — A millet introduced from Russia which gives excellent results in the United 

 states. It attains a height of two to four feet, and has the habit of stooling or branching at the root, 

 thus producing a very large crop of forage. It is earlier than German millet. The forage is well liked by 

 live stock. Use seed at the rate of one peck to the acre, and sow not later than June. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, pk., 50 cts.; bu. of 48 lbs., 81.50. 



JAPANESE MILLET. — This is a variety of the well-known barn yard grass [oanicum crus-gctfli) 

 from Japan. Greatly enlarged and improved. At the Massachusetts Experiment Station it attained a 

 uniform height of seven feet. The yield per acre was at the rate of 11,207 pounds of straw and 66.7 bushels 

 of seed; or 15"to 18 tons of green forage. A field sown July 26th, after a hay crop, yielded 12 tons per acre. Valuable 

 for forage or the silo, but most too coarse for hay. Sow 8 quarts of seed per acre. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 

 3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 75 cts.; bushel of 35 pounds, 82.50. 



HUNGARIAN MILLET. — Often called Hungarian grass. In general favor for summer forage purposes, as it 

 can be sown in June, as a second crop, and will be ready for the scythe in sixty days. It will yield two or three tons of 

 hay per acre. It grows well on light soils, and withstands heat and drought. Sow seed broadcast at the rate of one 

 bushel to the acre. Pound, 25 cts.; 3 pounds, 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 40 cts.; bushel, 81.25. 



GERMAN OR GOLDEN MILLET.— This is a larger and heavier variety than the so-called Hungarian millet or 

 Hungarian grass, but is closely allied to it botanically. The German or Golden has yellow, drooping heads, while the 

 Hungarian has heads which are smaller, more erect and more compact, with bristles usually purplish. German millet 

 is a tine crop for both soiling and hay. For the latter purpose it must be cut just as it begins to head, before blooming, for 

 it is liable to injure stock after the seeds are formed. It is ready for use in 60 to 65 days after sowing. When used at the 

 proper stage of development it is one of the most valuable of soiling plants. Sow at the rate of 3 pecks or a bushel per acre 

 for hay. Pound, 25 cents; 3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 50 cents; bushel, 81.50. 



SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANE. 



NOTE. — All the sorg- 

 hums have better 

 drought resisting quali- 

 ties than Indian corn, and hence have attracted the attention of agri- 

 culturists in search of summer forage crops. The varieties of sorghum 

 are many, and may be classed as saccharine and non-saccharine (sweet 

 and non^sweet). The first group includes sugar cane, etc.: the second 

 group Milo Maize, Jerusalem Lorn, Kaffir Corn, etc. Within recent 

 years dairymen have widely recognized the high economic value of 

 thickly sown sorghum as a summer food for milk cows, and the de- 

 mand for such seed is now great. I offer two varieties (sugar cane) 

 especially well adapted for this purpose. Use about 18 lbs. to the acre. 



EARLY AMBER SUGAR CAXE This is an unsurpassed sorghum 



for sugar, for ensilage, for fodder and for soiling purposes. It will bear 

 pasturing when young, and is thoroughly adapted to the requirements 

 of Northern dairymen. The seed is valuable for stock and poultry. 

 Packet. 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, peck, 60 cents; bushel, (56 pounds) 82.00. 



EARLY ORANGE SUGAR CAXE The favorite Southern variety. 



It yields an abundance of syrup. It does not grow as tall as Early Am- 

 ber, but Is heavier. Packet 10 cts.; pound, "25 cts.; 3 pounds, 65 cts., post- 

 paid. By express or freight, peck, 60 cents; bushel, 56 pounds, 82.00. 



OTHER SORGHUMS, 



TEOSINTE This strong growing annual grass is 



native of Central 



America, and does not mature its seeds at the North. It 

 grows from 8 to 12 feet high, and somewhat resembles Indian corn, to 

 which it is botanically related. It has the habit of tillering or stooling 

 at the root, and probably produces more forage to the acre than any 

 other known plant. It is liked by stock, and is valuable on account of 

 both its great bulk and its drought resisting ability. The stalks 

 are tender, and there is 

 no waste. Cultivate the 

 same as Indian corn; use 

 3 pounds of seed per acre. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 

 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; 

 poundrS1.25; 3 pounds,S3.00. 



YELLOW MILO 

 MAIZE. — A non- 

 a^^^_^__a>^^^^^^^^— saccharine sorg- 

 hum of hieh value: cultivated like corn. It is a 

 bold, vigorous grower, of deep green color from 

 bottom to top. attaining a height of eight or ten feet. 

 Some stalks develop twenty heads, weighing from % 

 pound to 1 pound per head. One stalk will make a 

 good, rich meal for a horse. The seed is fed to horses, 

 cattle, chickens, etc., and also used as a pop corn. It 

 will mature its main head in 100 days, and will con- 

 tinue growing until frost. Use seed at rate of 4 to 5 

 pounds per acre. Packet, 10 cts.: pound, 25 cts.; 3 pounds, 

 65 cts., postpaid. Peck, 81.00; bushel, (.56 lbs.) 83.00. 



JERUSALEM CORN. — This non-saccharine sorg- 

 hum is one of the best and surest grain crops 

 for dry countries and seasons, and now has a recog- 

 nized place in American agriculture. It grows about 

 3 feet high and makes one laree main head and several 

 smaller ones, sometimes eight In all. The grain is 

 pure white, flat in shape, and a good food for man or 

 beast. Use 3 pounds of seed to the acre. Pkt., 10c; 

 lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 65c, postpaid. Pk., 75c. bu., (56 lbs) 82.00. 



WHITE KAFFIR CORN. — A valuable non-sac- 

 charine sorshum, producing two to four heads per 

 stalk. In the South it will yield a full crop of grain 

 (50 to 60 bushels) and two crops of fodder, as it shoots 

 up after cutting. It withstands drought wonderfully 

 well, and succeeds under conditions where Indian corn yellow milo 

 would fail. Stalk makes excellent fodder and grain maize. 

 splendid flour. Use 4 to 5 pounds of seed per acre. Packet, 10 cents; 

 pound, 25 cents; 3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. Pk.. 75c. bu., (56 lbs.) 82.00. 



RED KAFFIR COR X. — Same as 

 White, except color. Pkt.. 10c: lb., 25c; 

 3 lbs., 65c, postpaid. Pk.. 75c: bu. .82.00. 



AMBER SUGAR CAN E. 



TEOSINTE. 



KAFFIR CORN. 



JERUSALEM CORN. 



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