i TH E BARTELDES 
SEED COMPANY 
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Millet 
Millets are important both as forage plants and as 
a source of food for man. In nearly all parts of the 
world they take a prominent place among forage 
crops, and it is. estimated that they feed about one- 
third of the inhabitants of the globe. Between 
35,000,000 and 40,000,000 acres of Millet are grown 
annually in India, and Japan alone uses about 
35,000,000 bushels of seed each year for human food. 
Korea, China, and other Asiatic countries also use 
enormous quantities for food. 
In this country there are some sections where the 
growing of Millet for seed is of prime importance. 
In general, however, Millet is used in this country 
as a catch crop and for this purpose it is a very 
valuable variety, as it can be sown quite late and 
still make ah excellent crop of hay. By sowing Millet 
a farmer can often utilize a piece of land which would 
otherwise be idle. It is also an excellent thing to 
grow on foul land to get rid of weeds. 
COMMON MILLET. One of the earliest and most 
widely cultivated varieties of Millet. It is the hardi- 
est of the common varieties, enduring drought the 
best and giving better returns on poor soils. It 
makes a good quality of hay. Per lb., 10c. 
GERMAN MILLET. Introduced into this country 
in the early seventies. It makes an enormous yield 
of fodder and a heavy yield of seed but should have 
favorable conditions. Therefore, a very desirable 
variety for regions of sufficient rainfall. Per lb., 10c. 
SIBERIAN MILLET. A very early variety espe- 
cially adapted to the Northern States. Hardy; with- 
stands drought well; excellent for hay. Per lb., 10c. 
MANITOBA or HOG MILLET. The seed is very 
rich and thus especially valuable as a hog food. 
A very much prized peculiarity of this millet is that 
the seed ripens while the stem is yet green, thus if 
cut promptly can be threshed. for the seed, while the 
hay, after being threshed, will make excellent fodder. 
Sow same as other millet. Lb.. 10c. 
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White 
Wonder 
Millet 
The most striking feature of White 
* Wonder Millet is the size of the heads. 
The heads of this variety will run 
from eight up to eighteen inches and 
a single head will have as many as 
15,000 seeds. The head shown in the 
illustration measured just twelve 
inches when straightened out. 
The yield of White Wonder Millet 
is very heavy and this variety will 
yield fully half again as much as 
Golden Millet and some growers state 
that it will outyield other millets 
three to one. 
Another very desirable feature is 
its earliness. White Wonder Millet 
is much earlier than Golden Millet 
and almost as early as Siberian Millet. 
The foliage is very heavy and the 
leaves broad, resembling those of 
corn. It produces an immense amount 
of excellent fodder which cures very 
readily. Per lb., Wc 
3 EE PINK LIST FOR PRICES OF ALL MILLETS. 
German Millet. 
CULTIVATED TENNESSEE GERMAN MILLET. 
German Millet tends to revert back to the old type 
of common millet. It is therefore necessary to get 
new stock seed every two or three years to keep 
your stock pure. j»*'--d&-> ki 
We are offering a limited quantity of the Culti- 
vated Tennessee German Millet, which is the very 
purest and highest type of German millet to be found. 
We shipped this in so that we could supply our cus- 
tomers with some very high quality of German mil- 
let for stock seed. 
Sow this high quality seed this year and you will 
be repaid next fall by getting a better price for 
your crop. Lb., 10c. 
JAPANESE MILLET or "BILLION DOLLAR 
GRASS," as it is sometimes called, is of recent intro- 
duction, and great claims are made for it as to pro- 
ductiveness and value as a forage plant. Prof. 
Brooks, of the Massachusetts Experiment Station, 
is quoted as saying: "At our station it produces 60 
.bushels of seed, 11,297 pounds of straw, 36,000 pounds 
ylP of green fodder, 12,000 pounds of hay per acre, being 
superior to good corn fodder in feeding for milk, and 
f White in combination with the soja bean makes a very 
superior ensilage." Recommended highly for feeding 
dairy cattle, young stock and sheep, being very rich 
in nutritious elements. If sown in the latter part of 
April will be ready to cut for hay by the middle of 
July. Attains a height from 5 to 7% feet according 
to season. In drills plant 10 to 12 pounds per acre; 
broadcast 15 pounds, per acre. Lb., 10c. 
PEARL MILLET or PENCILLARIA. Immensely 
productive, 25 tons per acre. A native of Central 
America. It is an annual plant having long, broad 
foliage, and if allowed to develop fully will attain a 
height of from 10 to 12 feet, and bear numerous heads 
from 9 to 20 inches in length and 1 inch in diameter, 
completely covered with thousands of seeds, much 
relished by poultry. It is of rapid growth, throwing 
out from one plant numerous suckers, and if cut as 
soon as it reaches the height of 2 or 3 feet, it can 
be mowed from 4 to 6 times, according to the latitude, 
and yields several tons of hay to the acre. If allowed 
to grow 6 or 7 feet high, and cut when the flower 
heads begin to develop, it will yield the heaviest crop 
per acre of any plant now in civilization. For feeding 
it is equal to any fodder. Lb., 25c. 
