H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
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AM IUIiIIa'I' known and most valuable of all 
I ValliOll Iwllliei, green forage plants in the South, For 
/Na years sensational seedsmen have sold this 
^nVi Olu^ as a new plant under the name of “Pencillaria” and “Hand’s 
Wonder Forage Plant”. Pencillaria or Cattail Millet needs no introduction 
to any of the older residents of the South. Its great value is well known. 
Greatest and best yielder of green forage and continues to grow and produce 
through the entire season if cut frequently enough to prevent its going to 
seed. Our illustration on this page shows the heavy growth of Pearl Millet. 
In actual field tests made some years ago on heavily manured ground it made 
green forage at the rate of 95 tons per acre in 1.35 days. No other forage 
plant has ever come up to that record. A tropical plant making an enormous 
growth all through our long Southern summer. Relished by all kinds of 
stock and they eat it greedily. No plant Avill go further towards solving the 
forage problem in the South than Pearl Millet. It ought to be grown on your 
farm. Sow thinly in rows 3 feet apart at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds per acre. 
Packet, 10 cents; pound, 3.5 cents; postpaid. In 10-pound lots, not prepaid, 
about 15 cents per pound. Write for our quantity prices when ready to buy. 
Our Tennessee Grown Golden Millet (No. 618) 
(Formerly German Millet) — "We have said considerable in the past about the 
importance of Southern grown seed being necessary for a successful crop of 
Golden Millet in the South. We give below a reproduction from a photo- 
graph of a crop from our Tennessee seed. Is it not worth 25c or so more per 
bushel to sow seed that will make a crop like this? Golden Millet is an im- 
portant and nutritious hay crop, largely grown throughout the South, rel- 
ished by horses and cattle. Seed thickly, not less than one bushel per acre, 
any time from the middle of May through July, but not too early, because it 
does not grow off nicely until the soil and w'eather get warm. It matures in 
from six to eight weeks after seeding. Cut while in bloom, before the seed 
hardens in the head, as after that the hay quality decreases. There are two 
necessities for a successful crop of Golden Millet — first, rich or highly ma- 
nured ground ; second, Southern grown seed, that from Tennessee being the 
best. Pound, postpaid, 30c, 10-pound lots or over, about 8 cents per pound. 
Subject to market change. Write for larger quantity prices when ready to buy. 
Tall annual herb, about 3 feet high, producing flowers 
/ followed by seed pods which shatter the oily seeds in 
great profusion. These seeds are relished by poultry but its greatest use at 
present is a crop to attract and feed wild birds, especially quail and par- 
tridges. The oil from the seed is sweet, and, like olive oil, is used on salads 
and for other culinary purposes. The parched seeds are used in confection- 
ery. Drill seed in rows 3 feet apart, as soon as frost danger is past, at rate 
of 5 pounds per acre. Packet, 5 cents; ounee, 15 cents; % pound, 35 cents; 
pound, $1.00; postpaid. 
RmAmPnrn^NA dry-land farming where 
Droom WOrn^NO. there is a market for the straw for 
brooms. It has practically no feed value as neither the plant nor seeds are 
suitable for feeding purposes. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. 
In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, about 10 cents per pound. Write for 
quantity prices. 
IlnlanrI Ri««a/Na You can grow rice on upland as well as on 
upiana KICe^NO. 90^ j the flooded lowlands, any ground having 
a reasonable aniount of moisture making fair crops. If you a vai im ^ m m ■ — m m ■ ik ■ 
haven’t tried rice before, do so this year and see for yourself PLANT PLENTY OF MONEY SAYING CROPS 
that it will make 20 to 40 bushels per acre. Pound, post- 
paid, 30 cents. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 10 
cents per pound. 
l9lieisSsin hivery farm in the South 
mamiiioin Russian ought to grow sunflowers 
Cimf Iaiaiok ^ II a I ^ where 
dUnilOWer^NQi l ) poultry is raised can afford 
to be without them. The yield on fairly good land is im- 
mense, 125 bushels per acre being nothing unusual, and as a 
poultry feed to give rapid growth and fine glossy plumage, 
there is nothing that equals it. As an egg-producing food, 
nothing can be better. When we say that a sunflower crop 
is profitable, we mean the Mammoth Russian, which pro- 
duces three to four times as much seed as the common vari- 
eties. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; postpaid. Ten 
pounds, or over, not prepaid, 10 cents per pound. 
T^neintc^/NA Mammoth forage plant; un- 
I doubtedly one of the most val- 
uable for the South to be used in a green state. The yield is 
simply enormous and can be cut all through the sumrner and 
until frost. We were assured by the late C. A. Bacon, of Or- 
mond, Florida, several years ago, that this remarkable plant 
grew at the rate of 5 inches per day on his place. Ounce, 
10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. 
Yellow IVIIIo-IVIalze(No. 584) of fine^ forage. 
Grows 8 to 12 feet high, stooling heavily. Can be cut several 
times during season. Large seed heads give a crop equal to 
corn. Plant 10 pounds per acre. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, 
$1.00; postpaid. In ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 
about 8 cents per pound. Write for prices. 
Genuine Pearl or Cattail Millet (Pencillaria) 
WRITE FOR QUANTITY PRICES 
We sell field seeds according to market prices the day 
you buy. As soon as you are ready to buy, write us what 
you want and we will quote lowest prices and give 
freight or express rates to your station. Use Special 
Quotation Sheet in back of catalog. These “money-saving 
crops” are absolutely necessary on every Southern farm 
to feed live stock and poultry. GroAv everything you 
can use at home. That’s the way to make farming pay. 
