(Sterlin g ' and Northland farm Seeds , 
MILLET—Cont. 
Common or Northern Millet. As stated before, Common Millet 
does not yield so much hay nor so good hay as the German (Southern 
Seed.) It is usually cheaper than true German. Grows usually from two 
and one-half to four feet high and makes excellent hay. Sow about three- 
fourths of a bushel to the acre. 
Hungarian. (Dark Seed.) Often called Hungarian Grass. The hay 
is fine and of excellent feeding value. It is especially valuable on account 
of requiring such a short season to make a fine crop. Frequently used 
as a catch crop. Excellent for a crop of hay, following such crops as early 
potatoes and barley, thus giving two crops on the same land in one 
year. Hungarian Millet does not grow so coarse as some other varieties, 
but still yields from two to four tons of hay to the acre. 
Japanese Millet. Improperly called “Billion Dollar Grass.” Entirely 
distinct from all other Millets. It grows from 6 to 9 feet high, stands 
up remarkably and yields enormous crops. When cured it makes good hay 
and in quality is superior to corn fodder. It is relished by all kinds of 
stock. It may be sown broadcast at the rate of 15 lbs. an acre, but it is 
better to sow in drills 12 to 18 inches apart, using 10 to 12 lbs. to the 
acre. It does best on low moist ground. 
White Wander. A variety which has been found to be a heavy 
yielder as well as very early. The foliage is very heavy, the leaves broad 
and cure readily. Earlier and more .productive than German Millet but 
not as early as Siberian. 
Hog or Broom Corn Millet. This is grown for the same pur¬ 
pose for which other Millets are sown, but makes inferior hay unless cut 
very young. It yields enormously of seed, even 60 to 70 bushels to the 
acre, and this is very advantageously used for fattening swine and other 
stock. Seed also makes very fine feed for poultry and young chicks. It 
will mature in about two months from sowing seed. 
Early Fortune Millet. A most promising variety, of which as¬ 
tonishing yields are reported. It is very early, and is claimed to be rust 
proof, and that chinch bugs will not eat the plant. The seed is of a 
beautiful red color and distinguished in appearance, two or three times 
the size of German Millet. This variety heads in from 25 to 35 days. It 
gives a large yield both of seed and fodder. It can be fed to horses and 
other stock without injury, even when cut so late that the seed has 
formed. The seeds are smooth, the heads are branching, and in other 
respects this variety is similar to Hog Millet except for the color of 
the seed. 
OATS 
Lincoln Oats. Reg. U. S. Pat. Office. We believe the “Lincoln” to 
be as fine an oat as is grown. The claims made for earliness, enormous 
yielding qualities and freedom from 
rust when first sending it out, have 
been fully sustained on every point 
and from all sections. Hundreds have 
written that, on account of its stiff 
straw, it stood up perfectly under 
weather that caused other varieties 
to lodge. It is the best 
and most economical oat 
for feeding on account 
of its thin hull, heavy 
meat and soft nib. The 
Lincoln Oat has a 
sprangle tophead. 
Swedish Select Oats. 
Swedish Oats have given gen¬ 
eral satisfaction. At the Wis¬ 
consin Experiment Station it 
has stood at the head of the 
list for several years, having been 
distributed by that station as Wis¬ 
consin No. 4. Prof. Carletn of U. S. 
Department of Agriculture says, 
“Probably the best American Oat.” 
Its habit of growth is so vigorous 
that on heavy soils it is likely to 
lodge, but for light soils it has no 
superior. 
Victory. A medium height early 
oat developed by the famous Svalof 
Station in Sweden. An excellent 
yielder of the Swedish Select type, 
but in most seasons yields greater and better quality. 
This variety has taken the World’s Sweepstakes at the 
International Show the past seven years. 
Iogold Oats. Iogold Oats were developed by the Iowa 
Station. Has three distinct qualities which recommend 
it: Stiffness of straw, resistance to rust and a high 
yield. It is an early yellow oat, selected from Kherson and has done excep¬ 
tionally well in Minnesota, Wisconsin and upper Michigan. For growing 
on land where lodging and rust are to be expected, Iogold is recommended 
as superior to any of the tested varieties in ability to stand up and yield. 
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