JAPANESE HONEY-DRIP. A large, leafy, sweet sort. 
BLACK AMBER. Characterized by slender stalks and 
narrow leaves. 
KANSAS ORANGE. Differs from the Amber variety in 
having larger and heavier stalks and larger and more 
abundant leaves. 
RED TOP or SUMAC. Stout, stocky variety with an 
abundance of large, broad leaves. 
SO UR LESS. A western Kansas variety. Similar to the 
Kansas Orange, not quite so sweet, but less likely to sour. 
ATLAS SORGHO. New variety. Cross between White 
Kaffir and Sourless Cane. 
Grain Sorghums 
HEGARI (Dwarf). This greatly resembles the Dwarf 
Black hulled white kaffir, but the heads are larger. The 
yield is enormous. 
WHITE KAFFIR. The old standard. 
PINK KAFFIR. Ten days to two weeks earlier than 
white kaffir and is less apt to be ruined by frost. 
RED KAFFIR. Taller than the white and stalks are more 
slender but juicy and leafy. 
SHALLU or EGYPTIAN WHEAT. Produces very large 
yields of both grain and fodder. 
DARSO. A new grain sorghum with a low-growing, sweet, 
juicy stem. 
FETERITA. Excellent for feeding chickens or any stock. 
YELLOW MILO MAIZE. A vigorous grower. It will 
stand great drought and is more dependable than kaffir. 
Grohoma 
A new, heavy yielding grain sorghum which is showing 
much promise in Oklahoma and Kansas. Stands much 
dry weather. 
Millet 
WHITE WONDER MILLET. The heads of this variety 
will run from 8 to 18 inches and a single head will have 
as many as 15,000 seeds. Foliage is very heavy. 
COMMON MILLET. Very early and makes first class hay. 
SIBERIAN MILLET. Early, hardy, withstands drought. 
PEARL MILLET or PENCILLARIA. An annual of rapid 
growth, throwing out numerous suckers. Can be mowed 
several times a season. 
GERMAN MILLET. Enormous heads, heavy yield of seed 
and fodder. 
CULTIVATED GERMAN MILLET. Purest and highest 
type of German Millet. 
JAPANESE MILLET or “BILLION DOLLAR GRASS.” 
Widely known as the Billion Dollar Grass, and also barn¬ 
yard grass. 
Broom Corn 
Adapted to any place where there is three months of 
good growing weather. 
SCARBOROUGH DWARF BROOM CORN. Reaches a 
height of 5 to 6 feet and is earlier than the common 
dwarf. 
BLACK JAPANESE BROOM CORN. The length of the 
brush and the freedom from center stem make this a 
very desirable variety. 
IMPROVED EVERGREEN. This broom corn grows about 
10 feet high, stands up well, and is entirely free from 
crooked brush. 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
Excellent pasture for cattle, sheep, hogs and chickens. 
Endures cold weather and lasts after ordinary pasture 
is gone. 
Cowpeas 
Easily planted, easily grown, make good pasture, can 
be fed green, make fine hay and excellent ensilage, es¬ 
pecially when planted with corn. 
Field Peas 
Field Peas deserve more general cultivation. They are 
equal to corn in fattening hogs and are ready for feed 
several weeks earlier. White seeded. 
Soy Beans 
A. K. SOY BEANS. Matures in from 100 to 120 days. 
Erect grower, good yielder. 
MANCHU. Medium early, seeds yellow with black scar. 
BLACK WILSON. Medium late, height 30 to 38 inches, 
seed dark green, plant bushy. 
VIRGINIA. Medium early, height 54 to 66 inches. 
MID-WEST. Medium late, height 30 to 38 inches. 
PEANUTS 
Very popular for dry land farm¬ 
ing and are now grown as far 
north as Iowa with success. Good 
feed for forcing cows to a high 
yield of milk and for rapidly fat¬ 
tening cattle and hogs, especially 
when combined with Milo. A peck 
and a half of shelled peanuts will 
plant an acre. 
WHITE JUMBO. Standard varie¬ 
ty for roasting. Three times as 
large as the Spanish. 
SPANISH. Very early, pods small but remarkably well 
filled, and yield is very large. 
TENNESSEE RED. Best yielder. Pods contain four or 
five nuts. 
INOCULATED PEANUTS MAKE A LARGER YIELD 
Field Beans 
WHITE NAVY. Standard variety of white beans. Me¬ 
dium size. Sow 30 pounds to the acre. For table use. 
Castor Beans 
Should be planted in rows so that they can be culti¬ 
vated. One bushel to 15 acres. 
Mammoth Russian Sunflower 
Single heads measure 15 to 20 inches in diameter and 
contain an immense amount of seed. The best egg-pro¬ 
ducing food known for poultry, and can be raised cheaper 
than corn. Three pounds of seed will plant an acre. 
Sand Vetch (Vicia Villosa) 
Sometimes called Hairy Vetch or Winter Vetch. "Val¬ 
uable for forage and fertilizing purposes. Makes good 
hay, ensilage and pasture, and the yield of green fodder 
is immense. 
SPRING VETCHES OR TARES. Similar in growth to 
Sand Vetch, but for spring planting only. 
Hemp Seed 
The fibre is in demand in the Eastern markets. 
Kanota Oats (Kansas Fulghum) 
Especially valuable for its earliness and ability to yield 
large crops. 
RED RUST PROOF. A heavy yielder and sure ci’opper, 
entirely rustproof and makes a heavy grain. 
Speltz or Emmer 
Not inclined to rust. Thrives on poor land and in stony 
ground, but does best in dry prairie regions with hot 
summers. Sow 70 to 80 pounds per acre. 
Barley 
Sow 60 to 90 pounds per acre. 
WHITE HULLESS. Used mainly for food and is one of 
the best hog fatteners that we know of. Yields about 50 
bushels per acre. 
SIX-ROWED. Sown in the spring, and can be grown far¬ 
ther north than any other grain. Sow 2 to 2 y 2 bushels 
per acre. 
Buckwheat 
SILVER-HULLED. Blooms longer, matures sooner, and 
yields double the amount per acre over the old common 
variety. Sow 30 to 50 pounds per acre. 
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. It is early and very produc¬ 
tive, with kerneds twice the size of any other variety. 
Flax Seed 
Largely grown in Kansas for seed. Sow one-half to 
three-quarters bushel to the acre. 
Canary Seed 
As easily grown as wheat, Requires similar culture, 20 
to 30 pounds per acre. 
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