Sudan Yields 8 to 10 Tons of Hay Per Acre. 
(Plialaris amndinacea) 
REED CANARY GRASS 
A Profitable Grass for Wet Soils. 
DIRECTIONS FOR GROWING 
If the land is well drained, so that a good seed bed can be prepared, less seed 
will be required. Where possible, the land should be plowed in the fall. Seed may 
be sown in October on land which would be too wet in spring. The seed will not 
germinate at.that time but will remain dormant until spring. Will germinate in 
water if the seed is covered with soil below the water, but will not start until 
after the water is drained off. 
When sowing in the spring, sow as early as possible to get ahead of weeds. 
On very weedy land, seeding may be made late in June or the first week in July. 
Seed is sown broadcast at the rate of 5 to G lbs. per acre or may be drilled in rows 
16 to 18 inches apart in which case only 3 lbs. per acre are needed. When sown broad¬ 
cast, cover by dragging lightly or rolling. Should be cut for hay as soon as heads 
appear. Two or three cuttings may be made besides fall pasture. 
If used for pasture, should be kept grazed closely except late in fall. An acre will 
pasture three or four cows throughout the season where moisture is sufficient. Yields 
4 to 10 tons of hay per acre. Price, 75c per lb., prepaid. 
MILLET 
When spring is so unfavorable 
that other crops fail to grow, or 
when the season is so late and wet 
that corn wall not mature any 
more. Millet is invaluable. Millets 
are also used as a catch crop after 
early grains. When sown in hot weather 
it is especially good to subdue weeds. 
Prices on Millet and all Farm Seeds 
are subject to market changes. Write 
for our Current Farm Seed Price List. 
German or Golden Millet 
This grows very rank and is one of the best varieties. On 
good, rich soil it will make a growth of 4 to 5 feet high, 
and, although the hay may seem coarse, yet it is so tender 
that if cut at the right stage, which is when in full bloom, 
even hogs will eat the cured hay quite greedily. A yield of 
five tons of hay per acre, is nothing unusual. Sow three 
pecks per acre. Golden Millet will withstand dry weather 
remarkably well. 
Earlier than German and of sim¬ 
ilar growth. Some like it but it 
is not equal to German for quantity of hay. 
HIIrtuarian lUlillAi Preferred by some to German 
Hungarian miner Mille t, as it is about a week 
earlier. Does not grow as large but the hay is more desir¬ 
able for it is not so coarse. Hay is very nourishing. A good 
variety for moist soils and muck. 
White Wonder Millet The most striking fea- 
vviuie mrunuer miner ture of this Millet is the 
great size of the heads, which are 8 to 18 inches in length. 
The yield of hay is very heavy and is nearly double that 
of any of the other. Millets, due to its taller 'growth, its 
extreme leafiness, and large heads. This variety is a little 
later than the German or Golden Millet. 
Common Millet 
Japanese Millet 
(Billion Dollar Grass) 
Japanese Millet is adapted to all sections of the country. 
It will grow six to eight feet high and yield 15 to 20 tons 
per acre. The seed may be sown broadcast at the rate of 
20 to 25 pounds per acre, but it is better to sow it in drills 
10 to 15 inches apart, using 10 to 12 pounds per acre, as it 
stools remarkably and should not be sown too thickly. 
Sudan Grass 
The Popular Hay and Forage Crop 
Sudan Grass is a member of the Sorghum family. It is 
an annual plant, having a fibrous root system. It makes 
a richer feed than fodder corn or millet, has more leaves 
and less stalks than cane, cures easily, and will not sour 
or spoil as cane often does. All kinds of stock eat it read¬ 
ily, and it is especially good for milk cows, horses, mules 
and sheep. It will grow anywhere that field corn or millet 
can be grown and will thrive when it is dry. It makes a 
slender, leafy growth from 5 to 7 feet high and yields from 
4 to 10 tons of excellent hay per acre. 
Matures a crop quickly, much sooner than sorghum. 
In favorable seasons, . the first cutting will be ready in six 
to eight weeks from sowing. Successive cuttings accord¬ 
ing to season may be made every 30 to 45 days until frost. 
Hard frost kills Sudan. It is an annual grass and must be 
seeded every year. Never becomes a pest. 
Sow 10 to 20 lbs. of Sudan Grass seed to the acre with a 
grain drill, or by hand, from corn planting time until the 
middle of July. Sudan Grass is a late season crop and 
must not be sown before corn planting. The seed should 
be covered a half inch deep. A heavy seeding will make 
a finer quality of hay, and we advise sowing broadcast, 
20 lbs. per acre. Cut with a mower just likei any other 
hay. It cures quickly and can be put into windrows in a 
day. The seed we offer is quality stock of high germina¬ 
tion. Prices, lb., 20c; 3 lbs., 50c, prepaid. See Current 
Price List for Quantity Prices. 
Reed Canary Grass is rapidly coming into prominence as it grows success¬ 
fully on soils too wet for other crops or grasses. It has been grown for several 
years in Michigan and other western states but until recent years was very 
little known and the seed was very scarce. 
Reed Canary Grass yields tremendously, as after it is well established, may 
be cut two and even three times in one season. Yields as high as ten tons per 
acre have been obtained. It is a hardy perennial and will live until broken up, 
but it will not spread to cultivated lands and become a pest. 
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