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THE INLAND SEED C O.’S 
Slender Wheat or Western Rye 
Grass 
Botanical Description—Western Rye Grass is a 
perennial with a short rootstock, not creeping. 
The stems and shoots are rather crowded and the 
plant grows in dense tufts. Stems and shoots are 
upright, the stems being from two to four feet 
high. The foliage is somewhat variable. The 
spikelets are always strongly appressed to the 
main stem, making the whole inflorence narrow 
and slender—hence the name slender wheat 
grass. 
Cultural and Soil Conditions—It grows natural¬ 
ly in dry soil and thrives best where water sup¬ 
ply is limited. It does fairly well even on alkali 
ground, and the root being deep and strong, it 
is drought resistant and resistant to extreme 
cold. It is easy to grow, establishes itself the 
first year and gives its heaviest crop the third 
year. 
Uses—It is one of the most valuable of west¬ 
ern native hay grasses. Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass 
The earliest grass of all for either pasture or 
hay. Is especially adapted to our western coun¬ 
try, being a quick grower. Has a deep rooting 
system, which enables it to withstand a long 
drouth, remaining green all seasons of the year. 
Cut during the blooming period for hay. Grows 
quickly after mowing, and will furnish a second 
cutting. Sow 25 or 30 pounds per acre. 
Sudan Grass 
South Dakota has recently completed some 
tests with Sudan grass for pasture. One acre pas¬ 
tured two cows for 60 days, or gave the equiva¬ 
lent of 130 days of pasture for one cow, compar¬ 
ing favorably with alfalfa and sweet clover. 
Lespedeza 
During the spring of 1933 we had a great many 
enquiries concerning Lespedeza. From what we 
knew' about this, we were of the opinion that it 
would not prove a profitable crop for this nor¬ 
thern latitude. We continued to make investi¬ 
gations and have just recently received from the 
State College of Washington, the following: 
“Seed of Lespedeza Sericea was obtained in the 
spring of 1932 for experimental purposes. It was 
sown at the experiment station at Pullman, at 
the Irrigation Branch Station at Prosser, at the 
Western Washington Experiment Station at 
Puyallup, and at Woodland in southwestern 
Washington. At each point of trial poor growth 
was made and at none of these points did it give 
any promise. 
“Annual forms of Lespedeza have been grown 
in the southern states for hay and pasture for 
more than half a century. They have never seri¬ 
ously contended for a place among forage crops 
in sections farther north. None of the forms of 
Lespedeza should be seriously considered where 
alfalfa or red clover is adapted. Lespedeza may 
be expected to be a useful crop primarily on the 
poor acid soils of the southeastern states.” 
In describing Lespedeza Dr. A. J. Pieters, head 
of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United 
States Department of Agriculture, says: 
"Lespedeza Sericea is an erect plant with a few 
too many stems arising from a crown as in al¬ 
falfa and each main stem more or less branched. 
In broadcast seedings, especially where weeds 
are abundant, the plants may grow only 6 to 8 
inches high the first season, and in that case each 
plant will consist of one slender unbranched 
shoot. Seeded in rows and cultivated th& plants 
grow more vigorously and the single stem may be 
well branched. If conditions are favorable a light 
seed crop may be harvested the season of seed¬ 
ing.” 
In view of the foregoing we will not stock any 
this year. 
LAWN GRASS 
CLOVER LEAF MIXTURE—Do not buy a low 
priced lawn grass. Cheap lawn grass can 
only be secured by a mixture of low priced 
seeds. Your lawn is the introduction to 
your home. Make first impressions favor¬ 
able. 
MILLETS 
EARLY FORTUNE—A sure cropper and special¬ 
ly valuable for late planting, as it is one of 
the earliest varieties. 
GOLDEN—Rank Grower. Splendid variety for 
hay. Grows from four to five feet on rich 
soil. Cut when in bloom. 
SIBERIAN—One of the very earliest. A very 
heavy cropper. Hay finer than Golden and 
grows taller. Rust proof. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
BUCKWHEAT, Japanese—Heavy yielder. Very 
early. Stands up well. Excellent bee pas¬ 
ture. 
BUCKWHEAT, Silver Hull—Light gray color. 
Thin husk. Popular variety. Heavy yielder. 
Good milling variety. 
FLAXSEED—It has been customary to sow on 
virgin sod. Satisfactory yields obtained in 
1930 from old lands in the Palouse Country. 
KAFFIR CORN—Attains a growth of from four 
to five feet, the stalk producing numerous 
wide leaves. 
KALE, Thousand Headed—Does best in cool, 
moist locations, proving it to be a wonderful 
forage plant. 
t-ENTILS—Succeed best in dry, sandy soil. 
Used largely for soup. A leguminous an¬ 
nual. Straw makes good feed. 
RAPE, Dwarf Essex—Used solely for securing 
green feed. Pigs, sheep and cattle all relish 
it. Rank grower. 
SUGAR CANE—Early Amber. Earliest, richest, 
best sort for northern latitudes. Can be 
grown where corn can be produced. 
SUNFLOWER—Grown as a forage plant. Seed 
used for poultry, as it is very rich in oil. 
VETCHES, Spring—All Vetches belong to the 
pea family. In the Inland Empire Spring 
Vetches will not withstand the winters. 
VETCHES, Winter or Sand—Can be sown in 
fall or spring and will produce a crop. 
Heavy yielder. 
PEAS 
CANADIAN—The most popular of the white 
varieties. Seed almost white. A heavy 
cropper. Very tall vines. 
ALASKA—Green smooth seed. Earlier and less 
