Plant This Emergency Hay 
Crop for Quick Growth ... 
MILLETS 
Plant Millets in June and July and get a good crop quickly. 
Millets will grow on poor land. Cut Millets when seed heads 
have come on about one-third of the plants—before the growth 
is too woody. 
Golden Millet 
Formerly called German. A rapid grower, easily cured. Fine 
texture of stems. Makes rich hay. Sow 3 pecks to one bushel 
per acre for hay. About two weeks later than Hungarian, but 
more leafy. Takes 7 to 9 weeks to make a crop. Forty-eight 
pounds per bushel. 
Hungarian Millet 
Preferred by many folks. Always dependable. A good variety 
for the north. Sow 3 pecks per acre for hay. Forty-eight pounds 
per bushel. 
Japanese Millet 
The tall variety. Thrives on poor soil. Often called the “Million 
Dollar Grass.” Sometimes yields 20 tons to the acre. When fed 
green should be cut just before seed heads appear. Japanese 
Millet is more difficult to cure than Golden Millet, but if well 
cured makes a valuable hay. Sow % bushel per acre. Cover 
seed well. Thirty-two pounds per bushel. 
Golden Millet and Cow Peas—Mixed 
A great combination for either hay or green feed. Better than 
either seed sown by itself. Sow 3 pecks Golden Millet with 1 
bushel Cow Peas per acre. Cut when Millet is in bloom regard¬ 
less of maturity of Cow Peas at the time. 
EARLY AMBER SORGHUM 
Plant Sorghum and get excellent feed either dry or green for 
cattle and livestock. Stands hot, dry weather. Belongs to the sugar 
cane family. Grows like corn. You can cut Sorghum 2 or 3 times. 
Don’t plant until soil is warm. If you broadcast, sow 2 bushels 
to acre. If drilled, 1% bushels. Plant 1 to 2 inches deep. When 
planted in rows, seed should be 1 inch apart and rows far enough 
apart to permit cultivation. Cut Sorghum before heads appear, 
in order to get greater feed value. The younger you cut Sorghum 
the quicker the next crop. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
A QUICK pasture for cattle, hogs and sheep. Frequently sown in 
mixtures of Oats and Canada Peas. Grows thickly in six to eight 
weeks. Sown into corn the last cultivation will make a good fall 
pasture. May be sown anytime—anywhere. When plowed under, 
the soil is benefited. 
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Always remember 
these four main points: 
1. This catalog offers only strictly 
High-Quality Seeds. 
2. Bags are free at quoted prices. 
3. Freight is paid on 100 lbs. or 
over, as page 31 explains. 
4. There is more money to be saved 
by you when you club together with 
your neighbors . . . and buy Hoff¬ 
man’s Seeds co-operatively. . . . See 
next two pages. 
