12 SORGHUM SEED 
RUSSELL-HECKLE- 
MEMPHIS, TENN. 
SAGRAIN 
Grows on land you can’t plant to other crops; thrives In low 
places that usually drown out. Produces from 8 to 20 tons silage, 
or if left to ripen will produce from 50 to 75 bushels grain, (about 
double corn yield) and 4 to 8 tons cured hay; has heads like Kaffir. 
Usually weighs about 7 ounces and the average ear corn weighs 8 
ounces. In feeding value has 90% value corn; can be fed to hogs, 
chickens, cattle and work stock. Plant as early in the spring as 
frost will allow. Will then be ready to harvest when the crops are 
laid by, usually along about August 1. Splendid in combination 
with Biloxi Soy Beans. 
Plant in S)4-foot rows. Cultivate a couple of times and thin out, 
leaving a stalk every 8 inches apart. Use a common sorghum or 
pea plate. We do not recommend broadcast planting. Can be best 
harvested with corn binder, shocked like oats until cured. Six to 
eight pounds will seed an acre, planted in 3 to 3 ^4-foot rows. Prom 
each seed planted you get from 6 to 10 heads of grain as it stools 
out and should be left very thin in drill. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 1 lb., 10c. 
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SAGRAIN No. 303. An improved strain, a dwarf selection of the 
original Sagrain, with heavier head. Stalks grow stocky, dwarf 
and very uniform. You will find it a great improvement over the 
regular strain. 1 lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 15c. 
SORGHUM 
CULTURE. Plant when the ground becomes thoroughly warm, 
say two weeks after corn planting, on a rich, well drained clay 
loam, In rows 3)4 to 4 feet apart, and cultivate as you would corn. 
After the flowering stage is passed, but not earlier, it may be 
pastured or cut for fodder. Sorghum may be grown with cowpeas 
and soy beans either in rows or broadcast. 
CANE SEED FOR SORGHUM 
Special Warning on Sorghum Cane 
NON-WARRANTY. Owing to the peculiar hybridization 
of syrup cane varieties, it is impossible to guarantee any of 
the varieties here listed. We have selected all the syrup cane 
varieties on our list with best possible care, but at the same 
time do not guarantee that they will come true. 
All orders for syrup cane varieties are therefore accepted 
only on these conditions. 
sagrain. 
Sorghum and Cane for 
Fodder 
EARLY AMBER CANE. One of the earliest sorghums 
and furnishes a large yield of most nutritious for¬ 
age which may be fed either green or cured. If 
grown with cowpeas or soy beans the quality of the 
hay is improved and a more balanced ration may 
be had. The proportions recommended are 15 lbs. 
Early Amber Cane, % bushel of soy beans and 1 
bushel cowpeas to the acre broadcast. Grows 10 to 
12 feet high. Sow broadcast 1 to 1)4 bushels to the 
acre; 8 to 10 lbs. plants an acre in 3)4 to 4-foot 
rows. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 10c. 
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EARLY ORANGE CANE. About ten days later than 
Early Amber Cane, but makes a taller and more 
leafy growth. It is recommended for fodder, of 
which it yields immense crops, frequently two cut¬ 
tings a season, and stooling out thicker after cut¬ 
ting. It may be grown with soy beans and cowpeas 
as recommended for Early Amber Cane and the 
quantity to plant an acre is the same. 1 lb., 20c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 10c. 
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RED TOP or SUMAC. Grown extensively in Middle 
Tennessee. Succeeds well in this section. Very sweet 
and one of the best for hay. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 1 lb.. 10c. 
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THE WONDER 
TEN-IN-ONE CULTIVATOR 
It ia really a wonder, pays for itself the first day 
used. You cannot afford to be without one. 
It is proclaimed the most satisfactory tool ever 
used by cemeteries, nurserymen, gardeners, florists, 
parks, schools, and golf courses. Cleans under ever¬ 
greens, shrubs, against trees, fences, where the ordi¬ 
nary hoe cannot be used. It is unequalled as a lawn 
edger for trimming around curbs, walks and flower¬ 
beds. You push It and it shaves and cleans. Any 
man, woman or child can use the Wonder Ten-In- 
One Cultivator successfully. Price, only $1.75, f. o. b. 
Memphis. 
JAPANESE HONEY RIBBON CANE. For making syrup this va¬ 
riety has no equal. It has been yielding from one to two hundred 
gallons per acre. It makes a syrup of bright amber color and of 
fine flavor. The stalks grow from 10 to 15 feet high, and with its 
large foliage makes one of the best varieties for ensilage. 
For making syrup, cut just before the heads ripen, at which 
stage the suger content of the plant is greatest. 
Japanese Ribbon Cane matures ready for the mill in about 110 
days. We, therefore, advise planting as early in May as possible. 
One gallon of seed will drill on© acre. Cultivate like cotton, 
leaving plants about 10 to 12 inches apart in the row. Price, 1 lb., 
25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 15c. 
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TEXAS SEEDED RIBBON CANE. Whether you grow it for syrup, 
for ensilage or for feeding, you will like it. The syrup yield is 
good, frequently from 175 to 200 gallons to the acre. As it grows 
10 to 12 feet tall, with an abundance of fodder, it makes a most 
economical ensilage, filling the silo at a minimum cost. Plant in 
3)4-foot rows when the ground has become thoroughly warm, 
thin out to stand 10 to 12 inches apart in the rows, and culti¬ 
vate just as you do corn. 1 lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 
15o. 
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SUGAR DRIP. It makes a large, juicy and succulent growth. It 
will yield about 66 per cent of the weight of the cane in juice. 
One of the most desirable syrup varieties. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 1 lb., 10c. 
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CERESAN SEED DISINFECTANT 
America’s premier agricultural disease treatment for cer¬ 
tain crops. Treat all Sorghum, Milo Maize and Kaffir Corn 
seed with Ceresan. It kills external diseases and gives you 
better stands, as well as allows earlier plantings. This is a 
remarkable preparation and the results will be an agreeable 
surprise. Don’t fail to use Ceresan on all of your seed grains 
before planting. 1-lb. can, 75c; 5-lb. tin, $3.00; 25-lb. pail, 
$12.50. Not mailable. 
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