Helena, Montana. 
FIELD SEEDS—(Continued) 103 
Millets 
White Wonder —The most striking feature of White 
Wonder Millet is the size of the heads. The 
heads will run from eight up to eighteen inches 
and a single head will have as many as 15,000 
seeds. 
Golden or German —In the North, Millet is sown 
almost altogether for hay and for that purpose 
Southern grown seed is much the best. It grows 
taller than does that from Northern seed, and 
that means more hay. It is finer than that from 
the Northern seed, and that means better hay. 
Siberian or Kursk Millet —This variety was first 
introduced into the United States from Kursk, 
Russia, in 1898. Extensive experiments were 
conducted at both the South Dakota trial sta¬ 
tions, which demonstrated the superiority of this 
new variety. As both a hay and seed producer 
it ranks very high. In dry seasons the weight 
and quality of the hay has been far ahead of 
Golden or Hungarian Millet. 
Hungarian—(Dark Seed)—Often called Hungarian 
Grass. Many regard this as being better even 
than Golden Millet as it is about one week earlier 
and requires less moisture. The hay is fine and 
of excellent feeding value. 
Japanese—“Billion Dollar Grass” — Entirely dis¬ 
tinct from all other Millets. It grows from 6 
to 9 feet high, stands up remarkably and yields 
enormous crops. When cured it makes good hay 
and in quality is superior to corn fodder. It is 
relished by all kinds of stock. Sow 10 lbs. in 
drills; 15 lbs. broadcast, to the acre. 
Proso Type Millets 
Tamboff or Turgliai Proso — We are exceedingly 
glad to be able to offer this very excellent va¬ 
riety of Proso. We believe it to be the heaviest 
yielder of any Proso, the earliest, and a tall 
growing, non-lodging variety as well. The seed 
is a rich, dark reddish brown in color, and of 
very beautiful appearance. 
Early Fortune or Red Proso —This red form of the 
Proso or Hog Millet type is in especial favor 
for mixture in poultry foods and many tons are 
imported every year for that purpose. One of 
the surest crops in the Northwest, and especially 
valuable as a grain crop for late planting. 
Hog or Broom Corn —This is grown for the same 
purpose for which other Millets are sown, but 
makes inferior hay unless cut very young. It 
yields enormously of seed, even 60 to 70 bushels 
to the acre, and this seed is very advantageously 
used for fattening swine and other stock, and 
is of special value for this purpose in sections 
where corn cannot be safely or cheaply grown. 
Field Beans 
Great Northern Navy —This variety seems to be es¬ 
pecially adapted to Montana soil and climate, 
and is being grown in increasing quantity each 
season. In our opinion it leads all other varieties 
of Navy Beans—when the real test comes—at the 
table. Its flavor and tenderness as a baked Bean 
are par-excellence. Sow 16 to 24 lbs. to the 
acre. 
Small White Navy —The popular Bean a few years 
ago, which now seems to be coming back to its 
own, being of small size. Use only 10 to 12 lbs. 
per acre. Splendid cooker and yielder. 
Mexican Red or Chili — A heavy yielder, hardy, 
drought resistant, and an excellent baking Bean. 
The seed is similar to the Great Northern in 
shape, but is red in color. Originally obtained 
from one of the Ft. Berthold tribes. 
Bush Lima —It is sometimes called Potato Bush 
Lima. The plants are vigorous and erect, bear¬ 
ing well above the ground. The pods, which 
are produced in large clusters, are medium green, 
about four and three-fourths inches long and 
each contains three to five large Beans of excep¬ 
tionally fine quality. It is much more productive 
than Kumerle and matures earlier. Seed large, 
irregularly oval in shape, very thick, white with 
greenish tinge. This sort is popular. for home 
and market use. 
Lentils 
Succeed best in dry, sandy soil. A leguminous 
annual, the seeds of which are valuable for pigeons 
and are used largely for soups. The leafy stalks 
make good forage. 
Soy or Soja Beans 
Valuable for silage, hay, for hogging off and as 
a soil improver. They resemble the Navy Bean in 
appearance but grow considerably taller. When 
planted with corn for silage the total yield per 
acre is increased and the feeding value of the 
silage improved. For hay they are valuable as an 
emergency leguminous crop where clover has been 
Winter killed; equal to clover in feeding value and 
one of the best annual clover substitutes. Like 
clover they gather nitrogen from the air. 
For hay, plant 60 to 90 lbs. per acre in rows 20 
to 36 inches apart. Harvest when pods are well 
filled and leaves commence to fall. 
Wisconsin or Early Black Soy Beans —Be sure to 
get the genuine extra early variety. They grow 
from 18-30 inches high and mature in 65 to 70 
days. They are one of the best yielders of Beans 
and best suited for hogging down. 
The Manchu —Is a good yielder and hence is popu¬ 
lar with the farmers. The yield runs around 20 
bushels to the acre and the oil content is from 
18 to 24 per cent. In habit of growth the Manchu 
is low branching. 
Illini —A variety which has proven itself to be 
adapted to Montana soil and climate. Fields of 
large acreage sown in widely separated districts 
have given quite satisfactory returns. 
Sorghum or Sugar Cane 
Sorghum—Minnesota Amber Cane —This is the type 
best suited for syrup. The early Amber is the 
most common variety of Cane grown. There are 
two ways of planting it; one is by broadcasting, 
sowing from one to two bushels per acre; the 
other is to drill with a corn planter and culti¬ 
vate the same as you would corn. 
Southern Amber Cane for Forage and Pasture— 
The Cane plant produces from three to eight 
tons per acre of cured forage and it will with¬ 
stand drought and other unfavorable conditions 
that would mean death to any other crop. 
Feterita 
3 to 4 lbs. 
per acre 
in drills) 
Feterita 
A wonderful 
grain which 
has attracted 
considerable 
attention in 
Kansas, 
Missouri 
and 
Oklahoma. 
It belongs 
to the 
Sorghum 
family. 
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