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Mountain Crowing Breeds Early Maturity and Strong Vitality 
Brome Grass 
A heavy tonnage hay crop. Yields 1 to 4 y z tons per acre of hay, about the 
same quality as Timothy. Hay should be cut at the time of full bloom. Stands 
drought among the best of the cultivated grasses and will also stand excessive 
moisture for a considerable period, or cold. Forms a leafy, compact turf that 
will stand severe pasturing. A wonderful grass for sheepmen for high ranges. 
Plant only where wanted permanently, as Brome is difficult to kill out. See 
Colored Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
Western Rye Grass 
Also called Slender Wheat Grass. Highly desirable for soils that contain 
some alkali. The Colorado Agricultural College finds Western Rye Grass most 
successful on these soils. Affords early pasture and first-class hay. being very 
nutritious. A drought resister and hardy under all conditions. Western Rye 
Grass will hold its place for years, if left alone, but one plowing will destroy it. 
See Colored Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
Koi'ean Lespodeza 
An annual clover. A legume and a wonderful soil builder. Adds nitrogen to 
the soil, also adds humus when plowed under while green. Grows 20 to 24 inches 
high, makes excellent hay, fine and leafy, often producing two tons per acre. 
Cut when in full bloom for best hay. Requires 15 to 20 lbs. of seed per acre. 
Sow in early Spring. Thrives on acid or worn-out soils, and resists drought 
very well. Is approved by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration for 
pasture and as a soil builder; see page 49. Makes excellent pasture and will 
usually reseed itself when used for this purpose. See Colored Price Sheet for 
Current Prices. 
Red Top 
Produces best results on moist, rich soils, and mainly used in river bottoms 
and such lands as may be flooded for some time in the Spring. Adapts itself to 
a wide variety of soils. Used both as a permanent pasture grass and as a 
meadow grass for hay. Forms a dense, firm sod, able to withstand freezing 
and trampling of livestock. 
See Colored Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
Can be planted in cornfield or in open ground. Makes pasture in six weeks. 
Excellent pasture for sheep or hogs, on which they make excellent gain of firm 
flesh. See Colored Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
Millet 
Used mainly as a catch crop to be used where an early crop has failed. In 
this section Millet can be sown as late as the middle of Julv and still make 
an excellent hay crop. Often sown after Winter Wheat has' been harvested. 
While drought-resistant, Millet does best on moist soil. Because of its rank 
growth it is extensively used for smother¬ 
ing weeds. The best hay is obtained if 
cut just as the Millet starts to head; when 
sown in the Spring it gives two good cut¬ 
tings of hay. 
White Wonder Millet. An early variety with enormous seed heads. 
The foliage is extra heavy and the leaves broad, yielding a very 
large hay crop. See Colored Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
Japanese Millet or Billion Dollar Grass. Requires only about 6 weeks 
to produce a crop and can be sown quite late in the season. This 
crop stools considerably and grows 6 to 8 feet high, producing an 
enormous crop of hay. Does best on a moist soil. Seed supply is 
very limited; please give a second choice when ordering. 
Golden or German Millet. A good drought resister. Grows very rank 
and makes a very palatable hay. 
Siberian or Russian Millet. Similar to Golden but two weeks earlier. 
Common Millet. One of the earliest varieties. 
Hog or Broom Corn Millet. Seed makes excellent feed for poultry 
and hogs. The seed ripens while the hay is still green, so both 
can be used. An early variety with a branching head. See Colored 
Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
Proso 
Very much like Hog Millet, perhaps a little heavier yielder of seed, 
but grows and matures much the same. 
See Colored Price Sheet for Curx-ent Prices. 
Sudan Grass 
One of the best catch crops to plant when late seeding is necessary. 
Matures a crop of hay almost as quickly as Millet and much quicker 
than the Sorghum erop,s. Can be cut every six weeks until froet. 
Frost kills it entirely. A real drought resister, renewing its growth 
immediately when rain comes. Plants stool freely and make a leafy 
hay. An enormous hay yielder and the hay can be fed in unlimited 
quantities without any danger to stock. 
Minnesota Amber Sugar Cane 
Used mainly as a catch crop, Minnesota Black Amber is the earliest 
Sugar Cane. It can be grown profitably wherever corn is grown; will 
withstand conditions of drought that will ruin corn. It will thrive 
on your poorest land as well as your best, and is one of the greatest 
destroyers of noxious weeds. 
Buckwheat 
A grain crop often used to smother weeds and clean up weedy soils. 
Also a catch crop that can be sown late. Good for bees. 
Japanese. Larger grain crop than Silverhull, and earlier. 
Silverhull. Longer season in bloom, best for bees. 
German Millet. 
