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GERMAIN SEED AND PLANT CO. 
Italian Millet (Setaria Italica.)—Grows much larger than Hungarian Grass, and produces a heavier 
crop, but not quite so early. Per lb. 10c; 100 lbs. $7.00. 
Common Millet (Panicum miliaceum).— Very early; height 3 to 4 feet; foliage broad and very abun¬ 
dant; heads open; branching panicles; seeds glossy, oval, somewhat flattened. Per lb. 5c; 100 lbs. 
$4.50. The foregoing millets should all be cut while in bloom. 
Pearl or Egyptian Millet (Penicillaria spicata.)—Quite distinct from all other species, and a valuable 
foiage plant. Sown in light, sandy soil, the plants at first appear feeble, resembling Broom corn; but 
when a few inches above gound they begin to tiller, and new shoots appear very rapidly from the origi¬ 
nal root. When cultivated for fodder the seed should be dropped in drills and given plenty of room, 
on account of the peculiar habit of tillering. The fodder is in the best condition for cutting and cur¬ 
ing when the stalks are 5 to 6 feet high. Per lb. 20c. 
Evergreen Millet, or Johnson Grass (Sorghum HalepenseJ—A perennial with fleshy underground 
stems, about the size of the little finger. These are very tender, and are much liked by hogs. They 
literally fill the ground near the surface, and every joint will develop a bud. On good ground, the 
stems attain a height of 5 to 10 feet, growing about as thick as they can stand on the ground. It likes 
dry, hot weather, and will grow luxuriantly where it is too hot and dry for most other grasses. Sow 
in spring, at the rate of 30 lbs. of seed per acre. Per lb. 15c; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
FIELD PEAS. 
These are grown for marketing dry, for split peas, fodder or for stock, and for soiling. Plant at the 
rate of 150 lbs. to the acre broadcast, or in drills at the rate of 80 lbs. per acre. 
Marrowf at.— Very hardy and prolific. Good for either soiling or fodder. Per lb. 10c* 
100 lbs. $5.50. 
Blue Prussian.— The boiling pea of commerce. Per lb. 5c; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Canadian Field.— Very valuable for soiling. Per lb. 5c; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Southern C° w Pea, Black Eye.— This is not exactly a pea, but more properly belongs to the beans. 
Ihe pods may be harvested for the seed, or the plants plowed under to fertilize the soil. The seed can 
3e ground and used for cattle feed; the stalks and leaves also make excellent fodder, fed green. Poor 
sandy land may be greatly improved by plowing under a crop of Cow Peas, and thus made into fertile 
loam. Plant in a thoroughly pulverized soil. If grown for fodder or the seed, plant 3*2 feet apart 
and cultivate thoroughly. The seeds must not be sown until the ground has become thoroughly warm 
Per lb. 10c; 100 lbs. $6.50. 
MISCELLANEOUS FODDER PLANTS. 
Australian Salt Bush. 
African Millet.— A variety growing stalks 8 to 10 feet high, and yielding heads of grain 12 to 14 
m i CheS 4 .u° ng ’ ™ ei Z hh }Z 6 oumms to ^ lb. when fully ripe. If the whole stalk is cut down and cured 
when the seeds are in the dough state, it makes excellent fodder; easy to cure, keeps well in out-door 
shocks, and is much liked by stock in the winter. It also makes excellent green feed; bears in dry 
weather and gives a crop where corn would wholly fail. Per lb. 10c; 100 lbs. $5.00. 
