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GERMAIN SEED AND PLANT CO. 
IMand’s Wonder Forage Plant. 
The Great Fodder Plant for the Southwest. 
This wonderful new forage plant is a native of Central America, and was first introduced by a sea 
captain from Honduras. It has been tested here and proved a great success. Itjis an annual plant 
closely allied to the Pearl Millet, 
and resembles it in appearance; 
but in other respects is far superior. 
It produces an enormous growth of 
broad, dark green leaves, resemb¬ 
ling-corn, and is equal in nutritive 
value to Sorghum or Kaffir corn; 
but far surpasses them in produc¬ 
tiveness. If allowed to fully de¬ 
velop, it will reach a height of from 
12 to 14 feet, bearing numerous 
heads of seed. It is a valuable hay 
plant and for this purpose should 
be sown in drills 12 to 18 inches 
apart, dropping a seed every 6 in¬ 
ches. The plant throws out num¬ 
erous stools and grows so rapidly 
that it is ready to cut in 5 or 0 
weeks, which operation may be re¬ 
peated from 3 to 5 times during 
the season. As a fodder plant it 
is best planted in drills 3 to 3L> 
feet apart and 18 inches apart in 
the rows. The land should be cul¬ 
tivated thoroughly, as soon as the 
plants are large enough to allow 
this operation, as it will probably 
be the only opportunity, the growth 
soon becoming so thick that a cul¬ 
tivator cannot be used. The plants v 
should be cut when in bloom, they Mand’s "Wonder Forage Plant, 100 Days from Seed, 14 feet high, 
will then be 5 or 6 feet high. With 
the fodder removed, it will then make a second crop before the season is over, and will yield the heaviest 
crop of fodder per acre of any plant known. It is remarkably nutritious and is relished by all kinds of 
stock. One acre of this plant will support 4 cows if cut and carried to the stock, from the time it is 30 
inches high until the end of the season. It is also valuable for the seed which is unequalled as a poul¬ 
try food; when grown for seed the plants require plenty of room and should stand 2 to 3 feet apart in 
the rows, and the rows 3 ] 2 to 4 feet apart; cultivate twice if possible. When the plants are 3 months 
old they should be 12 to 14 feet high, and average 40 stalks to each plant, with 20 seed heads from 12 
to 24 inches long. As well as producing a heavy crop of fodder, it will yield 2500 to 3000 pounds of 
Tagasaste, or Tree Alfalfa. 
A Valuable Plant 
for Dry Pasture Lands. 
Tagasaste is a native of Teneriffe and has been in¬ 
troduced into Australia where it is extensively used as 
a forage plant It resembles alfalfa in appearance, but 
grows into a small shrub or tree bearing white flowers. 
It will be of great value for planting on dry hill land 
pastures as it resists severe droughts and is very 
hardy, it is very nourishing and cattle are remarkably 
fond of it. It also makes excellent hay or ensilage 
if cut when young and makes a rapid new growth. 
For bee ranches it is also valuable flowering profusely 
in January and February. The seed should be sown 
at the rate of 4 lbs. per acre in fall or early spring. 
Per pkt. 10c; per oz. 25c; per lb. $2.50. 
