RAPE SEED 
A quick pasture for cattle, hogs and sheep. Frequently sown in 
mixtures of Oats and Canada Peas. Grows thickly in six to eight 
weeks. Sown into corn the last cultivation will make a good Fall 
pasture. May be sown Spring, Summer or Fall. When plowed 
under, the soil is benefited. Rape will do well in any kind of soil 
and thrive under almost any conditions. It can be grown at such 
small cost that it should be used more. Sow 5 pounds per acre. 
MILLET 
Plant Millet Seed in June and July and get a good crop quickly. 
Millets will grow on poor land. Cut when seed heads have come 
on about one-third of the plants—before the growth is too woody. 
GOLDEN MILLET 
Formerly called German. A rapid grower, easily cured. Fine 
texture of stems. Makes rich hay. Sow 3 pecks to one bushel per 
acre for hay. About two weeks later than Hungarian, but more 
leafy. Takes 7 to 9 weeks to make a crop. 48 lbs. per bushel. 
HUNGARIAN MILLET 
Preferred by many folks. Always dependable. A good variety 
for the north. Sow 3 pecks per acre for hay. 48 lbs. per bushel. 
JAPANESE MILLET 
The tall variety. Thrives on poor soil. Often called the "Million 
Dollar Grass.’’ Sometimes yields 20 tons to the acre. When fed 
green should be cut just before seed heads appear. Japanese Millet 
is more difficult to cure than Golden Millet, but if well cured makes 
a valuable hay. Sow y 2 bushel per acre. Cover seed well. Thirty- 
two pounds per bushel. 
SORGHUM 
Sorghum is of the Sugar Cane family. Valuable for forage. 
Grows somewhat like corn. May be cut two to three times. Ex¬ 
cellent feed, either dry or green, for cattle and live stock. Stands 
drought well. Is a rapid grower. Don't plant until soil is warm. 
If you broadcast, sow 2 bushels per acre. If drilled, l]/ 2 bushel. 
Plant one to two inches deep. If planted in rows, seeds should be 
one inch apart and the rows just far enough apart to permit culti¬ 
vation. This method saves considerable seed. Feed value of sorg¬ 
hum is greater if cut before head appears. The younger it is cut the 
quicker the growth of the next crop. See Price List. 
SPRING VETCH 
Also called Common or Oregon Vetch. Not hardy like Winter 
Vetch. Sow early in spring with Oats, Rye or Barley. Cost is low. 
WINTER VETCH 
One of the best friends of the farmer. Good for hay, pasture and 
soil improvement. One of the best leguminous winter cover and 
green manuring crops. Very hardy. Will survive the severest 
winters. Winter Vetch drops its seed, renews itself for years. Ex¬ 
periment Stations say that one acre of Vetch is the equivalent of 
from $16 to $48 in commercial fertilizer. Sow Vetch either by 
itself or with Wheat or Rye. Winter Vetch will grow on any so'il 
and build it up at the same time. For maximum value from the 
crop, treat the seed with Hoffman’s Inoculant. See page 8. 
Rape—the inexpensive and quick pas¬ 
ture for hogs. 
* 80 ' Does Millet make hay? Does 
(this picture of millet on the 
B. B. Squier farm, Springville, Pa., 
answer the question? 
Winter Vetch and Rye growing in Cape 
May County, N. J. 
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