64 Farm Seeds 
Isbell's 
ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
Reed Canary Grass Ready for 
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REED CANARY GRASS 
(Phalaris anindinacea) 
A Profitable Grass for Wet Soils. 
Reed Canary Grass is rapidly coming into prominence as it grows success¬ 
fully on soils too wet for other crops or grasses. It has been grown for several 
years in Michigan and other western states but until recent years was very 
little known and the seed was very scarce. 
Reed Canary Grass yields tremendously, as after it is well established, may 
be cut two and even three times in one season. Yields as high as ten tons per 
acre have been obtained. It is a hardy perennial and will live until broken up, 
but will not spread to cultivated lands and become a pest. 
DIRECTIONS FOR GROOVING 
If the land is well drained, so that a good seed bed can be prepared, less seed 
will be required. Where possible, the land should be plowed in the fall. Seed 
may be sown in October on land which would be too wet in spring. The seed will 
not germinate at that time but will remain dormant until spring. Will germi¬ 
nate in water if the seed is covered with s.oil below the water, but will not start 
until after the water is drained off. 
Sow in the-spring as early as possible to get ahead of weeds. Seeding may be 
made late in June or in July. Sow broadcast at the rate of 5 to 6 lbs. per acre or 
drill in rows 16 to 18 inches apart. When broadcasted cover by dragging lightly.- 
Cut for hay as soon as heads appear. Two cuttings may be made besides fall 
pasture. An acre will pasture three or four cows throughout the season. Yields 
4 to 10 tons of hay per acre. Price, $.1.50 per lb., prepaid. 
kill I |"Tr Valuable Grasses for Late Planting. 
IVII L Lb C I For Emergency Hay Crops. 
Gerinan or Golden Millet grows very rank and is one of 
U«rm«in or uoiuen ITIIIIVI. varieties. On good, rich soil it 
will make a growth of 4 to 5 feet high, and, although the hay may seem coarse, 
yet it is so tender that if cut at the right stage, which is when in full bloom, 
even hogs will eat the cured hay quite greedily. A yield of five tons of hay per 
acre is nothing unusual. Sow three pecks per acre. 
lUlillAf' Earlier than German and of similar growth. Some 
iviiiicti jg equaj to German for quantity of 
hay. 
HunfifSrisn IVlillct Preferred by some to German Millet, as it is about 
viMiigai ^ week earlier. Does not grow as large but the hay. 
is more desirable for it is not so coarse. Hay is very nourishing. A good variety 
for moist soils and muck. 
Vl/Andol* ll/lillAt 'I'he most striking feature of this Millet is the 
WIIII.V wvuiiuer ITIIliei. gj-eat size of the heads, which are 8 to 18 
inches in length. The yield of hay is very heavy and is nearly double that of 
any of the other Millets. This variety is a little later than the German. 
JananeSe Mill&'t Japanese Millet is adapted to all sections of the 
'***“**■"*' ^ country. It will grow six to eight feet high and yield 
15 to 20 tons per acre. The seed may be sown broadcast at the rate of 20 to 2 5 
pounds per acre, but it is better to sow it in drills 10 to 15 inches apart, using 
10 to 12 pounds per acre. 
Hoe!' Millof: or Proso coarse growing variety of great stooling 
nvg IVIlllVl, wr |-rU9U ^nd branching habit which is an enormous 
seed producer. Grows about 3% feet tall and makes rather coarse hay but the 
seed is valuable poultry feed. Sow 15 pounds per acre broadcast. 
Clir^AKl ADAQC Quick-Growing Hay 
Pasture and Forage Crop. 
Sudan Grass is a member of the Sorghum family. It is an annual plant, 
having a fibrous root system. It makes a richer feed than cane, cures easily, 
and will not sour or spoil as cane often does. All kinds of stock eat it readily, 
and it is especially good for milk cows, horses, mules and sheep. It will grow 
anyw’here that field corn or millet can be grown and will thrive when it is dry. 
It makes a slender, leafy growth from 5 to 7 feet high and yields from 4 to 10 i 
tons of excellent hay per acre. 
Sow 10 to 20 lbs. of Sudan Grass seed to the acre with a grain drill, or by 
hand, from corn planting time until the middle of July. Sudan Grass is a late 
season crop and must not be sown before corn planting. The seed should be fl 
covered a half inch deep. Prices, lb., 20c; 3 lbs., 50c, prepaid. See Current Price fl 
List for Quantity Prices. 
