14 SORGHUM SEED __RUSSELL-HECKLE_ MEMPHIS, TENN. 
Sagrain. 
Sorghum and Cane for 
Fodder 
EARLY AMBER CANE. One of the earliest sorghums 
and furnishes a large yield of most nutritious for¬ 
age which may be fed either green or cured. If 
grown with cowpeas or soy beans the quality of the 
hay is improved and a more balanced ration may 
be had. The proportions recommended are 15 lbs. 
Early Amber Cane, % bushel of soy beans and 1 
bushel cowpeas to the acre broadcast. Grows 10 to 
12 feet high. Sow broadcast 1 to 1% bushels to the 
acre; S to 10 lbs. plants an acre in 3% to 4-foot 
rows. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb,. 15c. 
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EARLY ORANGE CANE. About ten days later than 
Early Amber Cane, but makes a taller and more 
leafy growth. It is recommended for fodder, of 
which it yields immense crops, frequently two cut¬ 
tings a season, and stooling out thicker after cut¬ 
ting. It may be grown with soy beans and cowpeas 
as recommended for Early Amber Cane and the 
quantity to plant an acre is the same. 1 lb., 20c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 15c. 
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RED TOP or SU1VIAC. Grown extensively in Middle 
Tennessee. Succeeds well in this section. Very sweet 
and one of the best for hay. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 1 lb. 15c. 
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SAGRAIN 
Grows on land you can't plant to other crops; thrives in low 
places that usually drown out. Produces from 8 to 20 tons silage, 
or if left to ripen will produce from 50 to 75 bushels grain, (about 
double corn yield) and 4 to 8 tons cured hay; has heads like Kaffir. 
Usually weighs about 7 ounces and the average ear corn weighs 8 
ounces. In feeding value has 90% value corn; can be fed to hogs, 
chickens, cattle and work stock. Plant as early in the spring as 
frost will allow. Will then be ready to harvest when the crops are 
laid by, usually along about August 1. Splendid in combination 
with Biloxi Soy Beans. 
Plant in 3%-foot rows. Cultivate a couple of times and thin out, 
leaving a stalk every 8 inches apart. Use a common sorghum or 
pea plate. We do not recommend broadcast planting. Can be best 
harvested with corn binder, shocked like oats until cured. Six to 
eight pounds will seed an acre, planted in 3 to 314-foot rows. From 
each seed planted you get from 6 to 10 heads of grain as it stools 
out and should be left very thin in drill. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 1 lb.. 10c. 
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SAGRAIN No. 303-33. An improved strain, a dwarf selection of the 
original Sagrain, with heavier head. Stalks grow stocky, dwarf 
and very uniform. You will find it a great improvement over the 
regular strain. 1 lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 15c. 
SORGHUM 
CULTURE. Plant when the ground becomes thoroughly warm, 
say two weeks after corn planting, on a rich, well drained clay 
loam, in rows 3% to 4 feet apart, and cultivate as you would corn. 
After the flowering stage is passed, but not earlier, it may be 
pastured or cut for fodder. Sorghum may be grown with cowpeas 
and soy beans either in rows or broadcast. 
CANE SEED FOR SORGHUM 
Special Warning on Sorghum Cane 
NON-WARRANTY. Owing to the peculiar hybridization 
of syrup cane varieties, It is impossible to guarantee any of 
the varieties here listed. We have selected all the syrup cane 
varieties on our list with best possible care, but at the same 
time do not guarantee that they will come true. 
All orders for syrup cane varieties are therefore accepted 
only on these conditions. 
JAPANESE HONEY RIBBON CANE. For making syrup this va¬ 
riety has no equal. It has been yielding from one to two hundred 
gallons per acre. It makes a syrup of bright amber color and of 
fine flavor. The stalks grow from 10 to 15 feet high, and with its 
large foliage makes one of the best varieties for ensilage. 
For making syrup, cut just before the heads ripen, at which 
stage and sugar content of the plant is greatest. 
Japanese Ribbon Cane matures ready for the mill in about 110 
days. We, therefore, advise planting as early in May as possible. 
One gallon of seed will drill one acre. Cultivate like cotton, 
leaving plants about 10 to 12 inches apart in the row. Price, 1 lb., 
25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 20c. 
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TEXAS SEEDED RIBBON CANE. Whether you grow it for syrup, 
for ensilage or for feeding, you will like it. The syrup yield is 
good, frequently from 175 to 200 gallons to the acre. As it grows 
10 to 12 feet tall, with an abundance of fodder, it makes a most 
economical ensilage, filling the silo at a minimum cost. Plant in 
3%-foot rows when the ground has become thoroughly warm, 
thin out to stand 10 to 12 inches apart in the rows, and culti¬ 
vate just as you do corn. 1 lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 
20c. 
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SUGAR DRIP. It makes a large, juicy and succulent growth. It 
will yield about 65 per cent of the weight of the cane in juice. 
One of the most desirable syrup varieties. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 1 lb., 15c. 
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Seed Peanuts 
Prepare the ground well, laying off in rows with a shov¬ 
el plow; the rows should be 3% feet apart, and put two ker¬ 
nels to the hill, hills about one foot apart. One and one-half 
bushels of unshelled nuts will seed an acre. 
TENNESSEE LONG RED. Especially adapted to this sec¬ 
tion. The nuts contain three large kernels in each and are 
enormously productive. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 
lb., 15c. 
IMPROVED WHITE VIRGINIA. These are uniformly large, 
and when grown on light sandy land will produce nuts of 
that bright attractive appearance demanded by the best 
trade. 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 15c. 
SPANISH PEANUTS. Although not as large as other kinds 
there is no peanut grown that so entirely fills the pod or 
can compare with it in sweetness and flavor. 1 lb., 20c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 15c. 
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