Winsel-Gibbs Seed Co 
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Desirable Forage and Fodder Plants 
The prices given below are market prices on January 1st. These seeds and plants are subject to market fluctuations 
Napier Grass 
Napier Grass, sometimes called African Ele¬ 
phant Grass, or Australian Giant Grass, is the 
fastest growing perennial grass we hare ever 
seen, especially after it has been planted one 
year and the roots are thoroughly established. 
It belongs to the Millet family, but produces 
a stalk somewhat like cane. It grows readily 
from the joints of the matured stalk and mul¬ 
tiplies wonderfully in stooling out, often being 
from SO to 100 stalks in one cluster. One 
joint produced over 1500 joints to plant 
the first year. 
This perennial Napier Grass far surpasses 
the heaviest yielding crops known in the 
Southern states, according to our experiments, 
which verify reports coming from Australia. 
Sudan Grass and the sorghums so much ad¬ 
vocated of late for forage crops as well as 
alfalfa, must all take lower rank in quantity 
of feed produced if the present estimates are 
even partially borne out in general culture. 
Joints of the matured stalk of Napier Grass 
at $5 per hundred or $1 per dozen in small 
quantities. 
Fodder Plants 
ALFALFA. The most valuable fodder plant 
ever introduced in California. We make a 
specialty of high grade Alfalfa seed, and we 
cheerfully furnish samples to prospective 
buyers. We test our alfalfa seed before 
offering for sale; we like our customers to 
do the same with the sample they receive. 
CHILIAN EXTRA CHOICE RECLEANED. 
The best acclimated sort, and recommended 
for all round growing. Yields very heavily. 
We are always prepared to quote the low¬ 
est market prices for seed. Lb., 40c; 10 
lbs., $3. 
PERUVIAN ALFALFA. Smooth strain. 
Grows very quickly and yields heavily. 
Lb., 40c; 10 lbs., $3.50. 
HAIRY PERUVIAN. This is a wonderful 
alfalfa. It starts to grow while the weather 
is yet cool and makes one or more addi¬ 
tional cuttings a season. This gives a much 
larger tonnage, sometimes 20 per cent more. 
The leaves and stems are covered with fine 
downy hairs. Lb., 40c; 10 lbs., $3.50. 
CANADA FIELD PEAS. Excellent for cover 
crop or for forage for cattle. Makes good 
growth even if planted late. Sow 70 to 80 
pounds per acre. Inoculated soils are es¬ 
sential. Lb., 20c. 
GERMAN MILLET (Panicum germanicum). 
Will grow on any good land and yields 
heavily when artificially watered; yields 
from 40 to 60 bushels of seed per acre, 
which is excellent food for stock or poultry. 
A good, green fodder plant Sow 30 pounds 
per acre . Lb., 10c. Write for prices. 
HOG MILLET. The seed is large for a 
Millet and makes a rich food. Good for 
hogs or chickens. The seed ripens while 
the stem is yet green, so that if cut prompt¬ 
ly you can get a crop of seed and also one 
of fodder or ensilage. Lb., 20c. 
RAPE, DWARF ESSEX. A biennial crop, 
used principally for sheep and hog pasture, 
of which it yields an abundance of the best 
quality. Ts usually sown broadcast, using 
4 to 5 pounds per acre. Lb., 10c; 10 lbs., 
90c. 
SOJA BEAN. Valuable as a forage crop or 
green manure. Also as a green fodder and 
silo plant. Sow 30 pounds per acre after 
danger from frost is past. Lb., 20c. 
SUNFLOWER, LARGE RUSSIAN. This 
bears large heads, frequently 12 to 20 inches 
in diameter and sometimes yielding 1000 
pounds of seed per acre. The seed is used 
for feeding chickens and parrots. Sow in 
the open field as soon as danger from frost 
is over, using 3 pounds of seed per acre, 
sowing in rows 5 feet apart and thinning to 
1 foot. Lb., 25c. 
SWEET, OR BOKHARA CLOVER (Meli- 
lotus alba). Lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.50. 
HAIRY, OR SAND VETCH (Vicia villosa). 
Roots deeply and makes a good winter 
growth. Cut as soon as the blossoms ap¬ 
pear. Adapted for sandy soil and cold 
weather. Lb., 35c. 
WINTER VETCH (Vicia desycarpa). For 
sandy soils this is a splendid sort. It stands 
cold well and makes a large winter growth 
because it starts early. There is no vetch 
any better than this sort. Sow 40 pounds 
per acre. Lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.50. 
VETCHES, SPRING, OR TARES (Vicia 
sadva). Also called Common Vetch, Ore¬ 
gon Vetch and Oregon Winter. A plant 
resembling pea vines and valuable for forage 
or green manure. As a hay crop, it is 
usually sown with oats or wheat to hold 
them up. Sow 60 pounds per acre with 
grain, or 80 to 100 pounds if sown alone. 
Is hardy and makes a fine winter growth. 
Largely planted in the orange groves of the 
south for green manure, and plowed under 
in the spring. Lb., 20c; 10 lbs., $1.50. 
VELVET BEAN. Grows taller and larger 
than any other soil plant, being sometimes 
30 feet in length. Sow same as cowpeas, 
in rows 5 feet apart and in hills 4 feet apart 
in the row. Lb., 25c. 
Sorghum for Forage and Grain 
Deep plowing and thorough harrowing so 
as to secure the best possible seed bed. Four 
pounds of white milo should be ample per 
acre; three to four pounds of Feterita. Plant¬ 
ing should not be done until the ground has 
warmed up, which would generally be about 
the last of April. If a corn planter is used, 
the seed should be dropped about 18 inches 
apart, in the row, the rows being 40 to 44 
inches apart. All varieties are non-saccharine 
except Honey and Early Amber. 
VARIETY TO PLANT. Some Sorghums re¬ 
quire an extra amount of heat to mature 
grain; these are Kaffir, Shallu and Honey. 
Milo, either Red or White, and Feterita 
are well adapted for the valley around 
Sacramento. Under irrigation these are ex¬ 
ceptionally heavy yielding. If planting late 
or if moisture is short, plant Egyptian 
Corn. This will make a crop with very 
little moisture. 
BROOM CORN (Improved Dwarf Ever¬ 
green). Extensively used for making brooms 
on account of its green color and fine long, 
straight brush. It grows about 7 feet high. 
Sow 10 pounds per acre. Lb., 20c 
DWARF WHITE MILO. Succeeds under a 
wider range of conditions than others of its 
class. Yields very heavily in grain and also 
heavily in fodder or silage. Our seed is 
specially grown and selected for heavy 
yield. Lb., 15c. 
EGYPTIAN OR JERUSALEM CORN. It is 
considered a good grain for dry sections 
and seasons. It produces several small 
heads on side shoots, often as many as eight 
heads on a stalk. The seed makes excellent 
chicken feed. Plant 8 pounds per acre. 
Lb., 15c. 
FETERITA. Birds do not eat this grain to 
the same extent that they do others, and 
this is a great advantage in some localities. 
Feterita yields heavily on grain. Plant in 
May. Lb., 15c. 
HONEY SORGHUM (Saccharine). For For- 
age and Silage. Grows 8 to 12 feet high 
and yields up to 27 tons per acre without 
irrigation, which is a third more than its 
nearest competitor. Matures late (150 
days). Syrup can be made from this sort. 
Sow 3 to 4 pounds per acre in rows 3 to 6 
feet apart. Lb., 20c. 
KAFFIR CORN, WHITE. Grows from 6 to 
10 feet high and thrives in hot, dry climates. 
Makes good fodder for cattle and the seed 
is used for stock and chicken food. Sown 
in rows 3 feet apart, using 3 to 5 pounds 
per acre. Lb., 20c. 
RED MILO. Makes many side shoots and 
is a heavy yielder. Lb., 15c. 
SHALLU OR EGYPTIAN WHEAT. A tall 
growing Sorghum which has many stalks 
from one root. Sow in rows for grain, 
using 3 to 5 pounds per acre, or broadcast 
using 30 pounds for fodder. Lb., 20c. 
SUGAR CANE SORGHUM, EARLY AM¬ 
BER. A good fodder if cut when the heads 
form, or good silage if cut when full grown. 
Early Amber is quick maturing and there¬ 
fore best for late sowing. Syrup can be 
made from this variety. Sow 5 pounds of 
seed per acre in drills or 25 pounds broad¬ 
cast. Lb., 15c. 
Grasses for Lawns and Pastures 
Our grass seeds are purchased by us from 
the best possible source for reliability, and 
all stock is tested before being offered. 
PUTTING GREEN MIXTURE. This makes 
a very springy, fine turf, which will mat 
and stand lots of hard wear. Lb., 75c; 
10 lbs., $7. ’ * 
PACIFIC RYE GRASS. A fine leaved Rye 
Grass, very durable and wonderful on a 
sandy soil. Lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.S0. 
PERENNIAL RYE GRASS. For growing 
quickly this variety has no superior. It is 
light green in color, very vigorous, grows 
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KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. Makes an ex- 
cellent lawn of a dark green color. It forms 
a fine mat, and with care and water is the 
best lawn grass for all soils except sandy 
ones. Lb., 50c. 
WHITE CLOVER. This is the little dwarf 
growing Clover used for lawns, either alone 
or in grass mixtures. Lb., 50c. 
BERMUDA GRASS (Cynodon Dactylon). 
Is a dwarf perennial plant and spreads by 
means of its long and many jointed root 
stalks, and for this reason is hard to eradi¬ 
cate once it has secured a foothold. Thrives 
during the hottest part of the year, and 
will live under water for a long time. 
Makes a durable lawn and is also used to 
hold embankments. This grass is much 
used for lawns about Sacramento. The 
seed is very slow to germinate and requires 
heat and moisture. Sow 10 pounds per 
acre. Lb., 50c. Write us for prices on 
larger quantities. 
CHEWING’S FESQUE (Festuca duriuscula). 
A variety of hard fescue, and used by most 
of the golf clubs extensively in their mix¬ 
tures. Forms a compact mat, stems are 
hard. The grass succeeds well even under 
poor conditions. A good pasture grass for 
dry lands. Sow 30 pounds per acre. Lb., 
$1. Write us for prices on larger quantities. 
ITALIAN RYE GRASS (Lolium italicum). 
Thrives in almost any soil and yields early 
and abundant crops. Sown in the fall, will 
produce an excellent hay crop the following 
season, but lasts only one year. Much sown 
in Humboldt County for pasture and hay. 
Not recommended for lawns. Sow 45 
pounds per acre. Lb., 25c. Write us for 
prices on larger quantities. 
MEADOW FESCUE, OR ENGLISH BLUE 
GRASS (Festuca pratensis). A valuable 
grass for permanent pasture and for rather 
damp meadows for cutting. Makes a quick 
second growth, but does not do so well on 
dry soils. Sow 30 pounds per acre. Lb., 50c. 
SUDAN GRASS. Yields from 2 i? 8 tons 
of hay per acre, depending upon whether 
irrigated or not. Two cuttings are assured 
and in places four have been taken. The 
hay is of superior quality and relished by 
all stock. Plant late in spring after frost. If 
drilled in rows 36 inches apart, you will re¬ 
quire 2 to 4 pounds of seed to the acre; if 
seeded in rows 18 to 20 inches apart, 4 to 6 
pounds of seed to the acre; if broadcasted, 15 
pounds. Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.25. 
POA TRIVIALIS. Used extensively for shady 
places. 75c pound. 
