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IMPROVED FORAGE 
and SOILING CROPS 
It is an acknowledged fact that In the Northwest forage 
crops have established themselves as a primary factor in 
successful farming, especially so if there are any milch 
cows or beef cattle to be fed. Where can you get any 
other class of feed which will produce the vast yields per 
acre that forage crops can and will produce. Some of 
the varieties are rather plentiful this year, while others 
are very scarce, but all of them will be reasonable in 
price if a comparison is made with last year. 
Just a word of warning. Care will have to be taken 
in not sowing any fodder crop seed before the ground is 
warmed up. Corn planting time or a little later is gen¬ 
erally conceded to be about the proper time. 
SUDAN GRASS 
Do not attempt to sow Sudan grass too early. It will 
not withstand frost. Leave seeding until after corn 
planting. Sudan is the ideal catch crop for hay. Will 
make a summer pasture within thirty days; its best 
growth being secured in hot dry weather. Produces at 
least two cuttings of hay the same year—maybe three. 
Yields three to five tons palatable, nutritious hay per 
acre. Broadcast 20 to 25 pounds. Drilled, 15 to 20 
pounds per acre. 
SORGHUMS FOR FODDER 
AND GRAIN 
WACONIA SORGHUM— We consider this va¬ 
riety to be in a class by itself, not only in 
regard to the excellent fodder it makes for 
stock, but also for making sorghum. Last year 
we were unable to get a supply of this Cane on 
account of a crop failure, but we are glad to 
say we have a good supply this year and we 
know many of our o’d customers will be glad 
to hear this. Drilled 10 to 12 pounds per acre. 
Sudan Grass 
HEGARI 
EARLY AMBER FODDER— This earliest of all 
fodder canes is becoming more in demand every 
year. Whereas we formerly handled a few thou¬ 
sand pounds, we now move carlots. It is par¬ 
ticularly adapted to the Northwest, and suc¬ 
ceeds unusually well. Sow broadcast at the 
rate of 40 to 60 pounds per acre, or drilled 10 to 
12 pounds per acre. 
ORANGE SORGHUM —The Orange Sorghum is 
of South African origin and differs from the 
Amber Cane in being two weeks later, and hav¬ 
ing larger and heavier stalks and larger and 
more abundant leaves. Yields of from 5 to 6 
tons per acre are not uncommon when condi¬ 
tions are favorable. We recommend this va¬ 
riety very highly. Drilled 10 to 12 pounds per 
acre. 
KAFFIR CORN 
Makes excellent fodder, either green or cured. 
Stalks grow 4 to 6 feet high, are very leafy and 
relished by all live stock. Grown for seed, yields 
35 to 50 bushels per acre. Grown for grain, sow 
in rows 3 feet apart, 5 to 8 pounds to the acre. 
Grown for fodder, broadcast 25 pounds to the 
acre. 
FETERITA 
Another Sorghum Family grain introduced by 
the United States Department of Agriculture 
from Africa. It is a quite popular high yielding 
grain crop recommended for poultry. It is very 
drought resisting, early and immune from the 
attacks of insect pests. Grown for grain, sow 
in rows SV 2 feet apart, 5 to 8 pounds per acre 
and cultivate. Grown for fodder broadcast 25 
pounds per acre. 
GROHOMA 
The new grain sorghum. Produces a thick 
leafy stalk four to five and a half feet in height. 
Matures later than early Kaffirs and Feterita. 
While Hegari did not mature seed last year, 
nevertheless, that was a factor which was very 
much in its favor owing to the fact that stock, 
especially milch cows, relished it much better 
than forage crops which had matured an abun¬ 
dant seed crop. We got this information from 
one of the largest and best dairymen in Davi¬ 
son County, South Dakota. The stock enjoy 
eating Hegari owing to the sugar content in 
the stalk, and where close check was made, it 
was noticed that cattle wasted a smaller per¬ 
centage of Hegari than any other forage crop. 
WHEATLAND MILO 
A dwarf growing milo that has rapidly leaped 
into favor. It was developed in Kansas as a 
variety that could be harvested by the com¬ 
bine. Grows about 32 inches high. The heads 
are elongated, cylindrical in shape and somewhat 
open, varying in length from 6 to 9 inches. Each 
plant may produce from two to five stalks and 
heads of uniform height. Seed weighs as high 
as 61 pounds per bushel, yields from 40 to 50 
bushels per acre. 
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MILO MAIZE 
Very similar in growth to Kaffir Corn, but is 
preferred by many growers, who claim that it 
produces more grain per acre and a better qual¬ 
ity of forage. Should be sown in the same man¬ 
ner and at the same rate as Kaffir Corn. 
SOONER MILO 
Highly recommended where a grain sorghum 
is desired. In season 1932 Sooner Milo aver¬ 
aged 47.2 bushels per acre compared with Kaf¬ 
fir Corn 26.8 bushels per acre, and Grohoma 22 
bushels per acre. This test was made at 
Brookings, South Dakota. 
The DAKOTA IMPROVED SEED COMPANY 
