66 Farm Seeds 
ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
Reed Canary Grass Ready for 
Cutting. 
REED CANARY GRASS 
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 w'estern 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 GROWING REED CANARY GRASS 
If the land is w r ell drained, so that a good seed bed can be prepared, less seed' 
will be required. Where possible, the land should be plow r ed in the fall. Seed 
may be sown in October on land which w'ould be too wet in spring. The seed will 
not germinate at that time but w’ill remain dormant until spring. Will germi¬ 
nate in water if the seed is covered with soil 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 row's 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, $1.00 per lb; 5 lbs., $4.75, prepaid. 
MILLET 
Valuable Grasses for Late Planting. 
For Emergency Hay Crops. 
German or Golden Millet 
This grows very rank and on good, 
rich soil it will make a growth of 4 to 
5 feet high. 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 greedily. A yield of five tons of hay per acre is nothing unusual. Sow three 
pecks per acre. 
Common IVlill&t Ear l' er than German and of similar growth, but it 
is not equal to German for quality of hay. 
Mlinaarian RjBi 11 a 4* Preferred by some to German Millet, as it is about 
nUllgai laii mmci a 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. 
bl/U:4 a U/nndar The most striking feature of this Millet is the 
Willie Wttfiuer railliei great size of the heads, which are 8 to IS 
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, 
Japanese Millet 
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 25 
pounds per acre, but it is also sown in drills 10 to 15 inches apart, using 10 to 
12 pounds per acre. 
84ncr Mi||n4 nr Prncrk A. coarse growing variety of great stooling 
r "*'B iwiint;*, vi rl and branching habit which is an enormous 
seed producer. Grow's about 3% feet tall and makes rather coarse hay but the 
seed is valuable poultry feed. Sow 25 pounds per acre broadcast. 
SUDAN GRASS 
Popular 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. All kinds of stock eat it readily, and it is especially good for 
milk cow's, horses, mules, and sheep. It will grow anywhere that field corn o.r 
millet can be grown and will thrive when it is dry. It makes a slender, leafyj 
growth from 5 to 7 feet high and yields from 4 to 10 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 crop planting time until the middle of July. The seed should be' 
covered a half inch deep. Prices, lb., 20c; 3 lbs., 50c, prepaid. See Current Price 
Eist for Quantity Prices. 
