Crotalaria Has Proved to Be One of the Best Soil Builders for Florida and the South 
SUDAN GRASS 
Sow 20 pounds of seed per acre 
F.O.B. Plant City, except lb. lots, which are prepaid 
Sudan Grass lacks root-stock and therefore never be¬ 
comes a pest. The stems are leafy and erect. Earlier 
than Early Amber Sorghum. Seed can be sown from 
March to August, either in cultivated rows 30 inches 
apart at the rate of 5 pounds of seed per acre, or 
broadcast at the rate of 20 pounds per acre. By get¬ 
ting a good thick stand the hay will be of much finer 
quality. Sudan Grass may be used as a green feed 
same at cattail millet, as it grows out immediately af¬ 
ter being cut, or makes a fine pasture. 
A mixture of Sudan Grass and cowpeas makes an 
excellent summer and early fall pasture. It is very 
desirable to have two pastures of the Sudan Grass and 
cowpea combination and graze alternately for periods 
of two weeks. Use a mixture of 10 pounds Sudan 
Grass, and a bushel of peas per acre, and to get most 
even distribution, it is better to sow the two seeds 
separately. Lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.10; 25 lbs. $2.25; 
100 lbs. $8.00. 
BENNE 
Sow 3 pounds of seed per acre 
Prepaid 
Benne is a most wonderful crop for poultry and 
especially growing chicks. Give it at least a trial. Plant 
from March until July, in 4 to 5 foot rows. Seeds 
should be sown thinly, using about 3 pounds per acre. 
Cultivate same as corn, and it will do well on any soil 
suitable for corn. Benne matures in four months, and 
the seeds will continue to fall for three months after 
it begins to ripen. Seeds are white, small, and flat. 
Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 55c. 
CROTALARIA 
Sow 5 to 20 pounds per acre 
Not prepaid, except lb. lots, which are prepaid 
It is particularly desirable as a cover-crop for groves, 
truck and farm-lands, and does well on all kinds of 
soil except muck. It is a legume, thus adding a large 
amount of nitrogen to the soil, which in experiment 
station tests has been found to range from 83 to 207 
pounds per acre. It makes a very profuse growth, 
furnishing an abundance of green material for humus. 
It is not relished by stock, therefore, it is not a for¬ 
age crop. It can be mowed once a year, just as it 
starts to bloom; this will keep it from becoming too 
coarse. If cut 10 inches above the surface of the 
ground, the plant will produce the second growth and 
sufficient seed for reseeding the land the following 
year. 
Crotalaria should be sown broadcast from March to 
June, on well-prepared land usually at the rate of 10 
to 12 pounds of Striata and Spectabilis seed per acre, 
and 3 to 5 pounds Intermedia, depending on how thick 
the coverage is desired, and harrowed lightly. The 
planting operation should be used the same as for 
beggarweed. 
Striata Striata is best adapted to sandy soils. 
--1 Lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 25 lbs. $3.25; 
100 lbs. $12.00. 
Spectabilis. This is a newer strain of Crotalaria, 
- which is proving quite popular. This va¬ 
riety is not as fibrous as Striata, the growth is much 
heavier, and the stems are hollow. As a result, it can 
be plowed under easier and it rots much quicker. The 
seed, which is much larger than Striata, matures a lit¬ 
tle earlier and more uniformly, making it a surer and 
heavier seeder. Spectabilis is best adapted to low 
moist soils, but also does well on sandy soils with plenty 
of moisture. Lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $1.80; 25 lbs. $4.00; 
100 lbs. $15.00. 
Intermedia. This is the newest strain of Crotalaria in- 
- troduced from Africa a few years ago, 
and has been thoroughly tested at the Florida Experi¬ 
ment Station for several years, where it has shown to 
have much promise for Florida. It grows much the 
same as the other two Crotalarias commonly grown in 
Florida, the plants however have smaller leaves and 
are somewhat less vigorous in growth than the other 
two. It is hollow stemmed like Spectabilis and can be 
easily worked into the soil. It does well on high ground 
but seems best adapted to the better sandy soils. The 
Florida Experiment Station has had good success 
planting the seed at the rate of three pounds per acre 
in rows three or three and one-half feet apart. It can 
then be cultivated much the same as corn. Seed of 
this strain is smaller than seed of the other two, and 
should be planted about an inch and one half to two 
inches deep as soon as the danger of frost is past. In¬ 
termedia makes a good cover crop to plow under and 
cattle eat it more readily than they do the other two 
species. We have a very pure strain of seed of this 
new Crotalaria, it having been grown in well isolated 
locations, away from all other Crotalarias. Lb. 35c; 
10 lbs. $2.80; 25 lbs. $6.50; 100 lbs. $25.00. 
BEGGARWEED (Florida Clover) 
Sow 10 pounds of seed per acre 
F.O.B. Plant City, except lb. lots, which are prepaid 
Perfectly adapted to Florida sandy soil, and makes 
one of the finest pastures, also a splendid quality of 
most nutritious hay. 
Where the land is once well seeded with Beggar¬ 
weed, you do not have to plant it any more, as it will 
come up year after year. If cut for hay at the time 
the first flowers appear, the roots will send up a sec¬ 
ond crop which may be saved for seed and from which 
enough seed will scatter to insure a crop for next 
season. 
The seed may also be scattered in the corn rows at 
the time of the last cultivation. For the best quality 
of hay, the crop should be cut when 3 to 4 feet high, 
or at the beginning of the blooming period. Plant 
the seed from April to August, at the rate of 10 
pounds per acre. Cover seed shallow, as it is small, 
and if put in the ground too deep it cannot germinate. 
Lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.80; 25 lbs. $6.50; 100 lbs. $25.00. 
Crotalaria Spectabilis 
FOR BEST RESULTS PLANT KILGORE’S “BRED-RITE” SEEDS 
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