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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 
Fodder and Soiling Plants 
EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE 
iiiK MiBii vQiue oi p.orinem trrown sugar cane for fodder 
and ensilage is becoming rapidly knon-ii. It may be made 
U> fiirnisli the principal food for catlle, horses a'nd imiles 
from August uiilil the following spring. Wiien fed down 
young as a pasture it grows rapidly again. It also wiih- 
stands severe drought with the best of this cla.ss of plants 
As a fodder and for winter feed it is one of the most eco^ 
nomical. 
The Early Amber is the best for fodder ns well ns for 
sugar, as it mntiires quickly, and has been cultivated us far 
North ns St. Paul, Minn. The seed is valuable also as food 
for horses and cattle, and is greedily eaten by poultry, in¬ 
creasing the egg production. By mail, postpaid, lb.,'i5c • 
3 lbs., COc.: by express or freight, qt., 15c.; peck, GOc. ■ bush’ 
of 50 lbs., S2.00; 5 bush, or over, SI.75 per bush. * 
KAFFIR CORN 
The Great Forage Plant 
Will mnke n fine crop of fornge if cut in early bloom 
nncl the ahoolH that then follow will mature n full crop of 
Heed and forajje. Both prairi and fodder arc excellent the 
whole Blalk tender to the full maturity of seed. There is no 
failure about it, lus it possesses the quality that all the tribe 
possess, of waiting for rain without anv loss of capacity 
to yield. The grain is extremely valuable for feeding to 
poultry and will make a Hour that is like wheat flour, 
Giillivatcd the same ns our common Indian corn, requiring 
four to live'pounds of seed per acre. By mail, pkt., lOc.* 
11), ajo.; 3 ; by freight or express, qt., 10c.; peck’, 
oUc- ! bu.sh-. 60 lb« . .VI i i » 
RED AND WHITE MILLO MAIZE 
I'LA.NT OK HANI> Oil WI.NTKIt VICTOII—.N'OTK TIIK fJUKAT NUM- 
IIKK OK .SITUOOK.y TL'IIKUOM-S O.V ROOTS. 
SAND OR WINTER VETCH (Vida nilom) 
'['on much cannot ho said regarding Iho value of this 
VoUdi fur forfige mid ferllll/.ing jmi'peHCS. It Hiiccceds and 
iireiliiueH good erops cm poor, sandy soils as well as on good 
lands, growing ton height uflto 5 feet. It is iierfeetly hardy 
Ihrunghmit the United Hlatcs, romnining green all winter. 
If sown In the sjirliig. It can ho sown alone or mixed wilh 
oats, sjirhig rye or barley. If sown din ing August or Hep- 
toiiilier, wliiler rye serves ns a good support. The root 
growth Is very exlonslvo from the hegliiiiiiig, and makes 
qiiaiilllles of nitrogen tiiherelcs, thus giving It very vahmhio 
fortlll/.lng properties. Per plowing under as a se’iliiig crop, 
we liellove It is superior lo Oriinsoii Glover or Oow l•cns. As 
a forage plant It will yield lo •! Ions |ici aero. It is excel¬ 
lent for dairy stock and poiillry pasturage, heiug exceedingly 
niitrllloiis, ealeii with relish and may ho fed safely lo nil 
Iclucis of stock. .Sow fiO lo CIO pounds per acre with hiishel 
rye, oats or hurley. Brice, iier ll>., 30c.; 3 Ihs., 75e., Iiy mull, 
Iioslimlil; hy freight or exjireBS, lb., 30e.; 10 lbs., $1.50; 100 
Ills, ami over, lOc. |ier Ih. 
SPRING VETCHES, or TARES 
A H|)oclcH <»f vcryHiimll pra, grown extcuHlvcly iu Eng¬ 
land and C'unada for ntock feeding. The Heed Ih al.so largely 
UHod for pigeon feed, (hillnre Haino an for Held peuH. Lb!, 
25c,, poHtpald ; {|l.,20e.; peek, 81.00; buHh., $3.00, by frcighl. 
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH 
Valiiiihlo for arid ami alkali soils. Il remains green nil 
winter, and will yield 20 lo 30 tons to the aerc. One pound 
of seed will plimt an nere. How liroiideaMl, in soil well pul¬ 
verized, afler all danger of frost is jiasl. Mix the seed wilh 
ten times Us weight of loam, sand, ashes or plaster; cover 
lightly. BUI., Ulo. ; oz., hGe.; bj Ih., 35e.; 11)., $1.20, postpaid. 
WILD RICE i/ffxniiin Ariualicii) 
A native plant, furnishing food for wild fowl, ducks, 
geese, etc., also vahiahle IIS a forage plant for swamps ami 
Immdaled lamis, ns It grows rapidly, and all stock are fond 
of It when green or cured for fodder. U nllracts all wild 
birds from Seplemhcr on, and also purllles the water. 
Dlreotlons for culture wilh all orders when requested. I,h.. 
Bfie.i 11 Ills,, Sl.PO, poslisild; byexpres-s, lb., 25c.; 10 lbs. and 
over, 20e. per lb. 
TEOSINTE 
(ifeana Luxuriaiis.) 
Thi? giganticGrnin- 
mea will furniyhncon¬ 
tinuous daily supply 
of most nutritious 
green food for Ijors-ea 
and nil kinds of cattle 
nil througli the suin- 
iner. It also makes 
splendid dry fodder, 
yielding enormously, 
and being more nutri¬ 
tious and better rel¬ 
ished by all slock than 
corn fodder. In np- 
penrnnee it somewhat 
rosemble.R Indian corn, 
but the leaves are much 
larger and broader, 
and the stalks contnia 
sweeter sap. It stools 
out enormously after 
being cut. So^y in May 
or June, at the rate (»f 
three pounds per acre, 
in drills 4 feet apart. 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., JOc.; 
lb.. 25c.; lb., 75c., 
]>ostpaid; by express 
_ or freight, lb., 65c.; 5 
TKOSiiTTKj grown In tlic North, show- Ihs. and over at 00c. 
ing Its enormous growth. per lb. 
These are popular varieties of .‘sorg¬ 
hum, somewhat similar to Kafllr C<irn 
in growth; valuable for both forage and 
grain. Four pounds will plant an acre. 
CuiUvalion is same as for Kaflir Corn. 
Pkt., 10c.; lb., 25c.; 3 lha., COc., postpaid ; 
by freight, qt., 16c.; peck, GOc.; busli., 
dl.75. 
The seed of the above 
three varieties is the 
most valuable of all for 
feeding to poultry. 
