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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS 
For Forage Crops, Plowing Under, Etc. 
(Prices subject to market changes.) 
Peas, Canada or White Field. Unsurpassed as a green 
feed for milch cows. Usually sown with oats. Pk., 
$1.25; bu., $4.50. 
Broom Corn, Long Brush Evergreen. Succeeds best in 
good, deep, moderately moist soil. Sow 12 quarts per 
acre, after danger from frost is past. Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Lupins, Yellow. In spring when the ground has become 
warm, sow at the rate of 80 pounds per acre. Valuable 
for plowing under to improve poor sandy soils. Lb., 
20c; 100 lbs., $15.00. 
Lupins, Blue. Valuable for turning under. Lb., 20c; 100 
lbs., $15.00. 
Spurrey (Spergula arvensis). Annual. This plant will 
grow in land too dry and too thin to support clover. 
The crop may be fed either green or as hay. It grows 
very rapidly and is in condition to pasture sheep or 
cattle on about six weeks after sowing. Sow broadcast, 
20 pounds per acre. Lb., 20c; 100 lbs., $15.00. 
Sudan Grass 
Very closely related to the sorghum family, is a native 
of Sudan, Egypt, where it has withstood hot winds and 
drought for years. The United States Department of 
Agriculture, in their search for a valuable hay or forage 
plant, discovered it and in 1909 secured a half pound of 
seed for experimental purposes. From this small begin¬ 
ning it has become one of the principal forage crops of 
the Southwest, and last season was grown successfully 
in many parts of the country, and experimentally in 
perhaps every state of the Union. Under these wide am. 
varied climatic conditions the results were so satisfac¬ 
tory that it is not only destined to be one of our greatest 
hay and forage plants, but is already firmly established 
as such. 
Description.—Sudan Grass is an annual of quick growth 
—the first crop being ready to cut in fifty to seventy 
days after planting, depending upon the length of sea¬ 
sons and moisture; the second and third crops about 
forty-five or fifty days later, respectively. It stools freely, 
sometimes as many as one hundred stems coming from 
one seed. It dies with killing frost, and has a short 
stalk root, which is easily eradicated. It is a strong 
drought resister. 
It does well almost anywhere, and especially flattering 
results have been obtained under irrigation. When 
seeded broadcast or in drills, it averages three to five 
feet in height, with stems about the size of a lead pencil. 
If grown in row's and cultivated, it reaches a height of 
six to nine feet, with somewhat larger stems. Like 
sorghum, it is easily injured by frost, and the number 
of cuttings depend upon the length of the grow'ing sea¬ 
son. In favorable years where growing period is long, 
as many as three and sometimes four cuttings can be 
obtained in one year. But in Northern sections where 
seasons are shorter, perhaps but two cuttings can be 
counted on. 
Soil.—Sudan has been grown successfully on almost 
every class of soil from heavy clay to light sand, doing 
best on a rich loam, but, of course, on light sandy soil 
a light yield may be expected. In any case, it should be 
well drained. 
Seeding.—The ground should be prepared as for corn 
and the seed not planted till soil becomes warm. It can 
be planted in this latitude from about May 1st to July 1st. 
Sown broadcast use sixteen to tw'enty-four pounds of 
seed per acre. If planted in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, 
from four to six pounds per acre will be sufficient. 
The trial plot illustrated above w'as planted on the 
dryest, poorest piece of ground we could find in our 
trial ground; the grow'th and crop was most surprising. 
We found that all farm animals relished Sudan Grass 
w'hether as green forage or hay. Two good crops were 
obtained from this trial plot. 
Price, per lb., 60c; per 100 lbs., $55.00. 
For free delivery offers and general instructions reg 
Part of a trial plot of Sudan Grass planted in our trial ground 
at Lexington, season of 1916 
Millets 
Hungarian Grass (Panicum Germanicum). This species 
of Millet is comparatively small and fine in its habit 
of growth. It is one of the most profitable hay and 
soiling crops, often yielding over three tons per acre. 
No other Millet adapts itself so readily to various con¬ 
ditions of soil and moisture. Broadcast at the rate of 
one bushel per acre. Weight 48 pounds per bushel. 
Per lb., 10c; $3.50 per bu. 
Japanese Millet, Japanese Barnyard Grass (Panicum Crus 
Galli). Distinct from other varieties. An enormous 
cropper growing over 6 feet in height; excellent either 
green or as cured hay. Broadcast at the rate of 25 
pounds per acre, or in drills 18 inches apart, sow 15 
pounds to the acre. Weight about 35 pounds per bushel. 
Per lb., 10c; $9.00 per 100 lbs. 
German, or Golden Millet (Panicum Miliaceum var.). An 
improved, medium early variety, growing from 3 to 5 
feet high. The heads are closely condensed though the 
spikes are numerous. During the past few years, the 
fact has been established beyond doubt that Golden 
Millet seed grown in Southern latitudes will produce 
much larger yields of hay than seed grown in Northern 
or Western sections of the country. All our seed is 
Southern grown. Weight 50 pounds per bushel. Per 
lb., 8c; $3.25 per bu. 
Pearl Millet. A valuable and productive fodder plant. 
Seed should not be sown until after danger from frosts 
is past. Sow' about 10 pounds per acre in drills 18 
inches apart. Per lb., 20c; $15.00 per 100 lbs. 
Sorghum 
Twenty-five pounds per acre is sown in drills. For dry 
fodder, broadcast 100 pounds per acre. 
Early Amber Sugar Cane. Will ripen where Indian corn 
matures. Per lb., 12c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 
Red Kaffir Corn, or Sorghum. Non-saccharine. The plants 
which are stocky and perfectly erect cure into excellent 
fodder, or may be fed green during all stages of growth. 
Per lb., 12c; per 100 lbs., $8.00. 
White Kaffir Corn. Per lb., 12c; per 100 lbs., $8.00. 
rding orders and shipments see third page of cover. 
