REED CANARY GRASS 
A Profitable Grass for Wet Soils 
Reed Canary Grass is rapidly coming into prominence because it thrives 
on soils too wet for other crops or grasses. It has been grown successfully 
for several years in Michigan and other western states as a forage crop. 
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 well drained, so that a good seed bed can be prepared, less seed 
will be required. Where possible, the land should be plowed in the fall. Seed 
may be sown in October on land which would be too wet in spring. The seed will 
not germinate at that time but will 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. 
Or sow in the spring as early as possible to get ahead of weeds; or late in 
June or in July. In fact it can be sown at any time when the soil is not too 
wet. When broadcasted sow at rate of 5 to 6 lbs. per acre or drill in rows 16 
to 18 inches apart. Cover not more than % inch deep. Broadcasting is pre¬ 
ferable. It germinates slowly, in from 35 to 50 days when sown in spring. 
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, 60c per lb.; 5 lbs., $2.50, 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. 
Cnmitinn IWHIIaI* Earlier than German and of similar growth, but it 
WBiaaiBvaa ivaaavca. ig not e q ua i to German for quality of hay. 
Preferred by some to German Millet, as it is about 
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. 
WnnHor IMillot The most striking feature of this Millet is the 
VVIHIC "Vliuvr IVIIIIVl great size of the heads, which are 8 to 18 
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. 
JaDane^R IVlill&i Japanese Millet is adapted to all sections of the 
mmci 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. 
MiUot nr Prncrt A coarse growing variety of great stooling 
1 'Ifiiiici va vsv and branching habit which is an enormous 
seed producer. Grows about 3% feet tall and makes rather coarse hay but the 
seed is valuable poultry feed. Sow 2 5 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 cows, horses, mules, and sheep. It will grow anywhere that field corn or 
millet can be grown and will thrive when it is dry. It makes a slender, leafy 
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. 
Sudan Yields 8 to 10 Tons of Hay Per Acre 
Reed Canary Grass Ready for 
Cutting 
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