Plant Tail’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
MILLET 
Golddl (Setaria Italica Var) — Golden Millet should 
_ never be sown until the ground has become 
thoroughly warm. It makes an enormous yield of hay, and 
is usually in the best condition for cutting within 60 days 
after sowing. A favorite use for it is in following early 
potatoes. Never put millet on poor ground. Bu. 60 lbs. 
Sow 60 to 75 lbs. to the acre from May to August. 20 cts. lb. 
Postpaid. Write for prices per 100 or 1000 lbs. 
Hungarian (Setaria Italica)—This variety of Millet is 
_2__ earlier, of finer quality, but less vigorous 
than the Golden. In dry summers it makes an exceedingly 
short growth. Bu. 60 lbs. Sow 60 lbs. to the acre May to 
August. 15 cts. lb. Postpaid. Write for prices. 
Pearl or Cat-Tail 
the acre in drills, or 25 lbs. broadcast from May to July. 
Lb. 25 cts. Postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
SORGHUM 
Prices are cash, F. O. B. Norfolk, and subject to change 
without notice. 
CULTURE—When sown for hay, Sorghum is usually sown 
broadcast at the rate of 2 bushels per acre, but it will be 
found more satisfactory if it is put in with wheat drill. When 
sown thickly, the stalks do not have a chance to get too large, 
which insures a maximum yield with the least waste. Sor¬ 
ghum is of rapid growth and often is ready for feeding in 60 
days after sowing; and on good soil it will produce from 3 
to 5 tons of cured hay per acre. It is 
also very slow in curing, and should be 
left out for 10 days after cutting if the 
weather is fine, or twice that length of 
time if there is much rain. It suffers 
very little injury from such exposure, 
and has been known to make good hay 
after remaining wet for a long time. 
Opinions vary as to the best time for 
cutting, but it is best done when there 
are signs of ripening, as it then cures 
better than when green. After drying 
in windrows for 2 or 3 days it may be 
put in the barn. When grown for summer 
feeding it should be grown in drills 2% 
to 3 feet apart, with about 8 stalks to the 
foot, or in drills 2 feet apart, with a 
dozen or more stalks to each hill. 12 
pounds per acre are sufficient for this 
method. 5 pounds per acre when grown 
for syrup. Sow from the middle of April 
to the first of August. 
Early Orange. J his , h « bee ? 
---1_ ° found the best 
variety for stock feeding, since it pro¬ 
duces the strongest stalks, and is less 
liable to lodge than any of the other 
saccharine sorghums. Lb. 20 cts.. Post¬ 
paid. Write for prices on larger quan¬ 
tities. 
Sugar Drip. J his f or P h , um is said 
r to make a larger yield 
of syrup than either Amber or Orange, 
and of a decidedly better quality. Since 
the making of syrup is not so difficult, 
this should encourage its making not 
only for the home, but for local markets 
as well. For forage it is the equal of either of the other 
varieties, but not quite so early as the Orange. Lb. 20 cts. 
Postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Early Orange 
Sorghum. 
Early Amber An earl y productive variety, which grows 
-1- ■ . . from eight to ten feet high, the name 
being taken from the clear amber color of the syrup, which 
is of the best quality. As a forage plant it is very valuable, 
and affords on rich soil two or three cuttings during the 
summer. Sow in drills two feet apart and cultivate as corn. 
For an acre, ten pounds in drills, or five pounds if sown for 
syrup; two bushels sown broadcast for hay. Lb. 20 cts. 
Postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Rural Branching, or Milo Maize. u * ° m r ' 
which is non-saccharine, flourishes in the hottest weather, 
growing in a bush-like form and throwing out suckers from 
all the lower joints. The foliage procured is of fair quality 
and may be cut at any stage for green feed or cured for fod¬ 
der. Make the drills four feet apart, sow the seed thinly and 
cultivate as corn. For an acre, five pounds. Lb. 20 cts. 
Postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
White Kaffir Corn. u 
low, perfectly erect, and quite distinct from the other non¬ 
saccharine varieties, branching from the top joints instead 
of stooling from the roots. It may be cured, the stalks as 
well as blades, into excellent fodder, but if wanted for this 
purpose should be cut as the first seed-heads come into 
bloom; if sown as soon as the ground is warm a second crop 
may be made afterwards. It is available for green feed from 
early in the season to winter, and is greatly relished by all 
kinds of stock, its nutritive value ranking very high indeed. 
The grain is produced on heads about one foot long, and may 
be fed to poultry or ground into a flour very useful for 
stock feed. Sow in rows three feet apart and cultivate as 
com, or broadcast for forage, either alone or with cowpeas. 
For an acre, five pounds in drills, or fifty pounds broadcast. 
Lb. 20 cts. Postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
SUDAN GRASS 
Introduced from Africa a few years ago, this species of 
sorghum has become quite popular in the Southwest, where 
conditions are unfavorable for sowing other grasses success¬ 
fully. The plant closely resembles Johnson Grass, except 
that it does not have the rootstalks by which the grass 
spreads from year to year, and being an annual, could never 
become the pest that Johnson Grass is. It grows from four 
to seven feet high, stools remarkably, and can be cut at 
least three times during a season. It is finer in growth than 
sorghum, and will produce more and better hay than millet. 
Being a warm-weather plant, in the latitude of Norfolk it 
should not be sown before May, or later than July. It is 
easily mowed, and cures readily. When sowed in drills 
eighteen inches apart four to six pounds are required to an 
acre, or about twenty-five when sown broadcast. As it is 
extremely difficult to tell the seed from that of Johnson 
Grass, only seed that has been tested for purity and germina¬ 
tion should be sown. The seed offered by us has been thus 
tested. Lb. 20 cts. Postpaid. Write for prices per 100 or 
1,000 pounds. 
TEOSINTE 
(Reana Luxurians.) 
A Central American fodder plant which is becoming more 
popular each year. It bears, in general appearance, consider¬ 
able resemblance to Indian corn, but the leaves are longer and 
broader, while the stalk contains a sweet sap. The growth 
is exceedingly rapid, and it will often attain a height of 
twelve or more feet, an amazing number of shoots being pro¬ 
duced by each plant, the stalks thickly set with succulent and 
nutritious foliage. Like most other plants of its kind Teo- 
sinte is very sensitive to cold, and should, therefore, be 
grown only in warm climates, and sowing deferred until dan¬ 
ger of frost is past. In favorable seasons several cuttings 
may usually be made. Make the rows three feet apart, drop¬ 
ping two or three seeds every twelve inches. We feel sure 
that all who need crops of this sort will be pleased with 
Teosinte having never yet received an unfavorable report re¬ 
garding it. For an acre, four pounds. 1 oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 
cts., 1 lb. 60 cts. Postpaid. Write for prices on larger quan¬ 
tities. 
Remember we deliver free at catalogue prices—except where noted. Write for special prices in large quantities. 
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