★ SUDAN GRASS ★ 
ably. Its hay is equal to Timothy Hay— 
analysis shows 8.2 per cent protein. Stems 
are not extra heavy even though plant grows 
tall. For hay, cut when in bloom or a little 
earlier—about the time the heads appear. 
Sudan is an annual—re-seeded each year. 
When other grasses wither because of dry 
weather, Sudan keeps supplying pasture. 
Don’t sow Sudan until the soil is warm— 
corn-planting time or a little later. Seed can 
be drilled or broadcast—cover a half inch. 
Broadcast 20 to 30 pounds per acre. Sudan 
is often sown with Soy Beans or Cow Peas, 
making a fine combination. Sudan is a quick, 
sure, heavy producer of hay, pasture or en¬ 
silage. 
★ 
“I would like to tell you of the success I had 
with your Clover Seed last year. I bought one 
and one-half bushels of your Mammoth Clover 
and one-half bushel of your Alsike Clover and 
last fall I had the nicest ‘Clover catch’ around 
here, so people tell me who saw it .”—Ivanetta 
LaRock, Lawrenceville, N. Y. 
GOOD POTATO CULTURE 
Seed pieces must be large enough to give the plant a good start. The seed 
piece must furnish the nourishment until the sun hits the leaf and it starts to 
utilize food from the soil. 
The fertilizer should be applied in bands about 2 inches on each side of the 
seed piece at the same level or below. Fertilizer immediately above or below 
the seed piece or even mixed with the soil in the row has resulted in lower 
yields. Broadcasting is not advisable. 
Get at your potatoes early. Use the weeder before the crop is up and con¬ 
tinue after it has broken through the ground. 
Experimental results show that cultivation for other purposes than weed control 
is not essential. Level cultivation is more effective in controlling moisture than 
throwing up ridges. Ridging encourages washes and erosion in heavy storms. 
Spraying or proper and careful dusting for blight is so very important. Many 
a crop was lost because of a lack of proper blight prevention. Start spraying or 
dusting when the plants are 4 inches high or even less. Then continue through¬ 
out the season. 
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