60 JlM.SA^i'rnMJtuf'^The Pioneer '^tnericanSeedsmari'-EstablishedlSTO 
Forage and Hay Crops—These Are AH Annual Crops—They Will Assure You 
Sufficient Supply of Good Cattle Feed At a Very Small Cost Per Acre. 
1593 Canada Field Peas 
I am of the opinion from experi¬ 
ence and obseivation that Canada 
I'Meld I’eaH iilanted at the rate of 
50 lbs. per acre, with 1% bushels of 
oat.s, will i)r(i(iuee the most val¬ 
uable hof? and other stock fodder 
for fall and winter feedinfr and for 
eai l.v summer pasture that you can 
po.ssibly jilant. Valuable, I will say, 
first on account of its earliness, 
inatui'inK' four to six weeks earlier 
than corn. Second, the immense 
yield of rich, dry fodder. We ad¬ 
vise sowing with the peas, the 
Kherson or Iowa 103 Oats, as they 
mature at about the same time. If 
you are going to plant the peas on 
high, poor land, the Swedish Select 
or taller growing late oats would 
be bettor. Plant a field of these 
oats and peas near your home yards 
and at th'' ri.ght time turn the hog.s 
in and lot them do the harvest. 
'I'hoy will pay you for it. If planted 
alone sow 90 lbs. ])er .acre. I.b.. 
vts.i :! lbs., 1>(J els.; lbs., 85 cts., 
Iinsl paiil. 
J5!i;5 Ciiiiiula Field I'eas 
Cow Peas 
1583 Improved Whippoorwill 
Sow broadcast 1 Eu. per acre or 
■15 lbs. in drilLs 36 inclu'S ai)art wlii-n 
danger of frost is over. Cowijcas 
produce one of the large.st and the 
most nutritiou.s foiage crops grown. 
When turned under, they furnisli 
nitrogen and generally enhance the 
me<h;mioal condition of the soil. 
They make a fine feed for work and 
beef-stock and for dairy herds, and 
;ire nearly e(|ual in value to alfalfa 
and wheat-hran. Cowpeas eontjiin 
four times as much digestible iiro- 
tein as timothy hay. The I'nited 
States department of Agriculture 
says; “No one thing can add more 
to the agricultural wealth of the 
South than the grow ing of Cowpeas.” 
I lb., tl5 et.s.; 1! Ib.M., dll ids.; .5 Ib.s., S5 
oIn., poNlpaid. 
IdIO Itape Dwarf Ks.sev 
1626 Hungarian Millet 
Often called Hungarian Grass. 
Very similar to German Millet, 
only finer. 1 lb.. ^.5 cts.: 3 Ib.s.. 
CO ids.i 5 Ib.s., 7.5 cts., postpaid. 
Special Crops for Poultry Food 
Sunflower 
1662 Mammoth Russian 
A small patch of cultivated sun¬ 
flowers will produce a great quantity 
of the very best poultry feed for win¬ 
ter. Drill in rows, cut with a corn 
harvester, dry' thoroughly and let the 
fowls do the threshing. If you can't 
spare land for-cultivating, plant tliem 
in waste ctirners. 10 lbs. per acre. % 
ll»., 15 cts.; 1 lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., (10 cts.; 
5 lbs., 85 cts., postpaid. 
11131 Milo Mai/.e 
ld.31 MIDO-.M.Vl'/.M Forage I’lant 
of Great Merit. Ijeloiig.-i U< the 
.\’un-Saccharine Sorghums. It is 
jironounced the best and sure.st 
grain crop for dry countries and 
seasons, even better than Kaffir 
corn. It grows several smclh-r 
h<ads on side .shoots, often as 
many as eight he.ads on .a stalk. 
Very valuable for feeding stock 
and proves a gold mine for 
cliickon feed. Plant 15 pounds 
per acre in drills. >.j III., 15 cts.: 
I lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., Ud els.; ,5 lbs., 
.s.', <dM., postpaid. 
Idd2 
Mammoth'*^ Russian 
Sunflower 
1623 Kaffir Corn 
Makes splendid feed for poultry, fed 
cither in the ffiMin or ground and cooked. 
Foliage and stalk make excellent forage. 
Cultivate the same as common corn, re¬ 
quiring 15 pounds of seed per acre in 
(hills. Vj Ib.. 1.5 cts.; I lb., 2.5 ets.; 3 
Ills., dd cts.; 5 Ihs.. 8.5 cts., postpaid. 
1591 Feterita 
The great advantage Feterita has over 
Kallir corn and all other plants of that 
.'lass is its extreme earliness and great 
drought resisting qualities. Feterita is 
from ‘10 to 30 days earlier than Kaffir 
corn, makes excellent fodder and pro¬ 
duces a liu'ge grain crop: in some in- 
slaiKrs it made an excellent yield of grain 
in the semi-arid regions without having 
rcKived any rain from the time it was 
planted until it was harvested. Plant 15 
lbs. per acre in drills. 'A lb.. 15 cts.; 
1 11)., 25 ets.; 3 lbs., dd cts.; 5 lbs., 85 
<ds., postpaid. 
Buckwheat 
Buckwheat can be easily grown wher¬ 
ever whe.'it will grow, ;>rodueing a good 
yield (>n light or poor soils and under fa¬ 
vorable conditions, it is very profitable, 
being ui big demand for millmg, also the 
best ' llee pasture." Wiw 36 pounds per 
acre in drills, 50 poimds broadcaist. Buck¬ 
wheat is an excellent poultry feed. We 
know of ono case where one-quarter acre 
field furnished .seed for over three hun- 
dretl chickens for three months. 
1.523 Japanese Buckwheat—Larger seeded 
than Silver Hull. Seed black, good yielder. 
About equal to Silver Hull in all ways for 
all purposes. 1 II)., 2.5 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 
cts.; 5 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. 
152 4 Silver Hulled—This is a later va¬ 
riety. Used extensively as a late crop, and 
as a smothering crop for land batlly in¬ 
fested with weeds. 1 lb., 2.5 ets.; 3 lbs.. 
60 cts.; 5 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. 
1640 Dwarf Essex Rape 
I want to impress it on you 
that tlie Dwarf E.ssex Rape? 
will grow and thrive, and be 
luofltable in many' places on 
your farm. In the .sjiring 
when you arc sowing small 
gr.-iins. sow it at the r.-ite of 
•1 iiounds per acre with yonr 
grain. This will furnish val¬ 
uable pasture after harvest. 
Plant it with fall rye at the 
rate of about throe pounds to 
the acre in the months of 
April or May, and it will 
make you a good pasture 
with the rye in summer. 
I’lant it by itself at the rate 
of 5 lbs. per acre and see the 
immense yield of forage it 
will produce. Sow it at the 
rate of 3 lbs. per acre with 
your cultivation of coin. This 
is undoubtedly the most 
Iirofltable place to sow ra!>o 
seed. If y'ou are hogging the 
corn down, the hogs will 
clean the rape as well as the 
corn. If you husk ymur corn 
and pasture the cornstalks, 
all kinds of stock eat it 
readily', and this gives them 
green food with the dry'. 
Dwarf Essex Raiie is the only 
variety' that is valuable. I.b.. 
25 ets.; .3 Ib.s., 66 ets.; 5 lbs., 
85 ets., postpaid. 
1613 Sudan Grass 
The Wonderful Hay Crop 
One of the best annual forage 
plants ever introduced, suitable for 
almost any locality. Sudan Grass 
tliiives best on rich loam, but has 
been successfull.v grown on almost 
every' kind of soil, from heav.\' clay' 
to light sand. Colei, wet, boggy soils 
are not suited to Sudan Grass. 
Sudan Grass is a sorghum, and an 
annual, without underground root 
sprouts. It grows 4 to 5 feet high ii , 
drilled seedings, and 5 to 8 feet in 
cultivated rows. Do not sow Sudan 
Gr:t.ss before eorii planting time. 
Like corn, it is a warm wealher crop. 
In favorable seasons, the growin.g 
period is long, and several* cuttings 
can be obtained in one season. Eoi- 
ha.v it is ready to cut in 60 to 75 
days, when it is in full head. It con¬ 
tinues its growth, and in 40 to 45 
days it is ready' for another cutting. 
Sudan Grass is an enormous 
yielder, producing 3 or 4 tons of hay 
at tlie first cutting. The second cut¬ 
ting is lighter, and the ha.v is much 
finer. Live stock of all kinds will cat 
the hay readily. 
For ha.v, sow at the rate of 20 to 30 
lbs. per acre, using a grain drill, and 
cover from one to one and one-half 
inches deep. Heavy seeding makes 
finer quality' hay'. 1 lb., 25 ots.; 3 ib.s., 
66 els.; .5 Ib.s., 8.5 ct.s., postpaid. 
1613 Sudan Grass 
Millet 
When Corn fails you or when Season is too wet for Corn on 
low barren ground here is the one crop you can sow as late 
as July and harvest a Big Crop of excellent hay. 
1625GermaHi or Golden Millet 
Sometimes called Golden Millet. 
Few other grasses or forage 
Iilants have been able to produce 
the enormous yields of this plant. 
It has produced four to five tons 
of hay to the acre and from sev¬ 
enty to eighty bushels of seed. It 
may be sown on newly broken 
ground in the spring and as late 
as July. Leaves the ground in ex- 
ct*llent condition for the following 
cr.op. Plant thirty pounds to the 
aoe. 1 II)., 25 cl.s.: 3 lbs., 60 cts.; 
5 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. 
1627 Japanese Millet or Billion Dollar Grass 
All things considered, we call this the most valuable thing 
in our whole list of forage plants. It has been sold under 
different names, as "Billion Dollar Grass,’’ “Steel Trust Mil¬ 
let,” etc. We recommend it for the following reasons: First, 
it makes more hay tlian German Millet or any other. Sec¬ 
ond, altliough it grows so large, sometimes seven or ei,glit 
feet high, the hay is of the most excellent quality, suiiorior 
to corn fodder. Third, it is adapted to all sections and a 
great success wherever tried. It docs well on low ground. 
Fourth, two crops a seiison may' be cut from it, or, if left to 
ripen, it will yield almost as many bu.shels of seed per acre, 
as oats. Fifth, it requires less seed per acre than any other 
millet, 20 to 30 pound.s being sufiicient. Sixth, it makes fine 
silage, especially if mixed with soy beans or sand veteli. 
Seventh, it is highly endorsed and recommended by' the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, by all Experiment Stations 
and by seedrnen generally HO lbs. per bu.). 1 lb., 25 cts.; 
3 lbs., 60 cts.; 5 Ib.s., 75 cts.. po.stpuid. 
Spring Wheat 
1664 New Marquis Beardless 
The IvIdr of the Spring Varieties. Marquis is su¬ 
preme, it outyields anylhing and everything in beardless 
wlieat. By far the best variety tor the corn belt. 
This wheat has very stiff straw of medium height, 
which does not lodge easily, the heads are bald and 
quite heavy, 'have smooth yellow chaff: the kernels 
flinty, more round than those of other spring wheats, 
ttiicker and more plump, and of dark red color. Sow 
90 lbs. per acre. 
1665 Progress Spring Wheat 
This is an extremely hardy, bearded variety of won¬ 
derful productiveness, generally yielding at least 10 bu. 
more per acre than other kinds of Spring Wheat. , Sow 
90 lbs. per acre. Makes e.xcellent bread. 
Barley 
1518 Barley—Wis. Pedigree Bearded 
The Sweepstakes Barley of the YVorld 
This is the barley that won First, Second, Third and 
Fourth Prizes in the “Open to the World” Contest at 
Omaha a *few years ago, besides a number c)f speeiai 
prizes. It was aUo awarded First, the only prize offered, 
in “Barley in Sheaf, Open to the World.” 
Wisconsin Pedigree Barley is a selection from Oder- 
brucker and comes from the foremost state in the Union 
in the prod\iotion of Barley. It is the result of many 
years' selection and bret^dingr, starting* with a singrle per¬ 
fect stalk. Sow 2 bu. per acre. 
1516 Barley—Wisconsin No. 38 Barbless 
Originated by the IV'iseonsln Experiment Station. Re¬ 
markably heavy yielder producing over 70 bushel per 
acre. Tlie vei-y fine.<t for malting purposes. Its smo()th 
beard.s. resistance to hot wealher, and heavy yielding 
qualities make it the r.'.i.'d'oulstanding variety. 
1642 Rye—Mammoth Spring 
A Most Profitable Crop. Quite different from Winte,r 
Rye: highly valued as a catch crop. It is not only more 
productive, but the grain is of finer quality, grown in 
any latitude. Straw is of special value as it stands 5 or 
6 feet high, being better than that of Winter Rye and 
producing nearly four times as much straw as Oats. 
I’roduees .'10 to 40 bushds of grain to the acre. As it 
does not stool like Winter Rye, not less than two bushels 
to the acre should be sown. 
Special Postpaid Prices on Seed Wheat 
—Barley, Rye, Speltz and Oats as de¬ 
scribed above: 1 Ib., 22 cts.; 3 lbs., 57 
cts.; 5 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. 
See Special List Enclosed for Low 
Prices on Quantities of Above. 
1658 Speltz or Emmer 
Sow 80 Lbs. per .4ci-e 
A valuable grain, closely related to wheat; the ker¬ 
nels, however, are tightly enclosed in the hulls or husk, 
and these adhere to the grain when it is threshed. It 
produces good crops even'Under adverse circumstances 
where other grain fails. It withstands more dry weather 
than any other grain, and produces more food value 
per acre than any other cereal, while it is a most valu¬ 
able feed for all kinds of stock. It can be fed to 
horses, the same as oats, with the hulls on. Speltz can 
be grown on most any kind of soil, rich or jxior. wet 
or dry, as it will not lodge like other grain because of 
the stiff and strong straw, and will always bring the 
best returns. 
SEED-OATS 
The largest Yielders Yet Introduced —iDe- 
veloped by the Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin 
and Missouri Experiment Stations 
1635 Columbia 
.Missouri .State Experiment Station Developnieni. 
Columbia is a strain of Fulghum, originated by tlie 
Missouri Station. It is similar to Kanota in nia.:.y 
respects, but liol so sensitive to late seeding. In f:!'-!, 
Columbia does exceptionally well (xirapared With other 
varietie.s when sown late. A vei-y early oai; gram 
browni.sh gray; panicle open; straw short and stiff. 
1634 lowar 
Iowa State Experiment Station Development. A sin¬ 
gle plant selection from Kherson (Sixt.v-Uayl made li.v 
the Iowa Station in 1910. i'irst distributed in 1.919. 
S’lightly later than Sixty-Day; grain w-hitc, small, usu¬ 
ally awned; panicle open; straw .somewhat taller and 
siiffer than Si.vty-Day. 
1637 Gopber Minnesota No. 674 
5linnesofa .State Experiment .Station Development. 
Gopher is a w-hite early maturing variety with straw 
so stiff and strong that it does not lodge even on well- 
manured farm lajid. It is also adapted for growing 
on i)cat land. It is without any question the best oats 
fir the rich dairy farms of soulhern Minnesota, Iowa 
and IVisfsinsin and unequalled for sowing with clover 
and alfalfa as a nurse crop. 
1636 Improved Swedish Select 
IViseonsin State Experiment Station Development. 
Considered by many to be the most valtiable oats 
raised today. It posses.sos striking features, the grain 
is short, plump, white, and very heavy, under favorable 
conditions averaging about 41) pounds lo the measured 
bushel. Owing to its great root develo;)ment it stands 
very high for its drought resisting qualities. At the 
Wisconsin Exiieriment Station it has stood at the head 
of the list for several years, having been distributed 
by that Station as Wisconsin No. 2. Sow 2 Bu. per acre. 
