Millet Is An Excellent Catch Crop 
Disco Millets 
All millets require a rich, mellow soil, as the roots 
penetrate only a few inches under the surface, and 
they should have a rather heavy clay loam that will 
hold moisture close to the surface. 
Use any of the millets as a catch crop after early 
maturing small grain crops. We suggest that you 
double disk and drill in your seed in the dry dis¬ 
tricts. We advise sowing millet any time after the 
soil is warm until the first of August. 
VORONEZH “BLACK PROSO MILLET”— Vor¬ 
onezh (Black Proso) Millet originated from the 
province Voronezh in Russia. It was from there 
that Mr. M. A. Carleton of the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture received a quantity of this Millet, 
and for that reason gave it the name Voronezh. 
Voronezh Millet should be sown at the same 
time as other Proso Millets, care being taken not 
to plant too early in the Spring. It is very 
drought resistant and grows from 36 to 54 inches 
tall. The seed grows pretty well to the tup in the 
same manner as Early Fortune Millet does. 
Voronezh Millet is used mainly for human food 
in Russia as the seed is not so hard and flinty as 
other Proso Millets. Growers of Voronezh Millet 
in this country report that the seed makes better 
feed for livestock than other Proso Millets due 
to the fact that it grinds up more floury due to its 
nonflinty characteristics. 
Another point in its favor is that when the 
seed crop is ripe the stalks and leaves are still 
green, thus assuring the grower that not only will 
he get a seed crop but that the straw after being 
threshed will afford him a plentiful supply of good 
feed, feed which in every sense of the word will 
be equal to well cured prairie hay. Cattle and 
hogs relish and do well on Voronezh Millet. 
We can offer only a limited supply of Voronezh 
Millet seed this Spring, so we suggest that you 
get your orders in early. 
GERMAN MILLET —The most popular millet on 
the market, has great stooling habits, and is very 
leafy and bushy, grows 3 to 4 feet high, one of 
the best millets for hay, and should be cut when 
in full bloom. Will make a crop in two months. 
Protect your hay requirements this year by put¬ 
ting in an adequate acreage of German millet. 
Sow 25 pounds per acre. 
HUNGARIAN MILLET— This variety is highly re¬ 
garded for hay purposes, and is one of the heaviest 
yielders of all millets, is drouth resistant, and 
will do its best in cool northern climates, is con¬ 
sidered equal to any millet in feed value, grows 
4 to 5 feet tall. Convince yourself by giving it 
a trial. Sow broadcast 30 pounds to the acre. 
SIBERIAN MILLET —A very fine millet. Unus¬ 
ually early, extremely hardy and withstands 
drouth. The plant shows remarkable stooling 
habits, and is a good producer. Sow 30 pounds 
to the acre. 
JAPANESE —Justly called Billion Dollar grass. 
Will grow from 6 to 9 feet tall. Stands up re¬ 
markably well and yields enormous crops. The 
hay is tender and highly relished, and in nutri¬ 
tive value exceeds most canes and millets. Ex¬ 
cellent for working horses. Sow 20 pounds to 
the acre. 
HOG or BROOM CORN WHITE PROSO— Grows 
from 18 inches to 36 inches. Yields an unusually 
heavy crop of seed from 60 to 70 bushels per 
acre. The seed will mature and be ready to har¬ 
vest about two months after the date of seeding. 
For hay purposes use from 30 to 40 pounds, and 
for seed from 8 to 12 pounds per acre. 
EARLY FORTUNE RED PROSO— Is the same type 
as white proso except that the color of the seed 
is red. Sow the same amounts as proso millet. 
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MILLET—FREE 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
The Finest Investment in Agriculture 
It is considered a valuable feed crop for young stock, as rape contains the necessary elements which 
will give them proper growth. It is so reasonable in price that the money you invest in the price of 
the seed will be paid back many times. All sheep raisers know its value and they would not under¬ 
take to raise sheep without an adequate acreage of rape. It is also relished very much by cattle and 
.hogs. Calves and young pigs show a marked increase in weight and growth when pastured on rape. 
Sow from April to August, 6 to 7 pounds per acre. 
DISCO IMPROVED SEED GRAINS 
If you are in the market for new strains of Seed Grain, it will pay you to write us, as we are in close 
touch with some of the best growers of wheat, oats, barley, rye, speltz, flax, buckwheat, sunflower, etc. 
All seed grains put out by us are thoroughly recleaned and free of any noxious weeds. 
THATCHER WHEAT 
Beardless, Rust Resistant 
No Wheat in recent years has been acclaimed with 
so much enthusiasm as Thatcher. Its rust resistant 
qualities have proven it to be in a class by itself 
anywhere. Last year in competitive tests it out- 
yielded Marquis, Ceres, Burbank, and Durum va¬ 
rieties by as much as 50 per cent, and in the sections 
where rust damaged the Wheat Crop, Thatcher in a 
number of cases was the only Wheat which stood 
up under the ravages of rust and returned a good 
yield. Thatcher has a strong straw, slightly shorter 
than Marquis, and is a few days earlier maturing. 
Our stocks are genuine, so you can be assured when 
you place your order with us that you will get a 
proper start in this Wonder Wheat. 
SPELTZ 
A grain that will do well on most any kind of 
soil, or climatic conditions. High in food value and 
an excellent feed for hogs, you will be able to raise 
this where wheat will fail. Give it a trial. 
BISON FLAX 
This is considered the outstanding flax on the 
market today because it is very wilt resistant, and 
is a heavy yielder. Plan now to put in a few acres. 
Do not wait till all other crops fail and it is too late. 
RED WING FLAX 
This variety was developed by the Minnesota Ex¬ 
perimental Station and like Bison Flax it is wilt 
and rust resistant, and has proven itself to be a 
good yielder all through the Northwest. Well worth 
a trial. 
HOUSES, MITCHELL, S. D.—EMMETSBURG, IOWA 
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