Hoffman's 
SUDAN GRASS Sure-Catch , Fast-Growing Summer Crop 
SUDAN GRASS SEED 
Here is a crop that more farmers might 
use. Many folks found this crop a great 
help when they needed that help the most. 
During drought years it was a life-saver on 
many farms. When everything else failed, 
Sudan came through. It provided much sum¬ 
mer hay that otherwise could not have been 
gotten. It is a very inexpensive seeding. 
Walter Townsend, of Cochranville, Pa., 
says that four acres Sudan Pasture carries 20 
cows for four weeks—even during the hot¬ 
test part of the summer. 
Mr. Townsend sows heavy—1 y 2 bushels 
of seed per acre. He sows Winter Rye in 
the fall, pastures it in the spring until late 
April—then sows his Sudan Seed on that 
ground, and has continuous pasture until 
frost. 
Sudan grows quickly. Often ready to cut 
in 50 to 70 days after planting. Second 
crop sometimes inside the next 45 to 50 
days. The plant stools remarkably. Its hay 
is equal to Timothy Hay—analysis shows 
8.2 per cent protein. 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. Sudan is a quick, sure, heavy producer 
of hay, pasture or ensilage. 
This picture shows a tine feature 
about Sudan Grass. . . . After 
the first crop was removed this 
second crop came along quickly . 
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