CARL A. HANSEN NURSERY. BROOKINGS. SOUTH DAKOTA 
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HANSEN 
SIBERIAN SWEET CLOVER 
A NEW CLOVER OF REAL VALUE 
Often Called Arctic Sweet Clover in Canada 
This remarkable Sweet Clover was introduced 
from the dry Semipalatinsk region of Siberia by 
Prof. N. E. Hansen. It makes an astounding 
growth in one year, often reaching a height of 
6 to 8 feet. Has very succulent stems and may be 
cut two or three times a season without harm if 
the last cutting is not done too late. 
A more rank grower than common sweet clover, 
it has a finer stem and leaf and makes better 
hay. It is much hardier and will withstand our 
coldest winters and dryest summers. 
Get a good start now as there is a growing de¬ 
mand for the seed at a good profit. 
By Mail, Postpaid: Large Packet, 25c; 1 lb., 50c; 
5 lbs., $2.00. By Express or Freight Collect: 10 
lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs., $6.50; 100 lbs., $25.00. 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
Crested Wheat is fast becoming the leading for¬ 
age grass in dry areas throughout our central and 
northwest states for it will establish a permanent 
pasture for good forage in our dryest seasons. 
Seed offered here is from the original strain first 
imported into America by Prof. N. E. Hansen, of 
South Dakota State College, and is from a farther 
north and dryer region than some of the later im¬ 
portations. 
Postpaid: Large Pkt., 25c; 4 oz., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
By Express, Collect: 10 lbs., $7.50; 25 lbs., $15.00. 
CHEE GRASS 
A NEW FORAGE GRASS THAT DEFIES DROUTH 
Introduced by Prof. N. E. Hansen of South Da¬ 
kota State College, from one of the dryest spots of 
Siberia. 
The leaves are quite wide, somewhat resembling 
a marsh hay. It will grow to a height of 8 to 10 
feet in a season with even less than 8 inches an¬ 
nual rainfall on an almost pure alkali soil. Some¬ 
thing in its nature makes it like what we might 
consider a poor type of soil, though this does not 
in any way affect its feed value or growth on 
good soil. On ordinary soil it grows with equal 
vigor though not quite as tall but more bushy. It 
makes excellent hay if cut two or three times, 
though it gets rather tough if left uncut all season. 
It may be pastured, but will produce more for¬ 
age if grown and cut for hay. It is perennial, 
and will last for years after once being started. 
It is established best by the plant method as root 
stolons soon make a solid field of it, though it is 
readily plowed under when the field is to be put 
into other crops. 
We offer plants only, as the seed is very light 
and does not germinate well. We recommend set¬ 
ting the plants about 6 to 12 inches apart and in 
rows 12 inches to 3 feet apart. With one year's 
cultivating like corn, the result will be a much 
greater growth the following season, soon making 
a solid field. 
PRICES: 12 Plants, 35c; 50 Plants, $1.00; 100 
Plants, $1.75; 1.000 Plants, $10.00. 
Hansen Proso —The Dryland Wonder Grain! 
The Best Catch Crop for the Northwest—Matures in 60 Days. 
Can Be Planted Later and Will Stand More Dry Weather Than Any Other Grain. 
In seasons when wheat, barley, rye, and oats 
fail in the dry inland regions of eastern Europe 
and Asia, Proso, a grain millet, always gives a 
crop. In the United States in 1933, when thou¬ 
sands of acres of grain were burned up by the 
extreme drought, Proso, the grain wonder, saved 
the day. In many cases this was the only winter 
feed grown by thousands of farmers. Though it 
does best when sown in June, it may be sown in 
July and still mature a good crop. It produces as 
high as 70 bushels to the acre of grain, weighing 
60-65 pounds per bushel. 
Proso makes a splendid feed when fed whole or 
ground, for all kinds of live stock and poultry. 
Many farmers claim it will fatten hogs or cattle 
better than corn and that chickens lay better when 
fed Proso and prefer it to other grains or mash. 
Its forage in any stage of growth, or as hay, is 
not at any time injurious to live stock or poisonous 
like cane. Proso straw, which usually remains 
somewhat green, even though the grain is ripe, 
makes a good hay for winter feeding. 
Hansen Proso was introduced from Siberia by 
Prof. N. E. Hansen, chosen from 32 varieties, and 
selected for its white color, larger kernels, and 
greater productiveness. The seed is round and 
several times the size of millet, growing in a 
sprangly head resembling oats. The inner color 
of the grain is pure white and should not be 
confused with the colored prosos or so-called hog- 
millets on the market, as Hansen Proso is superior 
in every way, size, color, and production. 
Hansen Proso is unlike any other grain because 
of its extreme drouth resistance, together with the 
fact that it takes only 60 days to mature a crop, 
and needs only one good rain to produce a crop. 
One pound sown in late June usually means four 
or five bushels of Proso in fall. Proso also makes 
an excellent catch crop as it can be sown as late 
as July 15th. Farther south it has produced two 
good crops in one year. 
Every farmer 
should at least 
give Proso a trial, 
just a small idle 
strip if not more, 
and see for him¬ 
self the remark¬ 
able qualities of 
this wonder 
grain. This year 
we have some 
new advanced 
selections of the 
grain grown from 
the larger ker¬ 
nels of whitest 
seed, even better 
than previous 
years. 
The U. S. De¬ 
partment of Agri¬ 
culture in their 
"Proso Bulletin,” 
give many valu¬ 
able statistics re- 
garding the 
growing and 
feeding of Proso. 
Sow about 15 
to 25 pounds to 
the acre for best 
results. 
PRICES FOR HANSEN PROSO 
Large Packet, 10c, Postpaid. 4-oz. Sample. 
25c, Postpaid. 
By Express or Freight Collect: 10 lbs., $1.75; 
25 lbs., $2.75; 100 lbs., $6.50. F. O. B. 
Brookings. Sacks Free. 
One Bundle of Proso 
Grown in Western S. Dak. 
