'Sterling and Northland Farm Seeds ^ 
GRASSES—Cont. 
Kentucky Blue Grass. This makes the best, sweetest and 
most nutritious pasture for all kinds of stock. It is very hardy 
and is uninjured by cold or dry weather, hot sun or tramping 
of hoofs. The roots are so thick and stout that they form a 
tough sod. Blue Grass requires two years to get well started 
and for that reason it is often sown in mixture with" other 
grasses. Sometimes called “June Grass.” From 20 to 25 lbs. of 
“Northland” Brand seed required to the acre when sown alone. 
Red Top (Solid Seed). A valuable grass for moist rich soils 
where it thrives very luxuriantly. It is a good variety to sow 
with Timothy and Clover for meadow or pasture and is more 
permanent than either of the other two. It should be fed close. 
If it is allowed to grow up to seed, the cattle dislike it. On 
good soil it grows about two feet high; on poor gravelly land 
about half that height. It has been grown successfully even 
on alkali land where other grasses failed. Red Top is com¬ 
monly known as Herd’s Grass and should be more extensively 
grown, especially in combination with other grasses. Solid 
Seed Red Top is free from chaff and weighs 14 pounds to the 
bushel. Only ten pounds of “Northland” Brand required to the 
acre. 
Reed Canary Grass, or Plialaris. “It thrives in locations 
where the water table is practically at the surface of the soil 
all the time and above the surface part of the time. No other 
forage crop, the seed of which is available in quantity, will 
thrive so well on highly productive lands that are too wet for 
most other crops. Broadcast 4 to 6 lbs. per acre.” Taken from 
Special Bulletin No. 137, University of Minnesota Agricultural 
Extension Division. 
Timothy. As a crop for hay, Timothy is probably unsur¬ 
passed by any other grass. It is greatly relished by all kinds 
of stock especially horses. It yields more nutritive matter 
than any other grass or forage plant. It is not suited for a 
permanent pasture as it will in the course of a few years run 
out. It is, however, well adapted to early spring grazing as 
it starts up quickly in the spring, and in favorable fall 
weather can be pastured in the autumn as well. 
AMBER CANE 
Minnesota Sorghum or Amher Cane. This is an early va¬ 
riety of sorghum that was originated in Minnesota and has 
been, by careful selection, very much improved as to its 
sugar content during recent years. It is especially valuable 
for the manufacture of sorghum syrup which is now a 
profitable and staple product on many farms in the North¬ 
west. Many stockmen prefer to plant the Minnesota 
sorghum for forage purposes because of its earliness and 
high sugar content. It produces a tonnage almost equal to 
the southern sorghum and makes a crop of seed of high 
feeding value in addition to the forage. Plant in drill rows 
and cultivate the same as corn. 
Southern Cane. This variety does not mature so early as 
the Minnesota Sorghum, but the yield is usually heavier. 
When Sorghum is grown for fodder only, the Southern Cane 
will give the greatest tonnage and is usually grown on that 
account by dairymen, to feed their milch cows. It is also 
desirable when grown as a pasture plant for sheep, hogs or 
cattle. All kinds of stock eat it readily. Southern Cane is 
not suitable for making syrup when grown in the North, 
but for feed is splendid. 
FIELD PEAS 
Canada Field Peas, Yellow. Height of vine 3V 2 to 4 feet. 
This variety is extensively grown in Canada, Wisconsin and 
other pea growing sections, and has a large sale, not only 
for agricultural purposes, but for use in soups. 
White Marrowfat. Height 3 y 2 feet. Grown on account of the 
great quantities of pods which it bears and for canning pur¬ 
poses. The vines are of strong, sturdy growth but mature the 
pods quite late. The large, cylindrical, light colored pods are 
well filled with round, smooth, light yellow peas of some¬ 
what dry and mealy quality. 
MILLET 
Early Fortune Millet. The seed is of a beautiful red color and 
distinguished in appearance, two or three times the size of 
German Millet. This variety heads in from 25 to 35 days. It 
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