HANSEN PROSO 
THE DRY LAND 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 
Here is an all-purpose grain that farmers 
have been looking for. It matures quickly, is 
an abundant producer, very drouth resistant, 
makes good forage, can be planted late, is good 
food for live stock and poultry, is a heavy 
grain, and grows in any soil. 
Best Catch Crop. Proso matures in 60 to 
70 days, and should not be sown until after 
the middle of May. It may even be planted 
as late as July 20th. When cut before seed 
forms it produces three tons of good hay per 
acre. ' 
Stands More Dry Weather Than Any Other 
Grain. During the drouth, many farmers 
seeded Proso after the other crops had failed, 
and when the late rains came they had plenty 
of feed. 
Ideal for Poultry. In a very interesting 
poultry feeding test with Proso mixed with corn, oats, barley and 
wheat, none of the others were touched until the Proso was gone. 
It is very valuable because of its high protein content. Proso does 
not have to be threshed for poultry feeding, but may be fed in shock. 
Pasture and Forage. Proso may be pastured until it heads out. 
It is equally good pasture after harvest until frost. If planted real 
early. Proso furnishes pasture for those who are short on feed. Proso 
straw makes a wonderful forage because it retains its green color 
and does not chaff. 
Ideal for Cattle and Hogs. Proso grain is considered one of the 
best feeds for live stock, equal to or better than wheat. Farmers 
tell us that ground Proso is equal to corn in finishing off live stock 
for market. 
Sam himmelf behind a 
bundle of Proso grown 
on his farm 
HOW TO PLANT: Proso may be 
planted on any kind of land, either 
broadcast or drilled. Many farm¬ 
ers report that by planting Hansen 
Proso in late May or June, the 
plants will produce 15 to 25 stems 
each. When the heads first begin 
to turn while the straw is still 
green, it should be cut with a 
binder and threshed as soon as pos¬ 
sible. Average yield of Hansen 
Proso is from 40 to 75 bushels per 
acre in a good season with a seed¬ 
ing of 20 to 30 lbs. per acre. The 
grain averages 60 to 64 lbs. per 
bushel. 
Prices: 10 lbs. 80c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 
50 lbs. $2.15; 100 lbs. $4.00; 500 
lbs. $19.40. 
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