Beat the Grasshoppers and Drought By Using These 
Improved FORAGE and SOILING CROPS 
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SORGHUMS FOR FODDER 
WACONIA SORGHUM “Genuine Originator’s 
Stock"—The popularity of this variety increased 
to such a high pitch last season that we were en¬ 
tirely sold out long before the end of the selling 
season. This caused a great deal of disappointment 
to numerous customers who had delayed too long in 
sending in their orders. Owing to the fact that it 
was drawn to our attention last season that there 
was Waconia Sorghum Cane offered under a tag 
which was not issued by the originator, we have 
made arrangements with the originator of Genuine 
Waconia Sorghum Cane that all seed put out by 
him will be sealed and tagged with the registered 
trade mark by him before distribution. This is a 
HjO^conia 
THAOC MARK 
Rca. U. S. PAT. OFF. 
SORGHUM CANE SEED 
ORIGINATORS PURE STOCK 
Our seal is your protection 
WACONIA SORGHUM CO. 
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA 
facsimile of the tag sealed on every bag of genu¬ 
ine originator’s pure stock of Waconia Sorghum 
Cane Seed without which none are genuine, thus 
insuring the grower, ourselves, our dealers, and 
our customers that they are receiving the Genuine 
originator’s stock of Waconia Sorghum Cane. Get 
your order in early. Sealed bags of 50 pounds 
and 100 pounds. 
NEW LOW PRUSSIC ACID CONTENT EARLY 
BLACK AMBER CANE NO. 39-30-S 
This cane the result of many years of selection and 
breeding by Prof. Clifford Franzke, was introduced 
by the South Dakota Agricultural College, Brook¬ 
ings, for the purpose of cutting down as far as 
possible the large death toll of livestock killed every 
year due to eating cane which contained a large 
per cent of prussic acid. As one farmer puts it, this 
is going to be the coming feed as far as cane is con¬ 
cerned when farmers get wise to it. Our stock is 
certified, or grown from certified seed, being ob¬ 
tained direct from seed which was raised under the 
supervision of the Agricultural College, Brookings, 
South Dakota. Drilled 10 to 12 pounds per acre. 
EARLY BLACK AND RED AMBER^The Ambers 
are the earliest of all the fodder canes. Will 
stand extremely dry, hot weather. Considered 
excellent for feeding stock. Sow 40 to 60 pounds 
broadcast; 10 to 12 pounds drilled per acre. 
HONEY DRIP—Very similar to Colman Sorghum 
and Red Amber, with stouter, more erect stem 
and usually a higher sugar content. In great favor 
in many districts of South Dakota and Iowa. We 
have an excellent stock of high germinating seed, 
the quantity, however, is limited. 
SUDAN GRASS 
Do not attempt to sow Sudan grass too early. It 
jvill not withstand frost. Leave seeding until after 
corn planting. Sudan is the ideal catch crop for hay. 
Will make a summer pasture within thirty days; 
its best growth being secured in hot, dry weather. 
Produces at least two cuttings of hay the same year 
—maybe three. It yields three to five tons of palat- 
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able, nutritious hay per acre. Broadcast 20 to 25 
pounds. Drilled, 15 to 20 pounds per acre. Twenty 
acres will make more pasture during the hot sum¬ 
mer months than 640 acres of native grass. See 
U. S. Government Bulletin. 
SORGHUMS FOR GRAIN 
SOONER MILO—South Dakota State Certified 
Last spring we procured a quantity of Certified 
Sooner Milo seed and made contracts with a number 
of prominent farmers to grow the seed under condi¬ 
tions where it would be impossible to have any mix¬ 
ture with other sorghums, thus insuring ourselves 
and our customers the seed crop would be absolutely 
pure and true to type. This seed was raised, in¬ 
spected and sealed under the supervision of the 
South Dakota Crop Improvement Association who 
have this to say: 
**The handling of Certified Seed is a painstaking job and 
the directors are determined to be very strict and thereby estab¬ 
lish a reputation for South Dakota pure seed growers.” 
Sooner Milo has made more friends for itself than 
any other grain sorghum ever grown in the North¬ 
west. Be sure to put in an acreage this year, thus 
insuring yourself of having a good supply of grain 
in spite of dry weather or grasshoppers. 
For those who don’t wish to pay the slight addi¬ 
tional cost for Certified Sooner Milo, we have excel¬ 
lent stocks of Sooner Milo (noncertified), seed of 
which was raised from pure Sooner Milo which we 
sold the growers last year. As good as anything on 
the market with the exception of the Certified 
Sooner Milo. 
COLBY MILO—A grain sorghum which may be ex¬ 
cellently harvested by combining. Grows 2 feet 
high, bearing compact brown heads on a very 
erect stalk, making it very lodge resistant. Slight¬ 
ly later than Sooner Milo. Feed value equal. 
EARLY KALO—After exhaustive tests, we have 
decided that this variety should be drawn to the 
attention of every farmer. Results in 1938 and 
1939 proved that it is well adapted in sections 
where dry weather and grasshoppers prove a detri¬ 
ment in obtaining a corn crop. Grows to a height 
of about 3% feet, stalks are leafy, and the grain 
is fully 90 per cent of the feed value of corn. A 
proven grain sorghum for the northwest. 
ATLAS SORGO—Atlas Sorgo is a cross between 
Blackhull Kaffir and Sourless Cane, and like most 
hybrids it combines not only the characteristics 
of the two parents but other improved traits of 
its own. It gives a tremendous yield per acre not 
only in forage but in grain as well. The grain has 
approximately 90 per cent of the feeding value of 
com. Being a variety of Sorghum it should not 
be planted until the ground is thoroughly warm 
and should not be covered too deeply. The usual 
quantity sown per acre is 5 to 10 pounds. 
KAFFIR CORN—Stalks grow from 5 to 6 feet tall, 
are very leafy, make excellent feed for all live 
stock. When cut for seed it will yield as much 
as 35 to 50 bushels per acre. Drill 8 to 12 pounds 
per acre. 
FETERITA—One of the outstanding gp*ain sor¬ 
ghums. Early and very drouth resistant, grows 5 
to 6 feet tall and has abundance of leaves which 
make excellent fodder. The grain is ideal for all 
live stock. Drill 8 to 12 pounds to the acre. 
GROHOMA—Produces an extra heavy thick leafy 
stalk, 4 to 5 feet tall. When growing it looks very 
much like corn. Later than any of the other va¬ 
rieties and produces a big yield of fodder. The 
grain makes fine feed for all live stock. 
The DAKOTA IMPROVED SEED COMPANY 
