KUDZU 
the great Forage Crop 
and SOIL BUILDER 
If you have some non-productive, rough, hilly ground 
that has heretofore been considered worthless, you can, 
by planting Kudzu, transform it into one of the most 
profitable portions of your farm. 
Kudzu Is proving to be a Godsend to owners of poor 
land. It is a perennial legume, contains more protein 
than alfalfa or wheat bran, and succeeds on land too 
poor for alfalfa. It is perfectly hardy in the Northern 
States, and can be grown almost anywhere, but the 
South is where it thrives to perfection. It is adapted 
to all kinds of well-drained soils, and will succeed in 
practically any land not water-soaked and not a desert. 
It is our honest opinion that Kudzu enriches non-pro¬ 
ductive, barren hillsides more rapidly and more per¬ 
manently than they can be improved in any other way. 
As an indication of the popularity of this fast-growing 
legume for erosion control, grazing and hay production, 
farmers cooperating with the Soil Conservation Service 
in its erosion control program, have planted Kudzu on 
thousands of acres of eroded land not suitable for row- 
crop production. It is reported that last year 5,000 
acres were planted in Georgia alone and 4,000 in North 
Carolina. The manner of growth prevents the soil from 
washing, and the roots penetrate so deeply as to make 
it proof against dry weather. Kudzu rapidly improves 
the soil by drawing nitrogen from the air. Poor, worn- 
out land soon regains its fertility and becomes richer 
every year. 
Kudzu makes a good permanent pasture. It has never 
been troubled with disease or insects. As a hay crop, 
one or more cuttings can be made eacli year in the 
North, and from two to four in the South. Instances 
are known where four cuttings of hay, averaging 2 V 2 
tons per cutting, have been made, making a total yield 
of ten tons per acre in a single season. 
Kudzu does not have to be cut at any certain time 
to save it. and may await the convenience of the farmer. 
It cures quickly, retains its bright green color, and the 
leaves do not drop off. A shower of rain does not ruin 
the hay. It can be harvested when weather conditions 
are unfavorable for other hays and will yield a tine 
quality of iiay, often when continued showers and damp¬ 
ness would ruin any other legume hay. 
KUDZU FOR COWS—Growers report that when fed 
to cows, Kudzu produces more milk than from any 
other one feed. 
KUDZU FOR HORSES—It is not injurious to horses 
and is perfectly safe for all stock, when fed either 
green or dry. Does not cause sickness of animals even 
when overfed. 
KUDZU FOR POULTRY—When moistened, Kudzu 
hay becomes almost like fre.sh foliage again and makes 
an excellent green ration for poultry, rabbits, etc., in 
the winter. 
Kudzu should be given cultivation the first season. A 
full crop of corn, a good crop of potatoes or any other 
similar crop may be raised on the same land the first 
year, so the farmer does not lose the use of the land. 
After the first year no cultivation is needed, as the 
plants will cover the ground and take root at the joints 
after the manner of strawberries, growing so rapidly 
as to choke out weeds and other plants. In spite of 
this manner of growth, it is an easy matter to get rid 
of Kudzu if desired, for it has a peculiar habit of 
neither blooming nor bearing seed under field culture, 
and the plants will sprout only from the crowns and 
can be killed by cutting off these crowns with a disk 
plow in hot, dry weather. When the crowns of Kudzu 
roots are cut off and exposed to sunshine for half a day 
or so they are killed, and the roots decay. Another 
method of eradicating Kudzu in case one desires to put 
a field back into intertilled crops, is to plow late in 
the fall, and plant the following spring to corn, beans, 
potatoes or any other crop that can be given careful 
cultivation. While Kudzu will stand more abuse than 
almost any other plant, it is much more easily erad¬ 
icated than alfalfa if one wants to get rid of it. Kudzu 
absolutely cannot become a weed pest. 
Growers are now propagating it almost entirely by 
transplanting young plants from old Kudzu fields. They 
prepare the ground the same as for a crop of corn and 
set plants 5 to 10 feet apart each way. While it is a 
common, everyday matter for a man to set out a num¬ 
ber of acres of cabbage, tomatoes, tobacco or sweet 
potatoes, setting each plant by hand, it is rather a 
shock at first to consider putting out a hay or pasture 
fieid in this manner. When we come to scrutinize this 
objection, however, it seems to vanish into thin air, 
for the common practice of setting the plants ten feet 
apart calls for only about 450 plants to the acre. This 
is a job not nearly so expensive as seeding an acre of 
alfalfa ; especially is this so when we take into con¬ 
sideration the fact that Kudzu does not have to be 
fertilized or iimed. 
Pri ces of Kudzu Seed 
Don’t make the mistake of buying anything but 
the best Kudzu seed obtainabie, and be sure that 
seed is inoculated. Our seed is put up in sealed 
packages only and guaranteed tot be the best that 
can be produced. With each order we will send 
complete cultural directions and sufficient bacteria 
for a thorough inoculation of the seed. Package, 
50c; 3 packages, $1.00; 8 packages, $2.00; 12 pack¬ 
ages (enough for one acre), $3.00; 25 packages, 
$5.00, postpaid. 
Kudzu Plants 
The Kudzu plants we have to offer are strong, 
self-inoculated field grown roots and are sure to 
give satisfaction. The setting of such plants insures 
getting a good start without delay. 
Plants should be set out in the early spring. Our 
supply of plants is limited, and as there is going 
to be an enormous demand for them this season, we 
recommend that our customers place their orders 
as soon as possible. If you will send your order 
early we can keep the plants for you until planting 
time. 
PRICES—12 for $1.50; 25 for $2.50; 50 for $4.00; 
100 for $7.00; 250 for $15.00; 500 for $27.50; 1,000 
for $50.00. Plants delivered prepaid to any part 
of the United States at these prices, and guaranteed 
to be healthy, hardy, field-grown roots. 
A Bundle of Pros^o_ 
ENORMOUS 
YIELDS 
Drought-Proof Proso 
The Dryland 
Wonder Grain 
GROWS 
ANYWHERE 
The Most Profitable Catch Crop. Matures in 60 Days. 
Can Be Planted Later and Will Stand More Dry Weather Than Any Other Grain. 
Drought-Proof Proso was introduced from Siberia several years ago and after many tests has proven to be one of the 
most dependable and profitable farm crops. It will grow anywhere. North, South, East or West, in wet or dry weather, 
and on all kinds of soil. In 1933, when thousands of acres of grain were burned up by the extreme drought, this .strain 
of Proso saved the day. Many farmers would have grown no winter feed at all had it not been for this wonderful grain. 
Tiiough it does best when sown in June, it may be sown as late as July 15th and still mature a good crop. It produces 
as high as 70 bushels to the acre, of grain weighing 60 to 65 pounds per bushel. 
The Ideal Feed for Poultry, Hogs, Cattle 
Proso makes a splendid feed when fed whole or ground, 
for all kinds of live stock and poultry. 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. Proso makes a splendid mash when ground alone. 
When fed to poultry with corn or oats the ratio should be 
four parts Proso to one part other grain. It may be fed 
without threshing as the kernels are readily removed by 
chickens and eaten with the hay by other stock, or it may 
be fed as clean grain from the thresher. Its forage in any 
stage of growth, or as hay, is not at any time injurious to 
live stock. Proso straw, which usually remains somewhat 
green, even though the grain is ripe, makes a good hay for 
winter feeding. 
The seed of Drought-Proof Proso is round and several 
times the size of millet, growing in a sprangly head re¬ 
sembling oats. The inner oolor of the grain is pure white 
and should not he confused with the colored I’rosos or so- 
called hog-millets. Drought-Proof Pro.so has been selected 
for its white color, larger kernels and greater productive- 
iiess, _ 
and Sheep. May Be Fed Without Threshing 
Drought-Proof Proso is unlike any other grain becau.se 
of its extreme drought 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. It may be planted 
on high, dry soil that is not suitable for other grains. It 
is especially valuable as a .summer catch crop, something 
that may be planted on land which has had an early crop 
removed, or ground that has been drowned out and not in 
shape to work until late in the season. In the South it will 
produce two good crops in one year. 
Sow from 20 to 30 pounds of seed to the acre for best 
results. 
nni^CC Sample packet, lOc; 44 lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 
riVlVi^Cd 2 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.40, 
postpaid. Ry exi)ress, not prepaid, 25 lbs., $2.50; 50 lbs., 
$4.00; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
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GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
