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KUDZU 
THE GREAT FORAGE CROP 
AND SOIL BUILDER 
If you have some non-productive, rough, hilly 
ground that has heretofore been considered worth¬ 
less, 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 it 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 en¬ 
riches non-productive, barren hillsides more rapidly 
and more permanently 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 Conser¬ 
vation Service in its erosion control program, have 
planted Kudzu on thousands of acres of eroded lard 
not suitable for row-crop production. It is reported 
lhat l^sf 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 roofs 
penetrate so deeply as' to make it proof against dry 
weather. Kudzu rapidly improves the soil by drawing 
nitrogen from the air. Poor, wornout land soon re¬ 
gains 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 each 
year in the North, and from two to four in the 
South. Instances are known where four cuttings of 
hay, averaging 2% tons per cutting, have been 
made, making a tola! 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 fine quality of hay, often when con¬ 
tinued showers and dampness 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 fresh 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 
A Field of Kudzu 
4 
take root at the joints after the mdhner 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 pe¬ 
culiar 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 disc 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 de¬ 
sires 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 
eradicated 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. Whi(e 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 
field 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 
ferhlized or limed. 
PRICES: 
Pkg.15c 10 pkgs.$1.00 
2 pkgs.25c 25 pkgs.$2.00 
PROSO— 
THE WONDER EGG AND MEAT 
_ _ PRODUCING GRAIN for Poultry 
Here is a new Poultry Grain which owes its origin to Russia, that enables you to raise 
your own feed. If you only have a small plot of ground, you can raise an enormous 
crop^ Proso is unlike anything you have ever seen in this country. It grows more 
rapidly and matures quicker than other grains. It reaches a height of three to four 
reel- stools and branches, making fifteen to twenty-five heads instead of one That 
rs why it yields such enormous crops from such unbelievably small plots of ground. 
e Sarasota County Tribune, May 5, 1931, of Sarasota, Florida, says: "Our test plots 
of Proso have drawn visitors from many miles around." 
Fowls Prefer It to Other Feeds 
Prof. Hansen says of Proso: “When it is hulled and 
cooked for the table, the Russians call it Kasha, and 
it is used extensively in European Russia, Siberia, 
Turkestan, Mongolia and other parts of Asia. This is 
specially valuable grain. For feeding stock, poultry 
etc., it is equal to, or better than wheat." 
It is also used in those countries for flour and 
making into bread. In Russia, one buys Proso bread 
just as you buy wheat bread here. It is extremely 
palatable, and fowls prefer it to any other grain. 
In our experimental plant, the fowls leave all other 
grains once they have tasted Proso. Try it yourself. 
Put a handful of Proso in your mash feeder and 
watch how the birds do not touch fb e mash so long 
as any Proso remains. 
Wonder Egg and Meat Producer for 
Chickens, Ducks and Geese 
Proso makes a splendid mash when ground alone. 
When feeding with corn or oats the ratio should be 
four parts Proso to one part other grain. It may be 
fed in bundles as the kernels are readily scratched 
out of the heads, or it may be fed as clean grain 
from the thresher. Produces more eggs and meat per 
bushel than ordinary grains. 
Fine for Hogs, Cattle and Sheep 
Grows Anywhere; May Be Planted Late 
Although a native of Russia, Proso does better, 
grows faster and matures quicker in our climate. 
During the fifteen years since it was first introduced 
in this country it has become acclimated so that it 
now grows here just as well as our native crops. 
It may be planted any time after corn planting 
time up to the middle of July. 
Proso may be planted in 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 re¬ 
moved, or ground that has been drowned, out and 
not in shape to work until late in the season. 
The above illustration show 
a stalk of Proso grain heads 
Notice how hardy and bush 
this plant is. It grew to . 
height of 3'/ 2 feet, stoolei 
and branched, producing 2 
heads, on one of which wen 
1 185 grains. One authorit 
tells us that a half-pound o 
seed should produce 5 to II 
bushels of grain. 
BUY PROSO SEED AT THESE SPECIAL LOW PRICES 
There has never been enough Proso pro¬ 
duced in this country for commercial 
use. We have plenty of seed for our 
customers who wish to get a start of 
Proso, but we urge that you get your 
order in at once so you can be sure of 
securing your supply. 
7-oi. pkg. prepaid anywhere in U. S. 45c 
2y 2 pounds .$1.20 
5 pounds (1 acre sowed in drills).... 2.00 
12Vi pounds (1 acre broadcast).... 4.00 
25 pounds . 7.00 
Delivered Prepaid to All Points Between Denver, Colo., and Pitsburgh, Pa. 
East of Pittsburgh and West of Denver Add 3c per pound 
BENTON COUNTY NURSERY CO. • • ROGERS, ARK. 
