Safety In PROSO 
A CROP that will make feed grain in 50 to 60 days is worth 
working into a farming program, one of our practical farmer 
friends writes us, and is doubly useful when that grain is as 
valuable as corn for about any use a man cares to make of it. So he 
plants an acreage of Proso every year on his farm. 
“I have gotten more than 40 bushels of Proso an acre,” he writes, 
“but that’s equivalent to as much corn and it’s a cheaper crop to 
grow. It’s an excellent grain for chickens, sheep and hogs. I feed 
it to everything except horses.” 
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 himself 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 farmers 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 possible. Average yield 
of Hansen Proso is from 40 to 75 bushels per 
acre in a good season with a seeding of 20 to 
30 lbs. per acre. The grain averages 60 to 64 
lbs. per bushel. 
Prices: 10 Jbs. 80c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 ibs. $2.15; 
100 Jbs. $4.00; 500 ibs. $19.40 
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