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45c per 100 Higher Chicago 
A Remarkable Permanent Grass of Great Value 
Here is a crop that can really ‘‘go to town.’ It’s 
a remarkable crop in many ways and in a class by 
itself. It grows on extremely wet land, stands a lot 
of overfiow yet withstands drought amazingly well. 
You should have seen it at the Iowa Experiment Sta- 
tion on ‘upland one dry year. It stood out like an 
oasis on a desert. Farmers who came to look at the 
experimental field would spot it as soon as they en- 
tered the field. The Reed Canary Grass yielded 3 tons 
per acre when it was so dry Sudan made only half a 
crop. Produces 2 to 3 cuttings a year. No wonder 
farmers were enthused about it. You wouid be, too, 
if you had such a crop on your farm. 
Grows 5 to 6 ft. High 
You almost have to see it grow to appreciate the 
value of this crop. It is a very leafy grass. And how 
it can yield. Up to 3 to 5 tons of ‘cured hay per acre 
from two cuttings. The second crop is even leafier 
than the first although not as tall. You ought to hear 
farmers bragging about its feeding quality. We do not 
consider it equal to alfalfa in feeding value, but some 
growers claim it is. They report increased milk flow 
on Reed Canary Grass. Tests show 9.43% protein in 
first cutting and 11.76% in second cutting. They like 
it for pasture. They like it for hay and many make 
good money out of the seed crop. . 
Grows from Early Spring Until Late Fall 
Lots of times you can hardly wait for spring to come 
and give you pasture. Reed Canary grass starts on the 
job real early in the spring and keeps at it until late in 
starting. ) 
widely practiced. 
spring. 
Fall plowing 
poorly drained soils. 
About 4 to % 
ing. 
freezing. 
first year. 
Money in Seed Crop 
Reed Canary Grass will produce 100 to 
400 pounds or more of seed per acre. Even 
if the seed should get as low as 10c per 
pound that produces a nice extra cash in- 
come per acre. You don’t have to sacri- 
fice a hay crop for it. Good hay is ob- 
tained if cut immediately after seed har- 
vest. It is a profitable crop as hay or pas- 
ture even if no seed is saved. 
How to Grow Reed Canary 
It should have a relatively cool season for 
Both fall and early spring seeding are 
Use 6 
Sometimes it is sown late in the fall so the 
seed will not germinate 
Be sure to prepare a good seed bed. 
Make it fine, smooth and get it will packed. 
is desirable although spring 
plowing can be worked into a good seed bed. 
Late fall seeding may be necessary on some 
Sometimes the seed is sown during thaw- 
ing weather in the spring. We suggest a 
light covering and packing it with a roller, 
inch is plenty of cover- 
If weeds get bothersome clip them 
back. Seedlings are as hardy as those 
of Timothy and will stand considerable 
The growth is not fast the 
Second and following years 
give full and rapid growth. 

It is well adapted to pasturing after a good 
And what a sod it makes espe- 
the fall. 
sod has been formed. 
cially on wet land. 
Reed Canary grown on land so wet cattle would 
bog down in it, made a sod so strong it would support 
a team and wagon. 
It is a perennial grass with a long life. In Minne- 
sota a field was used for hay crops for 15 years and 
then 18 years as a pasture. A government report from 
the Pacific Coast showed it pastured four. dairy cows 
per acre for seven months of the year. 
Widely Adapted 
You may ask, “Can I grow Reed Canary Grass?” 
This grass is adapted to all states from the Atlantie 
to the Pacific in the entire northern half of the coun- 
try and as far south as into eastern Tennessee. If you 
have any low wet land there isn’t a better grass you 
can grow. It will change acres that are worthless into 
valuable acres—real money makers. But it isn’t lim- 
ited to wet land as the Iowa Experiment Station has 
shown. It has been a real money maker. Use it for 
hay, pasture and seed production. 
You can get all three in one year. First a seed crop. 
See below. Immediately after-a hay crop and then 
pasture or hay. Sometimes a third cutting. The 
water table can be practically at the surface yet Reed 
Canary grass flourishes and it stands a lot of overflow. 
Again we would repeat that it also shows marked 
drought resistance. At the Urbana, Illinois Experiment 
Station for two years it averaged 5 tons of air dry hay 
per acre a year. ‘ 
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to 8 pounds per acre. 
‘antil the following 
High Points in Canary Grass 
Grows on very wet land. Withstands 
drought. Value of seed crop may run as 
high as $90.00 per acre basis 20c price. 
Gives two to three cuttings per acre. 
Yields up to 4. and 5 tons per acre. Makes 
fine pasture. A seeding lasts many years. 
Comes on early in the spring and grows 
until late in the fall. Adapted to a wide 
area. It is a money making crop. 
