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PEARL (Cattail) Pennisetum glaucum 
An annual summer, green grazing crop vigorous in growth and immune to leaf 
diseases. Well adapted to moist sandy soils in regions of high humidity along 
coast of Texas and other southern States. Gives best grazing before the seed- 
heads develop. Plants tall and erect 4-6 ft. with numerous leafy stems, somewhat 
coarse but succulent and very nutritious, brittle at maturity. Seedheads long and 
spikelike; seed cone-shaped, pearl gray. Furnishes abundant grazing in 4-6 weeks. 
May be planted several times during the warm season. 
PROSO (Hog) Panicum miliaceum 
A short season crop for dry climates; grown for the seed, which is ground to feed 
hogs and poultry. Often referred to as “Broomcorn millet” due to similarity of 
the seedheads. The seeds are white or straw colored, smooth and shiny. 

A familiar sight on the roads of South Texas 
RAPE 
Brassica napus 
A cool weather, quick-growing green grazing crop. Furnishes abundant pasturage for 
hogs, sheep, and poultry in 4-6 weeks after sowing. Used also to plant with spring 
oats for grazing and green manure. Thrives best on well worked, moist and fertile 
loam soils. May be planted at intervals of every few weeks in the season to furnish 
new succulent grazing, or to harvest and feed green. Stock will fatten on it. The 
young, tender growth provides an agreeable vegetable dish for table use. 
Though only the first season’s growth is of value for grazing, the plant is a biennial, 
seed being produced in the second year. 
