a SALZER’S BILLION DOLLAR GRASS (Panicum Crusgalli) 
_Especially Valuable for Silo and for Feeding 
Green—A Substitute For Corn Fodder 
Green Feed on August Ist 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass furnishes a heavy amount 
of desirable green feed during August! Sown about the 
end of May, the fodder will be ready to cut 
about August 1st or a little earlier! Begin 
to cut it before it blossoms and continue to 
cut for about 12 days or until the stems 
toughen. By making a second seeding about 
June 10 and a third about June 25, abundant 
green feed may be had during all 
of August and with later seedings, 
into September! 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass gives a 
heavy yield of green fodder, from 12 to 
8 tons per a¢re on naturally moisture- 
retentive land in. good condition, but 
heavier yields of up to 35 tons per acre 
have been reported. Yields anywhere up 




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It Is Productive 
Under average conditions of moisture and fertility of the soil, 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass is One of the most 
productive of the annual hay grasses. Think of 
yields of ‘up to 20 tons of fresh green feed per acre 
up to 6 tons of cured hay per acre, or up to 3,000 
pounds of seed per acre! Its biggest and its great- 
est value, however, is in its green fodder and in 
its silage. ° 
Feeding Green 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass cut from day to 
day and fed green to cows, is much relished, 


Cows invariably increase in milk when green 
a: Dollar Grass is alternated with corn fod- 
er, 
Fed continuously and alone, Billion 
Dollar Grass acts as a laxative and a 
diuretic, and the ideal feeding is about 
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to 60 bushel of seed per acre (35 Ibs. 
per bu.), although 90 bushel of seed per wing 
acre have been reported, and it yields NATANY: NVI 
from 3 to 6 tons of hay per acre. SRNR AS 
A Quick Producer 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass produces 
green feed, and plenty of it, in about 
nine or ten weeks and attains the height 
of four to seven feet according to the 
richness of the soil. It is the one grass 
to sow if you want plenty of green feed 
during August and September for your 
cattle, horses, sheep, hogs and poultry. 
Up to 90 bushel (3,150 lbs.) of seed 
per acre! Hogs, poultry, geese and tur- 
keys relish the green feed and thrive and 
‘fatten if fed the seed during the fall and 
* winter months. 
: By cutting as soon as the plants come 
into bloom, a second crop may often be 
had and the yield of forage materially 
increased. When grown for seed, it gives 
only the one crop and sometimes some 
pasture thereafter. 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass gives 3 to 
°6 tons hay per acre but as it is rather 
coarse and succulent it is difficult to cure 
for hay and we do not recommend it for ~ 
that purpose. Since it is difficult, to dry, 
the hay may become musty and so one 
cannot depend upon a large amount of 
dry hay. However, if the weather allows 
several extra hay days to follow one an- 
other, it is successfully cured in small 
cocks as clover is often cured. 
Use Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass as 
silage in place of corn wherever it is not 
possible or convenient to grow corn. It 
is a wonderful ‘“‘catch crop’ whenever 
the corn has been destroyed by hail or 
otherwise. 
_ Where It Grows 
It grows best on a soil that is rather 
retentive of moisture and quite rich. It 
luxuriates on a low, rich, moist situation 
but it also does well on higher ground. 
When it is sown on retentive soil, it en- 
dures drought fairly well. On the rich 
-soils of the West and Northwest where 
there is sufficient moisture, or where 
there is irrigation, it yields heavily and 
it has given good yields on the alkali soil BILLI 
RED TOP (Solid Seed) 
Red Top grows under a greater variety of conditions 
than almost any other grass. It is the best wet land 
grass next to Phalaris, and it will grow on soils so poor 
in lime that other kinds fail entirely. Red Top will thrive 
on almost every type of soil except sand. Sow 8 pounds 
per acre. 
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4493—Choice ...$0.45 $1.95|| $4.75 $7.20 $13.95 $27.00 
4494—Superior.. .46 2.00!| 4.85 7.30 14.10 27.50 
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4495—Radium .. .47 
SUDAN GRASS 
Salzer’s Sudan Grass is one of the most prolific hay 
crops ever grown; it gives two crops of hay a season. 
As a catch crop, it is fully equal to Millet. Sudan Grass 
is used for pasture, ensilage and soiling as well as for 
hay. It does best on a rich loam soil, but grows success- 
' fully on almost all soils from a heavy clay toa light sand. 
Sow 25 to 35 lbs. per acre, after corn planting time. 
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_ 4530—Superior Brand: Lb., 45c; 5 Ibs., $1.78, postpaid to 
Ath zone. Not prepaid: 25 Ibs., $6.10; 35 Ibs., $8.35; 50 Ibs., 
$11.70; 100 Ibs., $22.50. Bags free. 4531—Radium Brand: 
5 Ibs., $1.83, postpaid to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 25 Ibs., 
$6.20, 35 Ibs., $8.50; 50 Ibs., $11.85; 100 Ibs., $23.00. Bags free. 
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pounds green Billion Dollar Grass per day. 
For Silage 
Over 18 tons ensilage per acre!  Bil- 
lion Dollar Grass is not as nutritive as 
corn, silage, yet it makes a very fine si- 
lage and makes a fine substitute if the 
corn crop fails or if corn cannot be 
grown. For ensilage, cut in late bloom 
or when the seed is beginning to form. 
If cut after it has ripened its seed, it 
will then be too dry and tough. Filling 
the silo with two parts by: weight of 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass and one part 
of Soy Beans makes a very superior si- 
lage. 
What It Is 
Panicum Crusgalli is a Japanese Millet 
and was given the name Barnyard Millet 
in 1896 by Prof. W. P.. Brooks of the 
Hatch (Mass.) Station. In 1901, we 
first offered it to the public and gave it 
the name Billion Dollar Grass because of 
its tremendous yield of fodder and seed, 
atid it is probably more widely known to- 
day under this name than any other. © It 
is not poisonous at any stage of growth 
and is distinct from Sudan Grass. 
Culture / 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass is a tenaer an- 
nual and should not be sown before corn plant- 
ing time as it does not stand frost. Sow. about 
20 pounds per acre broadcast, covering about %% 
inch deep. May be sown up to July 1 and even 
up to the end of July. 
PASTURE—AIl rich, luxuriant grasses should 
be pastured moderately at first. Therefore, you 
should turn in your hogs, cattle, sheep, and 
horses the first few times only after. they have 
had a good feed elsewhere and thus accustom 
them to it. It is on the same plan as hungry 
stock turned the first time into a field of rich 
clover—they might find harm. Turn them into 
Billion Dcllar Grass moderately at first and 
you can soon permanently. 
FOR HAY—Cut when the plant is in early 
bloom. Cut with a mower and allow it to cure 
in the swath for a day; then rake into windrows 
and when sufficiently cured, put it into cocks 
for about a week. 
FEEDING GREEN—Begin to cut before it 
blossoms and continue until the cattle do not 
eat all of the stems. 
FOR SEED—Let Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass 
get thoroughly ripe and cut and thresh as you 
would Timothy. The seed is about equal to 
oats of Gee, that is in protein and fat, 
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446|—Superior Brand: Lb., 39¢; 5 Ibs., $1.33, postpaid to the 4th zone. Not pre- 
paid: 5 Ibs., $1.05; 15 Ibs., $2.55; 25 Ibs., $3.70; 50 lbs., $6.75; 100 Ibs., $12.45. 
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4462—Radium Brand: Lb., 40c; 5 Ibs., $1.38, postpaid to 4th zone. Not pre- 
paid: 5 Ibs., $1.10; 15 Ibs., $2.65; 25 Ibs., $3.85; 50 Ibs., $6.85; 100 Ibs., $12.95. 
Bags free. Prices subject to change without notice. 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
Is reclaiming millions of acres of arid land on our north- 
ern great plains. It yields more forage than native grass 
in extremely-dry years, produces twice as much beef, 
chokes weed growth and stands heavy grazing. Yields 
1-1% tons hay per acre and is very hardy! Drill in 10 lbs. 
per acre. 4314—Radium Brand: Lb.,-52¢; 2 Ibs. 90e; 5 Ibs., 
$1.98, postpaid to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs., $3.15; 
25 1Ibs., $6.908 50 Ibs., $13.35; 100 Ibs., $25.95. 
SALZER’ S ‘‘LAUGH AND GROW FAT”’ 
HOG PASTURE MIXTURE 
One of the most vexing questions with every farmer dur- 
ing summer is a rapid meat producing hog pasture. 
“Laugh and Grow Fat Mixture” contains generally among 
others the following: Billion Dollar Grass, Turnips, Am- 
ber Cane, Soy Beans, Speltz, Field Peas, Rape, Vetches, 
Oats, Rye, Millet, Timothy, Clover, Rye Grass, ete. It is 
well in ordering this Mixture to tell us whether you want 
it for early or late planting and the condition of your soil. 
Sow 30 to 50 lbs. per acre. Greedily eaten by hogs and all 
other livestock. 4549—Radium Brand: Lb., 32c; 5 Ibs., 
$1.10, postpaid to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 15 Ibs., $2.10; 25 
Ibs., $2.85; 50 Ibs., $5.25; 100 Ibs., $9.95. Bags free. 
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