Millets 
The many varieties of Millets serve well for hay, 
forage, and grain crops. They afford a quick, lux- 
uriant crop of hay of good feeding value without 
cultivation. On account of their quick luxuriant 
growth, they aid in checking weeds and are of 
value for this purpose on irrigated lands. As millets 
can be planted late in July, they are used exten- 
sively for emergency crops. As a smut preventive 
soak millet seed in formaldehyde solution for two 
hours, using one pint of formaldehyde to 45 gallons 
of water. Sow about % inch deep and in rows 12 
to 16 inches apart. 
HOG MILLET is the Proso or Common Millet of the 
old world. It is also known as Broom Corn Millet, 
Manitoba and Dakota Millet. When forage or 
hay is desired the crop should be cut early. The 
seed has a slightly higher feeding value than 
oats and is used extensively in mixed feeds. Of 
the Hog Millets, Red Turghai,: Early Fortune and 
Yellow Manitoba are the best adapted varieties. 
BIG GERMAN MILLET has long heads crowded full 
with myriad seeds; small stems, luscious and 
highly palatable, clustered thick with fine narrow 
leaves. This is a very valuable variety for hay 
and forage, for general feeding, for milk produc- 
tion. 
WHITE WONDER MILLET is early and productive. 
Heads are from 8 to 18 inches long. The foliage 
is heavy; the leaves broad but the fodder cures 
readily. The seed contains a low percentage of 
fiber, is therefore very fattening and makes good 
feed. 
SIBERIAN or Red RUSSIAN MILLET is a very fine, 
early, extremely hardy, drought-resistant variety. 
Produces big. Forage is quite palatable. Seed 
has high feeding value. 
Special Quantity Field Seed Price List will be 
issued later. 

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FIELD 
SEEDS 
Grasses 
GRASSES do more towards conserving soils than 
any other crop because they tend to bind the 
soil and remove very little fertility. 

Western Wheat Grass 
BROME GRASS (Bromus inermis) is also known as 
Hungarian brome, smooth brome, awnless brome, 
Russian brome, and Austrian brome. It is a sod 
former. Roots penetrate 5 to 6 feet into the soil. 
This makes it possible for Brome Grass to with- 
stand drought conditions, close grazing, and 
trampling to a remarkable extent. It resists severe 
winters and is tolerant of considerable alkali, 
enduring up to 1 per cent white alkali. It is 
usually sown in the spring on well prepared 
land at the rate of 10 to 20 pounds of seed per 
acre. The yield of hay the first year is small, 
good the second, and best the third. By loosen- 
ing the soil the yield will be increased. It is 
palatable. It starts growth early in the spring 
and remains tender and succulent late in the fall. 
CRESTED WHEATGRASS (Agropyron cristatum) is 
a long-lived perennial bunch grass, closely re- 
lated botanically to Slender Wheatgrass and 
Western Wheatgrass. The stems are fine and 
leaves medium abundant. It has the ability to 
grow at low temperatures and starts growing 
earlier than most grasses; also it continues to 
grow later in the fall. It is well adapted to the 
northern Great Plains, and is suitable for hay 
and pasture. 
WESTERN WHEAT GRASS (Agropyron Smithii) or 
Bluestem, is a long-lived perennial widely adapt- 
ed. Tolerant of drought and a certain amount of 
alkali. It grows rather slowly, requiring two te 
three years from time of planting for seeds to 
mature. Western Wheat Grass produces excel- 
lent forage for grazing and hay. It is palatable. 
Bulletin on grasses furnished on request. 
