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Wonder Grain 
Than Any Other Grain 
This white Proso was introduced from Siberia several years ago and 
after many tests has proven to be one of the most dependable and profit- 
It will grow almost anywhere, North, South, East or 
In 1933, when 
the extreme drought, this strain of Proso 
Saved the day. Many farmers would have grown no winter feed at all had it not been for 
Though it does best when sown in June, it may be sown as late as 
It produces as high as 70 bushels to the acre, of 
able farm crops. 
West, in wet or dry weather, and on all kinds of soil. 
thousands of acres of grain were burned up by 
this wonderful grain. 
July 15th and still mature a good crop. 
grain weighing 50 to 60 pounds per bushel, 
The Ideal Feed for Poultry, Hogs, Cattle and Sheep. . 
May Be Fed Without Threshing 
Proso makes a splendid feed when fed whole or ground, 
for all kinds of live stock. and poultry. Farmers claim it 
will fatten hogs or cattle better than corn and that chickens 
lay better when fed Proso, and prefer it to other grains 
or mash, Proso makes a splendid mash when ground alone. 
When fed to poultry with corn or oats the ratio should be 
four parts Proso to one part other grain. It may be fed 
without threshing as the kernels are readily removed by 
chickens and eaten with the hay by other stock, or it may 
be fed as clean grain from the thresher. Its forage in any 
stage of growth, or as hay, is not at any time injurious. to 
live stock. Proso straw, which usually remains somewhat 
green, even though the grain is ripe, makes a good hay for 
winter feeding. 
The seed of this-Proso is round and larger than millet seed, 
growing in a sprangly head resembling oats. The inner 
color of the grain is pure white and should not be con- 
fused with the colored Prosos or so-called hog-millets. This 
GROWS 
ALMOST 
ANYWHERE 
The Most Profitable Catch Crop. Matures in 60 Days. 
Can Be Planted Later and Will Stand More Dry Weather 




Proso is unlike any other 
grain because of its extreme 
drought resistance, together 
with the fact that it takes 
only 60 to 65 days to mature 
a crop of this variety, and 
needs only one good rain to ; 
produce a crop. It may be planted on high, dry soil that is 
not suitable for other grains. It is especially valuable as a 
summer catch crop, something that may be planted on land 
which has had an early crop removed or ground that has 
been drowned out and not in shape to work until late in 
the season. In the South it will produce’ two good ‘crops in 
one year. 
Sow from 20 to 35 pounds of seed to the acre for best 
results. 

Sample packet, 10c; %4 lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 
PRICES 2 Ibs., 80c; 5 Ibs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.40, 
A Bundle of Proso 
NOTICE: 
Proso has been selected for its white color, larger kernels 
postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 25 Ibs., 
and greater productiveness. 
$2.50; 50 lbs., $4.00; 100 Ibs., $7.00; 500 lbs., $32.50. 
be sure to supply us with both, and state how you 



















If your freight or express address is different than your mail address, 
want shipment made. 

Free Seed Treatment for Our Gustomer 
Gardening success is known to be assured in large measure by proper chemical treatment of seeds before planting, to de- 
stroy germs borne upon the surface of seeds. 
These seed treatments.are expensive and bothersome, particularly for beginning gardeners who lack knowledge of neces- 
sary treatments and how to employ them. 
As a new service, without added cost to our customers, we commenced the treatment, several years ago, of vegetable and 
flower varieties known to respond favorably. This has proven of such value to our customers, as expressed in the many let- 
ters we have received, that the service has been continued each year since that time, and despite the present high costs of 
suitable chemicals and the great amount of labor involved, we are giving this free service again this year as usual. 
Remove the hazards so often.found in gardening by planting “Burgess’ Blizzard Belt’? scientifically-treated seeds. 
ASPARAGUS | / 
An ounce of seed will produce about 250 plants; 2 Ibs. will produce enough roots to set an acre, 
MARY WASHINGTON (Giant Rust-Proof). This is ASPARAGUS PLANTS We supply choice one- 
: ; : i fs year-old plants, which is 
the finest strain of Asparagus for either the pei ae the age we recommend, for in addition to costing less than two- 
den or commercial planting. A rapid growing sort, year-old plants, they come into bearing just as soon and are a more 
yielding stalks two inches in diameter, and even when satisfactory size for transplanting. Asparagus plants should be set 
twelve inches long are perfectly tender. Practically E cuarceakay WASHINGTON PLANTS—25 for $1.25; 100 f 
immune to ‘‘rust’’? and other Asparagus diseases. Pkt., : é —25 for $1.25; or 
% 4.00; 250 for $7.50; b arcel post, postpaid. By ex 8 
10c; oz., 20¢; % Ib., 70c; 1b., $2.25; 2 lbs., $4.30; 5 » $ y p post, postpai y express, not 
Ibs., $10.25; 10 lbs., $19.50, postpaid. 

prepaid, 250 for $6.50; 500 for $12.00; 1,000 for $21.00. 








PATENT APPLIED FOR 



Labadie Asparagus Knife 
Positively the best Asparagus Knife on the market. No other like it, and you will want no other kind > \ 
after you have once tried the Labadie Asparagus Knife. 
CARBON STEEL BLADE. Lasts for years, and good for a whole season without sharpening. 
While this knife is made especially for cutting asparagus, it can also be used for eliminating dandelion, dock, etc., from 
the garden and lawn. Price $1.60, postpaid. : 



Retusalem ‘Artichoke. 
[A FINE TABLE VEGETABLE 
and the Best Hog Food Known 
FOR THE TABLE—Soak a fair ‘ FOR HOG FEED—An acre of 
sized JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES will 
bulb in cold water, then slice it as keep 20 to 30 hogs from October to 
you would cucumber, flavor with April. Tubers stand freezing and 
salt and pepper and pour vinegar Gan pe left in the ground all winter. 
over it, and you will have about as Hogs root them out of the ground 
tempting and delicious a dish as and save work of harvesting. The 
you could wish for. Fine for salads tops make an abundance of excel- 
-and pickles, and very appetizing 4 : ms 
ane Mialted like potatoes or creamed _ lent silage. ae h fades ee ete 
like asparagus. Valuable food for thrive in any soil. an i 
diabetics and those not permitted apart each way. Cut tubers like 
to eat starchy foods. 4 potatoes. 300 lbs. plant an acre. 
3 ICES OF JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE TUBERS—Lb., 50c; 3 Ibs., 
goes to Ibs., $3.50, postpaid. By express, not prepaid, 25 lbs., $4.50; 
50 Ibs. (1 Bu.), $7.50. Z 
French Artichoke 
An ounce of seed will produce about 500 
plants. 


LARGE GREEN GLOBE. A delicious 
vegetable which is cultivated for its large 
flower-heads, which are cooked like As- 
paragus. It is considered a delicacy and 
demands a high price in all better city 
markets. The plant is a perennial and set 
in good soil and given slight winter pro- 
tection of leaves or straw, will remain in 
bearing several years, but for best results 
it should be renewed every two or three 
years. Pkt., 15¢; % oz. 50c. 












Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 3 




Large Green Globe Artichoke 

