“‘Japanese’’ Millet—Let’'s overlook its name 
. .. but consider its usefulness. Most popular 
millet in Northern-Central areas. Known as “Mil- 
lion-Dollar Grass."" Has made tremendous yields 
—up to 20 tons per acre. Tall variety. Thrives 
on poor soil. Valuable emergency hay. For 
green feeding, cut just before seed heads appear. 
Sow 2 bushel per acre (32 pounds per bushel). 
‘““Golden’’ Millet—In Pennsylvania yields 
good crops in from seven to nine weeks. Makes 
satisfactory leafy hay. Sow 3 pecks per acre (48 
pounds per bushel). HUNGARIAN MILLET used 
by some folks in more northern sections. 
‘“‘Korean’’ Lespedeza — The Southern areas’ 
great hay producer. Thrives on lands too poor 
for other clovers. Popular from Delaware and 
Maryland south. Good soil enricher. An annual 
legume, killed by frost, but often reseeds itself. 
Great drought resister. Has produced heavy ton- 
nages in South. Sow 20 to 25 pounds per acre. 
‘‘Sericea’’ Lespedeza—Perennial strain of 
“Lespedeza’ yielding finer hay. Preferred by 
many for its quality. Taller. Thrives on poor 
soils and in dry seasons. Cuts reseeding cost. 
Lasts several seasons. Not a Northern crop. 
“Cow Horn Turnip’’— Improves soil and pro- 
vides forage. Tops relished by sheep, hogs and 
poultry, when sown in corn fields. Turnips pene- 
trate deeply, bring fertility to surface and add 
humus to soil. Sow 2 to 4 pounds per acre. 
“Canada Peas’’ for Green Feed and Hogs 
For early green feed. And rich hay when ordi- 
nary pasture is sparse. For cattle, sheep and 
hogs. Plant very early. Growth is rapid, gives 
green feed when other seedings are just start- 
ing. Sow Canada peas with oats. Oats support 
the vines and makes more palatable combina- 
tion than peas alone. Use 1% bu. of each per 
acre. First drill peas 3” to 342” deep. Then drill 
oats 142” to 2” deep. Pasture when about one 
foot high. Feed gradually at first to avoid bloat- 
ing. After cut, a new growth will appear for 
later feed or pasture. Don't confuse Canada peas 
with cow peas. Cow peas dare not be planted 
early with oats—they will rot in cold ground. 
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Scene in a USDA laboratory. ... 
Will your grass seed grow? If 
bought from Hoffman, definitely 
yes! Because of careful pre-testing 
for sound germination. 
Graze Lespedeza Early 
Early grazing won’t hurt Korean 
lespedeza. Turn livestock on it be- 
fore the plants are tall enough to 
hide their ankles, and keep them 
on so the plants don’t get much 
higher than that. 
Lespedeza Hay 
Cut annual lespedeza for hay be- 
fore lower leaves turn brown; red 
Clover, half-bloom stage; timothy, 
early bloom; sweet clover, before 
first blossoms appear; mixed hay, 
yee the legume is at the right 
stage. . 
Millet-Cow Peas Hay 
Half of a bushel of millet with a 
bushel of cow peas per acre make 
a fine hay or green-feed combina- 
tion. The millet grows quickly, pro- 
duces a heavy crop even on poor 
land. It is best sown in June and 
July and cut for hay when seed 
heads have come on about a third 
of the plants—before the seeds 
harden or the growth gets “woody.” 

