SALZER’S 
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 
eut 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, 
BILLION DOLLAR GRASS (Panicum Crusgalli 
-g0 common in parts of the West. 


In the Mississippi Vall 
yields abundantly. ; : Lz ie 
Sie 
It Is Productive ae 
moisture and fertility -of the s 
Dollar Grass is one of the most _ 
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 3,0) 1) 
pounds of seed per acre! its biggest and its great- 
est value, however, is in its green fodder and. in 
Pee cate, 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 





Under average conditions of 
Salzer’s Billion 
productive of 

into September! 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass gives a 
heavy yield of green fodder, from 12 to 
18 tons per acre on naturally moisture- 
retentive land in good condition, but 
heavier. yields of up to 835 tons per, acre 





Billion Dollar Grass 1s alternated with corn fod- — 





der, 3 ne AA 
Fed continuously and ‘alone, Billion ~ 
Dollar Grass acts as a_ laxative and @ 
diuretic, and the ideal feeding is about 
10 pounds hay per day plus about £ 
pounds green Billion Dollar Grass per day 

have been reported. Yields anywhere up 


to 60 bushel of seed per acre (35. Ibs. 
per bu.), although 90 bushel: of seed per 
acre have been reported, and it yields 
from 3 to 6 tons of hay per acre. 
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 
eattle, horses, sheep, hogs and poultry. 
Up to 90 bushel (3,150 Ibs.) of seed 
per acre! Hogs, poultry, geese and. tur= ft 
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 bef 
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 put 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 
eannot 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. 
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. 
lux'uriates 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 
—————”—e 
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. 
5 Ibs. || 15 Ibs. 25 Ibs. 50 Ibs. 100 Ibs. 
Lb. 
Not Prepaid 
Ppd. to 4th Zone 


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 
"47.2 10l| 4.95 7.45 14.35 28.00 
4495—Radium .. 
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 to a light sand. 
Sow 25 to 35 lbs. per acre, after corn planting time. 
2 Ibs., 49e; 5 Ibs., $1.09, postpaid 
to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 25 Ibs., $2.95; 35 Ibs., $4.10; 50 
Ibs., $5.253 100 Ibs., $9.95. Bags free. 4531—Radium Brand: 
5 Ibs., $1.12, postpaid to Ath zone. Not prepaid: 25 Ibs., 
$3.10; 35 Ibs., $4.30; 50 Ibs., $5.65; 100 Ibs., $10.75. Bags free. 
4530—Superior Brand: 
106 One peck of Salzer’s Early Six Weeks Potatoes yielded two and one-half bushel 
elegant potatoes.—Mr. Anton Hartman, 
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For Silage © aS 
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 eannot 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 Sl- 
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 — 
Hateh (Mass.) Station. In 1901, we _ 
first offered it to the public and gave it © 
the name Billion Dollar Grass because Olas 
its tremendous yield of fodder and seed, 
and 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. aa 
Culture | 
Galzer’s Billion Dollar Grass is a tender 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. ; a 
PASTURE—ALI rich, luxuriant grasses should — 
be pastured moderately at first. Therefore, yo 
should turn in your hogs, eattle, 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 — 
N zs ; stock turned the first time into a field of rich — 
. Ny Pook Cari 4 SaaS ue find DAE Se them. mee x 
SW Holi, pe dy illion Dollar Grass moderately at first and 
Na CN ] you can soon permanently, a 
lle al Tag FOR HAY-—Cut when the plant is in early 
gl , ploom. Cut with a mower and allow it to cure — 
-in the swath for a day; then rake Mmto windrows a 
+ NN / i; 
NA ison and when sufficiently cured, put it into cocks — 
for about a week. x 
FEEDING GREEN—Begin to cut before i 
blossoms and continue until the cattle do nol 
eat all of the stems, Seas 
FOR SEED—Let Salzer’s Billion Dollar Gras: 
get thoroughly ripe and cut and thresh as you~ 
would Timothy. The seed is about equal to 
oats an composition, that is in protein and fat. — 
$1.65, postpaid to th sy 
PRICE. 
47c; 5 Ibs., 99c; 10 Ibs., 
$2.65; 50 Ibs., $4.75 
446{—Superior Brand: 2 \bs., 
10 Ibs., $1.20; 25 Ibs., 
4th zone. Not prepaid: 5 Ibs., 70c; 
{00 Ibs., $8.95. Bags free. ; < 
4462—-Radium Brand: 2 Ibs., 49c; 5 Ibs., $1.09; 10 Ibs., $1.90, postpaid to 4th 
zone. Not prepaid: 5 Ibs., 80c; 10 Ibs., $1.45; 25 Ibs., $2.95; 50 Ibs., $5.25; 100 
Ibs., $9.75. Bags free. Prices subject to change. ie? 
Base Jrog.vsloes. sunledt ke a 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
Is reclaiming millions of acres of arid land op our north- | 
ern great plains. It yields more forage than native grass — 
in extremely dry years, produces twiee as much_ beef, | 
chokes weed growth and stands heavy grazing. Yields — 
11-14%, tons hay per acre and is very hardy! Drill in 10 lbs.y 
per acre. 4314—Radium Brand: Lb., 52e3 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. — 
$1.98, postpaid to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs., $3.15: Ks 
25 Ibs., $6.90; 50 ibs., $13.35; 100 ibs., $25.95. oo 5 
SALZER’S “LAUGH AND GROW FAT 
HOG PASTURE MIXTUR 
_ One of the most vexing questions with every farmer ur- 
ing summer is a rapid meat producing hog pasture. ‘3 
Laugh and Grow Fat Mixture” contains generally am 
others the following: Billion Dollar Grass, Turnips, A 
ber Cane, Soy Beans, Speltz, Field Peas, Rape, “Vetche 
Oats, Rye, Millet, Timothy, Clover, Rye Grass, etc. It- 
well in ordering this Mixture to tell us whether you ~ 
it for early or late planting and the condition of your soll. 
Sow 30 to 50 lbs. per acre. Greedily eaten by hogs and all 
other livestock. 4549—Radium Brand: Lb.,. 32¢; 5 Ibs, 
$1.10, postpaid to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 15 Ibs., $2.1 : 
Ibs., $2.85; 50 Ibs., $5.25; 100 Ibs., $9.95. Bags free. is 
NR A.SALZER SEED Co 
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