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‘Especially Valuable for Silo and for Feeding 
~ Green—A Substitute For Corn Fodder 
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_-<*" 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 Ist 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! f 
- 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 35 tons per acre 
have been reported, Yields anywhere up 
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) Billion Dollar Grass of great value in case of a crop fail- 
ure of clover and timothy in a dry spring. 
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. ° < 
7 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 
eer Dollar Grass is alternated with corn fod- 
der. 
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, (32, 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. 
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- Where It Grows 
It grows best on a soil that is Ses 
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 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 
if has given good yields on the alkali soil 
‘so common in parts of the West. * In the Mississippi Valley, it - 
yields abundantly. 
> SOP TANS — 
‘When a Cold Wet Spring 
floods out your corh or damages other crops, Salzer’s 
Billion Dollar Grass is an ideal catch crop. We have had 
eustomers plant it as late as the middle of August, as a 
goat 
atch crop, but to get best results, we recommend plant- 
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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 
ecorn-silage, yet it makes a very fine si- 
lage and makes a fine substitute if the 
eorn crop fails or if corn cannot ‘be 
grown. For ensilage, cut in late bloom 
or when the seed is beginning to form. 
Tf eut 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, 
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. 
Culture 
Salzer’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. 
PASTURE—AILI 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 Dollar 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 Gay; 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 
aS composition, that is In protein and fat. 
446{|—Superior Brand: 2 lbs., 47c; 5 Ibs., 99c; 10 Ibs., $1.65, postpaid to the 
Ath zone. Not prepaid: 5 ibs., 70c; 10 Ibs., $1.20; 25 Ibs., $2.65; 50 Ibs., $4.75; 
{00 Ibs., $8.95. Bags free. 
4462—Radium Brand: 2 Ibs., 49e; 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. 
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 
1-11% tons hay per acre and is very hardy!. Drill in 10 lbs. 
per acre. 4314—Radium Brand: Lb., 45c; 2 Ibs., 75e; 5 Ibs., 
$1.59, postpaid to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs., $2.40; 
25 Ibs., $5.45; 50 Ibs., $10.35; 100 Ibs., $19.95. 
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 Ibs. per acre. Greedily eaten by hogs and all 
other livestock. 4549—Radium Brand: Lb., 32c; 5 Ibs., 
98e, postpaid to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 15 Ibs., $1.70; 25 
Ibs., $2.35; 50 Ibs., $4.25; 100 Ibs., $7.95. Bags free. 

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