


GRAIN SORGHUMS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR EACH 
YEAR BY REASON OF THEIR CONSISTENT HEAVY FORAGE AND RELI- 
ABLE GRAIN PRODUCTION UNDER ANY AND ALL WEATHER CONDI- 
TIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN ONE OF OUR SPECIALTIES FOR MANY YEARS 
AND WE EXERCISE GREAT CAUTION IN SELECTING ONLY THE PUREST 
STOCKS. NOTE OTHER GRAIN SORGHUMS LISTED ON PRICE LIST. 
WE’LL BE PLEASED TO RECOMMEND WHICH IS BEST FOR YOUR FARM. 
IF YOU NEED FODDER, FORAGE OR SILAGE AND A SURE GRAIN CROP, 
ONE OF THESE GRAIN SORGHUMS WILL SERVE YOUR NEEDS WELL. 
GRAIN AND‘ 
FODDER | 
SEEDS 
ATLAS SORGO has been our specialty ever since it was originated in this district. 
Tt is a cross between Sourless Orange Cane and Blackhull White Kafir. Like most 
hybrids it combines in one variety not only the characteristics of the two parents, 
but develops other improved traits. This outstanding trait is tremendous yield 
both in forage tonnage and grain. It grows 7 to 10 feet, and requires about 120 
days to mature. It is sturdy, has a leafy stalk, abundantly juicy and sweet. 
Heads are compact and cylindrical in shape. Atlas is superior to Kansas Orange 
cane in resistance to lodging and in having a white, very palatable grain, and 
the forage is fully as good or better than Kansas Orange or Sumac Cane. Makes 
excellent silage. For grain and forage plant 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. For forage only, 
drill 75 Ibs. per acre. 
We have both Kansas State Certified and Atlas inspected in the field by our own 
men. Our quality is above average as we exercise more caution than most in 
selecting our stocks. Heavy Feeding this year and farm labor shortage has 
resulted in short stocks of the best seed again this year, so order early from 
Bowmans and get the best. 
WELL PLEASED WITH BOWMANS! _ 
The Bowman Seed Co. > i 
Goncotiia. Kansas Rockhold, Kentucky 
Gentlemen: 
I am well pleased with Bowman’s Seeds. I have used your 
Alfalfa, Timothy and Red Clover for years, I have had good 
results with all. 
Yours truly, PER enone Rana 
Leslie Perkins. : 
will grow on the poorest soils, 
makes fine pasture and is a good soil builder. 
Will stop soil washing and grow in ditches and 
GERMAN MILLET 
. Yields more and is better quality than 
common millet. Grows 5 feet high, with 
heads 4 to 10 inches long. The most 
popular miilet with fine feeding value} 
Is fine-stemmed and leafy. One of the 
heaviest producers. Our seed is extra 
pure, Kansas grown, large type. Sow 
25 to 30 Ibs. per acre. 
MIDLAND MILO 
A new combine: Hybrid that is a cross 
between Kalo and Milo. Heavy grain 
producer with sweet stalk, which is an 
unusual merit in milo. Grows 38 to 45 
inches high and matures in 95 to 100 
days. After combining off the grain 
turn stock into it to pasture. 
‘WESTLAND MILO 
A cross between Milo and Kafir. Strictly 
a heavy grain producer. Grain is sweet 
and excellent for poultry and livestock 
feed. Stands up under the most adverse 
conditions. Grows 24 to 36 inches high, 
and matures in 100 days. Because of its 
‘short growth can be combined as is 
wheat. Plant 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 
HEGARI 
This is a sweet stalk, white seeded 
grain sorghum, with heavy foliage. ls 
a heavy yielder of both grain and for- 
age and makes fine ensilage. Grain 1S }pcjoo, 
relished by both poultry and livestock. | 
Grows about 5 feet high, and matures}. 
in 110 to 120 days. Our stock is fine} Gentieme 


BLACK HULL WHITE KAFIR 
This is one of the finest grains for 
poultry and livestock. Grain is sweet 
and stalks medium sweet, growing 5 to 
7 feet. Matures in 110 days. A very 
heavy grain yielder under any and all 
weather conditions. Our seed is a bred 
up type for earliness and uniformity. 
Plant in rows 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 
KANSAS ORANGE CANE 
Our seed stock is exceptionally nice 
quality of high germination. This cane 
has a very sweet stalk, used sometimes 
for sorghum. Grows 8 to 10 feet high 
and matures in about 120 days. Makes 
unusually good fodder and ensilage, 
and is the best .of all canes. Fodder 
stays sweet all winter. An enormous 
yielder and fine drought resister. Your 
livestock will relish it and fatten on it. 
For the best cane order from Bowman’s. 
Drill in close rows 75 to 100 Ibs, per 
acre. 
SUDAN 
Grows 4 to 7 feet high and yields 4 to 
10 tons of cured hay per acre. Live- 
stock relish it and has good feeding 
value. Is a profitable, quick-growing 
crop, making fine summer pasture dur- 
ing hot months. Is a sure crop and 
easy to grow. Everyone should have 
Sudan. Sow 20 to 25 lbs. per acre. Our 
stock is excellent quality, free of John- 
son grass. 
- Cayuga, Ind. 
- The Bowman Seed Co. 
oer a Russ ~~ seo" Bowman’s to anyone for good stands of hay at a 
SAVES 338% TO 50%  ——____low seeding rate per acre. Have told my friends 
‘about your seed. 
gullies. Readily reseeds itself, and gives pasture 
when most other grasses are dormant. Fine in 
pasture mixtures. Our Korean is of the finest 
quality, with plump, uniform berries, and good 
pure seed. Is not quite as profitable on good 
soils as Sweet Clover, but better on acid and 
poor soils. Plant 12 to 15 lbs. per acre. Also 
note we have hulled and scarified seed. 
RED 
CLOVER 

WE take a great deal of pleasure in offering 
this carefully selected, bright, plump, extra 
choice grade Red Clover. 99% or better pure, 
and has a smooth, uniform appearance and 
quality we know will “take your fancy.” We 
managed to make what we feel is a mighty good 
buy on this extra fancy lot of seed, and offer 
it at a price we think will be attractive to you. 
BEST STAND OF HAY EVER GROWN 
_ Quarryville 



Concordia, Kansas, 
Dear Sirs: eee Se Burm aes : 
I received an excellent stand of hay from your Lot 
“VIM” Alfalfa seed. It is the best stand of ha Be 
any kind I ever grew regardless of any kind 
regardless of price of seed. I highly recomm 
re 
YoOurs7trulyscs ras 
WALTER P. McKINN 

quality, Kansas grown seed. For grain I have had better stands of alfalfa thon: the seed ~ 
Faslone ook mB to 100 ibe ae coe | bought of you than from any other seed. It 
produces well and stands the winter and dry 
. weather extra good. I plant 10 lbs. to the acre. © 
inoculate all Legume Seeds with 

. It has stood as long as eight years before re- — 
planting. I prefer your Lot “VIM,” the smallest, — 
which gives more seed per acre. I have a better | 
stand than my neighbors and their seed costs — 
two times more money. I have got two to two- 
and a half tons of hay per acre. I am very 
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_ pleased with your seed. I really save m¢ ra Bur, Hubam cores Size Retail 
Drought-Resistant—Permanent from one-third to one-half—by buying fr: yee pee cctai Small, (Inoculates up 
even after I pay the freight to Cayuga. — 
: to 120 Ibs. d 30 
- Sincerely your: oF ae 55 
5 bu. each...... 
21% bu. each... 1.00 

Grows on Poorest Soils _ 
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John S, Kinderman 
Buy NOW at our low price, Will stand severe dry 
weather and the most severe winters. It greens up 
earlier in the spring and stays green later in the fall 
than any other grass. It will grow well in almost any 
part of the U. S. It establishes a permanent pasture 
in dry areas that will pasture 4 to 5 times as much 
stock as native sod. Very palatable. This grass will 
last for years and forms a very dense sod, yet is easily 
gotten rid of. Roots go down as far as 8 feet. Plant 
15 to 20 lbs. per acre, broadcast in early spring or 
fall as it likes a cool growing season. John Sink, Es- 
bon, Kansas, has almost 40 acres of Crested Wheat 
and states, “it gives me more pasture than wheat and 
rye, and will grow on the poorest soil.” Be careful 
not to plant either Crested Wheat or Brome Grass too 
deeply. Use a packer before and after planting if 
possible. Meets AAA requirements. 


hel she Ceeer Shachi tera 
ite and Ladino. 
1 bu. each.,.$ .50 (6-5 bu. cans) 
2% bu. each... 
100 Ib. size (Inoculates 1 bu. each ..... 
up to 100 Ibs.) ..$ .50 


Small, (Inoculates up 
to 120 lbs. seed) $ .30 
5 bu. each>..... 05 
25 bu. each...... 2.50 
(One can) 
30 bu. each...... 3.25 
(6-5 bu. cans) 
100 Ib. size (Inctulates 
up to 100 Ibs.) ea.$ .50 
1200 Ib. size ea.. 5.70 
(12-100 lb. cans) 






100 Ib. size (inoculates up to 100 Ibs. seed) ea. $ .50 
GARDEN SIZE—Peas, Beans, Sweet Peas, Lupines, Lima 
Beans and Edible Soybeans ots 
Enough for 8 Ibs. seed — Retail Price 10c each 
