
Green—A Substitute For Corn Fodder 
Green Feed on August Ist 
 Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass furnishes a heavy amount 
toughen. By making a second seeding about 
of desirable green feed during August! Sown about the 
end of May, the fodder will be ready te cut 
about August 1st or a little earlier! Begin 
to cut it before it blossoms and continue to 
cut for about 12 days or until the stems 
June 10 and a third about June 25, abundant 
_ green feed may be had during all 
“heavy yield of green fodder, from 12 to 
‘retentive . land 
heavier yields of up to 35 tons per acre 
“acre have been reported, and it yields 
green feed, and plenty of it, 
of ,four to seven feet according to the 
’ richness of the soil. 
_ during August and September for your 
fatten if fed the seed during the fall and 
“into ‘bloom, a second crop may often be 
--had and the yield of forage materially 
’ inereased. When grown for seed, it gives 
pasture thereafter. 
6 tons hay per acre but as it is rather 
-eoarse and succulent it is difficult to cure 
for hay and we do not recommend it for 
i 
_ silage in place of corn wherever it is not 
soils of the West and Northwest where 
‘there 
_ it has given good yields on the alkali soil 
so common in parts of the West. 
- to 60 -bushel of seed per acre.(32 lbs. 
-eocks as clover is often cured. 
of August and with later seedings, 
into’ September! 
.Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass gives a - 
18 tons per acre on naturally moisture- 
in good condition, but ~ 
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have been reported. Yields anywhere up 

Seine 
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- SALZER’S BILLION DOLLAR GRASS (Panicum Crusgali) 
Especially Valuable for Silo and for Feeding 
Billion. Dollar Grass of great value in case of a crop fail- 
ure of clover and timothy in a dry spring. : aan 
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 greate 
-sest value, however, is in its green fedder and in 
its silage. 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 
auton Dollar Grass is alternated with corn fod- 
er, 
Fed continuously and. alone, Billion 
Dollar Grass acts asS_a laxative and a 
diuretic, and the ideal feeding is about 
10 pounds hay per day. plus about 50 



per bu.), although 90 bushel of seed per 
from 3 to 6 tons of hay per acre. 
AS Quick Producer 
Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass produces 
in about 
nine er ten weeks and attains the height 
It is the one grass 
to sow if you want plenty of green feed 
cattle, horses, sheep, “hogs and poultry. 
- Up to 90 bushel (3,150 Ibs.) of seed 
per acre! Hogs, poultry, geese and tur- 
keys relish the green feed and thrive and 
winter months. 
By cutting as soon as the plants come 
only the one crop and sometimes sonie 
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass gives 3 to 
that purpose. Since it is difficult to dry, 
the hay may become musty and-so one 
cannot 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 
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“Use Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass as 
luxuriates 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 
is sufficient moisture, or where 
there is irrigation, it yields heavily and 
In the Mississippi Valley, it 
yields abundantly. 
- ‘floods out your corn or damages other crops, Salzer’s 
Billion Dollar Grass is an ideal catch crop. We have had 
-ing it up to July. 

ak When a Cold Wet Spring 
custemers plant it as late as the middle of August, a® a. 
catch crop, but to get best results, we recommend plant- 
1 or possibly July 15. You will find 



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BILLION DOLLAR GRASS 
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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 
corn silage, yet it makes a very fine si- 
lage and makes a fine substitute if the 
corn crop fails or if corn. cannot 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 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 Dotlar 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*l and even 
up to the end ©f July. 
PASTURE—AIlI rich, luxuriant grasses should 
be. pastured moderately at first. Thewefore, you 
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in the swath for a day; then rake into windrows 
and when sufficiently cured, put it into cocks 
for about a week. 
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: Re Z should turn in your hogs, cattle, sheep, and 
possible or convenient to grow corn. It horses the first few times only after they have 
-. is a wonderful ‘catch crop’’ whenever had a good feed elsewhere and thus accustom 
the corn has been destroyed by hail or them ‘to it. It is.on»the same plan as hungry 
otherwise. i ‘ he WS Reese stock turned the first time into a field of rich . 
3 he \ SA Ny Z, : Pah Ne clover—they might find harm. Turn them into ~ 
Where It Grows AY Wi \ 1 medi! Billion Dollar Grass moderately at first. and 
Soon Z WARNER) ecu MATIN ry if Mf, you can soon. permanently. ) 
It grows best on a soil that is rather Nee etta AMMA YAY AN FOR HAY—Cut when the plant is in early 
retentive of moisture and quite rich. It nae \M i wil i) i bloom.. Cut with a mower and allow it to cure 
et SALZER’S Gi. 
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 
oats 10 Comtpoutaous that is in protein and fat, 
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4461—Superior Brand: 2 Ibs., 53c; 5 Ibs., $1.08; 10 Ibs., $2.00, postpaid to the 
4th zone. Not prepaid: 5 Ibs., 79c; 10 Ibs., $1.35; 25 Ibs., $3.15; 50 Ibs., $5.753 
100 .Ibs., $10.50. Bags free. 
4462—Radium Brand: 2 Ibs., 54c; 5 Ihs., $1.10; 10 ibs., $2.10, postpaid te 
Not prepaid: 5 Ibs., 8!c; 10 Ibs., $1.45; 25 Ibse $3.35; 50 dos.» $6.15; 
100 Ibs., $11.25. 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 
1-1% tons hay per acre and is very hardy! Drill in 10 lbs. 
per acre. 4314—Radium Brand: Lb., 56c; 2 Ibs., 96¢; 5 Ibs., 
$2.15, postpaid to 4th zone. *Not prepaid: 10 Ibs., $3.45; 
25 Ibs. $8.253 50 Ibs., $15.95;.100 Ibs., $31.00. , 
é 9@ ‘LAUGH AND GROW FAT”’ 
SALZER S 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, etc. 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 Ithbs., 
98e, postpaid to 4th zone. 15 Ibs., $1.70; 25 
Not prepaid: 
Ibs., $2.25 Bags free. 
3 50 Ibs., $4.00; 100 Ibs., $7.25. 


Potatoes do well here, and they are fine quality. All your 
ood.—Mrs. Nick Moenssens, R.D. 1, Box 4, DePere, Wis. 
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