High Grade Forage and Grain Crops 19 
BILLION DOLLAR GRASS 
_ Also known as Japanese Millet. It makes a quick growth. Has good feeding 
value. Produces good quality of hay. Can be used as pasture. Do not sow too 
early. Any time between the first week of May to latter part of June. Makes hay 
crop in 65 to 75 days. Grows 4 to 7 feet high, depending on moisture. Yields high 
as six tons per acre. Can be sown farther south than Sudan. Makes a cheaper 
seeding. Sow 20:to 25 pounds per acre. Our seed is very fine quality. 
Price—50 Ibs., $5.10; 100 lbs., $10.00; 500 lbs., $49.50 
SOY BEANS 
LINCOLN—A Medium Late Variety. 
Extra Heavy Yielders. 
RICHLAND—An Early Variety. Adapted for 
Northern Illinois, Indiana, Southern Wisconsin and 
Michigan 
HAY SOY BEANS 
‘Black Kingwa and Brown Virginia—See Price List 
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DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
Genuine U. S. grown. We consider Rape to be one of the most valuable forage 
crops. As it requires only about 6 pounds to the acre, the cost of seeding is very 
small. It can be sown any time from early spring until the first of August. It can 
_ be sown with Oats, Soy Beans, Cowpeas, or sown in Corn at the last cultivation. As 
a forage crop for hogs or sheep it cannot be beat. In the corn belt sections prac- 
tically every farmer sows a little Rape seed for green feed. We have a fine stock 
of Dwarf Essex Rape and our prices are low. 
Price: 25 lbs., $5.60; 50 Ibs., $10.95; 100 Ibs., $21.75 
SPRING SPELTZ or EMMER 
Grows anywhere in corn belt to Atlantic Coast. Is a fine grain for all kinds of 
livestock. Speltz was brought to this country many years ago by immigrants from 
Russia and Germany. It resembles Barley and when hulls are removed, it is similar 
to wheat. A great drought resister. Resists rust, smut and blight. Sow about 2 bu. 
per acre broadcast or drilled. Has high feeding value. 
Price: 1 bu., $2.90; 5 bu., $2.80 bu.; 15 bu., $2.75 bu. 
‘MIDA SPRING WHEAT 
Here is a new variety that is a real sensation in spring wheat. Start growing 
MIDA Wheat in your neighborhood. You will find a good demand for the seed. 
Was developed by North Dakota Experiment Station. Has been grown extensively 
in that state and Minnesota the past three years. 
Mida is a bearded wheat. Best to sow in spring. because the beards protect the 
wheat if it is an early hot summer. The grain is large, dark red in color. Is a 
fine milling wheat. In official tests Mida had an average yield of 33.2 bu.'per acre 
for a four year period. Had a test weight of 60.8 pounds. 
Price: 1 bu., $5.10; 5 bu., $4.95 bu.; 15 bu., $4. 90 bu. 




