SORGHUM CANE 

The Minnesota Crop Improvement Associa- 
tion urges planting of sorghum for syrup manu- 
facture and recommends Minnesota Orange 
Sorghum Cane, and Dakota Early Amber. The 
Iowa Experiment Station also recommends Min- 
nesota Orange Sorghum for northern Iowa. 
There are a number of sorghum mills in Min- 
nesota and Iowa where sorghum may be taken 
for syrup production. 
MINNESOTA ORANGE SORGHUM 
CANE—An early strain selected from Wa- 
conia Orange, grown in Southern and South 
Central Minnesota for many years. Grows 
heavier but shorter stalks than. Amber Cane 
and withstands storms and wet weather with- 
out lodging. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre for 
syrup. An excellent sweet stalk sorgo, that 
produces 5 to 10 tons of quality cane per acre, 
and 25 to 40 bushels of seed per acre. Over 
200 gallons of delicious, golden yellow syrup 
from one acre! 
Minnesota Orange Cane syrup is preferred 
by consumers because it’s lighter in color than 
Amber. Cane syrup. Sorghum syrups~are gsu- 
perior to other syrups for certain table and 
culinary uses. (Makes delicious brown bread, 
cookies, pies, baked beans.) Syrup made on 
farms is sometimes purchased by commercial 
concerns who market it, but usually farm-made 
syrup is utilized in the locality where made. 
Price: 5 lbs. $1.25, postpaid. (See Price List.) 
DAKOTA EARLY AMBER — The 
Karly Amber Sugar Cane grown in Dakota 
is superior to that grown anywhere else. 
It is the earliest strain grown, very hardy, of 
fine quality, and yields from 12 to 20 tons of 
cane per acre, according to soil conditions and 
cultivation. It grows 8 to 10 feet high, yield- 
ing much fodder, of good quality. Early Amber 
Cane and Fodder Corn are often planted to- 
gether, and produce immense yields, 
One acre of Early Amber Cane will produce 
enough to make 175 to 200 gallons of syrup, of 
delicious rich quality, golden yellow color. 
We offer an improved strain of Dakota 
Early Amber Sugar Cane which has been care- 
fully bred for size, sugar content, and palat- 
ability. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre for syrup. 
Price: 5 lbs. $1.25, postpaid. (See Price List.) 
FODDER CANE—(Southern Grown.) <A 
profitable feed crop producing as much as 30 
to 35 tons of green feed per acre. It makes 
good hay if cut before it grows too high. It 
matures later than Early Amber Cane. Sow 50 
to 60 lbs. mene cont or 12 to 15 Ibs. in drills 
per acre. rice: 5 lbs. $1.15, postpaid, (S 
Blue Figure Price List.) Dace ae 
ALLS SIE ES 
Sunflower 
(Mammoth Russian) 
for Ensilage and Fodder 
Sunflower for ensilage and fodder is now ad- 
vocated by experiment stations. Profitable 
where seasons are too short for other forage 
plants, sorghums, etc, 
A profitable crop for fattening hens or pro- 
ducing eggs. Flower heads measure 12 to 22 
inches across, containing many seeds, 
Price: 
Lb. 55c, 5 lbs. $2.50, postpaid, 
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THE IDEAL 
MILE E TSC cick croe: 
Although many farmers are now growing 
Millet regularly as a hay crop, it was not un- 
til the last few years that its value was fully 
appreciated as a quick-developing crop. Many 
find it of great value in case of crop failure 
of Clover and Timothy, when dry, spring 
weather cuts short the pasture and meadow 
grasses, or when there is a cold, wet spring 
and corn and other early sown crops are 
drowned out—it is then that Millet is fully 
appreciated. 
Millets may be planted up to July 1 and 
even later, and still produce a crop of hay or 
pasture. Millet hay properly handled has 
great feeding value and milk-producing quali- 
ties. For hay it should be cut as soon as it 
blooms, before the seed forms, otherwise the 
hay is apt to be woody. In more southern 
sections Millet is sown as a catch crop after 
the grain has been harvested. It produces the 
best results in warm, rich soil. 
Sow broadcast, using about 25 lbs. per 
acre, covering seed three-quarters of an inch 
deep. For a seed crop, allow the Millet to 
ripen fully and harvest with a grain binder. 
JAPANESE MILLET 
Billion Dollar Grass 
One of the best forage crops for feeding all 
kinds of livestock. High in milk-producing 
qualities, being rich in protein and fats. Com- 
bined with soy beans, as ensilage, it makes an 
ideal balanced ration (two parts of millet to 
one of soy beans). Adapted to all sections of 
the country; it makes more hay than any 
other millet, and requires less seed. It is the 
ideal catch crop, and may be sown from May 
to July. 
For hay, cut it just before it blossoms, and 
cure the same as clover. It also makes good 
pasture, but the cattle must be accustomed to 
it gradually. It grows 4 to 8 feet high and 
produces 5 to 6 tons of hay per acre; it’s 
drought-resistant, yet can be grown on wet or 
poor soil; it’s cheap to sow, only 20 to 25 
pounds of seed per acre being required; it’s 
very palatable and is liked by all classes of 
livestock, ‘ 
~ FOXTAIL MILLETS 
Sow 15 to 20 pounds per acre. 
GERMAN OR GOLDEN—\This is one of 
the best varieties for hay and fodder. It makes 
rapid, vigorous growth, often yielding 8 to 5 
tons of hay per acre, on’ good rich soil. It 
grows 4 to 5 feet high, is of rather coarse ap- 
pearance, and should be cut for hay before it 
is in full bloom. At this stage, the hay is 
best, and so tender it can be fed to hogs. 
SIBERIAN—We think this the best Millet 
for dry sections. It is extremely hardy, drought 
resistant, and about two weeks earlier than 
Golden Millet. It stools heavily, is very leafy, 
and yields enormous quantities of fine quality 
hay. It-produces 50 to 70 bushels of seed 
- PROSO MILLET 
Sow 25 pounds per acre. 
RED PROSO MILLET—A very popular 
variety for producing ripe grain or seed, but 
not a hay millet. Can be seeded after early 
canning peas are harvested, and still mature a 
crop easily. Plants are short and medium-early 
in maturity. Seed hull is reddish-brown. In 
North Dakota Experiment Station trials, Red 
Proso was as readily consumed as yellow corn, 
by laying hens and growing turkeys. In fact, 
annual egg production per bird, was higher 
where Red Proso replaced corn. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
Vetches (Sand or Hairy) 
Vetches, either green or as hay, make excel- 
lent feed and are also used extensively as cover 
and green manure crops. They make good hay, 
ensilage, pasture and green feed and are very 
valuable as a green fertilizer and ag a cover 
crop in orchards, preventing the washing away 
of the soil, 
Vetch may be sown in fhe spring at the rate 
of 60 Ibs. per acre, or with a grain crop such 
as oats, wheat, rye or barley, at the rate of 30 
lbs. per acre, and using one-half of the normal 
rate of small grain. This combination makes 
excellent forage or hay and also aids in pre- 
venting the Vetch from lodging. 
Price: 5 lbs. $1.75, postpaid. See Price List. 

) SUDAN GRASS 

Three to 4 tons of Sudan hay from one cutting. 
SUDAN GROWS QUICKLY 
One of the best annual forage plants ever in- 
troduced, suitable for almost any locality. 
Sudan Grass thrives best on rich loam, but has 
been successfully grown on almost every kind 
of soil, from heavy clay to light sand. Oold, 
wet soils are not suited to Sudan Grass. Sudan 
Grass is a sorghum, and an annual, without un- 
derground root sprouts. It grows 4 to 5 feet 
high in drilled seedings, and 5 to 8 feet in 
cultivated rows. 
DO NOT SOW SUDAN GRASS BEFORE 
CORN PLANTING TIME. Like corn, it is a 
warm weather crop. 
In favorable seasons, the growing period is 
long, and several cuttings can be obtained in 
one season. For hay it is ready to cut in 60 
to 75 days, when it is in full head. It con- 
tinues its growth, and in 40 to 45 days it is 
ready for another cutting. If Sudan Grass is 
grown for seed, only one crop can be harvested. 
Produces Quality Hay 
Sudan Grass is an enormous yielder, produc- 
ing 3 or 4 tons of hay at the first cutting. The 
second cutting is lighter, and the hay is much 
finer. Livestock of all kinds will eat the hay 
readily. 
CULTURE—For a seed crop, sow 15 Ibs. per 
acre, in drills, 15 to 20 inehes apart. The crop 
should be harvested with a grain binder. 
For hay, sow at the rate-of 20 to 30 lbs. per 
acre, using a grain drill, and cover from one to 
one and one-half inches deep. Heavy seeding 
makes finer quality hay. 
The hay crop is harvested with a regular 
mower, when the Sudan Grass is fully headed 
out. It can be cut in the morning, and if the 
sun is bright, it should be raked up in the 
afternoon of the next day. After bunching, it 
is placed in cocks, just the same as alfalfa. 
After it has been thoroughly eured, it is re- 
moved from the cocks to the barn, or stacked. 
Because of the large amount of juice in the 
stems of Sudan Grass, the leaves cure first and 
the hay often appears ready to stack, when it 
is not. Therefore, the only sure way to avoid 
heating, is to allow Sudan Grass to remain in 
cocks long enough for the stems to become dry. 
The leaves are retained well, and if cut at the 
right stage will make a bright, leafy, sweet 
hay, of the very best quality. 
Plant Legumes with Sudan 
Sudan Grass grown with legumes, such as 
Soy beans, makes a well-balanced mixture for 
pasture, ensilage and hay. Sudan Grass grows 
stiffly erect, with stems strong enough to sup- 
port the vines and makes harvesting easier, by 
keeping them off the ground. It hastens cur- 
ing, by preventing the beans rotting. 
Sudan Grass and soy beans, planted together, 
make a good hog pasture. Sow 25 to 30 Ibs. 
Sudan Grass and -the same quantity of soy 
beans, to the acre, drilling in the seed with a 
grain drill. For quickest results, sow in rows 
18 to 20 inches apart, and cultivate. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
SUDAN GRASS CIRCULAR FREE 

Plant Millets When Soil Is Warm and Danger of Freezing Is Over 
