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BILLION DOLLAR GRASS 
Billion Dollar Grass belongs to the Millet family, and is 
also known as Japanese Millet. Sown about first of May it 
should be ready to cut for hay in 7 to 9 weeks. May be 
sown in May, June and July. It:is a one-year crop. It 
gpeide heavily and is relished by cattle, young stock ‘and 
sheep... ‘ 
_ Makes good silage alone or mixed two parts Billion Dol- 
lar Grass and one part Soy Beans. .Hay is higher in feed 
value than Timothy. Not poisonous due to drouth or frost. 
Our seed is fine and our price is low. Sow about 20 Ibs. 
per acre. Now is a good time to start with this great crop. 


PROSO 
or Hog Millet 
This variety is a big seed pro- 
ducing Millet. It is not as good 
a hay variety as the others. The 
seed is considerably larger and 
is grown chiefly for seed. This 
is used in feeds of different 
kinds. Equal to small grains in 
fattening value for hogs. Poul- 
try men have been praising its value 
highly, and they are largely re- 
sponsible for the great interest in 
this crop, in the past few years. 
* CHARACTERISTICS 
Proso Millet is one of the earliest 
maturing varieties, requiring about 
65 to 75 days. Don’t sow too early. 
It is partial to warm seed bed. 
Production 55 to 70 bushels of seed 
per acre is not uncommon. If small 
grain fails or you want a good casb 
bia crop, sow Proso. . Price page 

This Is the German Type Millet 
The German Type or Golden Millet is a truly remarkable crop. This Millet is an 
enormous yielder both of hay and seed. Its tall dense growth affords a lot of fine 
feed in a short time. The crops quick growing and a great drought resister. Seed 
yields run 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Can be sown as late as in July and makes a 
seg eed This fine leafy crop is certainly a great help to any farmer caught short 
on feed. 
Heavy producing stock is generally sold at premium prices. You will find our 
quotations on page 34 unusually attractive. This seed is cleaned and graded. For 
feed or seed production our German Millet.is.a winner. Order your seed early and 
get the choicest stock. 

























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A Forage Crop You Should Know Better 
You have probably heard about Cane most of your life, but do you know what it can do for 
you? It is one of the heaviest producing crops you can grow. Will produce 30,000 lbs. to 40,000 
lbs. of green feed per acre, Seed production may vary from 30 bushels to 50 bushels to the 
acre se some reporting 60 bushels. Study these figures. Consider what an enormous produc- 
tion that is. 
For hay use 1 bushel to 114 bushels per acre. The heavier. seed- 
How to Use Cane ing will not yield more but makes finer hay. For pasture an even 
heavier seeding is recommended. When used for fodder a lighter seeding rate is used depending 
upon the distance between the rows. Plow deeply for cane. Pulverize the seed bed well. Do not 
plant until after corn planting. Seed bed and weather must be warm, 
For filling the silo. Also good sorghum molasses cane. Stalks 6 to § 
Rox Orange feet. Very juicy, sweet and leafy. Matures in around 106 to 110 days. 
Kept pure for making sorghum. Seed care- Gives big tonnage per acre. We have customers who say it is worth $3.00 to $4.00 cwt. more 
fully handled but quality of sorghum is not than ordinary cane, See prices page 34, 
guaranteed. , The earliest variety. Grown from Maine to California. Has 
Sorghum Molasses Seed. The kind that pro- Amber Cane Type slender stalks and narrow leaves. Suitable anywhere. We recom- 
duces big yields and lots of gallons per acre. mend it highly and should be selected by all northern customers. See prices page 34, 
- Has fine flavor and color. Makes delicious Somewhat later. More abundant leaves which. are broader 
mild tasting sorghum. Used by big sorghum Orange Cane Type and stalks and seed heads heavier. On account of somewhat 
producers. See prices page 34. heavier yields is a favorite in the corn belt where a later cane is used. See prices page 34, 
Little Genesee, N. Y. Winslow, Til. 
Gentlemen: I just harvested 6 acres of new Gentlemen: I have been getting seed of your 
seeding that I seeded with your Alsike, Red Clover Company for the past several years, and think it 
and Timothy seed. I got 20 tons of nice hay off —is fine. Have been telling my neighbors and 
of the 6 acres, and I have 6 acres more to cut of friends about your seeds. Below are some of their 
it and it is as good. It is the best seed I ever names, Yours very truly, 
bought. Cc, C. Giddings, (Signed) Geo. S. Robb. 

