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“How to Got the Most Out of Your Plantings” 
Questions, Answers and Recommendations Based on Exhaustive Test and Experiments : 
by State Agricultural Colleges and Our Own Personal Experience of More than 50 Years c 
ATTENTION FARMERS: Here is a Sue Gude to @ Profitable Hanest— 
We recommend that all Clovers and Alfalfa Seed be inoculated 
with Nitragin before sowing to insure quick, vigorous growth 
and a profitable crop. 
1—In the event that part of your Clover and Alfalfa Seeding 
of last spring and last fall winter kills, what could you use 
that would make a profitable Annual Hay Crop? Answer 
—-Canadian Field Peas and Oats. Use 11% bushel of each 
per acre, drilling in as soon as you can get on the ground. 
Average yield 214 tons per acre. Relished by all stock, 
especially valuable as dairy feed, almost equal to: Clover 
pound for pound. Cut just as soon as Oats begin to color 
up. If you want to use later for hog pasture add 5 lbs. 
of Dwarf Essex Rape per acre. 
2?—_What Is the Next Best Annual Hay Crop? Answer—A com- 
bination of Sand Vetch and Oats using 30 to 40 lbs. of 
Vetch and 114 bushels of Oats per acre. Seed with a reg- 
ular grain drill at Oat seeding time. Feeding value trifle 
less than a mixture of Canadian Field Peas and Oats. 
Yield 2% tons per acre. Cut as soon as the Oats begin to 
color. 
3—What Is the Quickest Grewing Annual Grass? Answer— 
Annual Rye Grass. This produces 214 foot growth in 6 
weeks’ time. Very palatable—relished by all stock, either 
as pasture or when cut for hay. Sow 25 to 30 lbs. per 
acre broadcast. Yield 144 tons per acre. 
4--What Are the Best Mid-Season or Summer Crops of An- 
nual Grasses? Answer—Sudan leads them all, and with 
a combination of Soy Beans will outyield anything in the 
list for mid-summer feed. Sow 25 to 30 lbs. of Sudan 
Grass when seeded alone. If Chinch Bugs are promising, 
use one bushel of Soy Beans with 20 lbs. of Sudan. Av- 
erage yield 3% tons per acre. No better feed available. 
Sure cropper. Can be sown with safety as late as August 
for late summer and early fall crops. We recommend 
Sweet Sudan, the latest improved variety. 
5—-What Other Good Annual Grass or Hay Crop Can Be Used 
Profitably? Answer—Golden Beauty or Japanese Millet. 
Drill or broadcast 40 to 50 lbs. per acre about corn plant- 
ing time for early crop, and as late as July 15th for an 
early fall crop. Japanese or Billion Dollar Grass is coarser 
than Golden Beauty but produces excellent forage crop 
for all livestock. High in milk producing quality, being 
rich in proteins and fats. Japanese Millet makes more 
tonnage per acre than Golden and has a higher feeding 
value. For a hay crop cut just before it blossoms and 
cure the same as Clover. Don’t let stock overload them- 
selves with either but break them into it gradually. Sow 
Japanese Millet drilled or broadcast 25 to 30 lbs. per acre 
after danger of frost is over. 
6é—What About Sugar Cane for a Summer Hay or Fodder 
Crop? Answer—Fodder Cane makes an excellent, rich 
fodder crop. Can be cut when young and fed green or let 
mature and put in silage or fed from the shock in the fall. 
Often yields 30 tons per acre. When sown in drills use 
20 lbs. of seed per acre or broadcast 50 lbs. per acre. 
Makes wonderful silage either alone or drilled in with 
Corn or Soy Beans and will improve materially the feed- 
ing value of the Corn. Generally seeded May, June or 
July. If cut and fed green, don’t pasture the second 
erowth for sometimes the second growth of leaves that 
come up when wet with dew form an acid, therefore, in- 
jurious to stock. 
%—Does Fodder Corn Make Good Hay Crop? Answer—Yes. 
Either Ensilage Field Corn or Late Evergreen Sweet Corn. 
Drill thick on good clean land, using 3 bushels of seed per 
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8—What Is the Best Grass or Grasses for Low Bottom Marsh y | 
9—Does Blue Grass Make the Best Permanent Pasture? An- 
10°-What About Red Top as a Grass or Pasture Crop? An- 
11—What About Orchard Grass? Answer—Here’s another 
12—What Is the Value of Brome Grass as a Pasture or Hay 
13—What About Timothy as a Hay or Pasture Crop? Answer J 
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acre. Grows rapidly to height of 34% to 4 feet. When cut 
at this stage while still green, there just isn’t anything 
better for cows or cattle. ; cs 
Ground? Answer—Reed’s Canary Grass tops the list for 
such places. It is a Perennial crop, producing two cuttings 
the second season. Average yield 5 to 7 tons per acre. 
Sow broadcast 10 Ibs. of seed per acre in early spring or 
in August. Necessary to sow a little heavy as seed rarely | 
germinates above 70%. Once established, lasts for years. | 
Almost every farmer has a small piece of low, marshy | 
land and if seeded to Reed’s Canary Grass would be a 
profitable crop. | 
swer—Most people say yes. The green grass is richer | 
than Alfalfa Hay. One acre contains 2% to 3 times as 
much digestible protein as that contained in the product 
of equally good land devoted to the usual 4 year grain 
and hay rotation. Does best on moderately moist me- 
dium to heavy type soil. Where soil is not sweet, a light 
top dressing of some form of lime is necessary every 3 or 
4 years or the Blue Grass will disappear. A little White : 
Dutch Clover sown with Blue Grass will add that much 
more to the value as they both thrive under the same con-— 
ditions. The Clover will furnish the Nitragin to help 
feed the Blue Grass. Sow 30 to 40 lbs. per acre with 2— 
to 3 lbs. of White Dutch Clover. = 
swer—Red Top will grow on soil so poor in lime that other 
crops fail entirely. Thrives on almost any type of soil, | 
except sand. Grows rapidly, forming a compact sod that 
persists under heavy grazing. It withstands drought. The 
dense sod continues to grow for a longer period during © 
the season than any other cultivated grass. Not as nutri- 
tious as Blue Grass but grows tall enough and heavy 
enough to make good hay on sour, acid land. Makes a 
good combination with Alsike. Sow in early spring 15 to © 
20 lbs. per acre. a 
Perennial Grass that deserves prominence on every farm. 
Gets its name from its ability to grow in the partial shade 
of orchards and open wood lots. It is deep rooted, which 
makes it drought resistant. Prefers a well-drained, rather 
light, neutral or sweet soil. Feeding value about the same 
as Timothy. Sow in spring or fall 20 to 25 lbs. per acre. 
Crop? Answer—Brome Grass is a marvelous drought de-_ 
fying hardy grass that makes excellent combination hay, — 
seeded alone or with Alfalfa. Recommended by the Mich- — 
igan Experiment Station. Sow in the early spring or early 
August, 10 lbs. of Bromus with 10 or 15 lbs. of Alfalfa per 
acre. Don’t pasture until fairly good top growth devel- 
ops. Cattle will actually eat the Brome Grass first allow- 
ing the Alfalfa better chance to get established. When 
seeded alone sow 20 to 25 Ibs. per acre. Does well even 
on sandy soil. Excellent for hay or pasture. ~ re 
—As long as we have horses in this country Timothy will 
be indispensable as the horses prefer Timothy hay to all 
others. It’s a short-lived perennial, not lasting more than 
4 or 5 years. It grows in clumps or clusters and does not. 
form a sod. Root system is shallow and compact. Does 
not reproduce or spread by sending out runners as do 
some other grasses, therefore, it will not stand pasturing 
except for short periods. Contains only a moderate 
‘amount of nutrients, its value as feed is high on account 
