Can Be Planted Later and Will Stand 
More Dry Weather Than Any Other Grain 
This white Proso was introduced from Siberia several 
years ago and after many tests has proven to be one of 
the most dependable and profitable farm crops. It will 
grow almost anywhere, North, South, East or West, in 
wet or dry weather, and on all kinds of-soil. In 1933,_ 
when thousands of acres of grain were burned up by 
the extreme drought, this strain of Proso saved the 
day. Many farmers would have grown no winter feed 
at all had it not been for this wonderful grain. Though 
it does best when sown in June, it may be sown as late 
as July 15th and still mature a good crop. It produces 
as high as 70 bushels to the acre, of grain weighing 
50 to 60 pounds per bushel. 
Northwest Turkey Growers 
Prefer Proso 
Proso makes a splendid feed when fed whole or 
ground, for all kinds of live stock and poultry. Farm- 
ers claim it will fatten hogs or cattle better than corn 
and that chickens lay better when fed Proso, and prefer 
it to other grains or mash. Proso makes a splendid 
mash when ground alone. When fed to poultry with 
corn or oats the ratio should be four parts Proso to one 
part other grain. It may be fed without threshing as 
the kernels are readily removed by chickens and eaten 
with the hay by other stock, or it may be fed as clean 
grain from the thresher. Its forage in any stage of 
growth, or as hay, is not at any time injurious to 
live stock. Proso straw, which usually remains some- 
what green, even though the grain is ripe, mekes a 
good hay. for winter feeding. The large turkey growers 
of the Northwest rely on Proso as one of their chief 
feed crops. 
Ideal Feed for Poultry, Hogs, Cattle and Sheep. May Be Fed CO-D. shloneaia” (rene tits 
without Threshing. Equal to Corn in Food Value. High in Vitamin A. Stie te eee 
BEFORE These “before'’ and 
AFTER and after planting Kudzu. 
WHITE PROSO 
The Most Profitable Catch Crop. Matures in 60 Days 
Seed Round and White 
The seed of this Proso is round and larger than 
millet seed, growing in a sprangly head resembling 
oats. The inner color of the grain is pure white and 
should not, be confused. with the colored Prosos or so- 
called hog-millets. This Proso has been selected for its 
white color, larger kernels and greater productiveness. 
Withstands Drought 
Proso is unlike any other grain because of its ex- 
treme drought resistance, together with the fact that 
it takes only 60 to 65 days to mature a crop of this va- 
riety, and needs only one good rain to produce a crop. 
It may be planted on high, dry soil that is not suitable 
for other grains. It is especially valuable as a summer 
eatch crop,. something that may be planted on land 
which has had an early crop removed or ground that 
has been drowned out and not in shape to work until 
late in the season. 
Proso can be sown with a regular grain drill at the 
rate of 25 to 35 Ibs. per acre. 
PRICES (Sample packet, 15c) (1% Ib. 30c) (lb. 
55¢) (5 lbs. $2.25) (10 Ibs. $3.50) pre- 
paid. By express or freight (kindly state which), not 
prepaid, (25 lbs. $3.75) (50 Ibs. $6.00) (100 Ibs. 
$10.00). 
If.no shipping instructions are given, we will ship 
all orders of 25 lbs. and 50 lbs. by express, not prepaid, 
and orders of 100 Ibs. or more by freight, not prepaid. 
Grows 
Almost 
Anywhere 
ENORMOUS 
YIELDS 
"The Dryland 
Wonder Grain" 
NOTICE 
If your freight or express 
address is different than your 
mail address, be sure to sup- 
ply us with both, and state 
how you want shipment made. 
Express is quite expensive 
over long distances but is 
much faster. Freight is slow, 
so ample time should be al- 
after pictures were supplied 
by the U. S. Dept. of Adhicultere Soil Conservation 
Service, and show the same severely gullied land before 
THE 
KUDZU “cz 
4-V ALUE CROP 
Kudzu makes goed pastures. 
Kudzu makes good and easily handled hay. 
Kudzu. increases soil fertility. 
Kudzu reduces soil erosion. 
This is a wonderful crop to plant on your non-productive, 
rough, hilly, eroded or worn-out land. Often it transforms 
such fields into the most productive part of the farm. Kudzu 
is a legume and is easy to grow. It has no serious dis- 
eases. 
Kudzu. is a permanent, rapid-growing, vining legume with 
an extensive root system and a large leaf area. Although it 
is adapted to cultivation over an extensive area, it has been 
chiefly grown in the humid, southeastern: states from Vir- 
ginia to eastern Oklahoma and Texas. It does fairly well in 
the more arid Southwest under irrigation and its use along 
the Pacific coast is increasing. Although the roots are hardy 
everywhere in the United States, winter killing of the tops 
limits its usefulness in the northern states. North of a line 
from. New York City to Lincoln, Nebraska, we do not rec- 
ommend planting it as a field crop except experimentally. 
Uses of Kudzu 
PASTURE. Kudzu should be pastured lightly the second sea- 
son on good stands but usually is left ungrazed until the 
third year. Although well established fields will support con- 
tinuous grazing if pastured lightly, the usual practice is to 
divide the field into two or more pastures and use them alter- 
nately or in rotation. Records kept over a period of 8 years 
show that steers made an average seasonal gain of 243 pounds 
on Kudzu, the highest gain recorded being 346 pounds. No 
case of bloat on Kudzu has ever been reported to us. 
HAY. Kudzu makes good hay palatable to all kinds of live- 
stock and can be fed with very little waste. Under adverse 
conditions or when cutting is delayed, it seldom sheds its: 
leaves to anything like the extent other legumes do. Kudzu 
should be two years old before being cut for hay and is 
usually cut first in June and again just before frost. .It also 
makes good silage. When moistened, Kudzu hay resembles 
fresh foliage, which makes it an excellent green ration for 
winter feeding to poultry, rabbits, hamsters, ete. Dairymen 
have reported cows fed on Kudzu produce more milk than 
from any other one feed. 
PLANTING KUDZU. Except in California, where we can 
send only seeds, we recommend starting your Kudzu planta~ 
tion with our inexpensive plants: It is a little difficult to 
raise plants from seed and the preparation of the seed-bed 
takes time: However, we offer seed for those who want to 
raise l-year-old plants to set out. As Kudzu should be ecul- 
tivated the first season; it is usually interplanted with 
corn. Setting the plants 5 feet apart each way requires 
44 1750 plants per acre and setting them 10 feet apart re- 
quires 450 plants. It is cheaper to plant than alfalfa. 
This 30 foot Kudzu root sys 
tem was "'washed out" by 
the USDA, It tells its ows 
story. : 
Complete directions for 
planting Kudzu are sent with 
each shipment of Kudzu. 
They also cover the details 
of harvesting it and tell 
how to eradicate the crop. 
readily if it is desired to use 
the improved land for some 
other crop. 
PRICES: PLANTS (12 for 
$1.50) (25 for $2.50) (5¢ 
for $4.00) (100 for $7.00) 
(250 for $15.00) (500 for 
$25.00). SEED (Nitragin 
supplied FREE to inoculate} 
(Pkt. 25c) (4% oz. 75¢) 
(oz. $1.35) (34 Ib, $3.50} 
prepaid. 
