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ORCHARD GRASS 
A valuable perennial grass for pasture 
or hay, very early and hardy. 
lbs. per acre. 
J72e; 5 Ibs., $2.68; 10 Ibs., 
$11.63, postpaid to 4th zone. 
50 Ibs., $20.00; 100 Ibs., $39.00. 
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BILLION DDILAR GRASS 
4489—Radium Brand: Lb., 
$4.98; 25 
Not prepaid: 
Billion Dollar Grass furnishes a very 
heavy amount of desirable green feed dur- 
ing August. Sown about the end of May, 
the fodder will be ready to cut about 
August ist or a little earlier! Begin to cut 
it before it blossoms. By making a second 
seeding about June 10th and a third about 
June 25th, abundant green feed may be 
had during all of August and with later 
seedings, into September. 
Billion Dollar Grass gives an unusually 
heavy yield of green fodder, from 12 to 18 
tons per acre on naturally moisture-reten- 
tive land in good condition, but heavier 
yields have been reported. 
A QUICK PRODUCER 
Billion Dollar Grass produces nutritious 
green feed, and plenty of it, in about nine 
or ten weeks and attains the height of 
four to seven feet according to the rich- 
ness of the soil. It is one grass to sow 
if you want plenty of green feed during 
August and September for your cattle, 
horses, sheep, hogs and poultry. 
_Use famous Billion Dollar Grass as 
silage in place of corn wherever it is not 
possible or convenient to grow corn. It is 
a wonderful “catch crop” whenever corn 
has been destroyed by hail or otherwise, 
WHEN A COLD WET SPRING 
floods out your corn or when it damages 
other crops, Billion Dollar Grass is an 
ideal'catch crop. We have had customers 
plant it as late as the middle of August, 
as a catch crop, but to get best results, we 
recommend planting it up to July 1 or 
possibly July 15. Of great value in case of 
a crop failure of clover and timothy in a 
dry spring. 
IT IS PRODUCTIVE 
Under average conditions of moisture 
and fertility of the soil, Billion Dollar 
Grass is about one of the most productive 
of the annual hay grasses. Think of yields 
of up to 20 tons of fresh green feed per 
acre, up to 6 tons of cured hay per acre, 
or up to 3,000 pounds of seed per acre! Its 
; REED’S CANARY GRASS 
Or Phalaris. A grass for wet, low-lying, 
poorly drained soils—in fact, the only 
srass we know of for reclaiming waste, 
marshy lands. 
The hay is a little coarsé, especially if 
it is left to grow too long, but it is nutri- 
tious and tasty and all stock like it and 
relish it. Underground stems will form a 
tough sod and hold hay machinery. Yields 
up to 4.57 tons of hay per acre from two 
cuttings. Cut the first crop for hay as 
21-28 
Ibs., 
BILLION DOLLAR GRASS 
Especially Valuable for Silo and for Feeding Green 
A Substitute For Corn Fodder Green Feed by August 1st 
(Echinochloa crus- 
galli frumentacea) 
biggest and greatest value, however, is in 
its green fodder and its silage. 
FOR SILAGE 
Over 18 tons ensilage per acre! Billion 
Dollar Grass is not as nutritive as corn 
silage, yet it makes a very fine silage and 
makes a fine substitute if the corn crop 
fails.or if corn cannot be grown. For en- 
silage, cut in late bloom or when the seed 
is beginning to form. If cut after it has 
ripened its seed, it will then be too dry 
and tough. Filling the silo with two parts 
by weight and one part of Soy Beans 
makes a very superior silage. 
WHAT IT IS 
Echinochloa Crusgalli is a Japanese 
Millet and was given the name Barnyard 
Millet in 1896 by Prof. W. P. Brooks of the 
Hatch (Mass.) Station. In 1901, we first 
offered it to the public and gave it the 
name Billion Dollar Grass because of its 
tremendous yield of fodder and seed, and 
it is probably more widely known today 
under this name than any other. It is not 
poisonous at any stage of growth and it 
is distinct from Sudan Grass. 
CULTURE 
Billion Dollar Grass is a tender annual 
and should not be sown before corn plant- 
ing time as it does not stand frost. Sow 
about 20 pounds per acre broadcast, cover- 
ing about % inch deep. May be sown up 
to July 1 and even up to the end of July. 
FOR HAY—Cut when the plant is in 
early bloom. Cut with a mower and allow 
it to cure in the swath for a day; then rake 
into windrows and when sufficiently cured, 
put it into cocks for about a week. 
FOR SEED—Let Billion Dollar Grass get 
thoroughly ripe and cut and thresh as you 
would Timothy. The seed is about equal 
to oats in composition, that is in protein 
and fat. 
4462—Radium Brand: 2 Ibs., 70c; 5 Ibs., 
$1.38; 10 Ibs., $2.36; 25 Ibs., $4.88, postpaid 
to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 50 Ibs., $6.75; 
100 Ibs., $12.95. Bags free. 
As a hay crop it has long been the stand- 
ard and it is adapted to a wider range of 
conditions than other grasses, 
Sow 10 to 15 lbs.-per acre. Our seed is 
either Wisconsin or Minnesota grown and 
earefully cleaned, with a purity of 99.5% 
or better. For hay, cut when the seed is 
in the “milk” stage, setting the mower so 
it cuts a full four inches above the ground. 
45 lbs. in 1 bu. 4717—Radium Brand: 2 
Ibs., SOc; 5 Ibs., $1.67; 10 Ibs., $2.97; 25 Ibs., 
soon as the heads or panicles appear. 
If sown alone, broadcast 5 to 8 lbs. of 
seed per acre. If used in a mixture, 2 to 
4 lbs. per acre is sufficient. 4511—Radium 
Brand: % Ib., 41¢; Ib., SOc; 2 Ibs., $1.36; 
5 Ibs., $2.82; 10 Ibs., $5.42; 25 Ibs., $12.50, 
postpaid to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 50 Ibs., 
$21.75; 100 Ibs., $42.50. 
BROME -GRASS 
$6.62, postpaid to 4th zone. 
45 Ibs. (bu.), $9.00; 100 Ibs., $18.95. 
Northern Grown Timothy ~ 
Not prepaid: 
A hardy perennial for permanent pas- 
tures and one of the best for dry soils. 
Has a strong root system and withstands 
extremes of cold and drought. Makes 
excellent pasture, sowing 15 lbs. Brome with 8 Ibs. 
Alfalfa, preferably Ladak, per acre.» Yields much 
more than Timothy-Alfalfa by the third year. Brome 
starts very early in spring. Sown alone, broadcast 
25 lbs. per acre. Drought resistant. Cattle like 
Brome exceedingly well. 4319—Radium Brand: 2 
Ibs., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $2.16; 10 Ibs., $4.90; 25 Ibs., $9.00, 
postpaid to 4th zone. Not prepaid: 50 Ibs., $14.75; 
100 Ibs., $28.50. Bags free. 
SUDAN GRASS 
Probably one of the most prolific hay crops ever 
grown; it gives two crops of hay a season. As a 
catch crop, it is fully equal to Millet. Sudan Grass 
is used for pasture, ensilage and soiling as well as 
for hay. It does best on a rich loam soil, but grows 
successfully on almost all soils from a heavy clay 
to a light sand. Sow 25 to 85 lbs. per acre, after 
corn planting time. 4531—Radium Brand: 2 Ibs., 
80c; 5 Ibs., $1.56; 25 Ibs., $5.50, postpaid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 35 Ibs., $6.48; 50 Ibs., $8.75; 100 Ibs., 
$16.50. 
SWEET SUDAN GRASS 
Sweet, juicy, and more palatable to livestock 
than is ordinary Sudan. The seed is reddish brown, 
enabling one to detect Johnson Grass, if any, in his 
seed. It is resistant to disease and does not shatter 
easily. Later than common Sudan, hence produces 
more growth! The leaves are broader, and the stalks 
taller and heavier. Sow 25 to 35 lbs. per acre, after 
corn planting time. 4532—Radium Brand: 2 Ibs., 
Sie; 5 Ibs., $1.58; 25 Ibs., $5.62, postpaid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 35 Ibs., $6.65; 50 Ibs., $9.00; 100 Ibs., 
$17.00. Bags free. 
Brome Grass 
ALTA FESCUE 
Alta Fescue, a wonderful forage or pas- 
ture grass as well as a lawn or turf grass, 
is a selection of tall fescue developed by 
the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture. It is a’ 
deep rooted, tufted, long-lived perennial 
grass which continues to grow late into 
the summer when other grasses have dried 
up and in the middle west has outyielded 
other grasses from 15 to 50 percent. Alta 
Fescue is very palatable and stock like it 
at all pasture stages. It is a prolific soil 
builder because of its extensive rooting 
system and sod formation becomes so dense 
that noxious weeds are choked out. It is 
very desirable to prevent soil erosion on 
banks and hill sides. Sow 15 pounds per 
acre with the addition of Ladino or other 
clovers as companion crops. 44783—Radium 
Brand: Ib. $1.22; 2 Ibs., $2.19; 5 Ibs., $5.10; 
10 Ibs., $9.67; 25 Ibs., $23.00, postpaid to 4th 
zone. Not prepaid: 50 Ibs., $42.75; 100 Ibs. 
$84.50. Bags free. te 
; JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 
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