HANSEN PROSO 
THE DRY LAND WONDER GRAIN ! 
The Best Catch Crop for the Northwest—Matures in 
60 Days. Can Be Planted Later and Will Stand More 
Dry Weather Than Any Other Grain. 
Here is an all-purpose grain that farmers have been looking 
for. It matures quickly, is an abundant producer, very drouth 
resistant, makes good forage, can be planted late, has white 
kernels, is good food for live stock and poultry, makes a fine 
breakfast food, is a heavy grain, and grows in any soil. 
Best Catch Crop. Proso matures in 60 to 70 days, and 
should not be sown until after the middle of May. It may 
even be planted as late as July. 
Stands More Dry Weather Than Any Other Grain. During 
the drouth, many farmers seeded Proso after the other crops 
had failed, and when the late rains came they had plenty 
of feed. 
Pasture and Forage. Proso may be pastured until it heads out. It is equally good pas- 
ture after harvest until frost. If planted real early, Proso furnishes pasture for those who 
are short on feed. Proso straw makes a wonderful forage because it retains its green 
color and does not chaff. 
One Bundle of Proso 
Grown in Western S. Dak. 
Ideal for Cattle and Hogs. Proso grain is considered one of the best feeds for live stock, 
equal to or better than wheat. Farmers tell us that ground Proso is equal to corn in fin- 
ishing off live stock for market. 
Ideal for Poultry. In a very interesting poultry feeding test with White Proso mixed with 
corn, oats, barley and wheat, none of the others were touched until the Proso was gone. 
It is very valuable because of its high protein content. Proso does not have to be thresh- 
ed for poultry feeding, but may be fed in shock. 
Makes Fine Breakfast Food. Carl A. Hansen, while studying seeds and plant life in 
Russia, noticed that Proso was used extensively as a food. He experimented with it and 
by puffing it obtained a very tasty breakfast food, which he named Proso Puffs. 
White Kernel. Improved Strain. Prof. N. E. Hansen, the famous plant wizard, intro- 
duced the Hansen Proso from Siberia, and selected it for its white color, large kernels, 
and greater productivity. The seed is round, pure white, several times the size of millet, 
growing in a sprangly head. It should not be confused with the colored prosos, as Han- 
sen's Proso is superior in every way: size, color, and production. 
HOW TO PLANT. Proso may be planted on any 
kind of land, either broadcast or drilled. Weeds 
may be plowed under two or three times and killed 
} before it is time to plant Hansen Proso. Many 
| farmers report that by planting Hansen Proso in 
| late May or June, the plants will produce 15 to 25 
stems each. Proso may be harvested with a com- 
bine or it may be shocked and threshed. For com- 
bining it should be ripe, but for shocking it should 
| be cut when the stalks are still quite green. Aver- 
1 age yield of Hansen Proso is from 40 to 60 bushels 
i per acre with a seeding of 20 to 30 lbs. per acre 
The grain averages 60 to 64 lbs. per bushel. 
PRICES ON HANSEN PROSO 
BY MAIL POSTPAID 
Large 4-oz. Pkt., 50c; 5 Lbs., $2.25. 
BY EXPRESS OR FREIGHT COLLECT 
10 lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs., $5.00; 50 Ibs., $8.00; 
100 Ibs., $15.00; 500 lbs., $72.50; 
1,000 lbs., $140.00. 
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