“KOREAN” 
LESPEDEZA 
“SERICEA” 
SPRING VETCH 
WINTER VETCH 
HOG PASTURE 
MIXTURE 
COW HORN 
TURNIP 
BUCKWHEAT 
Sudan 
Guar 
The Great 
Summer Pasture to 
Keep Up Milk Flow 
Great hay and pasture legume. Grows on poor soils, or land too 
sour for clovers. Used in Delaware, Maryland and South. Good 
soil enricher. An annual, killed by frost. Often reseeds itself. 
Drought resistor. Sow 20-25 lbs. per acre. Inoculate. 
Lasts several seasons. Taller. Resembles alfalfa in growth, but 
hay is more woody. Thrives on poor soils and in dry seasons. 
Real soil improver. Inoculate. 
Not winter hardy, but often used successfully among spring-sown 
emergency pastures. Makes good growth. 
Excellent for green feed when cut in full bloom, as hay when 
pods are about half formed, or as green manure. Good on sandy 
soils or where Red Clover fails. Sown late summer, early fall. 
Inoculate. Plant along with a small amount wheat or rye. 
Provides 8 to 11 weeks’ use at low cost. Quick green feed—often 
ready in 4 weeks. Useful after other crop failures. Grows until 
frost; won’t winter. Producer of flesh, fat, wool. For cattle, cut 
and remove to prevent trampling. Gets second growth. Use 70 
Ibs. to acre, broadcast or with seeder, June to Aug. 1. Harrow in. 
Improves soil, provides forage. Sometimes used in corn fields. 
Tops relished by sheep, hogs, poultry. Sow 2 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
Yield is good, even on thin soils. Does well on fallow land. Can 
be seeded all of June, first half July. Quick, sure emergency crop 
where a bad spring ruined other early seeding. Some use buck- 
wheat to choke out weeds. To tame wild land—idle ground—sow 
buckwheat. 200 lbs. superphosphate may up yield by 5 to 8 bu. 
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Sudan pasture has often paid big dividends! Uneven growth of 
regular pastures poses a real problem some years. Due to getting 
heavy during spring and early summer. Danger of over-grazing 
during the hot, dry summer months. A small acreage of Sudan 
coming along just when regular pastures are least productive has 
been a life saver to many dairymen .. . splendidly maintaining 
high-level milk production during July and August. Divide Sudan 
pasture—using one portion while the others are recovering. 
Sudan is seeded with grain drill set for 2 to 3% pecks on the 
wheat side. 200 to 300 Ibs. 0-14-7 or 2-12-6 will help growth. 
Do not graze until 14 inches tall—usually in 5 weeks. 
Some mix Sudan and soybeans for green feed: 1 bushel soys, 
12 to 15 pounds Sudan. Sudan seed may be mixed with fertilizer. 
“SWEET’’ SUDAN 
In several tests, when planted alongside regular Sudan, cows ate 
the Sweet Sudan first. Seems to have definite disease resistance. 
Because later than regular Sudan, it provides more vegetative 
growth and remains green and growing longer. Has broader, 
attractive leaves. Grows heavier, tall stalks. Has gained fast. 
SUDAN “Regular Type’’ 
Valuable for dairy herds in a dry spell when green pastures are 
needed quickly. Useful for quick hay. Sometimes used for silage. 
Sow 30 to 40 pounds per acre. Often ready to cut in 50 to 70 
days—ready to recut in another 50 days. Hay almost Timothy 
value. Leafy; 5 feet tall, heavy stooler; stands well. Sow after 
corn planting. Very dangerous to feed Sudan after frosted! 
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