Grasses—Cont’d 
CHEWINGS FESCUE, A fine leaved perennial, some- 
what wiry, of bright green color. Does well in shade. 
Germinates in 10 to 14 days. Used for lawns in shaded 
areas and pastures. 
CREEPING RED FESCUE. Similar to Chewings Fescue 
but does not tend to bunch. It spreads by underground 
runners. It’s a hardy perennial, germinating in 10 to 14 
days. Use for lawns, fairways, pastures. 
MEADOW FESCUE, Especially suited for pasture and 
is also fine for hay. Succeeds even in poor soil and will 
endure severe freezing. The hay is very nutritious and 
cattle thrive on it. 
BROMUS INERMIS (Brome Grass). Its main points 
are its ability to control soil erosion, add humus to the 
soil, loosen the subsoil and serve as a good hay and pas- 
ture crop. Brome Grass is a long lived perennial which 
will grow well on any fertile soil. While ordinarily not 
grown for hay purposes it does compare favorably with 
Timothy in the yield. and quality of hay. As a pasture 
grass either alone or in combination, it is palatable to all 
classes of livestock, is extremely hardy and drought re- 
sistant. When Bromus is seeded alone the use of 20 
pounds of seed per acre is recommended and the seeding 
should be shallow—never over 4% to % inch except pos- 
sibly in sandy soil. 
TIMOTHY. As a hay crop Timothy is probably unsur- 
passed by any other grass. It is an ideal grass to be 
grown with Alsike. It is also valuable in pasture mix- 
tures with other grasses and legumes. Sow 10 pounds 
of seed to the acre. 
TIMOTHY AND ALSIKE MIXED. For those who pre- 
fer to sow Alsike Clover and Timothy together, we have 
a mixture that has the right proportions for growing a 
splendid hay crop. 
SUDAN GRASS. For hay and pasture crop it is neces- 
sary for the soil to warm up in the spring before plant- 
ing. It may be sown as late as July or August but its 
season will then be quite short. It is usually big enough 
to pasture when five or six weeks old, or sooner if it 
gets 12 to 14 inches tall. It grows remarkably well 
during the hot dry weather of July and August. As a hay 
crop Sudan should be cut from the time the heads begin 
to appear until the seeds are in the soft, dough stage. 
The best hay is from the early cutting. If for hay, sow 
about 25 to 30 pounds to the acre broadcast. For silage, 
sow 10 pounds to the acre in rows and cultivate the 
same as corn. 
REED CANARY GRASS. A hardy, perennial grass 
adapted to low lands where other grasses will not do 
well. It thrives in locations where the water table is 
practically at the surface of the soil all the time and 
above the surface part of the time. Will produce two 
crops a year after the first year. The hay is as good as 
Timothy and is relished by horses and cattle. Sow 4 to 
6 pounds to the acre broadeast or 2 or 3 pounds with drill. 
Millet 
Prices Given on Special Yellow List. 
Millet is grown almost exclusively in these northern 
states for hay only, and we find that southern grown 
millet seed will produce a much heavier crop of finer 
hay than that grown from northern seed. We therefore 
offer only true southern grown seed in our millets. Sew 
at the rate of 25 to 30 lbs. to the acre for hay; for seed, 
about 15 pounds. 
EARLY FORTUNE. One of the proso millets that ma- 
tures in 50 to 60 days after sowing. Seeds reddish brown, 
head compact. Sow 25 pounds to the acre. 
GERMAN. The most popular of all millets. Should be 
eut in full bloom, when it is most tender and sweet. Sow 
about 35 pounds to the acre. 
HUNGARIAN. Is favored by some on account of its 
rapid growth, maturing about a week or ten days earlier 
than German Millet. Makes excellent hay. 
JAPANESE. It grows from five to nine feet in height, 
and produces enormous crops of fine hay. If sown broad- 
cast, sow fifteen to twenty pounds to the acre; in drills 
at the rate of ten pounds per acre. It does best on low, 
moist ground. 
SIBERIAN. Earlier than either German or Hungarian. 
Very valuable for the North. Is extremely hardy and 
arousht resistant. Excellent for hay and is not subject 
to rust. 
Speltz 
While not quite equal to oats, it makes a fair horse feed. 
It yields more than wheat or barley and even the straw 
if cut slightly green has a good amount of feeding value. 
Speltz makes a fine feed for hogs and poultry. Sow in 
drills at the rate of 1% to 2 bushels to the acre. Prices 
are given on special field seed price list. 
Sorghum 
EARLY BLACK AMBER SORGHUM. A fine variety for 
cane production for the making of syrup. Plant in rows 
and cultivate the same as corn. Sow 2 to 5 lbs. of seed 
to the acre. Prices given on special yellow price list. 
WACONIA ORANGE. An improvVed strain over the Amber 
Sorghum. Stalks are shorter but much sturdier and 
withstand the storms much better against lodging. Pro- 
duce a high quality syrup. See special list for prices. 
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Field Corn 
See Yellow List for Prices 
HYBRID SEED CORN is a first generation cross be- 
tween inbred strains. Inbred strains are developed hy 
continual inbreeding of selected plants for several gen- 
erations over a period of better than 10 years. Yields of 
hybrid planted seed corn will average from ah to 11 
bushels per acre higher than the regular varieties. Hy- 
brids possess greater resistance to lodging, greater 
resistance to drought and considerable higher shelling 
percentages. 
KINGSCROST HYBRID. This remarkable seed corn 
represents many years of extensive research aimed at.a 
superior development for the 100 to 105 maturity zone. 
Kingscrost KS attained the seemingly impossible by 
combining into one hybrid a rare stalk breakage resist- 
ance, high yield, and earliness of maturity. No longer is 
it necessary for northern corn belt farmers to risk the 
hazards of growing later hybrids for the increased yield. 
Kingscrost KS developed on an entirely new hybridizing 
principle has demonstrated in. official state trials that 
it can yield and surpass in standability leading hybrids 
which are aS much as ten days later in maturity. 
Kk F—HYBRID SEMI-DENT. A cross between flint 
and dent varieties, recommended for 80-day areas. Leafy, 
non-suckering tall plants, high ears and stalk strength 
insure fall standability. 
HYBRID SILO. 107 days. Here is a corn for silage 
that will give you a maximum of yield. The quality of 
the ear corn and foliage is unsurpassed, and of the 
highest feeding value. 
N. K. & Co.s Elephant Fodder 
Of the yellow dent type, but grows taller and more leafy 
than the average yellow dent corn, therefore producing 
a very heavy yield. See yellow price list for prices. 
Oats 
Prices given on Special Yellow List. 
CULTURE. Sow oats at the rate of 2 to 2% bushels to 
the acre, very early in the spring on a well prepared field 
with a modern grain drill. Deep seeding on heavy clay 
soil is often fatal to the crop. Two inches is deep enough 
on a fine, compact seed bed. 
ANDREW. Is an early maturing, open panicled, yellow 
grained oat that has excelled in yielding ability in trials 
throughout the Corn Belt. It has good weight per bushel 
and standing ability. It is similar to Clinton in height 
of plant. It is resistant to crown rusts and smuts and 
nearly all stem rusts. It is a Minnesota Sta. introduction. 
AJAX. An early White Oat variety introduced from 
Canada. Has moderate straw strength and good stem 
rust resistance, but only fair resistance to leaf rust and 
smut. Yields in the northern half of Minnesota and North 
Dakota have been very good. A very desirable variety 
for planting in the northern half of Wisconsin and Min- 
nesota. 
BONDA,. An early, stiff strawed variety having yellow- 
ish-white grain of superior bushel weight. It is re- 
sistant to stem rust, crown rust, smut. Recommended 
for Minn., Wisconsin, Iowa and Dakotas. 
MINDO. A variety developed by the Minn. Sta. and re- 
leased in 1946. Mindo produces a yellowish-white oat. 
It is an early maturing variety having stiff straw and 
high bushel weight. Mindo is resistant’°to stem rust in- 
cluding race No. 8 and leaf rust and the smuts. It is also 
resistant to Helminthosporium Victorii. Recommended 
for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and the Dakotas. 
CLINTON. An early yellow variety resistant to rust 
and smut. Has excellent straw and weight. Recom- 
mended for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and the Dakotas. 
Wheat 
Prices given on Special Yellow List. 
Sow at the rate of 75-90 pounds to the acre. 
HENRY. A Feed Wheat. A superior yielding wheat, 
is moderately resistant to black stem rust, and leaf rust, 
while moderately susceptible to scab and covered smut. 
Kernels are large and of soft texture as a rule. 
MIDA SPRING WHEAT. A bearded variety of Spring 
wheat. Is early in maturity, has a stiff straw, and is 
resistant to leaf rust. It has a deeper colored grain that 
thrashes easily. 4 
LEE BLUE TAG SPRING WHEAT. Karly, bearded, 
moderately resistant to bunt, leaf or stem rust. Little 
susceptible to loose smut. Short medium strength straw. 
Equal to Thatcher for milling and baking. 
MARQUIS. A beardless, mid-late, strong strawed wheat 
with medium height, susceptible to stem rust and leaf 
rust but resistant to loose smut. A good milling and 
baking variety for Minnesota, Dakotas and Montana. 
Rape é 
DWARF ESSEX. An annual forage plant which may 
be eaten off by any kind of livestock, but it is pre- 
eminently adapted for cattle and swine. Thrives best 
on good soil, rich in vegetable matter. Slough lands are 
excelent. Sow broadcast, 5 pounds an acre or sow in 
rows thirty inches apart and cultivated 1 to 2 pounds 
an acre. Rape may be sown as late as Julv Ist, and 
produce a fall pasture. Prices given on special field seed 
price list. 
