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For Moist Shores, Marshes 
to 1 Foot of Water 
WILD DUCK MILLET 
(Echinochloa crus-Galli) 
Another of the finest natural attractions for wild 
ducks, geese, quail, doves, song birds, for planting 
in most every section of the country. May be plant- 
ed on mud flats, around the edges of any water areas 
or on fields adjacent to your duck ponds, and may 
be planted on areas left exposed by receding waters; 
excellent where Fall rains flood planted areas. 
We recommend a progressive planting from early 
in the season until about August 10th to insure an 
abundance of food available from the very beginning 
of the season. The result will be a stand of the 
finest food for the ducks that will not only attract 
the birds in flocks but will hold them and give you 
some of the finest sport you have ever had. 
Quick growing — it matures in about 60 days. 
GRADE A-1 SEED, free of any objectionable weed 
seeds. 100 Ibs. (sows 4 acres) $14; 25 Ibs., $5. 
FALSE BITTERSWEET 
(Solanum dulcamara) 
Excellent food for wild ducks, pheasant, wood- 
cock, snipe. Grows on moist or dry soil, stream 
banks, swales, bogs, watersides. Ornamental — at- 
tractive purple flowers, red berries. 
ROOTS — 100, $10; 25, $4; 10, $2. 
GIANT BUR REED 
(Sparganium eurycarpum) 
Excellent food and cover for Mallards, Black 
Ducks, Pintails, Teal, Bluebills, Wood Ducks. Grows 
throughout U. S. in marshy, muddy locations — to 1 
ft. water. Holds banks, dams. Stands drought. 
ROOTS — (Plant 1200 per acre) 
1000, $18; 300, $7; 100, $3 
WAPATO DUCK POTATO 
(Sagittaria latifolia) 
Wild ducks of all kinds, and Canada Geese feed 
eagerly on the seeds and tender tubers or “potatoes” 
this plant procures in abundance. Makes food over 
long season until the freeze-up. Wapato grows in 
marshy places to 1 ft. water (sometimes deeper), 
throughout the U. S. and Canada. 
TUBERS — (Plant 1000 tubers per acre) 
1000, $15; 300, $6; 100, $2.50 
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Hardy, Easy To Grow Duck Foods For Spring Planting 
(90% of the Ducks and Geese Diet Consists of Vegetation) 
THREE-SQUARE BULRUSH 
(Scripus americanus) 
Produces an abundance of seeds important as 
food for many wild ducks and geese. Grows in 
sandy soils along lake shores, streams or marshes. 
Prefers less than 2 ft. of water — fresh, brackish, 
moderately alkaline. 
ROOTS — (1200 plants 1 acre) 
1000, $25; 100, $3 
MARSH SMARTWEED 
(P. Muhlenbergii) 
For planting on marshy soil, shores, shallow 
fresh or mildly alkaline water. Withstands flooding 
and drought well. 
ROOTS — (Plant 1500 per acre) 
1000, $20; 300, $7; 100, $3 
SOUTHERN-GROWN SMARTWEED 
Plant in shallow water, muddy or sandy bottom, 
using 5 bushel per acre. 
$5 per bushel; 5 bushel, $20 
NODDING SMARTWEED 
Grows in moist rich soil, on exposed flats, and in 
shallow fresh or slightly alkaline marshes. 
PLANTS — (1500 per acre) 
1000, $25; 100, $7 
WAMPEE (DUCK CORN) 
(Peltandra virginica) 
Excellent duck food — especially attractive to 
Wood Ducks and other marsh ducks. Grows in 
swampy lands and to 1 ft. soft (acid) or slightly 
brackish water throughout Eastern U. S., East Miss- 
ouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, East Texas. Will grow 
in soft or acid water. Withstands shade. 
PLANTS — (Set 142 to 2 feet apart) 
1000, $30; 300, $12; 100, $5 
SALT MARSH BULRUSH 
For salt marshes, low areas where the water is 
brackish — stands salt water tides. 
ROOTS — (Plant 1200 per acre) 
1000, $35; 300, $12; 100, $5 
PLANTINGS MADE THIS SPRING, ARE GIVEN AMPLE TIME TO GROW, FURNISHING AN 
ABUNDANCE OF FOOD BY FALL, ATTRACTING AND HOLDING MANY DUCKS. 
Below you can choose some of the materials best suited to your conditions. Plan now — Order now 
— To assure yourself of an early delivery this Spring. 
Plant in 1 to 3 Feet of Water 
DEEP WATER DUCK POTATO 
(Sagittaria rigida) 
The tubers this plant produces in abundance are 
favorite food of Bluebills and other diving ducks. 
Grows in 1 to 3 ft. water, on soft mud bottom, slow- 
flowing streams, ponds, lakes, marshes. 
TUBERS — (Plant 1000 per acre) 
1000, $20; 300, $7; 100, $3 
HORNED POND PLANT 
(Zannichellia palustris) 
A great duck tood wherever planted throughout 
the U. S. and Canada. Adapted to wide range of 
conditions. Grows in ponds, lakes, streams, springs 
in 1 to 3 ft. fresh, brackish, salt, alkaline waters. 
Does best on mud bottom, but has grown on sandy 
soil. Persists in spite of carp. 
PLANTS — (Plant 10 bushel per acre) 
$4 bushel; 5 bushel, $18; 10 bushel, $20 
GREAT BULRUSH 
(Scirpus acutus) 
Seeds are excellent food for ducks. Stands wave 
action; protects dams, banks, eroding shores; checks 
silt movement. Grows 5 to 7 ft. high; making excel- 
lent blinds; cover for waterfowl. 
ROOTS — (Plant 1000 roots per acre in 6 inches 
to 4 ft. of water) 
1000, $22; 300, $8; 100, $3 
PICKEREL PLANT 
(Pontederia cordata) 
Attractive plant with spikes of purple flowers. 
Wild ducks feed on seeds. Plant in 1 to 3 ft. fresh 
hard or soft water, quiet bays, ponds, streams and 
marshes, preferably on soft bottom. 
OOTS — (Use 750 roots per acre) 
100, $8; 25, $3 
TUBEROUS WHITE WATER LILY 
Bluebills, Teal and 17 other species wild ducks 
feed on the seeds produced. Plant in 1 to 3 ft. water, 
preferably soft mud bottom. 
TUBERS — (Plant 750 tubers per acre) 
100, $3; 300, $8; 750, $15 
LONG LEAF POND PLANT 
(P. americanus) 
I:xcellent food for ducks, food and shelter for 
fish. Grows in 2 to 5 ft. water. Stands floods and 
drought. 
PLANTS — (Plant 5 bushel per acre) 
Bushel, $4; 3 bushel, $10; 5 bushel, $18 
Plant In 1% to 6 or 8 Feet of Water 
WiIDGEON GRASS 
(Ruppia) 
Excellent wild duck food for brackish and alka- 
line waters. Grows submerged. Plant in 1 to 6 ft. 
water, preferably on soft bottom. 
PLANTS — (6 bushel plants 1 acre) 
Bushel, $8; 10 bushel or more, $6 
SAGO POND PLANT 
(Potamogeton pectinatus) 
One of the best all-around duck foods in North 
America. Canvasbacks, Redheads, Mallards, Pin- 
tails, Black Ducks, Wild Geese, Swan, and many 
other waterfowl eagerly feed on the seeds, tender 
tubers, and all parts of plant. Food and shelter for _ 
fish. 
Plant throughout the U. S. and Canada in hard 
fresh, brackish or alkaline water, 14 to 8 ft. deep, 
on sandy or mud soil. Stands considerable current 
and wave action. Carp-resistant. 
TUBERS — (Plant 1000 tubers per acre) 
1000, $18; 100, $3 
WILD CELERY 
(Vallisneria spiralis) 
The best way to attract more Canvasbacks, Red- 
heads, Bluebills and other diving ducks is to estab- 
lish good beds of Wild Celery — they love to feed 
on the tender roots, shoots, and leaves. Excellent 
for fish. Easy to grow throughout U. S. and Canada 
in 1 to 6 ft. hard fresh or slightly brackish, fairly 
clear water, on sand or coarse silt, fertile bottom — 
needs change of water — stands some waves and 
current. 
ROOTS — (Plant 1200 roots per acre) 
1000, $14; 300, $5; 100, $2 
MUSKGRASS 
All parts of the plant eaten by many kinds of 
ducks. Grows submerged throughout U. S. and Can- 
ada, in hard fresh, brackish or alkaline water a few 
inches to 30 ft. deep (depending on clarity of water). 
Excellent for fish — low-growing, does not interfere 
with fishing. 
PLANTS — (Plant 5 bushel per acre) 
Bushel, $4; 5 bushel, $15 
