Bi LLI O N D OLL AR G a ASS (Echinochloa crusgalli frumentacea) 
Especially Valuable for Silo and for Feeding Green 
A Substitute for Corn Fodder Green Feed by August Ist 
Billion Dollar Grass furnishes a very heavy amount of 
desirable green feed during August. Sown about the 
end of May, the fodder will be ready to cut about 
August lst 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 seed- 
ings, into September. 
Billion Dollar Grass gives an unusually heavy yield of 
green fodder, from 12 to 18 tons per acre on naturally 
moisture-retentive 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 biggest and greatest value, however, 
is in its green fodder and its silage. 
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BROME GRASS aes ihe 
A hardy perennial for permanent pastures and one of 
the best for dry soils. Has a strong root system and 
withstands extremes of cold and drought. Makes excel- 
lent pasture, sowing 15 lbs. Brome with 8 lbs. 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 Ibs. per 
acre. Drought resistant. Cattle like Brome very well. 
4319—Radium Brand: 
2 Ibs., 99¢; 5 Ibs., $2.04; 10 Ibs., $3.63; 
25 Ibs., $8.22, postpaid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 50 Ibs., $12.00; 100 Ibs., $23.00. 
Bags free. 
LINCOLN BROME GRASS 
A new variety developed in Nebraska. Has proven 
extremely hardy and recommended not only for the 
central and southern states, but for the northern states 
including Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota. It 
establishes itself easily and quickly develops an exten- 
sive root system and therefore is a splendid grass for 
hillsides, terraces and runways. It is a heavy pro- 
ducer of both hay and seed and thrives on soils ranging 
from poor and dry to heavy moist ground and has the 
ability to start growth quickly in spring and to with- 
stand the hot, dry summer weather. Seed 15 lbs. with 
8 lbs. of Alfalfa for excellent hay or pasture. 
4320—Radium Brand: 
2 Ibs., $1.02; 5 Ibs., $2.12; 10 lbs., $3.78; 
5 lbs., $8.60, postpaid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 50 Ibs., $12.75; 100 Ibs., $24.50. 
Bags free. 
ORCHARD GRASS 
A valuable perennial grass for pasture or hay, very 
early and hardy. Sow 21-28 lbs. per acre. 
4489—Radium Brand: 
Lb., 86¢; 5 Ibs., $3.15; 10 Ibs., $5.62; 
25 Ibs., $13.20, postpaid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 50 Ibs., $23.00; 100 Ibs., $45.00. 
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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 ensilage, 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 Bil- 
lion 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 poison- 
ous 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 planting time as it does not stand 
frost. Sow about 20 pounds per acre broadcast, cover- 
ing about 34 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., 80¢; 5 Ibs., $1.50; 10 Ibs., $2.55; 
25 Ibs., $5.28, postpaid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 50 lbs., $6.40; 100 Ibs., $12.25. 
Bags free. 
REED’S CANARY GRASS 
Or Phalaris. A grass for wet, low-lying, poorly drained 
soils—in fact, the only grass we know of for reclaiming 
waste, marshy lands. 
The hay is a little coarse, especially if it is left to grow 
too long, but it is nutritious 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 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: 
1% |b., 45¢; Ib., 76¢3; 2 Ibs., $1.3 
5 Ibs., $2.64; 10 Ibs., $4.83; 25 ee $10.92, 
postpaid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 50 Ibs., $18.00; 100 Ibs., $35.00. 
ALTA FESCUE 
Alta Fescue, a wonderful forage or pasture 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 out- 
yielded 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 root- 
ing 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. 
4473—Radium Brand: 
Lb., 65¢; 2 Ibs., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $2.08; 
10 Ibs., $3.73; 25 Ibs., $8.48, postpaid to 4th 
zone. 
Not prepaid: 50 Ibs., $12.50; 100 Ibs., $24.00. 
Bags free. 
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BILLION ODLLAR GRASS 
SUDAN GRASS COMMON . 
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 35 lbs. per acre, after corn planting time. 
4531—Radium Brand: 
2 Ibs., 88¢; 5 ibs., $1.73; 25 Ibs., $6.70, 
postpaid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 35 Ibs., $6.30; 50 Ibs., $8.50; 
100 Ibs., $15.95. 
PIPER SUDAN GRASS 
Piper Sudan is a vigorous, new, high yielding variety 
developed by the Wisconsin Agri. Experiment Station, 
It has many advantages over other varieties of Sudan, 
because there is less danger to livestock from prussic¢ 
acid poisoning, which has been proven by leading sta- 
tions whose tests showed that Piper has the lowest 
amount of prussic acid of any varieties tested. It is 
heavy yielding and generally produces more forage 
than other Sudans. Piper is extremely resistant to 
diseases such as leaf blight and anthracnose, which 
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duces a heavy tonnage of leafy palatable hay or pas- 
turage. Sow 25 to 35 pounds per acre, 
4530—Radium Brand: 
2 Ibs., 96¢; 5 Ibs., $1.94; 25 lbs., $7.72, post- - 
paid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 35 lbs., $7.70; 50 Ibs., $10.50; 
100 Ibs., $20.00. 
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., 93¢; 5 Ibs., $1.85; 25 Ibs., $7.25, post-_ 
paid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 35 Ibs., $7.10; 50 Ibs., $9.60; 
100 lbs., $18.25. Bags free. 
TIMOTHY 
Northern Grown 
As a hay crop it has long been the standard and it is 
adapted to a wider range of conditions than other 
grasses. 
Sow 10 to 15 Ibs. per acre. Our seed is either Wisconsin 
or Minnesota grown and carefully 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., 97¢; 5 Ibs., $2.04; 10 Ibs., $3.76; 
25 Ibs., $8.28, postpaid to 4th zone. 
Not prepaid: 45 be: (bu.), $10.70; oes 
100 lbs., $23.25. 
