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PRS JAPANESE MILLET—Often
grows six feet tall and yields enormous tonnage of hay and forage, sometimes called
Barnyard Grass and Billion Dollar Grass.
. GOLDEN or GERMAN MILLET—Medium early, yellow seeded, fine for hay or
forage; also a heavy seed. producer.
SIBERIAN MILLET—Best for localities’ haying hot weather; resists
heat and drought well. sce
HUNGARIAN MILLE T—Earlier
than the Golden Millet and less productive of seed, splendid forage crop.
YELLOW HOG MILLET—The best
strain of broom corn millet.
SPELTZ or EMMER is a type of grain
which retains its hull when threshed and
resembles beardless barley when growing.
It is very hardy, though not grown much
commercially. Does quite well on poor soils
and likes warm, sheltered locations.
pss PEDIGREED SUN WHEAI—A remarkable vaPy
riety of winter wheat. It is red seeded, smut and rust resistant a}
and a heavy yielder. It is beardless. fs
RED RUSSIAN WHEAT~—A late maturing variety of winter (~
wheat, producing heavy yields and dense foliage. Matures late. \ q
pes MARQUIS WHEAT—Extremely early and productive as well as hardy. Straw is stiff, seed is red, heads long
and free from beards. A spring wheat. rea .
BLUESTEM WHEAT—The popular Pacific Coast strain of a 9
Valuable white seeded wheat. Mostly used as a spring wheat: pe
but will stand fall seeding in dheltered sections. : ()
Bluestem has long been the standard and is still unexcelled. ae at
luestem of the Pacific Coast has a white grain and smooth = SA, wD
quite unlike the velvet chaff <nd red grains of the states east of aire
the Rockies. >
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PRS ROSEN RYE—Introduced by
the Michigan State College from Russia;
this variety has taken the rye growing sections by storm, heavy yielding, large seeded,
high quality rye. The .best winter variety.
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COMMON RYE—A selected strain of the . .
ordinary type of fall rye that has been {
grown in this country for years. Rye has
been aptly called the “Grain of Poverty”
because it is better adapted to poor soils
than other grains. The rate of seeding
varies, 80 to 200 pounds, depending on the
nature of soil and purpose of the crop.
PS SPRING RYE—This strain was
perfected by the Washington State College.
A good yielder and a valuable addition to
our list of grains.
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RUSSIAN SUNFLOWERS are now planted extensively
in some sections for silage, being grown just about
the same as corn. On good land as much as 30 tons
ef green food has been produced per acre.
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT may be grown on rough
land, but will respond to good treatment with increased
production.
DWARF ESSEX RAPE is an excellent crop for pasture. It does best on peaty soils. A heavy feeder and
must not be expected to succeed on poor, worn-out Land.
SEED FLAX, a profitable late crop. Has a shallow reot
system and therefore thrives on new land.
SOY BEANS do best when planted in rows and cultivated. Much the same method of culture is used for
raising garden beans.
EARLY AMBER CANE is the most common variety of
forage Sorghum grown. Plant late in the spring.
KAFEIR CORN—An excellent: fodder plant: which is
highly relished by cattle and all kinds of stock, Requires
much warm weather for best results.
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