. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. Cole's Seed Store, Pellai, Iowa 49 Sudan Grass A New Forage Crop of Immense Value to the Middle West SUDAN GRASS was introduced into the United States in 1909 from Africa. After thor- ough tests in all parts of the United States the Department of Agriculture reports that Sudan Grass will be of the greatest value in the Cen- tral States, especially in those portions that are deficient in rainfall during summer. These dry regions
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. Cole's Seed Store, Pellai, Iowa 49 Sudan Grass A New Forage Crop of Immense Value to the Middle West SUDAN GRASS was introduced into the United States in 1909 from Africa. After thor- ough tests in all parts of the United States the Department of Agriculture reports that Sudan Grass will be of the greatest value in the Cen- tral States, especially in those portions that are deficient in rainfall during summer. These dry regions have no other satisfactory hay crop and Sudan Grass will be of immense value there. Sudan Grass is an annual and dies each year like Millet, so there is no danger of spreading over your land like Johnson Grass will do. It grows tall, reaching a height of about seven feet; the stems are very small and rarely thicker than a lead pencil. The plants stools wonder- fully and produces under favorable conditions as many as 100 stalks from a single root. Sudan Grass yields a good crop of first-class hay, all stock relish the hay and thrive on it, the quality of the hay is superior to millet. Yields of from two to four tons per acre are common and under favorable conditions, six to eight tons per acre have been grown. Sudan Grass should not be planted until soil has become warm. It can be sown any time dur- ing the summer as a catch crop. It can be sown in rows 18 to 36 inches apart and cultivated, or can be drilled with a grain drill or sown broadcast by hand. Seeded in rows, it takes from 3 to 6 lbs. per acre, depending on the width of row; drilled or broadcast, from 12 to 15 lbs. is used. Sudan Grass is easy to cut with a mower and cures readily like millet. For hay it is best to cut just after full bloom and will give it more time for a second growth, and in 40 to 50 days another cutting is ready. Ordinarily two to three cuttings may be expected when season is long enough. Every fa
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