. Mid-summer catalogue 1902 : plants for summer planting, seeds for summer sowing, lawn and garden requisites, insect and fungus destroyers. 0 to 8 feet high andproduces an enormous crop. Stands remarkably well notwithstandingIts great height, and yields from 10 to Vi tonsacre. When cured it makes an excel-lent of hay. and its feedingvalue IS far superior to corn fodder, andit is much relished by all kinds of stock,whether green or cured. If to be madeinto hay, cure as you would a heavycrop of clover. This Millet does not endure droughtwell, except it be sown early in retent-ive soil,
. Mid-summer catalogue 1902 : plants for summer planting, seeds for summer sowing, lawn and garden requisites, insect and fungus destroyers. 0 to 8 feet high andproduces an enormous crop. Stands remarkably well notwithstandingIts great height, and yields from 10 to Vi tonsacre. When cured it makes an excel-lent of hay. and its feedingvalue IS far superior to corn fodder, andit is much relished by all kinds of stock,whether green or cured. If to be madeinto hay, cure as you would a heavycrop of clover. This Millet does not endure droughtwell, except it be sown early in retent-ive soil, and it is not recommended forthe Southern States; but north ofWashington, especially for good,rich soils, we confidently recommendits general cultivation. // may be sown from the middle ofMay to the ist ofjulv, broadcast, at therate of ij lbs per acre, but it is betterto sotv it it drills, t2 to iS inches apart,using JO to 12 lbs per acre, and hoed be-tween the rows to keep doivn all jveedsuntil the plant attains a height of 12 to18 inches, uhen its rapid growth willsmother all weeds. Price, 10c. lb., 10lbs, 00c., 100 lbs. $
Size: 1338px × 1868px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggi, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookyear1902
