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Planting Wildlife Habitats
The Natural Solution to Feed and
Attract Your Favorite Wildlife
 Planting
a meadow on your property to attract wildlife and prevent erosion
is easy! Whether you're a hunter or just enjoy watching wildlife,
your local Southern States dealer has the seed and advice to help
you develop a thriving wildlife habitat. You’ll find a variety
of seed and seed mixes that provide year-round food and cover for
animals you want to attract.
Recommended Seed Varieties for Growing
Specific Habitats:
Wildlife Mix #1
The perfect general-purpose
food mix, Wildlife Mix #1 contains a blend of grain sorghums, buckwheat,
cowpeas and soybeans for spring and early summer plantings. It provides
nesting cover for game birds like quail, doves, wild ducks and geese,
as well as food for wildlife like deer, wild turkey and rabbits.
And, Wildlife Mix #1 helps control erosion and adapts to the many
different soil types in the Southern States region.
021-43310W – 25 lb. bag plants 1 acre
Wildlife Mix # 2
An all purpose mix of small grains (wheat, rye, triticole) and winter
legumes (winter peas, clovers, etc.), Wildlife Mix #2 provides winter
food and cover for deer, rabbits and turkeys while controlling erosion.
021-43300W
– 50 lb. bag plants 1 acre
Quail-Turkey Mix
A mixture of cowpeas (multiple maturities) and grain producing sorghums
(multiple maturities and heights), Quail-Turkey Mix is a re-seeding
mix designed for areas with high deer populations. Deer will graze
but the ingredients are not a preferred food and it will suffer
less over grazing. It provides food and cover well into the winter
months and works best if planted in the same spot for two consecutive
years.
021-43010W – 50 lb. bag plants 1 acre
Buckwheat
Produces an abundance of seed
in 10 to 12 weeks. Grows fast in any type of soil and holds seed
well on stalk after ripening.
021-72600W – 50 lb. bag plants 1 acre
Dove Proso Millet
Relished by all game birds, especially doves, Dove Proso grows 3
to 6 feet tall. Plants bend over as seed falls to the ground. The
seed’s shiny coat protects it from mold and mildew.
021-57660W
– 50 lb. bag plants 5 acres
Brown Top Millet
A fast grower and heavy seed producer, provides excellent cover
for game birds. The plant reaches 2 to 3 feet in height.
021-57670W – 50 lb. bag plants 1-1/4 acres
Japanese Millet
Also known as Wild or Duck millet. This fast-growing millet produces
an abundance of seed and is excellent for mud flats, marshes and
wet spots.
021-57700W – 50 lb. bag plants 1-1/4 acres
Wild Game Food (WGF) Sorghum
An excellent, all-purpose seed for attracting wildlife, especially
birds. WGF’s tuber heads develop and grow as long as there
is moisture — all the way to the first frost. Birds won’t
touch it until ripe, and then birds of all feathers will arrive
to eat.
021-43600W – 50 lb. bag plants 5 acres
Peredovik Sunflower
Plant these small black sunflower seeds, and half the birds in the
county will eat lunch with you. The plants grow 4 to 5 feet tall.
This is the most popular bird attracting seed that Southern States
sells.
021-76720W – 50 lb. bag plants 2-3 acres
Mixed Cowpeas
Small. Very attractive. Maroon in color. Hard seeded. Good for both
game feed and soil improvement.
021-76960W – 50 lb. bag plants 1 acre
Crown Vetch
This is a perennial legume that spreads underground from rhizomes,
seed and stolens. Will grow from Alaska to Africa. Excellent for
beautification. Creates permanent ground cover, chokes out weeds.
Quail, doves and deer love it.
021-11942W – 1 lb. bag plants 1,000 sq.
ft.
Bi-color Lespedeza
This perennial is one of the best food and cover plants for game
birds. The seeds are attractive, and the plant is also valuable
for controlling soil erosion.
021-27135W – 1 lb. bag plants 1/2 acre
Kobe Lespedeza
An annual growing 4 to 4-1/2 feet tall, Kobe is planted for quail
and dove. This attractive plant makes an excellent ground cover
which controls erosion.
021-27050W – 50 lb. bag plants 2 acres
Korean Lespedeza
This perennial grows 3 to 3-1/2 feet tall. Like Kobe, it aids in
reducing soil erosion. Plant in patches and strips near bushes,
wooded areas and water.
021-27000W – 50 lb. bag plants 2 acres
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