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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL 



"Grass is King;" 

 " No Grass, no Cattle;" 



CURRIES 



"No Cattle, no Manure;" 

 "No Manure, no Crops." 



Superior Grass and Clover Mixtures 



FOR SPRING AND FALL SOWING. 



Brass and Glover Mixtures vs. Timothy. 



For many years straight Timothy or Timothy and Clover 

 were the only varieties used to obtain a crop of Hay or Pas- 

 ture, and while Timothy is of itself an excellent grass, and 

 Clover the basis of all successful farming, the fact that the 

 life of either of these, even under the most successful condi- 

 tions, does not extend beyond a few years, and consequently 

 have to be re-sown, with all the attendant expense of seeding, 

 plowing and harrowing, led us to look for something that 

 gives a greater re- 

 turn of Hay per 

 acre, and at the 

 same time be of a 

 more permanent 

 character and not 

 so likely to fail as 

 Timothy. This, we 

 claim, can be ac- 

 complished by sow- 

 ing a mixture of 

 Grasses, as no mat- 

 ter how good one 

 i n d i v i d ual grass 

 may be there is al- 

 ways more or less 

 chance of a total 

 failure, as has often 

 been demonstrate 

 in Timothy sowing 

 in late years, while, 

 with the mixtures 

 the failure of anyj 

 one variety of grass' 

 composing it is not] 

 sufficient to endan 

 ger or materially' 

 affect the result of 

 the sowing; again, 

 by sowing a well-i 

 arranged mixt ure, 

 we get in such va-f 

 xieties as are best? 

 adapted for partic- 

 ular purposes and, 

 soils." Where a Hay 

 crop only is desired, 

 sve use the taller 

 growing grasses 

 and such as will all 

 fipen about the 



same time; where a Hay crop first and pasture afterwards is 

 desired, we select the grasses, putting in a proportion of the 

 taller ones for the Hay crop, and the dwarfer and close-grow- 

 ing sorts to fill up the bottom and give a close and compact 

 pasture. We also arrange to have varieties that come into 

 maturity both early and late in the season, thus keeping up 

 a continuous growth and furnishing grazing until late in the 



year. Mixtures of this kind are of great value to dairv farm- 

 ers, for they not only furnish a rousing Hay crop earlv in the 

 season (three or four weeks ahead of Timothy or Timothy 

 and Clover), and the grasses recover so quicklv that thev are 

 ready to be pastured within a few days after cutting, and will 

 continue to furnish good pasturage until very late in the fall. 

 Where quick results are desired, we advise sowing grass 

 mixtures without a cover crop, such as Rye, Oats or Barley. 



We had tested at 

 our own grounds 

 eight different mix- 

 tures of grasses and 

 clovers sown down 

 on one-eighth of an 

 acre each; all made 

 a good start with 

 the exception of the 

 mixture of Timothy 

 and Clover. The 

 Timothy in this 

 patch proved a to- 

 tal failure, not a 

 spear having come 

 through the ground; 

 the Clover plants 

 were the only thing 

 visible in this piece 

 of ground. 



The other seven 

 mixtures made a 

 grand showing, and 

 had formed by Au- 

 gust a thick and 

 close sward of 

 grass, which en- 

 tirely covered the 

 ground and afford- 

 ed a succulent and 

 nutritious pastur- 

 age during the bal- 

 ance of the sea- 

 son. 



In sowing it is of 

 the utmost import- 

 ance to sow on nice, 

 clean land, finely 

 pulverized and in 

 good tilth, that 

 which has been the 

 previous season in a hoed or cultivated crop being best. To 

 insure evenness of distribution, soiv broadcast by hand or 

 with a Broadcast Seeder, covering the seeds by light harrow- 

 after which all should be well rolled. This rolling is im- 

 portant, as it makes a. nice, firm seed-bed, bringing the seed 

 in close contact with the soil, and helps to retain the surface 

 moisture. 



The following tables are composed of the different varieties of Grasses and Clovers suitable to produce big Hay crops in our 

 Northwestern States, and are the result of years of Actual Experience. 



HAY AND PASTURE MIXTURES FOR ONE TO THREE YEARS 



No. 1. For One Year's Hay and Pasture. 



If sown in fall, a good Hay crop can be secured from this 

 mixture, followed by a large second crop, which, in favorable 

 seasons, has equalled the total crop from Timothy and Clover. 



Orchard Grass. 

 English Rye Grass, 

 English Blue Grass 

 Tall Meadow Oat 

 Grass, 



Timothy, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 Red Clover, 

 Italian Rye Grass, 



?ovr 20 U.S. 

 Cost per acre 

 50 lb. lots. . 

 100 lb. lots. 



No. 2. For One Year's Hay and Two Years* Pasture. 



This mixture is composed of grasses which will produce an 

 immense Hay crop the first season, followed fey a large second 

 crop. If no second crop be taken off, luxuriant pasture can be 

 had all summer and fall. 



English Rve Grass, Meadow Fescue, 

 Italian Rye Grass, Timothy, 

 Orchard Grass. Red Clover, 



Tall Qal Grass, Alsike Clover, 



i p'rg Fescue, White Clover, 



UATC "We do not offer cheap Grass Mixtures; only one 

 ratf I Ca misled. The quantity per -acre and the varieties 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per aore. . . $2.25 



60 11>. lots 5.25 



100 lb. lots 10.00 



No. 3. For Two Years' Hay and One Year's Pasture. 



Produces immense crops of Hay during the first two years, 

 with grand second crops, or where second crops are not de- 

 sired, will furnish luxuriant pasturage from July u> the end 

 of October. 



Tall Oat Grass. Sheep's Fescue; J SoTr „ , b ^ 



Meadow Fescue, Timothy. I ?.„-_* ,,„_ .,,. r :, «.,.,- 



English Rye Grass, Red f 4« li.w.. ".'"'- 



Italian Rye Grass. Alsike Clover, 

 Orchard Grass, White Clover, 



100 lb. lots 10.00 



No. 4. Hog Pasture Grass and Clover Mixture. 



This mixture is composed of varieties that will give the 

 quickest and best results. A sowing made in tl- spring 



will furnish a grand and luxuriant pasture by July of the 

 year! No hog raiser should be without an acre or two of this. 



Crimson Clover, Ttaifrsm Ttvo Griss ) So,v 14 lhs - ,,er su " re - 



50 lb. lols 4.50 



Italian Rye Grass, 



English Blue Grass, ' v^th^ve^Tass 

 Orchard Grass, English R> e Grass 



100 lb. lots.. 



S.50 



cradc, anil tbat is the best that money can procure. Do not be 

 used make the price look large or .small, as the case may be; 



