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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



"Grass is King; 

 "No Grass, no Cattle; 



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CURRIE'S 



"No Cattle, no Manure;" 

 "No Manure, no Crops." 



Superior Grass and Clover Mixtures For Spring and Fall Sowing. 

 GRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURES YS. TIMOTHY. 



For many years Timothy or Timothy and Clover were the 

 only varieties used to obtain a crop of Hay or Pasture, 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 conditions, 

 does not extend beyond a few years, consequently have to be 

 re-sown, with all the attendant expense of seeding, plowing 

 and harrowing, led 

 us to look for some- 

 thing that gives a 

 greater return of Hay 

 per acre, and at the 

 same time be of a 

 more permanent 

 character and not so 

 likely to fail as Tim, 

 othy. This can be 

 accomplished by sow- 

 ing a mixture of 

 grasses, as no matter 

 how good one indi- 

 vidual grass may be. 

 there is always more 

 or less chance of a 

 total failure, as has 

 often been demon- 

 strated in Timothy 

 sowings, while with 

 the mixtures the fail- 

 ure of any one variety of grass composing it is not 

 sufficient to endanger or materially affect the result of 

 the sowing; again, by sowing a well-arranged mixture 

 we get in such varieties as are best adapted for par- 

 ticular purposes and soils. Where a Hay crop only is 

 desired, we use the taller growing grasses and such as will 

 all ripen about the same time; where a Hay crop first, and 

 pasture afterwards, is desired, we select the grasses, putting 



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in a proportion of the taller ones for the Hay crop, and the 

 dwarfer and close-growing 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 fur- 

 nishing grazing until late in the year. Mixtures of this 

 kind are of great value to dairy farmers, for they not only 



furnish a rousing 

 Hay crop, early in 

 the season (three or 

 four weeks ahead of 

 T i m o t h y), and the 

 grasses recover so 

 quickly that they are 

 ready to be pastured 

 within a few days 

 after cutting, and 

 will continue to fur- 

 nish good pasturage 

 until very late in the 

 fall. 



Where quick re- 

 sults are desired, we 

 advise sowing grass 

 mixtures without a 

 cover crop, such as 

 Rye, Oats, or Barley 

 It is of the utmost 

 importance to sow 

 on clean land, finely pulverized and in good tilth, that 

 which has been the previous season in a hoed or cul- 

 tivated crop being best. Sow broadcast by hand or with 

 a Broadcast Seeder, covering the seeds by light har- 

 rowing, after which all should be well rolled. This roll- 

 ing is important, as it makes a firm seed-bed. bringing the 

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

 surface moisture. 



HAY AND PASTURE MIXTURES FOR ONE TO THREE YEARS. 



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. 



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. Timothy, 



English Rye Grass, Alsike Clover, 

 English Blue Grass, Red Clov.er, 

 Tall Meadow Oat Italian Rye Grass, 

 Grass, 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per acre . . . $3.25 



50 lb. lots 7.50 



100 lb. lots 15.00 



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



This mixture is composed of grasses which will produce 

 an immense Hay crop the first season, followed by a large 

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

 can be had all summer and fall. 



English Rye Grass. 

 Italian Rye Grass, 

 Orchard Grass. 

 Tall Oat Grass, 

 Sheep's Fescue, 



Meadow Fescue, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 White Clover. 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per acre. . . $3.25 



50 lb. lots 7.50 



100 lb. lots 15.00 



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 to the end 

 of October. 



Sheep's Fescue, 



Timothy, 



Red Clover, 



Alsike Clover. 



White Clover, 



Tall Oat Grass, 

 Meadow Fescue, 

 English Rye Grass. 

 Italian Rye Grass, 

 Orchard Grass, 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per acre . . . $3.25 



50 lbs. lots 7.50 



100 lb. lots 15.00 



Tio. 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 the early spring 

 will furnish a grand and luxuriant pasture by July of the 

 same year. No hog raiser should be without an acre or two 

 of this. 



Crimson Clover, Italian Rye Grass, 

 Mammoth Clover. Alsike Clover, 

 English Blue Grass. English Rye Grass, 



Sow 14 lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per acre... $2.25 



50 lb. lots 7.00 



100 lb. lots 14.00 



MATE We <lo not offer cheap ^hihs Mixtures; only one crude, and Uint is (lie West that money can procure. Do not be 



**" * ^* misled. The quantity per acre and the varieties used make the price look large or small, as the case may be. 



