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‘‘Grass is King; 
“nota weante” CURRIE 
“No Cattle, no Manure;” 
“No Manure, no Crops.” 
Superior Grass and Clover Mixtures For Spring and Fall Sowing. 
GRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURES VS. 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 
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 
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 fallure, as has 
often been demon- 
strated in Timothy 
sowings, while with 
the mixtures the fail- 
ure of any one variety of grass 
sufficient to 
the sowing; 
we get 
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 
not 
composing it is 
endanger or materially affect the result of 
again, by sowing a well-arranged mixture 
in such varieties as are best adapted for par- 
the season (three or 
four weeks ahead of 
Timothy), 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 
in good tilth, that 
in a hoed or cul- 
on clean land, finely pulverized and 
which has been the previous season 
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. 
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 Clover, 
Kor One Year’s Hay and Pasture. 
Sow 20 Ibs. per acre. 
Cost per acre.. .$3.25 
- 50 Ib. lots..... 7.50 
Tall Meadow Oat Italian Rye Grass, 100Ib. lots een. 15.00 
Grass, 
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, Meadow Fescue, 
Sow 20 Ibs. per acre. 
Italian Rye Grass, Timothy, Ges a 
Orchard Grass, Red Clover, Jost per acre... $3.25 
50 Ib. lots..... 7.50 
Tall Oat Grass, Alsike Clover, 100 71K 
Sheep’s Fescue, White Clover, - lots......15.00 
NOTE. 
misled. 
We do not offer cheap Grass Mixtures; only one grade, and that is the best that money can procure. 
The quantity per acre and the varieties used make the price look large or small, as the case may be. 
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. 
Tall Oat Grass, 
Meadow Fescue, 
English Rye Grass, 
Italian Rye Grass, 
Orchard Grass, 
Sheep’s Fescue, 
Timothy, 
Red Clover, 
Alsike Clover, 
White Clover, 
Sow 20 Ibs. per acre. 
Cost per acre.. .$3.25 
50 Ibs. lots.... 7.50 
100 Ib. lots.....15.00 
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 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, 
Mammoth Clover, 
Sow 14 Ibs. per acre. 
talian Rye Gra ; 
- SeiGrass, Cost per acre. ..$2.25 
Alsike Clover, 
: 50 Ib. lots..... 7.00 
English Blue Grass, English Rye Grass,) 100 Ib. lots.....14.00 
Do not be 
