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CURKIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



RECLEANED GRASS SEEDS. 



OUR GRASSES ARE FREE FROM WEED SEEDS AND TRUE TO NAME. 



Prices Subject to Market Fluctuations Without Notice. Write for Prices on Clover and Timothy. 

 If Wanted by Mail, Add 10 Cents Per Pound for Postage. 



Where a grass or' grasses is desired for laying down for a period of 10 or more years we would 

 earnestly draw the farmers' attention to the first 7 mentioned grasses which have proven them- 

 selves as thoroughly adapted to the Northwest and Western States, and as they become better 

 known their cultivation is rapidly increasing. They do well in mixture with clover and should 

 be sown at the rate of 25 pounds per acre, four-fifths grasses to one-fifth clover seed. 



BROMUS INERMIS, OR AWNLESS BROME GRASS. 



An exceedingly valuable grass, succeeds and produces^ immense crops of high nutritive value 

 on the sterile and arid plains of our Western States, growing luxuriantly on dry, sandy soils, where 

 other grasses would perish. It is perennial, and once sown down will stand for 10 years. It is one 

 of the surest to obtain a catch from establishing itself very rapidly, so much so that a good Hay 

 crop can be had the first season, followed afterwards by an immense amount of succulent pastur- 

 age; two crops a year can be had from it, often running over 5 tons cured Hay per acre. When 

 fully grown the plant stands from 4 to 5 feet in height and stools out freely; it is ready to cut the 

 latter part of June. This is the Russian Grass or Russian Brome Grass of some writers. 



Sow broadcast at the rate of 20 lbs. per acre (14 lbs. per bushel). Per lb. 15c; per bushel 

 awnless brome gkass. $1 _ 40 . per 100 lbs _ $9 00 Beware of adulterations. 



Headow Fescue or English Blue Grass (Festuca pratensis) Red Top — Fancy cleaned solid Seed, free from 'chaff. Per 



— One of the best of the natural or permanent meadow lb. 22c; per bushel of 32 lbs. $6.00; per 100 lbs $18.00 



grasses. It is very hardy and succeeds in almost all R e d Top, Fancy Extra Re-cleaned Seed for Laims — Valu- 

 soils, but attains its greatest perfection in moist, rich a ble for sowing down in lawns. (32 lbs. per bushel.) 



land, coming into use very early and again late in the p er lb. 25c; per bushel $6.50; per 100 lbs $20.00 



fall. It should form a prominent part in all permanent Crested Dog's Tail (Cynosurus cristatus)— A fine dwarf- 

 pasture and meadow mixtures. (22 lbs. to the bushel.) growing evergreen grass, particularly adapted for hard 



Per lb. 30c; per bushel $5.75; per 100 lbs $26.00 dry soils and hiUs pasture( j b y sheep. (20 lbs. per 



Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata) — Is of exceptional bushel.) Per lb. 35c; per bushel $6.25; per 100 lbs $30.00 



value for permanent pastures and for Hay crops. It is English Rye Grass" CLolium perenne)— One of the best 'and 

 very early, coming in ahead of all the other grasses, mos t nutritious grasses. It endures close cropping and 



recovers quickly after being cut, and endures close recovers quickly after cutting. (24 lbs. per bushel.) 



cropping by cattle. All kinds of stock relish it greatly, p er lb . 15e; per t, us hel $2.25; per 100 lbs $9.00 



and if cut when it comes into flower makes excellent Italian Rye Grass — An excellent variety, producing a nu- 

 Hay. Thrives well on all soils and attains its greatest tritious feed in early spring. (18 lbs. per bushel.) Per 



perfection on strong, moist and clay lands. (14 lbs. per ]b . 15c; per bushe i $1.75; per 10 o lbs $9.00 



. bushel.) Per lb. 25c; per bushel $2.65; per 100 lbs'. .. .$18.00 Fow i meadow Grass (Poa serotina)— Valuable for sowing 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass (Avena elatior) — It is the first on low, wet lands. (12 lbs. per bushel.) Per lb. 35c; 



grass to show itself in spring and grows rapidly in per bushel $4.00; per 100 lbs $30.00 



good soil, showing a height of 4 feet by June. It Hard Fescue (Festuca duriuscula) — Should be included in 

 should be cut for Hay just as coming into bloom, will all sheep pastures or in permanent pastures for dry, 



furnish 2 and 3 cuttings per year and is invaluable for gravelly soils. (14 lbs. per bushel. Per lb. 30c; per 



early and late pasturage, furnishing a nice, sweet and bushel $3.75; per 100 lbs ....$25. no 



tender herbage. Sow 20 to 25 lbs. per acre. (10 lbs. per Timothy (Phleum pratense) — Wisconsin grown thoroughly 



bushel.) Per lb. 25c; per bushel $2.00; per 100 lbs $18.50 re-cleaned Seed. Subject to market changes (45 lbs. per 



Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis) — Closely resem- bushel.) Per lb. 15c; per bushel $5.25; per 100 lbs $11.50 



bles Timothy, but flowers much earlier, and thrives in Red or Creeping Fescue (Festuca rubra)— Valuable for 

 all soils excepting dry sand or gravel. It succeeds best sowing on dry pastures, light soils and railroad em- 



in strong, moist, rich soils. It is highly relished by all bankments. It is of a creeping habit, and the roots 



kinds of stock, endures close cropping, and forms a lux- penetrate so deeply into the soil that it remains green 



uriant aftermath. Many farmers confound this with our after many other grasses have dried up. (14 lbs. per 



wild Foxtail or Squirrel Grass, which is a great mistake, bushel.) Per lb. 30c; per bushel $3.75; per 100 lbs $25.00 



as this is really A valuable variety. (10 lbs. per bushel.) Rough Stalked Meadow Grass (Poa trivalis) — An excellent 



Per lb. 30c; per bushel $2.65; per 100 lbs $25.00 grass for moist meadows and stiff clay. (14 lbs. per 



Kentucky Blue Grass (June Grass or Smooth-Stalked bushel.) Per lb. 30c; per bushel $5.00; per 100 lbs .... $35.00 



Meadow Grass, Fancy Cleaned) (Poa pratensis) — One Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina)— Should form a large part 

 of the first grasses to start in the spring; relished by of a11 mixtures for sheep grazing. In growth it is short 



all kinds of stock and succeeds on a great variety of and dense, deep-rooted and not easily affected by 



soils. Fancy cleaned Seed. (20 lbs. per bushel.) Per drouth. (14 lbs. per bushel.) Per lb. 30c; per bushel 



lb. 2Sc; per bushel $5.25; per 100 lbs $25.50 $3.75; per 100 lbs $25.00 



Kentucky Blue Grass, Extra. Fancy Seed for Lawns— Tal1 Fesc «* festuca elatior)— A tall-growing grass par- 

 (20 lbs. per bushel.) Per lb. 30c; per bushel $5.75; per ticularly adapted for strong clay and wet soils; stands 



100 j bs «27 50 overflowing and should form a part of all mixtures for 



' "' " ' '■"'" ■*■'_ '** ' ' '_ '■'■' " "' marshes and wet land. (14 lbs. per bushel.) Per lb. 



Kentucky Blue Grass, in Ckaff-A lighter grade of the 35c; bughel $ 10Q 



above, but free from weeds and impurities. (14 lbs. „ T . „ ,_, . . 



per bushel.) Per lb. 25c; per bushel $3.00; per 100 lbs. $20.00 Uater Sj ?f ar GrasS (Glyceria aquat,ca)-A grass growing 



Canadian Blue Grass (Poa compressa)-An excellent pas- T^L °" '°T *"* VL Jn J *" ^^V 



ture grass for thin clay land. Very hardy. (14 lbs. per Per lb " 5 ^ : ^ r b " she J $ ^ per ™° lbs / ' fl ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ " ' V* 45 " 00 



bushel.) Fancy cleaned Seed. Per lb. 20c; per bushel Wat ? r £ F1 ° a "»f Meadow Grass 'Glyceria flu,tans)-In- 



$2 '5- per 100 lbs $15 00 valuable for wet soils and marshes. (14 lbs. per bushel.) 



Red' Top (Choice ' Un'hulled ' Seed')' ' ^Ag'r'ostis' 'vulgaris')- ' W P " ^ 5 °„ C; P Z ^shel $6.50; per 100 lbs $45.00 



Grows on almost all soils; but does best on moist lands. Wood Meadow Grass (Poa nemora is)-Grows naturally 



en ivv= rvc h„ci, i i td~- 11, ic„. „ v ,„v,„, »■■ - c m shady places and moist rich soils. Forms a close sod 



(14 lbs. per bushel.) Per lb. 15c; per bushel $1.75; per and shou ld be sown in shadv placesin lawns. (14 lbs. 



100 lbs $12.00 per bushel.) Per lb. 70c; per bushel $9.00; per 100 lbs. $60.00 



