CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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RASS IS KING." "NO GRASS, NO CATTLE; NO CATTLE, NO MANURE; NO MANURE, NO CROPS." 



CURRIEB 



Superior Grass and Clover Mixtures 



FOR SPRING OR FALL SOWING. 

 GRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURES vs. TIMOTHY. 



For years straight Timothy or Timothy and Clover have been the only varieties used to obtain a crop of Hay or Pasture, and while Timothy is of itself an 

 llent 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 

 nd a few years and consequently have to be re-sown, with all the attendant expense of seeding, plowing and harrowing, have led us to look around for 

 thing that will give a greater return of Hay per acre, and at the same time be of a more permanent character and make a much surer catch than Timothy 

 we claim, can oe accomplished by sowing a Mixture of Grasses, as no matter however good the one individual grass may be, there Is always more or less 

 ce of a total failure, as has been often demonstrated in Timothy sowings in late years, while with the mixtures the failure of any one variety of grass com- 

 ig 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 

 ted for particular purposes and soils. Where a hay crop only is desired, we use the taller growing grasses and such as will all ripen about the one time- 

 e a hay crop first and pasture afte rwards is desired, we select the grasses putting in a proportion of the talle r ones for the Hay crop, and the dwarfer and close 



Timothy and Clover. The 

 Timothy in this patch 

 proved a total failure, not 

 a spear have come through 

 the ground, the Clover 

 plants were the only thing 

 visible in this piece of 

 ground. 



The other seven mix- 

 tures made a grand show- 

 ing, and had formed by 

 August a thick and close 

 sward of grass, which en- 

 tirely covered the ground 

 and afforded a succulent 

 and nutritious pasturage 

 during the balance of the 

 season. 



In sowing, it is of the 

 utmost importance 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, 

 sow broadcast by hand or 

 with a Cahoon Broadcast 

 Seeder, covering the seeds 

 by light harrowing, after 

 which all should be well 

 rolled. This rolling is 

 important, as it makes a 

 nice, firm seed-bed, and 

 helps to retain^the surface 

 moisture. 



>m and give a close 

 compact pasture. 

 ,lso arrange to have 

 ■ties that come into 

 rity both early and 

 In the season, thus 

 ing up a continua- 

 of the growth and 

 shing grazing until 

 n the year. Mixtures 

 is kind are of great 

 i to dairy farmers, for 

 not only furnish a 

 ng hay crop early in 

 eason, (3 or 4 weeks 

 of Timothy or 

 thy and Clover), and 

 r asses recover so 

 :kly that they are 

 • to be pastured with- 

 few days after cut- 

 and will continue to 

 3h good pasturage 

 very late in the fall. 

 3re quick results are 

 id, we advise sowing 

 mixtures without a 

 crop, such as Rye, 

 or Barley. In the 

 of 1896 we had 

 at our own grounds 

 different mixtures 

 asses and clovers 

 down on one-eighth 

 acre each ; all made 

 1 start with the ex- 

 n of the mixture of 



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

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



Hay and Pasture Mixtures for One to Three Years. 



I. For One Year's Hay and Pasture. 



sown in fall, a good hay crop can be secured from this mixture, followed 

 ,rge second crop which, in favorable seasons, has equaled the total crop 

 ^imothy and Clover. 



rd Grass, 

 h Ryegrass, 

 i Ryegras, 

 eadow Oat Grass, 



Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 



Cost per acre $2.00 



50 lb. lots 4.75 



1001b. lots 9.00 



I. For One Year's Hay and Two Year's Pasture. 



Is mixture is composed of grasses which will produce an immense Hay 

 ie first season, followed by a large second crop. If no second crop be 

 iff, luxuriant pasture can be had all summer and fall. 



h Ryegrass, 

 Ryegrass, 

 d. 



it Grass, 



Fescue, 



Meadow Fescue, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 White Clover, 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 



Cost per acre 82.25 



50 lb. lots 5.25 



100 1b. lots 1O.0O 



NOTE. — We do not offer cheap Grass Mixtures; only one grade, and that is the best that money can procure, 

 sled. The quantity per acre usually makes 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 desired, will furnish luxuriant 

 pasturage from July to the end of October. 



Tall Oat Grass, Sheeps' Fescue, 1 H „ „. ,. _ 



Meadow Fescue, Timothy, Jew *•! b s . p era re^ 



English Ryegrass, Red Clover, f m iVTV? I'kS 



Italian Ryegrass, Alsike Clover, \ ?„(.,":,"■ inK/i 



Orchard Griss, White Clover, > 100 lb. lots 10.50 



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. 



M„ im ^,£ 1 £r r ' ) Sow 14 lbs. per acre. 



Alsi^Clover Y CoSt per aC ™ " ' • S1 S5 



rtl i f£t -sJl ' f 50 lb. lots 4.50 



Italian By egrass, I 1ftn u, i„4. una 



English Ryegrass, > 100 lb. lots 8.50 



Do not 



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