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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



'* Grass Is King f " No Grass, No Cattle ; No Cattle, No Manure ; No Manure, No Crops." 



Currie's Superior Grass and Clover Mixtures 



FOR SPRING AND FALL SOWING. 



GRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURES vs, TIMOTHY. 



For many years straight 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 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 return of 

 Hay per acre, and at 

 the same tinie be of 

 a more permanent 

 character and not so 

 likely to fail as Tim- 

 othy. This, we claim 

 can be accomplished 

 by sowing a mixture 

 of Grasses, as no 

 matter how good one 

 individual grass may 

 be there is always 

 more or less chance 

 of a total failure, as 

 has often been dem- 

 onstrated in T i m o- 

 thy sowings in late 

 years, while with the 

 mixtures the failure 

 of any one variety of 

 grass composing it is 

 not sufficient to en- 

 danger or materially 

 affect the result of 

 the sow^ing; again 

 by solving a well-ar- 

 ranged mixture we 

 get in such varieties 

 as are best adapted 

 for particular pur- 

 poses and soils 

 Where a Hay crop 

 only Is desired, we 

 use the taller grow- 

 ing 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 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 gro'wth and furnishing 



grazing until late in the year. Mixtures of this kind are of 

 great value to dairy farmers, for they not only furnish a rous- 

 ing Hay crop early in the season (3 or 4 weeks ahead of Timo- 

 thy or Timothy and Clover), and the grasses recover so quickly 

 that they are ready to be pastured within a few days after cut- 

 ting, and will continue to furnish good pasturage until very 

 late in the fall. 



Where quick results 

 are desired, ^ve advise 

 sowing grass mix- 

 tures without a cover 

 crop, such as Rye, 

 Oats or Barley. In- 

 the spring of 1896 we' 

 had tested at our 

 own grounds eight 

 different mixtures of 

 grasses and clovers 

 sown down on one- 

 eighth of an acre 

 each; all made a 

 good start with the 

 exception of the mix- 

 ture of Timothy and 

 Clover. The Timothy 

 in this patch proved 

 a total failure, not a 

 spear having come 

 through the ground; 

 the Clover plants i 

 were the only thing 

 visible in this piece 

 of ground. 



The other seven 

 mixtures made a 

 grand show^ing, and 

 had formed by Au- 

 gust a thick and 

 close sward of grass, 

 which entirely cov- 

 ered the ground and 

 afforded a succulent 

 and nutritious pas- 

 turage during the 

 balance of the sea- 

 son. 



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 in- 

 sure evenness of distribution, sow broadcast by hand or with a- 

 Broadcast Seeder, covering the seeds by light harrowing, after i 

 which all should be well rolled. This rolling is important, 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 ooTi 



Northwestern States, and are the result of year-s 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 Hap 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, 

 Tall Meadow Oat Grass, Italian Rye Grass, 



I 1 



Sow SO lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per acre . . . $2.00 



50 lb. lots 4.75 



100 lb. lots 9.00 



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



This mixture is composed of grasses which will produce an 

 immense Hap 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. 



I^nglish Rye Grass, Meadow Fescue, 

 Italian Rye Grass, Timothy, 

 Orchard Grass, Red Clover, 



Tall Oat Grass, Alsike Clover, 



Sheep's Fescue, White Clover, 



) Sov 



V Cos 

 ''.'SO 1 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre, 

 jst per acre. . .$2.2."> 



'50 lb. lots 5.25 



j 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.j 

 with grand second crops, or where second crops are not desired,iji 

 will furnish luxuriant pasturage from July to the end oCi 

 October. 



Tall Oat Grass, Sheep's Fescue 



Meadow Fescue, Timothy, 

 English Rye Grass, Red Clover, 

 Italian Rye Grass, Alsike Clover, 

 Orchard Grass, White Clover, 





Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 



/Cost per acre . . . $2.2S 

 50 lb. lots 5.25 

 100 lb. lots 10.00 



No. 4. Hog Pasture Grass and Clover Mixture. 



This mixture is composed of varieties that will give the quick 

 est 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. 



Sow 14 lbs. per acre 

 Cost per acre . . . $1.3!;i 



.•>0 lb. lots 4.5< 



100 lb. lots 8.5( 



Crimson Clover, Italian Rye Grass, 

 Mammoth Clover, Alsike Clover, 

 English Blue Grass, English Rye Grass, 



Do not be mis- 



»|**^HJ "We do not offer cheap Grass Mixtures; only one grade, and that is tljc best that money can procure. 



IW I Ca led. The a"ant'ty P^r acre and the varieties u.sed makes the price look large or small, as the case may be. 



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