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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
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Grass and Glover Mixtures vs. Timothy. 
For many years straight Timothy or Timothy and Ciover 
were the only varieties used to obtain a crop of Hay or Pas- 
ture, 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 condi- 
tions, does not extend beyond a few years, and consequently 
have to be re-sown, with all the attendant expense of seeding, 
plowing and harrowing, ied to look for something that 
gives a greater re- 
us 
year. Mixtures of this. kind are of great value to dairy farm- 
ers, for they not only furnish a rousing Hay erop early in the 
season (three or four weeks ahead of Timothy or Timothy 
and Clover), and the grasses recover so quickly that they are 
ready to be pastured within a few days after cutting, and will 
continue to furnish good pasturage until very late in the fall 
Ww here quick results are desired, we advise sowing grass 
mixtures without a cover crop, such as Rye, Oats or Barley. 
We had tested at 
turn of Hay per our own grounds 
acre, and at the eight different mix- 
same time be of a tures of grasses and 
more permanent 
clovers sown down 
. character and not 
on one-eighth of an 
so likely to fail as 
acre each; ali made 
Timothy. ‘This, we 
a good start with 
slaim, can be ac- 
> the exception of the 
complished by sow- 
mixture of Timothy 
ing a mixture of 
Grasses, aS no mat- 
and Clover. The 
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it's Timothy in this 
ter how good one 
patch proved a to- 
individual. grass 
may be there is al- 
ways more or less 
chance of a _ total 
failure, as has often 
been demonstrated 
in Timothy sowings 
in late years, while 
with the mixtures 
the failure of any 
one variety of grass 
composing it is not 
sufficient to endan-, 
ger or materially 
affect the result of, 
the -sowing; again; 
by sowing a well-! 
arranged m.ix ture, 
we get in such va-! 
rieties as. are best 
adapted for partic- 
ular purposes. and, 
soils. Where a Hay 
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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-grow- 
ing 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 furnishing grazing until.late in the 
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tal failure, not a 
A Spear having come 
through the ground; 
} the Clover plants 
were the only thing 
visible in this piece 
of ground. Z 
The other seven 
ij mixtures made a 
-grand showing, and 
had formed by Au- 
gust: a thick and 
elose sward of 
grass, which  en- 
tirely covered the 
ground and afford- 
ed a succulent and 
nutritious — pastur- 
age during the. hal- 
ance of the sea- 
son. 
In sowing it is of 
sata the utmost import- 
Via ance to sow on nice, 
elean 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 Broadeast Seeder, covering the seeds by light harrow- 
ing, after which all should be well rolled. This rolling is im- 
portant, as it makes a nice, firm seed-bed, bringing the seed 
in close contact with the soil, and helps to retain the surface 
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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. 
HAY AND PASTURE MIXTURES FOR ONE TO THREE YEARS 
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 tlre total crop from Timothy and Clover. 
Orchard Grass, Timothy, 
English Rye Grass, Alisike Clover, 
English Blue Grass, Red Clover, 
Tall Meadow Oat Italian Rye Grass, 
Grass, 
No. 2. For One Year’s Hay and Two Years’ Pasture. 
This mixture is composed of grasses which will produce an 
immense Hay crop the first season, followed by a large second 
erop. 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. 
Cost per acre. . .$2.00 
50 Ib. lots. . 475 
100 Ib. lots. 9.00 
Sow 20 Ibs. per acre. 
Ttalian Rye Grass, Timothy, Cost per acre. ..$2.25 
Orchard Grass, Red Clover, 50 Ib. lots...... 5.25 
Tall Oat_Grass, Alsike Clover, 100 Ib. lots...... 10.00 
Sheep’s Fescue, White Clover, 4 ; 
only one 
TE We do not offer cheap Grass Mixtures; 
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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, Sheep’s Fescue, 
Sow 20 Ibs. per acre. 
Meadow Fescue, Timothy, 
English Rye Grass, Red Clover, Coser Ren ee ae : 
Italian Rye Grass, Alsike Clover, 100 lb. lots... .. 10.00 
Orchard Grass, White Clover, 
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, Sow 14 Ibs. per acre. 
Mammoth Clover, Cost per acre. . .$1.35 
English Blue Grass, 5 4.50 
Orchard Grass, 100 Ib. lots...... 8.50 
grade, and that is the best that money can procure. Do not be 
Italian Rye Grass, 
Alsike Clover, 
English Rye Grass 
The quantity per acre and the varieties used make the price. look large or small, as the case may be. 
