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CURRIE BROTHERS* HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 



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



Currie's Superior Grass and Clover Mixtur« 



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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 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, have led us to look 

 around for something 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. This, we 

 claim, can be accom 

 pUshed by sowing a mix 

 tur« of Grasses, as no mat 

 ter however good the one 

 individual grass may be 

 there is always more or 

 less chance of a total fail 

 ure, as has been often 

 demonstrated in Timothy 

 sowings in late years 

 while with the mixtures 

 the failure of any one va 

 riety of grass compoBing 

 it is not aulficient to en- 

 danger or materially affect 

 the result of the sowing 

 again, by sowing a well- 

 arranged mixture we get 

 in such varieties as are 

 best adapted for particu- 

 lar 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 after 

 wards 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 va- 

 rieties that come into maturity both early and late In the season, thus keeping 

 up a continuation of the growth and furnishing grazing until late in the 





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year. Mixtures of this kind are of great value to dairy farmers, for t 

 only furnish a rousing hay crop early in the season (3 or 4 weeks al 

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

 are ready to be pastured within a few days after cutting, and will cont 

 furnish good pasturage until very late in the fall. 



Where quick results are desired, we advise sowing grass mixtures w 



a cover crop, such i 

 Oats or Barley, 

 spring of 1896 we ha( 

 at our own ground: 

 different mistur 

 grasses and cloven 

 down on one-eightl U 

 acre each; all made | 

 start with the exc 

 of the mixture of Ti 1 

 and clover. The Ti I 

 in this patch pro 

 total failure, not a 

 having come throui 

 ground; the Clover 

 were the only thinj 

 ble in this pie< 

 ground. 



The other seven 

 tures made a grand 

 ing, and had form^ 

 August a thick and 

 sward of grass, whic 

 tirely covered the gi 

 and afforded a succ 

 and nutritious past 

 during the balance ( 

 season. 



In sowing, it is c 

 utmost importance t 

 on nice, clean land 1 



T I MOTHYaH ^CLOVER. 



pulverized and In good tilth, that which has been the previous season 

 hoed or cultivated crop being best. To insure evenness of distiibution 

 broadcast by hand or with a Gaboon Broadcast seeder, covering the see 

 light harrowing, after which all should be well rolled. This rollii 

 Important, as it makes a nice, firm seed-bed, and helps to retain the su 

 moisture. 



The following tables are '^^^^^^^%^^- l^-rent.^^^^^^^^ of Grasses andXlovers suitable to produce big Hay crops in 



)>ortnwestern States, and are the result of years of Actual Experience. ^ ^ v 



No. 1. 



Hay and Pasture Mixtures for One to Three Years. 



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 equaled the total crop 

 from Timothy and Clover. 



Orchard Grass, 

 Bnglish Rye Grass, 

 Italian Rye Grass, 

 Tall Meadow Out Grass, 



English Blue Grass, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 



Sow 30 lbs, per acre. 

 Cost per acre. ..S2. 00 



50 lb. lots 4.75 



100 lb. lots 9.00 



No. 3. FOR TWO YEARS' HAY AND ONE YEAR'S PASTUF 



Produces immense crops of Hay during the first two years, with g 

 second crops, or where second crops are not desired, will furnish luxui 

 pasturage from July to the end of October. 



Tall Oat Grass, Sheep's Fescue, -\ „ „„ „ 



— - ' ' Sow 20 lbs. per a 



Cost per acre...S: 

 50 lb. lots 



Meadow Fescue, 

 English Rye Grass, 



Italian Rye Grass 

 Orchard Grass, 



Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 White Clover, 



1001b. lots H 



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 crop. If no second crop be 

 taken off, luxuriant pasture can be had all summer and fall. 



No. 4. HOG PASTURE GRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURE. 



This mixture is composed of varieties that will give the quickest and 

 results. A sowing made in theearly spring willfurnish a grand and luxur 

 pastureby July of the same year. No hog raiser should be without an ci 

 two of this. 



English Rye Grass, 

 Italian Rye GrasSj 

 Orchard, 

 Tall Oat Grass, 

 Sheep's Fescue, 



NOTE-We do not ofler cheap Grass Mixtures; only one grade and that- *.. t. . .^. English Blue Grass, 

 quantity per acre and the Tarletles used makes the price look lar'ce or ««ln ^^^u^* *•""' money can procure. 

 . .•^fe^vi Bxiidii, as tne case may he. 



Jleadow Fescue, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 White Clover, 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per acre. ..82. 26 



50 Ih. lots 5.26 



1001b. lots 10 00 



Crimson Clover, 

 Mammoth Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 Italian Rve Grass, 

 English Rye Grass, 

 English Blue Grass, 



Sow 14 lbs. per acri 



Cost per acre » 



50 lb. lots 



100 lb. lots 



Do not be misled. 1 



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