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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 riixtures. 



GRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURES vs. TIMOTHY. 



For years straight Timothy or Timothy and Clover have been the only va- 

 rieties 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- 

 plished by sowing a mix- 

 ture 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 composing 

 it is not sufficient 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 aft- 

 erwards 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 keep- 

 ing up a continuation of the growth 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 rousing hay crop early in the season (3 or 4 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. 



Where quick results are desired, we advise sowing grass mixtures without 



a cover crop, such as Eye, 

 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 madeagood 

 start with the exception 

 of the mixture of Timothy 

 and Clover. The Timothy 

 in this patch proved a 

 total failure, not a spear 

 having come through the 

 ground ; the Clover plants 

 were the only thing visi- 

 ble 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, ag it makes a nice, firm seed-bed, 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 our 



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



Hay and Pasture Mixtures for One to Three Years. 



No. 1. FOK ONE TEAR'S HAY AND PASTURE. No. 3. FOR TWO YEARS' HAT AND ONE YEAR'S PASTURE. 



If so wn 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, 

 English Rye Grass, 

 Italian Rye Grass, 

 Tall Meadow Oat Grass, 



English Blue Grass, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover. 

 Alsike Clover, 



Sow 30 lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per acre...S2.0O 



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 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. 



English Rye Grass, 

 Italian Rye Grass, 

 Orchard, 

 Tall Oat Grass, 

 Sheep's Fescue, 



Meadow Fescue, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 White Clover, 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per acre... S3.25 



50 lb. lots 5.35 



100 lb. lots 10.00 



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, Sheep's Fescue, ) sow 30 lbs. per acre. 



Meadow Fescue, 11??,,*'^' ( Cost per acre. ..S3. 50 



English Rye Grass, Red Clover, V- 50 ib. lots 5:25 



Italian Rye Grass, Alsike Clover, I 100 lb. lots lO.OO 



Orchard Grass, White Clover, J 



NOTE—'We do not offer cheap Grass Mixtures; only one grade, 

 quantity per acre usually makes the price look large or small, as the 



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, 



Mammoth Clover, 



Alsike Clover, 



Italian Rye Grass, 



English Rye Grass, 



English Blue Grass. 



and that is the best that money can procure, 

 case may be. 



Sow 14 lbs. per acre. 

 Cost per HCre...S1.35 



501b. lots 4.50 



100 1b. lots 8.50 



Do not be misled. The 



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