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Superior Seeds 
J. MANNS & CO., BALTIMORE 2, MD. 
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Lbs. | Sow—Lbs.| Date of | 
Variety per Bu. | per Acre Sowing Fertilizer Requirements per Acre Uses 
Alfalfa 60 15-20 | August or} 400 Ibs. or more 4-12-4 at seeding. For | Hay, soil improvement, | Inoculation important, sow broadcast on firm seed bed. 
April sanly soils increase potash. Top dress | pasture.- Harvest when basal shoots are 2 in. high. Do not 
| with 0-14-14 or 0-20-20. Heavy user cut late in fall 
| } of lime. - 
Barley 48 | 72-96 | About Lime moderately helpful. 800 to 400 Ibs. | Stock feed, malt, break- | Does best on well drained loam or clay soils. Seed 
Oct. Ist | 4-12-8 at seeding. Top dress in spring. | fast foods, flour, early | should be treated against smut and the harvested 
spring grazing. crop protected from weevil. 
Bent Grass es 10 March or | Requires acid forming plant food. In- | Lawnsand putting greens | Does not yield as much hay as Red Top. Needs plenty 
—_———_ < — Sept. | jured by lime. or pasture on acid soils. | of moisture. Thrives only on acid soils. 
8q. ft.) 
Blue Grass id 30-40 Late On pastures—300 Ibs. 10-10-10. For | Permanent pastures, | Best results when seeded in mixtures ag it requires 
Kentucky to summer | new seeding, 400 Ibs. 5-10-5. Lime | lawns and fairways. about 3 years to establish a sod. Gives good early 
25 early helpful applied 50 lbs. per 1000 sq. | grazing, languishes in late summer but flourishes 
spring ft. about every 5 years. | again in fall. Thrives best on well drained heavy 
soil, rich in organic matter and all fertilizing 
| elements. 
Blue Grass 14 15 in Late Seme as Kentucky Blue but adapted | Pasture with other per- | Darker blue than Kentucky Blue, produces running 
de to mixtures | summer | to thinner soils. ennial varieties. root-stocks and forms dense sod. Leaves short. Best 
20 early variety for stiff clay soils or poor fertility. 
spring 
Buckwheat 48 36-60 |May15 to} 150 to 300 Ibs. 4-12-8 heavy phos- | Flour, stock and poultry | Likes cool, moist climate, a poor land crop. Harvest 
| July16 | phorus and potash feeder. Best on | feed, bees, summer cover | between time and first seed fully formed and the 
mod ly scid soil. and green manure crop. | time they mature. 
Corn 56; #14 May Broedeast 500 lbs. 10-10-10 per acre | Grain, ensilage and hog- | Harvest when kernels well glazed and or shuck 
Field | July before plasting. Side dress when 40/ ging down. and bottom leaves dry and upper leaves % to% green. 
s days old with 200 lbs. nitrate of soda. | For ensilage harvest in early glaze stage, shucks yellow. 
Clover 60 5-8  |Aug.-Sept.) 200 to 400 ibs. 0-14-14 or 0-20-20. | Hay, pasture, soil im- | Better on wet, poor or acid soils than any other 
Alsike Feb.-Apr.| Responds readily to lime. Top dress | provement. clover. Inoculation helpful. 
annually. cS 
Clover 60 15 August | Responds to Hime but not very sensitive Green manure, and to | Best suited to coastal plain soils but not to wet soik 
to aa: 400 lbs. (@-14-14 at seeding. | some extent for hay and monly sown at last working of corn or on small 
pasture winter annual. grain stubble. If not making sufficient growth, supply 
nitrogen fertilizer. Graze same if growth is too rank. 
Clover 60 2 200 to 400 Ibs. 0-14-14, Pasture and hay. aor peers sow with orchard or alta fescue. Thrives 
to 8 years. 
Clover | 60 10-15 200 to 400 lbs. 0-14-14 or 0-20-20 | Primarily a forage crop. | For hay, cut when just past full bloom stage and 
| % to 1 ton hydrated lime is beneficial. | Largly used in hay mix- | handle to save as many leaves ss possible. May be 
= tures but frequently sown | expected to yield 1 to 3 toms per acre. 
by itself for hay. 
Clover 60 10-15 300 lbs. of 0-20-20. High lime require- | Pasture hay, soil im- | Grows well on poor sof] (except sands) provided lime 
Sweet | ment, mot less than 1600 lbs. hydrated. | provement, honey plant, | and inoculation are supplied. Sow on grain in March 
(Biennial) and in pasture mixtures. | or April and harrow in or sow on frozen ground. 
Clover 60 | 5-8 | Springor| 600 lbs. of 0-14-14 annually as # top | Pasture, furnishes early | Use about 2 lbs. per acre in pasture mixture. Tolerant 
White Dutch | late dressing. Some potash on sandy soil. | grazing. | to acid soils but responds to lime. 
| summer 
| } = 
Cowpeas 60 1% to May 15th | 800 lbs. of 0-14-14 and add potash for | Black-eye, for human | Must be protected from weevil. Will grow on poor soils 
| 2 bu. July 15 | sandy soils. Lime not necessary but | food; other varieties for | but does best on sandy loam. Harvest for hay when 
beneficial. bay, soil improvement | most of the pods are full grown and s few are ripe 
| and pasture. Racks are a help in curing as it cures very slowly. 
Fescue 14 30 wlete Dlant food—abundant nitrogen. | Lawns principally; also | Withstand more shade than most grasses, especially 
Chewings (3 lbs. April necessary. 400 Ibs. 6-10-5 | as pasture. suited to sandy soils. Leaves bright green, creeps by 
per 1000 | August | or 10-10- 10. underground stems. 
sq. ft.) t. 
Feseue 24 20-30 March 300 lbs. 6-10-65 or 10-10-10. Hay and pasture mix- | Adapted to practically all but sandy soils. Does as 
Meadow May tures, gives early spring | Well as any grass on wet soils. Harvest (Hay) as it 
(English August and late fall grazing. comes into bloom. Yields of two tons per acre are 
Blue-Grasa) not exceptional 
Lespedeza p 25-80 February | 200 to 800 Ibs. 0-14-14 per acre. | Hay, pasture and soil | For hay sow on fertile moist land. If second growth 
Jester) | ee Lime not necessary but responds readily. | improvement. allowed to go to seed, Korean will reseed itself. 
