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MAINS' SUPERIOR FARM SEEDS 



Variety 



Lbs. 

 per Bu. 



Sow— Lbs. 

 per Acre 



Date of 



Sowing 



Fertilizer Requirements per Acre 



Uses 





Alfalfa 



60 



15-20 



August or 

 April 



400 lbs. or more 4-12-4 at seeding. For 

 sandy soils increase potash. Top dress 

 with (H4-6 every other year. Heavy user 

 of lime. 



Hay, soil Improvement, 

 pasture. 



Inoculation important, sow broadcast on firm seed bed. 

 Harvest when young shoots are 2 in. high. Do not cut 

 late in fall. 



Barley 



48 



72-96 



About 

 Oct. 1st. 



Lime moderately helpful. 300 to 400 lbs. 

 4-12-4 at seeding. Top dress in spring. 



Stock feed, malt, break- 

 fast foods, flour, early 

 spring grazing. 



Does best on well drained loam or clay soils. Seed should 

 be treated against smut and the harvested crop pro- 

 tected from weevil. 



Bent Grass 





10 



(3 lbs. 



per 1000 



sq. ft.) 



March or 

 September 



Requires acid forming plant food. Injured 

 by lime. 



Lawns and putting greens 

 or pasture on acid soils. 



Does not yield as much hay as Red Top. Needs plenty of 

 moisture. Thrives only on acid soils. 



Blue Grass 



(Kentucky) 



U 

 to 

 25 



30-JO 



Late 

 ummer 

 early 



spring 



On pastures — 300 lbs. superphosphate every 

 spring for three years. Adding nitrogen for 

 quick results. For new seedings, 400 lbs. 

 4-12-4. Lime helpful applied 50 lbs. per 

 1000 sq. ft. about every 5 years. Thrives 

 best on well drained heavy soil, rich in 

 organic matter and all fertilizing elements. 



Permanent pastures, lawns 

 and fairways. 



Best results when seeded in mixtures as it requires alx)ut 

 3 years to establish a sod. Gives good early grazing,' 

 languishes in late summer but flourishes again in fall. 



Blue Grass 



(Canada) 



14 

 to 

 20 



15 in 

 mixtures 



Late 

 summer 



early 

 spring 



Same as Kentucky Blue but adapted to 

 thinner soils. 



Pasture with other peren- 

 nial varieties 



Darker blue than Kentucky Blue, produces running root- 

 stocks and forms dense sod. Leaves short. Best variety 

 for stiff clay soils or poor fertility. 



Buckwheat 



48 



36-60 



May 15 to 

 July 15 



150 to 300 lbs. 2-12-6 heavy phosphorous 

 and potash feeder. Best on moderately 

 acid soil. 



Flour, stock and poultry 

 feed, bees, summer cover 

 and green manure crop. 



Likes cool, moist climate, a poor land crop. Harvest 

 between time first seed fully formed and the time they 

 mature. 



Corn 



(Field) 



56 



14 



May 

 Julv 



200 to 500 lbs. 3-12-6 in row at planting. 

 Side dress when 40 days old with 200 lbs. 

 nitrate of soda. 



Grain, ensilage and hog- 

 ging down. 



Drill or check-row in rows 3 to 4 ft. apart. Cultivate 

 shallow often enough to keep down weeds. Harvest for 

 grain when kernels are well glazed and dented, shuck and 

 bottom leaves dry and upper leaves H to H green. For 

 ensilage harvest in early glaze stage, shucks yellow. 



Clover 

 (Alsike) 



60 



5-8 



August and 



September 



February to 



April 



200 to 400 lbs. 4-12-4 except if seeded on well 

 fertilized grain, when no additional fertilizer 

 is required. Responds readily to lime. 



Hay, pasture, soil Im- 

 provement. 



Better on wet, poor or acid soils than any other clover. 

 Inoculation helpful. 



Clover 



(Crimson 



60 



15 



August 



200 to 300 lbs. superphosphate. Responds 

 to lime but not very sensitive to acid. 



Green manure, and to 

 some extent for hay and 

 pasture winter annual. 



Best suited to coastal plain soils but not to wet soils. 

 Commonly sown at last working of corn or on small grain 

 stubble. If not making sufficient growth, supply nitrogen 

 fertilizer. Graze same if growth is too rank. 



Clover 

 Red 



60 



10-15 



March 



April 



or August 



200 to 400 lbs. 4-12-4 H to 1 ton bydrated 

 lime is beneficial. 



Primarily as a forage 

 crop. Largely used in hay 

 mixtures but frequently 

 sown by itself for hay. 

 Improves soil. 



For hay, cut when just past full bloom stage and handle to 

 save as many leaves as possible. May be expected to 

 yield 1 to 3 tons per acre. 



Clover 



Sweet 

 (Biennial) 



60 



10-15 



March 

 April 



300 lbs. 0-12-5 or superphosphate. High 

 lime requirement, not leas than 1600 Ibe. 

 liydrated. 



Pasture hay, soil im- 

 provement, honey plant, 

 may be included in 

 pasture mixtures. 



Grows well on poor soil (except sands) provided lime and 

 inoculation are supplied. Sow on grain in March or April 

 and barrow in or sow on frozen ground. 



Clover 



White Dutch 



60 



5-8 



Spring or 



late 

 summer 



500 Ibe. superphosphate once in 4 or 5 years 

 as a top dressing. Some potash on sandy 

 soil. Tolerant to acid soils but responds 

 to lime. 



Pasture, furnishes early 

 grazing. 



Use about 2 Ibe. per acre in pasture mixture. 



Cowpeas 



60 



IJ^to 

 2bu. 



May 15th 

 July 15 



300 lbs. superphosphate and add potash for 

 sandy soils. Lime not necessary but 

 beneficial. 



Black-eye, for human 

 food; other varieties for 

 hay, soil improvement 

 and pasture. Valuable 

 crop in any rotation re- 

 quiring a summer legume. 



Must be protected from weevil. Will grow on poor soils 

 but does best on sandy loam. Harvest for hay when most 

 of the pods are full grown and a few are ripe. Racks are a 

 help in curing as it cures very slowly. 



Fescue 



Cbewings 



14 



30 

 (3 lbs. per 

 1000 sq.ft.) 



March 



April 



Augiist 



September 



Complete plant food — abundant nitrogen. 

 Lime not necessary. 



Lawns principally; also 

 as pasture. 



Withstands more shade than most grasses, especially 

 suited to sandy soils. Leaves bright green, creeps by 

 underground stems. 



Fescue 



Meadow 

 (English 

 Blue-Grass) 



24 



20-30 



March 



May 



August 



September 



300 lbs. 4-12-4. 



Hay and pasture mix- 

 tures, gives early spring 

 and late fall grazing. 



Adapted to practically all but sandy soils. Does as well as 

 any grass on wet soils. Harvest (Hay) as it comes into 

 bloom. Yields of two tons per acre are not exceptional. 



Lespedeza 



Korean 

 (Annual) 



25 



25-30 



February 

 May 



200 to 300 lbs. superphosphate; for sandy 

 soils use 0-14-6. Lime not necessary but 

 responds readily. 



Hay, pasture and soil 

 Improvement. 



Will grow on any soil but does best on fertile loams. For 

 hay sow on fertile moist land. If seeding is done too late or 

 if ground is too hard for the freezing and thawing of the 

 ground to work the seed under the surface, the field should 

 be lightly harrowed after seeding. If second growth is 

 allowed to go to seed, Korean will resced itself. 



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J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 



Superior Seeds 



