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CURRIE BROTHERS’ FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. tt 
“Grass Is King;” “No Grass, No Cattle; No Cattle, No Manure; No Manure, No Crop 
Currie’s Superior Grass ana Clover Mixture 
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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 
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year. Mixtures of this kind are of great valueto dairy farmers, for they 
only furnish a rousing Hay crop early in the season (3 or 4 weeks ahe2 
Timothy or Timothy and Clover), and the grasses recover so quickly thattaA 
are ready to be pastured within a few days after cutting, and will continu 
furnish good pasturage until very late in the fall. 
Where quick results are desired, we advise sowing grass mixtures with, . 
@ COVer crop, such as E 
will give a greater return 
' Oats or Barley. In 
of Hay per acre, and at 
the same time be of a more 
= | spring of 1896 we had tes 
at our own grounds éj 
permanent character and = = == 
different mixtures 
make a much surer catch 
grasses and clovers s¢ 
than Timothy. This, we 
down on one-eighth of 
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 a xy a Fa € 
desired, we use the taller DAR AY Hae a 
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 vari- 
eties 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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moisture. 
acre each; allmadea & 
start with the except 
of the mixture of Timo 
and Clover. The Time 
in this patch prove 
total failure, not a sp 
having come through 
ground ; the Clover pla} 
ij were the only thing yj 
ble in this piece 
ground. 
The other seven 
tures made a grand sh it 
ing, and had formed} 
August a thick and ell 
sward of grass, which) 
tirely covered the gro 
and afforded a succul 
and nutritious pasturilfl 
during the balance of 
season. 4 
In sowing it is of 
utmost importance to 
on nice, clean land, fi 
pulverized and in good tilth, that which has been the previous season i | 
hoed or cultivated crop being best. To insure evenness of distribution, § i 
broadeast by hand or with a Cahoon Broadcast Seeder, covering the seeds} 
light harrowing, after which all should be well rolled. This rolling), 
important, as it makes a nice, firm seed-bed, and helps to retain the 
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The following tables ere compesed of the different varieties of Grasses and Clevers suitable to produce big Hay ¢ 
HAY AND PASTURE MEXTURES 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 the total 
crop from Timothy and Clover. 
Orchard Grass, English Blue Grass, Sow 20 Ibs. per acre. 
English Rye Grass, Timothy, Cost per acre 2. 
Italian Rye Grass, Red Clover, SO Ib. lets. 4.7 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass, Alsike Clover, 100 Ib. lots... - 3.00 
No. 2. For One Year’s Hay and Two Year’s 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, Meadow Fescue, 
Italian Rye Grass, Timothy, ) ec 20 Ibsaper $2.95 
Orchard, Red Clover, 50 Ibe lots 5'25 
Tall Oat Grass, Alsike Clover, 100 Ib lotec en 0.00 
Sheep's Fescue, White Clover, 
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in our Nerthwestern States, and are the result of years of Actual Experience. 
IN SMALL QUANTITIES BY MAIL, ADD 8 CENTS PER POUND FOR POSTAGE. 
No. 3. For Two Years’ Hay and One Year’s Pasture 
Produces immense erops of Hay during the first two years, with gra 
second crops, or where second crops are not desired, will furnish luxu 
pasturage from July to the end of October. 
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Tall Oat Grass, Sheep’s Fescue, Sow 20 Ibs. per acr | 
Meadow Fescue, Timothy, >: 
English Rye Grass, Red Clover, eta $; a 
Italian Rye Grass, Alsike Clover, 100 Ib; lots 14 
Orchard Grass, White Clover, % ee 
No. 4. Hog Pasture Grass and Clover Mixture. 
This mixture is composed of varieties that will give the quickest and t 
results. A sowing made in the early spring will furnish a grand and luxun 
pasture by July of the same year. No hog raiser should be without an a 
two of this. 
Italian Rye Grass, 
English Rye Grass, 
English Blue Grass, 
Crimson Clover, 
Mammoth Clover, 
Alsike Clover, 
Sow 17h ae a 
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NOTE ___ We do net offer cheap Grass Mixtures; only one grade, and that is the best that money can procure. Do not be misle_ 
e The quantity per acre and the varieties used makes the price look large or smail, as the case may be. ; j 
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