Bolgiano's "Big Crop" Field Seeds for 1919 



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Grasses 



Bolgiano's "Gold" Brand Seeds Are Standard 



Parcel Post Rales, see Page 2 



8tS"The prices herein are based on values at time of going to press with this cataloguers®. 

 They are subject to market fluctuations 



Timothy 



1117. Timothy. Of Hay Grasses Timothy is one of the most popular, nutritious and 

 salable. On clay or heavy loams, lowlands or in mountainous districts, provided there is an abun- 

 dance of moisture, it produces the very best results. On sandy or light loamy ground it does not 

 do so well as Orchard, Tall Meadow Oat or Red Top Grass. If grazed or cut too close, the stand of 

 Timothy will be seriously injured, besides it does not form as good grazing as many other grasses. 

 The yield of hay is from 1 J<j to 3 tons per acre. Timothy requires good land to make good crops. 

 It does not root as deeply and is not considered as much an improver as other grasses, consequently 

 should not be sown on land deficient in humus or vegetable matter nor on soils of a light or sandy 

 nature. Clovers grow well with Timothy and aid it by supplying nitrogen. Timothy alone a 

 peck (11 lbs.) to the acre or with Glover 10 lbs. Timothy and 6 lbs. Clover. A splendid mixture is 

 8 lbs. Timothy, 6 lbs. Clover (either Mammoth Clover or Alsike Clover preferred, as they mature 

 at the same time as Timothy), 6 lbs. Fancy Red Top, J^ bu. Meadow Fescue. Together these 

 will produce most excellent hay, also nutritious and abundant pasture in good loamy clay or low 

 ground soils; 8 lbs. Timothy and 6 lbs. Clover when sown together. Prices: "Gold" Brand, 20c 

 Lb. Pk. $1.75. Bu. of 45 lbs. $6.50. "SUver" Choice $6.25. Market fluctuates. 



Timothy and Alsike Clover Mixed 



Where Alsike Clover and Timothy are grown together, and the seed is saved therefrom, it is 

 impossible, in cleaning, to make a complete separation of the two. 



On this account we purchase the seed for less money and we can sell it for less than would be 

 the case if a perfect separation could be made. 



Those desiring to sow Alsike and Timothy together can save considerable money by buying 

 the seed of these two varieties together as originally harvested. 



_ For hay, the Alsike and Timothy Mixture is very valuable on soils too moist for Red Clover. 

 Alsike is suitable for either hay or pasture. It is finer and more leafy than Medium Red Glover 

 and cattle prefer it. "Gold" Brand, 25c Lb. 50 Lbs. or_over at 18c lb. 



"Gold" Brand Timothy 



Kentucky Blue Grass 



1118. Kentucky Blue Grass. This Grass is not only the best for 

 lawn purposes, but makes the sweetest and most nutritious pasture for all kinds 

 of stock. Kentucky has long been famous for its high bred horses and its 

 Blue Grass pastures. It is now possible to establish on most any farm a Blue 

 Grass pasture of greenest verdure which will give very profitable returns. This 

 Grass is the first to start up in the Spring and remains green until snow flies in 

 the Fall. It is very hardy and is uninjured by cold or dry weather, hot sun 

 or tramping of hoofs. The roots are so thick and stout that they form a tough 

 sod. Blue Grass requires about two years to get well started and for that reason 

 it is often sown in mixture with other Grasses. It will do well on almost any 

 land, but does best on well drained clay land. Sow in the Fall or Spring at the 

 rate of two or three bushels per acre. Price: "Gold" Brand Seed, Lb. 35c 

 Pk. $1.10. Bu. of 14 lbs. $3.75. "Silver" Choice $3.65. 



Special prices in quantity . 



Canada Blue Grass 



1120. Canada Blue Grass. Resembles somewhat the Kentucky Blue 

 Grass. It will thrive even on hard clay soil where there is not quite enough 

 lime and fertility for Kentucky Blue Grass, and having an excellent root 

 development forms a heavy turf. At the Maryland Experiment Station this 

 Grass remained a luxuriant green during the hottest Summer when other 

 Grasses were materially affected by the heat. Being a Grass of Canadian 

 growth it stands the cold weather admirably. Canadian Blue Grass does not 

 thrivewhen planted with Clover. Red Top and Orchard Grass are the best 

 for mixing with it to grow on inferior soils. On good land it becomes tall 

 enough for hay, and as it shrinks very little in drying the hay is heavy for its 

 bulk. Grows from one to two feet high. Sow 30 lbs. of seed to the acre. 

 Price: "Gold" Brand Seed, Lb. 20c. Pk. 75c. Bu. of 14 lbs. $2.50. "Silver" 

 Choice $2.25. 



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"Gold" Brand Red Top 



1111. Red Top or Herd's Grass. This Grass makes excellent pasturage and good crop of fine 

 quality hay, and succeeds on a greater variety of soils than any other in general use, giving very good 

 results on light soils. The place for Red Top is on rather moist soil, deficient in lime and fertility. 

 It will grow where the soil is too poor for Timothy and Kentucky Blue Grass. It is a good variety 

 to sow with Timothy and Clover for meadow or pasture and is more permanent than either of the other 

 two. It should be fed close, as if it is allowed to grow up to seed the cattle dislike it. On good soil 

 it grows about two feet high; on poor, gravelly land about half that height. It has been grown suc- 

 cessfully even on alkali land where other grasses failed. Red Top, commonly known as Herd's Grass, 

 should be extensively grown, especially with other grasses. 



Red Top has interlacing, thick roots which make a firm sward not likely to suffer injury from the 

 hoofs of animals. It stands the effect of drought better than Timothy. It is more permanent if it 

 is grazed off and not allowed to go to seed. For the best quality of hay, it should be cut when in full 

 flower. It is more easily cured than almost any other grass. It is rather late in starting in Spring 

 and matures its crop the same time as Timothy. When it gets well established it spreads and will 

 gradually supplant other Grasses. Red Top is also one of the best grasses for hillsides or lands likely 

 to wash. Our Gold Brand of the Fancy Clean Red Top is of extra fine quality, and carefully cleaned 

 from impurities. We can also furnish the Choice and Prime Fancy Red Top as usually sold. It 

 requires about 8 to 10 pounds to seed an acre of the Fancy Clean seed. When sowing with Timothy, 

 sow 6 pounds of the Fancy Clean seed and 8 pounds Timothy per acre. It can be sown either in the 

 Spring or Fall. Price: "Gold" Brand Fancy Seed, Lb. 25c. 10 Lbs. or over at 20c lb. "Silver" 

 Choice, 10 Lbs. or over at 18c lb. Prices fluctuate; latest prices quoted upon application. 



Meadow Fescue, Randall or English Blue Grass 



1122. Meadow Fescue, Randall or English Blue Grass. It makes a most excellent hay and 

 pasturage Grass and is particularly valuable for Fall and Winter pasturage, as it remains green through- 

 out the Winter. It is also a splendid Spring and Summer Grass and usually makes more and thicker 

 leafage than any other Grass. Grows 2 to 3 feet high, but not in tufts like Orchard Grass. The hay 

 is very nutritious and cattle thrive on it whether dry or green. Succeeds even in poor soil, and as the 

 roots penetrate deep, from 12 to 15 inches, it takes extremely dry weather to affect it. It succeeds 

 well n nearly all sections of the South, and should be very largely used for pasturage and hay mixture, 

 being specially suitable for sowing with Red Top and Timothy for hay, or with these and Orchard and 

 Tall Meadow Oat for permanent pasture. Sow either in the Spring or Fall at the rate of 2 bushels 

 to the acre if sown by itself. When sown with Red Top or Timothy sow 1 bushel (14 lbs.) Meadow 

 Fescue, 5 lbs. Fancy Clean Red Top and 6 lbs. Timothy per acre. Sown for grazing mixture with 

 Orchard and Tall Meadow Oat Grass, add half a bushel each of these two Grasses. Price: "Gold" 

 Brand, Lb. 25c. Pk. $1.65. Bu. of 24 Lbs. $6.00. 



After Several Years* Trial 



On January 29, Mr. B. B. Dolterer, Frederick Co., Md., wrote: "I have sown your Clovers for 

 several years with good success." 



Well Pleased in Virginia 



On August 6, Mr. O. R. Kent, Northumberland Co., Va., wrote: "I sowed on 3% acres one bushel 

 'Gold" Brand Mammoth Clover seed and one bushel 'Ideal' Brand Timothy seed bought of you last Septem- 

 ber. First of July I cut and saved nine tons of No. 1 Hay." 



