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GRASS IS KING 



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GOOD GRASS IS THE FOUNDATION OF AGRICULTURE 



"NO GRASS, NO CATTLE; NO CATTLE, NO MANLIKE; NO MANURE, NO CROPS!"-Old Proverb 



There is no more profitable part of a farm than a good pasture. Pasture 

 forms the cheapest possible food for all stock. Many thousands of acres 

 have been seeded down with Henderson's famous pasture grass mixtures 

 and make a handsome yearly return with a minimum of labor. But 

 it is important that a pasture should be really permanent, and furnish 

 food from early spring to winter. Much land is still seeded with 

 Timothy and Clover, both short-lived plants, which soon die out and 

 are replaced with weeds. 



Our mixtures are the result of years of careful experimentation and 

 trial, and are formed of long-lived grasses that flourish at different 

 seasons of the year, thus maintaining an abundant and continuous bite 

 from early spring until frost. Pastures seeded with them are always 

 fresh and green during hot, dry summers when Timothy and Clover are 

 burned brown. The initial cost of seeding with these mixtures is more, 



but an acre of Henderson's Special Grass Seed Mixture for Permanent 

 Hay will yield double the quantity of hay, that an acre of Timothy and 

 Clover will, and more than that, the yield is maintained for twenty 

 years and more. There is no doubt that seeding with these mixtures 

 is a satisfactory and paying investment. 



Another great advantage in sowing grass seed mixtures is that full 

 use is made of the land. The various grasses being of different habit, 

 seek the food they require at unequal depths in the soil, some being 

 shallow-rooted in habit and some deep-rooted; thus every strata of 

 soil is utilized, and a far greater number of plants grow and flourish 

 in a given space. We have been for years well aware of the above 

 facts, through our own exhaustive experiments and studies, and no 

 better meadows or pastures can be found than those laid down with 

 our various grass seed mixtures. They comprise the following: 



HENDERSON'S 



SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE 



FOR HAY AND PERMANENT 



PASTURE COMBINED 



HENDERSON'S 



SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE 



FOR PERMANENT PASTURE 



HENDERSON'S 



SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE 



FOR PERMANENT HAY 



A Description of Soil and Locality should be given when ordering. 

 In the preparation of these mixtures for permanent pasture, the greatest 

 care is exercised in selecting such varieties as are suited to the soil 

 to be sown and are likely to realize the object in view. To facilitate 



HENDERSON'S 

 RENOVATING MIXTURE 

 FOR IMPROVING OLD PAS- 

 TURES 



HENDERSON'S 



SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE 



FOR WOODLAND PASTURES 



FULLY DESCRIBED ON PAGES 

 1 AND 2 



this, a description of the soil and climate, and the purpose for which 

 sown, and if with or without a grain crop, should accompany each order. 

 Samples of Our Grass Seeds will be forwarded to prospective cus- 

 tomers, with percentage of germination as shown by our tests. 



BUSINESS RULES 



PRICES OF ALL FARM SEED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANCE WITHOUT NOTICE 



Peter Henderson & Co. give no warranty, express or implied, -is to descrip- 

 tion, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any Seeds they send out 

 and they will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does 

 not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned. 



Accounts. — Parties having no account, with us — who order goods without 

 remittance — must furnish satisfactory reference. _ New York City reference 

 preferred on account of the shorter delay pending investigation. 



About Forwarding and Remitting. — Remittances should be made either 

 in the form of a P. 0. Money Order, Express Money Order, Bank Draft, Express 

 Purchasing Order or Registered Letter. 



When Shipped by Freight We Deliver Potatoes in good condition, into 

 the hands of transportation companies; our responsibility ceases there. Con- 

 signee then assumes all risks of heating, freezing and delays. 



Farm seeds we do not deliver free — consignee pays the transportation charges. 

 In the event of small quantities being wanted by mail, add postage according 

 to Zone rates in next column. 



We Make No Charge For Packing, except special for foreign shipments, 

 as tin-lined cases, double sacks, etc., then we charge cost. Cloth bags we 

 charge for, viz.; Yi peck, 15c: 1 peck, 25c; J^ bushel, 35c; 1 bushel, 45c; 

 2 bushels, 70c Burlap bags, 1 peck, 15c; }/■> bushel; 20c; 1 bushel, 25c; 2 

 bushels, 35c; 4 bushels, 55c; 6 bushels, 75c; 8 bushels, 90c. 



FARM MANAGERS — We have always on hand applications by 

 competent men for positions as farm and estate managers, men who 

 have been trained in the business and are well posted on agriculture 

 generally ; also the raising and care of all kinds of live stock. We 

 will be very pleased to enter into correspondence with those who 

 require the services of such. We make no charge for this to employer 

 or employee. 



Special Packing for Foreign Shipments, in tin-lined cases or double sacks 

 charged at cost. 



DOMESTIC PARCEL POST RATES 



Within the U. S. and Possessions 



1st & 2d Zones weight limit 70 lbs., other Zones 50 lbs. 



First 

 Pound 

 (over 8 oz. 



Size limit 84 inches for combined length and largest girth ra t e3 j lb.) 



Each 



Additional 



Pound 

 or fraction 



First Zone 



wi 



thin 50 miles 



of N 



ew 



York City 



5c. 



lc. 



Second 



u 





" 50 to 150 



u 





" 



a a 



5c 



lc. 



Third 



a 





150 " 300 



u 





u 



« u 



6c 



2c. 



Fourth 



" 





" 300 " 600 



" 





" 



" " 



7c 



4c. 



Fifth 



u 





" 600 " 1000 



" 





" 



u u 



8c 



6c 



Sixth 



u 





" 1000 " 1400 



" 





u 



a u 



9c. 



8c. 



Seventh 



u 





" 1400 " 1800 



" 





" 



" " 



lie. 



10c. 



Eighth 



* 



all 



over 1800 



u 





" 



" " 



12c. 



12c. 



Prices in this catalogue are subject to market fluctuations. 

 Special Quotations given on larger quantities than offered herein. 



THIS CATALOGUE CANCELS ALL PREVIOUS QUOTATIONS 



Peter Henderson & Co. 



35 & 37 CORTLANDT STREET 

 NEW YORK 



FOR INDEX AND QUANTITY OF SEED TO SOW PEK ACRE, SEE PAGE 3 OF COVER 



