HENDERSON'S SPECIAL GRASS MIXTUKE FOK PERMANENT HAY 



Supplies a Good Crop of Hay in Dry Seasons when ordinary Hayfields are Burned Up. 



Although the most widely cultivated hay grass in the United States is Timothy, or a mixture of Timothy and Clover, and while they answer 

 the purpose admirably on farms where the soil is suitable and where the usual three and four years' rotation is carried on, yet there are many 

 other grasses which will yield more profitable returns. 



An acre of Henderson's Special Grass Mixture for Permanent Hay will yield double the quantity of an acre of Timothy and Clover, and 

 the farmer whose land is sown with a proper mixture of Permanent Grasses, requiring only an occasional top-dressing of manure or fertilizer 

 to maintain their heavy cropping qualities for twenty years or more, avoids the expense of the yearly plowing and cultivating, necessary 

 in rotation cropping. 



Hay yields very profitable annual returns at a minimum of labor and expense. The seed of these Permanent Grasses is more costly than 

 Timothy, and more is required per acre, but by reason of their heavy cropping qualities and permanency they soon repay the extra cost and 

 leave a handsome margin for the farmer, when the cost of plowing, harrowing and re-seeding Timothy every three and four years is taken 

 into consideration. 



The grasses used in this Mixture recover quickly after the hay crop is cut, and yield either a second crop or pasture in the greatest abundance 

 during the summer and fall months. AVithin a few days after cutting, their rich green appearance as compared with Timothy is a desirable 

 feature, especially in fields close to the house, as it gives a park-lawn effect to the surroundings. Sow 40 lbs. per acre, directions in every bag. 



Price, 35c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $3.25; 100 lbs., $30.00. (State whether wanted for light, medium or heavy soils.) 



HENDERSON'S RENOVATING MIXTURE 



FOR IMPROVING OLD PASTURES 



Grass lands, in consequence of being constantly mown or pastured 

 without being fertilized or manured, frequently become impoverished 

 and deficient in the more valuable .ind nutritious grasses, and in time 

 become unprofitable. It is frequently unnecessary to plow up such 

 land unless it be full of weeds. The turf should be well harrowed with 

 a sharp-tooth harrow, and, if possible, top-dressed with soil and well- 

 rotted stable manure, which should be well harrowed in, and then sown 

 with Henderson's Renovating Mixture, at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre, 

 and five pounds of mixed clovers. This mixture is composed of those 

 sorts that are best suited for sowing on old pastures or meadows, and 

 it will speedily improve the quality and increase the produce. March 

 and April are the best months for sowing, choosing an interval between 

 rains if possible, tiiough if inconvenient to sow, then, very satisfactory 

 results can be obtained by fall sowing. After sowing, the ground 

 should be lightly harrowed and afterward well rolled. 



Price, 35c. lb.; 10 lbs. $3.25; 100 lbs. $30.00. 



HENDEKSON'S SPECIAL MIXTURE 



FOR WOODLAND PASTURES 



Unless there is a superabundance of nitrogen in the soil and a con- 

 sequent excessive wood growth, in which case it is desirable to sow the 

 land with grasses, it is now customary to sow orchards with cover crops, 

 such as Cow Peas, Clover, etc. These are plowed under and the orchard 

 kept in constant cultivation. But where it is desired to sow the orchard 

 with grass, or for woodland pastures, even when the shade is compara- 

 tively dense, we can with all confidence recommend this mixture. 



It is composed of a selection of grasses which from exhaustive experi- 

 ments we have found will thrive under trees. Orchard Grass is, of 

 course, one of the best grasses for the purpose, but this mixture is much 

 superior, as it will make a closer and more even pasture than Orchard 

 Grass alone. Sow 40 lbs. per acre. 



Price, 35c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $3.25; 100 lbs., $30.00. 



" Years ago my father needed a piece of land with Henderson's Mixture for 

 Permanent Bay, which I remember was ordered from you. The fields are still 

 yielding excellent returns from that seeding, so desire to seed other fields at once." 

 Miss MARY T. RANDALL, Pittsford, Vermont. 



REGARDING MIXED CLOVERS 



Do not omit to sow Clovers with the Grasses, as they add to the 

 yield of hay and pasture, and by their ability to collect atmospheric 

 nitrogen and store it in the root nodules, assist the growth of the Grasses 

 and are of considerable benefit to subsequent crops. 



Mixed Permanent Clovers, on account of their greater weight, should 

 be sown separately, but at the same time as the Grasses. This Mixed 

 Clover comprises White, Mammoth Perennial or Cow Grass, Alsike, etc. 

 Sow 10 pounds per acre. 



Price, 65c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $6.25; 100 lbs., $60.00. 



"/ sowed some of Henderson's Special Grass Seed Mixtures two years ago, and 

 as it did so well, I wish to lay down another piece." 



THEODORE B. BAILEY, Wilton, Conn. 



"Our twenty year old grass field is a wonder. It was up to the cow's shoulders 

 last year, notwithstanding all the dry weather we had." 



JOSEPH F. STRONG, Millstone, N. J. 



"Please send me by express immediately nine bushels of Henderson's Special 

 Grass Seed Mixture for permanent pasture. The last lot I got from you did fine." 



JOHN M. DENNIS, Luthercille, Md. 



"A few years ago I sowed some of your Special Grass Seed Mixture, and it did 

 so well, I want about nine bushels for my clearing." 



JAMES W. BURN IS, Delta, Pa. 



