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6 HEMOBIRSOM'S TESTEB FAIRM SEEDS 



Drought Resisting Grasses Adapted to Southern Climates 



AWNLESS BROME GRASS (bromus inermis) 



This luxuriant drought-resisting, hardy perennial grass, introduced 

 by us in 1889, has proven to be a most important and valuable hay 

 and pasture grass, thriving under the trying conditions of the dry 

 regions of the West and Northwest. It is very hardy, living through 

 winters where the temperature falls many degrees below zero. It 

 roots deeply, grows rapidly, in good soils attaining a height of 4 feet, 

 yielding up to 4 tons of cured hay per acre. Even on very poor, sandy 

 land it gives fair crops, having yielded 1 to 1J^ tons per acre when 

 Timothy was a failure. As a permanent pasture grass, for dry sec- 

 tions, it is very valuable, starting into growth very early in the spring, 

 usually 3 to 4 w r eeks before other grasses; it forms tough, close turf, 

 stands grazing and the trampling of stock, does not dry up in sum- 

 mer, remaining green until late in the fall. Stock relish it and thrive 

 on it; experiment stations place its feeding value ahead of Timothy, 

 though it does not equal Alfalfa as a milk and butter producer, but 

 it is always safe to feed. Brome Grass is a splendid humus former 

 and greatly improves the physical condition of the soil, the roots pene- 

 trating 4 to 6 feet deep. Sow the seed broadcast (30 to 3-5 His. per 

 acrt ) in spring or early summer. 



Price, 55c. per lb.; $7.50 per bushel of 14 lbs.; 850.00 per 100 lbs. 



SUDAN GRASS or "GARAWI GRASS" 



This valuable new forage plant was brought from the Soudan, Egypt, 

 hence the name "Sudan Grass." Sudan Grass is strictly an annual, 

 having no underground root-stocks to spread over the ground, which 

 is a point very much in its favor because there is no danger of its get- 

 ting out of bounds and becoming a pest. It is thoroughly killed by frost 

 each year, and the seed must be sown again. 



When broadcasted for hay it rarely attains a height of more than 4 

 or 5 feet. The stems are smaller and more leafy than Johnson Grass 

 which it most resembles, and the hay is much softer. When broad- 

 casted for hay, or as a catch crop for forage, the number of cuttings 

 secured will depend on the length of the Season and the amount of 

 moisture. The first crop matures in from 50 to 75 days, and the re- 

 covery after cutting is so rapid that another cutting may be taken 

 25 to 35 days later. Sudan Grass will produce as much as any variety 

 <if Millet and yield two to four cuttings per year. Its great value to 

 the farmer in the eastern part of the country, or in a droughty section 

 is the ease with which it can be grown, and its profitable yields of forage. 

 All stock eat it greedily, and no ill effects have been known to follow 

 feeding it to working animals. Sow broadcast for hay or forage using 

 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. 



Price, 30c. per lb.; $6.75 per bushel of 25 lbs.; $25.00 per 100 lbs. 



BERMUDA GRASS 



(CYNODON DACTYLON) 



This perennial grass, of low-creeping habit, is eminently adapted for 

 the Southern States, as it withstands drought and the scorching rays 

 of the sun better than any other variety. This grass is noted for the 

 peculiar habit of its growth; the wiry roots of the grass in running over 

 the surface of the ground form a strong, fibrous matting. For that 

 reason it is sown largely for the purpose of binding banks of creeks and 

 dams, etc. It is, however, preeminently a pasture grass, rooting at 

 the joints and forming a closely interwoven turf that withstands the 

 grazing and trampling of stock; the numerous leaves produced from 

 the base of the plant furnish excellent summer pasturage in sections 

 where other grasses burn out. It also supplies a nutritious hay if cut 

 early and often, yielding under ordinary conditions 1 to 2 tons per acre. 

 For lawns in the hot Southern States it is highly prized, as while all 

 other grasses are burned up during the hot season, Bermuda Grass 

 will remain green, and. if regulaily mown, it will make quite a velvety 

 carpet. The only drawback is that in winter it looks a little brown, 

 but in the Southern States an all-the-year-round green lawn can be 

 maintained by sowing English Rye Grass ereri/ fall at the rate of 

 50 lbs. per acre and harrowing or raking it into the Bermuda Grass sod. 

 Bermuda Grass seed should be sown in the spring, as it will not germin- 

 ate until warm weather comes. For hay it gives its first cutting or- 

 dinarily in June, but does not succeed further north than Virginia. 

 Sow (i His. per acre. 



Price, 75c. per lb.; 100 lbs., 70c. per lb. 



JOHNSON GRASS (SORGHUM HALAPENSE) 



As a meadow or hay grass, this variety is highly esteemed in the 

 South, where during the hottest and driest seasons it can be relied 

 upon to yield heavily. It spreads very rapidly and where it is desired 

 to keep it within bounds, the seed should never be allowed to ripen, as 

 it spreads from the seeds disseminated through hay much more than 

 is generally supposed. Besides, when fully ripe, the feeding value is 

 little better than corn stalks, but, cut before the seed tops emerge 

 from the sheaths, its value as shown by chemical analysis is better 

 than Timothy hay. When cut at time recommended, the embryo 

 seeds are unpollenized and imperfect, and are incapable of sprouting, 

 so there is no possibility of introducing this grass where it is not 

 wanted by using such hay. We only advise the sowing of Johnson Grass 

 where it is desired to remain as permanent meadow. Should be sown 

 August to October, or in spring, at the rat ■ of one bushel per acre. 



Price on application. 



HENDERSON'S NORTHERN GROWN ALFALFA MED,CACO 



SATIVA 



It has been well said that if "Corn is king," Alfalfa is the "Queen of 

 forage plants." Alfalfa is a true leguminous plant, and a perennial, stay- 

 ing on the land for many years. It sends down its long tap-roots into the 

 subsoil — five, ten, twenty, or even thirty feet, and untilizes the plant 

 foods contained therein. It is a great soil enricher, for the nodulo on 

 its roots are the home of bacteria that extract the nitrogen from the 

 aii- and transform it into a valuable fertilizing element. For this pur- 

 pose it is superior to any other plant, because in addition to the nitrogen 

 gathered from the air, its deep tap-roots bring up other mineral con- 

 stituents from the lower layers of soil, to be utilized later by shallow 

 feeding crops. It has been calculated by competent authority that 

 the amount of fertilizer, that will come from an acre of good Alfalfa 

 is equal to what the farmer would pay $60.00 for, if purchased by the 

 bag. As a hay producer it surely has no equal when once established, 

 as from three to four cuttings may be had in a season, according to 

 conditions, totaling four to six tons per acre. 



THE "FEEDING VALUE OF ALFALFA 



is very high, being very rich in protein — which builds up blood, muscle 

 and bone in growing animals. Corn and its fodder, and most other 

 farm crops, are rich in carbohydrates, the fat-forming element, but 

 deficient in protein, so that Alfalfa is the best crop to balance up the 

 fat-forming feeds. Corn and Alfalfa form the ideal food for fattening 

 all farm animals, one supplementing the other. Alfalfa and Barley, 

 Alfalfa and Wheat, or Alfalfa and Oats are all excellent combinations. 



Alfalfa naturally prefers a rich, loose limestone soil with a porous 

 subsoil; but it also grows and thrives on a variety of soils, and in many 

 different climates. When lime is not present in the soil, it must be 

 supplied, the amount used being 1 ton of quicklime, or 2 tons of ground 

 limestone per acre. 



The time to sow in the North and Eastern States is June, July or 

 August, 30 to 40 lbs. per acre if broadcasted or 25 to 30 lbs. if drilled 

 in; in the South sow in February or September. Our pamphlet "Alfalfa 

 on Northern Farms" sent free if asked for. (See engraving.) 



Price, 65c. per lb.; $36.75 per bushel of 60 lbs.; $60.00 per 100 lbs. 



