HENDERSON’S 
SPECIAL 
8] GRASS SEED 
MIXTURE 
FOR HAY 
AND 
PERMANENT 
PASTURE 
Se The fall season is especially favorable to the growth of young grass, for at that season the seeds have the benefit of thorouzhly 
warmed ground and a copious rainfall, which hastens germination and enables the grass to become firmly established before winter 
sets in. Then, on the opening of spring, the zrass immediately recommences its growth and taking full possession of the ground, 
prevents weeds from obtaining a foothold 
FOR HAY AND 
_Henderson’s Special Grass Seed Mixture permanent pasture. 
-__-It Produces Wonderful Hay Crops and Luxuriant Pasture Maintaining Its Cropping Qualities Twenty Years or More. 
This famous mixture has seeded thousands of acres of 
“meadow and pasture land for progressive farmers and stock 
raisers in various parts /of the United States, with most 
gratifying results. It is a well-balanced combination of a 
~=number of native and acclimated foreign Grasses and Clovers, 
_ blended and improved upon during exhaustive trials under 
_ widely varied conditions, soils and localities for several years, 
until practically perfect, our aim being to produce, under the 
extremes of the American climate of heat, drought and cold, 
a PERMANENT, dense and deep-rooting turf that would yield 
_ year after year the maximum quantity of forage. These 
_ Grasses are of superior quality, inviting, sweet and nourish- 
That we have been 
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- ing, whether used as hay or pasture. 
~ successful is attested by the numerous letters of praise for. 
_ these special’ Grass mixtures that we have received from the 
users, and the tributes to their merits published in many of 
the agricultural journals. 
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In preparing these mixtures the greatest care is exercised 
in selecting such varieties as are suited to the soil to be sown, 
and to realize the object in view. Therefore 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. 
Sow 40 lbs. per acre. Full directions for sowing enclosed 
- inevery bag. (See engraving.) 
Price (purchaser paying carriage), 35c. per Ib.: 10 Ibs. 
$3.25: 100 lbs., $30.00. (State whether wanted for light, 
medium or heavy soils.) > 
WE ALSO OFFER 
Henderson’s Special Grass Mixture for Permanent Pasture 
Henderson’s Special Grass Mixture for Permanent Hay 
Henderson’s Renovating Mixture for Improving 
Old Pastures 
Henderson’s Special Grass Mixture for Woodland Pastures 
Sow 40 1bs. per acre 
Price (purchaser paying carriage), 35c. per Ib.: 10 lbs., 
$3.25: 100 lbs. $30.00. 
REGARDING 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, Mam- 
moth Perennial or Cow Grass, Alsike, etc. Sow 10 pounds 
per acre. Price, 40c. perlb.; 10 lbs., $3.75; 100 lbs., $35.00. 
Henderson’s Northern Grown Alfalfa Seed. 
ALFALFA, or LUCERNE. 
crop, nutritious and rich in protein elements. 
the subsoil. 
4 cuttings per season, aggregating 4 to 6 tons cured hay per acre, are harvested, according to conditions and locality. 
It needs one season to become established, after which it yields enormous crops annually for many years. 
(Medicago sativa.) A Clover-like leguminous plant of great importance as a hay and forage 
It grows 2 to 5 feet high and sends roots 5, 10, 20, and sometimes 30 feet into 
3 or 
It does 
well on all good rich soils (except heavy clay), if well drained, or overlying a permeable subsoil; on calcareous soil it thrives 
especially well. 
to 30 lbs. if drilled. 
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Sow in the Northern States during June, July or August, 30 to 40 lbs. of seed per acre if broadcasted, or 25 
In the South sow in February or September. 
Price, 40c. 1b.; $21.75 bushel of 60 Ibs.; $35.00, 100 lbs. 
ee Send for our special List of Farm Seeds. It is sent post free. 
