CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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"GRASS IS KING ;" "NO GRASS, NO CATTLE ; NO CATTLE, NO MANURE ; NO MANURE, NO CROPS." 



Currie's Superior Grass and Clover Mixtures. 



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CRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURES vs. TIMOTHY. 



For years straight Timothy or Timothy and Clover have been the only 

 varieties used to obtain a crop of Hay or Pasture, and whileTimothy is of itself 

 an excellent grass, and clover the basis of all successful farming, the fact that 

 the life of either of these, even under the most successful conditions, does not 

 extend beyond a few years and consequently have to be re-sown, with all the 

 attendant expense of seeding, plowing and harrowing, have led us to look 

 around for something that 

 will give a greater return 

 of Hay per acre, and at 

 thesametimebe of a more 

 permanent character and 

 make a much surer catch 

 than Timothy. This, we 

 claim, can be accom- 

 plished by sowing a mix- 

 ture of Grasses, as no mat- 

 ter however good the one 

 individual grass may be, 

 there is always more or 

 less chance of a total fail- 

 ure, as has been often 

 demonstrated in Timothy 

 sowings in late years, 

 while with the mixtures 

 the failure of any one va- 

 riety of grass composing 

 it is not sufficient to en- 

 danger or materially affect 

 the result of the sowing ; 

 again, by sowing a well- 

 arranged mixture we get 

 in such varieties as are 

 best adapted for particu- 

 lar purposes and soils. 

 Where a hay crop only is 

 desired, we use the taller 

 growing grasses and such 



as will all ripen about the same time ; where a hay crop first and pasture after- 

 wards is desired, we select the grasses, putting in a proportion of the taller 

 ones for the Hay crop, and the dwarfer and close-growing sorts to fill up the 

 bottom and give a close and compact pasture. We also arrange to have va- 

 rieties that come into maturity both early and late in the season, thus keeping 

 up a continuation of the growth and furnishing grazing until late in the 



year. Mixtures of this kind are of great value to dairy farmers, for they not 

 only furnish a rousing hay crop early in the season (3 or 4 weeks ahead of 

 Timothy or Timothy and Clover), and the grasses recover so quickly that they 

 are ready to be pastured within a few days after cutting, and will continue to 

 furnish good pasturage until very late in the fall. 



Where quick results are desired, we advise sowing grass mixtures wit hou 



a cover crop, such as Rye, 

 •Oats or Barley. In the 

 spring of 1896 we had tested 

 at our own grounds eight 

 different mixtures of 

 grasses and clovers sown 

 down on one-eighth of an 

 acre each; allmadeagood 

 start with the exception 

 of themixture of Timothy 

 and clover. The Timothy 

 in this patch proved a 

 total failure, not a spear 

 having come through the 

 ground; the Clover plants 

 were the only thing visi- 

 ble in this piece of 

 ground. 



The other seven mix- 

 tures made a grand show- 

 ing, and had formed by 

 August a thick and close 

 | sward of grass, which en- 

 tirely covered the ground 

 and afforded a succulent 

 and nutritions pasturage 

 during the balance of the 

 season. 



In sowing, it is of the 

 utmost importance to sow 

 on nice, clean laud finely 

 pulverized and in good tilth, that which has been the previous season in a 

 hoed or cultivated crop"being best. To insure evenness of distribution, sow 

 broadcast by hand or with a Cahoon Broadcast seeder, covering the seeds by 

 light harrowing, after which all should be well rolled. This rolling is 

 important, as it makes a nice, firm seed-bed, and helps to retain the surface 

 moisture. 



The following tables are composed of the different varieties of Grasses and Clovers suitable to produce big Hay crops in our 



Northwestern States, and are the result of years of Actual Experience. 



Hay and Pasture Mixtures for One to Three Years. 



No. 1. FOR ONE YEAR'S HAY AND PASTURE. 



If sown in Fall, a good hay crop can be secured from this mixture, followed 

 by a large second crop, which, in favorable seasons, has equaled the total crop 

 from Timothy and Clover. 



Orchard Grass, 

 English Rye Grass, 

 Italian Rye Grass, 

 Tall Meadow Oat Grass, 



English BUie Grass, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 



Cost per acre .. $2.00 



50 lb. lots 4.7S 



100 lb. lots 9.00 



No, 2. FOR ONE YEAR'S HAY AND TWO YEARS' PASTURE. 



This mixture is composed of grasses which will produce an immense Hay 

 crop the first season, followed by a large second crop. If no second crop be 

 taken off, luxuriant pasture can be had all summer and fall. 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 



Cost per acre $2.25 



50 lb. lots 5.25 



100 lb. lots 10.00 



English Rye Grass, 

 Italian Rye Grass, 

 Orchard, 

 Tall Oat Grass, 

 Hheep's Fescue, 



NOTE.— "We do not offer cheap Grass Mixtures; only one grade, and that is the best that money can procure 

 quantity per acre and the varieties used makes the price look large or small, as the case may be. 



IN SMALL QUANTITIES BY MAIL, ADD 8 CENTS PER POUND FOR POSTAGE. 



Meadow Fescue, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 White Clover, 



No. 3. FOR TWO YEARS' HAY AND ONE YEAR'S PASTURE. 



Produces immense crops of Hay during the first two years, with grand 

 second crops, or where second crops are not desired, will furnish luxuriant 

 pasturage from July to-the end of October. 



Tall Oat Grass, 

 Meadow Fescue, 

 English Rye Grass, 

 Italian Rye Grass, 

 Orchard Grass, 



Sheep's Fescue, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 White Clover, 



Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 



Cost per acre $2.50 



50 lb. lots 5.25 



100 lb. lots 10.00 



No. i. HOW PASTURE GRASS AND CLOYER MIXTURE. 



This mixture is composed of varieties that will give the quickest and best 

 results. Asowingmadeln the early spring will furnish a grand and luxuriant 

 pasture by July of the same year. No hog" raiser should be without an acre 



or two of this. 



Crimson Clover, 

 Mammoth Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 Italian Rye Grass, 

 English Rye Grass, 

 English Blue Grass, 



Sow 14 lbs. per acre. 



Cost per acre $1.35 



50 lb. lots 4.50 



100 lb. lots 8.50 



Do not be misled. The 



