



TTING 4 '/& TONS PER ACRE . SEVENTH YEAR AFTER SEEDING^ 



H"SEES33t PERMANENT HAY 



PRODUCES 

 DOUBLE THE QUANTITY 



of 



TIMOTHY and CLOVER 



and maintains the yield 20 years and 

 more* 



SUPPLIES A GOOD CROP OF 



HKY 



In dry seasons when ordinary 

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fLTHOUGH 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. 



The prevailing low prices of "Wheat, Corn and other grain crops have made their 

 growing, and the usual rotation farming unprofitable, especially in the Eastern States, 

 where it is impossible to compete with the rich prairie soils of the "West, but hay 

 still yields a fair profit, and the farmer whose laDd 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, does away with the necessity for plowing and 

 rotation cropping with all its attendant expense. 



The most serious item of expense on the farm, the labor bill, can be largely reduced 

 and thus give reasonable prospect of 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 quali- 

 ties 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. Within 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 3 bushels per acre. Directions in every bag. 

 Price, $2.50 per bush. ; 20 bush. @ $2.45 ; 50 bush. @ $2.40 ; 100 bush. (S, $2.35. (State 

 whether wanted for light, medium or heavy soils.) Mixed Permanent Clovers, 10 

 lbs to sow an acre, $2.00; should be sown in spring. {Seepage 2.) 



