CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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SUPERIOR GRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURES. 



FOR SPRING OR FALL SOWING— WITH OR WITHOUT A COVER CROP. 



A Few of the Advantages We Claim for Our Permanent Grass and Clover Mixtures. 



They are permanent, lasting for ten to twelve years without reseeding. They ma- 

 ture two or three weeks earlier than Timothy, produce more Hay to the acre, and on 

 account of their earliness have a longer 

 growing season in which to mature the 

 second crop. 



After cutting these mixed grasses re- 

 cover quickly, and where no second crop 

 is wanted excellent pasturage can be had 

 within a week or two after haying time. 



Your chance of missing a catch is re- 

 duced to a minimum, because you don't 

 " carry all your eggs in one basket," as in 

 the case of Timothy or any one variety of 

 grass. One or other of the grasses may 

 miss to catch, but total failure is almost 

 impossible. 



At first sight these Grass and Clover 

 Mixtures look expensive to the average 

 farmer (two or three times greater than 

 Timothy), but he must bear in mind that 

 they also last three or four times longer — 

 and one second preparation of the ground 

 to again sow Timothy which had failed 

 would more than eat up the difference in 

 cost between these Grass Mixtures and 

 Timothy. 



MEADOW FESCUE, OR ENGLISH BLUE GRASS. 



When Grasses and Clovers are sent out for fall sowing, the Clovers will be sent separate and should not be sown 



till spring, owing to their liability to be winter killed. 



MEADOW FOXTAIL. 



HAY AND PASTURE PERMANENT MEADOW FIXTURES. 



No. 5. For Light, Gravelly and Sandy Soils. 



Composed of grasses that will produce a good, permanent sod, besides 

 yielding heavy hay crops. This mixture is specially adapted for a sheep 

 pasture. 



Orchard Grass, 

 Meadow Foxtail, 

 English Ryegrass, 

 Italian Ryegrass, 

 Tall Meadow Fescue, 

 Kentucky Blue Grass, 

 Red Top Grass, 

 Hard Fescue, 



Meadow Fescue, 

 Sheeps' Fescue, 

 Crested Dogstail, 

 Timothy, 

 Red Clover. 

 White Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 



Sow 25 lbs. per acre. 



25 lbs 83.25 



50 lbs 6.00 



100 lbs 11.50 



No. 6. For Medium or Rich Prairie Soils. 



Orchard Grass, Tall Meadow Oat 1' 



Red Top Grass, Grass. 



Meadow Foxtail. Meadow Fescue, 



Kentucky Blue Grass, Tall Fescue, 



Hard Fescue, Timothy, ,' 



Sheeps' Fescue, Red Clover, 



English Ryegrass, Alsike Clover, 



Italian Ryegrass, White Clover, J 



No. 7. For Heavy or Clay Soils. 



Meadow Foxtail, 

 English Ryegrass, 

 Orchard Grass, 

 Red Top Grass, 

 Kentucky Blue Gras 

 Italian Ryegrass, 

 Hard Fescue, 



Tall Oat Grass, 

 Tall Kescue, 

 Meadow Fescue, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 

 White Clover, 



Sow 25 lbs. per acre. 



25 lbs S3.25 



50 lbs 6.00 



100 lbs 11.50 



Sow 25 lbs. per acre. 



25 lbs S3. 25 



50 lbs 6.00 



100 lbs 11.50 



No. 9. For Hav Only. 



This is a permanent Meadow Mixture, composed of grasses which will 

 yield the largest possible amount of Hay. The value of the aftergrowth or 

 second cutting has, in good years, been equal to an ordinary hay crop, ob- 

 tained from sowings of Timothy. Five tons per acre have been cut froti this in 

 one year. 



Orchard Grass, 

 Meadow Fescue, 

 'fall Meadow Oat Grass, 

 Red Top Grass, 

 English Ryegrass, 



Italian Ryegrass, 

 Meadow Foxtail, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 



Sow 25 lbs. per acre. 



25 lbs S3. 25 



50 lbs 6.00 



100 lbs 11.50 



No. 10. For Orchards and Shady Places. 



A mixture of grasses adapted for growing where there is considerable 

 shade. One of the best of our mixtures for giving a large bulk of hay of ex- 

 cellent quality. 



Orchard Grass, 

 Meadow Foxtail, 

 Wood Meadow Grass, 

 Kentucky Blue Grass, 



Red Top Grass, 

 Meadow Fescue, 

 Red Clover, 

 White Clover, 



1 Sow 25 lbs. per acre. 



! 251bs S3. 25 



f 50 lbs 6.25 



J 100 lbs 12.00 



No. 8. For Hay on Wet Soils which are Occasion- 

 ally Overflowed. 



Fowl Meadow Grass, 

 Red Top Grass, 

 Rough Stalked Meadow 



Grass, 

 Water Meadow Grass, 



Timothy, 

 Tall Fescue, 

 Alsike Clover, 



Water Spear Grass, 



Sow 25 lbs. per acre. 



25 lbs S3. 50 



50 lbs 6.50 



100 lbs 12.50 



No. II. For Renovating Old Pastures and Meadows. 



Grass lands that have for years been giving good Hay crops, without re- 

 ceiving a top dressing of barnyard or commercial fertilizers, become bare 

 and thin, frequently wanting in the more nutritive grasses. These pastures 

 will be greatly improved by sowing this mixture at the rate of 10 pounds per 

 acre. Previous to sowing, harrow the sod with a sharp-tooth harrow, then 

 handsow broadcast, passing over the field with a good heavy roller. 



Orchard Grass, 

 Meadow Fescue, 

 Tall Oat Grass, 

 Italian Ryegrass, 



English Ryegrass, 

 Hard Fescue, 

 Red Clover, 

 Alsike Clover, 



"| Sow 10 lbs. per acre. 



\ 10 lbs SI. 30 



| 50 lbs 6.00 



I 100 lbs 11.50 



IN SMALL QUANTITIES BY MAIL ADD 8c PER LB. FOR POSTAGE. 



