HENDERSON'S FARMERS MANUAL 



GRASSES - HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR RE-CLEANED 



FESCUE, SHEEP'S or HARD 



(Festuca ovina) 



For good upland or dry pastures, a large portion of this grass should 

 be included in the mixture, especially if it is used for sheep grazing, as it 

 is greatly relished by them. Sow (if alone) 50 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 80c; 10 lbs. $7.50; 25 lbs. $17.50; 100 lbs. $65.00. 



FESCUE, TALL MEADOW 



(Festuca elatior) 



Naturally adapted to moist, stiff or clayey soils and shady woods, and is 

 considered by some authorities to be one of the best grasses in cultivation. 

 It is greedily eaten by stock when green, and should be included in all 

 permanent pasture mixtures for moist or strong lands. It also makes a very 

 good quality of hay. Sow (if alone) 50 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 80c; 10 lbs. $7.50. 



FESCUE, VARIOUS LEAVED 



(Festuca heterophylla) 



A valuable grass for permanent pastures, especially on uplands, well 

 adapted where a heavy swath is wanted. It yields a large bulk of herbage, 

 but produces little feed after mowing. Sow (if alone) 50 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. $1.50; 10 lbs. $14.00; 25 lbs. $32.50; 100 lbs. $125.00. 



ORCHARD (Dactylis glomerata) 



It succeeds on almost any soil, especially in moist, shady places, and in 

 porous subsoils its roots extend to a great depth. It stands drought well, 

 keeping green and growing when other grasses are dried up. It should not 

 be sown in mixture with Timothy, for, being three weeks earlier, it becomes 

 Dithy if allowed to stand until the Timothy is ready to cut. Cut at the 

 proper time, however, there is no better or more succulent hay. It is 

 inclined to grow in tufts, and should therefore have other grasses sown with 

 it and be sown very evenly. Sow (if alone) 60 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 65c; 10 lbs. $6.00; 25 lbs. $13.75; 100 lbs. $50.00. 



RED TOP, FANCY (Agrostis palustris) 



Succeeds almost everywhere, but reaches its highest state of perfection 

 in a moist, rich soil, in which it attains a height of 2 to 2 K feet. If for 

 pasture it should be fed close as it is not relished after it grows up to seed. 

 It is often sown with Timothy and Red Clover: the latter of course soon 

 disappears, the Timothy follows; then the Red Top takes its place. Sow 

 (if alone) 30 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $8.50; 100 lbs. $30.00. 



RYE, DOMESTIC 



A mixture of Italian and English grown in the United States. 

 Price, lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50; 25 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $16.00. 



RYE-GRASS, PACEY'S PERENNIAL 



(Lolium Perenne Pacey's) 



This variety used in a mixture is an excellent "nurse" grass where a quick 

 turf is desired. It produces a verdant growth four or five weeks after sow- 

 ing. The leaves are narrow, fiat and smooth. 



Price, lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $8.50; 100 lbs. $30.00. 



RYE-GRASS, SVALOF 



This is the true improved perennial type of Svalof that is grown in 

 Sweden. It is a low spreading grass. 



Price, lb. 50c; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $9.00; 100 lbs. $35.00. 



ROUGH BLUE GRASS or 

 ROUGH STALKED MEADOW 



(Poa trivialis) 



The Lombardy "Queen of Meadow" Grass. An excellent grass for good 

 deep, rich, moist meadows and stiff, heavy clays. It gives a constant supply 

 of highly nutritive herbage. 



Price, lb. 90c; 10 lbs. $8.50; 25 lbs. $20.00; 100 lbs. $75.00. 



SUDAN GRASS 



(Sorghum) 



Sudan Grass is strictly an annual, having no undergrown root-stocks to 

 spread over the ground, which is a point very much in its favor because there 

 is no danger of its getting out of bounds and becoming a pest. It is thor- 

 oughly killed by frost each year, and the seed must be sown again. 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. Sow broadcast for hay or forage using 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.25; 25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. 



SWEET VERNAL (True Perennial) 



( Anthoxanthum odoratum) 



Very valuable on account of its delicious perfume, to which our hay fields 

 and pastures owe their fragrance. The odor is more distinguishable when 

 the grass is drying or dried, and when included in hay its aroma is imparted 

 to the other grasses, making it relished by the stock and enhancing the value 

 of the hay. Sow (if alone) 35 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. $2.00. 



TALL MEADOW OAT (Avena elatior) 



It is a valuable grass in permanent pasture because of the early and 

 rapid growth it makes in the spring; and also because it produces a very 

 thick aftermath after being mown. It is also highly recommended for 

 soiling as it furnishes an abundant and early supply of fodder. It is a hardy 

 grass and will thrive in widely different latitudes. Soils that are sandy in 

 texture, but have enough loam to furnish food for the plants are the best 

 but it also grows well on light, sandy soils. Sow (if alone) 50 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 60c; 10 lbs. $5.50; 25 lbs. $12.50; 100 lbs. $45.00. 



RYE-GRASS, ENGLISH 



(Lolium perenne) 



It produces an abundance of remarkably fine 

 foliage, tillers out close to the ground and soon 

 forms a compact sward. After being cut it grows 

 up in a very short time and remains bright and 

 green throughout the season. It is also a good 

 variety for hay if cut when in blossom, as it is 

 then most nutritious; if cut much later it becomes 

 woody. Sow (if alone) 75 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $8.50; 

 100 lbs. $30.00. 



RYE-GRASS, ITALIAN 



(Lolium italicum) 



A variety unequalled for producing an abundance 

 of nutritious feed in the early spring. It gives 

 quick and successive growths until late in the fall, 

 even if cut several times, providing the land is in 

 good condition and not too dry. As it is not 

 perennial, it is not adapted for permanent pastures, 

 but for one or two years' lay it is unsurpassed. 

 Sow (if alone) 60 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00; 25 lbs. $7.00; 

 100 lbs. $25.00. 



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 mation you may need about grasses. 



TIMOTHY (Phleum pratense) 



This luxuriates in moist, loamy soils, and some- 

 times, in favorable situations, attains a height of 4 

 feet, and even on light soils it yields fair crops. It 

 is exceedingly nutritious, particularly when ripe, 

 but as it is then very hard and pithy, it is better 

 to cut it soon after flowering. It then makes mag- 

 nificent hay. Sow (if alone) 25 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.00; 

 100 lbs. $12.00. 



WOOD MEADOW (Poa nemoralis) 



This grass furnishes a fine, succulent and 

 nutritive herbage which is very much relished by 

 cattle. It is splendidly adapted for moist, shady 

 places and should be included in all mixtures for 

 permanent pastures for moist soils. It is particu- 

 larly valuable for places overshadowed by trees. 

 Sow (if alone) 50 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. $1.50; 10 lbs. $12.50; 25 lbs. $28.75; 

 100 lbs. $100.00. 



YARROW (Achillea Millefolium) 



It is a deep-rooting perennial and withstands 

 drought. Sow alone, or with grass mixtures. 

 Price, lb. $2.50. 



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 nitrogen and store it m 

 the root nodules, are of considerable benefit to 

 subsequent crops. 



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