From PETER MEMDER^OH <BL CO, 9 MEW Y0IRI 



Henderson's Special Grass Mixture for Hay and Permanent p * st ^ 



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 combinaton 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 hay, and 

 afterwards to afford, if desired a constant and abundant pasturage. 



Mixed Permanent Clovers should be sown in addition to the above grass mix- 

 tures, but on account of greater weight the clover should be sown separately, and 

 in cold latitudes in the spring. This Mixed Clover comprises White, Mammoth, 

 Perennial or Cow Grass, Alsike, etc. Sow 10 pounds per acre. 



Price, 40c. a pound; 10 pounds S3. 75; 100 pounds, $35.00. 



For Hay and Permanent Pasture 



" Hay only 



" Pasture only 



" Renovating Old Pastures. . . 

 " Woodlands and Orchards . . 



PRICES: 



(Per bushel of 14 lbs.) 



Per bushel $2.76 



60 bushels at. . . 2.65 

 100 bushels at. . 2.60 



The Seed Required. — The poorer the soil the larger the quantity of seed re- 

 quired . Taking one soil with another a fair average would be 3 bushels to 

 the acre. The thicker the seeds are sown the sooner will a fine, close turf 

 be obtained. 



FOR FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF ABOVE GRASSES SEE OUR FARMERS MANUAL SENT FREE ON APPLICATION. 



SAND or WINTER VETCH. 



(Vicia Villosa.) 



It is perfectly hardy throughout the United States, remaining green all winter, 

 and should be sown during August and September, mixed with Rye, which 

 serves as a support for the plants, or in Spring with Oats or Barley. 



It grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet and is the earliest crop for cutting, being 

 nearly a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and full crop can be taken off the 

 land in time for planting Spring crops. Being much hardier than Scarlet Clover 

 this is the forage plant to sow in the Northern States, where Scarlet Clover 

 Winter kills, though it is equally valuable in the South. 



It is exceedingly nutritious, much more, so that Clover is eaten with relish 

 and may be fed with safety to all kinds of stock. 



Sow one bushel per acre with one-half bushel of Rye or Wheat. 24c. lb., 

 S12.50 bushel of 60 lbs. 100 lbs. $20.00. 



JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



Introduced into cultivation by us in 1887, and by constant selection we 

 have fully maintained a large grain, totally unlike the small grain usually found 

 on the market. 



This variety is superseded all others and is now almost universally grown 

 in preference to the common black and Silver Hull varieties. The kernels are 

 at least twice the size of those of any other variety, and of shape peculiar and 

 distinct. The color is also most distinct, being a rich dark shade of brown. 

 The straw is heavier, it branches more, and does not need to be sown as thickly 

 as the other kinds. Flour made from it is greater in quantity and equal in 

 quality, if not superior, to that of any other Buckwheat, and, as the yield shows 

 it is enormously prolific. It ripens a week earlier than Silver Hull and yields 

 two or three times as much 60c. a peck, $2.00 per bushel of 48 lbs., 10 bushel 

 lots, $1.90 per bushel. 



H enderson's Superior rxecleaned Crimson or Scarlet Clover 



FOR 



Harvesting the Fifth Cutting of 



Henderson's Alfalfa at Eagle lieak 



Farm. L. 1. 



SUMMER SOWING 



Valuable as Pasture, Green Forage and Hay — A Good Crop of Crimson Clover Plowed Under is Equal 

 in Fertilizing Value to 20 Tons of Stable Manure Per acre for Quickly 

 Restoring Fertility to Worn-out Soils. 



The value of Scarlet Clover is now thoroughly established, and we recommend that all lands from 

 which crops have been harvested during the Summer and Fall should be sown with Scarlet Clover 

 plowing under the following Spring. Authorities who have made a careful estimate, state that plowing 

 under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 

 tons of stable manure per acre, and even if the Clover 

 bs harvested or pastured, the benefits derived from the 

 wonderful nitrogenous root formation will alone many 

 ti.nes repay the cost of seed and labor. 



It may be sown among corn, tomatoes turnips, etc., 

 at time of last hoeing, or after potatoes, melons, cucum- 

 bers have been harvested or on grain stubble and har- 

 rowed in. When sown in July and early in August, it 

 has proved hardy as far North as Michigan and Canada. 

 la the latitude of New York, time of sowing may extend 

 from July 15 to September 1st, and further South even 

 liter. (See cut.) Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Choice re- 

 cleaned highest quality, new crop seed 22c. lb., $11.00 

 bash, of 60 lbs.; $18.00 per 100 lbs. 



Henderson's N c°iT Alfalfa 



A clover-like, leguminous plant of great importance as 

 a hay and forage crop, nutritious and rich in protein 

 elements. It grows 2 to 5 feet high and sends roots 5, 

 10, 20, and sometimes 30 feet into the subsoil. It needs 

 one season to become established, after which it yields 

 enormous crops annually for many years. 3or 4 cuttings 

 per season, aggregating 4 to 6 tons cured hay per acre, 

 are harvested, according to conditions and locality. (See 

 cut.) Sow in the Northern States during Jupe, July 

 or August, 30 to 40 lbs. of seed per acre if broadcasted, 

 or 25 to 30 lbs if drilled; in the South sow in February 

 or September. For full particulars see our pamphlet 

 "Alfalfa on Northern Farms" sent free on application. 

 Price, 34c. lb., $18.50 bush, of 60 lbs., $30.00, 100 lbs. 



For Complete List and Descriptions of Farm Seeds see Henderson's Farmers Manual sent free on application. 



