•BEXER HENDERSON fltCO., NEW YORK 



HENDERSON'S SPECIAL GRASS MIXTUHES 



FOR HAY AND PERMANENT PASTURE. 



CAN BE SOWN IN EITHEB SPRING OK FALI.. 



Read what the Agricultural Press and our Customers say about Henderson's Special Grass Mixtures. 



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HENDERSON'S SPECIAL GBASS MIXTURE for Permanent Pasture, consisting of the following varieties, 



Orcliaid Grass, Meadow Foxtail, Tall Meadow Oat Grass, Sheep's Fescue, Rhode Island or Creeping Bent, Hard Fescue, 

 Sweet Scented Vernal (True Pei-ennial), Meadow Fescue, English Rye Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, Italian Rye Grass, Red 

 Top, etc., as recommended in our book, "How the Farm Pays," blended in the proper proportions, we will supply for 



$2.50 per bushel of 14 lbs. (20=bushel lots, $2.45 per bushel). 



The amount of seed necessary to sow an acre largely depends on the qualitj- of the land ; the poorer the soil the larger the quantity 

 required. Taking one soil with anothei', and owing to the fact that the seeds we use are of higher quality and better cleaned than ever, 

 a fair average would be 3 biiNhels t'» the acre. The thicker the seeds are sown, the sooner will a fine close turf be obtained. While the 

 leading variety used in these mixtures Is Orchard Grass, the addition of the several other Grasses named add to its value ; because 

 Orchard Grass sown alone has a tendency to form tussocks or clumps, which, however, can be overcome by thick seeding. 



^^^ We have heard the claim made that Orchard Grass is tough and pithy. It should be borne in mind that Orchard Grass is about 

 tliree Treeks eai"lier than Timothy, and that it will certainly be pitliy if allowed to stand and be harvested at the same time as Timothy. 

 If cut at the proper time, however, there is no grass which makes better hay. 



That the superiority of these Mixtures over Timothy and Clover is an assured fact, we refer to pag^es 6 and 7. Thousands of the most 

 progressive farmers, during the past few years, have seeded from ten to hundreds of acres with most satisfactory results, and we may men- 

 tion that one of the largest Stock Farms in the United States, afier most careful investigations and experiments, recently ordered from us 

 sufficient to seed down nearly one thousand acres. 



The Counti jGentlemaii says: 



By invitation of Messrs. 

 Peter Henderson' & Co., of 

 New York, a representative 

 of this paper visited their 

 experimental grass plats. 



These tests are for the 

 purpose of improving our 

 hay product and the pastur- 

 age of our animals — not only 

 to increase the annual yield, 

 but to make more perma- 

 nent both meadow and pas- 

 ture. Instead of three or 

 four varieties, ten to fifteen 

 or twenty are used ; tall and 

 short grasses, coarse and 

 tine, are deftly combined in 

 varying proportions accord- 

 ing to the end in view. 

 Below the taller grasses was 

 a thick mat of finer kinds, 

 and the close, rich turf hid 

 everyparticleof soil. There 

 did not seem to be room for 

 another spear of grass. Go- 

 ing over to an ordinary 

 Timothy meadow near by, 

 the contrast was striking. 

 The individual spears in a 

 foot square could easily be 

 counted: "standing-room" 

 for more was abundant. The 

 soil had not been " worked 

 for all it was worth," and 

 the thoughtful farmer might 

 do some suggestive figuring. 



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; (I ir 1 inn out it tltc^c Pi.nnantnt ili \ 

 jres ,\ leldc'd {fir>,t cutting, S,&S8 Ibi,.; second \ 

 LUtiiag, 4,320 lbs. per acre), a total of 10,208 LBS. 



CURED HAY PER ACRE, while Timothy growing 

 \ alongside under same conditions yielded only one 

 \ cutting of 2,400 lbs. per acre. 

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Write us tlie nature of your land and the object you have m vxe'w. 

 advise the best grasses to tise and make up a special mixture if necessary. 



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Farm and Home says : 



This subject is an impor- 

 tant one, and the renewing 

 of meadows and pastures is 

 of interest to all farmers. 

 There are many in which 

 two or three acres will not 

 support a cow, and if these 

 can be reseeded and brought 

 up to a greatergrowth, much 

 more profit will be realized 

 from the farm. 



The enormous yield of 

 nearly 4}< tons of good hay 

 per acre should convince 

 any one that more hay and 

 better pasture can be grown 

 with mixtures than vrith. 

 timothy and clover alone, 

 as, under the very same 

 conditions.thelatter yielded 

 less than a ton and a half 

 (2,760 lbs.) per acre. Timo- 

 thy, after being cut, throws 

 all its strength into storing 

 food in a bulbous swelling 

 at the ba!:e of the stem, upon 

 which its next season's 

 growth depends, and hence 

 cannot be pastured nor cut 

 a second time without seri- 

 ously injuring the next 

 yeai 's crop. The grasses in 

 both the temporary and per- 

 manent mixtures grow di- 

 rect from the roots, which 

 are dense and fibrous. 



Henderson's Special Grass Mixture for Hay and Permanent Pasture for Light soils. ... 



Medium soils ... y $2.50 per bushel of 14 lbs. 



Heavy soils [ 20 bushellots, $2.45 per bushel. 



Orchards and Shady Places / 50 '" 2.40 " 



Hay only \ 100 " 2.35 " 



Pasture only j 



Special quotations for LARGE quantities. 



To this mixture, intended for either Mowing Lands or Pasture (but which, on account of its greater weight, should be sown 

 separately), is to be added 10 lbs. of Mixed Clovers, comprising White, Mammoth Perennial or Cow Grass, Alsike, Trefoil, etc., but this 

 should only be sown in the spring, as it is rather tender in this latitude if sown in the fall. 



The quantity needed (10 lbs.) of Mixed Clovers to sow an acre we will sell for $2.00. 



At first sight $7.50 to SIO.OO per acre appears to be a high price for the seeding of a pasture, but bear in mind that it is' a 

 permanent pasture that we have in view, and nowhere can a permanent pasture be laid down properly for a less original 

 outlav than that we name. 



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