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HENDERSOFS SPECIAL GRASS MIXTUHES 



FOR HAY AND TEMPORARY PASTURE. 



CAIT BE SOWK IN EITHER SPRING OR FAI.I.. 



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



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To those who prefer TEMPORARY mowing or grass lands to permanent pasture, we will prepare mixtures of clovers and grasses 

 lor what is known as " Alternate Husbandry or Eotation Cropping." These mixtures are adapted to the rotation of crop for which they 

 are prepared and in such proportions as will produce the largest quantity of nutritious food for the duration of time specified. 



The grasses best adapted for this class of pasture are the following : Orchard Grass, English Eye Grass, Italian Eye Grass, Tall Oat 

 ■Grass and Meadow Fescue, Eed Clover, White Clover, Alsibe, Trefoil and Timothy, blended in their proper proportions for the time 

 required. We i-ecommend the following quantities per acre. The grasses may be sown in spring or fall, but the clovers should be sown 

 in spring, for in this latitude they are apt to be winter-liilled, being rather tender in the young state. 



For One Year : 

 For Two Years : 

 for 3 to 4 Years 



1 bush. Mixed Grasses, $2.50. 



2 bush. Mixed Grasses, $5.00. 



3 bush. Mixed Grasses, $7.50. 



10 lbs. Mixed Clovers, $2.00. 

 10 lbs. Mixed Clovers, $2.00. 

 10 lbs. Mixed Clovers, $2.00. 



Total cost per acre, $4.50. 

 Total cost per acre, $7.00. 

 Total cost per acre, $9.50. 



(SPECIAL QUOTATIONS 



FOR 



LARGE ACREAGES.) 



At our Karm <one of our Permanent mixtures yielded xo,2o8 lbs. Cured Hay per acre, and one of our 

 Temporary mixtures 9,120 lbs. Cured Hay per acre, botli in t^wo cuttings, -while Timothy g-ro-wins: along:- 

 slde under the same conditions yielded only one cutting: of 2,400 lbs. per acre. 



The Amrrican Agriculturist 



says : 



While timothy is a valua- 

 ble grass, there are some 

 ■other kinds so much better, 

 which last longer, yield a 

 heavier crop, will stand va- 

 rious climatic and soil con- 

 •ditions better, that it is 

 astonishing that the majori- 

 ty (if farmers should still 

 sticlito the timothy, without 

 even giving one or more of 

 the other kinds and mix- 

 iures a fair trial. 



When it is considered that 

 T)y a very small additional 

 -outlay at least double the 

 yield that can be prod-aced 

 by timothy will be obtained 

 by the use of other grasses 

 and mixtures, which are of 

 just as good quality as tim- 

 othy, and some of tliem bet- 

 ter, it is strange that farmers 

 are not willing to depart 

 from the old, deep-worn 

 I'Uts, and thus effect consid- 

 erable financial gain. 



A discriminate mixture of 

 grasses and clover gives a 

 better result than does any 

 kind grown by itself, for the 

 simple reason that mixtures 

 are bound to grow closer to- 

 gether on the ground, and 

 thereby their component 

 species protect one another 

 jfrom undue heat and 

 drought. 



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Write us tlie nature of yotir land and tlie object you have in view, 

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



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'•IIoiT tlie Farm Pays" 



says : 



Twenty years ago timothy 

 was the only grass I grew, 

 until my observation taught 

 me better, and I have since 

 entirely abandoned it. I 

 am so well satisfied with the 

 results of growing these 

 Mixtures that I could not 

 be induced to go back to 

 growing timothy. I believe 

 that one of the greatest mis- 

 takes that the farming com- 

 munity is making to-day is 

 the almost universal one of 

 growing timothy as the base 

 grass for haying lands. 

 Orchard gra,3s is much bet- 

 ter fitted to be the leacing 

 kind in mixtures, whether 

 for pasture or for hay, and 

 I place it far in advance, 

 not only of timothy, but of 

 any other grass we have 

 thus far in cultivation. Any 

 one acquainted with the 

 roots will see at a glance 

 that it is a plant better fitted 

 for permanency. 



HENDERSON'S RENOVATING MIXTURE FOR IMPROVING OLD PASTURES. 



$2.50 per bush, of 14 lbs. 20-bush. lots, $2.45 per bush. Mixed Clovers, 20 cts. per lb. 



Grass _ lands, in consequence of being constantly mown or pastured without being fertilized or manured, frequently become 

 impoverished and deficient in the more valuable and nutritious grasses, and in time become unprofitable. It is needless waste and 

 unnecessary to plow up such land unless it be full of weeds. The turf should be well harrowed with a sharp tooLh harrow and, if 

 possible, top-dressed with soil and well-rotted stable manure, which should be well harrowed in, and then sown with Henderson's 

 Renovating Mixture at the rate of one bushel per acre, and five pounds of mixed clovers. This mixture is composed of those sorts 

 that are best suited for sowing on old pastures or meadows, and it will speedily improve the quality and in<Tease the produce. Mai-ch 

 and April are the best months for sowing, choosing an interval between rains if possible, though, if inconvenient to sow then, very satis- 

 iactory results can be obtained by fall sowing. After sowing, the ground should be lightly harrowed and afterward well rolled. 



In the preparation of these mixtures for Permanent and Temporary Pasture, the greatest care is exercised in selecting 

 such varieties as are suited to the soil to be laid down and are likely to realize the ()b,iect in view. To facilitate this, a 

 description of the soil and climate, the range of temperature, and the purpose for -which .sown, and if with or without ;i 

 crop, should accompany each order. 



FUM, DIRECXIOMS FOR SO'W^IKG EMCI^OSED IN KVERY BAG. 



