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HENDERSON'S SPECIAL 



GRASS MIXTURE FOR 



PERMANENT HAY 



Supplies a Good Crop of Hay in Dry Seasons When Ordinary Hayfields are Burned Up 



Although the most widely cultivated hay grass in the United States 

 is Timothy, or a mixture of Timothy and Clover, and while they answer 

 the purpose admirably on farms where the soil is suitable and where the 

 usual three and four years' rotation is carried on, yet there are many 

 other grasses which will yield more profitable returns. 



An acre of HENDERSON'S SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE FOR 

 PERMANENT HAY will yield double the quantity of an acre of Timothy 

 and Clover, and the farmer whose land is sown with a proper mixture of 

 Permanent Grasses, requiring only an occasional top-dressing of manure 

 or fertilizer to MAINTAIN THEIR HEAVY CROPPING QUALITIES 

 FOR TWENTY YEARS OR MORE, avoids the expense of the yearly 

 plowing and cultivating, necessary in rotation cropping. 



Hay yields very profitable annual returns at a minimum of labor and 

 expense. The seed of these Permanent Grasses is more costly than 

 Timothy, and more is required per acre, but by reason of their heavy 

 cropping qualities and permanency they soon repay the extra cost and 



leave a handsome margin for the farmer, when the cost of plowing, 

 harrowing and re-seeding Timothy every three and four years is taken 

 into consideration. 



The grasses used in this Mixture recover quickly after the hay crop 

 is cut, and yield either a second crop or pasture in the greatest abundance 

 during the summer and fall months. Within a few days after cutting, 

 their rich green appearance as compared with Timothy is a desirable 

 feature, especially in fields close to the house, as it gives a park-lawn 

 effect to the surroundings. Sow 3 bushels per acre. Directions in every bag. 

 Price, $2.75 per bushel of 14 lbs.; 50 bushels @ $2.65; 100 bushels @ 

 $2.60. (State whether wanted for light, medium or heavy soils.) 

 Mixed Permanent Clovers, 10 lbs., sufficient to sow an acre. (See page 

 1.) Price, 55c. per lb.; $5.25, 10 lbs.; $50.00 100 lbs. 



" Years ago my father seeded a piece of land irith Henderson's Mixture for 

 Permanent Hay, which I remember was ordered from you. The fields are still 

 yielding excellent returns from that seeding, so desire to seed other fields at once." 

 Miss MARY T. RAXDALL, Pittsfdrd, Vermont. 



HENDERSON'S 



RENOVATING MIXTURE 



FOR IMPROVING OLD PASTURES 



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 frequently unnecessary to plow up such 

 land unless it be full of weeds. The turf should be well harrowed with 

 a sharp-tooth 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 increase the 

 produce. March and April are the best months for sowing, choosing 

 an interval between rains if possible, though, if inconvenient to sow 

 then, very satisfactory results can be obtained by fall sowing. After 

 sowing, the ground should be lightly harrowed and afterward well rolled. 



Price, $2.75 per bushel of 14 lbs.; 50 bushel lots, $2.65 per bushel. 



HENDEKSON'S 



SPECIAL MIXTURE 



FOR WOODLAND PASTURES 



Unless there is a superabundance of nitrogen in the soil and a con- 

 sequent excessive wood growth, in which case it is desirable to sow the 

 land with grasses, it is now customary to sow orchards with cover crops, 

 such as Cow Peas, Clover, etc. These are plowed under and the orchard 

 kept in constant cultivation. But where it is desired to sow the orchard 

 with grass, or for woodland pastures, even when the shade is compara- 

 tively dense, we can with all confidence recommend this mixture. 



It is composed of a selection of grasses which from exhaustive experi- 

 ments we have, found will thrive under trees. Orchard Grass is, of 

 course, one of the best grasses for the purpose, but this mixture is much 

 superior, as it will make a closer and more even pasture than Orchard 

 Grass alone. 



Price, $2.75 per bushel of 14 lbs.; 50 bushel lots, $2.65 per busheL 



Mixed Clovers, 5 lbs. sufficient to renovate an acre. Price, 55c, lb.; $5.25, 10 lbs.; $50.00, 100 lbs. 



