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H. W. BUCKBEE, EOCKEOBD, ILLINOIS. 



BROMUS INERMIS 



ACKNOWLEDGED KING OF THE DESERTS AND 

 DRY SANDY SOILS 



Lots of Early Spring and Late Fall Feed, Besides Good Crop of Hay 



This highly useful grass grows to a height of three feet, and sometimes five feet. A 

 native of Hungary, it has done remarkably well in America, especially on dry, arid soils, 

 where its drought-resisting qualities are shown to wonderful advantage. A hardy peren- 

 nial, it is well adapted to cold climates and exposed situations. Produces satisfactory' 

 crops on land too poor for Timothy and other grasses. Tried widely, it has been endorsed 

 everywhere, and is pronounced a great boon to farmers because 



IT PAYS ON ANY GROUND 



The Department of Agriculture has experimented with this grass at its United 

 States stations in the arid regions. The Experimental Grass Station at Garden City, 

 Kan., says: "We have grown Bromus Inermis successfully, and we think it is the coming 

 grass for the arid regions of the West. It is green from the middle of March to about No- 

 vember." . 



Prof. Shaw, Of Minnesota, pertinently says: "This grass cannot be obtained too 

 soon by the farmers of the Northwest." It is the grass for not, dry climes and soils. It 

 will grow on all kinds of soil, even on yellow sand, and is equally good for pasturing, curing 

 into nay or cutting green. All kinds of stock eat it readily, and it is very rich in nutritive 

 value. Perennial, two to three feet high, flowering in June and August. 



The South Dakota Experiment Station, of Brookings, says: "This is the best 

 grass that has yet been tried at this station. When properly sown it catches well, giving 

 a good sod the first year; in favorable seasons a fair yield of hay may also be obtained. 

 Up to the present the best results have been obtained by sowing plenty of seed on well- 

 prepared ground as early as possible in the Spring. From two to two and one-half bushels 

 should be sown to the acre, depending somewhat upon the season and condition of soil. 

 The forage, though coarse, is of excellent quality, and under ordinary circumstances a 

 !<»r"-e amount of early Spring and Fall feed may be obtained, in addition to a good yield 

 of hav Thus far the grass has endured drought perfectly, and has never winter-killed in 

 the least It does well sown with clover or with clover and timothy. Use twenty pounds 

 to the acre if alone: if w-ith alfalfa, fifteen pounds — they will grow well together. It may 

 be sown in the Fall with Winter wheat, or in the Spring. Cut when first coming into 

 bloom." A standard bushel weighs 14 lbs. 



Choicest Northern-grown stock seed, postoaid, 1 lb. 15c.; lb. 25c. At buyer's 

 expense, J bu. 50c; i bu. 75c. ; § bu. $1.25; bu. $2.00; 5 bu. or more, $1.75 per bu. 



BROMUS INERMIS 



TEOSINTE 



THE WORLD-BEATING FODDER PLANT 



Here is a truly wonderful forage plant worthy of general cultiva- 

 tion. It comes to us from the rich, fertile plains of the Nile, where, 

 travelers tell us, the enormous 3-ield of 300 tons of green fodder per 

 acre is not uncommon. This is what it does in Egypt. 



WHAT DOES IT DO IN AMERICA? 



Almost equally as well. Give it a rich, warm, balmy soil, and it 

 will yield from 100 to. 150 tons of green fodder per acre. It is simply 

 marvelous. Down in Georgia, in Florida and North Carolina its yield 

 is all the way from 100 to 200 tons of green fodder per acre. It grows 

 to a height of eighteen feet in those states, while a single kernel will 

 produce from 60 to 100 stalks of the most nourishing green fodder 

 imaginable. Our test in the North gives it an 



AVERAGE YIELD OF ABOUT 50 TONS 



of green fodder per acre. On our Rockford Seed Farms, where the soil 

 is sandy and warm, it yielded at the rate of fully 60 tons per acre, send- 

 ing forth from twenty to sixty shoots from one kernel of seed. It was 

 the most magnificent thing we had ever seen. 



CTTT TTTT?"R W0U 1<1 advise sowing same in rows two feet 



V/ U -L/ A U X\_E/ apart, and the hills far enough apart to work. 

 It wants plenty of sunshine and cultivation, and then it will grow so 

 rapidly that it will soon cover a whole acre and look like a dense forest. 

 It can be cut with a reaper and fed in the green state, or it can be dried, 

 and makes magnificent fodder for cattle during the long winter months. 

 There are unlimited possibilities for our annual fodder plant, Teosinte, 

 and we know if you will give it a trial that it will more than pay you 

 another year. Just try and grow this for your hogs. You will be 

 surprised how they relish it and what a tremendous amount of fodder 

 and food you will get out of an acre for them. About three pounds 

 of seed are required per acre. 



PRICE OF SEED, postpaid, oz. 10c; i lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 

 buyer's expense, lb. 65c; 5 lbs. or more at 60c per pound. 



At 



TEOSINTE 



BUCKBEE'S CUJVEB. AND GRASS SEEDS ARE AXWAYS THE MOST SATISFACTORY. TRY THEM THIS YEAR 



