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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD. 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 liiehly useful grass grows to a lieii;lit of tliree feet, ami sometimes five feet. A 

 native of Hungary, it has doue remarkably well in America, especially on dr.v, arid soils, 

 w here its drouclit-resisting (juaUties are shown to wonderful advantage. A hard^' peren- 

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

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

 everyw here, and is pronounced a great boon to farmers because 



IT PAYS ON ANY GROUND 



The Department of Agriculnire has experimented with this grass at its United States 

 stations in the arid regions. The Ex|5erimental Gra.ss Station at Garden City, Kans., 

 says; "We have grow n Bromus Inerrnis 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 Novem- 

 ber." 



Prof. Shaw, of Minnesota, pertinently says: "This 'grass carmot be obtained too 

 soon by the farmers of the Northwest." It is the grass for hot, dry climes and soils It 

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

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

 value. Perennial, two to three feet high, flosvering in Jui\e 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-pre- 

 pared 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 quahty, and under ordinary circumstances a 

 large amount of early Spring and Fall feed may be obtained, in addition to a good yield 

 of hay. 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 with alfalfa, fifteen pounds — they will grow well together. It may 

 be sown in the P'all wnth Winter Wheat, or in the Spring. Cut when first coming into 

 bloora." A standard bushel weighs 14 lbs. 



Choicest Northern-grown stock seed, postpaid, I !b. 15c.; lb. 25c. At buyer's expense. 

 i bu. 50c.; i bu. 75c.; J bu. $1.25; bu. $1.90; 6 bu. or more, $1.75 per bu. 



BSUMUS 12^'EBMIS. 



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 Jiile, where, 

 travelers tell us, the enormous yield 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. Dow n 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 im- 

 aginable. Our test in the North gives il 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 oilseed. It was 

 the most magnificent thing we had ever seen. 



PTTT TTTT? ^ - would advise sowing same in rows two feet apart 

 ^^■'-i^ afijj ffjg jjjug f^j. 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 sur- 

 prised how they relish it and w hat a tremendous amount of fodder and 

 food you will get out of an acre lor them. About three pounds of seed 

 are required per acre. 



PRICE OF SEED, postpaid, oz. 10c. ; } lb. 26c.; lb. 75c. At buy- 

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



TEOSIXTE. 



ORDER YOUR BULBS NOW. WE SHIP FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBFR. 



