^SEEDS WHp SUCCEED 

 Farm Pasturage Grasses. 



Landreths' Pasturage Crass Mixtures. 



On small quantities by mail Postage will be extra, at the rate of 8 cents per pound. 



The preparation of the land for permanent pasture is a labor that must not be slighted, and though farmwork cannot be 

 reduced to the nicety of lawn culture, we nevertheless direct attention to our directions on lawn making, and would say that 

 the nearer the directions are followed the greater the probability of success. It must, however, be borne in mmdthata 

 pasture sod cannot be obtained in one year. 



Permanent Pastures. — Landreths* Mixtures of Grass Seeds. 



100 Lbs. 



FOR H EAVY SOILS —Eighty pounds to the acre. This prescription consists of 100 parts of such 



Grasses as experience has" indicated as productive of herbage and most durable on heavy soils $22 00 



FO R L I G H T S O I LS.— Eighty pounds to the acre. This prescription of 100 pounds divided into propor- 

 tions between such varieties of Grasses as proved by experience to be the best adapted for light soils, both 

 as respects the amount of leafy product and permanence 22 00 



For all mixtures for Pasture we recommend a multiplication of varieties, all having more or less distinct 

 seasons of development, bringing about a continuity of verdant growth. 



Lb. 



35 



35 



POSTAGE 

 INCLUDED. 



Clover Seeds (sc. postage included). 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVER (Wfolium iJepms). — Not a heavy producer of hay, but invaluable in perma- 

 nent pastures. Will grow on any soil, but luxuriates^ in damp locations and in damp seasons. It is very 



persistent in growth on rich soils, affording rare feed, but on thin soils will not succeed, 

 the acre. . • 



Sow 12 lbs. to 



ALFALFA OR LUCERNE {Medicago Sativa).— la. localities where it flourishes this is one of the most valuable 

 among the Clovers. Standing for years, shooting its roots downward till they are ten to fifteen feet 

 below the surface, it resists the driest weather, and when every blade of Grass drops for want of 

 moisture, it holds up fresh and green as in genial Spring. It does not succeed on compact clay, nor 

 on land with Impermeable subsoil. Far from exhausting land, it increases fertility, as has been fully 

 established Cattle pastured upon Alfalfa are apt to eat off the crowns, consequently the best practice 

 is to cut it and stall-feed the aniinals. Sow 10 Ibs.-to the acre 



ALSIKB CLOVER {Trif (Mam Bjyftn'dttm).— The earliest large Clover. Possibly a hybrid between the Red 

 ' ' and White, possessing qualities common to both ; , productive, sweet, extremely valuable both for 

 pasturage or soiling. Clover-sick lands will sometimes produce fine crops of Alsike, which lands, after 

 three years in Alsike and an intermediate grain crop, will a^ain produce Red Clover. The flowers are a 

 distinct light pink, and afford fine pasturage for bees. This Clover seeds itself freely the first year and 

 every year, and does well as far north as Canada. This is sometimes added to pasturage mixture. 

 Sow 12 lbs. to the acre 



RED CLOVER, MAMMOTH.— On rich, loamy soils this variety, if the seed be true to name, develops twice " 

 as much bulk of stem and leaf as the common Red. Consequently it is very valuable as a fertilizer. It is 

 a plant of longer life than the common Red Clover, and earlier to start a Spring growth. 



RED CLOVER {TrifoHum Prateme).— This is the most widely cultivated of the pastural plants ; loosening the 

 soil and admitting the air and drawing up and storing away near the surface the valuable principles 

 scattered in th« earth beneath, it is regarded as one of the best of vegetable fertilizers, as well as a cattle 

 food of the highest merit. Its luxuriant foliage, by shade, increases the fertility of the earth and 

 smothers noxious weeds. It is a lime plant and does well on stiff loams. Sow 16 lbs. to the acre. 



Extra Superior 

 No. 2 Grade . , 



CRIMSON CLOVER (TayoKMrn Jwcarnatom).— This Clover is very popular, being a valuable addition in eco- 

 nomical farming, that is to say, it produces such a mass of top and such a mass of root that it is very 

 valuable as a soil restorer. The seed may be sown any time from May to October. If sown early, the first 

 growth is available in the Autumn, and will make a good crop of hay the following Spring : or it may be 

 turned under early in the Spring, preceding Corn or other crops. It roots very deeply and collects a large 

 amount of nitrogen and potash. Cattle are fond of the hay, which should be cut as soon as in full bloom ; 

 but the plant is principally used for ploughing under as a green crop. The quantity sown to the acre is 

 15 lbs. broadcast. Price, inclusive of postage 



60 



40 



40 



Prices on ap- 

 plication. 



About 35c., 

 including 

 postage. 



BLOOMSDALE. 



The land, level as a Western prairie, presents everywhere clear-cut methods and intensity in the execution of 

 the same to a most complete finish, the whole illustrating a style of culture the like of which is only elsewhere seen 

 in Europe. These remarks apply to the three Landreth farms, on all of which is produced a grade of Seed more 

 perfect, as respects shape, color and general development, than produced by other growers not so severely critical 

 in ferreting out and removing every plant showing signs of departing from the true types. 



The D. Landreth Seed Company do not profess to grow all the Seeds they sell, as that would require an immense 

 acreage, but they do grow their choicest grades, all of which, now and hereafter, will be indicated as landreths' 

 Cabbage, Landreths' Beet, and which, consequent upon the critical attention and labor given them, are priced at a 

 value higher than less carefully selected stock. 



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