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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
GROWING GRASS BETTER THAN KILLING GRASS 
Orchard Grass 
Georgia bought during one year over twenty million dollars’ worth of hay from out¬ 
side the state, mostly from states farther north. Hay is nothing but dried or cured 
grass cut at the time it is in its prime. It is one of the great staple crops of this coun 
try, our recollection being that in value it is exceeded only by the great staples of corn, 
wheat and cotton. Georgia is a hay buyer. So is every other one of the distinctively 
cotton states. In the face of the fact, this drain of millions upon millions of dollars of 
our money, there are millions of acres in the South suitable for grass crops that are 
“laying out” in briers, pine saplings and brush. We have got so used to looking on 
grass as an enemy in our cotton and corn fields that we have formed the habit of look¬ 
ing on it as a pest instead of a valuable crop. Grass in a crop needing clean cultivation 
needs to be killed. Every place else it ought to be encouraged and grown as a crop. 
It’s more profitable than corn or cotton per acre. 
You need grass for pasture and hay for your stock, the merchant and dealer at your 
nearest town needs the hay and would be glad to buy it from you instead of sending his 
money to Atlanta, Birmingham or other southern city bay and grain dealers. The only 
reason you don’t get your share of these millions of hay dollars is that you haven’t got 
the hay. If you will just get these lands of yours that are “laying out” into grass 
either for pasture or hay crop you have taken another step forward toward a better 
agricultural and financial condition for yourself. 
The South lacks cattle and it lacks grass. With grass land on your place you can 
grow all the cattle you have grass land for. Grass and live stock are an endless chain, 
and as one farmer said: "We need more grass to feed more cattle to make more manure 
to grow' more grass to feed more cattle." 
One point more on this grass question. While not a leguminous crop grass is a soil 
builder. Any land that has been in grass a few years makes marvelous crops of corn 
and cotton when put into cultivation again. Grass land don’t wash away. A stand of 
grass holds land. If your lands are in grass that heavy shower or “gully washer” or 
“trash mover” storm is not going to carry your soil on down to the bottoms or on to 
your neighbors. Plant grass. Look on it as a friend and not an enemy. Grass has a 
proper place on every farm and in its proper place it’s the greatest friend and profit- 
maker the farmer has. 
AHAkavfl fUa RA9 \ The most widely grown grass in the world and 
urcnara UraSS ^l»Ui v*t4 ) no other grass so easily adapts itself to widely 
different soils and climates. One of the most reliable grasses for both pasture and hay. 
Not advised for sandy lands, but good on all clay lands that are not too wet. Any clay 
or loam that will make a fair crop of 
oats will grow Orchard grass suc¬ 
cessfully. Starts growth very early 
in spring and stays green well into 
w'inter. A quick grower and relished 
by all kinds of stock, especially when 
young. As a hay crop it is easily 
cured. Grows w'ell in open ground or 
in forest pastures that have been 
cleared of underbrush. With proper 
care it is long lived. Sow seed at rate 
of three bushels per acre, October 
and November being the best fall 
months. Pound, postpaid, 40 cents. 
When ready to buy write for quantity 
prices. Present price, highest grade 
seed, bushel (14 lbs.), about $3.00. 
(No. 533) SSS 
Kentucky Blue Grass 
well known lo really need description. An excellent lawn and pas- 
grass for limestone land or stiff clay lands that are not too dry. It’s 
w'aste of time and money to attempt to grow it on thin or sandy soils in the Lovjer 
South. Our “Elmwood Fancy” is the best grade of Kentucky Blue Grass known, coming 
to us direct from the Kentucky farms. It’s pure, clean, free from chaff and of high vi¬ 
tality. We make a specialty of Blue Grass for the extensive lawn work here in Atlanta, 
where everything depends on pure vital seed, free from weeds. Sow three bushels per 
acre. Can be sown from September to April, but October and November sowing usually 
give best results. Write for market price when ready to buy in quantity. Present price, 
pound, postpaid, 35 cents; bushel (14 pounds), not prepaid, about $2.25. 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass (No. 541) Jg&S? “ 
and it is especially desirable for and adapted to the South. It withstands the heat and 
drought of midsummer and the cold winter, starts very early in the spring, and con¬ 
tinues to give good grazing until late in the fall. For hay, it can be cut twice in a sea¬ 
son, and will yield nearly double as much as timothy. Its nutritive qualities are first- 
class, containing, by analysis, more flesh and muscle forming materials than timothy, 
but it is not quite so fattening as that grass. It ripens at the same time as orchard 
grass and gives good results sown with it and red clover. For hay should be cut as soon 
as it blooms. Tall Meadow Grass is best adapted for good, loamy uplands, but gives 
excellent results on nearly all soils, and even on light, medium or sandy soils. Farmers 
who have been sowing this grass for years are especially well pleased with the returns 
from it, and are sewing constantly increasing acreages each year. 
When sown by itself sow at rate of 3 bushels per acre, either in the fall or spring. 
Sown with orchard grass and red clover, the quantities usually sown are 1 bushel (11 
pounds) tall oat, 1 bushel (14 pounds) orchard grass, and 0 pounds red clover. The ad¬ 
dition of 4 pounds fancy clean Redtop or Herd’s grass seed to the acre to this mixture 
increase the aftermath and the yield of grazing. This combination is excellent, and one 
that has given very satisfactory results. It grows from 2 to 4 feet high, according to 
soil; it roots deeply, and is thus least affected by drought. It can usually be cut twice a 
year for hay and after being cut should be cured before being wet by dew or rain. It 
should be sown in the fall, from September on, according to latitude. Can also tie sown 
during March and April. Write for quantity prices when ready to buy. Present prices, 
pound, postpaid, 40 cents; bushel (11 pounds), not prepaid, about $2.50. 
Meadow Fescue f No. 538 ll A splendid hay and pasture grass for all the 
** ■ BSwIiC \ vOO) Central South, particularly valuable for late 
fall and winter pasturage. Sow at rate of 2 bushels per acre August to October and Feb¬ 
ruary to April. Pound, postpaid, 35 cents. Bushel (14 pounds), about $2.50. Ask fop 
quantity prices. 
Tim nth V fNn One of the strictly hay grasses. Valuable for North Geor- 
■ wtw; gia, Alabama, Mississippi and the hill and mountain sec¬ 
tions of the Carolinas. Sow seed at rate of 12 to 15 pounds per acre. !)!)% Purity or 
above. Pound, postpaid, 25c. Bushel (45 pounds), about $4.25. Write for market price. 
Tail Meadow Oat Grass 
