Mountain Crowing Breeds Early Maturity and Strong Vitality 49 
Pasture Plants and Pasture Mixtures Suggested for Seed- 
ing on the Acreage Taken Out of Cotton, Tobacco, 
Wheat and Corn 
You will find below several grass seed formulas recommended for pasture and also for soil build¬ 
ing. These grasses can be used on acres taken out of wheat and corn production, and comply in 
every way with the rules laid down by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. 
Six formulas are given, to include those best suited to northern or high altitudes, southern or low 
altitudes, and to different kinds of soil. 
Would suggest sowing with a nurse crop of about one-half the quantity of oats or barley that would 
be used for a grain crop. Sow broadcast and cover with a light harrow. It is better to sow this seed 
either quite early in the spring while the weather is cool or in August or September. 
Formulas listed under Section One are best suited for northern or high altitudes; those under Sec¬ 
tion Two for southern or low altitudes. 
FOR SECTION I 
GOOD SOIL WELL 
DRAINED 
Percentage | Pounds per acre 
of each kind| when seeded at 
in mixtures |the rates indicated 
| 20 
I 15 
1 io 
Orchards grass . 
35% 
7 
5.25 
3.5 
Timothy . 
30 
6 
4.50 
3 
Meadow fescue . 
20 
4 
3.00 
2 
Alsike clover. 
5 
1 
0.75 
0.5 
Red clover. 
10 
2 
1.50 
1.0 
POOR SOIL WELL 
DRAINED 
Orchard grass . 
30% 
4 
3 
2 
Timothy . 
30 
8 
6 
4 
Meadow fescue . 
30 
6 
4.5 
3 
Alsike . 
10 
2 
1.5 
1 
WET SOIL POORLY 
1 
15 
10 
DRAINED 
Timothy . 
30% 
4.5 
3 
Red top. 
50 
7.5 
5 
Alsike clover . 
20 
3.0 
2 
Pasture Mixtures 
There are many advantages in planting a mixture 
of grasses for a pasture. These grasses can be 
combined to give early, mid-season and late Fall 
pasturage. Some grasses are shallow rooted and 
some are deep rooted. Some grasses are suited to 
irrigated soils, some to dry lands, and some to the 
very high altitudes. Various combinations are used 
under these different conditions, in each case to fur¬ 
nish the longest period of abundant pasture growth. 
If you are at all in doubt as to the best mixture 
to sow, write us, giving full particulars: 
Your altitude? 
Irrigated or not? 
Time of usual rains? 
Kind of soil? 
Drainage, good or poor? 
For Hay, Meadow or Pasture? 
If for pasture, what kind of stock? 
Is pasture wanted all Summer, or at a particular 
time of year? 
Our Field Seed expert will be glad to write you 
fully on grasses suited to your needs. 
Permanent Pasture. Dry Light Soil. See Colored 
Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
Permanent Pasture, High Altitude. See Colored 
Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
Morton’s Special Mixture 
For irrigated lands there is no better mixture of 
grasses. Prof. Morton of the Colorado Agricultural 
See Page 50 for Kentucky Blue Grass. Brome 
Western Rye Grass and Lespedeza on Page 51. 
FOR SECTION II 
GOOD SOIL WELL 
DRAINED 
Percentage 
of each kind 
in mixtures 
| Pounds per acre 
when seeded at 
|the rates indicated 
20 
1 15 
1 io 
Orchard grass . 
30% 
6 
! 4.5 
3 
Timothy . 
25 
r 5 
3.75 
2.5 
Meadow fescue . 
20 
2 
1.5 
1 
Red clover. 
5 
1 
.75 
.5 
Lespedeza . 
20 
6 
4.5 
3 
POOR SOIL WELL 
DRAINED 
Orchard grass . 
30% 
6 
4.5 
3 
Meadow fescue . 
30 
4 
3 
2 
Timothy . 
20 
2 
1.5 
1 
Lespedeza . 
20 
8 
6 
4 
WET SOIL POORLY 
1 
10 
DRAINED 
1 
Timothy . 
. 30% 
4,5 
3 
Red top . 
50 
7.5 
5 
Alsike clover . 
20 
3.0 
2 
College spent 10 years experimenting to formulate 
this mixture. This mixture will carry more head 
of stock per acre than any grass or other mixture 
of grasses. Morton’s Special Mixture will pasture 
15 to 20 cows per acre, 4 y 2 hours per day. Four to 
five days a month are required for watering. 
100 lbs. of Morton’s Mixture contains: 
30 lbs. of Orchard Grass. 
30 lbs. of Brome Grass. 
20 lbs. of Meadow Fescue. 
12 lbs. of Timothy. 
8 lbs. of Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover. 
We recommend this mixture in these exact pro¬ 
portions. Some of our customers object to the Sweet 
Clover in the mixture. The Sweet Clover adds pro¬ 
tein to the mixture and there is not enough to harm 
any kind of stock, but for those who do not want 
the Sweet Clover we also make up the mixture with¬ 
out Sweet Clover. 
Morton Mixture should be sown 30 to 40 lbs. to 
the acre. 
See Colored Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
Alsike and Timothy Mixture 
A preferred mixture, especially where there is 
plenty of rainfall. Does well on most any land, but 
gives best results on moist lands. Alsike and Tim¬ 
othy make an excellent combination for hay and 
pasture; they are adapted to the same kind of soil 
and mature together. They are readily eaten by all 
stock. Both are very hardy, do not winter-kill, and 
when once established will live for years. Alsike 
and Timothy is the cheapest Clover and Grass Seed 
Mixture. The seed has been grown mixed and sells 
for less money than the two varieties separate. 
See Colored Price Sheet for Current Prices. 
