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Agricultural Grasses and Grains 
BRECK’S 
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Breck’s Special Grass Seed Mixtures 
FOR MOWING AND GRAZING LANDS 
A LL mixtures for alternate husbandry should include (say for one or two years’ lay) only annual and biennial 
. or other sorts that attain full maturity within that period; for two or three years’ lay, a greater quantity of 
seed is required, which should embrace a larger proportion of permanent sorts, so that the places of the dead 
annual kinds may be filled by the varieties that are of slower growth. 
Breck*s Varieties 
of Grass Seed Mixtures 
1 or 2 years* mowing 
2 or 3 years’ mowing 
or grazing 
4 years* mowing 
or grazing 
Permanent mowing with 
occasional grazing 
No. 5 
Light 
Soils 
No. 6 
Medium 
Soils 
No. 7 
Heavy 
Soils 
No. 8 
Light 
Soils 
No. 9 
Medium 
Soils 
No. 10 
Heavy 
Soils 
No. 11 
Light 
Soils 
No. 12 
Medium 
Soils 
No. 13 
Heavy 
Soils 
No. 14 
Light 
Soils • 
No. 15 
Medium 
Soils 
No. 16 
Heavy 
Soils 
Lbs. 
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Italian Kye Grass. 
6 
6 
— 
4 
4 
4 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
Perennial Rye Grass. . . 
4 
4 
6 
5 
5 
6 
5 
6 
7 
6 
6 
7 
Orchard Grass. 
4 
3 
5 
6 
5 
5 
8 
6 
6 
9 
7 
7 
Meadow Foxtail. 
— 
— 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
2 
3 
3 
Hard Fescue. 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
Blue Grass . 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2 
3 
3 
Red-Top. 
2 
2 
— 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
3 
3 
3 
Wood Meadow. 
— 
— 
3 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
I 
1 
Rough-stalked Meadow. 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
2 
3 
1 
2 
2 
Meadow Fescue. 
iy 2 
1V2 
— 
iy 2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
4 
2 
4 
4 
Sweet Vernal. 
% 
2 
y 2 
y 2 
y 2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Timothy. 
7 
9 
% 
7 
9 
9 
3 
4 
4 
2 
3 
3 
Red Clover. 
7 
8 
9 
4 
5 
5 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Perennial Red Clover .. 
— 
— 
8 
— 
— 
— 
4 
5 
5 
2 
2 
3 
Alsike Clover. 
1 
1 
iy 2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
White Clover. 
— 
— 
2 
iy 2 
iy 2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
33 
35 
38 
35 
37 
40 
38 
41 
44 
40 
43 
45 
Price per acre, f. o. b. 
Boston 
(bags extra at value) 
$5.50 
$6.20 
$10.00 
$6.75 
$7.10 
$7.55 
$8.00 
$9.70 
$9.90 
$9.20 
$9.75 
$10.50 
NOTE.—It will be noticed that the different tables are all based on the quantity required to sow 1 acre. When ordering, simply 
give number and kind of mixture selected and the number of acres for which seed is desired; for example: “Send me No. 2 Mixture 
for Permanent Pastures for 3 acres.” 
Breck’s Agricultural Grasses 
ll grasses sold f. o. b. Boston. Bags extra. Prices subject to market changes. Samples sent on request 
The following list of Agricultural Grasses includes the varieties most extensively used in permanent pasture 
and other grass mixtures. Prices are subject to frequent market changes, net f. o. b. Boston; bags extra. 
# 
Orchard Grass ( Dactylis glomerata). Perennial. Root fibrous. 
Flowers in June and July. Thrives well on light soils, and as its 
roots penetrate to a considerable depth, it withstands droughts 
better than most species. Lb. 22c; 100 lbs. $20.00. 
Red-Top or Herd’s Grass ( Agrostis vulgaris). Perennial. Root- 
creeping. Flowers in July. Red-Top is often sown with Timothy 
and common Red Clover, in which case the clover soon disappears, 
followed by the Timothy, the Red-Top usually taking their places, 
and with some wild indigenous grass forming a close sward. When 
sown alone, 4 bushels of unhulled, or 20 pounds of the clean seed j 
per acre are required. Weight, unhulled, 10 lbs. per bus.; fancy or 
clean, 40 lbs. per bus. Unhulled seed, lb. 20c; 100 lbs. $15.00. 
Fancy or clean seed, lb. 30c; 100 lbs. $25.00. 
Rough-stalked Meadow Grass (Poa trivialis). Root fibrous. Peren¬ 
nial. This grass is valuable on account of its quick growth, pro- , 
ductiveness, and nutritive qualities. Weight, 14 lbs. per bus. 
Lb. 35c; 100 lbs. $30.00. 
Perennial Rye, Pacey’s Short-seeded ( Lolium perenne, Pacey). A 
very valuable grass; matures early and produces a good supply of 
herbage, of which cattle are very fond. Lb. 25c; 100 lbs. $20.00. 
Italian Rye ( Lolium italicum). Annual. In nutritive value, earliness, 
and quickness of growth, after it has been mown, it far surpasses | 
the Perennial Rye Grass. Weight, 18 lbs. per bus. Lb. 25c; 100 
lbs. $20.00. 
Awnless or Smooth Brome Grass ( Bromus inermis). Perennial. 
Especially recommended for arid soils, where delicate grasses will 
not grow. Weight, 12 lbs. per bus. Lb. 40c; 100 lbs. $30.00. 
Creeping Bent or Fiorin ( Agrostis stolonijera). Distinguished by 
compact, creeping, rooting stems. It prefers low bottomlands, 
especially if they are somewhat sandy. It spreads rapidly, and the 
stoloniferous roots form a strong, enduring turf that is positively 
improved by constant tramping. Its fine texture makes it one of 
the most valuable lawn grasses. Lb. $1.50; 100 lbs. $125.00. 
For complete list of Bent Grasses see page 5. 
Timothy, Herd’s Grass, or Cat’s-tail ( Phleum pratense). Perennial. 
Most valuable for hay, especially in the North, thriving on moist, 
loamy soils of medium tenacity. Grows readily and yields, on 
favorable soils, 3 to 4 tons of best-quality hay per acre. Should be 
cut just when the blossom falls. Weight, 45 lbs. per bus. Lb. 20c; 
100 lbs. $15.00. 
Kentucky Blue Grass, Meadow Grass, June Grass, or Spear Grass 
(Poa pratensis). Perennial. Root-creeping. Flowers in June. A 
valuable species in lawn mixtures. As Kentucky Blue Grass 
requires two to three years to become well set, and does not arrive 
at perfection as a pasture grass until the sward is at least four 
years old, it is not suited for alternate husbandry, where the land 
is to remain in grass only two or three years. Lb. 35c; 100 lbs. 
