CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST 
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Red Top. No other grass will grow under as great variety of conditions 
as Red Top. It will thrive on almost every type of soil except sand. It grows 
rapidly and vigorously, forming a compact sod that persists under heaving graz¬ 
ing. It is also used for lawns. Weight (re-cleaned) 35 lbs. per bushel. Sow 15 
lbs. per acre. 
Orchard Grass. Is a long-lived perennial. It gets its name from its ability 
to grow in the partial shade of orchards and open wood lots. As a consequence, 
its principal use is for pasture and hay under shady conditions. Weight 14 lbs. 
to bushel. Sow \ l /2 to 2 bu. per acre. 
Rye Grass. Domestic (Perennial). Noted for its fiapid growth. Is not 
especially productive but serves a very useful purpose in permanent mixtures 
because it sprouts and grows quickly, forming a cover while the slower growing 
grasses are getting established. Weight 24 lbs. to bushel. Sow' 1 to \ l / 2 bu. per 
acre. 
Rye Grass—Italian. Slightly coarser than Domestic, annual variety, little 
used in the North. 
Chewings Fescue. Of all the finer grasses, none will stand more hard 
wear and trampling. It grows on poor, dry, sandy soil; resists drought and does 
well in shaded places. Particularly fine for lawns. Sow 30 lbs. per acre. 
Poa Trivilias. (Rough Stalked Meadow Grass). A fibrous rooted peren¬ 
nial, noted for its productiveness and quick growth, doing best on rich, moist 
soils and in shaded places. 
Sudan Grass. A quick-growing annual summer hay grass. It should largely 
supplant millet, which yields only a single cutting, whereas Sudan grass will give 
at least two. 
Astoria Bent. A comparatively new and distinct kind of grass; seldom 
produces stolous but spreads from underground root stalks; produces splendid 
turf. Excellent for lawns and golf greens. 
Seaside Bent. A stoloniferous grass. Used principally for golf purposes. 
Very good color. A most popular strain of Bent. 
MILLETS .... 
These arc quick-growing annual grasses, adapted to a wide range of soils 
and climates, but requiring a good supply of moisture at the start and warm 
weather throughout their short growing seasons. 
German Millet. Also called Golden Millet. Stems heavier, leaves broader 
and coarser than common Millet. Requires a slightly longer and warmer grow¬ 
ing season and a mellower soil. Ready to cut in about 65 days. Weight 4$ lbs. 
per bushel. Sow 25 to 40 lbs. per acre. 
Hungarian Millet. Sometimes incorrectly called “Hungarian Grass”. An 
early variety. The hay is of excellent quality and the yield, under good condi¬ 
tions, averages 2 to 2y 2 tons per acre, ranking second in this respect to German 
Millet. Weight 48 lbs. per bushel. Sow 25 to 40 lbs. per acre. 
Japanese Millet. It is rather coarse and succulent, which makes it difficult 
to cure for hay and it is not recommended for that purpose. It makes the best 
silage and green forage of any of the Millets. For green feed, cut just before 
the heads appear. For ensilage, cut in late bloom or when the seed is beginning 
to form. Weight 32 lbs. to bushel. Sow 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. 
GRAINS 
Barley. Oderbrucker. Six-rowed, heavy yielding, used mostly for cover 
crop. Weight 48 lbs. to bu. Sow 2 bu. to acre. 
Buckwheat—Japanese. Yields heaviest on fertile well-drained, sandy loam, 
but will give fair results on soils too poor for most other crops matures in about 
70 days, ripens best in early Fall. Weight 48 lbs. per bu. Sow one bu. per acre. 
Oats-—Swedish Select. Large, plump, white kernels, with thin hulls, grows 
well on light soils and stands considerable drought, earliest of the heavy yielding 
sorts. Weight 32 lbs. per bu. Sow 2 bu. per acre. 
Rye—Rosen Winter. Produces a strong, vigorous straw. The grain is large 
and heavy and commands a premium over common rye, but the excess yield will 
more than pay the extra cost. Weight 56 lbs. per bu. Sow 2 bu. per acre. 
