Hardy Northern Clover Seed 
RED CLOVER. Sow 8 to 12 pounds to the acre. This is the Common Red 
Clover so largely grown. 
MAMUOTE or PEA VINE. Also called Sapling. Sow 8 to 12 pounds to 
the acre. This grows with a leafier stock than the medium. It yields 
enormous bulk. 
ALSIKE or SWEDISH. Sow 4 to 6 pounds to the acre. Grows equally 
well on wet or dry soils. Very hardy. 
ORIESON or SCARLET. Sow 10 to 15 pounds to the acre. Excellent for 
green manure and cover crop. Fine for hay if cut when in blossom. 
WHITE DUTCH. Sow 3 to 5 pounds per acre with other grasses. Best 
for permanent pastures and lawns. 
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Holmes' Recleaned Grass Seeds 
TIMOTHY (Phleum pratense). The seed we offer any farmer would be 
proud to sow. Sow 8 to 10 pounds per acre. Sown in spring with clover 
one bushel to six acres. 45 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS (Poa pratensis). For pasture and lawn it is 
unequalled. Sow 15 to 25 pounds per acre. Write for price list. 
RED TOP (Agrostis Vulgaris). A wonderful grass to sow for hay and 
pasture. Does especially well on moist soils. Sow 10 to 15 pounds per 
acre. 32 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
CANADIAN BLUE GRASS (Poa compressa). Is an excellent grass for 
dry, sandy, thin soils and banks. Sow 15 to 25 pounds to the acre. 14 
lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
ORCHARD GRASS (Dactylis glomerata). Does well in shady places and 
is splendid for pasture mixtures. Grows quickly. Sow 15 to 25 pounds 
per acre. 14 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
Millets 
Their chief advantage lies in the short time required to produce a crop. 
In normal seasons a hay crop can be harvested in 60 to 70 days from 
date of sowing. The following sorts are recommended for hay in Ohio 
and northern states. For general us© it should be cut when well¬ 
headed out, but before much seed forms. May be seeded all of June 
and July. Millet should be broadcast or drilled solid at the rate of 4 
pecks (50 lbs.) of seed an acre with very shallow covering. 
GOLDEN or GERMAN. In general, is best for hay on soil that is fairly 
productive. Write for price list. 
HUNGARIAN. On thin soil this sort does better than the Golden or Ger¬ 
man. It is earlier. Write for price list. 
JAPANESE. Sometimes called Billion Dollar Grass. Grows tall. Grows 
on poor soils. Is more difficult to cure than other varieties. Hay is of 
good quality. Has certain value for ensilage use. Write for price list. 
Hairy Vetch 
This crop should become better known to the farmers and used by them. 
It is grown extensively in the southern states. It is valuable for pas¬ 
ture, hay and for soil improvement. It is about the best of the legumi¬ 
nous winter cover and green manuring crops that you can plant. It 
will stand the severest tests during the winter. It is estimated by the 
Experiment Stations that Vetch is worth to the soil per acre $15 to 
$45 in commercial fertilizer. Vetch is usually sown from June to Sep¬ 
tember. 20 lbs. of Vetch is sown with a bushel of Rye. Winter Vetch 
can also be sown in the spring with oats or other grain, and will fur¬ 
nish early fall pasture after the grain is cut. Inoculation increases 
the yield. We furnish the highest-grade seed only. 60 lbs. per bushel. 
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Canada Field Peas 
One of the best hay and soiling crops. Usually sown with oats, which 
makes a rich, nutritious hay. Splendid to cut and feed green. Sow 90 
pounds of Peas to 48 pounds of oats early in the spring. Best mixture 
all around. 60 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
Flax 
Flax is a cool weather crop confined to the northern states. Soil should 
be thoroughly worked. Flax does not deplete the soil any more than 
oats or corn. May be grown with oats or barley to be fed as ground 
feed. Sow one bushel per acre from April to June. 66 lbs. per bu. 
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