MEMPHIS, TENN. 
8 GRASS SEEDS 
RUSSELL-HECKLE 
Russell-Heckle’s Grass Seed 
Sudan Grass. 
Bermuda Grass 
Bermuda delights in sunshine and 
warmth. It is extensively used in this 
section for levee work and pasture. 
The seed should be planted in April, 
May or June. Seed requires 20 to 30 
days to germinate. The ground should 
be well prepared with a good firm seed 
bed, and seed broadcast at the rate of 
ten pounds per acre. Do not cover more 
than half an inch. The seeding should 
not be done too early, as the seed will 
not germinate if sown before the 
weather and ground become warm. 1 
lb., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 35c. 
Timothy 
Timothy. 
The best known of all the grasses 
grown for hay. Sow 15 pounds per acre. 
A stand is easily established, it starts 
quickly and yields its best crop the 
year after it is sown, but if top dressed 
with stable manure, next crop will be 
as good. Stands up well, easily cured, 
yields 1% to 3 tons hay per acre on 
good land. Best time to cut is when in 
bloom, easier to cure and feeding value 
is highest then. Grows on any good 
loamy soil provided plenty of moisture 
present 1 lb., 20c, postpaid. Not prepaid, l lb., 10c. 
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Red-Top or Herd’s Grass 
This grass makes excellent pasturage and a good crop of fine quality 
hay, and succeeds on a greater variety of soils than any other in gen¬ 
eral use. The place for Red Top is on rather moist soil, deficient in lime 
and fertility. It will grow where the soil is too poor for Timothy and 
Kentucky Blue Grass, and once established thickens and improves year 
after year. It is a good variety to sow with Timothy and Clover for 
meadow or pasture and is more permanent than either of the other 
two. On good soil it grows about two feet high; on poor, gravelly land 
about half that height. It has been grown successfully even on alkali 
land where other grasses failed. It requires about 8 to 10 pounds t? 
seed an acre of the Fancy Clean seed. It can be sown either in the 
spring or fall. 1 lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 15c. 
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How to Plant 
In planting grass seeds the land should first be thoroughly cultivated and pul¬ 
verized. The seed may then be scattered by hand or with a hand-seeder, such as 
described in this catalogue. A harrow or rake should then be used, which will 
mix the seeds with the soil so they will be covered about one-quarter inch deep. 
If not convenient to sprinkle, the planting should be done when there is a good 
season in the ground, and land rolled or dragged after harrowing. This will pack 
the soil so the moisture will be saved from evaporation and thus cause the seed 
to germinate, and to nurture the grass until it establishes a good root system. 
Sudan Grass 
A Wonderfully Quick-Growing Summer Hay Grass 
Yields two or more cuttings to season. Makes a bigger and better crop than 
Millet. It stools out wonderfully after the first cutting. Stock eat it up clean, 
blades, stalks and heads. A wonderful summer catch crop for hay. A sure hay 
crop in a dry season. Ready to cut in about 45 days after the first cuttting. 
Sow it after the ground becomes thoroughly warm, say after corn planting 
time. It may be sown either with a grain drill or in rows two feet apart, and 
cultivated like corn. When sown in rows it grows 6 to 7 feet high; when sown 
broadcast the hay is finer and rather better than when grown in rows. Cut when 
in bloom, for at that stage the feeding value is highest, yet there are few 
grasses so little injured by standing beyond the proper stage for cutting. 
Sow 5 to 8 pounds to the acre in 2-foot rows; 25 to 30 pounds broadcast. By 
mail, 1 lb., 18c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 10c. 
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Orchard Grass 
i A most valuable grass for pasture and hay 
M lands and on account of its earliness very val¬ 
uable for permanent pastures, as it furnishes the 
J; 1 If first green bite in the spring and the last in the 
8 ft If fall; is quick to recover from close cropping and 
even thrives better the more it is cropped. Gives 
* i & S W rich pasture till late in the fall. It will stand the 
1 K fira | fr* | drought. It is well suited for shady places, such 
? If I f § as orchards and groves. Richer feed than Timo- 
‘ St ht fPfPl If jf 1 thy and outlives it. Sow 21 pounds per acre. 1 
f ■ 1 Spy| & jJ| lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 20c. 
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5 Mi I pit H ! Carpet Grass 
4 l^Sl ®I11 I i Easily Eradicated by Plowing 
Grows practically anywhere over the South 
where temperature does not go below ten de¬ 
grees above, thrives vigorously on any kind of 
soil if moisture conditions are favorable; even 
on acid soils and poor sandy soils. Equal in 
feeding value to Bermuda. May be grazed both 
earlier in spring and later in fall than Ber¬ 
muda; stands close grazing and heavy tramp¬ 
ling. In fact spreads more rapidly with close 
grazing. Sow 10 to 15 pounds per acre for pas¬ 
ture. Add 5 lbs., Lespedeza per acre to all Carpet 
Grass pastures. On golf courses, parks, lawns, 
sow 20 to 30 pounds per acre. Makes a thick 
leafy sod that improves with close cutting. Sow 
spring and summer. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid, 1 lb., 20c. 
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Dallis Grass 
Is a perennial, will grow 3 to 5 feet high if 
not cut. Has a long growing season all over 
South. Can be cut twice a season, making excel¬ 
lent green feed and hay. Stands close grazing 
and is not injured by light frost. Hardy, thrives 
on most soils that are not too dry and sandy, but 
prefers fairly heavy soils with moist condition. 
Sow from middle of March to June, 6 to 8 
pounds per acre. 1 lb., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
1 lb.. 35c. 
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Cyclone Broadcast 
Seed Sower 
THAT 
EVENir 
Will sow Timo¬ 
thy, Clover, Oats, 
Rye, Wheat, Millet, 
Grass Seeds, Peas, 
Sorghums, etc. Dis¬ 
tributes evenly, 
works perfectly; 
has an agitating 
feed plate which 
insures a uniform 
flow of seed. Price, 
each, $1.95. By 
parcel post, $2.20. 
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