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T. W. WOOD & SONS . Seedsmen Since 1 8 79 . RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
TIMOTHY 
The Most Extensively G-rown Hay Grass—12 to 15 lbs. Sow an Acre 
For hay, timothy is the best known and most extensively grown of all grasses. A stand is easily 
established, it is inexpensive to sow, it starts quickly and yields its best crop the year after it is 
sown, but the following year’s crop may be equally as heavy if liberally top-dressed with stable ma¬ 
nure. It stands up well, is easily cured and is heavy for its bulk, for which reason it has proved the 
most profitable hay crop when grown for market. The yield on good land frequently runs from 1% 
to 3 tons to the acre. 
Timothy requires good land to make good crops—this applies particularly to timothy, for, unlike 
other grasses, it does not enrich the soil, but exhausts it, so that top-dressing with stable manure 
or fertilizer is advised; the fertilizer should contain a liberal amount of ammonia. If sown with 
sapling clover the clover will help to supply nitrogen. 
Meadow fescue or English blue grass, red top or herds grass and sapling clover all mature at the same 
season as timothy, and are good grasses to sow with it for hay and grazing, increasing the yield of 
hay and the yield and value of the pasturage. A good mixture is 6 ibs timothy, 5 lbs. red top or 
herds grass, 7 lbs. meadow fescue and 5 lbs. sapling clover; this mixture will furnish an excellent 
hay and fine pasturage on good loamy soils or on low ground. If timothy and sapling clover are sown 
together, mix 8 lbs. timothy and 6 lbs. sapling clover. , . 
The common practice in the West of sowing timothy and red clover mixed is not recommended, as 
red clover ripens earlier than timothy and timothy is easily injured by early cutting and the hay 
Shrinks in weight. The best time to cut is when it is in bloom; it is then easier to cure and its 
feeding value is highest. . 
Timothy grows best on clay or heavy loam, lowlands and in mountainous districts, but grows quite 
satisfactorily on any good loamy soil, provided there is abundant moisture. 
TIMOTHY—Present price, TRADE-MARK BRAND. By mail postpaid, lb. 25c; 5 lbs. 80c; 10 lbs. $1.45; 
25 113S. $2.90; 50 libs. $5.65. 
Not’postpaid, lb. 15c'; 5 to 24 lbs. 11c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 9c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over S^c p©r lb. No 
charge for bags. 
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RED TOP, OR HERDS GRASS 
ADAPTABLE TO ANY SOU. CONDITION 
Sow 12 to 15 lbs. to the acre. 
Red top or herds 
grass is one or the 
most valuable and 
satisfactory grasses 
for the South, and it 
is highly recommend¬ 
ed for sowing on 
lands that will not 
grow Kentucky blue 
grass. It is well 
adapted to a great va¬ 
riety of soils, suc- 
c e e d i n g well on 
light, sandy soils, as 
well as stiff upland 
and lowground, and 
grows better in moist 
situations than al¬ 
most any ocher grass. 
It is one of the easi¬ 
est grasses to get a 
stand, and once es¬ 
tablished, it thickens 
and improves, taking 
possession of the land 
and increasing in 
yield every year. 
Red top or herds 
grass should be in¬ 
cluded in all mix¬ 
tures intended for 
permanent pasture or 
hay. It makes excel¬ 
lent pasturage and 
fine quality hay. 
When well estab¬ 
lished it spreads and 
will supplant other 
grasses. It is also 
one of the best grasses for hillsides or lands likely to wash. 
As it matures at the same season as timothy, the two grasses 
are splendidly adapted for sowing together for hay and for 
grazing afterwards, sowing 6 lbs. red top or herds grass and 8 
lbs. of timothy per acre. A mixture containing 6 lbs. red top or 
herds grass, 6 lbs. timothy, 7 lbs. meadow fescue, and 5 lbs. sap¬ 
ling or mammoth clover will give greater variety to the hay. 
Cut for hay a little before or during full bloom. 
By mail postpaid, lb. 26c; 5 lbs. 
90c; 10 lbs. $1.65; 25 lbs. $3.40; 50 
lbs. $6.65. 
Not postpaid, lb. 16c; 5 to 24 lbs. 
13c per lb.: 25 to 99 lbs. lie per lb.; 
100 lbs. and over 10*4 per lb. No 
charge for bags. 
WE MAKE NO CHARGE 
POR BAGS IN WHICH 
GRASS SEEDS ARE 
SHIPPED 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS 
THE GRASS THAT MADE KENTUCKY PAMOUS. 
Sow 35 to 40 lbs. to the acre. 
On lands that 
will grow Kentuc¬ 
ky blue grass there 
is probably no oth¬ 
er grass that 
equals it for mak¬ 
ing a permanent 
pasture, nor one 
that will yield a 
richer, sweeter and 
more nutritious 
pasture. Except on 
very light sandy 
soils it should be 
included in all 
grass mixtures 
sown for grazing. 
It is one of the 
first to start up in 
the spring and 
gives the very fin¬ 
est grazing till 
winter. 
Kentucky blue 
grass is hardy, 
will withstand 
coldest weather, 
and the trampling 
of hoofs does not 
hurt it as the roots 
are thick and 
stout, and form a 
tough sod, but do 
not turn stock on 
it till the grass is 
strong and well es¬ 
tablished. As it 
takes a year or 
more to become well established, we suggest that it be sown 
with at least one other grass. If sown with a single grass use 
perennial rye grass, but a better mixture would be 15 lbs. Ken¬ 
tucky blue, 5 lbs. red top or herds grass, 5 lbs. perennial rye 
grass, 10 lbs. meadow fescue and 5 lbs. red clover. 
Although slow to establish itself, Kentucky blue grass, once 
a stand is had on land to which it is adapted, lasts for many 
years, as the plants spread with their underground roots and will 
improve year to year, and rarely needs reseeding. A thick, well 
set sod of Kentucky blue grass makes an ideal pasture, and for 
all lands adapted to its growth should be one of the principal 
constituents of all pasture mixtures. 
Spring sowings of Kentucky blue grass should be made from 
the middle of February till the middle of April—the earlier the 
better to give it a good start before the weeds. Cover with a 
roller or brush; the roller affords the best possible covering for 
all fine grass seeds as it does not cover them too deep and as¬ 
sures a firm seed bed. 
Our special grass and clover pasture mixtures described on 
page 62 all contain a liberal proportion of Kentucky blue grass. 
By mail postpaid, lb. 32c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. $2.15; 25 lbs. $4.65; 
50 lbs. $9.15. 
Not postpaid, lb. 22c; 5 to 24 lbs. 18c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 16c per 
lb.; 100 lbs. and over 15^0 per lb. No charge for bags. 
FERTILIZED HAY 
. . . is the cheapest feed 
We especially recommend for Timo¬ 
thy. Orchard Grass, Clover, etc., 
our scientifically prepared 
WOOD’S 
STANDARD HAYMAKER 
FERTILIZER 
( 3% Nitrogen 
Analysis 7 10% Phosphoric Acid 
(3% Potash 
Hay will not succed unless sufficient 
plant food is available in the soil. 
Wood’s Standard Haymaker Fertilizer 
should be applied, before seeding, at 
the rate of 300 to 600 pounds to the 
acre. 
PRICE: $2.75 for 200-lb. bag 
See page 80 for other fertilizers. 
Timothy 
