1935 SPRING AND FALL THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
GRASSES FOR LAWNS, PASTURE AND HAY 
Kentucky Blue Grass 
This famous grass does well almost every¬ 
where if the soil is fairly rich, moist, and moder¬ 
ately well-drained. 
Kentucky Blue Grass will last for many years 
as the plants are fed from underground roots 
and rarely need reseeding. It withstands hard 
wear remarkably well, forming a firm, tough sod. 
Kentucky Blue Grass should be sown as early as 
possible to give it a good start before the weeds 
spring up. It is the best of all grasses for lawns, 
golf courses and parks. When sown alone, use 
thirty-five to forty pounds per acre. Fancy 
cleaned seed. Per lb., 38c; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., 
$3.40; 25 lbs., $7.90; 50 lbs., $14.95; 100 lbs., 
$29.40. 
City Lawn Mixture 
This mixture consists of Kentucky Blue Grass 
and White Dutch Clover mixed in the correct 
proportions to make a rich velvety lawn the 
first year. Use this mixture for lawns where you 
have a supply of water available. Plant as early 
in the spring as possible using 1 lb. of seed to 
1 each 200 square feet of surface. Water liberally, 
I fertilize the soil if it needs it, especially under 
the trees where the soil is apt to be poor. By 
the first of July, your lawn will be green and 
beautiful and far enough advanced to withstand 
the hot weather of July and August. Prices: 
1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.80; 10 lbs., $3.40; 25 lbs., 
$7.90; 50 lbs., $14.95; 100 lbs., $29.40. 
Bent Grass 
More people are using Bent Grass for lawns 
each year. The seed costs more than other grass 
seed but the results are well worth while. Plant 
Bent Grass and your new lawn will be the show 
place of the neighborhood. 
Prince Edward Island 
Certified Bent Grass 
An extra hardy strain of Colonial Bent, grown 
on Prince Edward Island, under very severe 
winter conditions. Requires less cutting, less 
water and less top dressing than the creeping 
varieties. Prices: lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.15; 5 lbs., 
$5.45; 10 lbs., $10.50; 25 lbs., $24.25. 
South German Bent — This seed has been 
commonly called “Creeping Bent but it con¬ 
tains over 5% of the actual stoloniferous species. 
It is a natural mixture, and is probably the most 
widely used of the bents. It is a combination of 
Colonial Bent, Velvet Bent and Creeping Bent. 
Many Golf Course Architects and Landscape 
Architects specify its use altogether. Averages 
80% pure and 80% germination. Vi lb., 60c; 
1 lb., $1.15; 5 lbs., $5.45; 10 lbs., $10.50; 25 lbs., 
$24.25. 
Capitol Lawn Mixture 
It is made up of the seed of several fine leaved 
grasses, selected and recommended by the ex¬ 
perts of the Agricultural Department at Wash¬ 
ington. We can conceive of no better authority 
on the subject than these painstaking investi¬ 
gators. It may be said here concerning all these 
special purpose grass mixtures that they are 
based mainly on the results of these field trials 
at the department and at various State Experi¬ 
mental Stations. The mixture offered here for 
lawn purposes has been tested thoroughly under 
the severe conditions of our climate. 1 lb., 40c; 
5 lbs., $1.80; 10 lbs., $3.40; 25 lbs., $7.90; 
50 lbs., $14.95; 100 lbs., $29.40. 
Shady Lawn Mixture 
Certain fine grasses are used that show a par¬ 
ticular aptitude for maintaining their growth in 
the shade of trees. These grasses are generally 
shy seeders and consequently the seed is high 
priced, as will be noted in our list, but the 
results obtained will fully warrant the cost. 
1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.80; 10 lbs., $3.40; 25 lbs., 
$7.90; 50 lbs., $14.95; 100 lbs., $29.40. 
Canadian Blue Grass 
Very similar to Kentucky Blue but grows a 
little coarser. It can be grown on poor soil 
where Kentucky will not thrive. It grows about 
two feet high, makes exceptionally fine hay 
greatly relished by stock of all kinds. As a pas¬ 
ture for dairy cows, it is especially valuable. 
It is also a very popular lawn grass where Ken¬ 
tucky Blue will not thrive. 1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., 
$1.75; 10 lbs., $3.35; 25 lbs., $7.85; 50 lbs., 
$15.25; 100 lbs., $29.40. 
Timothy 
Dakota Grown; thoroughly recleaned, the best 
Timothy Seed on earth. You know what Timothy 
is, and you can grow it. A few years ago it 
was almost unknown to the farmers and stock 
growers of South Dakota; today it is growing 
successfully in the eastern half of South Dakota, 
from the south to the north line. Most farmers 
have their Timothy and clover meadows and pas¬ 
tures. Our seed is all northern grown, and of the 
very best grade. (45 lb. per bu.) 1 lb., 35c; 5 
lbs., $1.45; 10 lbs., $2.75; 25 lbs., $6.50; 50 lbs., 
$12.50; 100 lbs., $24.50. 
Orchard Grass • 
It is of exceptional value for permanent pas¬ 
tures and for hay crops. It is very early, coming 
in ahead of all other grasses, recovers quickly 
after being cut, and endures close cropping by 
cattle. Thrives well on all soils and attains its 
greatest perfection on strong, moist clay lands. 
(14 lb., per bu.). 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.30; 10 
lbs., $2.40; 25 lbs., $5.55; 50 lbs., $10.45; 100 
lbs., $19.80. 
Bromus Inermis 
(Hungarian Brome Grass) 
Bromus Inermis is a vigorous, hardy perennial 
with strong, creeping roots. It is especially 
valuable for poor, dry soil for hay and pasture 
E. B. Dunn of Monona, Iowa 
With His Giant Zanzibarensis Castor Bean 
as it withstands heat, drought, and cold, out- 
yielding most other grasses. It is useful for 
sowing on steep hillsides, terraces, and the 
levies as it forms a very firm sod and keeps the 
soil from being washed away. They make an 
early growth, two to three weeks before any 
other grass, and remain green approximately 
until November. It stands the closest cropping 
without injury. This grass grows three to four 
feet high yielding enormous crops of excellent 
hay, two to four tons per acre. The best hay is 
cut when the grass is in full bloom. Sow Bro¬ 
mus Inermis at the rate of twenty to twenty- 
five pounds per acre with two-thirds the usual 
quantity of small grain. It may also be sown 
with winter grain. 1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.85; 10 
lbs., $3.50; 25 lbs., $8.25; 50 lbs., $16.10; 100 
lbs., $31.40. 
Pasture Mixtures 
There are certain desirable mixtures of various 
kinds of grasses that give you the best results on 
highlands or lowlands. As we have made a study 
of the proper mixtures for this purpose for many 
years, we can give you better results than if you 
selected your own. We spend lots of time and 
money in studying the various grasses and 
knowing where they will succeed best. In order¬ 
ing pasture mixture, state whether it is for high 
or low land. Each of these requires an entirely 
different mixture. By securing this best mixture, 
you can ordinarily pasture fifty per cent more 
stock per acre than you can with most of the 
ordinary or a single variety of grass, besides 
having a continuous pasture from early in the 
spring until it is covered with snow in the fall. 
Sow 25 lbs. per acre. 
Upland Pasture Mixture 
1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.55; 10 lbs., $2.90; 25 lbs., 
$6.75; 50 lbs., $12.80; 100 lbs., $24.90; 500 lbs., 
$123.50. 
Lowland Pasture Mixture 
1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.55; 10 lbs., $2.90; 25 lbs., 
$6.75; 50 lbs., $12.80; 100 lbs., $24.90; 500 lbs., 
$123.50. 
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