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TESTED GRASS SEEDS, 
GRASS SEEDS 
Prices Subject to Market Changes. 
ORCHARD GRASS (Dactylis Glomerata). No 
farm should be without a small held of Orchard 
Grass, as in many respects it is superior to all 
other grasses, stands the drouth, grows well in 
the shade, does well in wet and poor ground, and 
Is splendid to prevent worn-out fields from wash¬ 
ing. This grass furnishes excellent pasturage 
three weeks before any other and after close graz¬ 
ing, ten days’ rest is sufficient to produce another 
growth. Cows fed on this will produce more and 
richer milk than on Blue Grass. It makes a very 
heavy sod, and when well set remains for many 
years. It is especially adapted for winter graz¬ 
ing, as it remains green all the season. Sow 
twenty-five to thirty pounds to the acre. 
HARD FESCUE (Festuca Duriuscula). This 
grass does well in sandy pastures. Is a slender, 
and very tufted perennial, a dwarf form of Sheep’s 
Fescue. A good grass for resisting drought. Of 
fair value as a lawn grass, and must be sown very 
thickly on account of its forming tufts. Sow 30 
lbs. to the acre. Ask for prices. 
VARIOUS HEAVED FESCUE (F. Heterophylla). 
A perennial grass, native of Europe. Of some 
value agriculturally as a bottom grass in pas¬ 
tures. Good for both hay and pasture. For lawn 
purposes is quite desirable, especially for shaded 
places, its fine soft leaves and its creeping roots 
making a very good turf. Sow 40 lbs. to the acre 
SHEEP’S FESCUE (F. Ovina). Suited to light, 
•andy soil, and dry uplands or hillsides. It is 
deep rooted, and not affected by extreme drouth. 
Sheep are especially fond of it. Sow 35 lbs. per 
acre. Ask for prices. 
MEADOW FESCUE OR ENGHISH BLUE 
GRASS (F. Fratensis). Grows two or three feet 
high, but never in large tufts like Orchard Grass. 
One of the earliest, most nutritious and produc¬ 
tive grasses. It is especially suitable for perma¬ 
nent pasture; thrives well in all soils, but to best 
advantage on moist lands. Makes good hay and 
cattle thrive v eil on it, whether dry or in a green 
state. It succeeds well even in poor soil, and, as 
its roots penetrate the earth twelve to fifteen 
inches, it is not affected except by exceedingly 
dry weather, and is as valuable a fertilizer as 
Red Clover. It is one of the hardiest grasses 
after a good stand is secured; it will stand more 
freezing than any other variety. It yields an 
abundant crop of seed, about eight to ten bushels 
per acre, which can be threshed by any threshing 
machine. Notwithstanding its acknowledged mer¬ 
its, this grass has been sown only to a limited 
extent in this country. It is deserving of much 
more attention than it has heretofore received 
from our western farmers. Sow about twelve to 
eighteen rounds per acre in spring or fall. 
RED OR CREEPING FESCUE (F. Rubra). This 
»* a creeping rooted species of Fescue. On account 
of its creeping roots, forms a compact and dur¬ 
able turf, especially valuable for binding loose 
soils and for gravelly banks and dry slopes. An 
excellent bottom grass for pastures and especially 
for those which are quite shaded. For a lawn 
grass, is very good, especially for shaded spots. 
Sow 30 lbs. to the acre. 
JOHNSON GRASS (Sorghum Halapen.se). This 
is a species of the Sorghum family. It is an ex¬ 
cellent grass for grazing, and contains a large 
percentage of saccharine matter. Sow about 25 
lbs. to the acre. ASK FOR PRICES. 
ENGHISH OR PERENNIAL RYE (Holium 
Perenne). The hay grass of England where its 
position is the same as Timothy in the United 
States. Also does very well in this country. 
Good for both pasture and meadows. Moist and 
rich clays or loams are the soils best suited to 
it. The seed is heavy and very quick to start. 
It is a valuable lawn grass, especially where 
quick results are sought. Sow 60 to 60 lbs. to 
the acre. 
ITAHIAN RYE GRASS. In nutritive value, 
earliness and quickness of growth after it has 
been mown, it far surpasses the Perennial Rye 
Grass. It is, therefore, indispensable for alter¬ 
nate husbandry; but as it does not last over two 
years, it is of no use in permanent pastures. The 
soils best adapted to Italian Rye Grass seem to 
be those that are moist, fertile and tenacious, or 
of a medium consistency, and on such soils it is 
said to be one of the best grasses known to cut 
green, affording repeated luxuriant and nutritive 
crops. Sow thirty to forty lbs. to the acre. 
TIMOTHY (Phleum Fratense). The most pop- 
ular of all grasses for hay and the standard to 
which all other hay is compared. It is a peren¬ 
nial, doing best on a moist, tenacious, rich soil. 
On light soils the yield is generally scant. The 
best results are had by sowing Timothy with a 
mixture of Red Top and Clover. Timothy does 
not make a desirable pasture as there is little 
growth after being cut and tramping of stock soon 
destroys it. Hay should be cut just when it has 
stopped flowering. Quantity of seed per acre 
varies with the character of the soil. On heavy 
soils sow one-third to one-half bushel per acre 
on light soils less. 
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