Plant Sudan for Summer Pasture 
RED TOP GRASS 
RED TOP GRASS (Agrostis Alba). Red 
Top is a fine grass for pasture, hay or lawn. 
It is a perennial, with a creeping habit of 
growth which makes a coarse, loose turf. The 
leaves are about one-fourth of an inch wide 
with slender stems. This grass thrives best 
in low moist soil and will stand all kinds 
of wet weather or considerable drought on 
such soil. Will do well on soil so poor in 
lime that other grasses fail. It is often used 
for holding breaks to prevent erosion. 
This grass is splendid for sowing on Ber¬ 
muda lawns in the fall of the year; it will 
make you a beautiful green lawn through¬ 
out the winter months. 
Sow the seed in September, October or 
November at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds 
to the acre. Suggest that you write the 
United States Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C., for Farmers’ Bulletin No. 
1254 1 , which will give you more information 
on Red Top Grass. Found good in the South 
for winter golf greens. Lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 80c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $3.00. Ask 
for prices on larger quantities. 
IMPORTED RESCUE 
GRASS 
IMPORTED RESCUE GRASS (Bromus 
Schraderi). Also called Prairie Grass, and is 
one of the most nutritious for permanent pas¬ 
ture grasses and does well in most soils, al¬ 
though the best results will be secured from 
somewhat moist soil. It grows wild in va¬ 
rious sections of Texas and is especially use¬ 
ful for winter and spring grazing, as it stays 
green all during the winter and spring. It 
dies down as soon as the weather gets warm. 
If allowed to reseed itself, it will come up 
again in the fall. September and October are 
the best months to sow, broadcasting the seed 
at the rate of 15 to 25 pounds per acre. It 
is also splendid to use in permanent pasture 
mixtures. The seeds are large, nearly equal 
to oats in size. Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $3.00. Please ask for 
prices on larger quantities. 
RYE GRASS 
RYE GRASS (Lolium Italicum). The seed 
we handle is American grown, of the Italian 
variety. 
Of all the grasses for winter and spring 
pasture, we consider Rye Grass to be one of 
the best. Each plant, under favorable condi¬ 
tions, makes a round bunch with 20 or more 
shoots. Many varieties of Rye Grass are in 
use, but the American grown seed of the 
Italian variety is by far the best for the 
South. It is exceptionally hardy, standing 
very cold weather, and stays green all during 
the winter, spring and early summer. 
Rye Grass is an annual, and, if allowed to 
go to seed, will re-seed itself and come up 
again when the weather gets cool in the fall. 
It makes excellent grazing for all kinds of 
livestock and, if cut for hay, single cuttings 
will yield one to two tons of hay per acre. 
It grows from one and one-half to two and 
one-half feet high. 
It is a wonderful grass to include in mix¬ 
tures with other grasses and clovers for per¬ 
manent pastures, this applying especially 
where you are starting a new pasture. 
Plant in fall and early spring, at the rate 
of 35 to 40 pounds per acre, or about one- 
quarter of this amount when planting with 
other grasses or clovers. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 
45c. postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., I5c; 10 lbs., 
$1.25. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
Grass plants fill the soil with live roots, utiliz¬ 
ing the soil’s supply of nitrogen as it becomes 
soluble. If these soluble nitrates were not so 
taken up, they would be leached or washed 
away and completely lost. 
A Mixed Grass Pasture 
RHODES GRASS 
RHODES GRASS (Chloris Gayana). Rhodes 
Grass is a perennial hay and pasture crop. It 
is especially adapted to all sections of the 
South were the winter temperature does not 
go below 18 degress. Colder than this it will 
probably winter-kill. 
On good ground Rhodes Grass will grow 
over four feet high, with a fine, leafy stem, 
and it makes hay easy to cure and of the 
best quality. It can be cut from three to 
five times a season. 
The grass spreads by runners on top of the 
ground. These runners may be six feet long, 
with joints every six inches or so, taking 
root and throwing up new plants. In this 
way it covers the ground rapidly. The fre¬ 
quent joints and the many crowns make it 
an ideal pasture crop. Broadcast 12 pounds 
of seed per acre, going over the field twice, 
sowing 6 pounds each way. Lb., 70c; 2 lbs., 
$1.30, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $5.75. 
Ask for prices in larger lots. 
Nicholson’s Rye Grass 
SUDAN GRASS 
SUDAN GRASS (Sorghum vulgare sudan- 
ensis). Stands dry weather and does not 
blight under ample rainfall. It is an annual, 
the seed having to be sown every year. Like 
the sorghum crops it must be planted each 
spring, and dies when frost comes. The 
number of cuttings per season, therefore, de¬ 
pends on the length of the season. Usually 
matures in ninety days from first cutting. 
Its feeding value marks it as one of the 
dependable crops for every farmer. Stock of 
all kinds eat it readily and will leave other 
kinds of hay to eat it. Makes a splendid 
silage crop. In arid districts, it is usually 
planted in rows 36 inches apart. This re¬ 
quires five pounds of seed per acre. It is 
also sown broadcast where the rainfall is 
sufficient to produce corn. Sudan makes the 
highest yield and best quality of hay when 
sown broadcast, using from 25 to 50 pounds 
of seed per acre. Fancy seed, lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 
65c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.85. Ask 
for prices on larger quantities. 
Sudan Grass 
VELVET OR 
MESQUITE GRASS 
VELVET OR MESQUITE GRASS (Holcus 
Lanatus). An excellent grass to sow for both 
grazing and cutting for hay. It makes a 
strong growth of soft, broad leaves, about 8 
to 12 inches long, and has no stalk or stem 
to make it coarse. Mesquite grass is a hardy, 
long-lived perennial and will withstand con¬ 
tinuous mowing or grazing. Under favorable 
conditions two or three cuttings may be ob¬ 
tained in a season. It is best to cut for hay 
when in full bloom, at which time the branches 
of the panicle are spreading; later they close 
up and become erect. We recommend the sow¬ 
ing of Mesquite Grass in mixtures, with other 
grasses or clovers in September or October; 
also in the early spring, at the rate of 20 to 
25 pounds per acre. Lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $3.00. Ask 
for prices on larger quantities. 
Pasture improvement has advanced over 
the entire South the past few years and has 
proven beyond any reasonable doubt that it 
is the brightest spot on the agricultural 
horizon today. Farmers, dairymen and land- 
owners are greatly interested in pastures as a 
permanent investment, as they fully realize 
that there is much yet to accomplish in the 
South. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO 
— 54 — 
DALLAS, TEXAS 
