102 FIELD SEEDS—(Continued) 
State Nursery and Seed Co. 
Pasture and Meadow Mixtures 
(The Most Profitable Crop Grown) 
In proper proportions of adaptable grasses and 
clovers are becoming more and more important all 
over Montana and the Northwest. 
They may be a selection of individually selected 
mixtures or they may be recommended mixtures 
(as suggested below) which have been consistently 
used and proven the best for many conditions. 
In either case we can furnish the mixtures or 
the varieties for home mixing by the purchaser or 
if he has any special soil or climatic condition to 
combat we will, upon receiving proper Information 
from him, offer advice and suggestions. 
Peerless Pasture Mixture 
(Seed at the rate of 24 lbs. per acre) 
A Mixture Which Has Given Wonderful Results 
4 lbs. Brome Grass 
4 lbs. Orchard Grass 
3 lbs. Timothy 
3 lbs. Kentucky Blue 
Grass 
3 lbs. Perennial Rye 
Grass 
3 lbs. Medium Red 
Clover 
2 lbs. Alsike Clover 
2 lbs. Tall Meadow 
Oat Grass 
The Huntley Mixture 
Recommended by the Federal Experiment Station 
at Huntley, Montana. 
20% Brome Grass 
20% Kentucky Blue 
Grass 
20% Orchard Grass 
20% Meadow Fescue 
10% Alsike Clover 
10% White Dutch 
Clover 
Can be seeded at the rate of 20 to 24 lbs. per 
acre. For the most part the heavy seeding is the 
more practical. 
(Ask Us for Suggestions to Improve Your 
Native Pasture Lands) 
Field Peas 
(60 to 75 pounds per acre in drills—75 to 
120 pounds broadcast) 
Peas are second only to Clover in their soil-en¬ 
riching properties and can be grown under any 
conditions of soil or climate. There is always a 
ready market for Peas, or they can be profitably 
ground and fed to stock. The vines make rich, 
nutritious hay. If fed to milch cows, when in a 
green state, pods, vines and all, the flow of milk 
will be almost doubled. Peas are a paying crop 
and can be profitably planted in many ways. 
They can be grown alone for fodder purposes 
and green manure but for a dairy feed it is far 
more profitable to mix them with oats, rye or bar¬ 
ley. The best time to cut for hay is just when the 
grain is heading out. This hay is of the highest 
quality and extremely nutritious. 
White Marrowfat —-These large handsome Peas are 
equally as profitable to grow as a field crop and 
on account of their size are saleable at all times 
at the top of the market, as well as providing 
the table with extra good Peas during Summer. 
Very heavy yielder, producing from 30 to 40 
bushels per acre; these Peas being softer than 
the Canada Pea, are preferred by hogs or stock. 
Mixed Peas —- Suitable for a crop for either hog¬ 
ging or sheeping off. An economical way to 
harvest this crop and a profitable one. There 
are usually two or more varieties in the mix¬ 
ture, too, near enough alike in size or shape 
to separate but just as good as the best stock 
from a feeding value standpoint. 
Canada Peas — We recommend that oats or rye 
be sown with these as an aid in harvesting. 
Austrian Winter Peas — These Peas, like Winter 
Vetches, must be sown in the early Spring in 
states where severe cold weather prevails or the 
crop will be lost. The crop is mainly used for 
forage either as hay or silage, although for some 
time a seed crop would be quite profitable. Seed¬ 
ing a combination crop of Oats and Peas, using 
40 pounds of Oats and 70 pounds of Peas, gives 
a maximum yield of forage when drilled in. If 
the crop is saved for seed, cut when about 90% 
of the pods are ripe; if for fodder, cut earlier 
and cure rapidly. Try these out in a small way 
this season. 
FOR PRICES SEE PINK INSERT 
Spring Vetch (Gray) 
Vetches 
Like all leguminous crops, Vetch gathers nitro¬ 
gen out of the air and deposits it in the tubercles 
on its roots. The seed should be inoculated or the 
young plants will not grow as healthy and vigor¬ 
ous as otherwise. Although many of our custo¬ 
mers report they are able to grow without inocu¬ 
lating. 
Winter Vetch —Known also as Sand or Hairy Vetch. 
Although called Winter this variety must be 
sown in Spring in Montana as it will not with¬ 
stand our Winters; its advantage is that usually 
it produces a heavier tonnage per acre than the 
Spring Vetch. This 
variety requires a 
good soil, is fre¬ 
quently sown with 
oats or barley, with 
which it makes ex¬ 
cellent feed. 
Spring Vetch -— This 
is a very valuable 
forage plant and is 
rapidly becom¬ 
ing popular each 
year as the farmers 
are learning more 
of its great value 
for forage and fer¬ 
tilizing purposes. It 
succeeds well on 
nearly all soils and 
thrives surprisingly 
on poor light land. 
It improves the soil, 
being a nitrogen 
gatherer. It belongs 
to the pea family, 
but the vines are 
much longer and the 
foliage is more 
abundant. May be 
sown with about 
half bushel of rye 
or oats for support. 
It grows rapidly 
and is particularly 
valuable in sections 
where clover does 
not thrive. 
WINTER VETCH 
