CATALOGUE OF GRASS SEEDS. 
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A field of Breck’s “True Turkestan Alfalfa Clover,” Grown on Cherry Hill Farm, Beverly, Hass. 
BRECR’S TRUE TURKESTAN ALFALFA CLOVER 
Alfalfa or Lucerne Clover is now commencing to find favor in the East; hitherto our eastern dairymen and 
farmers were a little skeptical as to the results obtained from planting this valuable clover. It has been dem¬ 
onstrated that splendid crops may be gathered from sowing Breck’s True Turkestan Alfalfa at the rate of thirty 
pounds per acre Sow in spring as soon as the ground gets warm. Sow broadcast. I)o not cover seed too deep. 
Alfalfa grows best on a deep sandy loam with a loose sub-soil. The land must be well drained. It is a deep 
feeder. Plow the ground thoroughly, the deeper the better. 
Alfalfa will grow in favorable soil anywhere from sea level to 7000 feet elevation. 
It will not thrive on an acid soil; overcome acid condition with lime. Cut when first blossoms appear ; cut in 
afternoon, allow it to wilt, put up in cocks, cover with hay caps, move each day until cured. Do not cut too late. 
For dairy cattle there is no forage that equals alfalfa. It is palatable, rich, easily digested. 
The feeding of alfalfa hay in winter gives the milk and butter a rich, yellow color. 
Price per lb. 25 cts.; per 100 lbs. 22 cts. per lb. 
MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. For Forage Crops, Plowing Under, Etc. 
Prices subject to market changes. 
Beans, Yellow Soya. A large-growing, yellow-seeded variety, especially suitable for ensilage and plowing under. 
Sow at the rate of one bushel per acre. Qt. 20 cts.; pk. $1.00; bu. $3.50. 
Broom Corn, Long Brush Evergreen. Sow 12 quarts per acre, after danger from frost is passed. It succeeds 
best in a good, deep, moderately moist soil. Lb. 15 cts.; 10 lbs. $1.00. 
Lupins, Yellow. This succeeds in the poorest soils, and is very valuable for plowing under to improve sandy soil. 
It makes good forage, either green or as hay. Sow in spring when the ground has become warm, 90 lbs. to the 
acre. Lb. 20 cts. ; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
— Blue. Used for plowing under. Lb. 20 cts.; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Millet, Pearl ( Pe?iicillaria spicata). A valuable and very productive fodder plant; should not be sown until danger 
from frost is over. This Millet has frequently been sold at very high prices under the names of Brazilian Millet 
and Penicillaria Zeaoides. Drill 18 inches apart, 10 lbs. to acre. Lb. 15 cts.; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex English. Is easily grown and perfectly hardy, and possesses remarkable fattening proper¬ 
ties. One acre will pasture 36 head two months, and lambs will make a gain of 8 to 12 pounds a month. Bigs 
and cattle are also very fond of it. Sow in drills, 10 lbs. per acre; broadcast, 15 lbs. per acre. Lb. 15 cts.; 
100 lbs. $10.00. 
Spurrey ( Spergula arvensis). Annual. This plant will grow on land that is too dry and too thin to support clover, 
and so rapidly that three sowings may be made in one season. The crop may be fed both green and as hay. It 
is in condition to pasture sheep or cattle on in about six weeks after sowing, and sowings may be made every 
month from April to August. Sow broadcast, 20 lbs. per acre. Lb. 15 cts.; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Vetches, Spring Tares (Vicia sativa). Sown broadcast at rate of 1 to 1% bushels to the acre, like wheat or 
barley, and sometimes mixed with oats for soiling. Used in France and Canada as a substitute for peas. Also 
ground up into flour, after which it is mixed with wheat flour for making bread. A valuable plant. Qt. 20 
cts.; bu. $3.00. 
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