Plant with Confidence 
FIELD SEEDS 
Pasture and Hay Grasses Ad * p ‘p l ^„T“' r " 
Prices on field grasses will be given in Special Field Seed Price List. 
Brome Grass (Bromus inermis) is also known as Hungarian 
brome, smooth brome, awnless brome, Russian brome, and 
Austrian brome. It is a sod former. Roots penetrate 5 to 6 
feet into the soil. This makes it possible for Brome Grass to 
withstand drought conditions, close grazing, and trampling 
to a remarkable extent. It resists severe winters and is toler- 
ant of considerable alkali, enduring up to 1 per cent white 
alkali. It is usually sown in the spring on well prepared 
land at the rate of 10 to 20 pounds of seed per acre. The 
ield of hay the first year is small, good the second, and 
est the third. By loosening the soil the yield will be in' 
creased. The yield of hay ranges from V /2 to V /2 tons per 
acre, the larger yield being secured from two cuttings per 
season. It is palatable. It starts growth early in the spring 
and remains tender and succulent late in the fall. 
Meadow Fescue, English Blue Grass (Festuca praten- 
sis) is one of the most used grasses for hay and for pasture. 
It succeeds best in cold, moist, light soils, in low valleys 
rich in organic matter, and does not thrive on warm dry 
land. It reaches its full development the second and third 
years. It grows quickly after being mown. The forage, either 
green or dried, is much relished by cattle and is very nourish' 
ing. It can be recommended for lawns where Kentucky Blue 
Grass would fail. Sown in the lawn, use 2 pounds to 100 
square feet. Meadow Fescue has been called Festuca Elatior, 
Herbi Pratei, or Tasmanian blue grass. 
Timothy (Phleum pratense). Timothy is the most popular 
grass for hay and pasture purposes. It is easy to sow; does 
not require much seed per acre; starts growing quickly. It 
has a high feeding value when cut at the proper time. The 
average yield of Timothy is 2 to 3 tons of hay per acre. It 
is not a dry land crop. It will grow on irrigated land or 
ground that is naturally damp. 
Plant more Timothy. It is unusually 
low-priced this year. 
Mixture for Alkaline Lands. Experiments conducted un- 
der supervision of the Department of Botany of the Colo' 
rado Agricultural College have shown that the following 
mixture gives fine results on lands infested with alkali: 
Pounds 
Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis). 6 
Slender Wheat Grass or Western Grass (Agropyrum 
tenerum). 8 
Meadow Fescue or English Blue Grass. 6 
Brome Grass or Bromus inermis. 6 
Red Top. 4 
Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata) is a very early and 
valuable grass for pasture and hay and affords more than one 
cutting per season. However, when only one crop is cut the 
undergrowth is very heavy and gives splendid and rich pas' 
ture until late in the fall. It will withstand some drought 
and is hardy. Well suited for shady places such as orchards 
and groves. It grows in tufts and is satisfactory for sowing 
with red clover and alfalfa. 
Tall Slender Wheatgrass. (Agropyron tenerum) is 
also called Western Wheatgrass, Western Ryegrass and 
Mclver’s Ryegrass. It grows in tall erect bunches which 
sometimes cover a space one foot in diameter. It is perennial 
and very resistant to both drought and cold. Has ability to 
grow in alkali land and is very palatable and nutritious to 
cattle and horses. The ordinary yield of hay is 1 Yl to 2 tons 
per acre. It may be sown alone or in pasture mixtures and is 
well adapted for planting in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, 
Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Idaho. 
Crested Wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) is a long' 
lived perennial bunch grass, closely related botanically to 
Slender Wheatgrass and Western Wheatgrass. The stems 
are fine and leaves medium abundant. It has the ability to 
grow at low temperatures and starts growing earlier than 
most grasses; also it continues to grow later in the fall. It 
is well adapted to the northern Great Plains, and is suitable 
for hay and pasture. 
Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea) is an extremely 
hardy perennial which successfully grows, produces hay and 
pasture on land too wet for common farm crops. It will not 
thrive on land covered by stagnant water, but will provide 
hay and pasture crop on land where the water table is prac» 
tically at the surface of the soil all of the time and above the 
surface part of the time. Sow 4 to 6 pounds per acre broad' 
cast. Seeding can be made in March, May or June. It has 
also been sown late in October in which case the seed lies 
dormant over winter. Forms a sod rapidly through the spread- 
ing of underground roots. Prices: 1 lb., 70c; 10 lbs., $6.75. 
Morton's Pasture Mixture. The Colorado Agricultural 
College recommends the following ratio for a well-balanced 
permanent pasture mixture and gives these quantities as the 
proper amounts to sow per acre, reseeding the clover every 
two years. 
Pounds 
Orchard Grass.15 
Brome Grass or Bromus inermis.15 
Meadow Fescue .10 
Timothy . 6 
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover. 4 
Total pounds, per acre.30 
See Special Field Seed Price List for 
prices on all Grasses. 
Total per acre...50 
These seeds should not be mixed before sowing. Sow the 
grass seeds separately from the timothy and clover. The better 
the quality of the seeds used in the mixture the better the 
stand obtained. 
Alsike and Timothy Mixed make a hay crop much richer 
in feeding value than timothy alone. Timothy ranks high as 
a hay and pasture grass but its value is enhanced when Alsike 
is mixed with it. Alsike is one of the best clovers for hay; 
it is fine and very leafy. The standard mixture we offer con¬ 
tains about 20 per cent Alsike which seems to be one of the 
most popular ratios for general use. 
Lespedeza is not recommended for areas where Red Clover, 
Alfalfa, or Sweet Clover will grow. The chief value of 
Lespedeza is that it grows on acid soils where Alfalfa, Red 
and Sweet Clovers will not. It is not better than nor a 
competitor of these crops. Korean Lespedeza is perhaps the 
only variety of Lespedeza that may mature in the Rocky 
Mountain area. It resembles Japan Clover. Prices: 1 lb., 
20c; 10 lbs., #1.75. 
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