ISBELL’S BELL BRAND GRASS SEED 
Prices Subject to Market Changes. Ask for Our Current Farm Seed Price List. 
Timothy 
As a crop to cut for hay, Timothy is probably surpassed by no other grass now 
cultivated. If sown alone it requires 8 to 12 pounds per acre. It is usually sown 
with other grasses about one-half to one-third of the above amount. Can be sown 
in either fall or spring. Bell Brand Timothy Seed is of superior quality and will 
suit the most critical buyer. 
ISBELL “BELL” BRAND TIMOTHY. —’The best grade of extra recleaned seed 
and is unexcelled for purity and germination. U)., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c, prepaid. 
Kentucky Blue Grass (Poa Pratensis) 
The most widely known of all natural grasses, which does well everywhere. It is 
grown more for pasture than for hay, as it starts to grow unusually early in spring 
and provides good feed in May and June in our Northern States, and produces a 
good growth until the ground freezes. This grass is very hardy and neither injured 
by the cold, the tramping of hoofs or close mowing. It is suited to any variety 
of soil, but seems to succeed best on moist, rich land. Used extensively for lawns. 
ISBELL’S “BELL” BRAND.—Lb., 40c; 3 lbs., $1.10, prepaid. 
Canadian Blue Grass ( Poa Compressa ) 
Very similar to Kentucky Blue Grass but does not grow quite as tall and has flat 
stems. Valuable for pasture on sandy soils in the North and does well on poor clay 
soils; it is also a good grass for lawns in dry regions. Lb., 40c; 3 lbs., $1.10, prepaid. 
Orchard Grass 
A most valuable grass for pasture and hay land and on account of its earliness 
very valuable for permanent pastures, as it furnishes the first green bite in the 
spring and the last in the fall, is quick to recover from close cropping and even 
thrives better the more it is cropped. Gives rich pastures till late in the fall. It will 
stand the* drought. It is well suited for shady places, such as orchards and groves. 
Sow 15 pounds per acre. ISBELL’S “BELL” BRAND.—Lb., 40c; 3 lbs., $1.10, 
prepaid. 
Meadow Fescue 
Also known as English Blue Grass. This is a valuable grass for it adapts itself 
to different conditions of soil and climate. It produces a great amount of early 
and late feed of good quality and yields heavily. As a pasture grass it is par¬ 
ticularly valuable, being one of the earliest in the spring and latest in fall, and 
never freezes out or winter-kills. Sow 18 to 22 lbs. per acre. 
ISBELL’S 
prepaid. 
BELL” BRAND.—Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 90c, 
Red Top or Herd’s Grass 
FANCY SOLID SEED. —This is well adapted to North¬ 
ern States. Suitable to the meadow and pasture mixture. 
Adapts itself to any soil, but produces best results on 
moist, rich soils, where it grows 2 to 2 ^ feet high. One 
of the few grasses that will stand a slightly sour soil. 
For pasture, 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. Often sown with 
Timothy and Clover. 
ISBELL “BELL” BRAND.—Lb., 45c; 3 lbs., $1.20, pre¬ 
paid. 
Bromus Inermis — Brome Grass 
Bromus Inermis, (Smooth Brome Grass) is not a new 
grass but its value has just recently been rediscovered. 
It is a long lived hardy northern grass that withstands 
drought better than other grasses. It makes god hay of 
about the same quality as Timothy but it is much more 
valuable as a pasture grass either alone or with Alfalfa. 
Alfalfa and Brome Grass. Recent tests at Michigan 
State College have shown that a mixture of Brome Grass 
and Alfalfa makes ideal summer pasture during the mid¬ 
summer season when it is needed the most. On light 
sandy soil in northern Michigan this mixture produced 
over a ton of hay per acre from the first cutting and 
good pasture for the balance of the season. 
For this purpose 10 lbs. of Alfalfa and 5 lbs. of Brome 
grass seed are sown per acre either in the spring or in 
August. When sown alone, Brome grass is seeded at the 
rate of 20 lbs per acre. It may be seeded with Oats, 
Barley or Wheat. The mixture of Alfalfa and Brome 
Grass gives best results when a good top growth is per¬ 
mitted before pasturing. Cattle will eat the Brome 
grass in preference to the Alfalfa, giving the latter a 
chance to become well established. Sown in August it will 
be ready to pasture much earlier than if sown in the 
spring. Seed of Bromus Inermis is much in demand so 
order early, Bell Brand, lb., 45c; 3 lbs., $1.20, prepaid. 
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Write for Current 
Price List and 
Samples of Farm 
Seeds. Sent Free 
on Request. 
Timothy—The Old Standby 
Creeping Bent Grass 
GERMAN MIXED BENT. —The Bents produce the very 
finest turf and for this reason are much in demand for 
putting greens on golf courses. As Bent starts rather 
slowly it is a good plan to sow Red Top with it. Sow one 
pound per square rod. “Bell” Brand, lb., $1.25; 3 lbs,; 
$3.50, prepaid. 
Perennial Rye Grass 
This variety is used exclusively for pastures and lawns; 
succeeds well in shady places. Has given excellent satis¬ 
faction wherever tried. It is especially adapted for pas¬ 
tures, as it will endure close cropping, and is of strong 
and quick successive after¬ 
growth. English Rye Grass 
produces an abundance of fo¬ 
liage, which remains bright 
and green through the sea¬ 
son. Sow 20 to 25 
lbs. per acre— Lb., 
35c; 3 lbs., 95c, 
prepaid. 
Special Mixtures for Pastures and Meadows will be made up for you. Write us what you need 
it for and we shall be pleased to quote prices. 
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ISBELL SEED COMPANY - Jackson, Michigan 
