Grass Seed for every purpose, the very best obtainable 
MichelPs Reliable Grass Seeds. Separate Varieties 
All Strictly Recleaned and Carefully Tested for Purity and Germination 
On account of market fluctuations on many varieties of grass seeds, prices on larger quantities than those named will be quoted on request. 
Bent Grass, Certified Seaside ( Agrostis maritima). Very highest 
quality, certified and sealed in 50- and 100-pound bags by the Oregon 
Department of Agriculture. True creeping variety of Bent; makes 
an ideal putting-green turf. $1.25 per lb.; 10 lbs., $11.00. 
Bent Grass, Astoria. $1.25 per lb.; 10 lbs., $11.00. 
Bent Grass, Colonial or Rhode Island (A. capillaris). Imported. 
Bus. 20 lbs. $1.35 per lb.; 10 lbs., $12.00. 
Bent Grass, South German Creeping (A. stolonifera). Imported. 
Bus. 20 lbs. $1.50 per lb.; 10 lbs., $13.50. 
Bent, Velvet (A. canina ). The finest textured of all turf grasses. 
$4.75 per lb. 
Bermuda Grass ( Cynodon Dactylon). Bus. 35 lbs. 45c. per lb.; 10 lbs., 
$4.00. 
Blue Grass, Kentucky ( Poa pratensis ). Extra fancy. Bus. 14 lbs. 
30c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $2.50. 
Blue Grass, Canada (P. compressa ). Bus. 14 lbs. 40c. per lb.; 10 lbs., 
$3.50. 
Blue Grass, Rough-stalked (P. trivialis ). Imported. Bus. 14 lbs. 
65c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $6.00. 
Crested Dogstail ( Cynosurus cristatus). Bus. 21 lbs. 55c. per lb.; 
10 lbs., $5.00. 
Fescue, Chewing’s New Zealand ( Festuca rubra fallax). Imported. 
Bus. 14 lbs. 80c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $7.50. 
Fescue, Fine-leaved (F. tenuifolia). Bus. 14 lbs. 90c. per lb.; 10 lbs., 
$8.50. 
Fescue, Meadow (F. pratensis). Bus. 24 lbs. 30c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $2.50. 
Fescue, Genuine Red Creeping (F. rubra). Bus. 14 lbs. 90c. per 
lb.; 10 lbs., $8.50. 
Fescue, Hard (F. duriuscula). Imported. Bus. 14 lbs. 55c. per lb.; 
10 lbs., $5.00. 
Fescue, Sheep’s (F. ovina). Imported. Bus. 14 lbs. 55c. per lb.; 
10 lbs., $5.00. 
Orchard Grass ( Dactylis glomerata). Bus. 14 lbs. 35c. per lb.; 10 lbs., 
$3.00. 
Red-Top, Fancy Recleaned ( Agrostis alba). Bus. 32 lbs. 30c. 
per lb.; 10 lbs., $2.75. 
Rye Grass, Domestic. Bus. 24 lbs. 20c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $1.50. 
Rye Grass, English or Perennial ( Lolium perenne). Imported. Bus. 
24 lbs. 25c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $2.00. 
Rye Grass, Pacey’s English (L. perenne Paceyi). Imported. Bus. 
24 lbs. 30c. per lb.; 10 lbs., $2.50. 
Rye Grass, Italian (L. italicum). Imported. Bus. 18 lbs. 20c. per lb.; 
10 lbs., $1.50. 
Timothy ( Pbleum pratense). Bus. 45 lbs. 15c. per lb.; 10 lbs., 80c. 
Michell's High-Grade Farm Seeds 
Prices where quoted subject to market changes 
Clovers 
Alfalfa or Lucerne ( Medicago saliva). N on-irrigated, western-grown 
seed. Sow during May, August, and September, not less than Yi bushel 
(30 pounds) per acre, preferably with no other crop. 
Alfalfa. Grimm Strain. Claimed to be hardy in any and all regions. A 
heavy yielder and of deep-rooting habit. About 15 to 20 pounds of 
Grimm Alfalfa is sufficient to seed an acre on account of its great root- 
system. 
Alsike or Swedish Clover (Trifolium bybridum). One of the best for 
mixing with timothy and perfectly hardy in every climatic or soil 
condition. Grows 1 to 2 feet high. Sown early in the spring or late 
summer and early autumn, 10 to 15 pounds per acre alone or 8 pounds 
with timothy. 
Crimson Clover ( Trifolium incarnatum). Used principally for soiling or 
green manuring, for which purposes it is highly valuable. Sow any 
time from April to October, 20 pounds to the acre. 
Mammoth Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense perenne). Differs from 
Medium Red Clover in being of ranker growth and yielding more 
fodder per acre. Sow in early spring or late summer and fall, using 
20 pounds per acre alone, or with other crops, 10 pounds per acre. 
Medium Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense). More widely known and 
used than any other. Used principally for hay purposes. Height from 
to 2Y feet. Sow early in the spring or in late summer and fall, 
20 pounds per acre, if alone, and with other crops, 10 pounds per acre. 
Sweet or Bokhara Clover ( Melilotus alba). Used either as a feed-crop, 
or to plow under as a fertilizer. Grows from 3 to 5 feet high, thriving 
on almost any kind of soil. Sow 15 pounds per acre in spring or fall. 
White Dutch or Lawn Clover ( Trifolium repens). Choice recleaned seed. 
Sow 10 to 12 pounds per acre if alone, or 5 pounds if sown on old turf 
or with other crops. 65c. per lb.; 5 lbs., $3.00; $5.50 per 10 lbs.; 25 lbs., 
$13.00; $50.00 per 100 lbs. Prices for larger quantities on application. 
Miscellaneous Farm Seeds 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
A valuable green food for sheep and hogs. Produces enormous 
crops. Sow 6 pounds per acre from April 1 to October 1. Bus. 50 lbs. 
Winter Rye 
Rosen. An improved variety of exceptionally heavy yield, with long 
straw and well-filled heads. We offer only the choicest Michigan-grown 
seed. Sow \ Y bushels per acre. Bus. 56 lbs. 
Recleaned Timothy 
Our stock is of the very best quality. For sowing among wheat as a 
second-year hay crop or for sowing alone for a first-year hay crop this 
is extensively used. Sow Yi bushel per acre alone or 8 to 10 quarts with 
wheat. Bus. 45 lbs. 15c. per lb.; 10 lbs., 80c. 
Winter Vetch • Vicia villosa 
True Sand or Hairy. Our stock of this is the true type and will live 
throughout the winter. Sow from August 1 to October 1, broadcast, 
1 bushel per acre, to which we suggest adding a bushel of winter rye 
or wheat. In the spring it can be plowed under as green manure, or, 
when in flower, cut for hay. Bus. 60 lbs. 
Seed Wheat 
Seed Wheat weighs 60 pounds per bushel. 
Forward. (Bald.) A wonderful stooler and heavy yielder; very hardy. 
Straw thick and of good length. Grain dark colored, of hard texture, 
medium early in ripening. 
Leap’s Prolific. (Ba Id.) Most prolific variety indeed. The grain is 
hard, of medium size, red and very plump. 
Pennsylvania 44. (Bearded.) A new variety developed from the Ful- 
caster, but a much larger yielder. Grains red. Purple straw and 
white chaff. 
Regarding Prices 
Constant market fluctuations on Farm Seeds make it inadvisable 
to list prices. We will be pleased to quote upon application. Please 
specify quantity required. 
Winter Vetch 
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