BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
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Highest Quality Farm Seeds 
The following stocks of Farm and Field Seeds have all been carefully selected for purity, 
vigor, high yield, and adaptability to conditions in this part of the country. They conform 
in all respects with the various State Seed Laws. We will be pleased to quote you latest 
prices by return mail, on receipt of your inquiry. 
Kentucky Blue Grass—This makes the best, sweetest 
and most nutritious pasture for all kinds of stock. It 
is very hardy and is uninjured by cold or dry weather, 
hot sun or tramping hoofs. The roots are so thick and 
stout that they form a tough sod. Blue Grass requires 
two years to get well started and for that reason is 
often sown in mixture with other grasses. From 20 to 
25 lbs. to the acre. 
Crested Wheat Grass—This is the valuable plant 
that grows wild over our Western country and thrives 
well in semi-arid sections. It is the famous bunch 
grass of the Canadian Northwest. It is one of the best 
and is the surest hay grass for these sections. It pro¬ 
duces large quantities of hay and makes excellent per¬ 
manent pasture. It withstands drought and the cold 
winters. As a mixture it does fine with Brome grass. 
Fifteen pounds of seed is usually sown to the acre. 
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 practically at the sur¬ 
face of the soil all of the time and above the surface 
part of the time. Sow 4 to 6 pounds per acre broadcast. 
Chewings’ Fescue (Festuca rubra)—Its leaves are 
bright green and the plant does not grow in tufts but 
creeps by underground stems, so that one plant may 
eventually cover a circle 2 to 4 feet in diameter. It is 
used mainly as a lawn plant. On sandy or gravelly 
soil it makes exquisite lawns. 
Rough Stalked Meadow (Poa trivialis)—Ideal for 
shade. It is a perennial and grows in soil that is 
moist and cool. 
SEED RYE 
70 to 100 lbs. per acre 
Common Rye—A selected strain of the ordinary 
type of fall rye that has been grown in this country 
for years. 
Spring Rye—This strain was perfected by the Wash¬ 
ington State College. A good yielder and a valuable 
addition to our list of grains. This is a true spring 
grain and should be planted early. 
VETCHES 
GRAY or COMMON VETCH 
Vicia sativa—60 to 75 lbs. per acre 
Adapted to either fall or spring planting on the 
Coast and to spring planting in the colder regions 
and well adapted to all vetch growing sections. Ex¬ 
tensively grown as a seed crop, splendid for green 
feeding, silage or hay. Generally sown with grain 
which serves as a support. 
HUNGARIAN VETCH 
Vicia pannonica—60 to 75 lbs. per acre. 
A variety that is aphis resistant and adaptable to 
culture on low, wet and sour soils, as well as heavy 
muck bottom lands. If planted early in the fall on 
the Coast can be pastured both fall and spring, in ad¬ 
dition to producing a hay or seed crop. 
HAIRY or WINTER VETCH 
Vicia villosa—30 to 40 lbs. per acre 
A biennial sown in the fall like any winter grain. 
Because the seed is much smaller than Gray Vetch, 30 
to 40 pounds per acre with grain is sufficient to insure 
a good crop. It roots deeply, makes good winter 
growth and is adapted to well-drained soils. 
Inoculate Vetches and Peas With 
LEGUME-AID Culture 
NITRAGIN—C— 
Italian Rye Grass (Lolium Italicum)—A quick grow¬ 
ing grass, attaining a height of 2% to 4 feet, desirable 
for temporary meadows or pastures. Thrives best on 
soils that are slightly moist, and will even stand con¬ 
siderable overflow. Grows easily and supplies an abun¬ 
dance of the best and sweetest hay imaginable. Sow 
40 pounds per acre. 
Oregon Rye Grass—The finest rye grass grown, far 
superior to imported. Pasture, 30 lbs. per acre. 
Timothy (Phleum Pratense)—This is the most valu¬ 
able of all grasses for hay. Thrives best on moist, 
loamy soil. Sow early in the spring or fall. Sow 15 to 
20 pounds per acre. 
Pasture Mixture for Burned-over Land—A blend of 
grasses for sowing on burns and logged-off lands. 
Splendid value and very economical for such purposes. 
Sudan Grass—An excellent drouth resisting forage 
plant. All stock relish it. 
Red Top (Agrostis Vulgaris)—A valuable grass for 
most soils. It is a good, permanent grass. It should be 
fed close, for if allowed to grow up to seed, the cattle 
refuse it. It has been grown successfully on “alkali” 
bottom lands, where other grasses failed. We offer 
only the clean seed. Sow 15 to 20 lbs. of clean seed to 
the acre. 
SEED OATS 
80 to 100 lbs. per acre 
Victory Oats—Excels all others for yield on light 
soils. The straw is stiff and the white kernels fill out 
good and plump ; the hull is of medium thickness. 
Gray Winter Oats—Especially valuable for fall 
seeding, grows tall, has stiff straw and yields heavily. 
Good for seeding with vetch. 
CHESS or CHEAT 
Bromus secalinus 
60 to 75 lbs. per acre 
Under some conditions this annual grass of the 
Brome family is a splendid crop. While it is not rel¬ 
ished by either cattle or sheep, it makes very good hay 
for horses, so much so that it is given preference in 
purchases made by the U. S. Army. Should be planted 
in the fall only on lands well supplied with moisture, 
where it will reach a height of from 3 to 4 feet. For 
best quality hay it must be cut early, while still quite 
green in appearance and when the heads first appear. 
If allowed to become ripe the beards become objection¬ 
able. The seed makes good feed for any kind of stock. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
Brassica napus 
3 to 5 lbs. per acre 
An excellent crop for pasture and for cutting and 
feeding green to hogs, sheep, goats and poultry. Fed 
to dairy cows, it causes a large flow of milk. In pas¬ 
turing rape, attention should be paid to the possibility 
of bloat; this is generally not very serious but does 
occur. It does best on peat soils and bottom lands 
which are both moist and fertile. 
FIELD PEAS 
Austrian Winter Peas—Here is the ideal forage 
legume for hay, ensilage or for pasture. Austrian Win¬ 
ter Peas will outyield vetches 2 to 1. The vines and 
pods are almost as large and heavy as garden peas. 
The vines, like all legumes, are relished by all kinds 
of stock. Plant in the fall for best results. Will not 
winter-kill. 
Canadian—This legume has the distinct advantage 
of being suited to late planting. Canadian Field Peas 
may be planted in cold weather and furnish a most 
valuable cover crop. 
See l\itragin Inoculate Legume-Aid Culture on Page 711 
