Holmes’ Recleaned Grass Seeds 
TIMOTHY (Phleum pratense). The seed we offer any farmer would be 
proud to sow. Sow 8 to 10 pounds per acre. Sow in spring with clover 
one bushel to six acres. 45 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS (Poa pratensis). For pasture and lawn it is 
unequalled. Sow 15 to 25 pounds per acre. Write for price list. 
RED TOP (Agrostis vulgaris). A wonderful grass to sow for hay and 
pasture. Does especially well on moist soils. Sow 10 to 15 pounds 
per acre. 32 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
ORCHARD GRASS (Dactylis glomerata). Does well in shady places and 
is splendid for pasture mixtures. Grows quickly. Sow 15 to 25 pounds 
per acre. 14 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
Pasture Grass Mixture 
There is probably no other means of so greatly increasing the net 
farm income on livestock farms at so low a cost as by the production 
and grazing of farm pastures. There is only one way to get good pasture; 
that is, to sow good seed such as here offered, pure tested seeds of 
many varieties of grasses that are known to best serve farmers. The 
seeding of grasses in Ohio should be done between March 1st and 
May 10th in the spring, and in the fall between August 20th and 
October 20th. The rate of seeding if carefully done need not exceed 
20 lbs. per acre. 
Highland Mixture; Lowland Mixture. Write for price list. 
Sudan Grass Seed 
The Ohio Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio, has had excellent results 
with Sudan Grass as a pasture for dairy cattle. Also considered excellent 
hay crop. It is a warm weather plant and should not be sown until the 
ground gets warm. It is known to grow 60 inches in 62 days from 
seeding. It will produce from two to three tons per acre and more if 
it is cut twice. All kinds of stock relish it because it is sweet. Sow 
or drill solid 20 to 30 lbs. per acre. Cut it as soon as it comes into head. 
Cure it just like timothy hay is cured. Tor Silo —Plant 15 lbs. Sudan to 
bushel Soy Beans. (40 lbs. per bushel.) Write for price list. 
Reed Canary Grass 
It is adapted to low wet soil and low places and oftentimes produces 
well on land that is too wet for most field crops. Satisfactory yields of 
both hay and pasture are being reported on muck land. This grass is a 
hardy perennial, 2 to 6 feet tall. Grows well on good loams and clay 
soils. Reed Canary Grass may be used for pasture or hay. It comes on 
early in the spring and produces a large quantity of succulent forage. 
Cut when first heads appear and before it has fully headed out. Cures 
slowly. Seeded in early spring or during August to October. Sow 8 lbs. 
per acre. (44 lbs. per bushel.) Write for price list. 
Millets 
Sow in June and July. Millet grows quickly; makes a heavy crop even 
on poor land. Cut for hay before growth becomes too woody or when 
seed heads have come on about one-third of the plants. 
GOLDEN or TENNESEE MILLET. Makes a heavy yield, very leafy, 
and produces more satisfactory hay. Sow 30 lbs. per acre. (50 lbs. per 
bushel.) Write for price list. 
HUNGARIAN MILLET. Adapted for northern conditions. Always 
dependable. Sow 30 lbs. per acre. (48 lbs. per bushel.) Write for 
price list. 
JAPANESE MILLET. Sometimes called “Million Dollar” grass. Thrives 
on poor soil. A tall variety more difficult to cure than Golden; if well 
cured, makes an excellent hay. Sow 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. (35 lbs. 
per bushel.) Write for price list. 
Buckwheat Seed 
Valuable on farms where soil is thin or where other crops have failed. 
Buckwheat middlings have high protein content and are valuable for 
dairy feed. Likewise, the grain is important as a poultry feed. Buck¬ 
wheat blossoms are fine for bees. May be seeded all of June and early 
July. Sow one bushel per acre. (50 lbs. per bushel.) Write for price list. 
Sorghum - Cane Seed 
EARLY ORANGE. The choicest variety, producing an abundance of 
good forage. Also excellent for syrup. Sorghum may be cut and dried, 
and fed to all farm livestock. Does well all over Ohio and the east. 
Plant 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. (50 lbs. per bushel.) Write for price list. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 
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Red Clover Field 
Sudan Grass 
Good Pasture Makes Healthy Livestock 
