The plants usually attain a height of 3 to 4 feet. 
The stems are erect, rather stiff and the leaves 
are long and broad. 
The seed should not be sown until the ground 
is warm, usually about corn planting time. 
Several varieties are used here in the North¬ 
west, the most popular being German or Golden, 
Early Fortune or Hershey and Japanese, also 
known as Billion Dollar Grass. 
Mesquite (Holcus Lanatus). 20 pounds per 
acre. This plant is primarily adapted to moist 
cool climates and under such conditions is not 
particular as to soil. 
The plants form thick, rather high tussocks. 
The stems are erect, growing from 2 to 3 feet 
high. The whole plant has a velvety appearance 
hence the name Velvet Grass is sometimes used. 
Mesquite should be sown with a mixture of other 
grasses, as stock does not take to it readily when 
grown alone. 
Orchard Grass (Dactylis Glomerata). 25 pounds 
per acre. A long-lived Perennial forming dense 
circular tufts, a typical bunch grass producing 
no stolons and hence never forms a complete 
sod. The stems are 2 to 3 feet high and are 
crowned and surrounded at the base by numer¬ 
ous heavy shoots. The leaves are long, broad 
and flat, rather soft in texture. Grows in prac¬ 
tically all types of soils, being best adapted to 
clays or clay loams. Succeeds well in shady 
places and also does quite well where rainfall is 
rather scanty, starts growth early in the spring. 
Pasture Mixtures. 35 pounds per acre. Owing 
to the fact that so many types of Pasture Mixtures 
are used, we realize that it would be impossible 
for us to prepare in advance mixtures that would 
conform with the requirements of each formula 
recommended. 
Therefore we have confined our efforts to two 
Pasture Mixtures only, namely UP-LAND and 
LOW-LAND. In these two mixtures we use only 
the very best grades of seed carrying a high per¬ 
centage of Purity and Germination and only 
those seeds that are adapted to the general soil 
and climatic conditions throughout the Pacific 
Northwest and for this reason we feel that either 
of these two mixtures will meet with the average 
general requirements. 
Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris Arundinacea). 8 
pounds per acre. A long-lived rather coarse 
Perennial grass. The plants are resistant to cold 
both as seedlings and mature plants. The rapidly 
spreading short underground stems soon form a 
dense sod growth, starts early in the spring and 
continues until late fall. The plants grow from 4 
to 6 feet in height. The stems are stout, smooth 
and seldom lodge. The leaves are broad and 
nearly 1 foot long. 
Reed Canary is especially adapted to swampy 
or overflow lands of sandy, mucky or peaty 
nature, makes an excellent pasture plant and 
may also be used for hay. 
Italian Rye Grass (Lolium Multiflorum Lam). 
25 pounds per acre. A hardy short-lived grass, 
usually an annual. When seeded in spring, late 
summer or early fall, it makes rapid growth, 
furnishing grazing in remarkably short time. It 
is tender, very palatable to livestock and has ex¬ 
cellent carrying capacity. The plants grow from 
2 to 4 feet in height. Since Italian Rye Grass is a 
heavy seeder, if not kept closely grazed or 
mowed, many new plants appear from volunteer 
seeding. Adapted to the same soil and climatic 
conditions as other rye grasses. 
Sudcin Grass (Andropogon Sorghum). 25 
pounds per acre. A tall annual, growing under 
favorable conditions to height of 4 to 6 feet. The 
stems are fine, leafy, perfectly erect, seldom 
lodging. 
The plants stool abundantly and owing to the 
lack of root stocks never become troublesome as 
a weed. Sudan is grown primarily for forage 
production purposes and should not be sown 
until the soil is warm, usually about corn plant¬ 
ing time. Many failures are traced direct to 
seeding in a cold soil. In general climatic and 
soil adaptations for Sudan are nearly identical 
with those of corn. 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass (Arrhenatherum Ela- 
tius). 30 pounds per acre. A long-lived, deep- 
rooted Perennial. Strictly a bunch grass grow¬ 
ing to a height of 4 to 5 feet. The stems are 
generally dark green, leafy above the middle. 
The leaves are long, broad and rather soft in 
texture, usually a bright green almost yellowish. 
Can be grown on practically any kind of soil 
provided it is fairly moist, will not endure wet 
soils. It is one of the most drouth resistant of the 
cultivated grasses. Makes a quick start after 
pasturing and stands pasturing well. One of the 
first grasses to start in the spring and the last^to 
die in the fall. 
Timothy (Phileum Pratense). 15 pounds per 
acre. A Perennial grass having a very short root 
stock and therefore grows in more or less com¬ 
pact tuffs. The stems which usually reach a 
height of from 1 to 4 feet or more are smooth and 
generally erect. The leaves are generally short 
compared with the height of the plant. Timothy 
is adapted to cold, moist or wet lands also heavy 
clay soils. However, does not thrive on sour soils 
or impoverished sandy or shallow soils. Al¬ 
though root system is shallow it stands drouth 
fairly well. It is very resistant to cold. 
Poa Bulbosa (Winter Blue Grass). 25 pounds 
per acre. A perennial, and under suitable con¬ 
ditions forms a perpetual sod, reseeds itself 
freely, spreading itself both by the bulbs pro¬ 
duced beneath the surface of the soil and bulb- 
lets on the head. This grass reverses the normal 
order of growth, being entirely dormant during 
the entire summer. The plants revive after the 
first fall rains, producing pasture throughout the 
late fall, winter and spring. Seed should be 
sown during the fall. 
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