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ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS BEST BY EVERY TEST 
Meadow 
Timothy is cultivated as all other hay grasses 
combined, its place in American agriculture 
may be realized. This wide and favorable dis¬ 
tribution is caused by the following factors: 
Splendid hay value; adaptability to a wide 
range of soil and climate; inexpensive seed; 
ease with which a stand is secured; easily cut 
and cured. Has shallow, fibrous roots, growing 
in stools. Grows 2 to 3 feet high. Average 
yields of hay are about 2 tons to acre. Suc¬ 
ceeds best with a fine, well-firmed seed bed 
May be sown in the spring or fall. A dressing 
of manure or fertilizer is desirable, as Timothy 
exhausts the nitrogen in the soil. If sown 
with Red Clover or Alsike, the clovers supply 
nitrogen to the soil and aid the growth of the 
Timothy. When sown alone, 12 to 15 pounds 
per acre are required. Is not suitable for 
permanent pastures alone, because it runs out 
in about 3 years, but is valuable with other 
grasses in a permanent pasture. Iowa, Mis¬ 
souri, Minnesota and Illinois are the great 
seed producing states. Our location at the 
door of the main producing area enables us 
to buy our stocks to the best advantage, both 
in quality and price. Weighs 45 pounds to 
the bushel. 
TIMOTHY AND ALSIKE 
The separation of these two seeds, when 
grown together, is impracticable. As this mix¬ 
ture excels straight Timothy in feeding value, 
and recommended by the experiment stations, 
we offer these varieties, as harvested, after 
cleaning. 
Fescue 
ORCHARD GRASS 
(Dactylis Glomerata) 
Also known as Cocksfoot. Is a valuable 
perennial grass grown more or less in most 
states in the Union and especially for seed in 
Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia. Is a bunch 
grass and doesn’t form a compact sod. Stands 
more heat than Timothy, but is more easily in¬ 
jured by cold winter. Grows very early in the 
spring and until late fall. It grows well in 
shady places, which, no doubt, has given rise 
to its name. It makes a splendid, permanent 
pasture. When harvested for hay, should be 
cut as it reaches full bloom, as the stems tend 
to become woody. After the harvest of the 
first hay crop, a second rapid growth is pro¬ 
duced, making a second crop of hay. Yields 
1 to 2 tons per acre. Requires 15 to 20 pounds 
of our select seed to the acre. Weighs 14 
pounds to the bushel. 
MEADOW FESCUE 
(Festuca Pratensis) 
Is also known as English Blue Grass. Al¬ 
though a standard grass in Europe, it does not 
enjoy the wide distribution in this country it 
merits. Meadow Fescue is a hardy perennial, 
with bright green succulent leaves, yielding on 
the average about 2 tons of good quality hay 
to the acre. It grows 15 to 30 inches in height 
and is useful as a pasture grass, coming on 
early in the spring and lasting late in the fall. 
This grass is as hardy as Timothy, thrives on 
moist or even wet soils, and, like Orchard 
Grass, grows well in shady places. 
