We Have a Complete Line of Grass Seeds 


M.-S. Reliable Grass, Forage and Farm Seeds 
If Grasses are wanted by Parcel Post, allow for postage. Prices on Grasses subject to market changes. 
Write for samples and prices in larger quantities 

M.-S. Permanent Pasture Mixture makes a nutritious 
food for cattle 
M.-S. Permanent Pasture Mixture. Either for low or upland. 
It is made up of grasses best calculated to afford an abundant and 
nutritious food supply for stock. The formulas are based upon 
successful experience. For all ordinary permanent pasturage, they 
will be found entirely satisfactory. When ordering state if for 
low or upland. Either: 10 Ibs. $2.50; bus. (30 Ibs.) $7.00. 
Evergreen Lawn Grass. Composed of grasses and clover which 
make a quick, lasting lawn. Lb. 30c; 5 Ibs. $1.30; 10 Ibs. $2.50; 
bus. (30 Ibs.) $7.00. 
M.-S. Pleasure Ground Mixture. This special mixture is made 
from our own formula, and will produce a permanent turf that 
will stand the hardest wear. Lb. 35c; 3 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $1.60; 
10 Ibs. $3.00; bus. (30 Ibs.) $8.25. 
M.-S. Fairway Mixture. A mixture of grasses for fairways is to be 
preferred to any one grass and our Fairway Mixture will give splen- 
did satisfaction wherever used. Lb. 35c; 3 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $1.60; 
10 Ibs. $3.00; 30 Ibs. $8.25. 
Other Lawn Grass Mixtures listed on second cover page. 
Poa trivialis. Shade Grass. For shady situations in parks and 
densely shaded lawns, this grass has no superior. It produces a 
firm and attractive turf where few other grasses can exist. A 
fine grass for dry ground under bay-windows, overlapping roofs, 
and shady side yards. Lb. 80c; 5 Ibs. $3.75. 
Creeping Bent Grass. Especially adapted for putting-greens and 
wherever a velvet-like lawn ts wanted. Lb. $1.00. 
Italian Rye Grass. The ideal grass to sow in the fall on crab-grass- 
infested [awns; it will quickly make them green. 
Blue Grass, Fancy Kentucky (Poa pratensis). Our stock of this 
is extra fine, thoroughly recleaned. Sow 3 to 5 bushels per acre on 
lawn; 214 to 3 bushels on pasture fields. 14 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 35c. 
Timothy (Pbhleum pratense). Sow 44 bushel per acre alone; with 
clover, 1 peck. 45 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 10c. 
Crested Dogstail (Cynosurus cristatus). Excellent as a pasture and 
lawn grass. Sow 34% to 4 bushels per acre. 21 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 50c. 
Perennial Rye Grass (Lolium perenne). This makes the quickest 
returns in growth of any grass, is deep rooted, and is readily es- 
tablished. Sow 214 bushels per acre. 20 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 15c; 
10 Ibs. $1.00. ; 
Hard Fescue (Festuca duriuscula). A splendid grass for golf links, 
tennis courts, etc.; will resist droughts. Sow 3 bushels per acre. 
12 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 75c. i ; rat 
Red-Top Fancy Recleaned (Agrostis vulgaris). This is one of the 
best grasses for sowing for immediate effect. Our stock is free from 
chaff and is absolutely pure. Sow 40 pounds per acre. 32 Ibs. to bus. 
Eb 25e: 
Chewing’s Fescue. Recommended for sandy soil. Lb. 75c. 
Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis). Sow 40 to 50 pounds per acre. 
22 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 25c. ; 
Red, or Creeping Fescue (Festuca rubra). Very valuable for sowing 
on sandy soil and in shaded places and putting-greens, tennis 
courts, etc. Lb. 75c. k 
Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata). For early pasturing this is 
very desirable; also fine for sowing in shaded places. Sow 40 
pounds per acre. 14 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 35ce. | f 
Broom Corn (Sorghum vulgare). Succeeds in a good, deep soil, 
fresh but not damp; very sensitive to cold. Long brush evergreen, 
which is made into brooms. 50 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 20c. 
Kaffir Corn. Of great drought-resisting quality. Can be sown as 
late as July. 10 Ibs. to the acre in drills. 56 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 10c. 

Grass Seeds 




Cowpeas (Vigna Catjang). Valuable in this latitude as a fodder 
plant. Their chief value, however, is as a green crop to plow under. 
The seed should not be sown till the ground has become warm. 
Sow 2 bushels per acre broadcast, 1 bushel in drills. We offer 
Black Whippoorwill, Gray, New Era, Black Eye and other leading 
varieties, also Mixed. Lb. 10c. Bushel price on request. 
Soja Bean (Glycine hispida). Mammoth Yellow, Brown and Black, 
Pekin, Sable and Wilson Blacks. AII thrive well in our climate. 
Valuable for the South. Do not make good hay, but good for 
ensilage or green fodder. Sow 11% bushels per acre alone or 4 bushel 
Soja Beans with 1 bushel Cowpeas. Yields as high as 20 tons of 
green feed per acre. Lb. 10c. Quantity price on application. 
Sudan Grass. A tall annual grass, growing 6 to 8 feet high when 
drilled, but when sown broadcast thickly does not grow quite so 
tall. Every farmer and stock-raiser should learn about this wonder- 
ful grass, as it is,eaten by all kinds of stock and will produce more 
hay to the acre than any other grass that has ever been introduced. 
Allows three to four cuttings, and produces 2 to 5 tons per acre, 
depending on the soil. Can erther be drilled at the rate of 2 to 3 
pounds per acre in 3-foot rows or broadcast at the rate of 10 to 
20 pounds per acre. Plant from March to August. Lb. 10c. 
Peas, Canadian Field. Valuable for cattle-feeding, especially for 
milch cows. It also makes fine ensilage. It is sown broadcast in 
the spring and harrowed in. If sown with oats, use about 144 
bushels per acre; in drills, 2 bushels per acre. 60 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 10c. 
Golden Millet (Panicum miliaceum var.). An improved variety, 
medium early, growing 3 to 5 feet high. Heads are closely con- 
densed, though the spikes are very numerous. Sow 40 to 50 pounds 
broadcast to the acre. 50 Ibs. to bus. Lb. 10c. 
Japanese Buckwheat. In the Iocality of Baltimore this is sown 
anywhere from June 1 to July 15; 1 bushel (48 Ibs.) broadcast to 
the acre. Qt. 15c; pk. 75c. 
Sorghum - Sugar-Cane 
Ideal cattle food. Sow 1 to 2 bushels, broadcast, 25 pounds to the 
acre in drills. 50 Ibs. to bus. 
Early Amber. Grows 10 to 13 feet high. Fine for cows; either green 
or cured. Lb. 10c. 
Early Orange. Ripens about 10 days after Early Amber, and is 
said to produce a larger crop. Lb. 10c. 
Sunflower, Large Russian. Lb. 15c. 
Vetch, Spring or Winter 
Sand, Winter, or Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa). Thrives on poor, 
arid, sandy soils. It may be sown either in fall or m spring, mixed 
with rye, for a support. Grows 3 to 4 feet high and can be cut as 
soon as the bloom appears and again for the seed. Perfectly hardy. 
Sow 50 pounds to the acre. Price variable. Lb. 15c. 
Spring Veccu: Same as above, but not hardy; sow in spring only. 
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Rape 
Dwarf Essex, English (Brassica Napus). Is excellent for sheep and 
hog pasture, and chicken-yards, also for soiling. It may be sown 
in May and will be ready for pasturing in July and August. Or it 
may be sown in June or July and yet furnish a large amount of 
pasture or fodder. In drills, sow 5 pounds to the acre; sown broad- 
cast, 10 pounds to the acre. Lb. 25c. 

Dwarf Essex Rape 
Inoculate all Clovers, Cowpeas, Vetches and Soja Beans with NITRAGIN. For particulars see page 39 

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