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ie - One of the many Beautiful Lawns Produced from Shumway’s Lawn Seed 
1605 Shumway’s Forest City Shady Place Lawn Seed 
Getting an attractive lawn under trees or in between apartment buildings has been a problem 
home owners but this Forest City Shady Place Mixture will 
evergreen varieties, which in their wild or natural 
with many 
It is a combination of fine, dwarf growing, 
is apt to be covered with moss and coarse Grasses. 
lime, at the rate of one hundred pounds to each thousand square feet, or 
acre, is an excellent corrective and‘ sweetener, but the moss should be first raked off. Sow 
seed at the rate of 1 lb. for 200 sq. ft., 5 lbs. for 1,000 sq. ft. Postpaid, % Ilb., 28 cts.; 1 1b., 
50 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.40; 5 lbs., $2.25. Not Prepaid, 5 Ibs., $2.00; 10 Ibs., $3.80; 25 Ibs., $9.00; 
50 lbs., $17.50; 100 Ibs., $34.00; 200 lbs. and over at $33.00 per 100 Ibs. 
Good Seeds Cheap—Good as Can Be 
s Superior Law 
“state are to be found growing in the woods or other sheltered and shaded spots. 
has been densely shaded by trees is frequently “sour,” 
and if the drainage is defective it 
In such cases an application of slaked 
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solve your difficulty. 
Ground that 
Grown-—None Better at Any Price 
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n Grass Seed for Homes and Golf Courses 
Bs, is Preparing Your Lawn Seed Bed 
In preparing ground for a new lawn all that is necessary is to see that 
it is well spaded, making it as fine and mellow as possible. If it consists 
of earth from the excavation for the house, or is hard and lumpy, it 
should first receive a good dressing of Commercial Fertilizer, which should 
be spaded in and mixed with the soil, making it fine and smooth. Before 
sowing the seed, the surface of the soil should be freshly raked, then sow 
the seed as evenly as possible and rake it in, following with a roller. 
The following quantities of the mixture we offer are the usual amounts 
sown for a new lawn: 1 Ib., for 200 sq. ft.; 5 lbs. for 1000 sq. ft.; 10 Ibs. 
for 2000 sq. ft.; 
old lawn use one-half the quantity. 
1601 Shumway’s Rockford Park Refined 
25 lbs. for one-fourth acre. If intended for renewing an 

Lawn Seed Mixture 
This is by far the best mixture of grasses for a fine textured lawn. 
It is made up of the choicest and hardiest varieties that will winter well 
and thrive under varying climatic conditions. It has been recleaned, com- 
pounded and blended as perfectly as modern machinery can do it. 
of-our grasses are analyzed by the seed laboratories and the degree of 
purity shows the elimination of practically all chaff and foreign seeds. 
All 
If we could compound a better lawn mixture we would do so, but 
through tests we fail to find its superior. 
cts.; 3 Ibs., $1.10; 5 Ibs., $1.75. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.60; 10 ibs., $3.10; 
25 Ibs., $7.50; 50 Ibs., $14.75; 100 lbs., $29.00; 200 lbs. and over @ $28.00 
Postpaid, %4 lb., 23 cts.; lb., 40 

1603 Shumway’s Rolling Green Mixture 
A compounded mixture of quick growing grasses and White Clover 
that will make a quick show of green over the lawn. This mixture, how- 
ever, is not one that will give the very fine texture of Shumway’s Refined, 
but it will make a very creditable lawn and stand heavy usage when 
established. Postpaid, % lb., 20 cts.; Ib., 35 cts; 3 Ibs., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $1.50. 
Not Prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 10 lbs., $2.70; 25 Ibs., $6.50; 50 Ibs., $12.75; 100 
Ibs., $25.00; 200 Ibs. and over @ $24.00 per 100 Ibs. 

Special Grasses for Lawns, Pastures and Hay Crop 
1521 Kentucky Blue Grass (23 lb. Seed) 
(Poa Pratensis.) Also called June Grass. This is known as 
one of the best grasses for the making of fine lawns, also de- 
sirable for pastures and meadows. Seed at the rate of 1 Ib. to 
. 800 square feet. Fancy recleaned solid seed, sun dried. Postpaid, 
| 4% Ib., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 3 Ibs., $1.10; 5 lbs., $1.65. Not Pre- 
paid, 5 lbs., $1.30; 10 Ibs., $2.45; 25 Ibs., $5.75; 50 Ibs., $11.00; 
| 100 Ibs., $20.50; 200 lbs. and over @ $20.00 per 100 Tbs. 

"1609 Red Top—Solid Seed Fancy 
(Agrostis Alba.) This is one of the better native grasses. 
- Well adapted to moist soils; a good variety for lawns as well as 
pastures. Seed at the rate of 1 lb. to 300 square feet. Postpaid, 
% Ib., 20 cts.; Ib., 35 cts.; 3 Ibs., 90 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.35. Not Pre- 
paid, 5 lbs., 95 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.65; 25 Ibs., $3.75; 50 Ibs., $6.75; 
100 lbs., $13.00; 200 lbs. and over @ $12.50 per 100 Ibs. 
1611 Rough Stalked Meadow Grass 
(Poa Trivialis.) An ideal shade grass for the Northern half 
of the United States. Perennial in nature, closely related to 
Kentucky Blue Grass, but somewhat finer and softer. Sow in 
spring or fall at the rate of 1 lb. to 300 square feet. Postpaid, 
% Ib., 50 cts.; Ib.. 90 cts.; 3 Ibs., $2.50; 5 lbs., $4.00. Write for 
Special Prices on larger quantities. 
1606 Orchard Grass 
A valuable grass for pasture or hay land, and on ac- 
count of its earliness especially valuable for a permanent 

|mend using Rye Grass. 
1600 Rye Grass American Grown 
For Early Seeding and Quicker Crops 
If you want a quick hay or pasture crop this year, Rye 
Grass fills the bill. It starts quickly and keeps on the job 
all summer. It produces lots of feed. It is a grass some- 
what like Kentucky Blue Grass, only it grows much taller 
and the leaves are broader. Experiment Stations recom- 
It is becoming more popular 
every year. Sow 20 to 25 lbs per acre when sown alone. 
Postpaid, 14 lb., 17 cts.; Ib., 30 cts.; 3 Ibs., 80 cts.; 5 Ibs., 
$1.25. Not Prepaid, 5 lbs., 60 cts.; 10 Ibs., $1.10; 25 lbs., 
$2.50; 50 lbs., $4.75; 100 lbs., 9.00; 200 lbs. and over @ 
$8.75 per 100 lbs. 
1586 Chewing’s Fescue 
This is a perennial grass with creeping roots that 
makes an exceptionally fine turf. It makes a fine mixture 
with Blue Grass for lawns. Thrives well in sandy soils 
and shade. Sow either in the spring or fall. 5 lbs. to 1,000 
square feet. Postpaid, 14 lIb., 40 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 3 Ibs., 
$2.10; 5 Ibs., $3.10. Not Prepaid, 5 lbs.,; $2.70; 10 Ibs., 
$5.15; 25 Ibs., $12.45; 50 lbs., $24.25; 100 lbs., $47.50; 
200 lbs. and over @ $47.00 per 100 Ibs. 
1608 Permanent Pasture Mixture 
Big Value for Little Money 
Sow in Spring or Fall 12 lbs. per acre. 
probably surpassed by no other grass now cultivated. 
pasture. 
proportion. 

_ farmer. 

It furnishes green grass very early in the spring 
and until late in the fall. When closely cropped it grows 
up very quickly and is ready for grazing again in ten to 
twelve days. It is succulent and nutritious, furnishing 
excellent pasture or hay. When grown for hay, two good 
erops can be obtained in one seasorr. Sow 20 lbs per acre. 
Postpaid, 1% lb., 30 cts.; Ib., 55 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.50; 5 Ibs., 
_ $2.25. Not Prepaid, 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.80; 25 Ibs., 
~- $9.00; 50 lbs., $17.50; 100 lbs., $84.00; 200 lbs. and over 
@ $33.00 per 100 Ibs. 
1612 Annual Hog Pasture Mixture 
Especially prepared for quick results and a full crop. 
This mixture is composed of the following annual va- 
rieties: Peas, Soy Beans, Vetches, Crimson Clover, Rape, 
Sugar Cane, Japanese Millet, Turnips, Rutabagas, Speltz, 
Rye and other grains and forage plants, all in the right 
This mixture will provide an abundant pas- 
ture within six weeks from day of sowing the seed, con- 
tinuing green and bountiful until destroyed by frost. Al- 
most all of these varieties will come up again as fast as 

they are eaten down and will furnish 4 to 5 times as 
much forage as can be. obtained from any clover-grass 
mixture. This food is sueculent and nutritious and much 
‘relished by hogs. It will keep them healthy and strong, 
and they will gain in weight easily and quickly. This mix- 
ture will prove a most profitable investment for every 
It is usually sown about corn planting time, but 
ean also be sown as a catch crop any time during the 
season until August. Sow 50 lbs. per acre. Postpaid, Ib., 
25 cts.; 3 Ibs., 65 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not Prepaid, 5 Ibs., 
80 cts.; 10 Ibs., $1.35; 25 Ibs., $2.75; 50 Ibs., $4.95; 100 lbs., 
$9.50; 200 Ibs. and over @ $9.25 per 100 lbs. 

1588 Meadow Fescue 
or English Blue Grass 
One of the most valuable hardy grasses grown—suited 
to almost every climate; dry or wet—hot or cold, this is 
one dependable cropper, producing immense pasturage very 
early in the spring and late in the fall. Also makes 
wonderful hay crop growing 2% to 3 feet high. Sow in 
spring 15 lbs. per acre. Postpaid, % Ib., 25 ets.; Ib., 45 
cts.; 3 Ibs., $1.10; 5 Ibs., $1.65. Not Prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.30; 
10 lbs., $2.45; 25 Ibs., $5.75; 50 Ibs., $11.00; 100 Ibs., 
_ $20.50; 200 Ibs. and over @ $20.00 per 100 Ibs. 
‘grass seed are sown per acre either in the spring or in 

For many years hundreds of my satisfied customers from 
all sections of the country come back to me annually for 
a supply of my especially prepared permanent pasture 
and meadow mixture which I have been blending and sell- 
ing with satisfaction for -many, many years. This mix- 
ture contains proper proportions of the very finest “EX- 
CEL” Brands of Medium and Mammoth Red Clover, Sweet 
Clover, Alsike, Alfalfa, Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Top, 
Orchard Grass, Timothy, Rye Grass and Bromus, By 
proper blending, this combination of grasses has given 
perfect satisfaction under every and all conditions. It is 
adapted to dry or moist lands. Sow in spring 15 pounds 
per acre. Postpaid, % Ilb., 22 cts.; Ilb., 40 cts.; 3 Ibs., 
$1.10; 5 Ibs., $1.60. Not Prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.25; 10 Ibs., 
$2.25; 25 lbs., $5.25; 50 lbs., $10.00; 100 Ibs., $19.00; 200 
Ibs. and over @ $18.50 per 100 Ibs. 

1525 Bromus Inermis—Brome Grass 
Bromus Inermis, (Smooth Brome Grass) is not a new 
grass but its value has just recently been rediscovered. 
It is a long lived hardy northern grass that withstands 
drought better than other grasses. It makes good hay of 
about the same quality as Timothy, but it is much more 
valuable for pasture either alone or with Alfalfa. r 
Alfalfa and Brome Grass. ‘Recent tests at Michigan State 
College have shown that a mixture of Brome Grass and 
Alfalfa makes ideal summer pasture during the mid-sum- 
mer season when it is needed the most. On light sandy 
soil in northern Michigan this mixture produced over a ton 
of hay per acre from the first cutting and good pasture for 
the balance of the season. 
For this purpose 10 Ibs. of Alfalfa and 5 lbs. of Brome 

August. When sown alone, Brome grass is seeded at the 
rate of 20 lbs. per acre. It may be seeded with Oats, 
Barley or Wheat. The mixture of Alfalfa and Brome 
Grass gives best results when a good top growth is per- 
mitted before pasturing. Cattle will eat the Brome Grass 
in preference to the Alfalfa, giving the latter a chance to 
become well established. Sown in August it will be ready 
to pasture much earlier than if sown in the spring. 
Postpaid, 1% Ib., 25 cts.; Ib., 45 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.10; 5 Ibs., 
$1.65. Not Prepaid, 5 lIbs., $1.25; 10 Ibs., $2.30; 25 Ibs., 
$5.35; 50 Ibs., $10.25; 100 lbs., $19.50; 200 lbs. and over 
@ $19.00 per 100 lbs. 
other grasses about one-half to one-third of the above amount. 
is one of my specialties. 
Not Prepaid, 144 bu., 95 cts.; 1% bu., $1.80; bu., $3.40; 2 to 5 bu. 
@ $3.30 per bu.; 5 bu. and over @ $3.25 per bu. 
1618 Timothy and Alsike Mixture (45 lbs. Bu.) 
The Greatest of All Pasture and Hay Crops 
By far the best and cheapest seeding. On low-bottom, moist soils where other 
this will give perfect satisfaction, 
what wonderful crops you can raise. 
By experimenting it was found that Alsike and Timothy made a combination 
that was excellent and ahead of anything yet discovered for hay and pasture. 
They blossom and the seed ripens together and are suited to the same soils. 
On low, moist lands, where other grasses would fail, they do especially well. 
They do well on any land where common grasses and clover grow. 
One great advantage that is realized by a mixture of these grasses is the 
fact that they are both perennials and make a better combination than most 
any other two. 
until you wish to break up the sod. They do not winter kill. 
per acre. Postpaid, 1% lb., 20 cts.; lb., 35 cts.; 3 Ibs., 90 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.25. Not 
Prepaid, 4 bu., $1.25; % 
5 bu. and over @ $4.25 per bu. 
Ibs., $1.00. 
grasses fail, 
1551 s For Lawns 
Clover White Dutch "2, 2""°... 
The famous pasture clover. Also used in lawns. Low 
growing, drought resistant and very nutritious. Adds 
greatly to pasture value. The seed is very small. 3 to 4 
pounds sows an acre. One seeding lasts many years. May 
be sown in early spring on old pastures or with new 
seedings. In mixtures sow 1 to 2 lbs. per acre. Since it re- 
quires so little seed per acre the cost of using it is small. 
Use more White Dutch Clover. Postpaid, 4% lb., 65 cts.; 
Ib. $1.15; 3 Ibs., $3.25; 5 Ibs., $5.00. 

1597 Shumway’s Special Creeping Bent 
Special mixture of imported and domestic Bent Grasses. 
Your lawn, seeded with this mixture and properly cared 
for will be as beautiful as a putting green. For lawns 
it is better to use the seed than the Stolons, because the 
lawn will not grow so rapidly and the home owner can 
keep up with the mowing. Seed at the rate of 3 to 4 
Ibs. per 1,000 square feet. Postpaid, % Ib., 50 cts.; Ib,. 
95 cts.; 3 Ibs., $2.75; 5 lbs., $4.25. Not Prepaid, 5 lbs, 
$3.75; 10 lbs., $7.25; 25 lbs., $17.50; 50 lbs., $34.50; 100 
lbs., $68.00. 
1615 Timothy (45 lbs. Bu.) 
As a crop to cut for hay, Timothy is 
It is usually sown with 
" Timothy Seed 
Postpaid, 4% lb., 17 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 Ibs., 70 ects.; 5 

and on upland it’s amazing 
When you once get them established they stay right with you 
Sow 10 to 12 Ibs. 
bu., $2.85; bu., $4.50; 2 to 5 bu. @ $4.40 per bu.; 

A Field of Our Timothy and Alsike Mixtures 
