
Of wonderful nutritious 
value and unusually pro- 
ductive, the seed being 
very small and produced in 
great abundance, makes it 
the most economical of 
grasses. Extremely hardy; 
seldom winter-kills and 
stands heat and cold equal- 
ly well. Sow 10 to 12 
pounds to the acre. 
Although Timothy con- 
tains only a moderate 
amount of nutrients, it is a 
very valuable feed because 
of its palatability, its laxa- 
tive effect and the fact 
that it will not injure 
stock, regardless of how 
much is eaten. 
Timothy belongs in cool and temperate climates. Can be grown as far 
north as the Arctic Circle. Because of a rather weak and shallow root 
system, it must have moisture in fair supply and within easy reach. Rich 
bottom lands, therefore, and the heavier types of soils, produce the best 
Timothy crops. Will not do well on thin or sandy lands. Prefers a sweet 
soil, but does not need as much lime as clover. 
Red Clover and Timothy Mixed 
It is very often advantageous to seed Red Clover in a mixture with 
Timothy. It will usually insure a better succession of good pasturage 
than would the use of a single crop. The practice of adding Alsike Clover 
to this mixture is increasing. Whenever any difficulty is experienced in 
getting a stand of Red Clover, it is a good plan to replace half the Red 
Clover with an equal weight of Alsike Clover seed. While Alsike Clover 
will not yield as heavily as Red Clover when the latter does well, it is 
more certain to catch on soils which are poor in lime. In the winter 
Wheat section, except in the South, the Timothy is seeded with the Wheat 
and the Clover on Wheat the next spring. In the spring Wheat section, 
the Timothy is seeded with the Red Clover at the same time the Wheat 
is sown, mixing about 10 to 12 pounds of Timothy with eight of Red 
Clover or of Red Clover and Alsike Clover to an acre. 
Timothy and Alsike Mixed 
The mixtures we offer of these two desirable grasses are blended in 
such proportions as years of experience have shown to give the most de- 
sirable combination. Since Alsike reaches the best state for hay at about 
the same time as Timothy, this mixture is preferred by many farmers to 
the combination of Red Clover and Timothy. One great advantage of this 
mixture is that they are both perennial and make a better combination 
than most any other two. It requires 12 pounds of this mixture to sow 
an acre. 
STANDARD: SEED, COMPA 
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