CLEANED 
TESTED 
GRASSES 
FIELD 
SEEDS 
Hay and Pasture 

A Fine Field of Crested Wheatgrass 
MEADOW FESCUE, ENGLISH BLUE GRASS (Fes- 
tuca pratensis) is one of the most used grasses 
for hay and for pasture. It succeeds best in 
cold, moist, light soils, in low valleys rich in 
organic matter, and does not thrive on warm, 
dry land. It reaches its full development the sec- 
ond and third years. It grows quickly after being 
mown. The forage, either green or dried, is much 
relished by cattle and is very nourishing. It can 
be recommended for lawns where Kentucky Blue 
Grass would fail. Sown in the lawn, use 2 pounds 
to 100 square feet. 
ORCHARD GRASS (Dactylis glomerata) is a very 
early and valuable grass for pasture and hay 
and affords more than one cutting per season. 
However, when only one crop is cut the under- 
growth is very heavy and gives splendid and 
rich pasture until late in the fall. It will with- 
stand some drought and is hardy. Well suited 
for shady places such as orchards and groves. 
It grows in tufts and is satisfactory for sowing 
with red clover, alfalfa and other grasses. 
TIMOTHY (Phleum pratense). Timothy is the most 
popular grass for hay and pasture purposes. It 
is easy to sow; does not require much seed per 
acre; starts growing quickly. It has a high feed- 
ing value when cut at the proper time. The 
average yield of timothy is 2 to 3 tons of hay per 
acre. It is not a dry land crop. 
TALL SLENDER WHEATGRASS (Agropyron ten- 
erum) is also called Western Ryegrass and Mc- 
Iver's Ryegrass. It grows in tall, erect bunches 
which sometimes cover a space one foot in diam- 
eter. It is perennial and very resistant to drought 
and cold. Has ability to grow in alkali land and 
is ‘very palatable and nutritious to cattle and 
horses. The ordinary yield of hay is 1¥% to 2 
tons per acre. It may be sown alone or in pas- 
ture mixtures and is well adapted for -planting 
in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, the 
Dakotas, and Idaho. 
Special, Quantity Field Seed Price List will be 
issued later. 
ALSIKE and TIMOTHY mixed make a hay crop 
much richer in feeding value than timothy alone. 
Timothy ranks high as a hay and pasture grass 
but its value is enhanced when alsike is mixed 
with it. Alsike is one of the best clovers for 
hay; it is fine and very leafy. 
MIXTURE FOR ALKALINE LANDS. Experiments 
conducted under supervision of the Department 
of Botany of the Colorado Agricultural College 
have shown that the following mixture gives fine 
results on lands infested with alkali: 
Pounds 
Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis).............. 
Slender Wheatgrass 
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MORTON’S PASTURE MIXTURE. The Colorado Col- 
lege recommends the following ratio for a well- 
balanced permanent pasture mixture and gives 
these quantities as the proper amounts to sow 
per acre, reseeding the clover every two years: 
Pounds 
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BLUE GRAMA GRASS from the plains and prairies 
is undoubtedly one of the most valuable forage 
grasses of the Great Plains and Southwest. Herb- 
age is eaten closely by all classes of livestock 
either when green, when made into hay or when 
cured on the ground. Its chief: advantages are 
its high palatability and high nutrient qualities, 
both when dry and green. Will stand extreme 
drought. Thrives at altitudes between 4000 and 
8500 feet. 
BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides) is a native 
grass of the plains and is a low growing peren- 
nial that spreads by surface runners. It with- 
stands trampling, severe usage and grazing bet- 
ter than any other native short grass. 
REDTOP GRASS (Agrostis alba) is commonly used 
for hay, meadows, pastures and lawns. 
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