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Heavily Productive—Highly Palatable 
Starts Early. Grows Late in the Fall 
Canadian Certified, Canadian No. 1 and 
Domestic. See description below 
If you are needing a grass that will take lots. of 
punishment and still produce a valuable crop, grow 
Brome Grass. If you want a grass that is palatable and greatly 
relished by all kinds of livestock, grow Brome Grass. If you want 
a grass that can be used for pasture or hay, Brome Grass fills the 
bill. For drought resistance and early and late growth it is hard to equal. 
We wish you could talk to farmers who are growing Brome Grass and 
hear their enthusiastic stories. Or better yet if you could see the crop 
growing and see the production it can make you would certainly want 
some of it. It isn’t a new grass but its great value is just becoming more 
widely known. There are stands in Illinois that have stood over twenty 
years. It has been popular in the west for many years and has become 
widely grown in the eastern states. From Kansas and the Dakotas on 
east to the coast. From Michigan and Wisconsin on south into Ken- 
tucky. It is being grown as never before and each year the praises for 
it are better and louder. 


Characteristics 
Brome Grass is also known as Bromus Inermus, Smooth Brome, Awnless 
and Hungarian Brome Grass. It is a long lived perennial grass. Grows 
erect to a height of 3 feet or more depending upon soil fertility. The 
fibrous roots go deep sometimes 5 feet or more. Highly resistant against 
drought and cold. Remains green after Blue Grass has turned brown 
and dry. It is adapted to a wide range of soils. Does well on clay loam 
and sandy loam soils if not too low in fertility. Stands trampling and 
grazing very well. Fine to grow with alfalfa for hay and widely used 
with it and other clovers and grasses for pasture. While permanent 
it is not difficult to eradicate. If it becomes sod bound a thorough cul- 
tivation generally corrects that. 
Getting a Stand 
Brome Grass is sometimes a little slow in starting. Best results are obtained by 
preparing a good fine solid seed bed same as you would for alfalfa. May be sown 
either in spring or fall when moisture conditions are favorable to start it. The 
seeds are large and light and sometimes a little difficulty is had in feeding it 
through drill spouts. Mixing with sand or dirt or a peck of two of oats per acre 
helps. Keep it stirred and mixed in the box. An endgate seeder may be used. 
Some practice hand sowing. The seed should have a light covering but deep cover- 
ing should be avoided. Wherever possible use a cultipacker or roller after seeding. 
Sow about 18 to 20 Ibs. per acre alone. _In mixture use 8 to_10 lbs. of Brome. 
Eight pounds each of Alfalfa and Brome is a good mixture. Remember it grows 
slowly the first year. What may appear a poor stand the first year is usually sur- 
prisingly good the second. 
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Seed Grades and Prices 
The regular ‘Brome Grass is available in the grades described below and also in the 
new strain described on the next page. Any shipment is guaranteed to please. 
See page 41 also for prices. 
Fancy Domestic. Select quality home grown seed.........0.-. $19.00 per 100 Ibs. 
Canadian No. 1. Heavy quality thoroughly cleaned... fa eateabenie 19.50 per 100 lbs. 
Canadian Certified. Extra heavy—finest quality.............. 21.00 per 100 Ibs. 
Small lots Postpaid: 1 lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.65. 
Alfalfa and Brome Mixture 
The top production of Brome especially when used as a pasture 
can be obtained by sowing alfalfa with it. The yield per acre is 
heavier, the quality is improved and it lasts for a longer period of 
years. 
Tests show Brome with Alfalfa contained 21% more nitrogen than 
when *grown alone. <A 13-year experiment in Canada showed the 
combination yielded 2% times as much. Almost every state experi- 
ment station reporting on Brome Grass advises sowing alfalfa with 
it. This year because of alfalfa seed shortage red clover may be 
substituted in some seedings. 
The rate of seeding may vary according to personal ideas. 
authorities recommend 8 lbs. of alfalfa and 8 pounds of Brome per 
Some 
acre. Others increase the amount of\Brome and decrease the alfalfa. 
See page 41 for prices on different grades of alfalfa or red clover any 
of which may be used with your Brome seeding. 



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Farmer Reports on 
Brome Grass 
Elmer Wagner of Ada, Min- 
nesota, says, ‘‘It pastures bet- 
ter than Blue Grass, Has seen 
fields that stood severe pas- 
ture for 10 years. As a hay 
crop I have found it as valu- 
able as alfalfa. Likes it mixed 
ee sweet clover for pas- 
ure.”’ 
J. T. Dudgeon of Penick, 
Kentucky, reports he has been 
growing Brome Grass for more 
than 380 years. Cattle grazed 
in different grass prefer Brome 
to all others. He uses Alfalfa 
and Brome mixed with highly 
satisfactory results. All kinds 
of livestock eat Brome raven- 
ously. 
Achenbach Bros. of Wash- 
ington, Kansas, say it is the 
only grass they have ever 
found to take the place of 
the old time prairie grass. 
Comes on early, stays on late 
in the fall and often elimin- 
ates weeds. When sown with 
Alfalfa reduces danger of 
bloat when pastured. Yields 
1% to 4 tons of hay per acre. 
_ Lack of space prevents giv- 
ing many more reports but 
these are indicative of the 
great value farmers place on 
this crop. 






























\ 
Experiment Station 
Reports 
Agricultural Experiment 
Stations now recognize its 
value and most states in the 
northern half/ of the nation 
have circulars or bulletins de- 
scribing the crop and its value. 
_ The Illinois experiment sta- 
tion considers it the most 
drought resistant grass in that 
state. Also very palatable and 
relished by cattle and horses. 
New York recommends it es- 
pecially for pasture in mix- 
ture. Michigan finds it 
adapted, very drought. resist- 
ant, highly palatable and es- 
pecially suited for mixing with 
Alfalfa for pasture. Nebraska 
recognizes it as superior to all 
other cultivated grasses in 
that state. Iowa finds it of 
great value. Kansas finds it 
especially good in the north- 
ern part of the tame grass 
section with hay yields of 1 to 
3“tons per acre. South Da- 
kota says it is one of the out- 
standing grasses in the eastern 
section, 
































