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Here Is One of the Most Profitable Grasses You Can Grow—Sow with Alfalfa for Best Results 
RESISTANT 

Heavily Productive—Highly Palatable 
Starts Early. Grows Late in the Fall 
Canadian No. 1 and Domestic. 
New Strain. See below 
One of the Most Valuable of All Grasses 
Very palatable and greatly relished by livestock. Highly nu- 
tritious. Hxcellent feed as pasture or hay. Starts growing early 
in the spring and is one of the last to quit growing in the fall. 
Extremely winter hardy and very resistant to drought. It is widely 
grown and is adapted to the entire nation excepting perhaps far south. 
Even in the deep south fall seedings are being made. : 
You can greatly increase the value of your pasture by sowing to 
Brome or at least making Brome a part of it. It is a long lived peren- 
nial. Grows up to 3 or more feet depending on soil fertility. Roots go 
down deep sometimes 5 ft. or more. Does well on clay and sandy loams 
if not too low in fertility. Stands lots of tramping and abuse when 
once established. It is not difficult to eradicate. 
Getting a Stand 
Brome is sometimes a little slow in starting. Prepare a fine, solid 
seed bed as you would for alfalfa. Sow in spring or fall. The light 
seed does not feed readily through a drill. Mixing some sand or dirt 
or oats with seed and Keeping it stirred helps seeding. An end gate 
seeder may be used. Some practice hand seeding. Cover seed lightly. 
If possible roll after seeding. When sown alone use 20 lbs. per acre. 
The most lasting results are obtained by sowing with alfalfa or clover, 
see below. Remember it grows slowly at first, what may appear a ~ 
poor stand the first year may be surprisingly good the next. 
Seed Grades and Prices 
The regular Brome is available in two grades of Canadian which is good for north- 
ern sections and in mixtures and one of Domestic and then we have the New Strain 
described on page 23. Any shipment guaranteed to please you. 
Faney Domestic, Select quality home-grown, $18.00 per 100 lbs. 
Canadian Extra Fancy, thoroughly recleaned, $19.00 per 100 Ibs. 
New Strain Brome, Extra Fancy Quality, $24.00 per 100 lbs. ‘ 
Small amounts any grades 1 lb,, 50c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs,, $3.75, postpaid, 
An Ideal Combination for Best Results 
70% New Strain Brome Grass, 30% Alfalfa 
Many experiments haye been made with Brome Grass. These 
have clearly established that you can expect the maximum results 
over the longest period of years by growing Brome in combination 
with alfalfa or some other legume. Alfalfa is best because it fits” 
so well with it. It has rapid growth and drouth resistance so they 
make a good pair. 
The alfalfa feeds nitrogen to the Brome so ‘that it does not 
become ‘‘sod bound.” Thus the Brome grows taller and has a 
higher feeding value. Brome holds up the alfalfa and keeps out 
the smothering grasses like Blue Grass. Both Alfalfa and Brome 
apteton last longer when grown together than when grown sep- 
arately. 
This mixture we have priced here is for a seeding of 70% New 
Strain Brome and 30% Lot Gold Alfalfa. That makes a well pro- 
portioned seeding. Sow this at about 15-20 lbs. per acre. These 
two seeds are shipped in separate bags as the seed tends to sepa- 
rate in shipping. We recommend the Alfalfa and Bromgeemmecded 
separately. 
You may wish to make a mixture of your own 
of different proportions or using other Brome. It 
is simple to order the Brome you want and, the 
alfalfa you like best and make seedings to order. 
The one we list above is what we think is best. 
50 Ibs. of Mixture—35 Ibs. Brome, 15 Ibs. Alfalfa— 
Purool 100 lbs.—70 Ibs. Brome, 30 lbs, Alfalfa— 
30.00, 
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 
with sweet clover for pas- 
ture.” 
J. T. Dudgeon of Penick, 
Kentucky, reports he has been 
growing Brome Grass for more 
than 30 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 
Bly value farmers place on 
his 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 Tlinois 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, 
