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Heavily Productive—Highly Palatable 
Starts Early. Grows Late in the Fall 
Canadian No. 1 and Certified. 
See below and next page. 
One of the Most Valuable of All Grasses 
Very palatable and greatly relished by livestock. Highly nu- 
tritious. Excellent 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 
“Canadian No. 1 quality is the best available. Greatly superior to domestic Brome 
because of heavier weight, higher purity and germination. Free of noxious weeds, 
Certified seed tagged only in unbroken or original bags of even 100 lb. weight. 
Canadian No. 1. $25.00 per 100 Ibs. 
Canadian Certified No. 1. $25.75 per 100 lbs. 
Small amounts either grade Postpaid; 1 lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.50; 10 lbs., $4.50. 
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An Ideal Combination for Best Results 
70% Canadian Brome Grass, 30% Alfalfa 
Many experiments have 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 
seem to last longer when grown together than when grown sep- 
arately. 
This mixture we have priced here is for a seeding of 70% Cana- 
dian 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 separate in shipping. 
We recommend the Alfalfa and Brome be seeded 
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— 
feted: 100 Ibs.—70 Ibs. Brome, 30 lbs. Alfalfa— 
oROUGHT 
RESISTANT 
_ Here Is One of the Most Profitable Grasses You Can Grow—Sow with Alfalfa for Best Results 
IRIERMPIUST 
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. Caitle 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 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 
seetion 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. 

