

Recommended By Minn. Experiment Station 
And How to Sow Them 
PASTURE—A Leading Postwar Money Maker 
1. PASTURE supplies the best feed at lowest cost, with 
the least labor. 
sunshine and open air. 
diseases, etc. 
ter than either seeded alone. 
stands and better variety of forage. 
mended by the Experiment Station. 
NE | 
SETTING the GRAIN DRILL 
for Mixtures Containing Brome Grass 
Setting drill at 8 in pecks of wheat, 
Setting drill at 4 (pecks wheat), sows 26 
Master Mixtures C and D: 
sows 18 lbs. per acre. 
Ibs. per acre. 

FOR LOW, WET GROUND, TRY: 
Reed Canary Grass (where water stands most of year). 
Brome Grass, Alsike, or White Clover (where water does not stand long). 
PASTURE produces milk and meat at lowest cost as 
animals gather their own feed and take advantage of 
PASTURE yields greater net returns than other field 
crops, yet there’s less risk from hail, lodging, plant 
PASTURE mixtures of legumes and grasses yield bet- 
They produce better 
Take advantage of the opportunities offered by partici- 
pating in the State Pasture Improvement Program spon- 
sored by the University of Minnesota. 
County Agent for details. Here are the mixtures recom- 











Permanent Pasture: 
Master Mixture A 
” Seer 3 
Master Mixture C 
D 
Reed Canary Grass 
on low land 
Winter Rye 
Consult your 
Second-growth Alfalfa 



Master Mixture H 
Annual Hog Pasture 
(20-25% Alsike) 
(30-35% Alsike) 

Master Mixture A 
A Good Producer on Heavy Soils 
A profitable long rotation mixture suited for 
hay first year or two, then for pasture. After 
second year Bluegrass and White Clover pre- 
dominate. Well adapted to heavy, productive 
soils. Does well in southeastern, east central, 
and northeastern sections of Minnesota and sim- 
ilar regions. Sow 14 lbs. per acre. 
Approximate contents: 
Med. Red Clover 29% Timothy 
Alsike Clover....22% Ky. Bluegrass... 
White Clover.... 7% 
Gov’t. pays you: $2.00 per acre (Practice 18) 
Master Mixture C 
One Acre Provides for One Cow 
An excellent long rotation combination. May 
be used for hay for a year, and then pastured, 
Will greatly outyield either Alfalfa or Brome 
grown alone. Very well suited to northwestern, 
west central, southwestern Minnesota and simi- 
lar regions. One acre will provide excellent 
pasture for one cow, six to seven sheep, or 
thirty to thirty-five pigs. If soil shows an acid 
reaction, should be limed before seeding. Sow 
18 to 20 lbs. per acre. . 
Approximate contents: 
FAUT GILL Gcainers (etentuenes/© 29% Geen) Mais bas 12% 
IBTOM/ eG! ketal 385% Sweet Olover....24% 
Master Mixture D 
Does Well on Sandy Type Soils 
A very outstanding long rotation mixture, well 
suited to productive sandy soils. May be used 
for hay first year, and then for pasture. After 
first year Alfalfa and Brome will predominate. 
Well suited to southwestern, west central, cen- 
tral and southeastern Minnesota and _ similar 
regions. Only a half acre to one acre will 
easily support one cow or six to seven sheep. 
Soils showing an acid reaction should be limed 
before seeding. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 
Approximate contents: 
ANT alfa Meecentoset ook 43% Timothy 
Brome Grass....43% 
Gov’t. pays you: $3.00 per acre (Practice 18) 
Gov’t. pays you: 25c per pound (Practice 19) 
Master Mixture E 
Economical Short Rotation Mixture 
An excellent short rotation combination, in- 
expensive, well suited for hay or pasture. Adapt- 
ed to southeastern, east central, and northeastern 
Minnesota and similar regions. Three-fourths to 
one and one-fourth acres will carry one cow or 
six to seven sheep, and one acre will carry 
twenty to twenty-five pigs. Sow 12 lbs. per acre. 
Approximate contents: 
Mie Gini: iv@ds Gu Omererstanasaucne chats suexeusehenel sites 383% 
AllistK @5-cctus sites cucu 17% "EG OTH Yaek fete ements Me 50% 
Gov’t. pays you: 25c per pound (Practice 19) 
Ky. Bluegrass, White Clover 
Master Timothy & Alsike Mix. 
See Blue Figure Price List in Front of Catalog 




Master Mixture H 
Annual Hog Pasture 
An excellent supplementary spring pasture, 
productive for about six weeks. Should be 
seeded early. One-half acre will carry one cow 
or six to Seven sheep, or one acre will carry 
twenty-five to thirty pigs. Prof. Ferrin of Ani- 
mal Husbandry Division, University of Minne- 
sota, considers this mixture highly profitable. 
Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 
Approximate contents: 
Dwarf Essex Rape 40% QBS. eareaste co oe 60% 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
Timothy Alsike Mixture 
Permanent, Productive, Profitable 
A popular, inexpensive, short rotation mixture 
that performs well on either low acid soils, or 
on sandy soils. This mixture produces better 
than either crop seeded alone. Well adapted in 
most all sections. Sow 12 lbs. per acre. 
Offered in two grades: 
Rich grade contains Standard grade con- 
30-35% Alsike, tains 20-25% Al- 
sike. 

Gov’t. pays you: 10c per pound (Practice 19) - 
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