HARDY GRASSES 

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Brome Grass makes a good hay crop or pas- 
ture. Valuable on hillsides, ditches or banks to 
prevent soil washing. 
Bromus 
Inermis 
Brome Grass 
Becoming important as a hardy hay and pas- 
ture grass and in combination with other grasses. 
Also calied Smooth Brome Grass. 
This vigorous, hardy perennial with strong, 
creeping roots, makes excellent hay and pasture 
on poor, dry ‘soil or on moist, low ground that 
is flooded at times. Valuable on hillsides and 
terraces to keep soil from washing away. It 
starts early, two or three weeks before other 
grasses, remains green until November, and 
stands close cropping. : 
It grows two to three feet high, yielding two 
to four tons of palatable hay per acre. Cut for 
hay when in full bloom, Also a profitable seed 
crop. : 
Seeding with a grain drill is best as seed 
should be covered. Sow 18 to 20 lbs. per acre 
in rows six inches apart and % to 1 inch deep. 
To sow 18 lbs. per acre, set drill at ‘‘12’’ (in 
pecks of wheat), and for 20 lbs., at ‘‘12%.’ 
Extra help is needed to keep seed moving freely 
through the drill. Price: 5 lbs. $2.10, postpaid, 
For larger quantities see Blue Figure Price List. 
New Lincoln 
Brome Grass - 
Lincoln Brome Grass was introduced in 1942 
by Nebraska Experiment Station. Developed 
from certain old fields, believed to be from seed 
of Hungarian origin. The oldest fields were 
traced to seedings made in 1898. Only fields 
with suitable history and performance were ac- 
cepted for foundation seed. Lincoln Brome Grass 
is a large, aggressive, high-yielding grass which 
forms a good sod. Because of its size and poten- 
tial yield, it requires a readily available supply 
of nitrogen, a limiting factor after several years 
of growth, and on_ soils of low fertility. It 
tolerates drouth and heat, has. strong seedling 
vigor, and is easier to establish on critical plant- 
ing sites than ordinary brome. Seed yields of 
500 pounds or more per acre were reported from 
good soils, and yields of 300 pounds or more, 
are average. 
Central and southern Minnesota tests show 
Lincoln is easier to establish, has greater per- 
sistence, and will produce about 1,000 pounds 
more forage per acre than Canadian seed of 
Northern origin. Lincoln was placed on 1946 
Recommended List of Minn, Experiment Station. 
Seed supply limited—order early! Price: 5 lbs. 
$2.25, postpaid. See Blue Figure Price List. 
. Meadow Fescue 
This hardy western grass stands more abuse 
than Timothy and other grasses and will stand 
close cropping, drought and unfavorable soil 
conditions. 
feet high and produces a very leafy under- 
growth. In sowing alone, use 20 to 25 pounds 
per acre. Price: 5 lbs. $2.50, postpaid. See 
Blue Figure Price List. © 
Meadow Fescue grows two to three 
and How to 
Sow Them 


REED CANARY 
(Phalaris) 
This Peat and Swamp Land Wonder Grass 
has reclaimed many worthless swamps and 
is making real profits for hundreds of farm- 
ers. It does well in boggy soils, swamps and 
marshes. 

Four to Six Tons of Hay Per Acre 
The hay (of high feeding value) is’ rel- 
ished by all livestock. One acre will pasture 
three to four dairy cows from early spring 
until fall. Close grazing is best, except in 
fall. For hay, cut when heads first appear. 
Then feeding value is highest. 

This hardy perennial grass will thrive until 
broken up, and can be easily controlled by 
plowing. Seedlings and plants are cold re- 
sistant. Heads appear early in June and 
ripen four weeks later. Plants grow four 
to six feet high with broad, light green 
leaves. Underground stems rapidly form a 
tough sod that holds up hay-making ma- 
chinery. 
How To Grow the Crop 
Prepare a good seed bed. Fall plowing 
allows early spring seeding. The seed will 
germinate in water, but if covered by soil 
underneath the water, it will not grow until 
the water is drained off. 
Rate of Seeding 
Broadcast 6 to 7 Ibs. per acre; 
to 3 lbs. per acre in 16 to 18-inch rows. 
a packer on peat after seeding, é 
Sow early in spring so seedlings become 
established before weeds start. On weedy 
drilled, 2 
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After Harvesting Reed Canary Seed, a Hay 
Crop Can Be Cut Immediately. 
land, seed late in June or early July, discing 
up to this time, to kill weeds. If difficult 
to get on land in spring, seed in August or 
October. 

5 Lbs. Reed Canary Grass for $3.75 Postpaid Quantity Prices on Blue Figure List 


Crested Wheat Grass 
The Ideal Dry Land Pasture Grass 
This hardy drought-resistant perennial bunch 
grass has a longer productive period than Slender 
Wheat Grass or Bromus Inermis. Minnesota Ex- 
periment Station trials proved Orested Wheat 
and Brome the two most drought-resistant 
grasses, and Alfalfa the most drought-resistant 
legume. 
Its extensive root system permits an early 
and rapid growth. It becomes dormant during 
extremely hot, dry periods, but resumes growth 
in early fall, continuing very late. It grows at 
low temperatures and utilizes the soil moisture 
to check other grasses and weeds where moisture 
is limited. In semi-arid regions—Kansas, Ne- 
braska, Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas, this 
grass does best although it thrives anywhere. 
After hard use as sheep pasture, it comes right 
up again. Crested Wheat Grass produces 400 
lbs. of seed per acre under dry conditions on 
two-year-old fields. Seed is in good demand. 
It’s Easy to Seed Crested Wheat 
Seeding with a grain drill is best as seed 
should be covered. Sow 10 to 12 lbs. per acre 
in rows six inches apart, and % to % inch deep. 
To sow 10 Ibs. per acre, set drill at ‘‘2’’ (in 
pecks of wheat), and for 12 lbs., set at ‘‘2%,’’ 
Well cleaned, heavy seed such as we offer, moves 
freely through the drill. See Blue Figure List. 
Red Top 
A hardy perennial grass found almost every- 
where, but predominating on low, marshy 
ground, where it forms luxuriant growth. It 
grows 2 to 5 feet high, depending on soil and 
climatic conditions, with creeping roots, which 
enable it to grow on very wet and even very 
dry soil where other grasses grow but sparsely. 
It makes good pasture, and fair hay, if cut 
early, but the matured plants are wiry and 
coarse. Grows best with other grasses and 
clover. Price: 5 lbs. $2.10, postpaid. 
For quantities see Blue Figure Price List. 

Kentucky Blue Grass 
This famous grass does well almost every- 
where on soil that is fairly rich, moist and 
moderately well drained. Blue Grass is the best 
of all grasses for lawns, Price: 5 Ibs. $7.35, 
postpaid. See Blue Figure Price List. 
Timothy 
A hardy perennial resistant to both cold and 
drought—it is best adapted for sowing with 
Clovers which supply nitrogen to the soil and 
increase the vigor of the Timothy. It may also 
be sown with grains as a nurse crop. The soil 
must be well pulverized and the seed slightly 
covered. Do not cut too early or pasture too 
late in the fall after the hay is cut. Timothy 
produces 1% to 3 tons of hay per. acre and 
should be cut at. flowering time. Sow 15 to 20 
pounds per acre alone; with Clover, 10 to 12 
pounds per acre. See Blue Figure Price List. 

Hand 


CyYcLone 
SEED Sower | 

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This simple, light, strong, hand seeder sows 
timothy, clover, millet, and grass seeds, as well 
as flax, wheat, rye, oats, buckwheat, turnips, 
and fertilizers perfectly even, in any quantity, 
from one quart to three bushels per acre. Can- 
vas bag holds one-half bushel seed. Shipping 
weight, 4 pounds, Price: $3.35, not prepaid. 

For Annual Forage Crops, See Sudan Grass, Rape, Page 66; Millets, Page 70. 
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