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Sow 12 te 15 pounds per acre. 
mm Alfalfa. State Sealed and Certi- 
fied Seed. Grimm Alfalfa is a very hardy 
and consistent producer. It is recom- 
mended for all sections West of the 
Cascades. 
dak Alfalfa. A variety ideally adapted 
o dry soil which cannot successfully 
grow the more common varieties. 
Strongly resistant to freezing. Also gives 
good results under irrigation in the 
_ Northwest. 
Common Alfalfa. Universally grown 
popular long-rooted variety. Best adapt- 
ed to deep soils. 
BARLEY 
Sow 120 to 150 pounds per acre. 
ecess Beardless Barley. Spring. Straw 
out height of common barley. Stands 
} better than other varieties. 
Thite Hulless or Bald Barley. (Bearda- 
tess) An early spring variety. When 
‘threshed hulless is like wheat. 
Hannchen Barley. Heavy yielding, spring 
variety, medium early, white, two row, 
bearded type. 
Trebi Barley. Spring. This is a six-rowed- 
bearded, hulled barley adapted to irri- 
gated conditions. 
- BUCKWHEAT 
Sow 50 to 60 pounds per acre. 
Japanese. This is the largest growing 
buckwheat. Makes a more vigorous and 
larger growth than the common kind. 
Silver Hull. The kernels are gray and are 
much smaller than the Japanese variety. 
‘hey are very plump and heavy. 
CLOVER 
ammoth Red Clover. Also called ‘‘Pea 
ne” Clover. This variety grows larger 
oarser than the medium and is 
often used for plowing under to enrich 
soil. Sow 6 to 10 pounds per acre. 
adino Clover. Is a very large form of 
te clover, usually making a growth 
to 12 inches. A perennial. Can be 
n on rather shallow land where well 
supplied with humus and moisture. Sow 
to 6 pounds per acre. 
hite Dutch Clover. A very hardy creep- 
clover, which adapts itself toa great 
ety of soils and climates. Sow 6 te 
ounds per acre. 
fellow Sweet Clover, Biennial. In great 
jemand on account of its earliness, be- 
_ing about two weeks earlier than the 
white. Produces high quality hay. Sow 
2 to 15 pounds per acre. 
White Sweet or Bokhara Clover, Bien- 
nial. Excellent for pasture and hay. 
More drought-resistant than alfalfa. 
irives on light alkali soil. Sow 12 to 
pounds per acre. 
Clover. Is excellent for pasture and 
y. Will thrive in slightly wetter and 
-more acid land than alfalfa. Sow 6 to 
10 pounds per acre. 
_ Alsike. Very hardy, adapted for sowing 
on cold, wet land. Planted at the rate of 
2 8 to 10 pounds per acre, it yields a large 
amount of hay or pasture and is a good 
ee plant. 
trawberry Clover. Undoubtedly one of 
the most satisfactory of recently de- 
veloped legumes. Resembles White 
tch Clover, but spreads faster and 
s longer. Free from insect and dis- 
ase attacks. Sow 6 pounds per acre. 
FIELD CORN 
8 to 10 pounds per acre. 
esota “13”? Yellow Dent. An early 
ring yellow dent corn that is a 
te in all 
The stalks are of medium size, the ears 
9 to 11 inches long. 
Pride of the North. An early maturing, 
long-kerneled yellow sort that we recom- 
mend for any corn district in the west. 
FLAX 
Flax may be grown with good success in 
the West. It matures quickly and may 
be planted as late as the middle of June. 
Yields 10 to 20 bushels per acre. Sow 
42 pounds per acre. 
GRASSES 
Bromus inermis (Awnless Brome Grass) 
The best grass we have for the drier 
regions of the Northwest. Sow 25 to 30 
pounds per acre. Spring or fall. 
Meadow Fescue. This is a very valuable 
species for permanent grass lands and is 
relished by livestock both as hay and 
pasture. Sow 15 to 20 pounds per acre 
on well prepared soil. 
Mesquite. Used on burned over, virgin 
soils. No cultivation is necessary Sow 
seed at the rate of 15 pounds per acre. 
Oat Grass. Tall Meadow. The earliest 
_ Brass to start in the spring. For pas- 
ture sow 20 to 30 pounds per acre. 
Orchard Grass or Cocksfoot. Valuable if 
planted alone or mixed with other 
grasses. Seed should be broadcast at the 
rate of 20 to 28 pounds per acré on well 
prepared soil. 
Perennial Rye Grass. A strong growing, 
hardy perennial grass, noted for its 
nutritive qualities. Sow 25 to 30 pounds 
per acre. 
Italian Rye Grass. A quick growing 
grass, attaining a height of 2% to 4 ft., 
desirable for temporary meadows or 
pastures. Sow 25 pounds per acre. 
Common Rye Grass. Similar to Italian. 
The finest rye grass grown; superior to 
imported Pasture. 25 pounds per acre. 
Timothy. This is a very valuable grass 
for hay, Thrives best on moist, loamy 
soil. Sow early in the spring or fall at 
the rate of 8 to 10 pounds per acre. 
Irrigation Pasture Mixture. A blend of 
Number One grade of grasses and clov- - 
ers especially adapted for growing on 
irrigated land for permanent pasture. 
Sow 20 pounds per acre. 
Sudan Grass. An _ excellent annual 
drought resisting forage plant. All stock 
relish it. Sow in spring. 20 to 30 pounds 
per acre. 
Red Top. A valuable grass for moist 
soils. It is a good, permanent grass. It 
should be grazed close. Sow 10 to 15 Ibs. 
per acre. 
Kentucky B'!ue Grass. This is an excel- 
lent grass for pasture for all kinds of 
stock. It is very hardy. Sow 20 to 25 lbs. 
per acre. 
Crested Wheat Grass. This is the valu- 
able plant for our Western country and 
thrives well in semi-arid sections. Sow 
10 to 15 pounds to the acre. 
Superior Reed Canary Grass. 
perennial grass which succeeds in spite 
of long summer dry periods. Produces a 
large quantity of succulent, palatable 
forage. Sow 5 to 12 pounds per acre. 
MILLETS 
Japanese Barnyard Millet. This millet 
is exceedingly palatable and is the best 
of summer green feeds for the cool coast 
sections. Sow 20 to 30 pounds per acre. 
German or Golden. Will grow on any 
good land and yields heavily when ir- 
rigated. Yields from 30 to 40 bushels of 
seed. 
Hog or Proso. The seed is large. Feeding 
value almost equal to corn. It is a valu- 
corn-growing sections. able feed for hogs and cattle. 
A hardy. 
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OATS 
Sow 60 to 80 pounds per acre. 
Victory. Grain of medium size, short, 
plump, white, thin hull, nearly beard- 
less. A heavy yielder. The straw is stiff 
and firm. 
Swedish Select. Kernel is white, large 
and plump, hull thin, and straw is stiff 
and strong. Does not lodge. 
Gray Winter Oats. Usually hardy. Seed- 
ed in winter, fall or early winter. May 
be sown in the spring for hay along 
coast. 
FIELD PEAS 
Austrian Winter Peas. Here is the ideal 
forage legume for hay, ensilage or for 
pasture. Austrian Winter Peas under 
many conditions will outyield vetches. 
Sow 75 to 90 pounds per acre. 
Canadian. This legume has the distinct 
advantage of being suited to late plant- 
ing. Canadian Field Peas produce excel- 
lent forage, May be used for summer 
green manure crop. Requires consider. 
able moisture. Sow 120 to 150 pounds 
per acre. 
RYE 
Sow 85 to 115 pounds per acre. 
Spring Rye makes a successful growth. 
in rather poor soils where other grains 
would fail. Makes early pasture and may 
be cut and cured for hay. 
Winter or Fall Rye serves a very use- 
ful purpose for pasture and hay. May 
be sown in the spring and summer as 
well as in the fall. 
Rosen or Petkuser Rye. A winter variety 
of recent introduction, it is becoming. 
very popular among growers of winter 
rye. 
RAPE 
Dwarf Essex. This crop is very highly 
recommended for pasturage for sheep, 
cattle, and hogs. It also makes splendid 
green feed for poultry. Plant 10 pounds 
per acre, in early spring. 
SOYBEANS 
Soybeans are annual legumes widely 
adapted to various soils and not difficult. 
to grow on the warmer more fertile soils. 
Are excellent as a summer catch crop 
and splendid soil builders. 
VETCH 
Sow 40 to 60 pounds per acre. 
Common Vetch. Resembles peas and 
valuable for forage and green manure. 
As a hay crop it is generally sown with 
oats or wheat to afford support for the 
vines. 
Hairy Vetch. Thrives on all soils. Makes 
a better growth during the cold season 
than the other varieties. 
Hungarian. Finer stemmed and leafier 
than most forage vetches. Suitable to 
various types of soils. Resistant to 
aphids. 
WHEAT 
Sow 75 to 90 pounds per acre. 
Marquis Spring Wheat is the standard, 
hard, red spring wheat for irrigated sec- 
tions of the West. It is early maturing 
and high yielding. It is beardless, short, 
stiff-strawed. 
Turkey Red Winter Wheat. A standaré 
red bearded wheat with a strong straw. 
It is early ripening. Kernels are large, 
red and hard. It is in good demand by 
millers. 
Thompson Club or White Russian Wheat. 
The most widely used spring wheat 
planted in the irrigated districts of East- 
ern Washington and Oregon. It is a 
beardless, soft white variety which out- 
yields all other common varieties. 


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