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exhausts the nitrogen in the soil. If sown 
with Red Clover or Alsike, the clovers supply 
nitrogen to the soil and aid the growth of the 
Timothy. When sown alone, 12 to 15 pounds 
per acre are required. Is not suitable for 
permanent pastures alone, because it runs out 
in about 8 years, but is valuable with other 
grasses in a permanent pasture. Iowa, Mis- 
souri, Minnesota and Illinois are the great 
seed producing states. Our location at the 
door of the main producing area enables us 
to buy our stocks to the best advantage, both 
in quality and price. Weighs 45 pounds to 
the bushel. 
TIMOTHY AND ALSIKE 
The separation of these two seeds, when 
grown together, is impracticable. As this mix- 
ture excels straight Timothy in feeding value, 
and recommended by the experiment stations, 
we offer these varieties, as harvested, after 
cleaning. 
ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS 

ORCHARD GRASS 
(Dactylis Glomerata) 
Also known as Cocksfoot. Is a valuable 
perennial grass grown more or less in most 
states in the Union and especially for seed in 
Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia. Is a bunch 
grass and doesn’t form a compact sod. Stands 
more heat than Timothy, but is more easily 
injured by cold winter. Grows very early in 
the spring and until late fall. It grows well 
in shady places, which, no doubt, has given 
rise to its name. It makes a splendid, perma- 
nent pasture. When harvested for hay, should 
be cut as it reaches full bloom, as the stems 
tend to become woody. After the harvest of 
the first hay crop, a second rapid growth is 
produced, making a second crop of hay. Yields 
1 to 2 tons per acre. Requires 15 to 20 pounds 
of our select seed to the acre. Weighs 14 
pounds to the bushel. 

Meadow Fescue 
MEADOW FESCUE 
(Festuca Pratensis) 
Is also known as English Blue Grass. Al- 
though a standard grass in Europe, it does not 
enjoy the wide distribution in this country it 
merits. Meadow Fescue is a hardy perennial, 
with bright green succulent leaves, yielding on 
the average about 2 tons of good quality hay 
to the acre. It grows 15 to 30 inches in height 
and is useful as a pasture grass, coming on 
early in the spring and lasting late in the fall. 
This grass is as hardy as Timothy, thrives on 
moist or even wet soils, and, like Orchard 
Grass, grows well in shady places. 
Requires a well worked fine seed bed. 
Usually seeded in the early fall, it may be 
seeded in the spring—15 to 20 pounds to the 
acre is the usual amount sown. Grass is com- 
monly cut with a binder and cured in shocks, 
then threshed with ordinary grain thresher. 
Seed yields per acre range from 6 to 25 bush- 
els. As the chief source of the seeds is in 
Eastern Kansas, we handle large amounts. 
Weighs 22 pounds to the bushel. 
PERENNIAL OR ENGLISH 
RYE GRASS (Lolium Perenne) 
Has a wide distribution in Europe, but not 
freely used in this country, except in pasture 
