Brome Grass makes a good hay crop or pasture. 
Valuable on hillsides, ditches or banks to prevent 
soil washing. 
Northern Brome Grass 
A Heavy Yielder of Palatable Feeds 
Even in Drought Years! 
Most profitable as a hardy hay and pasture 
grass and in combination with other grasses. 
Also called 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 wash- 
ing away. It starts early, two or three weeks 
before other grasses, remains green until No- 
vember, 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 
Tows six inches apart and 1% to 1 inch deep. To 
sow 18 lbs. per acre, set drill at ''12’’ (in pecks of 
wheat), and for 20 lbs., at ‘1214.’ Extra help is 
needed to keep seed moving freely through the 
drill. Price: 5 lbs. $3.85, postpaid. For larger quan- 
tities see Blue Figure Price List. 
Linceln Brome Grass 
A Stronger Grower that Yields a Half 
Ton More Forage per Acre! 
A larger, more aggressive, high yielding type 
which forms a good sod. Because of its size and 
Potential 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. Recommended by Minn. Experi- 
ment Station. Seed supply limited—order early! 
poe 5 Ibs. $3.85, postpaid. See Blue Figure Price 
ist. 
2 TIMOTHY 
A hardy perennial resistant to both cold and 
drought—it is best adapted for sowing with Clov- 
ers 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, 
A A 12 pounds per acre. See Blue Figure Price 
ist. - : 
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REED CANARY GRASS 
4 to 6 Tons of Hay Per Acre from Your 
Swamp Land! 
The hay (of high feeding value) is relished 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 tan 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. Under- 
ground stems rapidly form a tough sod that 
holds up hay-making machinery. 
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 
wiley it will not grow until the water is drained 
off. 
Broadcast 6 to 7 lbs. per acre; drilled, 2 to 3 
Ibs. per acre in 16 to 18-inch rows. Use a packer 
on peat after seeding. 5 
Sow early in spring so seedlings become estab- 
lished before weeds start. On weedy 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. See Blue Figure Price 
List. 
5 Lbs. Reed Canary Grass for $6.65, Postpaid 

After Harvesting Reed Canary Seed, a Hay Crop 
Can Be Cut Immediately. 
Kentucky Blue Grass 
This famous grass does well almost everywhere 
on soil that is fairly rich, moist and moderately 
well drained. Blue Grass is the best of all grasses 
for lawns. Price: 5 lbs. $4.25, postpaid. See Blue 
Figure Price 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 condi- 
tions, 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 ma- 
tured plants are wiry and coarse. Grows best 
with other grasses and clover. Price: 5 Ibs. $4.25, 
postpaid. For quantities see Blue Figure Price List. 
Faribault, 
HOW PASTURES PRODUCE THRUOUT SEASON 
MIXTURE or SINGLE CROP Sept. Oct. 
PERMANENT PASTURE: 
Ky. Bluegrass, White Clover 
CLOVER - GRASS MIXTURES 
Formulas “A” & “E” > 
BROME - ALFALFA MIXTURE 
Formula “D" 
REED CANARY GRASS 
on low land 
ALFALFA - second growth Raa 
TIMOTHY & ALSIKE MIXTURES Ee ee 

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PASTURE MIXTURES 

Recommended By Minn. Exp. Station 
FORMULA “A” 
Clover-Grass Mixture 
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 predominate. 
Well adapted to heavy, productive soils. Does 
well in Southeastern, east central, and north- 
eastern sections of Minnesota and similar regions. 
Sow 14 lbs. per acre. 
Approximate contents: 
Med. Red Clover. .24% ‘Lamothiy: pers clr Siete OL 6 
Alsike Clover..... 22% Ky. Bluegrass..... 5% 
White Clover...... 6% Ladino Clover..... 6% 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
FORMULA “D” 
Brome-Alfalfa Mixture 
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, central 
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 lb. per acre. 
Approximate contents: 
Rul Criiiceue Wea. chataen aces 43% Tamothivas vem siselee ett 06 
Brome Grass ...«.. 43% 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
FORMULA “E” 
Clover-Timothy Mixture 
Economical Short Rotation Mixture 
An excellent short rotation combination, inexpen- 
sive, well suited for hay or pasture. Adapted to 
southeastern, east central, and northeastern Min- 
nesota 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: 
MediuimeBed.Cloverstacweers sae lee ake aee ek 33% 
Alisike Ses tote. etetoss 17% 
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% Alsike. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
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