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ALFALFA 
Sow 12 to 15 pounds per acre 
Ranger. A hardy Northern variety 
adaptable throughout the Northwest. 
Common Alfalfa. Universally grown pop- 
ular long-rooted variety. Best adapted 
to deep soils. 
Grimm Alfalfa. State Sealed and Certi- 
fied Seed. Grimm Alfalfa is a very hardy 
and consistent producer. Recommended 
for all sections west of the Cascades. 
Ladak Alfalfa. A variety ideally adapted 
to dry soil which cannot successfully 
grow the more common varieties. 
Strongly resistant to freezing. Also gives 
good results under irrigation. 
Buffalo. New hardy Northern variety, 
heavy yielder, rapid come back, very 
resistant to bacterial wilt. 
BARLEY 
Sow 100 to 120 pounds per acre 
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. 
White Hulless or Bald Barley. (Beard- 
less), An early spring variety. When 
threshed hulless is like wheat. 
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. 
They are very plump and heavy. 
CLOVER 
Alsike. Very hardy, adapted for sowing 
on cold, wet land. Planted at the rate of 
8 to 10 pounds per acre, it yields a large 
amount of hay or pasture and is a good 
bee plant. A good short rotation legume. 
Ladino Clover. Is a very large form of 
white clover, usually making a growth 
of 8 to 12 inches. A perennial. Can be 
grown on rather shallow land where well 
supplied with humus and moisture. Sow 
4 to 6 pounds per acre. 
Lotus. Two primary species, Cornicula- 
tus and Major. New legumes. Good pas- 
Corniculatus best 
Major best 
Sow 4 to 5 
ture and hay plants. 
adapted to dryer soils. 
adapted to low moist soils. 
pounds per acre. 
Red Clover. Is excellent for pasture and 
hay. Will thrive in slightly wetter and 
more acid land than alfalfa. Sow 6 to 
10 pounds per acre. 
Strawberry Clover. Resembles White 
Dutch Clover, but spreads faster and 
lives longer. Free from insect and dis- 
ease attacks. Of most value on alkali 
lands with plenty of moisture. Sow 6 
pounds per acre. 
White Dutch Clover. A very hardy creep- 
ing clover, which adapts itself to a great 
variety of soils and climates. Sow 6 to 
8 pounds per acre, 
White Sweet or Bokhara Clover, Bien- 
nial. Excellent for pasture and hay. More 
drought-resistant than alfalfa. Thrives 
on light alkali soil. Good soil improver. 
Yellow Sweet Clover, Biennial. In great 
demand on account of its earliness, be- 
ing about two weeks earlier than the 
white. Produces high quality hay. Good 
soil improver. 12 to 15 pounds per acre. 
FIELD CORN 
We carry Hybrid seed Corn adapted 
for this area. 
FLAX FOR SEED 
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 
Alta Fescue. Extremely long lived, 
hardy, heavy forage producer, stays 
green during periods of dry weather be- 
cause of very deep rooting system and 
adapted to wide range of climatic and 
soil conditions. 16 to 20 pounds per acre. 
Bromus inermis (Awnless Brome Grass). 
Excellent grass for Northwest where 
temperatures may get low but where soil 
moisture is ample for good grass growth. 
Sow 25 to 30 pounds per acre. 
Common Rye Grass. Annual similar to 
Italian, excellent spring and fall pasture. 
Sow 20 to 25 pounds 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. 
Kentucky Blue 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. 
Meadow Foxtail. An excellent wet land 
grass. Most palatable of all grasses. Sow 
12 pounds per acre. Not a weed. 
Mesquite. Used on burned over, virgin 
soils. No cultivation is necessary. Sow 
seed at the rate of 15 pounds per acre. 
Moistland or Meadow Foxtail. A rugged 
grass, ideal for moist, low lying ground 
where other grasses will not do well. 
Sow 1 pound to 175 square feet. 
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 acre on well 
prepared soil. 
Perennial Rye Grass. A strong growing, 
hardy perennial grass, noted for its 
nutritive qualities. 25 to 30 lbs. 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 
pounds per acre. 
Sudan Grass. An excellent annual 
drought resisting forage plant. All stock 
relish it. Sow in spring. 25 to 35 pounds 
per acre. . 
Reed Canary. A heavy yielding wet land 
grass. Good for hay, pasture and silage. 
Extremely long lived. Sow 12 to 16 
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. 
Tualatin Meadow Oat Grass. An im- 
proved tall meadow oat grass. 
MIXTURES 
can be compounded to suit your particu- 
lar needs. Mixtures for dry soils, mix- 
tures for heavy, non-irrigated lands and 
mixtures for irrigated light or heavy 
soils. 
OATS 
Sow 60 to 80 pounds per acre 
Clinton. A spring oat with a white plump 
kernel, straw that is relatively stiff and 
strong, good yielder and rust resistant. 
Victory. Grain of medium size, short, 
plump, white, thin hull, nearly beard- 
less. Heavy yielder. Straw 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. 
Seeded in winter, fall or early winter. 
Sow 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 90 to 120 pounds per acre. 
Canadian. The legume has the distinct 
advantage of being suited to late plant- 
ing. Produce excellent forage. May be 
used for summer green manure crop. 
Requires considerable moisture. Sow 120 
to 150 pounds per acre. 
RYE 
Sow 85 to 115 pounds per acre 
Abruzzi. Fall seeded, winter hardy, ex- 
cellent for cover crop and early spring 
pasture. 
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 spring, summer or fall. 
Rosen or Petkuser Rye. A winter variety 
of recent introduction, it is becoming 
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. : 
VETCH 
Sow 40 to 60 pounds per acre 
Common Vetch. Resembles peas an/ 
valuable for forage and green manur. 
As a hay crop it is generally sown wit}. 
oats or wheat to support 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 soils. Resistant to aphids. 
~ WHEAT 
Sow 90 to 120 pounds per acre 
Marquis Spring Wheat is the standard, 
hard, red spring wheat for irrigated sec- _ 
tions of the West. Early maturing and 
high yielding, beardless, short, stiff- 
strawed. 
Turkey Red Winter Wheat. A standard 
red bearded wheat with a strong straw. 
It is early ripening. Kernels are large, 
red and hard. 
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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