BETTER PASTURES MEANS BETTER CATTLE 
Orchard 
(Dactylis Glomerata) 
An old perennial grass that grows well on 
many type soils and will withstand both hot 
and cold weather. Will stand some overflow 
but requires only moderate moisture. Broadcast 
in Spring or Fall at the rate of 20 pounds to the 
acre. Lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. Please 
write for prices in larger lots. 
Red Top Grass 
RED TOP GRASS (Argrostis Alba). Red Top is 
a fine grass for pasture, hay or lawn. It is a 
perennial, with a creeping habit of growth 
which makes a coarse, loose turf. The leaves 
are about one-fourth of an inch wide with 
slender stems. This grass thrives best in low 
moist soil and will stand all kinds of wet 
weather or considerable drouth on such soil. 
Will do well on soil so poor in lime that other 
grasses fail. It is often used for holiding breaks 
to prevent erosion. 
This grass is splendid for sowing on Bermuda 
lawns in ihe fall of the year; it will make you 
a beautiful green lawn throughout the winter 
months. 
Sow the seed in September, October or No- 
vember at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds to the 
acre. Suggest that you write the United States 
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., 
for Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1254, which will give 
you more informaion on Red Top Grass. Found 
qood in the Scuth for winter qolf greens. Lb., 
$1.00; 2 lbs., $1.90, postpaid. Ask for prices on 
larger quantities. 
Rescue Grass 
(Imported) 
FANCY RECUE GRASS (Bromus Catharticus). 
Also called Prairie Grass, and is one of the 
most nutritious for permanent pasture grasses 
dnd does well in most soils, although the best 
results will be secured from somewhat moist 
soil. It grows wild in various sections of Texas 
and is especially useful for win‘er and spring 
grazing, as it stays green all during the winter 
and spring. It dies down as soon as the weather 
gets warm. If allowed to reseed itself, it will 
come up again in the fall. September and Octo- 
ber are the best months to sow, broadcasting 
the seed at the rate of 15 to 25 pounds per acre. 
It is also splendid to use in permanent pasture 
mixtures. The seeds are Jarqe, nearly equal io 
oats in size. Lb., 5@c; 2 lbs., 90Nc, postpaid. 
Please ask for prices in larger lots. 
Crested Wheat Grass 
CRESED WHEAT GRASS (Agropyrum Cris- 
totum). A drought-resistant perennial. It is 
adapted to a wide range of soil-types and 
responds quickly to small amounts of moisture. 
Good for hay and pasture. Plant in fall and 
early spring on firm seed bed, 6 to 10 pounds 
per acre in close drills. We recommend this 
grass as worthy of a trial in Texas. Lb., 60c; 
2 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
Rhodes Grass 
RHODES GRASS (Chloris Gayana). Rhodes 
Grass is a perennial hay and pasture crop. It 
is especially adapted to all sections of the 
South where the winter temperature does not 
go blew 18 degrees. Colder than this it will 
probably winter-kill. 
On good ground Rhodes Grass will grow 
over four feet high, with a fine, leafy stem, and 
it makes hay easy to cure and of the best qual- 
ity. It can be cut from three to five times a 
season. 
The grass spreads by runners on top of the 
ground. These runners may be six feet long, 
with joints every six inches or so, taking root 
and throwing up new plants. In this way it 
covers the ground rapidly. The frequent joints 
and the many crowns make it an ideal pas- 
ture crop. Broadcast 12 pounds of seed per 
acre, going over the field twice, sowing 6 
pounds each way. Lb., $1.75; 2 lbs., $3.40, post- 
paid. 
This is an imported item. Please ask for 
prices in larger lots. Seed is exceptionally 
scarce. 
Rye Grass 
RYE GRASS (Lollum Italicum). The seed we 
handle is American grown, of the Italian vari- 
ety. 
Of all the grasses for winter and spring pas- 
ture, we consider Rye Grass to be one of the 
best. Each plant, under favorable conditions, 
makes a round bunch with 20 or more shoots. 
many varieties of Rye Grass are in use, but 
the American grown seed of the atlIlian variety 
is by far the best for the South. It is exception- 
ally hardy, standing very cold weather, and 
stays green all during the winter, spring and 
early summer. 
Rye Grass is an annual, and, if allowed to 
go to seed, will re-seed itself and come up 
again when the weather gets cool in the fall. 
It makes excellent grazing for all kinds of live- 
stock and, if cut for hay, single cuttings will 
yield one to two tons of hay rer acre. It grows 
from one and one-half to two and one-half feet 
high, 
It is a wonderful grass to include in mixture 
with other grasses and clovers for permaneni 
pastures, this applying especially where you 
are starting a new pasture. 
Plant in fall and early spring, at the rate of 
35 to 40 pounds per acre, or about one-quarier 
of this amount when planting with other 
grasses or clovers. Lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c, post- 
paid. Not postpaid, 10 lbs., $2.00. Ask for prices 
in larger quantities. 
A FIELD OF RYE GRASS 
SUDAN GRASS IS A HEAVY YIELDEE 
Sudan Grass 
SUDAN GRASS (Sorghum vulgare sudanen- 
sis). Stands dry weather and does not blight 
under ample rainfall. It is an annual, the seed 
having to be sown every year. Number of cut- 
tings per season, therefore, depends on the 
length of the secison. Usually matures in ninety 
days from first cutting. Its feeding values mark 
it as one of the dependable crops for every 
farmer. Stock of all kinds eat it readily and 
will leave other kinds of hay to eat it. Makes 
a splendid silaye crop. In arid districts, it is 
usually planted in rows 36 inshes apart. This 
requires five pounds of seed per acre. It is also 
sown broadcast where the rainfall is sufficient 
to produce corn. Sudon makes the highest yield 
and best quality of hay when sown broadcast, 
using from 25 to 50 pounds of seed per acre. 
Fancy seed, lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c, postpaid. Kind- 
ly write for prices in larger lots. 
SUDAN GRASS (Sweet). Obtainable this year 
in a commercial way in quantity. We recom- 
mend a trial planting. Lb., 40¢; 2 lbs., 75¢, post- 
paid. Please ask for prices in larger lots. 
Texas Winter Grass 
(Stipa Leucotricha) 
An excellent native perennial grass adapted 
especially to central Texas and like areas. Does 
well from the Red River to the Gulf coast 
through the central part of the state. Stays 
green from late Septeteber until June. Does well 
on heavy soil even under adverse weather con- 
ditions. This is the first year we have been 
able to secure seed of this grass. The seed is 
chaffy in appearance but germinates readily. 
Plant in Srring or Fall at the rate of 3 to 5 
pounds per acre. No preparation of the soil is 
necessary and the seed requires very little, if 
any covering. Hichly praised for Central Texas 
and we recommend it as well worthy of trial. 
Write for pamphlet on Texas Winter Grass. 
Lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.90, postpaid. Not prepaid 
20 pounds or more at $1.25 per pound F.O.B. 
Dallas. eae 
Velvet Grass 
VELVET GRASS (Holcus Lanatus). Velvet 
Grass is known on the Pacific Coast as Mes- 
quite Grass and is not to be confused with 
Texas Curly Mesquite. 
An excellent hay to sow for both grazing 
and cutting for hay. It makes a strong growih 
of soft. broad leaves, about § to 12 inches long, 
and has no stalk or slem to make it coarse. 
Mesquite grass is a hardy, long-lived perennial 
and will withstand continuous mowing or graz- 
ing. Under favorable conditions two or threé 
cuttings may be obtained in a seoson. It is 
best to cut for hay when in full bloom, at which 
time the branches of the panicle are spreading; 
later they close up and become erect. Plant in 
September or October; also in the early spring, 
at the rate of 20 to 25 pounds per acre. Lb., 45c; 
2 lbs., 80c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.90. 
Ask for prices in larger quantities. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. 
DALLAS, TEXAS 
