ADAPTED GRASSES FOR THE SOUTHWEST 
QUALITY should be in the minds of Planters when buying Grass seeds. Light weight seeds are often offered at about one-half the cost 
of good grass seeds. You will make a mistake if you buy the cheaper ones. NICHOLSON’S Grass Seeds are properly tested for both purity 
and germination and are heavy in weight. It is economy to buy the best. 
Extra Fancy Bermuda Grass 
(Cynodon Dactylon) 
Bermuda Grass is a perennial and the toundation of the major por- 
tion of pastures in the South. It will grow on almost any soil and 
make good grazing, as well as hay. 
Have your ground well prepared, but not loose; then sow the seed 
broadcast at the rate of 10 ~..unds to the acre. After sowing, if pos- 
sible, run a roller over the land so as to firm the surface, as Bermuda 
Grass requires a tirm seed bed 
As a rule Bermuda Grass makes good pasturage seven to eight 
months of the year and does well planted with Lespedeza, Bur Clover, 
Black Medic, Melilotus Indica and Sweet Clover. 
In the fall, winter growing grasses and clovers should be sown on 
your Bermuda Grass, so as to insure green pasturage throughout the 
winter. 
Extra Fancy Hulled Bermuda Grass 
This is the same as our Extra Fancy Bermuda Grass, but the hull is 
removed. This operation hastens germination. Many of our customers 
have reported to us that their plantings of the hulled seed have come 
up in seven to ten days after sowing. 
Blue Panic 
(Panicum Antidotale) 
A perennial deep-rooted bunch grass, preferring soil of high fertility 
and will grow 5 or 6 feet high under best conditions. Adapted to areas 
that enjoy 25 inches or more annual rain fall. It is a sweet grass and 
makes good hay as well as pasture. Plant 1 to 2 pounds in rows or 3 to 
5 pounds to the acre broadcast. Plant in fall or spring. 
Blue Stem Grass Mixture 
Consists of Little and Big Blue Stem, Indian grass and Side Oat 
Grama grass. We handled this mixture last year for the first time and 
our supply was exhausted quickly. Broadcast 10 pounds to the acre 
February through April, cover seed very lightly. 
Yellow Blue Stem—King Ranch Strain 
(Andropogon Ischaemum) 
King Ranch Yellow Blue Stem is a widely adapted, deep rooted 
grass. Grows well in both low and high altitudes, in heavy or light 
rainfall areas. This grass has an exceptionally deep rooting system. 
Has been used successfully for reclaiming oil fields, lands from which 
brush has been cut, weedy range lands and lands made bare by ero- 
sion. The seed contains considerable grass or hay, therefore requires 
very little or no covering. This grass responds well to nitrogen and 
phosphate fertilizers. Plant 2 pounds to ithe acre in rows or 5 pounds 
to the acre broadcast. Plant in Fall or Spring. 
Brome-Smooth 
(Bromus Inermis) 
A perennial grass adapted to many soils and particularly valued for 
holding down light soils. Does best on well drained land and is drought 
resistant, but not worth while in low elevation areas. Grows 1 to 3 feet 
high. Does not like continued hot areas. Leaves are wide and smooth. 
Broadcast 15 to 20 pounds per acre. Plant in Fall or Spring. 
Buffalo Grass 
Well adapted to Texas and the Southwest. Very nutritious and will 
grow on clay soils where other grasses fail. Becomes dormant during 
drought and through the winter. 
Carpet Grass 
(Axonopus Compressus) 
Carpet Grass 1s remarkable tor its ability to grow on poor, sandy 
soil, thriving on such soil far better than does Bermuda Grass. Where 
the ground water level is only a few inches from the surface Carpet 
Grass grows luxunantly, but it is equally good on well-drained, hilly 
lands with a ciay subsoil that prevents it becoming too dry. A peren- 
nial, spreading by creeping stems which root at every joint. 
Can be sown broadcast over your present pasture, creek bottoms or 
cut-over woodland without breaking up or cultivation. 
The greatest 1actor 1n successiul germination ot Carpet and Dallis 
Grass is moisture, and this is affected both by the amount of raintall 
and the condition of the seed bed. Loose soils lose moisture very rapid- 
ly in the top mulch of porous soil and, since the above two grasses 
are somewhat shallow rooted the plants of.en die shortly after germina: 
tion if planted on a loose soil. It is absolutely necessary that the soil 
be settled by rains or rolled down before planting the above grasses. 
Sow in September or October, also in February, March and April, 
at the rate of 10 to 15 pounds to the acre. 
Chewing’s or Red Fescue 
(Festuca Rubra) 
Chewing’s or Red Fescue Grass 1s used for both pasture and lawns. 
This grass seems to thrive on sandy or gravelly soil, where many 
other varieties fail. 
Plant at the rate of 30 pounds to the acre in September, October or 
November. 
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Dallis Grass 
(Paspalum Dilatatum) 
Dallis Grass has a strong root system and grows in clumps or 
bunches two to tour feet high. It will spread naturally. An immense 
number of leaves are produced which are renewed more quickly after 
grazing than those of Bermuda Grass and, under half way favorable 
conditions, a Dallis Grass pasture will last indefinitely. Pastures of 
Carpet or Bermuda Grass are made more valuable with plantings of 
Dallis Grass. Should you plant Dallis Grass in a Bermuda or Carpet 
Grass pasture it will be wise to lay off shallow furrows four to eight 
feet apart, with a small shovel plow, and scatter the seed lightly 
down these furrows and leave the seed uncovered. 
Dallis Grass is a perennial and is not a pest. It grows continuously, 
doing best where there is plenty of moisture, a smaller growth in pro- 
portion to the degree of dryness. It comes nearer growing all the 
year around than any other grass. 
The greatest factor in germination of Carpet and Dallis Grass is 
moisture, and this is affected both by the amount of rainfall and the 
condition of the seed bed. Loose soils lose moisture very rapidly in 
the top mulch of porous soil and, since the above top grasses are 
somewhat shallow rooted, the plants often die shortly after germina- 
tion, if planted on a loose soil. It is absolutely necessary that the soil 
be settled by rains or rolled down before planting the above grasses. 
Sow in September, October or November, also in the spring. As the 
seed is very light, it is best to sow 10 pounds or more per acre. 
Fescue-Alta 
(Festuca Elatior Arundinacea) 
A greatly improved type of Fescue. It is a heavy forage producer and 
stock relish it at all stages of growth. Has an extensive rooting system 
which should encourage it to thrive in the Southwest. A trial planting 
only is suggested in order to be sure that it is adapted to your section. 
It does not show its full growth until the second year. Sow in early Fall 
or early Spring at the rate of 15 pounds per acre. 
Fescue-Kentucky 31 
Agricultural authorities claim this grass and Alta Fescue are identical. 
Our seed of Kentucky 31 originates in Kentucky and the Alta variety in 
the Pacific Northwest. Plant same as Alta Fescue. 
INDIAN GRASS—Ask for description. See price list enclosed. 
Kentucky Blue Grass 
(Poa Pratensis) 
We hesitate to recommend Kentucky Blue Grass for sections where 
it is not known. Kentucky Blue Grass is used over a big section of 
the United States as a lawn grass and it does well in heavily shaded 
spots in most all parts of Texas. 
Kentucky Blue Grass 1s one of the most noted grasses now in use in 
this country. It is very high in food value and livestock like it. The 
greatest handicap in Texas is that Kentucky Blue Grass will not grow 
to advantage in all sections. 
For pasture planting it requires 35 to 40 pounds per acre. We handle 
only the first-class, heavy grade seed. 
Love Grass 
(Eragrostis Curvula) 
Weeping love grass introduced by the Soil Conservation Service a 
few years ages is proving satisfactory in some sections of Texas and 
Oklahoma. It is a perennial and native of Africa. One pound will plant 
an acre. 
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