Special Culture Included in Each Package—‘*How to Make and Maintain a Lawn’’ 59 
j Shumway’s Superior Lawn Grass Seed for Homes and Golf Courses 
is [ 1601 Shumway’s Rockford Park Refined 
Lawn Seed Mixture 
This is by far the best mixture of grasses for a fine 
textured lawn. It is made up of the choicest and har- 
diest varieties that will winter well and thrive under 
varying climatic conditions. It has been recleaned, 
compounded and blended as perfectly as modern ma- 
chinery can do it. All of our grasses are analyzed by 
the seed laboratories and the degree of purity shows 
ee aon of practically all chaff and foreign 
seeds. 
If we could compound a better lawn mixture we 
would do so, but through tests we failed to find its 
superior. Postpaid, lb., $1.25; 214 Ibs., $3.00; 5 Ibs., 
$5.75; 10 lbs., $10.50. 
i 5 Ibs. used for 1000 sq. ft. or 50 x 20 ft. 
_-: 1605 Shumway’s Forest City Shady Place Lawn Seed All Our Lawn Seed is Treated with ‘‘Arasan 
attractive lawn under trees or in between apartment buildings has been a prob- 5. A coi, ute giving 40% or more Increase in Stand. 
Forest City Shady Place Mixture will solve your difficulty. f 
It is a combination of fine, dwarf growing, evergreen varieties, which in their wild or natural 
state are to be found growing in the woods or other sheltered and shaded spots. Ground that 
has been densely shaded by trees is frequently ‘‘sour,’’ and if the drainage is defective it is 
apt to be covered with moss and coarse Grasses. In such cases an application of slaked lime, at 
the rate of one hundred pounds to each thousand square feet, or two tons to the acre, is an ex- 
cellent corrective and sweetener, but the moss should be first raked off. Sow seed at the rate 
Bs of 1 lb. for 200 sq. ft., 5 lbs. for 1,000 sq. ft. Postpaid, Ib., $1.25; 24 lbs., $3.00; 5 Ibs., $5.75; 
10 Ibs., $10.50. ; 
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lem with many home owners but this ; ‘ 
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1603 Shumway’s Rolling Green Mixture 
A compounded mixture of quick growing grasses and White Clover 
that will make a quick show of green over the lawn. This mixture 
however, is not one that will give the very fine texture of Shumway’s 
Refined, but it will make a very creditable lawn and stand heavy usage 
Vacca Postpaid, lb., $1.00; 21 Ibs., $2.35; 5 lbs., $4.50; 10 
S., $8.50. 
See Page 48 for Color Illustration 
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3 Special Grasses for Lawns, Pastures and Hay Crop 
"1521 Kentucky Blue Grass (23 Ib. Seed) 185? Clover White Dute 
For Lawns 
and Pastures 
1600 Rye Grass American Grown 
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(Poa Pratensis.) 2° ealled June Grass. This is known as 
one of the best grasses for the making of fine lawns, also de- 
sirable for pastures and meadows. Seed at the rate of) 2° 1b to 
300 square feet. Fancy recleaned solid seed, sun dried. Postpaid, 
1% Ib., 10 cts.; Ib., $1.25; 24% Ibs., $3.00; 5 Ibs. $5.75. Yor 
Larger Quantities See Wholesale Green List Enclosed. 
1609 Red Top—Solid Seed Fancy 
If you have some light, worn down soil that you would 
like to put into permanent pasture, use this Fancy Red 
Top Seed in equal proportions with Orchard Grass and 
Kentucky Blue Grass, and you will be delighted with the 
results obtained. These are all Perennial Grasses; when 
once established will live for years. We recommend sow- 
ing 20 lbs. per acre when seeded alone or equal propor- 
tions as a mixture recommended above. Red Top is also 
For Early Seeding and Quicker Crops 
If you want a quick hay or pasture crop this year, Rye 
Grass fills the bill. It starts quickly and keeps on the job 
all summer. It produces lots of feed. It is a grass some- 
what like Kentucky Blue Grass, only it grows much 
taller and the leaves are broader. Experiment Stations 
recommend using Rye Grass. It is becoming more popu- 
lar every year. Sow 20 to 25 Jbs. per acre when sown 
alone. Postpaid, % Ib., 35 cts.; Ih., 55 cts.; 214 Ibs., $1.20; 
5 ibs., $2.00. 
$ For Larger Quantities See . 
Wholesale Green List Enclosed 
1586 Creeping Red Fescue 
This is a perennial grass with creeping roots that 
makes an exceptionally fine turf. It makes a fine mixture 
The famous pasture clover. Also used in lawns. Low 
growing, drought resistant and very nutritious. Adds 
greatly to pasture value. The seed is very small. 3 to 4 
pounds sows an acre. One seeding lasts many years. 
May be sown in early spring on old pastures or with new 
seedings, In mixtures sow 1 to 2 lbs. per acre. Since 
it requires so little seed per acre the cost of using it is 
small. Use More White Dutch Clover. Postpaid, 4% Ib., 
45 cts.; 14 Ib., 80 cts.; 1b., $1.50; 214 lbs., $3.60; 5 lhs., $7.00. 
1597 Astoria or Colonial Bent Grass 
Special mixture of domestic Bent Grasses. Your lawn, 
seeded with this mixture and properly cared for will be 
as beautiful as a putting green. For lawns it is better 
to use the seed than the Stolons, because the lawn will 
especially valuable as a mixture with Kentucky Blue 
permanent lawn. 
$2.40; 5 lbs. 
Grass and White Dutch Clover for a } 
Postpaid, % ib. 55 cts.; 1b., $1.00; 242 Ibs., 
$4.60. ; 
For Larger Quantities See 
Wholesale Green List Enclosed 
1606 Orchard Grass 
A valuable grass for pasture or hay land, and on ac- 
count of its earliness especially valuable for a permanent 
pasture. It furnishes green grass very early in the spring 
and until late in the fall. When closely cropped it grows 
up very quickly and is ready for grazing again in ten to 
twelve days. It is succulent and nutritious, furnishing 
excellent pasture or hay. When grown for hay, two good 
crops can be obtained in one season. Sow 20 lbs. per acre. 
Postpaid, 1% lb., 45 cts.; Ib., 75 ets.; 24% Ibs., $1.75 5 Ibs., 
$3.25. For Larger Quantities See Wholesale Green List 
Enclosed. 
“1612 Annual Hog Pasture Mixture 
Especially prepared for quick results and a. full erop. 
This mixture is composed of the following annual va- 
 pieties: Peas, Soy Beans, Vetches, Crimson Clover, Rape, 
Sugar Cane, Millett, Turnips, Rutabagas, Barley, Rye and 
other grains and forage plants, all in the right propor- 
tion. This mixture will provide an abundant pasture with- 
in six weeks from day of sowing the seed, continuing 
green and bountiful until destroyed by frost. Almost 
all of these varieties will come up again as fast as they 
are eaten down and_ will furnish 4 to 5 times as much 
forage as can be obtained from any clover-grass mix- 
ture. This food is succulent and nutritious and much 
relished by hogs. Jt will keep them healthy and strong, 
and they will gain in weight easily and quickly. This mix- 
ture will prove a most profitable investment for every 
farmer. It is usually sown about corn planting time, but 
ean also be sown as a catch crop any time during the 
season until August. Sow 50 Ibs. per acre. Postpaid, Ib., 
55 cts.; 2% Ibs., $1.20; 5 Ibs., $2.00. For Larger Quan- 
tities See Wholesale Green List Enclosed, 
sa 1588 Meadow Fescue 
or English Blue Grass 
One vf the most valuable hardy grasses grown—suited 
to almost every climate; dry or wet—hot or cold, this is 
one dependable cropper, producing immense pasturage very 
early in the spring and late in the fall. Also makes 
wonderful hay crop growing 2% to 3 feet high. Sow in 
spring 15 Ibs, per acre. Postpaid, 1% Ib., 45 cts.; Ib., 75 
cts.; 2% Ibs., $1!75; 5 Ibs., $3.25. For Larger Quantities 
See Wholesale Green List Enclosed. 
with Blue Grass for lawns. 
and shade. 
1,000 square feet. 
lbs., $3.60; 5 lbs., $7.00. 
For Larger Quantities See 
Wholesale Green List Enclosed 
1608 Permanent Pasture Mixture 
Big Value for Little Money 
For many years hundreds of my satisfied customers from 
all sections of the country come back to me annually for 
a supply of my especially prepared permanent pasture 
and meadow mixture which I have been blending and sell- 
ing with satisfaction for many, many years. This mix- 
ture contains proper proportions of the very finest “HX- 
CEL” Brands of Medium and Mammoth Red Clover, Sweet 
Clover, Alsike, Alfalfa, Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Top, 
Orchard Grass, Timothy, Rye Grass and Bromus. By 
proper blending, this combination of grasses has given 
perfect satisfaction under every and all conditions. It is 
adapted to dry or moist lands. Sow in spring 15 pounds 
per acre. Postpaid, % Ib., 45 cts.; Ib., 75 ets.; 2% tbs., 
$1.75; 5 lbs., $3.25. For Larger Quantities See Wholesale 
Green List Enclosed. 
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1525 Bromus Inermis—Brome Grass 
It is a long lived hardy northern grass that» withstands 
drought better than other grasses. It makes good hay of 
about the same quality as Timothy, but it is much more 
valuable for pasture either alone or with Alfalfa. 
Alfalfa and Brome Grass. Recent tests at Michigan State 
College have shown that a mixture of Brome Grass and 
Alfalfa makes ideal summer pasture during the mid-sum- 
mer season when it is needed the most. On light sandy 
soil in northern Michigan this mixture produced over a ton 
of hay per acre from the first cutting and good pasture for 
the balance of the season. 
For this purpose 10 lbs. of Alfalfa and 5 Jbs. of Brome 
grass seed are sown per acre either in the spring or in 
August. When sown alone, Brome grass is seeded at the 
rate of 20 Ibs. per acre. It may be seeded with Oats, 
Barley or Wheat. The mixture of Alfalfa and Brome 
Grass gives best results when a good top growth is per- 
mitted before pasturing. Cattle will eat the Brome Grass 
in preference to the Alfalfa, giving the latter a chance to 
become well established. 
Postpaid, % tb., 45 cts.; Ib. 75 
Ibs., $3.25. 
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cts.; 2% Ibs., $1.75; 5 
Farm Seed Prices Subject to 
Change without Notice. 
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Thrives well in sandy soils~ 
Sow either in the spring or fall. 
Postpaid, % Ib., 80 cts.; Ib., $1.50; 24% 
not grow so rapidly and the home owner can keep up 
with the mowing. Seed at the rate of 3 to 4 lbs. per 
1,000 square feet. Postpaid, 1% Ib., 80 cts.; lb., $1.50; 214 
lbs., $3.60; 5 lbs., $7.00. 
For Larger Quantities See 
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1615 Timothy (45 lbs. Bu.) 
Purity 99144%, Germination 90% 
Sow in Spring or Fall 12 Ibs. per acre. As a crop to cut for hay, Timothy is 
probably surpassed by no other grass now cultivated. It is usually sown with 
other grasses about one-half to one-third of the above amount. Timothy Seed 
is one of my specialties. Postpaid, 1b., 60 cts.; 21% Ibs., $1.35; 5 Ibs., $2.40. 
For Larger Quantities See Wholesale Green List Enclosed. 
5 lbs. to 
1618 Timothy and Alsike Mixture (45 lbs. Bu.) 
Mixture Contains 20% Alsike; 80% Timothy 
The Greatest of All Pasture and Hay Crops 
By far the best and cheapest seeding. On low-bottom, moist soils where other 
grasses fail, this will give perfect satisfaction, and on upland it’s amazing 
what wonderful crops you can raise. 
By experimenting it was found that Alsike and Timothy made a combination 
that was excellent and ahead of anything yet discovered for hay and pasture. 
They blossom and the seed ripens together and are suited to the same soils. 
On low, moist lands, where other grasses would fail, they do especially well, 
They do well on any land where common grasses and clover grow. 
One sreat advantage that is realized by a mixture of these grasses is the 
fact that they are both perennials and make a better combination than most 
any other two. When you once get them established they stay right with you 
until you wish to break up the sod. They do not winter kill. Sow 10 to 12 Ibs. 
per acre. Postpaid, % Ib., 45 cts.; Ib., 75 cts.; 2% Ibs., $1.75; 5 Ibs., $3.25, 
For Larger Quantities See Wholesale Green List Enclosed. 
1585 Alta Fescue 
An improved strain of tall fescue which was developed at the Oregon 
Agriculture Experiment Station. Produces high yields of palatable 
forage over a long growing season. For pasture sow 15 pounds per 
aere with other legumes such as Ladino Clover. Grows well on wet 
soil even when poorly drained, but also will endure drought. Because 
of its extensive root system it has the ability to prevent soil erosion 
in waterways and to form a dense turf on banks. It stands up under 
traffic and though coarse is excellent for athletic fields, airports, play- 
grounds and lawns where there is heavy traffic. Postpaid, 4% 1lb., 70 
cts.; lb., $1.30; 214 Ibs., $3.10; 5 lbs., $5.95. For larger quantities see 
Wholesale Green list enclosed. 
