Archive image from page 54 of Descriptive catalogue of high grade. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds fruit trees nursery stock and flowers . descriptivecatal1900otto Year: 1900 TIMOTHY Herds Grass, or Red Top. An excellent grass; thrives on any good soil; especially suited to low damp ground. Furnishes good grazing and hay, and particularly desirable for early spring grazing; weighs 14 pounds to the bushel. Sow \y2 bushels to the acre. Lb. 10 cents, bushel 65 cents; by mail 20 cents pound. Timothy. This is the most valuable of all grasses for hay. Thrives better on moist, loamy soils
Archive image from page 54 of Descriptive catalogue of high grade. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds fruit trees nursery stock and flowers . descriptivecatal1900otto Year: 1900 TIMOTHY Herds Grass, or Red Top. An excellent grass; thrives on any good soil; especially suited to low damp ground. Furnishes good grazing and hay, and particularly desirable for early spring grazing; weighs 14 pounds to the bushel. Sow \y2 bushels to the acre. Lb. 10 cents, bushel 65 cents; by mail 20 cents pound. Timothy. This is the most valuable of all grasses for hay. Thrives better on moist, loamy soils of medium tenacity. Sow at the rate of 15 pounds per acre. 1 lb. 10 cents, peck 50 cents, bu. $ Fancy Clean Herds Grass. Free from chaff, perfectly clean and pure. Weighs about 30 lbs. to the bushel; use 5 or 6 pounds per acre Per lb 20 cents, 5 lbs. 7 5 cents, 100 lbs. $; by mail 30 cents lb Meadow Fescue, or English Blue Grass. Excel- lent for hay; also one of the best grasses for permanent pasture on a great variety of soils. Sow 20 to 30 pounds to the acre. Weighs 20 pounds to the bushel. Per lb. 20 cents, peck 60 cents, bushel $, by mail 30 cents pound. Tall Meadow Oat Grass. Producing an early and lux- uriant growth; is a valuable variety for pastures. Sow 20 to 30 pounds to the acre. Per lb. 25 cents, 10 lbs. for $; by mail 35 cents pound. Orchard Grass. The best known and most used of the grasses. Will bear repeated pasturing and mowing more than any other grass. Weighs 14 pounds to the bushel. Sow \yz to 2 bushels to acre. Pound 20 cents, peck 60 cents, bushel $; by mail 30 cents pound. Bermuda Grass. Ainu st everybody living in this section of the country knows this grass. Five to six pounds will sow an acre. Should be planted in April or IV, ay, but can also be sown later. Under the most favorable circumstances it takes from 20 to 25 days to sprout; requires damn weather and hot sun; but when once up it grows very rapidly. As a pasture grass Ber
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