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Title: American farmers' manual
Identifier: americanfarmersm19pete_1 (find matches)
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Farms Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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I r.pERSONS Special (JRASS Mixture ^^ "°TERMANENT PASTURE.
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H ENDERSON'S SPEGIflL... ....GRASS MIXTURE FOR PERMANENT PASTURE THERE is no more important part of a farm than a good pasture, and that can only be obtained by the use of the proper grasses, varieties that have different root formations and different habits and seasons of growth, in order to maintain a rich, close turf throughout the entire season. Timothy should never be used for pasture, because it will not stand trampling, and soon runs out when heavily pastured and at best is short-lived, as compai'ed with the perma- nent grasses used in our Special Mixtures. These Mixtures contain over a dozen of the best perma- nent grasses, both American-grown and imported. All are permanent, and when once established will last indefinitely, if the fertility of the soil is kept up by occasional top-dressing. Owing to the different habits of growth, the grasses grow closer together and form a rich, close turf, covering the soil completely and forming a protection to the roots during hot, dry weather, thereby enabling these grasses to maintain a rich green appearance when Timothy and other grasses are burned up. The thick turf also prevents animals poaching through and destroying the pasture. "We have for years studied the subject of pastures and their formation with exhaustive tests on our own trial farms, where we have had growing separately and in different mixtures all the grasses of which seed can be procured in commercial quantities. These trials have been broadly studied and the results watched with critical interest on the farms of our customers. We are in an unrivalled position to advise you on the subject and to supply suitable grass seeds for Permanent Pasture. While it costs a little more to seed an acre with this special mixture, yet results are so superior and permanent that they more than offset the original cost. Sow not less than 3 bushels per acre. Directions enclosed in every bag. PKICE: $2.50 per bushel; 20 bushels @ $2.45; 50 bushels @ $2.40; 100 bushels @ $2.35. (State whether wanted for light, medium or heavy soils.) Mixed Permanent Clovers, 10 lbs. to sow an acre, $2.25. Should be sown in spring. (Seepage 2.) SUPPLIES CONTINUOUS and ABUNDflNT PflSTURflGE For 20 years AND MORE, From Earliest Spring until Winter. GREEN AND SUCCULENT ftLL SUMMER LONG, WflEN ORDINARY GRAZING LftNDS ARE BURNE,D UP. UNQUESTIONflBLy SUPERIOR,

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