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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 49.

[image] BROMUS INERMIS

GRASS SEEDS.
We are the largest dealers in this line in central Iowa, and our trade has been built up by handling only the best grades of new recleaned seed. We have pleased thousands of others and can please you with our choice Iowa grown seed.
Prices
Grass seeds are sold on a very close margin of profit and prices are constantly changing with the market. Should you desire a quantity of anything in this line, be sure you write us for special prices, naming the amount needed. Most kinds of grass seeds are somewhat higher in prices this year, but please remember that our quotations are for our best grades of recleaned seed, and we know that price is as low as such grades can be bought anywhere. At the pound rate we prepay postage. Larger quantities by freight or express at purchaser's expense. Grain bags to hold seed 15 cents each.
BROMUS INERMIS.--The most valuable new grass which has been introduced into this country during the past 25 years, and it has everywhere, from Canada to Texas, given the best of satisfaction. It has been very highly recommended by the U. S. Agricultural Department and by grass specialists in all parts of the country. It will produce a wonderful crop of hay on land which is too poor for clover or timothy, and it resists intense cold, and also the most hot, dry weather. Forms a quick and dense sod either on sandy or stiff clay soils, and is a permanent grass which does not kill out with any kind of weather. Grows 18 to 36 inches in height and can be cut two or three times per year and is equally desirable as a pasture grass. Should be sown early in the spring using 20 to 25 lbs. per acre if sown alone, or if with alfalfa use 12 lbs. with 8 lbs. alfalfa.
The South Dakota Experiment Station says: "This is the best grass that has yet been tried at this station. When properly sown it catches well, giving a good sod the first year; in favorable seasons a fair yield of hay may also be obtained."
The U. S. Experiment Station at Garden City, Kan., says: "We have grown Bromus Inermis successfully, and we think it is the coming grass for the arid regions of the west. It is green from the middle of March to about November."
Professor Shaw, of Minnesota, pertinently says: "This grass cannot be obtained too soon by the farmers of the northwest." Price for best grade seed, per lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 75c, postpaid. By freight, per bu. (14 lbs.) $2.10, 50 lbs. $7.00, 100 lbs. $13.50.
ORCHARD GRASS.--A most valuable grass for pasture or hay land, and on account of its earliness very valuable for permanent pastures. It furnishes the first green bite in the spring and the last in the fall, and is quick to recover from close cropping, and even thrives better the more it is cropped. When grown for hay, more than one crop can be obtained in one season, and where but one crop is taken the aftergrowth is very heavy, and gives splendid and rich pasture till late in the fall. It will stand drought, and being very hardy, is of especial value for our northern states, where it does not winter-kill. It grows in tufts, and is therefore not adapted for sowing alone or by itself; but when sown together with red clover, rye grass and tall meadow oat grass, a close and even sod can be had. It is well suited to shady places, such as orchards and groves. Will grow on almost all kinds of land but gives best results on deep, rich, sandy loam or clay soils. Sow 14 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 35c, 3 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. By freight per bushel (14 lbs.) $2.25, 100 lbs. $14.00.

[image] ORCHARD GRASS.

PERENNIAL RYE GRASS.--(Or English Rye Grass.)--A nutritious permanent grass for meadows and pasture, or for mixing with other grasses for lawns. Does well on sloping banks, as its roots are fibrous and mat-like. Is especially adapted for pastures, as it will endure close cropping and is of strong, quick and successive after growth. It produces an abundance of foliage, which remains bright and green throughout the season, and for this reason is also much used for lawn grass mixtures. It is also well adapted for permanent meadows, and yields large quantities of very nutritious hay, which is well liked by all kinds of stock. Does well on almost any land but prefers rich or moist soil, such as will produce a good corn crop. Sow 20 pounds per acre. Per lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, postpaid. By freight per bu. (14 lbs.) $1.20.
MEADOW FESCUE or ENGLISH BLUE GRASS.--Succeeds well in almost all soils, from high dry land to moist, standing the dry summer heat excellently. It is valuable as a pasturage grass, being one of the earliest in the spring and latest in the fall. It is very nutritious and greedily eaten by all kinds of stock, and very fattening. Is hardy, never grows in tufts, and being tender and succulent, makes excellent hay. It is a perennial, two to three feet high, flowering in June and July. Lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 75c postpd. By freight bu. (14 lbs.) $1.60.

[image] PERENNIAL OR ENGLISH RYE GRASS.

ITALIAN RYE GRASS.--An annual variety of above, which can be depended on to give a large crop the first year. Valuable for sowing with crimson clover as a catch crop on red clover fields where clover has winter killed. Does well on any good clover land. Sow 20 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. By freight per bu. (14 lbs.) $1.25.
MEADOW SOFT GRASS.--Also known as "Honey Grass." Although not of high feeding value, it is very valuable for low, soft, spongy places, where other grasses don't succeed. It is very productive; a hardy perennial, 18 to 20 inches high. Per lb. 35c, 3 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. By freight per bushel (14 lbs.) $2.75.
BERMUDA GRASS.--The most valuable grass for the southern states, as it withstands heat and drought wonderfully well. Is valuable for hay and pasture and unsurpassed for lawns in the south as it runs over the ground forming a dense turf. Sow 8 lbs. per acre. Lb. $1.25, 3 lbs. $3.00 prepd., 5 lbs. not prepd. @ 85c per lb.

[image] MEADOW FESCUE.

CRESTED DOGSTAIL.--For permanent pastures, especially on high land and hard, dry soils and hills, this grass is invaluable. It produces an abundance of foliage, is very hardy, and but little affected by extreme drought or cold weather. It is tender and nutritous [nutritious] and relished by all kinds of stock. Evergreen and valuable for lawns. Per lb. 50c, 3 lbs. $1.35 postpaid. By freight per bu. (14 lbs.) $5.25.
WOOD MEADOW GRASS.--This grass is invaluable for wood pasture or shaded ground, and should be included in all mixtures for permanent pastures, especially in shady places. It is relished by all kinds of stock, showing a succulent and very nutritive herbage. For lawns overshadowed by trees it is particularly valuable, and it produces a very thick growth and nice even sod. Seed scarce this year. Sow 20 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 50c, 3 lbs. $1.25, postpaid. By freight per bu. (14 lbs.) $5.75.

[image] CRESTED DOGSTAIL.

HARD FESCUE.--Is emphatically a grass for dry lands, doing well on sandy and shallow silicious [siliceous] soils. It is exceedingly hardy and withstands extremes of heat and cold, and also long periods of drought. For permanent pastures on poor lands it is especially valuable. Per lb. 35c, 3 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. By freight, per bushel (14 lbs.) $2.50.
SHEEP'S FESCUE.--This variety prefers to grow on light, sandy soil, and dry uplands or hillsides. It is deep rooted, and not affected by extreme drought. Sheep are especially fond of it. Should be included in mixtures for permanent pastures on dry uplands, particularly if used for sheep grazing, as it is one of the sweetest grasses and very nutritious. On account of its fine foliage and compact growth it is very desirable for lawn purposes. It is a hardy perennial. Sow 14 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 35c, 3 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. By freight per bu. (14 lbs.) $2.00.

[image] SHEEP'S FESCUE.

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