Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1916 — Seed Mixtures For Grass. [ARTICLE]

Seed Mixtures For Grass.

The following seed mixtures are recommended by the yard improvement committee of the “Cleanup and Paintup” bureau for grassing yards: Mixture for Shady Places. Kentucky Blue Grass....4o per cent Wood Meadow Grass... .40 per cent Various Leaved Fescue.. .10 per cen. Crested Dog’s Tail 10 per cent Mixture for Terrace and Slopes. Creeping Bent •*> per cent Crested Dog’s Tail 25 per cent Canada Blue Grass 25 per cent Kentucky Blue Grass cent Mixture for Sandy Soil. Kentucky Blue Grass .. .25 per cent Creeping Bent 30 per cent Rhode Island Bent 30 per cent Fine Leaved Fescue .....15 per cent Mixture for>Clay Soils. Kentucky Blue Gfass ... -b0 per cent Fancy Red Top ....... -30 per cent English Rye 20 P er cent The per cent is expressed m relation to the weight and when , thoroughly cleaned fancy grades are used throughout. If clover is wanted, it should be sown separately as it is heavy and settles to the bottom of the measure.