Herbage Grass Seed Mixtures 2017

Herbage Grass Seed Mixtures 2017

Herbage Grass Seed Mixtures 2017

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Introduction Welcome to our 2017 Herbage Grass Seed Mixtures brochure. Bartholomews is proud to be a family owned company with a heritage of over 130 years in agriculture. Our foundations are built on working tirelessly to ensure only the highest quality seeds are offered to our customers. Our herbage seed is mixed using the latest varieties offering superior genetics, quality and yield, whilst ensuring there is a product for every scenario. Our sole aim is to achieve this through extensive research in our on-site seed laboratory and regional trials. We look forward to hearing from you to discuss your requirements.

John Benfield Seed Manager

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Herbage Mix No. 1 Early Bite & Cut

Sown in the autumn, this mixture combines the attributes of tetraploid and diploid italian ryegrasses. The diploid maintains the high dry matter, while the tetraploid provides the soluble carbohydrate content. Giving one massive first cut of high quality silage, it can then be ploughed in and followed by maize or linseed. Left in place, it can be grazed through to the autumn or give a second or third cut of silage if no other grass leys are available and it will also provide two/three cuts in the second year. It has also been successfully established after maize and produced the same excellent yields. • Good early spring growth • Good mid-season digestibility • High percentage soluble carbohydrate • Close heading dates at 67D to maximise quality and quantity • Good ground cover Suggested sowing rate 14kg/ac

One - Two Year Cutting Ley

3.0kg ALAMO / LIGRANDE

Dip. Italian ryegrass Tet. Italian ryegrass Dip. Italian ryegrass

7.0kg GEMINI 4.0kg MERIBEL

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Herbage Mix No 2 Triple Cut

Designed to produce at least three cuts of high quality silage and excellent autumn grazing. By offering a blend of hybrid and perennial ryegrasses, the mixture not only remains highly productive but will also persist for three years. This is a very popular mixture. • Good persistency and winter hardiness • Excellent conservation and grazing yields • High percentage soluble carbohydrate Hybrid tet. ryegrass 2.0kg CALIBRA Int. tet. perennial ryegrass 3.6kg EUROSTAR Int. tet. perennial ryegrass 2.0kg ABERDART / ABERMAGIC Int. dip. perennial ryegrass 2.0kg PREMIUM / GLENARIFF Int. tet. perennial ryegrass 2.4kg FOXTROT / CANCAN Late dip. perennial ryegrass Suggested sowing rate 14kg/ac 2.0kg KIRIAL

Two - Three Year Cutting Ley

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Herbage Mixture No 3 Prime Cut & Graze

This mixture suits situations where early silage cuts are not possible, perhaps on wetter, low lying ground or to follow earlier Italian ryegrass leys. The ideal cutting date of 67D is not reached until mid/end of May. This mixture can provide a second cut of high quality silage, if required, before being returned to the summer grazing ground. • Productive cutting ley with good autumn grazing • Excellent conservation and grazing yields • Good disease resistance and persistency • Close heading dates at

67D to enable good quality and quantity of silage and prolonged grazing

• Highly digestible

Suggested sowing rate 14kg/ac

2.0kg ABERDART / ABERMAGIC Int. dip. perennial ryegrass 3.0kg CALIBRA Int. tet. perennial ryegrass 2.0kg PREMIUM / GLENARIFF Int. dip. perennial ryegrass 3.0kg EUROSTAR Int. tet. perennial ryegrass 2.0kg IRONDAL / TWYMAX Late tet. perennial ryegrass 2.0kg FOXTROT / CANCAN Late dip. perennial ryegrass

Three - Four Year Cutting Ley

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Herbage Mix No 4 Dual Purpose Ley

This versatile mixture gives good early spring growth and high D values for a first cut of silage. Thereafter, the mixture comprises of a blend of the finest grazing perennials, together with clovers to give highly palatable and digestive grazing well into the autumn for cattle and sheep. • High percentage soluble carbohydrate silage • Excellent grazing and conservation yields • Good persistence and disease resistance • Good early spring growth Suggested sowing rate 14kg/ac

Three - Four Year Dual Purpose Ley

3.0kg ABERDART / ABERMAGIC 3.2kg CALIBRA / EUROSTAR 3.9kg PREMIUM / GLENARIFF 1.6kg IRONDAL / TWYMAX 1.7kg CANCAN / FOXTROT 0.2kg MERWI / IONA 0.4kg RIVENDEL

Int. dip. perennial ryegrass Int. tet. perennial ryegrass Int. dip. perennial ryegrass Late tet. perennial ryegrass Late dip. perennial ryegrass Medium leaved white clover Small to medium leaved white clover

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Herbage Mix No 5 Prestige Grazing Ley

Provides a highly digestible ley for intensive stocking situations such as dairy surrounds or beef cattle grazing. Clover is left out of this mixture for a variety of reasons; where high nitrogen fertilising is practiced and if weeds become a problem the ley management require herbicide weed control. • Excellent persistency and winter hardiness • Good early spring growth • Good conservation and grazing yields • Long heading date spread to give prolonged grazing • Suits all soil types Suggested sowing rate 14kg/ac 3.2kg AUBISQUE Int. tet. perennial ryegrass 2.6kg IRONDAL / TWYMAX Late tet. perennial ryegrass 2.2kg ABERDART / ABERMAGIC Int. dip. perennial ryegrass 2.0kg PREMIUM / GLENARIFF Int. dip. perennial ryegrass 2.5kg CANCAN Late dip. perennial ryegrass 1.5kg FOXTROT / TODDINGTON

Four - Five Year Grazing Ley

Late dip. perennial ryegrass

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Herbage Mix No 6 Prestige Grazing Ley With Clover

Similar to Herbage Number 5 but with the addition of a range of high quality white clover, making it suitable for both cattle and sheep grazing, providing high nutritive value. It is also a useful source of nitrogen for grass growth. Suits more favourable sites, which allows clover to flourish. • Highly digestible mix • Good conservation and grazing yields • Excellent persistency and winter hardiness • Contains high yielding and good ground covering clover 3.1kg EUROSTAR Int. tet. perennial ryegrass 3.2kg ABERDART / ABERMAGIC Int. dip. perennial ryegrass 2.5kg FOXTROT Late dip. perennial ryegrass 2.0kg IRONDAL / TWYMAX Late tet. perennial ryegrass 2.5kg TYRELLA / CANCAN Late dip. perennial ryegrass 0.4kg ALICE Large white clover 0.3kg RIVENDEL Small to medium leaved white clover Suggested sowing rate 14kg/ac

Permanent Grazing Ley

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Herbage Mix No 7 Evergreen Pasture

A true permanent pasture mixture giving good spring growth and grazing well into the autumn. Amongst the blend of clovers, a small leaved white clover has been added to maintain a bottom to the sward when intensively grazed by sheep. TIMOTHY helps to maintain the yields during the mid-season period when the ryegrass will be yielding less. The clovers are designed to suit long-term grazing leys and comprise of small to medium leaved clover which will also flourish in dry summers. • Good persistency and disease resistance

• Good grazing yields • Very flexible usage for

Permanent Grazing Ley

conservation, cattle and sheep grazing

Suggested sowing rate 14kg/ac

3.5kg IRONDAL 3.5kg CANCAN

Late tet. perennial ryegrass

Late dip. perennial ryegrass 1.5kg FOXTROT / TYRELLA Late dip. perennial ryegrass 3.5kg INNOVAL / PASTOUR Late tet. perennial ryegrass 1.0kg ERECTA Late dip. perennial ryegrass 0.5kg RIVENDEL Large white clover 0.5kg MERWI

Small to medium leaved white clover

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Herbage Mix No 8 Downland Grazing Ley

A permanent grazing mixture recommended for the South Downs and other marginal areas. (The mixture is commonly used for environmental schemes.) The wide diversity of species allows the ley to perform under adverse conditions and provides useful grazing for cattle and especially sheep.

Permanent Grazing Ley

Suggested sowing rate 14kg/ac

1.0kg ABERDART / ABERMAGIC

Int. dip. perennial ryegrass Int. dip. perennial ryegrass Late dip. perennial ryegrass Late tet. perennial ryegrass Timothy

4.0kg PREMIUM

3.5kg FOXTROT

1.25kg FOXTROT

1.5kg ERECTA 0.5kg BORNITO 0.9kg REVERENT

Sheep’s fescue

Creeping red fescue 0.45kg BROOKLAWN Smooth stalked meadow grass 0.9kg MERWI Medium leaved white clover

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Herbage Mix No 9 Protein Cut

This mix is not suitable for sheep grazing. The mix of red clover and hybrid ryegrass improves quality and persistence without loss of yield. Can be ensiled as a ryegrass sward with up to 3 cuts per season, followed by some grazing. Will do well on most well drained soils and is reasonably winter hardy. • First cut will take 50% of the red clover yield • High protein quality silage with long duration for grazing • Drought tolerant – suits light soils (not suitable for poorly drained areas) • Rotational advantage – excellent entry for wheat crop

Suggested sowing rate 12kg per acre

4.5kg BANQUET Hybrid tet. ryegrass 4.5kg KIRIAL Hybrid tet. ryegrass 3.0kg MERVIOT Red clover

Two - Three Year Dual Purpose Ley

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Herbage Mix No 10 Haylage Maker

A medium term haylage mix to produce abundant quality forage for general horse hay. (For race horse hay a mix of No. 1 and No. 2 should be used.) This mix also provides excellent full ground cover. • Medium term hay production • Quality forage for farm livestock with good fibre content • Excellent persistence • Good winter hardiness • Good ground cover • High diploid content for rapid drying

Pack Size: 14kg per acre

3.0kg KIRIAL Solid hybrid tet. ryegrass 4.0kg LIGRANDE Int. dip. Italian ryegrass 3.0kg GEMINI Int. tet. Italian ryegrass 4.0kg KIRIAL Hybrid tet. ryegrass

Good Winter Hardiness

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Bartholomews Horse Paddock Mixtures

Herbage Mix No 11 Early Hay

This mix contains some early perennial ryegrass together with TIMOTHY to produce palatable ryegrass hay, if required. This mixture is probably better suited to patchy winter-damaged paddocks.

Suitable For Winter- Damaged Paddocks

Pack Size: 12kg per acre

2.0kg TEMPRANO Early dip. perennial ryegrass 1.5kg BELIDA / PREMIUM

Early/Int. dip. perennial ryegrass

2.0kg CALIBRA

Int. tet. perennial ryegrass Late tet. perennial ryegrass

2.0kg ELITAL

2.0kg FOXTROT Late dip. perennial ryegrass 1.5kg REVERENT Creeping red fescue 1.0kg ALMA / ERECTA Timothy

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Herbage Mix No 12 Grazing Paddock

Provides a hard-wearing stand for horses, as well as good grazing grass.

Pack Size: 12kg per acre

2.0kg BELIDA / PREMIUM

Early/Int. dip. perennial ryegrass

2.0kg TEMPRANO Early dip. perennial ryegrass 2.0kg FOXTROT

Late dip. perennial ryegrass

2.0kg IRONDAL Late tet. perennial ryegrass 2.0kg REVERENT Creeping red fescue 1.5kg ALMA / ERECTA Timothy 0.5kg EVORA

Smooth stalked meadow grass

We always aim to supply our mixtures as per the descriptions shown above.

Occasionally, supplies of some varieties run out and it may be necessary to substitute the variety with one of a similar quality and growth habit. You will be advised of any substitutions via the bag label which has the constituents printed on it.

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Grassland Fertiliser

Soil Analysis Up to 10 individual “cores” of soil are taken across 10 acres in a W pattern providing a representative sample of the soil within a field. The sample is then subjected to a wide range of laboratory tests to ascertain levels of nutrients and pH within the soil. Nutrient levels are then converted into indices. It is recommended that soils are tested every 3-5 years. pH A pH of between 6 - 7 is optimum for grass growth, nutrient uptake and inhibiting some weed growth. If the pH falls below 6, soil fertility will start to decline. Liming is a key tool to keep soil pH under control and in the optimum range. Target indices Soil indices allow management of a crop to be tailored to the state of the soil and avoid over application of fertilisers, not only saving money but also protecting the environment from dangers such as nutrient run-off. When at target index the amount of nutrient applied is enough to replace the level that is removed by the growing crop. If the soil is below index more than the crop needs is applied in order to build the soil supply of the nutrient. But when the soil has a large supply of nutrient (more than the crop will use) then often no additional fertiliser will be applied. Grass Nutrition reduced. Suggested application is into the seedbed during sowing. Nitrogen supply should be sufficient but not excessive, too much N will encourage weed growth. Sulphur is also a key nutrient for grass growth as it improves the efficiency of N use and other nutrients around the plant. For more information on grassland management call our fertiliser team on 01243 755630. Nutrient Target Index Phosphorus 2 Potassium 2- Magnesium 2 P and K are essential nutrients for root and tillering development. If the soil is deficient in these nutrients the crop will suffer, potential yield and quality will be

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