LIST OF CHOICE FARM SEEDS FOR 1910. 



TURKESTAN ALFALFA (LUCERNE) 



MEDICAGO SATIVA VAR. TURKESTANICA. 

 Perfectly Hardy. Withstands Drought, Heat and Cold. 



The climate of Turkestan is not unlike that of our in- 

 terior states, being far removed from the ocean and sur- 

 rounded by wide expanses of dry land. The summers are 

 very hot and long 1 , and in many places the evaporation 

 exceeds the quantity of moisture that has fallen during 

 the year. The inhabitants are mainly employed raising- 

 cattle and here it is this Alfalfa grows and flourishes. 

 ■Withstands Extreme Cold Without Injury — At the Ex- 

 periment Station, Brookings, S. D., with a minimum tem- 

 perature of 40 degrees below zero, with the ground bare, 

 common Alfalfa was killed, while Turkestan came 

 through unharmed. At the Wyoming Experiment Station the Turkestan Alfalfa was ex- 

 posed to a minimum temperature of 45 degrees below zero without harm. 



The Director of the Russian Department of Agriculture, writing about Turkestan Al- 

 falfa says: "Medicago sativa var. Turkestanica is the chief forage in use throughout Central 

 Asia, and is of the highest importance, since during the summer it forms the chief, and in 

 winter, prepared in the shape of hay, the only fodder for cattle. There are no meadows in 

 certain parts, as soft herbs and grasses that grow up in early spring are quickly dried by 

 the hot rays of the sun. The native Alfalfa would seem to be a cattle fodder that cannot be 

 replaced in countries as dry and hot as Turkestan. Parallel experiments have been made in 

 the Merv Oases in growing Turkestan and common Alfalfa under widely different condi- 

 tions, and the results have shown that the Turkestan is greatly superior to the common 

 in the crop it yields, and is able to grow satisfactorily witli a minimum supply of water, 

 a supply so small that the common Alfalfa would perish with drought. Turkestan Alfalfa has a veny large root sys- 

 tem, and its leaves are covered with thick down. This, in conjunction with the deeply channelled leaf, enables the plant on 

 the one hand to imbibe the moisture from the deeper layers of the soil, and on the other hand to exhale it in very small quan- 

 tities." 



Good Crops on Alkali Soils — -The introduction of Turkestan Alfalfa permits of a great extension of the area heretofore de- 

 voted to the cultivation of Alfalfa, and this, too, in sections where climatic conditions have almost prohibited the growing of 

 leguminous forage crops. Not only does it endure extreme drought and cold, but excellent crops of it have been raised on 

 strongly alkaline soils. 



Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 25c (by mail 1 lb. 35c); 10 lbs. $2.35; 25 lbs. $5.50; 100 lbs $20.00 



CURRIE'S ALFALFA (LUCERNE)— Strictly Choice Domestic. Northern Grown. 



The chief merit of Alfalfa lies in the fact that it may be cut 3 or 4 times a season, each cutting bringing enormous yields 

 of sweet and nutritious forage which is much relished by all kinds of stock. Care should be taken when cattle are first 

 turned in not to allow them to overfeed, as it is liable to cause bloating. It is an excellent soiling crop and makes the 

 best hay when properly treated. In hay making it should be put in cocks instead of windrows, which will tend to prevent the 

 shattering of the leaves. The Seed should be sown broadcast at the rate of 20 to 30 pounds per acre about the middle of 

 April or earlier, should the ground be in good condition, without a nurse or cover-crop. The soil must be deep, rich, "well 

 prepared and well drained. It should never be sown on heavy, sticky clay land where water stands a short distance below 

 the surface. A large crop once established, the results are wonderful — three cuttings a year being the regular filing-. 

 averaging 10 tons green fodder to the acre. Not only this, but it will continue to give 10 tons to the acre, for 10 to 15 

 years. As a land enricher it is unsurpassed. The long roots, 10 to 15 feet under ground, bring up lots of buried min- 

 eral fertilizer, while, like all the Clover family, it is a great nitrogen gatherer. No farmer should be without an acre or 

 two of it. Choice re-cleaned Seed, per lb. 25c (by mail 1 lb. 35c); per bushel $12.00; per 100 lbs. $20.00. (Subject to market 

 fluctuations.) 



SAND LUCERNE— Medicago media. 



The director of the Michigan Experiment Station reports 5 tons of cured hay of Sand Lucerne to the acre on a sandy 

 knoll, and says it is one of the best hay crops in use on the Experiment Station Farm. It is specially adapted to sandy land. 

 Per lb. 35c by mail; peck $3.25. bushel $12.00 



RUSSIAN FLAX. 



When grown for Seed without regard to fibre, sow from 2 to 3 pecks of Seed to the acre. If fine fibre is wanted, sow 

 from 1% to 2 bushels to the acre, so as to grow clean, straight, slender straw. 



1 lb. by mail 20c; peck 70c; bushel $2.25; 5 to 10 bushels at $2.15 per bushel. 



THOUSAND-HEADED KALE. 



Like Dwarf Essex Rape, this is a valuable forage crop. Sow the Seed in spring in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, using about 

 1 lb. to the acre. 



Pkt, 5c; % lb. 10c; 1 lb. by mail ■ $ 0.35 



By express or freight, 1 lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 2-5 lbs. $4.50; 100 lbs. $17.00 



All Seeds on this page subject to market fluctuations. 



