LIST OF CHOICE FARM SEEDS FOR 1923. 



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CLOVERS 



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In the northern United States and 

 Canada the mark of the good farmer is his 

 ability to grow Clover successfully and 

 profitably. It is an indispensable part of 

 a self-sustaining crop rotation, is prob- 

 ably the most important of all our hay 

 plants, except Alfalfa in the west, forms 

 an indispensable ingredient of balanced 

 rations and can be turned under with im- 

 mense benefit to the land as it is one of 

 the chief nitrogen gathering crops. , - " 



Clover pasture is well adapted to hog- 

 raising and cattle thrive on it, if suffi- 

 ciently restricted to avoid bloating. It 

 should be sown in conjunction with some 

 other grass such as Timothy or Awnless 

 Brome Grass. Clover is unexcelled as a 

 soiling crop and is much used for silage. 

 The seed crop yields a profitable return, 

 the seed reproducing about 30 fold on the 

 average, and can usually be taken from 

 the second growth after the first has been 

 cut for hay. 



We offer strictly high-grade recleaned 

 Clover Seed of all varieties. Do not be in- 

 duced to buy cheap seed, as cheap seed is 

 dear at any price, being certain to contain 

 noxious weed seeds, likely to be detrimental to 

 crops, farm and community. 



MEDIUM RED OR JUIVE CLOVER (Trifolium 

 pratense) — The grade v/e offer is choice re- 

 cleaned home-grown seed, free from weeds and 

 other impurities (60 lbs. per bushel). Per lb. 35c 

 (by mail 42c); 10 lbs. $2.75; 60 lbs. $15.60; 100 lbs. |26.00. 



MAMMOTH CLOVER (Trifolium pratense perenne) — A larger 

 and coarser grower than the preceding, but with less ten- 

 dency to die out after the second year. Should be used for 

 pasture and fertilizing purposes. Per lb. 35c (by mail 42c); 

 10 lbs. $2.80; 60 lbs. $15.90; 100 lbs. $26.50. 



ALSIKE CLOVER (Trifolium hybridum) — Swedish Clover. 

 It adapts itself to all kinds of soils, and is capable of re- 

 sisting extremes of wet and drought alike. It makes a 

 very fine, soft, dustless hay that really is better than Red 

 Clover hay. (60 lbs. per bushel.) Per lb. 30c (by mail 37c); 

 10 lbs. $2.40; 60 lbs. $13.50; 100 lbs. $22.50. 



CRIMSON CLOVER (Trifolium incarnatum) — A rapid and 

 quick growing annual Clover. Sow for next season's crop 

 in late summer or early fall. 20 lbs. per acre (60 lbs. per 

 bushel). Per lb. 30c (by mail 37c); 10 lbs. $2.40; 60 lbs. 

 $13.50. 



WHITE CLOVER (Trifolium repens) — Excellent for pasture 

 and valuable for bee-keepers as it makes fine honey. (60 

 lbs. per bushel.) Choice Seed, containing a minimum per- 

 centage of Alaska Clover. Per lb. 65c (by mail 72c); 5 lbs. 

 $3.00; 10 lbs. $5.60; 25 lbs. $13.50. 



WHITE CLOVER — Extra choice Seed for lawns. % lb. 45c 

 (by mail 52c); 1 lb. 75c (by mail 82c); 5 lbs. $3.50. 



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Field of "Currle's Jlcdium Red Clover." 



HUBAM CLOVER — Annual White Sweet Clover — A very vigor- 

 ous, rapid growing annual sweet clover discovered in 1916 

 at the Iowa Experiment Station. It makes a tremendously 

 tall, bushy growth and as a green manuring or soil im- 

 provement variety it stands alone, as it makes the greatest 

 growth in the shortest time of any clover now known. A 

 most nutritious pasture plant and a bees' paradise from 

 June until frost. Sow 10 to 15 lbs. per acre. 1 lb. 85c (by 

 mail 95c); 5 lbs. $4.00; 10 lbs. $7.00. 



BOKHARA OR SWEET CLOVER (Melilotus alba) — "White 

 blossom, biennial. A clover valuable for the excellent 

 honey which it yields, and highly important as a soil 

 builder and inoculator for Alfalfa, as a green iforage and 

 hay crop and as a pasture plant; generally adaptable to un- 

 favorable soils and conditions. Stock do not take to it 

 readily at first, but soon learn to like it and thereafter 

 eat it greedily. As a soil renovator it has no equal. Re- 

 ports show 4 and 5 tons of hay at one cutting. Sow 10 to 16 

 lbs. per acre. 



Hulled Seed — Per lb. 25c (by mail 32c); 10 lbs. $1.65; 60 lbs. 

 (1 bushel) $9.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. 



TIMOTHY — See page 43. 



Clovers inoculated with "Nitragin" will give best results. 



See page 44. 



RAPE— DWARF ESSEX. 



The earliest cultivated a-id most profitable plant for sheep,^hog or cattle feed known. It 

 can be sown in early spring along -with Oats or Rye, and eaten off by sheep within a week 

 or so after harvest. It can also be sown on Oats, Rye or Wheat stubble, or on any vacant 

 land up to the first days of August, and will yield an immense crop of green fodder in six 

 to eight weeks from the time of sowing. As a fattener for sheep and hogs it is superior 

 to clover. Should be sown in drills at the rate of 3 lbs. per acre, or broadcast, using 4 to 

 6 lbs. per acre, all through the summer months, so as to furnish a successive crop of sheep 

 feed. One acre of Rape T\-iU pasture 36 sheep for two months.' Per lb. 20c (by mail 27c); 

 10 lbs. for $1.25; 100 lbs. $10.00. 



SUGAR CANE. 



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W^isconsin Early Amber — The most w^idely used in the Northern States. Its di.<!tinctive 

 features are earliness and great yield of syrup. Sow when the ground is warm so as to 

 insure a good germination. If wanted for fodder sow from 50 to 60 lbs. of Seed broad- 

 cast to the acre. For syrup 25 lbs. is sufficient. If drilled in continuous rows so as to 

 cultivate one way, 12 to 15 lbs. is required. Weight per bushel, 50 lbs. Per lb. 18c (by 

 mail 25c); 5 lbs. 65c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.50. 



Southern Amber Cane^Recommended for fodder only. Per lb. 16c (by mail 23c); 10 lbs. 

 85c; 100 lbs. $7.00. 



W^HITE KAFFIR CORN. 



A splendid fodder for cattle and horses; the seed an excellent poultry feed. Ciiltivated for 

 both forage and grain. Grows 4 to 6 'feet high. It is generally grown in drills from 2 

 feet 6 inches to 3 feet 6 inches apart. Thoroughly pulverize the soil before sowing and 

 do not sow until the ground is warm, using about 12 lbs. of seed to the acre. 1 lb. 13c 

 (by mail 20c); 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 65c; 100 lbs. $5.00. 



BROOM CORN. 



Broom Corn is one of the best paying crops and is adapted to any soil that will grow 

 corn. It will make a crop with very little rain. One acre will yield 1 to 1% tons of cured 

 brush and' up to 40 bushels of seed, which is nearly equal to oats in feeding value. Plant 

 in drills 3% feet apart, and in rows about 3 inches apart; and cultivate the same as corn. 

 About 5 to 8 pounds of seed will sow an acre. If planted the first of June, the crop will be 

 ready to cut September 15th. Per lb. 20c (by mail 27c): 5 lbs. 65c; 10 lbs. $1.10; 50 lbs. $4.00. 



All Seeds offered on this pacre are F. O. B. Mil^vaukee. 



Prices subject to change without notice. Two bushel seamless bags 40c each, extra. 



SAMPLES AND LATEST PRICES SENT ON REQUEST. 





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