£4 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
Cutting and 
Stacking Alfalfa | 
in Wisconsin, 
Genuine Montana Grown Seed—Recleaned. d ; ) na 
Alfalfa produced in that state are considered better able to withstand the severe winters and trying conditions of other 
northern states. 
Northern Grown Seed—Finest Quality. | 
mail 57c); 20 lbs. $9.25; 100 lbs. $45.00. 
Grimm’s Alfalfa—Certified with affidavit of our grower to be Genuine Grimm. 
$73.00. 
on 
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The Guaranteed 
Legume Inoculator 
Alfalfa, all clovers, all beans and peas, 
and vetch, are legumes. Legumes, if in- 
oculated, will develop on their roots small 
protuberances, called nodules. These no- 
dules take nitrogen from the air and sup- 
ply it to the plant. Nitrogen is one of the 
most necessary and most expensive of all 
the chemical elements entering into plant 
growth. Modern farmers therefore grow 
their nitrogen, grow it with legume crops. 
But legumes can not take nitrogen from 
the air unless there are nodules on the 
roots, and nodules do not ordinarily de- 
velop unless the germs are artificially 
placed on the roots. Placing these germs 
is called inoculation. 
Standard Inoculating Bacteria is a cul- 
ture of living germs, grown direct from 
nodules taken from the roots of legume 
plants. The germs are shipped in amber 
bottles to exclude the light, with glass cot- 
ton plugged air tubes to supply air to the 
germs. This bacteria is then mixed with 
water and the seeds are sprinkled before 
planting. This places the germs right on 
the incipient root of the plant where it be- 
longs, and inoculation is sure and certain. 
Remember there is a separate germ for 
every lezume—one for each of the clovers, 
for alfalfa, soy beans, garden beans, peas, 
vetch, etc., etc. 
When ordering state crop to be inocu- 
lated. 
STANDARD INOCULATING BACTERIA. 
Price, Postpaid. 
Garden size...$ .50 2 Acre size....$1.45 
1 Acre size.... 15 4 Acre size.... 2.25 
GF ACreeSi Zea enctstelones,'¢:s 3.00 
CURRIE’S ALFALFA 
(Lucerne) 
MEDICAGO SATIVA. 
STRICTLY CHOICE DOMESTIC. 
Alfalfa is a crop of inestimable value. 
It may be cut 3 to 4 times a season, each 
cutting bringing enormous yields (10 tons 
and more) of sweet nutritious forage much 
relished by all kinds of stock. It is an ex- 
cellent soiling crop and makes the best of 
hay when properly treated, being in itself 
the nearest approach of any farm product 
to a perfect ration. The Seed should be 
sown broadcast at the rate of 15 to 25 
pounds per acre, and seeding may take 
place from about the middle of April, or 
ra earlier, should the ground be in good con- 
dition, until late in August or September, without a 
nurse or cover crop. The soil must be deep, rich and 
well-drained, and the seed-bed well prepared. The in- 
oculation of the seed with a commercial culture such 
as “Standard Inoculating Bacteria” (see below), im- 
mediately before sowing will materially assist in the 
production of a crop. The seed should never be sown 
on heavy, sticky clay land where water stands a short 
distance below the surface. As a land enricher Alfalfa 
is unsurpassed. The long roots, 10 to 15 feet under 
ground, bring up lots of buried mineral fertilizer, while 
like all the Clover family, it is a great nitrogen 
gatherer. No farmer should be without it. 
Because of the particularly rigorous climatic conditions of Montana, strains of 
Per lb. 50c (by mail 57c); 20 lbs. $9.75; 100 lbs. $48.00. 
Recleaned. 
Suited to conditions of practically all northern sections. Per lb. 50¢ (by 
Per lb. 85c (by mail 92¢c); 10 lbs. $7.75; 100 Ibs. 
SOY BEAN 
Valuable in the north chiefly as a soil improver and wonderful forage crop, 
though the beans which are excellent both as human food and food for stock, will 
usually ripen in our section. Sow when the ground is warm in spring, plant 
in drills 30 inches apart, using 15 to 20 pounds of Seed to the acre for forage. If 
for Seed use 5 pounds more. 
Ito San (Early yellow)—Dwarf growing, early yielding a large quantity of seed. 
Per lb. 15¢ (by mail 22c); 10 lbs. $1.15; 50 lbs. $5.00; 100 Ibs. $9.50. 
Mammoth Yellow—A popular variety, producing a large quantity of fodder. 
Per lb. 15e (by mail 22c); 10 lbs. $1.00; 50 lbs. $4.25; 100 Ibs. $8.00. 
Guelph (Medium Early Green)—The favarite variety in the Northern States, either 
for the production of seed or forage. Per lb. 15¢e (by mail 22c); 10 lbs. $1.15; 
50 lbs. $5.00; 100 lbs. $9.50. 
Black Beauty—Not so early as Ito San, but a heavier yielder and better for forage. 
Plants stocky, of medium height. Per lb. 15¢ (by mail 22c),; 10 lbs. $1.15; 50 lbs. 
$5.00; 100 lbs. $9.50. 
COW PEAS. 
Highly valued as a forage crop, its feeding qualities being very high. 
soil renovator and fertilizer is quite equal to clover. The dry peas ground make a 
rich feed for cattle. Sow either broadcast or in drills—covering the seed from 
2 to 3 inches—after the ground is warm, as the Peas rot very readily in cold, wet 
soil. When sown broadcast use from 50 to 90 pounds seed to the acre. If in drills, 
half the quantity is enough. 
Michigan Favorite—Northern grown. 
Whip-poor-Will—Matures 12 to 15 days later than the above and used for the 
same purpose. Price for either variety, 1 lb. lic (by mail 22c); 10 lbs. $1.00; 
50 lbs. $4.25; 100 lbs. $8.00. 
SAND OR HAIRY VETCH. 
Vicia Villosa. Winter Vetch. 
One of the most valuable fodder plants for the West and Northwestern States, 
owing to its ability to withstand severe drought, heat and cold. The vines are 
slender and thickly clad with leaves and side stems, which furnish nice, succulent 
feed. Individual plants will make a 10 foot growth before going to seed. Sow at 
the rate of 80 to 120 pounds per acre for hay. 
As a Pasture Plant for Late Fall and Early Spring Sand Vetch is without an 
equal. From sowings made in August an excellent late Fall pasturage for sheep 
or hogs can be had in 50 days, the plants being by that time two feet in height. 
After close eating it can be left to prevent soil washing during Winter and Spring. 
It is one of the first plants to start into growth in spring and will be again ready 
to pasture by May, or it can be allowed to mature for green cutting or for a Hay 
crop. Hogs, sheep and cattle eat it with great relish. 
The U. S. Department of Agriculture estimates the value of a plowed-under 
crop as equivalent to $16 to $45 worth of commercial fertilizers per acre. Sow in 
either fall or spring, at the rate of 60 lbs. per acre, broadcast, with the addition 
of one-half bushel Rye or Oats to furnish support for the vines. On rich soil it 
yields enormous crops of green fodder, from 10 to 15 tons to the acre; equal to 3 
to 4 tons when cured as dried Hay. It is also a remarkable grower on sandy 
As a 
Sandwicken. 
and thin land. 60 lbs. to the bushel. Per lb. 40c (by mail 47c); 10 Ibs. $3.75; 
25 Ibs. $9.00; 100 lbs. $35.00. 
All Seeds offered on this page are F. O. B. Milwaukee. 
Prices subject to change without notice, 
Two bushel seamless bags 60c each, extra, 
