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J. Bolgiano & Son, Seedsmen, Baltimore, Md. 



INOCULATE YOUR LEGUME SEED 



FOR ONLY 50 CENTS PER ACRE 



WITH STANDARD INOCULATION 



And Help the Crops Enrich Your Land on Which They Grow 



Legumes without the presence of proper bacteria rob the soil of nitrogen, making it poorer the same as do other crops, 

 and since nearly all soils are short of nitrogen, it is very important that legume crops should be soil-builders, not soil-robbers. 



Legumes -nhen supplied with strong active nitrogen-gathering bacteria of the proper kind are enabled to produce 

 larger yields and also enrich the land. These bacteria when present in the soil in sufficient quantity attach themselves 

 to the roots of legumes, wherein they live, and draw large quantities of nitrogen from the air. Tliis nitrogen drawn from 

 the air by the bacteria greatly aids the growth of the crop with w hich they are living, and also at the same time there is 

 being deposited in the soil quantities of nitrogen to grow further good crops of any kind. 



Some soils may contain enough of the proper bacteria; however, many soils do not. Legume crops not amply supplied 

 with these nitrogen-gathering bacteria do not do full work in improving the soil, but on the contrary may be wearing it 

 out. Since the importance of these bacteria is an established fact, it is most advisable to make sure of having crops well 

 supplied. This can be done by using reliable inoculating cultures on the seed before planting. 



These cultures are easily and effectively handled by anyone following the simple directions for use found on the bottles. 

 This is the safest, quickest and cheapest way of improving your soU. This inoculation is not for direct use on such crops 

 as Corn, Cotton, Grain. Potatoes, etc. When used on all the legume crops such as Vetch, Alfalfa, Soy Beans, Cow Peas, 

 Clovers, Peanuts, etc., large quantities of nitrogen accumulates in the roots and is left in the soil to grow good succeeding 

 crops of Corn, Cotton, Grain, etc. Inoculation does double work — first, improving the crops inoculated, and second, 

 enriching the soil to grow good crops of the kinds which cannot be inoculated. 



GROW BETTER CROPS 



IMPROVE YOUR LAND 



Not Inoculated Inoculated 



Garden Peas 



SAVE FERTILIZER EXPENSE 



All this you can do by gowing inoculated legumes, and we strongly advise you to inoculate your Cow Peas, Soy Beans, 

 Vetch, Alfalfa, Peanuts, Clovers and all other legume seed before sowing. 



INOCULATION FOR LESS MONEY 



We can supply you with inoculation for all the principal legume crops 

 such as Alfalfa, Sweet Clover, Crimson Clover, Red Clover, Cow Petis, Soy 

 Heans, Velvet Beans, Vetches, Peanuts, Garden Peas and Beans, etc. These 

 cultures of inoculation are delivered in bottles ready to use simply by adding 

 a little water and sprinkling on the seed. Seed for 10 acres can be inoculated 

 in 15 minutes. 



PRICES STANDARD INOCULATION 



o-Acre Size .S2.50 — by Parcel Post $2.75 



1-Acre Size .50 — by Parcel Post .60 



\\^hen ordering be sure to give the names of the crops you 

 want to inoculate. Circulars on request. 



Mulford Cultures for Legumes 



Rflulford Cultures contain pure, tested strains of active, vigorous nitrogen-fixing bacteria for inocu- 

 lating seeds of legumes or soil. 



Mulford Cultures are "different" and should not be confused with other brands. 



The color is different (they are dark, almost black, due to a special ingredient added to increase the 

 growth and activity of the bacteria). 



The count is different (bacterial counts show fully twice as many bacteria as in the old-form cultures') . 



The bottle is different (being sealed — an important feature which prevents all possibility of con- 

 tamination from the outside air). 



Legumes offer the best-known means of maintauiing soil fertility and rejuvenating over-cropped 

 and worn-out fields. They add both hiinius and hitrogen to your soil and thus increase your yield of Wlieat, 

 Cotton, Corn and other non-legume crops. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture and many State Agricultural Experiment Stations recom- 

 mend inoculation of legumes with nitrogen-fixing bacteria to induce a prompt "catch" and increase your 

 yield. 



MULFORD CULTURES ARE PREPARED FOR 



ALFALFA (Lucerne) ALSIKE CLOVER VETCH LIMA BEANS 



CRIMSON CLOVER BURR CLOVER VELVET BEANS LESPEDEZA 



SWEET CLOVER COW PEAS SWEET PEAS BEGGAR WEED 



RED CLOVER SOY BEANS GARDEN PEAS AND OTHERS 



PEANUTS G.VRDEN BEANS 



Be sure to specify the particular legume on which you desire to use the Mulford Cultures, otherwise 

 we will not know how to fill your order. 



Prices: o-Acre Size So. 00 ("A Dollar per Acre") 



1-Acre Size 1.50 



Garden Size (J4 acre) .50 



These prices include delivery on freight shipments. 



FREE DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE SENT UPON REQUEST 



Small Cost, 



Easy to Use, Large Returns 

 No Labor Expense 



Uninociilated 



ALFALFA 



Inoculated 



Photograped on same scale. Plant on left 

 not inoculated — Plant on right inoculated with 

 Mulford Culture for Alfalfa. All other con- 

 ditions identical. 



THE CONTRAST SPEAKS FOR ITSELF 



