GRIMM ALFALFA 



The Hardiest Alfalfa Known 



DOMESTIC GROWN 



The attention of the Minnesota experiment station was called to this 

 Alfalfa in 1901, and by careful experimentation Grimm Alfalfa was foiind 

 to be far superior to common kinds in withstanding imfavorable winters. 

 This strain of Alfalfa seed not only endures extremely low temperature, 

 but it can be cut with greater safety in the fall, and will bear more abuse 

 in the way of pasturage than any other forage plant. Grimm Alfalfa has 

 larger crowns, and a more spreading root system than the ordinary Alfalfa. 

 It is also claimed that it will yield from ten to fifteen per cent more than 

 any otlier variety, and wiH start and thrive in undrained wet locations, 

 where the ordinary sort was tried unsuccessfully. One of the characteris- 

 tics of the Grimm Alfalfa is that some of the plants produce peculiar 

 greenish-yellow flowers. Sow 30 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 75c.; 10 

 lbs., $7.00; 25 lbs.; 

 $16.25; 100 lbs., 

 $60.00., purchaser 

 paying transpor- 

 tation. 



HENDERSONS' RECLEANED 



NORTHERN GROWN ALFALFA (Medlcago saUva) 



DOMESTIC GROWN 



A Clover-like leguminous plant of great importance as a hay and forage 

 crop, nutritious and rich in protein elements. It grows 2 to 5 feet high 

 and sends roots, 5, 10, 20, and sometimes 30 feet into the subsoil. It needs 

 one season to become established, after which it yields enormous crops 

 annually for many years. 3 or 4 cuttings per season, aggregating 4 to 6 

 tons cured hay per acre, are harvested, according to conditions and locality. 

 It does well on all good, rich soils {except heavy clay), if well drained, or 

 overlying a permeable subsoil: on calcareous soil it thrives especially well. 

 Alfalfa is one of the best cover crops for orchards. Our strain of seed is 

 grown in far Northern regions, where plants have to endure extreme cold 

 and still thrive in those high altitudes. Our experience — and that of our 

 customers — has shown that such seed is imdoubtedly the best for the North 

 and Eastern States. Before offering this seed to our customers for sale, it is 

 thoroiighly recleaned by the most modern seed cleaning machinery. By 

 this process we separate the sound, perfect seeds from all rubbish and light, 

 imperfect seeds. Sow in the Northern States during June, July or August. 

 30 to 40 lbs. of seed per acre if broadcasted, 2.5 or to 30 lbs. if drilled. In 

 the South sow in February or September. (See engraving.) 



Price, lb. 70c.; 10 lbs., $6.00; 25 lbs., $14.00; 100 lbs. $50.00., purchaser 

 paying transportation. 



VETCH, SAND or WINTER LS 

 The Best Legume for Sandy Soils 



It is the earliest crop for cutting, and a full crop can be taken 

 off the land in time for planting spring crops. Being much 

 hardier than Scarlet Clover, this is the forage plant to sow in the 

 Northern States, where Scarlet Clover winter kills, though It is 

 eciually valuable in the South. 





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Although Sand Vetch succeeds on poor, shady soils, it is, naturally, more vigor- 

 ous on better land. Under such conditions the plant produces numerous branches 

 3 to 6 feet long. Sand Vetch is hardy all over the United States, and in most 

 places remains green all winter. The crop may be seeded, either from the middle of 

 August to the middle of September, or in the spring from the middle of April 

 to the middle of May. 



Sown in the fall it should be mixed with Mammoth Red Clover or Eye to serve 

 as a support for the vines, thus keeping the forage off the ground. 



If sown in the spring it may be mixed with Oats or Barley. Fall sown crops furnish 

 some forage before winter comes, and as growth starts very early in the spring it 

 can be pastured, cut for hay, or tm-ned tmder to renovate the soil. 



The foremost orchardists highly recommend Sand Vetch as a cover crop. Soluble 

 plant food in porous soils leaches away in considerable amounts during the late 

 fall and early spring, when the roots of trees are not actively foraging for it. Owing 

 to the fact that it grows late in the fall, and to its ability to live over winter. Sand Vetch 

 is certainly the best cover crop for orchards. (See engraving.) 



Sow 50 lbs. per acre, \vith one-half bushel of Rye or AVheat. 



Price, lb., 35c.; 10 lbs., $3.00; 50 lbs., $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. 



TRUE DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



Sow in the North From April to End of August and in the 

 South During September and October 



In the United States we have millions of acres of land that annually lie idle or run to 

 weeds the latter part of the season, after the gram, potato and hay crops have been 

 harvested, a large portion of which might be made to produce one of the finest feeds 

 imaginable, and in the greatest abundance, at a time when cattle, sheep and hogs are 

 roaming through bare pastures in search of a scanty living. Under favorable conditions 

 Rape is ready for pasturing sheep or cattle within six weeks from time of sowing, and 

 on an average one acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six weeks to two months. 

 When on the Rape they should at all times have access to salt; but water is not neces- 

 sary. There are several varieties of Rape, but care should be taken to procure the 

 DWARF ESSEX, or English, as it is sometimes called, which does not seed the same 

 season as sown, unless in some exceptional cases, as when sown too early and the young 

 plant is touched by frost. In northern States it should be sowm from April to end of 

 August for fall pasturing, but as it thrives best in cool .weather, it should not be sown 

 in the Southern States until September or October for winter pasture. In the latitude 

 of New York it should be sown In AprU, or in July or August. Its fattening properties 

 are probably twice as good as those of Clover, and for sheep the feeding value of 

 Rape excels all other plants we know of. To secure the best results, the Rape should 

 be sown in drills. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast. 2 to 3 lbs, per acre in drills. 



Price, lb., 30c.; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $5.00; 50 lbs., $8.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. 



The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds Except Where Noted. 



PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



