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BUCKBEE'S "FULL OF LIFE" CLOVER 



NORTHERN GROWN, RE-CLEANED GOVERNMENT INSPECTED SEED 



We Test The Germination of All Seed 



We not only use great care in securing tood seed, Inil make criticaF 

 germination and purity tests before any seeds are sent out. By thie 

 metliod we know exactly as to the vitality of tlie seed we supply, and 

 make sure it is of strong growth, and clean, plump, heavy anti well- 

 ripened, so as to insure a good stand, and free from noxious and for- 

 eign seeds; in fact, I aim to have every bushel of Buckbce's ^amouc 

 "Full of Life" Clover Seed that I send out test 98 per cent, or bettcn 

 for puritv, and 95 per cent, or better for germination. 



AlARKET CHANGES, The market value of Grass and Clovcf 

 Seeds is constantly changing; should you wish to purchase a quantity, 

 or should any item appear higli, write for samples and special prices 



The Queen of 

 Forage 



Plants 



NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT 



To the larnier than tliat the cUncr and grass seed he sows should be 

 pure and clean. The seed should also be plumn, heavy, and well 

 ripened. First-class thoroughly cleaned seed, while a shade higher in 

 price, is really much cheaper in the end than the light, chalTy grades 

 so generally sold at much lower prices, even should the latter be free 

 of weeds Heavy, plump seeds germinate better, will produce 3 much 

 greater number of strong plants, go farther and give a better stand. 



IT IS WITHOUT QUESTION 



To the advantage 01 the purchaser, both in a money point df view and 

 a good stand, to buj the best seed obtainable, 



TURKESTAN ALFALFA 



(Medicago Sativa Var. Turkestanica 

 THE QUEEN OF ALL THE CLOVERS 



THERE IS NO Si ATE IN THE UNION 

 WHERE IT CANNOT BE SUCCESSFULLY 

 GROWN, It is the hardiest — the most lasting — 

 most productive and most efficient soil enricher. 

 Not only does it endure extreme cold and 

 drought, but excellent crops of it have been 

 raised on strongly alkaline soils. Sown along- 

 side common Alfalfa the Turkestan made a top 

 growth averaging eighteen inches in height 

 with corresponding long root growth, while the 

 common grew only a few inches high. Spring 

 is the best time to sow the seed though very 

 satisfactory results are obtained by planting 

 in the early Fall months of the year and is usu- 

 ally sown broadcast at the rate of 15 to 20 

 pounds to the acre. It produces from 3 to 7 

 tons of hay to acre. It will grow 3 to 5 crops a 

 year and lasts from 5 to 50 years with one sow- 

 ing It has as much protein as wheat bran. As 

 a feed for all kinds of live stock it is unexcelled. 

 Every animal upon the farm loves Alfalfa, and 

 thrives upon it. -\s a pasture plant it has no 

 equal in the amount of gain upon an'mals that 

 may be made from an acre of it. It does not 

 exhaust the soil but enriches it. 



Turkestan .\lfalfa ranks higher than Timothy 

 hay in feeding value. Experiment Stations 

 place the feeding' value of Alfalfa hay at twenty 

 dollars per ton as against Timothy hay at twelve 

 dollars per ton. Cut and cuied for hay it is the 

 greatest money-maker known, averaging over 

 forty dollars per acre clear profit. 



Comparative Value — The Wisconsin experi- 

 ment station says that one acre ot Alfalfa yields 

 as much protein (the milk and meat producerl 

 as three acres of common clover or nine of Tim- 

 othy or twelve of Brome grass. 



As a Meat-Producer — Feeders in the West 

 claim to be able to put fat cattle on the mai- 

 ket 20 to 30 per cent, cheaper with Alfalfa as 

 balance of feea than on corn alone. 



The Dairyman's Stand-by — The Kansas agricultural 

 station reports a case where a dai'^yman maintained 

 ten milch cows for a whole summer, without any 

 grain, on two acres of Alfalfa, cut and fed to them 

 fresh three times a day. 



Our seed is of the highest grade. Northern-grown on 

 new Land, and is of strong and vigorous Germination, 

 and will conform to any Pure Seed Law both as to 

 Purity and Germination. 



Prices, Postpaid Pkt. lOc; I lb. 40c.; 3 lbs. $1.10. 



By Express or Freight, not prepaid — i bu. $1.85; 

 i bu, $3.35; i bu. $6.15; 1 bu. (60 lbs.) $11.85. 



Montana Alfa Ifa Sppd Montana is producing a very fine grade of Alfalfa. The seed is usually exceptionally large and of high germ 



y u ;f^"<*"a- natiori. Montana grown Alfalfa is exceptionally hardy and we prefer it to seed from any other place. Om 



seed IS obtamed m those sections where plants have endured the extreme cold of Wmter and thrive at high altitudes. Our experience of several 

 seasons has demonstrated the superiority of this seed under adverse climatic conditions throughout the entire Northwest. We have been able 

 to secure several cars of exceedingly bright seed, from which orders will be filled until the stock is exhausted. We offer here our "Full of Life- 

 Grade only. Price, postpaid, lb. 45c.; 3 lbs. $1.20. By express or freight, not prepaid, J bu. $1.95; i bu. $3.60; i bu. $6.65; bu. (60 lbs.) $12.65. 



"Drv T>and A Ifa If n SppH extension of Alfalfa growing into the regions of limited rainfall has created a demand for Alfalfa 



, V , .nixaixa vjccu. seed especially adapted to those conditions. Seed which has been produced from Alfalfa grown on dry 



"and and without irrigation is of course much preferable for dry land culture to seed produced under irrigation or normal rainfaU It is not 

 ahyays possible to obtain seed grown under these conditions, but we have succeeded in purchasing a limited amount of fine seed which is offered 

 only until our stock is exhausted. 



In case we do not have Dry Land Alfalfa when your order is received we suggest that you state on your order as to what variety we may 

 substitute m its place to the value of the money you send us; or, in the absence of these instructions, we will promptly refund vour money if we 

 2? I'?' „ ^'■'"^^ ^ wanted. We never substitute without the consent of the purchaser. "FmH of Life" Grade. Price, postpaid, lb. 50c.; 3 lbs. 

 $1.33 By express or freight, not prepaid, i bu, $2.15; i bu. $3.75; i bu. $6.95; bu. (60 lbs.) $13.35. 



Until the mtroduction of Turkestan Alfalfa this is the variety that was in general u.se. 

 . , ... " ^ but once the Turkestan has been tried in any given localitv very few would care to plant 



the old sort, and it is only a question of time when it will be entirely replaced by its new and more formidable opponent, and the difference in 

 price cuts no figure compared with increased crops. Prices for Northern Grown Seed on new land, postpaid, I lb. 40c.; 3 lbs. SI. 10. By Express 

 or Freight, not prepaJd, i bu. $1.75; i bu. $3.25; i bu. $6.00; I bu. (of 60 lbs.) $1 1.65. 



These prices are subject to Market Changes. Write for prices on large lots, see Page 74 for other Clovers. 



Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago Sativa) 



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