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BUCKBEE'S "Full of Life" CLOVER 



NORTHERN GROWN, RE-CLEANED, GOVERNMENT INSPECTED SEED. 



NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT 



To the farmer than that the clover and grass seed he sows should be pure 

 and clean. The seed should also be plump, 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, chaffy grades so generally sold at 

 much lower prices, even should the latter be free of weeds. Heavy, 

 plump seeds germinate better, will produce a much greater number of 

 strong plants, go farther and give a better stand. 



IT IS WITHOUT QUESTION 



To the advantage of the purchaser, both in a money point of view. and a 

 good stand, to buy the best seed obtainable. 



We Test The Germination of All Seed 



We not only use great care in securing good seed, but make critical 

 germination ami purity tests before any seeds are sent out. By this method 

 we know exactly as to the \itality of the seed we supply, and make sure 

 it is of strong growth, and clean, plump. hea\-y and well ripened, so as to 

 insure a good stand, and free from noxious and foreign seeds; in fact. I 

 aim to have every bushel of Buckbee's Famous "Full of Life" Clover Seed 

 that 1 send out test 98 per cent, or better for purity, and 95 percent, or bet- 

 ter for germination. 



MARKET CHANGES. The market, value of Grass and Clover Seeds 

 is constantly changing: should you wish to purchase a quantity, or should 

 any item appear high, write for samples and special prices. 



TURKESTAN ALFALFA 



(Aledicago Sativa Var. Turkesianica. ) 



The Queen of Forage Plants 



FOR PRICES 

 See Inside Front Cover 

 Page of This Catalogue 



As a highly nutritious feed fo» horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry — as pasture — as a means of 

 giving fertility to tlie soil — .A.lfalfa has within a few years succeeded in many States of the Union to the 

 rank of fodder and its realm increases every year. 



UNIVERSAL AND PERENNIAL 

 Once successfully planted. Alfalfa grows with wonderful luxuriance, and as many as eleven cuttings 

 of It in one season are made. It is grown proStably in almost every State and Terntory of the United 

 States and it will grow season after season. 



COMPARATIVE VALUE 

 The Wisconsin experiment station says that one acre of Alfalfa yields as much-protein (the milk 

 and meat producer ) as three acres of common clover or nine of timothy or twelve of brome grass. 



AS A MEAT-PRODUCER 

 All kinds of stock relish and thrive on Alfalfa hay. Feeders in the West claim to be able to put 

 (at cattle on the market 20 to 30 per cent, cheaper with Alfalfa as balance of feed, than on corn alone 



THE DAIRYMAN'S STAND-BY 

 The Kansas agricultural station reports a case where a dairyman maintained ten milch cow^ for a 

 whole summer, without any grain, on two acres of Alfalfa, cut and fed to them fresh three times a day. 

 SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE OF THIS CATALOGUE FOR TURKESTAN CLOVER. 



'Mf\nfctTMi Alfillfci ^Pf»rl Montana is producing a very fine grade of Alfalfa. The seed 

 J.THJl-llaiJ.a xvliaiia OCCU. is usually exceptionally large and of high germination. Mon- 

 tana grown Alfalfa is exceptionally hardy and we prefer it to seed from any other place. Our seed 

 Is obtained in those sections where plants have endured the extreme cold of winter 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 otter 

 here our "Full of Life" Grade onlv. Price, postpaid, lb. 40c.; 3 lbs. $1.10. By express or freight, not 

 prepaid, i bu. $1.75; i bu. $3.10; i bu. $5.90: bu. (60 lbs.) $11.65, Alfalfa Clover. 



Df.^ 1 artA Alfdlfci ^Jfi^H "^^^ extension of Alfalfa growing into the regions of limited rainfall has created a demand for .Alfalfa 

 J LJtlLlKl xvJ.xaiia OCCU . jeed especially adapted to those conditions. Seed wliich has been produced from .\lfalfa grown on 

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

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

 only until our stock is exhaust 5d. 



In case we do not have 12 ry Land Alfalfa when your order is received, we suggest that you state on your order as to what variety we may 

 substitute in its place to the v lue of the money you send us; or, in the absence of these instructions, we wiU promptly refund your money if we 

 do not have what is wanted. iVe never substitute without the consent of the purchaser. "Full of Life" Grade. Price, postpaid, lb. 40c.; 3 lbs". $1. 10. 

 By express or freight, not prei aid, i bu. $1.85; i bu. $3.25; i bu. $6.30; bu. (60 lbs. ) $12.35. 



CRIMSON CLOVER {TrifoUum Incamatum or Giant Incarnate,) 



THIS FINE CLOVER is one of the most valuable Fall crops the farmer can put in as it will make 

 the earliest green feed of any of the clovers. It will yield under fa\ orable conditions eight to ten 

 tons of green food per acre or one and one-half to two and a half tons of hay, and is worth as a fer- 

 tilizing crop twenty to twenty-five dollars per acre. It can be cut or tiuned under in time for other 

 early Spring crops, and in warm cUniates four or five cuttings are made during the season. Its great- 

 est value lies in its land improving qualities: experienced farmers stating that Corn following a Crim- 

 son Clover crop will be increased fully one-third in yield, and even where the crop of Crimson Clover 

 is cut or grazed off it leaves the laiid in very much better condition, and considerably increases the 

 yield of crops following it. Farmers should take every opportunity of sowing Crimson Clover on any 

 vacant or uncultivated lands which they may have, or to follow potatoes, melons or other truck crops, 

 as well as the last working of corn, or other cultivated crops, and many farmers who plant Cow Peas 

 have recently been sowing Crimson Clover at the same time as they do their Peas with good results 

 When good stands are secured in this way it saves an extra preparation of the land and the (Ttimson 

 Clover comes on after the Cow Pea crop is cut otT. When Crimson Clover is sown by itself it is best 

 to prepare the land some time previous to seeding, and then wait for a rain to fall on the prepared 

 soil before sowing the seed. After the rain and as soon as the land is dry enougli a light harrow 

 should be run over tlie soil to break the crust. After sowing a light harrow sliould be run over the 

 soil to cover the seed. If this plan is followed out it will almost invariably insure a good stand and 

 good crop no matter what the weather may be afterwards. 



Crimson Clover should be sown at the tate of fifteen to twenty pounds to the acre any time from 

 July to early in October. The Seed we oti'er is Northern-Grown on New Land and the best and 

 cleanest that can be produced, showing a strong germination of 95 per cent, and 98 per cent, purity. 



Prices, postpaid, pkt. 10c. ; I lb. 2Sc, ; 3 lbs. 70c. Bv express or freight, not prepaid, i bu. $1.25; 

 i bu. $2.10: \ bu. $3.95; bu. (60 lbs. > $7.65. 



Crimson Clover 



