ALFALFA 
The Most Profitable Crop on the Farm 
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Alfalfa is now being grown in every state in the Union but it is in the Middle West where it has found 
it's real home. Kansas has the largest acreage of Alfalfa, Nebraska is second and Colorado is third. The 
value of the Kansas Alfalfa hay crop in 1915 was $28,500,000. 
Hon. J. O. Mohler, Secretary of Kansas State Board of Agriculture, in speaking of Alfalfa, says as 
follows: "As a tame-hay plant it stands supreme in longevity, yields, feeding value, soil-building and 
economy, and in adaptability to wide variations of soil and climate." 
Alfalfa not only produces a hay crop of from 3 to 10 tons per acre, a valuable seed crop, but at the same 
time enriches the soil on which it is growing. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that in two yeare 
Alfalfa adds $100.00 to the value of every acre on which it grows. 
Alfalfa is essentially a dry land crop and will do well on any well drained soil. It will not do well on 
wet land as here the weeds get ahead of it and choke it out. Chinch bugs do not bother Alfalfa. 
Alfalfa is sown either in the Bpring or in the fall and should be sown at the rate of from 15 to 20 pounds 
per acre on soil that is thoroughly prepared. The seed bed should be firm and moist. The surface should 
be loose, mellow and finely pulverized. The field should be as smooth as it is possible to make it and without 
depressions. Our Alfalfa Booklet gives considerable information in regard to sowing the seed and handling 
the crop. It is free for the asking. 
Alfalfa is the most expensive crop to prepare for well, and to plant, that we have in Kansas, and it is 
at the same time our most profitable and certain crop when properly prepared for and when a good stand, 
free from weeds, is obtained on rich, fertile soil. Under these conditions the quality of the seed is of utmost 
importance. Poor seed may not only give you no stand, but it may do that which is many times worse, 
and that is, bring to your farm a host of noxious weeds. 
We have been handling Alfalfa Seed since 1875 and handle it in very large quantities. Our men 
have been trained in the government laboratories and we know good Alfalfa Seed. Of all the carloads 
we handle the very best is selected for our Sunflower Brand. This seed is then given special attention 
in cleaning and when you get this seed you get the very best to be had anywhere. 
Price of Alfalfa Seed in quantities is given on our Pink List. In small lots it is 25c per pound with parcel 
post charges extra. 
Large Book on Alfalfa by Hon. F. D. Coburn, 344 pages, $2.00. Small Book on Alfalfa by Hon. 
F. D. Coburn, 161 pages, 50c. With an order for $10.00 of field seeds we will give this 50c book free 
upon request. 
GRIMM'S ALFALFA 
Grimm's is the hardiest strain of Alfalfa known in this country. It stools very heavily and the value 
of this characteristic can hardly be overestimated, as it not only affords immunity from winter losses, 
but the protected underground buds are less liable to injuries from over-pasturing, or attack from grass- 
hoppers. The spreading crown seems to be associated with a very much branched surface root system, 
in addition to the deep tap root. This makes surface moisture easily available. Lb. 60c. Ask for price 
on large quantity. 
Inoculate Alfalfa and Clover with NITRAGIN. It will pay you. 
