Condon; Bros., Seedsmtn, Rciclc River Valley Seed Farm, USckford, IDinois 
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DEPARTMENT 
111 making- up this section of our Big Annual 
Catalog we left tliis part to the , last for. two 
leasons: First — We wanted to havp all Of our 
crops harvested and have the seed all thorotlghly 
cleaned -and te&ted tor Purity and Germination be- 
fore pricing them, so as to give you the latest in- 
formation and Lowest Possible Prices; and, Sec- 
ondly^ — Because it's really the Biggest Proposition 
ifl the catalog, so, liRe most human beings, tve did 
the easier parts first. 
NEVER BEFORE 
was the necessity for 100 per cent efficiency Ifl 
hibor and crops so very necessary .as at the pres- 
ent time; tlicrefore, in these foregoing pages of 
FABM SPliCIALiTIES we aim to give yoil some 
VALUABLE INFORMATION 
ON PROFITABLE 
FARM CROPS 
and some timely suggestions, and please uurder- 
stand. this info?-niation is aljsolutely FREE, 
whether you send us your ordet- or not, but v/6 are 
confident after carefully considering our sugges- 
tions and n(?tins' the careful manner used to safe- 
guard you against losses you will feel satisfied 
that Vour Dollars Buy More Real VlilBC Here than 
in any other place, and I assure you, you can't 
spend it where the spirit of thanljs and fair play 
will be mote pronounced. This spirit Is not merely 
from a profital)Ie standpointi for We have a good, 
profitable business now, but beyond that we have 
.1 deep sense of duty and obligation that we owe 
mankind, particularly the thousands of satisfied 
customers that come to us yearly for their Supply 
of Seeds, Plants, Fruits, etc., and we want you to 
be among them. So at this particular time when 
farm labor is scarce and the country greatly needs 
BUMPKR CROPS, we think the following sugges- 
tion will MAKE YOU MONEY. 
No matter whether you are a Dairyman, Live- 
stock Farmer or Grain Farmer, the rule is just 
the same. In the first i)laee. tti succeed with any 
farm, the first essentials are good seed, proper cul-' 
tivation and fertilization. We can furnish you the 
best seed and, assuming you cultivate as exten- 
sively as possible, suggest the following: 
First — Grass crops are the foundation of feed 
and fertilization and without therri the vJorld would 
perish. A total failure of Grass for one season 
would he a greatei- calamity than a corn or oat 
crop failure. Acting in the two great capacities of 
feed and fertilization, it is essential on every farm 
to study the problem of your soil just like you 
would the characteristics of your children so as 
to give to each that which is best. No Grass or 
Clover crop will thrive to perfection on sour land 
or land containing acid, and should you have 
trouble in getting good results, you can generally 
lay the fault to acid or so.ur soil, and you know 
Where Clovers and Grasses don't thrive, neither 
will corn, oats, wheat, or In fact any Crop, for they 
are all more or less human and must have good 
feed and good surroundings to succeed. 
HERE'S THE REMEDY 
Lime — ground lirhestone— is doing it. It is mak- 
ing the world a better place for the. alfalfa plant, 
the clover plant, the corn and wheat, ana the 
farmer and his wife and family, and indirectly 
everyonfe, because everyone shares to some extent 
the success and prosperity of the farmer. 
Don't tolerate sour soil. No crop that is worth 
while will thrive in a sour soil. Only bad plants 
and bad germs like a sour soil. The wheat and 
corn and olover and other crops abominate sour 
soil a.s a man abominates a sour stomach. 
Know If any part of your land is sour — ^before 
another season passes. 'Thousands of farmers are 
sending samples of their soil to state e.xperiment 
stations to be tested. Send us samples of your 
soil. We'll test them FREE; or, better still, go 
to your drug store and purchase a nickel's worth 
of Blue Litnius Paper and test it yourself. Just 
gather a lia.ndful of fairly moistened soil, tirming 
In bail shape, break in two, place sheet of paper 
between, firm together again and leave a few 
minutes. When taken out, if paper turns red, it 
is a sure sign it contains acid and the thing to 
do is to get a few tons of groiihd limestone and 
plaster the ground at the rate of two or three tons 
per acre, and you'll malie 100 per cent on your in- 
vestment. 
If you fittve the blues oh acbount of^^sSur -lafid, 
try ground limestone'. It's a syre cure. It will 
make the crops j^lad. it will maice you glad and 
mother and the kids -glad to see how much better 
the crops grow, and it will make the livestock glad 
to have more and better feed. It will help to make 
the whole world glad. 
PURE ClOVER SEED 
Being located In the extreme horthern center of 
Illinois, bordering oh Wisconsin (The Home of 
^ood Clover Seed), we have a decided advantage 
Over other seed dealers in selling you pure Clover 
Seed, as we arc always able to purchase Seed right 
near Home and can See exactly the fields where 
growij. This allows us to secure the cream of the 
crop from absolutely pure, clean ground. 
A TWO TON CROP OF 
CLOVER WHEN PLOWED 
UNDER WILL SUPPLY MORE 
NITROGEN TO THE SOIL 
THAN TWENTY TONS OF 
FRESH STRAW MADE MA- 
NURE OR TWELVE TONS 
ORDINARY BARNYARD 
MANURE. 
For Low Prices on farm seeds in quantities, see Sp^icjaj RedHiSt 
