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Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, Illinois. 
Timothy and Alsike CLOVER 
The Greatest of All Pasture 
and Hay Crops 
751 A Few HeadN of Coii<I<»ii*n 
Purity Britud Timothy Seed 
751 Pure Timothy 
We wish to call the attention of our brother 
farmers to the difference between our Home-grown 
Purity Brand Timothy Seed and Timothy seed 
handled by dealers and jobbers in the larger cities. 
While the latter oftentimes has been held for years 
for speculating purposes, regardless of vitality, 
and has been grown by everybody and anybody, on 
neglected farms, mainly for the purpose of sub- 
duing all kinds of foul weeds, our Home-grown 
"Purity Brand" Timothy Seed which we offer is 
always fresh and of the highest vitality, and has 
been grown right here in the most prosperous 
farming country in the United States, on good, 
rich lands, free from all kinds of noxious weeds. 
Sow 10 to 12 pounds per acre. Vs lb., 15 cts.; lb., 
25 ctH. I 8 lbs., 65 cts., poNtpald. 
By far the best and cheapest seeding. On low bottom 
moist soils, where others fail, this will give perfect satis* 
faction and on upland it's amazing what wonderful crops 
you can raise. 
By experimenting it was found that Alsike and Timothy made a combination 
tliat was excellent and ahead of anything yet discovered for liay and pasture. 
Tliey blossom and tlie seed ripens together and are suited to the same soils. 
On low, moist lands, where other grasses would fail, they do especially well. 
They do well on any land where common grasses and clover grow. 
One great advantage that is realized by a mixture of these grasses is the 
fact that they are both perennials and make a better combination than most 
any other two. When you once get them established, they stay right with you, 
until you wish to break uj) the sod. They do not winter liill and are very 
hardy indeed. 
The Alsike forms a thick bottom and greatly increases the amount of 
pasture, or hay, and stock prefer it to Timothy alone. 
The Timothy acts as protector to the Alsike through the winter and it 
never winter kills. They are beneficial to I'ach other in growth, as the 
Alsike supplies the nitrogen to the soil, thus l<eeping it in proper condi- 
tion for the best growth of Timothy. The yield is enormous and of the 
best quality of hay, having the highest feeding value for stoclf of all 
kinds and splendid for work horses when pure clover is objectionable. 
The seed grows together and mixed when threshed, and on account of 
seed being so nearly the same size, cannot be separated. It has no 
standard market value in the general market, so it is considerably 
cheaper than the two grasses when sold sepMrately. This is a splendid 
yielder and can be produced for much less than if grown separate. You 
cannot buy the Alsike and Timothy separate and mix it at anything like 
as cheap as this combination threshed together. It is the cheapest grass 
seed you can sow. costing much less than when you bvi.v the seed alone. 
Farmers, if you are going to seed down some of 
your land by raising Timothy and clover, or eitlier 
alone, try this Alsike and Timothy combination. 
If you have a slough, or bottom land that is 
moist or too wet to farm, you should get some of 
our choice Mixed Alsike and Timothy seed as 
quickly as possible. It will be dollars in your 
pocket to sow it. 
It is best sown in tho spring, and you can use as 
a light nurse crop either wheat, oats or barley. 
As to the propoi'tion of this mixture, it varies ac- 
cording to the way it w,as when threshed, but 
contains about % Alsike, sometimes more, and the 
balance Timothy, which is about the right pro- 
portion for seeding to give best results. It re- 
quires from 10 to 15 pounds to an acre. Our seed 
is recleaned and free from noxious weed.s, and is 
new crop of high germination. We guarantee our 
seed to please or it can be returned and money 
will be refunded. V\£ 11>., 17 ctN.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 
K.'i cts., postpaid. 
For Low Prices on farm seeds in quantities see Special Red List. 
