View showing the tremendous yield of Alfalfa. Three and four such harvests are made in a season when our 
"Oold Brand" Highest Quality Seed is sown 
Alfalfo, This valuable crop is now so generally raised and every farmer is so thoroughly acquainted with its 
' value, both for feed and soil improvement, that we feel it unnecessary to describe it in detail. However, 
we do feel the necessity of emphasizing to you the very great importance of sowing seed that is positively of highest 
possible purity and vitality — you take no chance if you order your Alfalfa Seed from us. We have been special- 
izing in the highest quality seed for years and supply thousands of the best farms in the East with their seed. 
We would like to supply you also. Our Golc' Brand Quality Alfalfa Seed cannot be obtained except direct 
from us. Sow 20 pounds to the acre. Price, $14 per bus. of 60 lbs. f. o. b. here. (Postpaid, lb. 40 cts., 
6 lbs. $1.90, 10 lbs. $3.75, 20 lbs. $7.) 
GE:NUINX: GRIMM'S hardy alfalfa. This Alfalfa is very well known and widely sown because of its 
hardiness. Our seed comes direct from the original introducer, certified as to its genuineness. The seed is 
scarified, will average a purity test of 99 per cent and over, and a germination average of 90 per cent — you 
cannot get its equal any^vhere. Price, bus. $35, f. o. b. bere. (Postpaid, lb. 75 ots., 5 lbs. $3.75, 10 lbs. $7, 
20 lbs. $13.75.) 
Inoculating the Seed with Bacteria will help and greatly increase the plants' growth, see page 64. 
GRASSES 
TIMOTHY. Sow 4 to 6 quarts to the acre when sown 
in grain or 10 quarts (15 pounds) when sown alone 
for meadow use. Timothy is the most important 
hay crop in this country. My high-qu'.lity seed 
averages 99 7-10 per cent pure, which is the highest 
quality possible to have. Why consider any other? 
Price, bus. (45 lbs.) $5.50. (Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., s 
lbs. $1.10, 10 lbs. $2, 20 lbs. $3.75.) 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. (Very short crop.) 
This, the best of all native American grasses, is best 
suited for pasture. It succeeds everywhere and lasts 
for years. All stock like it, and after it is once well 
established, after the second year, its sod is heavy 
and it will stand close grazing, but it should not be 
grazed too closely the first two years. Twenty pounds 
of Kentucky Blue Grass, mixed with 8 pounds of 
Fancy Red Top (per acre) will make for you a splen- 
did pasture. Kentucky Blue Grass seed is valuable 
for sowing on lawns to renew them. When sown 
alone for pasture use 28 pounds to the acre in spring 
or fall. A legal bushel weighs 14 pounds (it takes 
from 19 to 21 pounds of the best seed to make a 
measured bushel). Price, bus. (14 lbs.) $8.75. 
(Postpaid, lb. 80 cts., 5 lbs. $4, 10 lbs. 47.50.) 
FANCY RED-TOP. No other grass will grow under 
a greater variety of conditions than Red-Top. It is 
the best of all wet-land grasses and will grow success- 
fully on soils so deficient in lime that most other 
grasses would fail. On wet heavy bottom soil it 
grows to perfection and is especially valuable for 
land liable to overflow. It is also a valuable grass for 
binding soils on land that slopes. Sow 15 pounds of 
Fancy seed per acre for meadows. There is such a 
vast difference in the qualities of the different grades 
of the seed of Red-Top that the weight per bushel 
varies from 14 to 32 pounds, so it will be readily seen 
that you should sow no other seed than Schell's 
Fancy Red-Top, 32 pounds to the bushel which is 
the highest-quality. Prepare your seed-bed with 
care, have it fine and mellow and do not cover too 
deep. Sow seed in spring or fall. Price, bus. (32 lbs.) 
I9. (Postpaid, lb. 60 cts., 5 lbs. $2.50, lo lbs. S4.50.) 
ORCHARD GRASS. Very valuable for both pasture 
and hay grass and all stock like it. It stands close 
grazing and will stand dry weather better than almost 
any other gra.ss. It starts its growth very early in 
the spring and is one of the last grasses to be affected 
by frost in the fall. It is the best grass for growing 
in orchards and for sowing in wooded land used for 
Casture. Sow 2 bushels (28 pounds) to the acre. Price, 
us. (14 lbs.) J4.25. (Postpaid, lb. 60 cts., s lbs. 
$2.2S, 10 lbs. i3.75-) 
PERMANENT PASTURE MIXTURE lor Uplands 
and for Lowlands. I have a well-balanced pasture- 
producing mixture made up of grasses specially suited 
for uplands and also one for lowlands. If you have a 
piece of ground you wish to put into permanent 
pasture use either one of these high-quality mixtures. 
Sow 45 pounds (3 bushels) to the acre. One seeding 
lasts for many years and may be renewed by sowing 
Kentucky Blue Grass or Fancy Red-Top, or both, 
over the pasture field in spring or early fall, at the 
rate of 10 pounds per acre. I sell great quantities of 
my Permanent Pasture Mixture. Price, bus. (15 lbs.) 
$5. (Postpaid, lb. 60 cts., 5 lbs. $2, 10 lbs. $4.) 
WOOD MEADOW GRASS. Is excellent in wooded 
or shaded meadows or lawns. Sow 30 pounds to the 
acre. Price, postpaid, lb. $1.10, 5 lbs. $4.50, 10 lbs. 
$8, 20 lbs. $15.60. 
CANADIAN BLUE GRASS. Thrives well on clay 
soils. Price, bus. (14 lbs.) S7.75. (Postpaid, lb. 
80 cts., 5 lbs. $3.75, 10 lbs. $6.75.) 
FORAGE AND SILO CROPS 
MILLET, Golden. Sow 3 pecks (36 pounds) to the 
acre, either by using grain drill or broadcast it. If 
less than this quantity of seed is sown, the hay is 
coarse. This is the most popular variety and I sell 
great quantities of it.. It is sown from May until as 
late as the early part of July and produces an immense 
crop of hay in 60 days from the time the seed is 
sown. Millet is chiefly used as a catch-crop for hay, 
as it can be sown late enough to take the place of 
clover, corn or any other early spring-seeded crops in 
case they fail. The hay should be cut just as it 
begins to head, before blooming, and makes good 
feed for both cattle and horses, especially the former. 
Price, bus. (48 lbs.) $3.25. (Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 
5 lbs. $1. 10 lbs. $1.75, 20 lbs. $2.75.) 
MILLET, Hungarian. Sow 3 pecks (36 pounds) to 
the acre. Does especially well on rich soils and makes 
a finer quality of hay than Golden Millet. It also 
makes a second growth from roots, therefore can be 
pastured. Will give 2 to 3 tons of hay to the acre. 
Price, bus. (48 lbs.) $3.25. (Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 
5 lbs. $1, 10 lbs. $1.75, 20 lbs. $2.75.) 
PEARL MILLET, or Pencillaria. It is known also as 
the "Wonder Plant," and "Cat-tail Millet." The 
plant grows 10 to 12 feet high. If cut when 3 to 4 feet 
high it will stool out wonderfully and may be cut two 
or three times again the same season. All stock relish 
it. Sow the seed in May or June when the soil is warm. 
Sow 10 pounds of seed per acre in rows 3 feet apart. 
Price, bus. (48 lbs.) $3.25. (Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 5 lbs. 
$1, 10 lbs. ji.75, 20 lbs. $2.75.) 
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