104 FIELD SEEDS. 
STATE NURSERY CO. 
Select Field Seeds 
(Prices Quoted are F. O. B. Helena.) Subject to Change. 
^hK^h^^ GRASS MILLETS VETCHES RAPE SUNFLOWER 
BROME GRASS SORGHUM PEAS SALT BUSH BIRD SEED 
TIMGIHY RYEGRASS CORN FLAX BUCKWHEAT ETC. 
Prices quoted on Field Seeds are those in effect at the time this catalog goes to press. We will maintain these 
prices as long as possible, but cannot guarantee them throughout the season. Order early before our stocks are ex- 
hausted. Current Price of Field and Grass Seeds during the season will be quoted on request. 
About Montana .Alfalfa— Montana produces a very fine grade of Alfalfa. The seed is usually exceptionally large 
and of high germination. Montana grown Alfalfa is extremely hardy, and we prefer it to seed from any other locality. 
Our seed is obtained in those sections where plants have endured the extreme cold of winter, and thrive in high alti- 
tudes. Not only has our experience of several seasons demonstrated the superiority of this seed under adverse climatic 
conditions throughout the entire Northwest, but more recent experiments of both the Minnesota and North Dakota 
Agricultural Stations have established, without a doubt, the superior hardiness of Montana grown Alfalfa over that 
produced elsewhere. 
About Ordering Early — It may seem that we are unduly urgent in respect to sending orders early in the season, 
but we are compelled to disappoint so many of our customers who wait until stocks are exhausted, that we can see 
the great importance of attending to this matter as soon after the catalog is received as possible. 
FACTS ABOUT ALFALFA. 
Alfalfa produces from 3 to 7 tons of hay to the acre. It has as much protein as Wheat bran; 360 stalks have 
been grown from one seed. It does not exhaust the soil, but enriches it. It can be ground into meal to feed hogs and 
chickens. It will grow 2 to 3 crops a year. 
Alfalfa in money value is worth 45 per cent more, than other Clovers and 60 per cent more than Timothy. Ten 
milch cows can be fed on less than 2 acres by soiling. One acre will pasture 20 hogs for six months. 
Three pounds a day makes a full feed for fattening lambs. Four to five pounds makes full feed for fattening 
aged sheep. Thirty-five pounds makes a full feed for fattening steers. 
A lamb will winter and thrive on 3 pounds a day. Sheep fed with Alfalfa will gain 
from 8 to 15 pounds in 75 days and will double, with small grain ration addend. Lambs 
wintered on Alfalfa will produce one to two pounds more of wool than when on the range. 
Alfalfa is a fine poultry feed when cut fine, and this is also a good way to feed it 
to hogs in winter. 
Fed to dairy cows. Alfalfa maintains the flow of milk equal to June grass for 
nearly a whole year. It can be chopped fine with corn meal. Such a mixture is worth 
more per pound than the original corn meal. 
Many interesting facts in addition to the above might be cited about Alfalfa. It 
would hardly be possible to say too much about Alfalfa: it is a working plant which is 
changing the destiny of many farming sections. 
Its long branching roots penetrate far down, push and crowd the earth this way 
and that, and thus constitute a gigantic subsoiler. These become an immense magazine of 
fertility. As soon as cut, they begin to decay and liberate (he vast reservoir of fertilizing 
matter below the plow, to be drawn upon by other crops for years to come. 
Quantity of Alfalfa Seed to use per acre is governed by the method of seeding. 
If drilled in, use about 12 lbs.; if broadcast, use 15 to 20 lbs. . 
The value of a strain or variety for any certain locality repends upon its ability 
to yield generously and withstand the climatic and soil conditions there prevailing. To 
best insure such qualities in Alfalfa, seed should be sowed that has been grown in a sec- 
tion where the producing plants have successfullv survived the most unfavorable con- 
ditions that are likely to be encountered. MONTANA GROWN ALFALFA SEED is the 
only kind that can be depended upon to possess these qualities. 
We offer the following MONTANA ALFALFA SEEDS that 
have demonstrated their superiority over all other kinds in every 
section of the United States wherever they have been tried. 
TImodiy. 
ALFALFA 
ALFALFA— CTeerless" Montana.) (Best on earth, in 60 lbs. Sealed 
Bags) Lb. (Postpaid) 40c; By Express or Freight at Pur- 
chaser's Expense, Lb. 30c; 25 Lbs. $6.50; 60 Lbs., Original 
Bag, $14.70; 100 Lbs $24.50 
The seed is large and of high germination. 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 demonslrated the 
superiority of this seed under adverse climatic conditions 
throughout the entire Northwest. We have several cars 
of seed, from which orders will be filled until the stock 
is exhausted. 
Bromc Grass. 
Alialla 
