Helena. Montana. 
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ALFALFA 
FACTS ABOUT ALFALFA. 
I Inocu!ate this 
I S«ed with 
I FARMOGERM. 
Alfalfa produces from 3 to 7 tons of hay to the acre. It has as much protein as Wheat bran; 3WJ stalks have been 
grown from one seed. It does not exhaust the soil, but enriches ii. 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 si.x months. 
Three pounds a day makes a full feed for fattening lambs. Four to five pounds makes a full feed for fattening aged 
sheep. Thirty-five pounds makes a full feed for fattening siteers. 
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 added. Lambs wintered on Alfalfa will produce one to two pounds more of 
wool than when on the range. 
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 penetraie far down, push and crowd the earth this way and that and thus constitute a 
gigantic subsoiler. These become an innnense magazine of fertility. 
The value of a. strain or variety for any certain locality depends upon its iaJjility to yield generously and withstand 
the climatic and soil conditions there prevailing. To best insure such qualities in Alfalfa, seed should be sown that 
has been grown in a section where the producing plants have successfully survived the most unfavorable conditions 
that are likely to be encountered. This insures seed of the highest grade of vitality, as plants in any way deficient 
are killed out in such winters as that of 1915-1916, when temperatures ranging from 40 to 46 below zero were registered 
in this section. These temperatures are taken from the official records, and the natural result in a field of Alfalfa is 
"the survival of the fittest" — nature's immutable law. The seed we offer is from plants that have stood this supreme 
test, and can not be surpassed by any brands on the market today. 
ALL ALFALFA WE OFFER WAS PRODUCED ON DRY OR SUB-IRRIGATED LANDS. ^ 
GRIMM ALFALFA. 
Grimm Alfalfa as it is generally called, was first grown by Wendelin Grimm, at a point in Minnesota. The won- 
derful advance made by this type over the ordinary Alfalfa led its being subjected to the most severe tests by the 
Agricultural colleges and others. Our Registered Grimm has been grown, under the supervision of the Montana State 
Agricultural college for years, and is harvested, threshed and sealed under the care of their representative. So far as 
we know the Registered Grmim which we offer is the only lot of Registered Grimm grown in the slate of Montana. 
True Grimm — ^This Seed is tested for Variety, Purity and 
Germination by the Montana Agricultural College and 
Inspected, Registered and Sealed by the Montana Seed 
Growers' Association. 
True Grimm Alfalfa has been so well advertised and 
described that any attempt at further praise would be 
superfluous. In every respect it has proved itself a most 
wonderful variety or type, and its reputation has been 
so well established that the true registered and sealed 
seed always com,mands a high price. The above offered 
Grimm is the best that can be procured at any price, 
grown from the original stock, fully registered, inspected, 
tested and sealed under the most stringent regulations 
to insure the highest quality attainable. 
FREE — Pamphlet on True Grimm Alfalfa for the asking. 
Montana Grimm "Peerless" Not Registered — A variegated 
or hybrid variety. The acknowledged leader of all Al- 
falfas for general purposes in the United States and 
Canada. Grown in the Northwest continuously since 
1858. Testi d in every state and province and has con- 
clusively demonstraited its superiority. The hardiest, 
most vigorous, drouth-resistant and high yielding Alfalfa 
in cultivation. We have o-nly a limited quantity of this 
seed dry-land grown, and when this is exhausted we 
cannot obtain more until next season. Wio advise order- 
ing early. 
"LISCOMB " ALFALFA. 
The type listed below as "LISCO-MB" Alfalfa is one of the best that has yet been introduced. It possesses every 
requisite to be desired to place it in the front rank of Alfalfa varieties. 
It is of the much to be desired branching root and many crowned type, with variegated flowers. 
It is of the most hardy nature (46 below zero is known to not injure it in the least) yields enormously, and doies 
well on dry and sub-irrigated lands. 
It has received the highest commendation at the hands of the Extension Division of the Minnesota Experimental 
Station, and also from the officials of the Montana Stations. 
The seed we offer was produced by plants that withstood 46 degrees below zero, per the official records of the 
nearest station of the U. S. weather bureau. 
More than this can not be said or claimed for any brand or type of Alfalfa, and we confidently predict ihat as 
the merits of the genuine "Liscomb" Alfalfa become known, it will be in far greater demand than that of any other by 
growers desiring the best Alfalfa that can be obtained for the rigorous northwestern clitnalc. 
Liscomb "Pecrles.s" — This is the highest grade of this viari- 
ety that can be procured, most carefully selected, cleaned 
and recleaned by Ih© most scientfic machinery that can 
be procured for the purpose. 
Liscomb "Placer" — This grade "Placer" is second only to 
our "Peerless" grade, and is of splendid quality. 
SCARIFYING. 
We have installed an up to-the-niinute Ames Scarifying 
machine. Add $1.00 per 100 lbs. if you desire your Sweet 
Clover or Alfalfa Seed Scarified. 
FOR PRICES SEE RED INSERT— PAGE 96 
