Mr. A. B. Lyman, Enosburg Falls, Vt„ February 8, 1916 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: — 
Re yours of February 4th would say I had fine success with your Grimm alfalfa 
and It is the only alfalfa seed I have been able to grow here. Have cut same for 
four years now, three crops a year. Am planning to use more of It this coming 
spring. Would not think of using anything but your Grimm seed. 
Yours truly, 
V. A. Irish, Maplewood Farm. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman, 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: — 
We have planted a small acreage of your Grimm alfalfa each of the past 3 
years and it has given us perfect satisfaction. Our first planting of Grimm alfalfa was 
made 3 years ago with seed that cost $1.00 per pound, we got a perfect stand at 
less expense than our neighbors who planted 15 pouuds per acre of the ordinary 
variety and we have alfalfa we feel certain will not freeze out, while the other 
fellows is about gone, a little each winter. 
Lake Sarah Specialty Farm, Rockford, Minn. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman, 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: — 
Recently I received a letter inquiring about the 15 pounds of Grimm alfalfa 
which 1 received from you last year. Half of this field was seeded in with your 
Grimm and the other half was seeded in with a Hardy Montana. Special care being 
taken that both seeds should be grown under identical conditions. Both fields showed 
good stands in the fall. The Grimm being somewhat fiuer and not as course as the 
Montana. After a hard winter (fully half of our clover crop being frozen out and 
the ground covered with ice much of the time because of the midwinter rains) we 
hardly hoped to see any of the Alfalfa in the spring. The Grimm came up with a 
good stand and the hardy (?) Montana was entirely winter killed. 
E. P. Esal, Cashier, Peoples State Bank, Augusta, Wis. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman, 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: — 
Experimental work conducted by the Department of Agronomy of New Hamp- 
shire Experiment Station seems to indicate that hardy alfalfa preferably your Grimm, 
is the only kind that can be depended on to withstand our winter conditions. 
John B. Abbott, Durham, N. H. 
County Agent, Dept, of Agriculture, N. H. College of Agriculture. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman, ' “ — “ 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: — 
Replying to your inquiry as to the condition of my fields seeded with Grimm 
alfalfa seed, purchased from you, I wish to say that they are in splendid condition 
I know of no alfalfa in my section of the state where as good a stand has been se- 
cured and as vigorous a crop has been obtained, as that which I seeded with Grimm 
alfalfa purchased from you. One field has been in now 4 years, and last year’s 
crop was as heavy as the first cutting from the field. It is a pleasure to me to rec- 
ommend the Grimm alfalfa seed grown by you as being the very best that can be 
purchased in my opinion for use in Minnesota. It is very important that one pm- 
chasing alfalfa seed should be sure that the real Grimm alfalfa seed, such as you 
raise, is obtained. 
M D. Munn. Pres. The American Jersey Cattle Club, St. Paul. Minn. 
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