LYMAN’S GRIMM ALFALFA. 
Augusta, Wis., August 21, 1916. 
Mr. A. n. Lyman. 
Excelsior, Miuu. 
Dear Mr. Lyman: My Grimm alfalfa was 
soediHl on Juno 1. 191."), without a nurso 
crop, on a light sandy soil. A piece of 
about two acres was prepared and inocu- 
lated with soil taken from an old alfalfa 
field. Half of this field was seeded in 
with Grimm and other half was seeded in 
with a hardy Montana alfalfa. Special 
care being taken that both seeds should bo 
grown under identical conditions. Both 
fields showed good stands in the fall, the 
Grimm being somewhat finer and not as 
coarse as the Montana. After a hard winter 
(the ground covered with ice much of the 
time because of the midwinter rains), wo 
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 At the first cutting 
this year the Grimm was a very satisfactory 
stand. 
Yours truly, 
E. P. AF5AL. 
Cashier, Peoples State Bank. 
Milford, 111., I-’ebruary 8, 1916. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman, 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: I think every one in this vicin- 
ity knows that only Grimm alfalfa will sur- 
vive the winters in this soil anci rlimate. 
Enough other alfalfa has 
been tried and it is now 
generally known that west- 
ern alfalfa will not suc- 
ceed permanently here. 
I cannot understand why 
people are so apathetic in 
regard to alfalfa. The 
worst drawback we find is 
that it produces so many 
crops that it is always on 
hand, like a sore thumb. 
It has no regard at all for 
a farmer’s convenience 
when it needs cutting, it 
Just has to be cut. 
1 have used perhaps 200 
pounds of your seed and 
have always got a stand. 
It has never winter-killed. 
Hillsdale, Mich., July 11, 1917. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman, 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: I piircha.sed 16 pounds Grim:ii 
.seed in 1915, and can report great success 
with this field. I only sowed eight pounds 
per acre, and this field is much better than 
an adjoining field where 15 pounds per acre 
was sown. There has been a gn*at loss in 
tliis state during the past winter by alfalfa 
killing out, but the (jrimm came through 
the severe winter without any damage, and 
I cut a larger crop of hay than ever before. 
I consider (irlmm the cheapest to buy, be- 
cause it is sure. The loss comes w'hen one 
is not sure. 
Very truly, 
C. T. VAX AKEN. 
Kent, Ohio, July 2, 1017. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman, 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: Am glad to say my Grimm 
alfalfa did very nicely. Wo had 614 loads 
from 2^4 acres. Every one who has seen it 
of late says it is the best and most even 
piece they ever saw. It is needless for me 
to say 1 am more than pleased with my 
Grimm alfalfa. It stood waist high. I 
expect to want more of your seed next year. 
Y’our.s truly, 
J. F. MERKEL. 
Respectfully yours, 
DR. O. O. HALL. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman. 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: I am going to volunteer the 
belief that your (irimin alfafa is the thing 
for our climate of alternate freezing and 
thawing. Two acres of Grimm sown last 
fall on my farm at Areola have wintered 
splendidly and showed no upheaval; while 
four acres of ordinary seeding right beside 
it suffered badly. In a four-year-old plot 
of ordinary alfalfa in the same field, alfalfa 
roots 18 Inches long were upheaved by the 
alternate freezing and thawing, and lay 
flat on the ground. 
IRVIN P. KNIPE, 
Attorney-at-Law. 
5 E. Airy St., Norristown, Pa. 
PHOTOGRAPH OF J. F. MERKEL 
FIELD. KENT, OHIO. 
Avondale, Maryland, June 30, 1917. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman. 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: The seed arrived in good 
shape. I sowed six pounds to the acre. This 
alfalfa came through last winter in fine 
shape. I made one crop and the second 
one is about ready for the mower. The 
first f’rop made two tons to the acre. This 
Grimm alfalfa was sowed Just next to some 
other seed and the winter killed almost all 
of this common alfalfa. 
JAMES ML BEACTIAM, Jr., 
Dairy Farmer. 
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