' Sterling and J^orthlantff arm Seeds 
ALFALFA—Cont. 
Montana Grown Alfalfa. Montana grown Alfalfa is extremely 
hardy and some 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 altitudes. It is highly recommended for plant¬ 
ing in the Northwest. Recent experiments of both the Minnesota and 
North Dakota Experiment Stations have established the superior hardi¬ 
ness of Montana grown Alfalfa. 
Dakota Grown Alfalfa. Commonly sold as Dakota No. 12. Gen¬ 
erali}' considered equally as hardy as Montana seed. 
Idaho Grown Alfalfa. Tdaho Alfalfa is grown in the isolated 
mountain valleys of Idaho, at an average elevation of 4,000 to 5,000 feet. 
Idaho grown Alfalfa Seed is preferred by many. 
Utah Grown Alfalfa. r tnh Alfalfa is grown in the rugged inter¬ 
mountain country at an average elevation of 4,000 to 5,000 feet. Weather 
conditions throughout this section nre unusually severe, being extremely 
hot in summer with extremely low temperature in winter. 
GRASSES 
Timothy. As a crop for hay, Timothy is probably unsurpassed by 
any other grass. It is greatly relished by all kinds of stock especially 
horses. It yields more nutritive matter than any other grass or forage 
plant. It is not suited for a permanent pasture as it will in the course 
of n few years run out. It is, however, well adapted to early spring 
grazing ns it starts up quickly in the spring, nnd in favorable fall 
weather can be pastured in the autumn as well. 
Red Top (Solid Seed.) A valuable grass for moist rich soils where 
it thrives very luxuriantly. It is a good variety to sow with Timothy and 
Clover for meadow or pasture and is more permanent than either of the 
other two. it should in- fed if it is allowed to grow up to seed, 
the cattle dislike it. On good soil it grows about two feet high; on poor 
gravelly land about half that height. It has been grown successfully even 
on alkali land where other grasses failed. Red top is commonly known 
as Herd’s Grass and should be more extensively grown, especially in 
combination with other grasses. Solid Seed Red Top is free from chaff 
and weighs 14 |>ounds to the bushel. Only ten pounds of “Sterling'” 
brand required to the acre. 
Kentucky Blue Grass. This mnkes the best, sweetest and most 
nutritious pasture for all kinds of stock. It is very hardy and is unin¬ 
jured by cold or dry weather, hot sun or tramping of hoofs. The roots 
are so thick and stout that they form a tough sod. blue Grass requires 
two years to get well started and for that reason it is often sown in 
mixture with other grasses. Sometimes called “June Grass.” From 20 to 
25 pounds of “Sterling” brand seed required to the acre when sown alone. 
Bromus Inermis. Drought defying, frost resisting. Yields enor¬ 
mous crops of splendid hay and affords early and abundant pasturage. 
It starts from two to three weeks earlier in the spring than native 
prairie grass nnd it keeps green in the autumn longer than any of the 
useful grasses grown in the West. No nmount of cold seems to be able 
to kill it. It bears up well under hot summer suns. It will grow under 
conditions that are very dr}’ and it can also stand being covered with 
water, not deep, of course, for one or two weeks in the early spring. 
15 pounds of good Brqmus Inermis seed per acre is sufficient. 
Reed Canary Grass, or Phalaris. “it thrives in locations where 
the water table is practically at the surface of the soil all the time 
and above the surface part of the time. No other forage crop, the seed 
of which is available in quantity, will thrive so well on highly pro¬ 
ductive lands that are too wet for most other crops. Broadcast 4 to 0 
lbs. per acre.” Taken from Special Bulletin No. 137, University of 
Minnesota Agricultural Extension Division. 
MILLET 
German Millet. (True Southern Grown Seed.) Millet seed pro¬ 
duced in the North, even from Southern seed, becomes what we call 
Common Millet. Not only does the plant change in character, becoming 
coarser and much more dwarf, but the seed itself shows a change, and is 
readily distinguished by those experienced in handling it. 
German Millet is very sweet, palatable, and when fed to dairy cows 
produces a large amount of milk. On. good rich soil it grows four to live 
feet high. It is very tender if cut at the right stage, which is when it is 
in full bloom. About three-fourths of a bushel of seed is sown to the 
acre. A good yield is froni three to five tons of hay to the acre. 
Siberian Millet. Earlier than either German Millet or Hungarian, 
and consequently very valuable for the North and yields remarkably. It 
is extremely hardy, withstanding drought wonderfully and is about two 
weeks earlier than the German Millet. The leaves are very tender, making 
it excellent for hay. The plant stools to a remarkable degree, as many 
as thirty to forty stalks haA’e been grown from one seed, and is not 
subject to rust. 
Page 44 
