1934 SPRING AND FALL THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. ^ YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
SWEET CLOVER 
Scarified White Blossom 
Sweet Clover Seed 
A great many years ago a Nebraska farmer 
.called at our office and wanted to purchase one 
'bushel of the white flowered Sweet Clover seed, 
i We were both pained and surprised to think any 
' man wished to plant the so-called weed. We 
told him so in a few harsh words, and refused to 
sell it to him. He told us if we did not get it 
for him he would buy it himself and plant it any¬ 
way. We finally consented to get it and told 
him we would watch results. This was planted 
opposite Yankton on the Missouri Bottoms, and 
produced an immense quantity of bee feed, for 
the purpose for which this man purchased it. 
After it had grown one or two years he com¬ 
menced to take a crop of hay from it and found 
it produced more bee feed and a good crop of hay 
that his stock was equally as fond of as alfalfa. 
Then we commenced to write about it and urged 
its planting almost everywhere. Today there is 
almost as great a demand for Sweet Clover as 
for Alfalfa. 
White Blossom Sweet Clover has become such 
a necessary crop on the farm, and under old con¬ 
ditions there was so much trouble having satis¬ 
factory germination, that we shall scarify all 
of this sweet clover seed that goes to our cus¬ 
tomers and we will not charge you one cent more 
for this than you would have to pay for that 
which is not scarified. On numerous tests of 
sweet clover seed, unscarified, we find the germ¬ 
ination from 25 to SO per cent; on the same seed, 
scarified, we often have 95.per cent germination 
in a seven days' test. 
Comparative analyses of sweet clover, alfalfa, 
red clover, timothy, and cow peas showed 
that only the alfalfa and cow peas excelled 
sweet clover in percentage of protein. Consi¬ 
dered from the standpoint of digestible nutrient 
we find the following comparative values for the 
different feeds: 
Per Ton Per Ton 
Sweet Clover hay$18.49 Red Clover hay.$14.12 
Alfalfa hay. 20.16 Cow Pea hay. . . 19.76 
Timothy hay... . 9.80 Shelled corn.. . . 20.16 
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I White Blossom Sweet Clover Price 
If for seed purposes, 5 lbs. For hay pur¬ 
poses, 15 lbs. We would advise that you place 
your order very early, as there will be an im¬ 
mense demand for it this season. 1 lb., 20 c; 
5 lbs., 60c; 10 lbs., 90c; 25 lbs., $1.85; 
50 lbs., $3.25; 100 lbs., $5.95. 
Grundy County Dwarf Sweet 
Clover 
We offer this special strain of Dwarf Sweet 
Clover, originated in Grundy County, Illinois, 
with a firm belief that it will be of considerable 
value in excess of the common Sweet Clover. 
This strain is earlier, more dwarf, and leafy 
than the common Clover and has several out¬ 
standing features: 
First, the fact is that it is three weeks 
earlier than the common Sweet Clover. Thus tlie 
seed ripens ahead of most seeds and of frost. 
Second, it grows to a good height and makes 
a good hay crop and it is not as tall, woody 
and hard to handle as the common. 
Third, it is finer and more leafy than the 
common and branches thick about one foot 
above the ground, making a greater quantity 
of better quality hay. 1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 60c; 10 
lbs., 90c; 25 lbs., $1.85; 50 lbs., $3.25; 100 
lbs., $5.95. 
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover 
This is preferred by some to the white 
blossomed for pasture and inoculation of soils. 
We have tested it out and found it equal to or 
better for crop rotation, but does not produce 
an equal tonnage per acre with the white. A 
very valuable clover, however, and will be used 
in greater quantities each year. 1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 
65c; 10 lbs., 95c; 25 lbs., $1.90; 50 lbs., $3.50; 
100 lbs., $ 6 . 20 . 
Hubam Clover 
Feed Hubam for Profits in Honey 
The New Annual White Sweet Clover— 
This extremely valuable new annual white blos¬ 
som sweet clover was discovered by Prof. 
Hughes of the Iowa Experiment Station. 
It is equal in every way to the biennial white 
blossom, and superior in the fact that you get 
the same result in one year, or rather in about 
100 days, that you get with the biennial in two 
years. 
Especially valuable for bee feed. 1 lb., 25c; 
5 lbs., 70c; 10 lbs., $1.15; 25 lbs., $2.60; 50 
lbs., $4.75; 100 lbs., $9.00. 
You can now 
afford to inocu¬ 
late all your leg- 
umes with 
dated, hifth 
count nitragin. 
For your pro¬ 
tection, because 
Legume Germs 
are PERISH¬ 
ABLE, every 
package of 
NITRAGIN 
bears the Expira¬ 
tion DATE as 
well as the Germ 
COLTNT when 
packed, and the 
PRICE. 
Lowest priced 
high quality 
inoculator on 
the market. 
Now Sells to 
the farmer at 
only 61 / 2 C per 
billion Legume 
Germs when 
packed in 1 bushel sizes for Alfalfa, Clovers, 
and Lespedeza—other NITRAGIN Cultures 
selling for as low as 5c per billion in bushel 
sizes—even lower price per billion on all large 
sizes. Nitragin Easy to Apply 
NITRAGIN is a regular, MOIST, soil-like 
culture packed in tins. Easy to apply. Direc¬ 
tions on every can. 
New Reduced Nitragin Inoculation Prices 
When ordering, always specify kind of 
seed. 
Alfalfa, all Clovers Lespedeza 
1/2 bu. 
.35c 
1 bu.. 
. .$ .65 
214 bu 
Soy Beans, 
Cow Peas 
. 1.40 
1 bu.. . 
.$ .35 
2 bu. 
..$ .65 
5 bu.. . 
. 1.40 
10 bu. 
.. 2.45 
Peas, 
Vetch, Beans, Austrian Winter Peas 
Yi bu. 
.$ .35 
1 bu. 
..$ .50 
1% bu 
.80 
5 bu. 
.. 2.25 
Alsike 
Or Swedish Clover—It is one of the hardiest 
varieties known, being perennial and absolutely 
refuses to winter kill; it is alike capable of resist¬ 
ing the extremes of drought or wet. It is a great 
favorite with all who have tried it. Produces 
annually a great quantity of herbage of excellent 
quality. Sow in spring or tall, about 8 to 10 
pounds per acre. Weight, 60 lbs. per bu. 1 lb., 
30c; 5 lbs., $1.10; 10 lbs., $2.10; 25 lbs., $4.45; 
50 lbs., $8.35; 100 lbs., $15.95, 
Red Clover 
Medium Red—Our red clover seed is all 
northern grown. This seed will be much better 
for the northern planter and also for those 
south of us than seed grown in Kansas and 
Nebraska. It complies with every State law. 
Valuable not only as a forage plant, but also 
for its fertilizing properties on the soil. As a 
forage plant, it makes an excellent quality of 
hay and can be cut at least twice a year. Weight, 
60 lbs. per bushel. Sow about 12 to 15 lbs. 
to the acre. 1 lb., 30c; .5 lbs., $1.10; 10 lbs., 
$2.00; 25 lbs., $4.20; 50 lbs., $7.85; 100 lbs., 
$15.10. 
CLOVER SEED 
Foreign Grown Seed 
Colored 
All clover and alfalfa seed grown in foreign 
countries and shipped to the United States will 
be STAINED VARIOUS COLORS on its ar¬ 
rival by representatives of the Department of 
Agriculture, designating the country from which 
it comes. 
It has been demonstrated that northern 
American grown clover and alfalfa are much su¬ 
perior to that grown in foreign countries. We 
sell nothing but the American northern grown. 
If you receive clover or alfalfa from anyone con¬ 
taining stained or colored seeds, you will know 
that it is grown in some foreign country and is 
not as valuable or as suitable to your needs as 
the northern American grown. 
Mammoth Red Clover—This grows much 
taller than Red Medium, with larger, leafier 
stalks, and large slightly pointed leaflets. It will 
produce more hay on poor ground than any of the 
other «lovers. (60 lbs. per bu.), 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., 
$1.20; 10 lbs., $2.20; 25 lbs., $4.70; 50 lbs., 
$8.65; 100 lbs., $16.25. 
Plant Sweet Peas March the First 
White Dutch Clover 
For Lawns 
Also an excellent pasture Clover, forming with 
Kentucky Blue Grass the finest and most 
nutritious food for sheep and cows. Sow 5 or 6 
pounds to acre. Weight, 60 lbs., per bu. 1 lb., 
40c; 5 lbs., $1.80; 10 lbs., $3.40; 25 lbs., $8.00; 
50 lbs,, $15.50; 100 lbs., $30.25. 
Alsike and Timothy 
Mixture 
20 Per Cent Alsike—80 Per Cent 
Timothy 
In the Northwest there is a great demand for 
a mixture of .Msike and Timothy Seed mixed in 
the right proportion ready for sowing. This 
mixture is especially valuable for low, wet places, 
for permanent meadow or for pasture, and on 
account of the very low price at which we offer 
it, you can seed down more of your farm to grass. 
1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., $1.30; 25 lbs., 
$2.65; 50 lbs., $4.75; 100 lbs., $8.85. 
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