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Increased Yields on Same Acreage Helps Solve the Problem 
BE SURE TO READ THIS 
January 19, 1934. 
This is the last thing we are to send in for our catalog. Balance all set up and printing 
will start at once. This week we attended the National Seed Dealer’s Convention at 
Chicago, also two days at our Farm and Home Week at our State University. From our 
contact with seedsmen from all over the United States, some educators from other Agri¬ 
cultural Colleges, and with farmers of Illinois, it looks to us as though there will not be 
enough seed to seed down the millions of acres which are going out of cultivation, a great 
portion of which will be seeded down to something. 
The Government is going to use millions of pounds of seed for Reforesting, Erosion and 
other projects. Most of the states also have projects which will require millions of' pounds 
more, and from the rate farmers are signing up on the corn-hog program there will be a 
demand for more than twice the amount of seed ever sown in the U. S. in one season. 
When we started to write this catalog about a month ago, we told you of these seed 
shortages and the big export demand. Today we received a list of the exports which show 
this export demand is still reducing our small stocks of seed. 
For the week ending January 13th, from New York port alone, over 1,711 bags of Red 
Clover, 120 bags of Red Top, and 88 bags of alfalfa were exported. No import of clover, 
alfalfa, timothy, bluegrass or red top. With the shortage of these crops in Europe 
and with our low exchange rate it enables them to buy our seed at about one-half price 
and no doubt this export demand will continue for at least two months. 
Notice! 
With the abnormal demand, we are making our prices subject to market changes. Will 
hold the prices down as long as possible, but under these conditions we advise ordering 
at once. 
As soon as prices advance so much that we cannot fill your order at prices quoted in 
this catalog, we will write you and make the lowest price possible at that time. 
In sending in orders be sure to include the 2% sales tax on all Illinois orders. 
New Life for Your Garden, Lawn 
or Shrubbery—VIGORO 
VIGORO is a condensed plant food, containing five times as much 
food as sheep manure. It is odorless, contains no weed seed and 
easy to apply. Directions in every bag. Send for booklet on “How 
to Make a Fine Lawn With VIGORO.” 
Use it on your lawn, flowers and shrubbery. Increases yield and 
quality of your garden. 25 lb. bag $1.50; 50 lb. bag $2.50; 100 lb. 
bag $4.00. We prepay freight to station in Illinois on 100 lbs. 
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Fertilizers 
Florist’s Ground Bone Meal, 100 lb. Bag:.$2.75 
Sheep Manure, 100 lb. Bag.$2.00 
Sheep Manure, 50 lb. Bag.$1.15 
KOPPER’S VELVET LAWN. Best thing you can 
use for lawn and shrubs. lOO lb. bag, $3.50; 25 lb. 
bag, $1.75; 10 lb. bag, 85c. 
SWIFT’S RED STEER FERTILIZER 
125 lbs. in bag. 
4-10-4—$2.85 bag.$39.50 ton 
2-16-2—$2.35 bag.$32,00 ton 
0-8-24—$2.75 bag.$42.00 ton 
2-12-C—$2.45 bag.$32.00 ton 
20% Super-phospliate, 0-20-0, $2.00 bag. . .$27.00 ton 
KELLY’S EGG MASH 
We manufacture our own egg mash which con¬ 
tains the following ingredients; bran, flour mid¬ 
dlings, corn meal, oats, meat scraps, soy bean 
meal, alfalfa leaf meal, charcoal, dried buttermilk, 
and codliver oil. 
This makes a very high grade analysis con¬ 
taining a protein content of 19.7, which is fully 
3 per cent more than the average. Fat, 4.82; crude 
fiber, 5.08; nitrogen-free extract 54 per cent. 
The price on this high grade mash is $1.75 per 
bag or $32.00 per ton, subject to market change. 
