Holmes’ Farm Seeds 
Use Certified Seed—Insure a good Stand—Lose less from disease— 
Increase your yield per acre—Produce a better quality crop—Secure 
a higher price per bushel. 
“IT WIDE PAY YOU.” 
Hardy Approved Northern Grown 
Alfalfa Seed 
GENUINE CERTIFIED GRIMM ALFALFA. Where Alfalfa is required 
that will have to withstand extreme cold weather conditions, or much 
of the adverse freezing and thawing, Grimm is becoming a favorite. 
It is about the least likely to winter-kill of any of the Alfalfas. We 
offer you genuine Grimm certified Alfalfa seed—grown in Idaho, field 
inspected, certified by the State Authorities and sealed. The Grimm 
Alfalfa seed generally produces plants with the crown type of roots 
and a more spreading root system than other Alfalfas. It is claimed 
that Grimm will thus outlast other strains. Sow 10 to 15 lbs. per acre. 
60 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
CERTIFIED HARDIGAN ALFALFA. A new, hardy and heavy-yielding 
variety which was developed in Michigan and has rapidly become one 
of the leading varieties because of its hardiness and heavy-yielding 
ability. It was one of the leading varieties at the trials of Ohio and 
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Farms. Write for price list. 
CANADIAN VARIEGATED ALFALFA. It is somewhat similar to the 
Grimm type. It has proven very hardy. Demonstrations made by the 
Ohio Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio, over a wide range of soils 
and climatic conditions in Ohio showed this strain to equal Grimm 
in both hardiness and production of hay. It has been grown success¬ 
fully in Canada for forty years. Write for price list. 
NORTHWESTERN ALFALFA. This seed was produced in the north 
and is recommended for those who want a safe seed to sow, one that 
will withstand the winter. It does not pay to run the risk for the sake 
of saving a dollar or two on the seed. Write for price list. 
MONTANA ALFALFA. Our genuine Montana Alfalfa is able to with¬ 
stand the rigorous winter weather. In hardiness and productiveness it 
stands next to Grimm and Canadian Variegated. Do not be deceived 
by appearances, as southern seed looks as good as northern grown, 
but pin your faith to a reliable seed house that stands back of the 
seed it sends out. Write for price list. 
White Blossom Sweet Clover 
The Great Soil Builder, Pasture and Hay Crop 
It is here to stay and is taking a place in importance right along with 
Red Clover and Alfalfa. An acre of Sweet Clover pasture will provide 
good pasturage for three or four cows in milk right through the sum¬ 
mer. It needs to be pastured to keep it down. Cows will produce more 
on Sweet Clover pasture than when fed green crops cut for them. Seed 
the Sweet Clover at the rate of 12 to 15 lbs. to the acre with a nurse 
crop like barley, oats and peas to cut for grain. Lime the land fully 
as heavily as for Alfalfa. Can be pastured lightly the first fall after 
the grain is cut. Then it will come on well the second year for pas¬ 
ture just as Red Clover does for hay. Sweet Clover can also be sown 
successfully in June or July without a nurse crop. Inoculate the seea 
before sowing. Be sure to have a good seed bed. Most any well-drained 
soil is all right for Sweet Clover and you will be pleased with the 
crop if you do your part in putting it in and handling it correctly. 
60 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover 
This does not make the amount of hay that White Blossom does the first 
fall. The second year the yellow has much finer stems than the white, 
matures 10 days earlier, yields less. For hay the first year or pasture 
the second sow the white. For hay the second year, the yellow may 
be better because of its finer stems. Write for prices. 
Sudan Grass 
The Ohio Experiment Station. Wooster, Ohio, has had excellent results 
with Sudan Grass as a pasture for dairy cattle. Also considered excel¬ 
lent hay crop. It is a warm weather plant and should not be sown 
until the ground gets warm. It is known to grow 60 inches in 62 days 
from seeding. It will produce from two to three tons per acre and 
more if it is cut twice. All kinds of stock relish it because it is sweet. 
Sow or drill solid 20 to 30 lbs. per acre. Cut it as soon as it comes into 
head. Cure it just like timothy hay is cured. Write for price list. 
Genuine Certified Grimm Alfalfa, showing 
characteristic root system. 
White Blossom Sweet Clover. 
Sudan Grass. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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