1935 SPRING SEED CATALOG-HENRY FIELD CO.-SHENANDOAH 
ALFALFA 
About the only bright and encouraging spots on the 
landscape last summer were the Alfalfa fields. Nearly 
everything else, even some of the trees, were burned 
brown and tinder dry. I was proud to see those green 
fields of Alfalfa in the midst of the drouth, mighty proud, 
because I have spent years trying to get a big field of 
Alfalfa on every farm. Years ago they like to run me 
out of the country for preaching the gospel of Alfalfa. 
Well, Alfalfa showed its true colors last year, proved 
itself greatest and most valuable crop in the Corn Belt. 
If you had a field of Alfalfa last year you were thankful 
for it every time you looked at it. If you didn’t have 
one you probably resolved never to get caught short like 
that again. 
Alfalfa is the greatest crop of all. A great CASH 
CROP. A great SEED CROP. A great HAY CROP. A 
great PASTURE CROP. And a great SOIL BUILDER. 
You can’t beat it, but this year someone else may beat 
you to it. 
Figure it out for yourself. The government on Nov. 
14, 1934 reported that Alfalfa seed production was es¬ 
timated 40 million lbs. for 1934 compared to more than 55 
million lbs. in 1933. There were heavy seedings in Aug¬ 
ust and September. More folks want Alfalfa than ever 
wanted it before. 
When you add that all up it looks like someone is going 
to have to go without Alfalfa Seed, or else get just any 
old kind that’s left at the tag end of the planting season. 
I don’t want any of my customers to be left out. That’s 
why I’ve taken all this space to make you realize the im¬ 
portance of ordering yours early, real early. I want you 
to do it without fail. Henry Field 
HOME GROWN GRIMM 
I have always been a great believer in Grimm Alfalfa and this 
year, for the first time, I’ve got some Home Grown Grimm for you. 
Lots of Grimm is grown around here because of its great hay yield. 
These fields of Grimm were a life-saver to many farmers because they 
continued to make hay even when the drouth hit us. In some cases, 
when the second crop showed up a little short, it was saved for seed. 
And that’s how it comes I have some Home Grown Grimm for you 
this year. I grew quite a lot of it on my own farm. 
It’s certainly beautiful seed, high germination, plump, just about as 
near perfect as seed can be. Even the weeds got mostly licked out 
by the drouth so there weren’t any to clean out of this seed. 
I saved the best news until last. This is “Home Grown” Grimm— 
that means no commissions, no high freights to be added into the 
cost. If you want something extra good at a mighty reasonable price 
you order this Home Grown Grimm. Haven’t any great lot of it and 
so you better get yours ordered early. 
HOME GROWN HARDY 
ALFALFA 
This is another fine lot of seed that probably would never have 
been threshed if the drouth hadn’t held up the plant growth. It comes 
from right here close to home. I am sure most of it is Grimm and 
Dakota No. 12 with a smaller percentage of Nebraska. Some of the 
fields from which the seed came are old, probably Grimm or Dakota, 
but not sure enough to be put absolutely in that class. 
The important thing is that every bit of it comes from good, hardy 
Alfalfa, fields that stood frost and drouth and are fully adapted to 
this section of the country. 
HARDY NEBRASKA 
ALFALFA 
I put this bunch of seed all in one lot—all proven hardy and all 
acclimated to this section—and the price is a real money-saver, believe 
me. It's mighty nice seed and I know you can’t go wrong on it. 
We’ve said a lot about Nebraska Alfalfa and sold a 
world of it last year. We have a lot of faith in it because 
it certainly has proved itself as one of the best Common 
varieties. It’s pretty hard to beat. Nebraska Alfalfa is 
hardy, plenty hardy for most any place here in the Corn- 
belt. It produces a big tonnage of fine quality hay. And 
the price of the seed is low. What more can you ask of 
any alfalfa? 
CORN BELT GROWN 
ALFALFA 
You are probably still frowning every time you think of last year’s 
drouth. I do, too. But because of it there were lots of folks who 
let their second cutting of Alfalfa set for seed. They brought it here 
by car and truck, from Nebraska, Northern Missouri and Northern 
Kansas and Iowa. Most of them were customers of mine and so lots 
of the seed came from Dakota No. 12 and Nebraska Hardy fields. 
It was grown in our general trade territory and is a very hardy type, 
fully adapted to Corn Belt conditions. “Live and let live” is my 
motto and I’m pricing this seed to make you a good big saving, 
compared to most Alfalfa this year. While it lasts I’ll challenge 
anybody to beat it in quality and hardiness and fair price. 
UTAH ALFALFA 
Many successful farmers want Utah Alfalfa because of 
Its beautiful color, high germination and great hardiness. 
I have some of the prettiest Utah seed I have ever 
handled. My seed was grown at a high altitude where 
winters are terribly cold and the summers hot and dry. 
It has to be hardy and vigorous. 
DAKOTA NO. 12 ALFALFA 
Dakota No. 12 is the favorite of all alfalfa with a lot of farmers. 
They know what it is and what it will do for them. We’ve recom¬ 
mended it for years as the hardiest of all common alfalfas and lots of 
farmers have found that it stands up better than any. It’s a heavy 
producer, makes fine hay — and because it is raised under the most 
severe climatic conditions, you don’t need to worry about it not going 
through the winter. 
Lyman’s Grimm 
“THE DADDY OF ALL GRIMM ALFALFA” 
A. B. Lyman is the man who really discovered and de¬ 
veloped Grimm Alfalfa. He has spent his whole life at it 
and his work has meant millions of dollars to farmers in 
practically every State in the Union. 
In the Alfalfa seed business they all take their hats off 
to A. B. Lyman and most of them trace their own Grimm 
directly back to the foundation seed stocks which Mr. 
Lyman found and developed from the Carver County seed. 
If you want what we think is the best in Grimm — Seed 
that you know is Grimm and that traces right back to 
the original Grimm, buy A. B. Lyman Grimm. 
CERTIFIED RED TAG T> T 1 \\ lX/T 
CERTIFIED BLUE TAG V_X IV 1 1 VIIVI 
Blue Tag and Red Tag Grimm Alfalfa are both real high quality 
seed. 99% or better pure, every bag State Sealed and Certified as to 
variety and quality by a State Inspector. Every field of seed is 
thoroughly inspected from start to finish and the seed is all the best 
of color, pure germinating, plump and big berried. You know when 
you buy Certified Grimm that you are getting nothing but Grimm 
seed. The crop is mighty short this year. 
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