KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 
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GRIMM ALFALFA 
Roots of Grimm Alfalfa 
Roots of Common 
Alfalfa 
There are only a few strains equal and none exceed 
Grimm Alfalfa in hardiness. It is the safest type to sow 
wherever there is trouble from winter killing. Our stocks 
are produced in the states of Idaho and Utah and each lot 
is specially guarded under the authority of state officials 
and shipped in sealed bags. It does not cost any more to 
sow the Grimm variety, as it requires less seed to an acre. 
We recommend sowing from 10 to 12 pounds to an acre. 
DISTINCTION BETWEEN 
GRIMM and COMMON ALFALFA 
There is a good deal of misun¬ 
derstanding about the points of dif¬ 
ference between these two alfal¬ 
fas. No one character may safely 
be used as a distinguishing mark 
of either. Except in color of blos¬ 
som, an individual plant of Grimm 
may grow and look exactly like 
Common, and vice versa. In gen¬ 
eral, however, the differences are 
as follows: 
1 ..Grimm has a variegated; 
Common, a purple blossom. 
2 Common grows a little taller 
as a rule and, where hardy, pro 
duces more hay. 
$ Grimm is hardier than Con- 
mon. 
4 Grimm, speaking In a very 
general way, has a somewhat 
spreading or “sprangly” root sys¬ 
tem, while Common tends to pro¬ 
duce a deep “tap” root. Too much 
reliance cannot be placed on these 
characteristics, however, as under 
certain soil conditions Grimm will 
grow a root system of the Common 
type, and vice versa. There is much 
variation in the root character of 
individual plants from the same 
strain. 
Again speaking very general¬ 
ly, Grimm has a lower set crown 
than Common alfalfa. Local con¬ 
ditions affect this also, and it can¬ 
not be relied upon to distinguish 
the two strains. 
The superior hardiness of Grimm 
is often attributed to its spreading 
roots or low-set crown. It is prob¬ 
able that both of these characters 
have some effect on hardiness, but 
more important than either is the 
fact that hardiness is bred into and 
has become an inherent character 
of Grimm 
