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Special Crops for Special Purposes at Special Prices 
Corn-belt 
HEAVY PRODUCTION 
Corn-Belt Alfalfa has come into existence as a registered trade 
name for Alfalfa seed adapted to the corn belt as shown on the 
map below. A few progressive seed houses have determined after 
cateful investigation that alfalfa seed produced anywhere in this 
Section or northwest of it is adapted to any part of this section. 
We have for example established beyond question that Alfalfa 
from the corn belt states does just as well in Wisconsin as Mon¬ 
tana or Dakota common. It proves equal hardy* equally pro¬ 
ductive and this seed is obtainable at much lower cost. 
Thoroughly Adapted 
We have not made wild guesses but the fact of adapta¬ 
tion of such seed has been amply sustained 
by experiments made by state stations. It is 
further established by the experiences of our 
customers who have used seed from these 
sections for many years. 
We would not recommend and indorse Corn-Belt 
Alfalfa if we were not absolutely convinced that it 
will serve the interests of our customers in the corn- 
belt in a most satisfactory manner. 
Always Dependable 
Now we can help you solve your seed problems 
more easily. You can select registered trade-mark 
Corn Belt Alfalfa with the assurance that you 
will always get seed of dependable character. 
It will have the hardiness and yielding quality 
you want at lower prices. There are only a 
few dealers “authorized” to use the special 
trade-mark stock. Always insist on genuine 
Corn-Belt stock. 
S. OAK. 
STATE REPORTS 
Alfalfa, whether Corn-belt, Grimm 
or any hardy 'strain, is the biggest 
money maker of general farm crops. 
Yields 3 to 4 tons of hay per acre. Is a 
matchless soil builder. Reduce cost of milk 
and meat production. Provides feed in the 
dryest years. Turns loss into profit. You 
invest wisely when you start growing al¬ 
falfa. 
It is not hard to grow this crop. Select a 
well drained field. Sow on a firm seed bed 
but not too early. Clover seed about half 
an inch. Roll if possible. Use a very light 
nurse crop of none at all. Inoculate your 
S. Pat. Off. seed. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 
Corn-Belt alfalfa enables you to sedure 
seed of hardy character and dependable quality at low 
cost. It eliminates premium payments for seed that will 
do no more for you. We have stocks of different origins all 
priced low as a comparison will show, but for the greatest 
dollar value we suggest Corn-Belt Common or Grimm. See 
Page 1 for description of grades and Page 32 for prices*. 
MANY FINE VALUES 
We can generally supply alfalfa seeds from various desig¬ 
nated states. You will find price on such stock on Page 32. 
Some of the special lots on the following pages are also in¬ 
dividually described. You will find seed listed such as Idaho, 
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas. If you don’t find what you want 
in this book be sure to write us. We are specialists in al¬ 
falfa and give you what you want at real money 'saving 
prices. Get samples. Compare quality. Don’t judge quality 
by price. Let the seed talk for itself. That will prove bur 
values superior. 
U.S.VERIFIED ORIGIN 
We base our claims on the character of Corn- 
Belt Alfalfa on reports from our customers and 
on reports from state experiment stations that 
we have studied. In our neighboring state of 
Wisconsin we find that Nebraska seed does as 
Well as Montana or other extreme northern seed. 
Authorities recommend Grimm for super hardi¬ 
ness, when that is needed, but the corn-belt com¬ 
mon proved equal to any common. 
For records on yields we find seed from our 
Corn-Belt section to equal or surpass others, and 
in some cases excel even Grimm in yields. These 
states include Massachusetts, Delaware, New 
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, 
Indiana, Iowa, South Dakota, Illinois, Nebraska 
and other eastern, western and southern states. 
Our investigations have overwhelmingly convinced 
U# that we would not be giving our customers the 
service they have a right to expect, if we did not 
show them this opportunity to save money on their 
seed feilh . ‘ "V ;... : 
A Government Service for Your Protection 
This is the way it is done. The U. S. 
Department of Agriculture designates cer¬ 
tain dealers who have proper qualifications 
as authorized dealers in U. S. Verified Ori¬ 
gin Alfalfa seed. These dealers must keep 
a set of records to show where the seed 
is produced and to whom that seed is sold. 
These records on all shipments of these “Au¬ 
thorized Dealers” are checked by government 
inspectors. Thus errors or intentional fraud 
are eliminated. These “authorized” dealers 
may put a red, white and blue Verification 
tag on all shipments. When such a tag is 
on your shipment you can be absolutely sure 
that the seed Was grown where the test tag 
says it was. . 
We are “authorized” dealers and one of the 
very few such dealers Who sell direct to 
farmers. We sell U. S. Verified Origin seed to 
you at real money saving prices. 
