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ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
ISBELL’S ALFALFA 
Hardy Michigan Grown Seed At Lowest Prices 
No crop is more dependent for success upon the seed planted than alfalfa. 
A good thick stand will produce big crops of the finest hay for at least four 
years and often for seven or more years. Alfalfa is one of the most valuable 
crops on any farm and wherever you see prosperous farms you will see plenty 
of alfalfa. Growing alfalfa increases the fertility of the soil because it pro 
vides feed for more stock. 
There are only three essentials for growing alfalfa which are: well-drained soil; 
soil which is not acid; and good seed. Heavy clay or low ground if not well drained 
must be tiled or ditched. If the soil is sour or acid, this can be remedied by applying 
lime in some form. Isbell’s Michigan Grown Alfalfa Seed can always be depended 
upon to give a good catch at minimum expense. 
Alfalfa Seed should be sown at the rate of 10 to 1? pounds per acre on a firm seed 
bed, and covered lightly. May be seeded with Oats or Barley in the spring but in this 
case only about a bushel of grain should be sown per acre. May also be sown alone 
in the spring or in July and August. Always inoculate the seed for best results. 
Plant of Hardy Michigan 
Grown Alfalfa. 
Michigan Grown 
Alfalfa 
Home Grown Seed of 
Verified Origin 
For more than ten years we have handled large quan¬ 
tities of Michigan Grown Alfalfa seed and we have yet 
to receive our first complaint of poor results or laiiure 
resulting from the use of this seed. The fact that this 
seed was produced from fields that have gone through our 
trying winters with alternate freezing and thawing and 
severe cold is abundant proof of its hardiness and adapt¬ 
ability. Alfalfa experts have always recommended native 
grown seed very highly and the only .reason it has not been 
used more extensively is because of the relatively small 
quantity of seed grown annually, as not much allalfa was 
left to make seed in Michigan. The supply is much small¬ 
er than usual, making a real shortage of this seed. We 
strongly urge our customers to order their Alfalfa Seed 
as early as possible. 
The New Hardy Michigan Alfalfa 
Hardigan 
Hardiest, best yielding variety for Northern States. Pro¬ 
duces better quality hay than any other sort. 
Hardigan Alfalfa was developed in Michigan and is 
rapidly becoming one of the leading sorts through sheer 
merit. Everyone who has visited the Alfalfa trial plots 
of the State Experiment Station at East Lansing, has been 
impressed by its marked superiority. It has been the out¬ 
standing variety for several years and has consistently 
outyielded all other sorts, usually by from five to ten per 
cent. At the New Jersey Experiment Station it outyielded 
other varieties by 10 to 12 per cent. 
Hardigan Alfalfa also has other superior qualities besides 
its heavy yielding ability and hardiness. It produces better 
quality hay than any other sort. The stems are finer and 
there are more of them. It grows as tall or taller than 
other sorts and is very leafy. Hardigan has a characteristic 
dark green color and is the greatest stooling variety of 
Alfalfa yet developed. For this reason, only ten pounds 
of seed are required per acre. 
Good seed of Hardigan is scarce this year, and our stock 
is much below our usual requirements. Order early to be 
sure of this seed. 
Grimm Alfalfa 
Michigan Grown and Certified Seed. 
Grimm Alfalfa has been grown so long that it needs no 
introduction by us. Its characteristic variegated blossoms 
and branching root system are well known by Alfalfa 
growers. Grimm was developed in Minnesota and its 
hardiness is an inherited trait. It is especially suited to 
heavy soils having a hard pan near the surface and soils 
not so well drained as are usually required by other sorts. 
Grimm will often winter over successfully and thrive where 
other varieties will not live. 
Michigan Grown Grimm Alfalfa Seed is also in short sup¬ 
ply this season so that we advise ordering early. 
For Prices of Alfalfa Seed. See Isbell’s Current Price List. 
for bigger and better legume crops 
inoculate 
with 
The Original Legume Inoculator 
• Established in 1898 
• Always Fresh—High Count 
Moist-Soil Culture—Approved 
Easy to Apply—Dependable. 
NEW LOW PRICES 
..Will NOW Inoculate 
I lb. Alfalfa 
or Clover Seed — Costs 
even LESS for Soy Beans, 
Cow Peas, Lespedeza, Vetch, . ...... 
n N »> Iweulated with 
reas or Beans. Inoculated "NITRAGIN'’ 
• NITRAGIN INOCULATION PRICES • 
When Ordering Always Specify Name of Seed 
Alfalfa, all Clovers 
Size Retail 
V2 bu. ea... $ .35 
bu. ea.. .60 
2 Vi bu. ea. 1.25 
Vetch, Austrian Peas, 
Canadian Peas, Beans 
Size Retail 
Vi bu. ea. .30 
1 bu. ea.45 
*1 % bu. ea. ..... .70 
5 bu. e 3 .2.00 
*"100 lb. size.” Packed 
only for Vetch and Peas. 
LESPEDEZA 
Unhulled or Hulled 
S‘ ze Retait 
1 bu. ea..$ .35 
2 bu. ea. .60 
5 bu. ea. 1.25 
Soy Beans, Cow 
Peas, Lima Beans 
Size Retail 
1 bu. ea. $ .35 
2 bu. ea. .60 
5 bu. ea. 1.25 
10 bu. ea.2.00 
*25 bu. ea. . 3 75 
*”25 bu. size.” Packed 
only for Soy Beans, Cow 
Peas. 
Garden Size 
NITRAGIN for 
Garden Peas, Beans, 
Sweet Peas, Lima 
Beans and Lupines 
Inoculates from 1 oz. to 
8 lbs. seed. 
Retail Price. ... . 25 c each 
Oldest and Most Widely Used Inoculator in America 
