230-232 Eg st Fourth St., Cincinnati 
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General List of Field Seeds 
Prices on all Field Seeds are subject to fluctuations. W e will be glad to quote you firm prices on request. Orders 
entrusted to us will be filled at the lowest price on the day received 
ACME Brand FARM SEEDS 
Tested to Give Best Results 
Our Seed Testing Laboratory is qualified under the rules of 
the Official Analysts Association of North America. 
We offer the following varieties: 
White Blossom (Melilotus alba). A biennial legume, growing 
5 to 6 feet high. Reseeds itself if left undisturbed. As a 
hay crop, however, it should be cut before it reaches the 
bloom stage, otherwise it may be woody and too coarse. It 
is cured similarly to alfalfa, but requires a little longer time. 
It is unsurpassed as a soil builder when properly inoculated. 
When pasturing, the stock should be turned in while the 
plants are young and tender and pastured continuously. 
LESPEDEZAS. Although still in the experimental stages of 
development in the Northern limits of growth, they are ex¬ 
tensively used, and have been found somewhat better adapted 
to acid and thin soil than the common Clovers, but are in no 
way substitutes for them on better soil. They are leguminous 
plants that are profitable as soil builders, particularly when 
inoculated. The Korean and Japanese varieties are annuals 
which under favorable conditions will reseed themselves if 
given a short period of rest from grazing. Sericea is a peren¬ 
nial coming each year from the roots and should not be 
grazed until well established and even then carefully con¬ 
trolled. Lespedezas are used principally as forage and soiling 
crops, furnishing pasturage during the late summer and 
early fall months before frost at a time when other grasses 
have reached their dormant stage. 
Seed should be sown during March and April on established 
pastures, broadcast at the rate of 10 to 15 pounds per 
acre; on specially prepared seed beds seed can be sown at the 
rate of 15 to 20 pounds as late as June 1st. Best crops of hay 
are secured on moist bottom lands, cut at the bloom stage or 
shortly after. North of the Ohio River Korean has been pre¬ 
ferred to the Japanese because of larger yields and earlier 
maturity. 
BED CLOVER (Trifolium pratense). Too well known to need 
extended description. Can be sown either in the spring or 
fall, and requires 8 to 12 lbs. per acre alone or 5 to 6 lbs. per 
acre if in mixture with grasses. 
MAMMOTH OR SAPLING CLOVER. Similar to Red Clover 
but of larger growth and blooms three weeks later, hence 
more valuable for sowing with Timothy. It also forms 
better aftermath than Red Clover. Requires same quantity 
of seed as Red Clover per acre. 
ALSIKE CLOVER (Trifolium hybridum). One of the best 
Clovers for sowing with Timothy, as they mature at the 
same time. Blossoms flesh color. It is very hardy and will 
do well on thin or poorly drained soils making very satisfac¬ 
tory pasturage. It is also valuable for hay. If sown alone 
requires 4 to 6 lbs. per acre or in mixture 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 
CRIMSON CLOVER (Trifolium incarnatum). An annual fox- 
turning under as a green manure crop or as a winter cover 
crop sown in July or August, also early spring at rate of 
15 to 20 lbs. per acre. It should be cut just before bloom 
stage for hay. 
SWEET CLOVER. It is suitable for almost all classes of soil, 
except acid, and especially desirable on loamy, sandy or al¬ 
luvial soils. Formerly it was used mostly for waste lands, 
but many prominent stock raisers are using it extensively 
for both pasturage and hay. 
Sweet Clover is of vigorous growth and withstands ex¬ 
tremes of heat and cold as the tap roots penetrate the soil 
very deeply, and it does well on both barren hillsides and 
bottom lands. Matures early. Can be cut two or three times 
a season; has a delightful and sweet scented odor, and the 
blossoms are particularly attractive to bees. 
Scarified (Hulled) Seed should be sown in the fall, or in 
the spring after danger of frost is over. It requires 10 to 
12 lbs. to the acre. 
Unhulled Seed, however, can also be sown at the rate of 
20 lbs. per acre during the winter months as frost action is 
necessary to loosen the hull before it will germinate. Fa.ll 
sowing with winter wheat has been quite satisfactory in 
many sections and has become more popular in recent years 
for winter sowing in general. 
Yellow Blossom (Melilotus officinalis). A biennial not quite so 
tall growing as the White, but more desirable for pasture as 
the life season is much longer, producing an abundant yield 
of forage. 
Hubam. An annual Sweet Clover with a growth of 3 V 2 to 6 feet. 
Is particularly good for bees as it blooms the first year. Also 
excellent as a green manure crop. Most favorable results are 
obtained by sowing broadcast. Requires 12 to 15 lbs. per acre. 
ALFALFA OR LUCERNE (Medicago sativa). Alfalfa is being 
more generally grown, as experience is teaching our farmers 
the px-oper methods to follow. Once established, it is such a 
profitable crop that every farmer can afford to take great 
pains to obtain a stand. It requires cutting at least twice 
the first season, even if not large enough to make hay. Cut¬ 
ting destroys any weeds that may come up in it and gives 
the Alfalfa a chance. Must be sown at the rate of 10 to 15 
pounds per acre when sown broadcast. Different soils do not 
seem so difficult to overcome, especially where they can be 
properly drained, pulverized, sweetened and seed inoculated. 
Alfalfa does not thrive on acid or sour land. 
A liberal dressing of fine ground lime will be found a great 
benefit to the soil. May be sown from April 1st to June 15th 
for the early spring sowing, either drilled or sown broadcast. 
If broadcast, cover lightly with a light drag or with single 
stroke of a harrow. 
Much seeding is now done later and many prefer sowing 
from July 15th to September 15th. When seeded late it gives 
the grower an opportunity to have his land clean and free 
from weeds, and if weather conditions are favorable a crop 
is almost assured. ,, . 
Alfalfa naturally prefers a deep, sandy or gravelly sub¬ 
soil. Roots from 3 to 15 feet deep and a good stand on proper¬ 
ly selected land should yield from 3 to 5 cuttings a year. v\ e 
can supply both the Common and Grimm Type Alfalfa ol 
Northwestern and Western origin as well as Ohio and Mich¬ 
igan grown stock. , x . . , . 
lommon Alfalfa. Has a purple bloom and tends to develop a 
single deep tap root system. It is generally found to .pro¬ 
duce more hay than the Grimm type, except when winter 
killing takes place. . , , . . , 
Irinun Alfalfa. Has a variegated bloom and is characterized 
by a tendency toward a multiple root system. For this rea¬ 
son it is under¬ 
stood to be hardier 
than the Common 
type. 
LESPEDEZA 
Unhulled or Hulled 
Size 
S bu. ea. 1.25 
Do not Fail 
INOCULATOR 
J PRICES 
Soy Beans, Cow 
Peas, Lima Beane 
to Inoculate 
all Legumes 
When Ordering, Always 
Specify Name of Seed 
Alfalfa, all Clover* 
Size 
K bu. ea.I .35 
1 bu. ea.60 
2Kbu. ea.1.25 
Size 
1 bu. ea...* .35 
7 bu. ea.60 
5bu. ea... 1.25 
10 bu. ea. 2.00 
*25 bu. ea... 3-15 
*"25 bu. size." Packed only 
for Soy Beam, Cow Pea*. 
with 
NITRAGIN 
— It Pays ! 
Vetch, Austrian Peas, 
Canadian Peas, Beans 
Size 
yi bu. ea.I .30 
1 bu. ea. , .45 
•lM bu. ea.70 
5 bu. ea.12.00 
*"100 lb. »ize.'’ Packed 
only for Vetch and Pea*. 
Garden Size 
NITRAGIN for 
Garden Peas, Beans, 
Sweet Peas, Lima 
Beans and Lupines 
Inoculate* from 1 oz. to 
81b*. aeed. 
Price.25c each 
