Good Seeds Cheapo Good as Can Be Growm~}fone Better at -Any Price 59 
Special Low Prices 
On Soy Beans and All Farm Seeds 
on Red List Enclosed 
1650 lllini Soy Beans (1#5 Day Bean) 
Illini is a new variety developed at the Illinois Experiment 
Station from the old A. K. grown now for several years. It 
has been constantly increasing in popularity. We sold last year 
about as many Illini as Manehu. It seems to grow a little taller 
than Manehu, giving a heavier yield while in season it is a few 
days earlier. Just as desirable in every other way and we would 
say better for hay in Northern Illinois, Michigan or Wisconsin 
than Manehu. ‘Has finer stems than Manehu. 1 lb., 18 cts.; 3 
lbs., 40 cts.; 5 lbs., 55 cts., postpaid. 
1651 Manehu Soy Beans <110 Day Kean) 
This is by far the most popular Soy Bean in the middle west. 
It is a medium early variety, and it matures dry beans in about 
110 days. The Manehu is almost unanimously considered to be 
the best of all Soy Beans for any purpose until the introduction 
of Illini. Seeds are yellow with a peculiar black seed sear. It 
is a medium variety, originally from Northern Manchuria. We 
recommend this variety for bay and silage, and as being one 
of the best to plant with corn for silage. 1 lb., 18 Cts.; 3 lbs., 
40 cts.; 5 lbs., 55 cts., postpaid. 
1652 Medium Yellow 
Plants, bushy, erect, stout, medium height; matures in 100 to 
110 days. Seeds are nearly round, medium to medium large; 
color, straw-yellow. Widely grown in Illinois. Adapted to pre¬ 
cede winter wheat in rotation. 1 lb., 18 cts.; 3 lbs., 40 cts.; 5 lbs., 
55 cts., postpaid. 
See Special List Enclosed for Low Prices 
on Seed Potatoes and All Farm Seed in Quantity 
Seed Potatoes 
U. S. No. 1—Minnesota Grown 
My Seed Potatoes are grown in the famous Red River Valley of Min¬ 
nesota, the finest Potato country in the world. They are all produced 
from Pure Bred planting stock, carefully and uniformly graded. Free 
from scab, blight, dry rot or disease. All State inspected—U. S. Num¬ 
ber Ones. No Better Quality Obtainable. It pays to plant the Best. 
Potato Eyes by Mail to Your Home 
Thousands of my customers who live a long distance from Rock¬ 
ford can save the transportation charges on the full potato tuber 
by planting these Potato Eyes. The fertile eye is cut from my 
pure bred seed, properly packed and delivered right to your door. I 
can ship any place any day from January to June and Guarantee 
Satisfaction. All varieties described on this page at the following 
uniform prices. 50 Eyes, 65 cts.; 100 Eyes, $1.15; 200 Eyes, $2.00; 
500 Eyes, $3.75; 1,000 Eyes, $6.85. No less than 50 Eyes of any 
variety furnished. (We Cannot Ship Potatoes into California.) 
1660 Sugar Cane 
A Big, Profitable Crop for Fodder 
Early Amber Cane makes a very satis¬ 
factory summer pasture for all kinds of 
stock, but especially for sheep and hogs. 
When used before it heads out there is but 
little waste and the crop is more nearly a 
balanced ration. The growth will also be 
more promptly renewed at that stage. The 
hay is very palatable and nutritious and is 
relished by all kinds of stock. The yield of 
cured hay is about 12 to 15 tons per acre. 
Cut when heading out, leave for 2 or 3 days 
on the ground and then put up in shocks 
of about one load each. * 
Soy Beans are quite often mixed with 
cane for the silo. This will greatly^increase 
the feeding value. 
Culture—Sow broadcast at the rate of 60 
pounds per acre or in drills 3 to 3% feet 
apart, using 10 to 20 pounds. The crop can 
be harrowed until 4 to 6 inches high with¬ 
out injuring the young plants. After the 
first cutting the ground should be stirred 
again with a disc harrow or cultivator and 
the plant will sprout quickly. 1 lb., 20 cts.; 
3 lbs., 45 cts.; 5 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. 
1930 Shumway’s Early White King 
An extra early potato, remarkable for its drought * lCICier 
resistance and its ability to mature heavy yields be¬ 
fore the hot dry summer sets in. For an early po¬ 
tato it is noted for its keeping qualities. The white 
flesh has a delightful flavor and cooks mealy. It is 
almost round in appearance and produces uniform 
tubers. The skin is smooth and snowy white. It 
never seems to have blight and has no cores or black 
specks. The.vines are wonderfully vigorous and the 
tubers lie close together in the hills. On account of 
the heavy foliage it can withstand heat and drought. 
It never takes second growth. 
1921 Extra Early Bliss Triumph 
Bliss Triumph is at least a week or ten days 
earlier than the Early Ohio. The tubers are of 
handsome appearance, being almost round, with 
slightly depressed eyes, mostly at the seed end. 
They run very uniform as to size and shape. The 
skin is light to solid red. Flesh is pure white, both 
when raw and cooked. Its superior table qualities 
make this potato a favorite for the early market. 
1926 Early Irish Cobbler 
Another extra fine early potato, and one that is 
not easily affected by blight and insects. The tubers 
are nearly round with prominent ridge at ends, 
causing uneven surface, and slightly flattened, 
rather bulky in shape. The skin is white, well net¬ 
ted, with eyes of medium depth and number. It is a 
fine flavored potato and a heavy yielder. 
Best Late Varieties 
1925 Improved Green Mountain 
One of the best main crop Potatoes—a late white 
'variety producing remarkable yields. 
We offer the following standard late varieties as 
follows: 
1923 Carman No. 3 1928 Sir Walter Raleigh 
1927 Rural New Yorker 1922 Burbank 
1930 
Shumway’s 
White 
Two New Clovers 
1535 Korean Lespedeza Annual 
AN EARLY DROUGHT RESISTANT SOIL BUILDER 
Does Especially Well in High Altitudes. Greatest 
Annual Pasture or Hay Crop Ever Introduced. 
Tbo abundant growth, deep penetrating roots cov¬ 
ered with nodules make it an cutstanding grazing and 
soil building legume. The strong root growth pene¬ 
trates about 8 inches deep, making it highly drought 
resistant, and thriving on poor, wornout soils where 
alfalfa and clovers would fail. In feeding value it is 
about equal to alfalfa; has no woody stem; holds its 
leaves well and produces a full crop the first season. 
A harrowing before sowing is the only preparation 
necessary. When sown alone broadcast 20 lbs. to the 
acre during late freezes after a light harrowing, but 
do not cover the seeds. y 2 lb., 20 cts.; 1 lb., 35 cts.; 
3 lbs., 80 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. 
1337 Lespedeza (Sericea) Perennial 
The new permanent Clover for the South and else¬ 
where. At last the Southeast has a soil building 
legume to compare with western alfalfa. Lespedeza 
Sericea was introduced by the IT. S. Dept, of Agricul¬ 
ture, an oriental perennial legume which grows on 
poor land and acid or sour land as well as rich land. 
After established, it is a great drought resister with 
an enormous root system. It enriches the soil, lives 
through the winter, starts growth early in spring and 
gives at least 3 cuttings a season with as high as 3 
tons per acre at one cutting of hay. All kinds of 
stock relish the hay and it may be closely grazed. 
Plant very shallowly in 3% ft. rows, on a well-pre¬ 
pared seed bed in spring when soil becomes warm. 
3 to 4 lbs. of seed plants an acre in rows for seed pur¬ 
poses. Broadcast 10 to 12 lbs. per acre with a small 
grain crop in the fall for hay and pasture. y 2 lb., 30 
cts.; 1 lb., 50 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.25; 5 lbs., $1.90, postpaid. 
1924 Improved Extra Early Ohio 
Money makers, very early, extra fine cooking 
qualities. Heavy yielders. Always depend¬ 
able! Skin is light reddish pink, smooth, and 
the flesh is white, firm, fine grained and unex¬ 
celled in quality. Tubers run uniform, medium 
to large in size, oval in shape, with blunt, 
rounded ends, and shallow eyes. 
Red River Extra Early Ohios are ideal for 
the home gardener, and at market they always 
sell on sight! Vines are upright, allowing easy 
cultivation, and the tubers are set in a compact 
clump near the surface so that digging is easy. 
Adapted to every locality in the U. S. 
Big Money 
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1024 Shumway’s Improved Extra Early Ohio 
Greatest Hay Crop Ever Grown 
WHY YOU SHOULD GROW 
SOY BEANS 
First. They yield large amounts of 
high protein forage, rich in feeding 
value. They not only make splendid 
hay, but are wonderful for silage 
grown with corn. 
Second. They contain as much 
fertility per acre as eight loads of 
stable manure. 
Third. The mature beans ground 
into meal make wonderfully high 
protein dairy feed. 
Fourth. Soy Beans are more re¬ 
sistant to frost than corn and they 
also stand hot weather. 
Fifth. They are adapted to nearly 
all soils and are especially valuable 
on soils too poor for other legumes. 
Sixth. They are the only legume 
crop that will grow on acid soils and 
build up the land. 
Seventh. They make a wonderful 
emergency crop when clover fails or 
when other crops are washed out or 
fail for any reason, as they can be 
put in late. Prof. Mortimer places 
them first in the list of “Emergency 
Hay Crops.’’ 
1650 Illini 1651 Manehu 1652 Medium Yellow 
USE NITRIGIN ON ALL SOY BEANS— 
INCREASES YIELD—INSURES CROP 
1769 Bu. size, 35 cts.; 2 bu. size, 60 cts.; 5 bu. size, $1.25; 10 bu. size, $2.00. 
CULTURE. If planted with corn 
3 beans in each hill of corn is about 
right and this requires 3 to 5 pounds 
per acre. If planted alone, for hay 
or seed, in rows with corn planter 
or drill, a half bushel or a bushel 
of seed per acre may be profitably 
used, the beans about one inch apart 
in the row. Rowing and cultivating, 
however, is not necessary. Thousands 
of farmers now are planting in solid 
drill, using a harrow and caring for 
large fields at small expense. Do not 
plant too early. Never before corn 
planting time. Always inoculate the 
seed before planting. See page 54. 
