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SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
Short Crops 
The extremely dry season caused a dangerous shortage in all varieties of Cane, Millet, Corn, and 
all forage crops. We advise getting your seed for these crops early as the supply will not cover the 
heavy demand. 
COW PEAS, SOY BEANS AND KOREAN LESPEDEZA ARE THE BEST CROPS TO SUBSTITUTE. 
Order your Garden Seed early. Beans, Cucumber, Beets, Onion and several other items of Garden 
Seed are very short. 
Korean Lespedeza 
Korean Lespedeza has won the distinction of being the best Summer Legume pasture for poor soil 
or for strong soil which so far has been introduced in this country. 
Korean Lespedeza will stand heavy grazing from early Summer until killed by frost. We have no 
report so far that it bloats stock, is ideal in permanent pasture mixtures with Blue Grass, Orchard 
Grass or Red Top, Alsike and White Clover because Lespedeza furnishes abundant grazing during July, 
August, and September when other pastures and Clovers are dormant. The Lespedeza matures before 
smothering out the growth of the fall grasses. 
Winter Barley 
BEARDED OR BEARDLESS 
FOR WINTER PASTURE 
This is one of our very best Winter grain crops, has proven to be perfectly hardy in the Ozarks. 
The plant may be grown for pasture or grain, should be sown at the same time we sow Winter Wheat, 
or for pasture it may be sown earlier. 
Crimson Clover 
SOW 20 POUNDS PER ACRE 
Farmers should take every available means of sowing all their vacant land in Crimson Clover, 
as it makes a fine winter clover crop—an excellent grazing crop during the winter and early spring— 
the earliest green feed—a good early forage crop, and a splendid soil improving crop to plow under 
early, to be followed by corn, cotton or other crops the same year. A crop of Crimson Clover plowed 
under is equal to an application of stable manure. It makes land rich and mellow, fills it with humus 
or vegetable matter, and increases the yield of corn, cotton or other crops, which follow it, to a 
wonderful extent. 
For pasture—should be seeded with other small winter grains. 
Vetch - Winter 
STAR BRAND 
Also called Winter and Hairy Vetch. Sand Vetch is a very valuable forage plant and is rapidly 
becoming extremely popular as year after year farmers are learning more of its true value. It is noted 
for its extreme hardiness, is highly valuable in the North as a winter cover crop to prevent leach¬ 
ing, and for forage and fertilizing purposes. It withstands hard winters, being hardier than wheat. 
It does well on nearly all soils and is especially recommended for poor land, where it thrives and im¬ 
proves the soil wonderfully as it is very rich in nitrogen. It remains green all winter and is valuable 
for early pasturing as well as for fertilizing. It is extremely early and has enormous value for feed¬ 
ing purposes. Drouth, heat and cold do not affect it. It is eagerly eaten by all kinds of stock. 
AN EXCELLENT PASTURE MIXTURE AND HAY CROP—Sow to the acre 1 bushel of Barley 
and 10 lbs. each of Crimson Clover and Winter Vetch. This combination makes a hay of excellent 
quality which is ready for harvest early in the Spring. 
