Funks Modern Equipment ... Supervised by Trained Specialists 
FUNKS HYBRID 
SEED CORN 
FARM SEED 
Properly Dried — Carefully Sorted — Accurately Graded. 
Full Vigor — Strong Germination — Performance Tested — High Yielding. 
Produced to Meet Certification Requirements of the Illinois Crop Improvement Association. 
Highest Purity and Germination — Free from Noxious Weeds — Reasonable Prices. 
We Do Custom Cleaning — Let Us Clean Your Seed with Our Up-to-Date Machinery. 
OVER 
100 
YEARS 
SEED 
SUCCESS 
Funks Seed Warehouse, Elevator, Soybean Mill, and Com Dryer 
In Bloomington, Illinois 
Funks New Corn Dryer, Warehouse and Elevator on the Funk 
Farms near Bloomington, Illinois 
176,000 Bu. Storage for Soybeans, drain, etc. 
100 Carloads Farm Seeds 
2600 Bu. Soybeans MiUed Dally 
Complete Seed Cleaning Machinery 
6000 Bu. Ear Corn Dryer 
Our plant is equipped to give every seed service. We prepare seed for you the 
same as though it was for use on our own farms. 
17,000 Bu. Ear Cora Drying Capacity 
40,000 Bu. Bulk Grain Storage 
Dryer Fan Delivers 108,000 Cu. Ft. of Air per Minute 
160 H.P. Boiler Supplies Controlled Heat for Dryer 
Seed Cora Sorted Ear by Ear Just as We Do for Our Own Farms 
No expense has been spared to equip this modern plant with the latest and best 
corn drying methods. Your assurance of high quality seed. 
HANDY SEED TABLE AND PLANTING GUIDE 
PRESERVE FOR REFERENCE 
FUNK FARMS BRAND SEED 
EVERY KIND FOR THE FARM 
Lbs. 
per 
Std. 
Bu. 
Rate 
to Sow 
Lbs. per 
Acre 
Time to Sow 
Alfalfa—broadcast. 
60 
15 to 18 
Spring and ea. Fall 
Alfalfa—drilled. 
60 
12 to 16 
Spring and ea. Fall 
Barley, Spring. 
48 
96 to 110 
March, April 
Blue Grass, Ky., for lawns 
14 
100 to 125 . 
Ea. Spring, ea. Sept. 
Blue Grass, Ky., for pastures. 
14 
20 to 30 
Ea. Spring, ea. Sept. 
14 
20. 
Spring 
April, May 
Late Spring 
48 
5 to 8. 
Buckwheat. 
52 
50 to 60 
60 
Winter to April 
Winter to April 
Winter to April 
Winter, early April 
Winter to April 
Winter, early April 
Winter to April 
Ea. Spring, Aug., Sept 
60 
2 to 4 
8 to 10. 
60 
6 to 10. 
60 
4 to 6 
60 
6 to 10. .. 
4 to 6 
Clover, Sweet, white or yellow. 
60 
12 to 15 
Clover, Sweet, white (unhulled) 
30 
25 to 30 
Oct. to Feb. 
60 
6 to 8 
March to April 
Late Spring 
May, June 
May, June 
56 
8 to 10. 
56 
3 to 5.. , 
Kaffir-Milo-Feterita-Grohoma-Atlas 
Sorgo-Hegari (drill). 
56 
10 to 15. . . . 
Kaffir-Milo-Feterita-Grohoma-Atlas 
Sorgo-Hegari (broadcast). 
56 
40 to 50 
May, June 
Lawn Grass mixed. 
100 to 125 
Ea.spring, ea. fall 
Lespedeza-Korean. 
25 
20 to 25 
Ea. spring after frost 
50 
50. 
Late May to ea. July 
Late May to ea. July 
March, April 
50 
30. 
Oats. 
32 
60 to 112 . 
Orchard Grass. 
14 
21 to 28 
Ea. Spring-Fall 
Peas, Canada Field (broadcast). 
60 
120 to 150 . 
Early spring 
Peas, Canada Field, with oats. 
60 
75 to 90 
Early spring 
Peas, Cow, broadcast. 
60 
75 to 90 
May or June 
60 
25. 
May or June 
Ea. May to late July 
Ea. May to late July 
April or ea. Sept. 
50 
5 to 8. 
50 
4 to 5. 
Red Top, Solid Seed 
14 
6 to 8 
Rye . 
56 
84 to 112 . 
Sept, to Nov. 
Rye Grass. 
24 
28 to 35. . . . 
April or ea. Sept. 
Sorghum, broadcast. 
50 
40 to 50 . . . 
May, June 
50 
8 to 10 . 
May, June 
May, June 
Soybeans, broadcast. 
60 
90 to 120. . 
Soybeans, drilled 
60 
60 to 90 
May, June 
Soybeans, in drill with com. 
60 
10 to 20 
May, June 
Sudan Grass, broadcast . 
40 
20 to 30 
Late May to ea. July 
Sudan Grass, drilled 
40 
10 to 15 
Late May to ea. July 
32 
6 to 8. 
May 
Spring and Fall 
Sept, to Nov. 
Sept, to Nov. 
45 
8 *n 10 
Vetch, Winter or Hairy . 
Wheat, Winter 
60 
60 
60. 
7 5 to 90. . 
FUNKS GARDEN SEED COLLECTION 
Varieties recommended by the University of Illinois 
A complete garden — worth $2.00, $2.50 if purchased separately. 
Standard Size Packets — High Quality, Viable Seed. 
$1.00 each 
FIRST PLANTING (About oats 
seeding time) 
l / 2 pound Peas—Little Marvel 
1 packet Radish—Early Scarlet Globe 
1 packet Onion—Yellow Globe 
Danvers 
1 packet Spinach—Bloomsdale Savoy 
1 packet Turnip—Purple Top Strap 
Leaf 
1 packet Lettuce—Black Seeded 
Simpson 
1 packet Sweet Peas—Spencers 
Hybrids Mixed 
THIRD PLANTING (At corn 
planting) 
V* pound Beans—Burpees Stringless 
Green Pod 
Yi pound Beans—Rust Proof Golden 
Wax 
Yt pound Sweet Corn—Golden Cross 
Bantam—Hybrid Wilt-Resistant 
We have many satisfied customers who 
depend on this collection each year. 
SECOND PLANTING —(Between oats 
and corn seeding) 
Yi pound Peas—Dwarf Telephone 
1 packet Cabbage—Copenhagen Mar¬ 
ket 
1 packet Carrot—Chantenay 
1 packet Beet—Early Blood Turnip 
1 packet Parsnip—Hollow Crown 
1 packet Radish—White Icicle 
I packet Nasturtium—Dwarf Fine 
Mixed 
FOURTH PLANTING (Hot weather— 
About May 20) 
1 packet Tomato—Marglobe 
1 packet Cucumber—Snows Early 
Pickle 
1 packet Watermelon—Keckleys 
Sweet 
1 packet Muskmelon—Hales best 
