PAGE OF GOOD ADVICE 
I KNOW advice is cheap, but every one of you folks have a thousand 
and one questions about field seeds this year. 
Alfalfa John answers thousands of you through the mail, and over the 
radio at noon, but some of you don’t have time to write or listen, so I’m 
putting down here some of the questions that have been asked time and 
time again, and our answers. If your particular question isn’t answered, 
write us a letter. We’ll answer it promptly. 
In any case, buy your seed right away while it is still available. Seed 
is too scarce this year to put off buying. 
This information concerning the Govt. Soil Conservation program, 
given below, is correct as the catalog goes to press. (Jan. 14.) 
I What would be a good substi- 
■ tute for Red Clover and still 
entitle me to practice pay¬ 
ments? 
I’ve made up two special mixtures 
you can substitute for Red Clover. 
Both qualify you for $1.50 per A. 
practice payments. Both will 
make a good hay crop, in the 
spring of 1938 and can be cut for 
Red Clover seed in the fall of 1938. 
(The alsike and timothy in the 
mixtures will not make 2nd growth 
to interfere with cutting the Red 
Clover for seed.) See RED Clover 
Substitutes on opposite page. 
2 Sweet Clover is too expensive. 
■ What can I sow to save 
money and still get practice 
payments? 
I’ll answer with a question. What 
can you sow that’s cheaper and 
still has even y 2 the soil building 
qualities of Sweet Clover? Re¬ 
member, the conservation program 
pays you for sowing Sweet Clover. 
Buy it as long as supplies last. 
When exhausted (as they will be) 
sow my Lot 50/50 pasture mixture 
or Red Clover substitutes listed on 
opposite page. These qualify you 
for $1.00 to $1.50 per A. practice 
payment. 
3 What shall I sow for Hog 
■ pasture? 
My Hurry Up Pasture Mix¬ 
ture or Rape sown 8 lbs. per A. 
Every farm should have a few 
.acres of Rape. It gives good pas¬ 
ture from June on, for all live¬ 
stock except cows. 
4 How can I thicken up my 
■ Blue Grass pasture? 
Sow on snow in late winter or disc 
lightly in early spring, sow and 
roll. Do not plow! Where Sweet 
Clover does well, sow my Formula 
A or my Lot “50/50.” Where 
Sweet Clover does not do well, sow 
my Formula B or Lot “50/50” 
without Sweet Clover. (Formula 
opposite page.) 
5 How shall I replace my Blue 
■ Grass pasture that’s almost 
entirely gone? 
Do not plow! Disc lightly up to 
2 inches deep. Sow the correct 
mixture mentioned in 4, with 5 lbs. 
extra of Rye Grass per Acre. 
5 What can I sow for pasture 
■ that will stand hot dry sum¬ 
mers? 
In the drier sections of Kansas, 
Nebraska, Dakotas, and western 
Iowa, mix 10% to 30% Brome 
Grass with my Lot “50/50” Perma¬ 
nent Pasture Mixture. Brome 
Grass is a good addition to any 
pasture mixture. It is a perma¬ 
nent grass that likes heat and dry 
weather. 
The 
1937 Agricultural 
Conservation 
Program in a 
NUTSHELL 
(Por the north central region) 
Buy your seed where you can be 
sure you get adapted seed and 
mixtures that satisfy government 
regulations. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
PAYS YOU 
AS FOLLOWS! 
$2.50 per A. for seeding 
ALFALFA 
$2.00 per A. for seeding 
RED CLOVER —united States 
and Canadian grown seed 
only.—Foreign seed not eli¬ 
gible. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
$1.50 per A. for seeding 
My Formula "C" (Page 52) 
My Formula "D" (Page 52) 
Alsike Clover 
Orchard Grass 
Mammoth Red Clover 
Korean Lespedeza 
Brome Grass 
$1.00 per A. for seeding 
My Lot "50-50" Mixture 
My "Good but Cheap" Mixture 
My Formula "A" (Page 52) 
My Formula "B" (Page 52) 
Biennial Sweet Clover 
Hubam Clover 
Red Top 
Reed's Canary Grass 
Timothy 
BUY SEED GUARANTEED TO 
CONFORM TO GOVERNMENT 
REGULATIONS! I send a cer¬ 
tificate of purchase with each 
sale to prove your purchase! 
The Government Pays $1,25 per 
Ton for Liming. 
Here’s Alfalfa John answering your 
letters. He’s a busy man, but likes 
lots of letters. He knows more about 
Field seeds in one minute than a lot 
of folks learn in a lifetime and is glad 
to help answer your questions if he 
can. He broadcasts every noon from 
11:45 to 13:10. 
7 What can I sow for quick 
■ pasture this summer? 
For May and June pasture, sow 
my Hurry Up Pasture Mixture. 
Sow early 1 bushel to 2 A., with a 
bushel of Fulghum Oats per A. 
Put in Sudan for pasture from 
July on. You can sow up to July 
1st and still get good pasture. 
8 What can I sow for hay this 
■ year? I lost my 193^ seeding 
of Red Clover. 
Sow Atlas, Hegari, Fodder Cane or 
Millet. Any of these will give you 
lots of good fodder this year. 
(More about my Atlas on page 51.) 
9 What is the best hay crop I 
■ can sow this year? 
Alfalfa. Nothing comes near its 
yield of hay and soil-building abil¬ 
ity. If your ground is limed, well 
and good. If not, the Government 
will pay you $1.25 per ton to lime 
it. Put in alfalfa this year. I be¬ 
lieve I can sell it cheaper than 
anyone in the country, as I bought 
it right here at my backdoor this 
year. 
Is there any value in inocu- 
■ lating Legumes? 
Absolutely ! Inoculation helps 
legumes take nitrogen from the air 
and place it in the soil—thus 
building it up. Cheapest fertilizer 
in the world. But be sure and use 
good inoculation. Nitragin is 
dated to insure a billion of fresh 
bacteria in every can. Easy to use. 
^ tm QH«||imi Uqumt InoeuUtor 
NOUUt-HILTNtH PMOCISS . 
Nitragin 
Restores and Maintains Soil Fertility 
LESPEDEZA 
Unhulled or Hulled 
INOCULATOR 
PRICES 
When Ordering, Always, 
Specify Name of Seed 
Alfalfa, all Clovers 
Size 
y, bu. ea. — 
1 bu. ea._ 
2>/j bu. ea. 
Retail 
.35 
.55 
__1,20 
Vetch, Austrian Peas, 
fynadlan Peas, Beans 
Siat Retail 
V 2 bu. ea. _$ .30 
1 bu. ea —. .45 
• 1% bu. ea „. 65 
5 bu. ea. _ I -85 
• 12)4 bu - “• - 4 25 
•‘*100 lb. size.” Packed 
only for Vetch and Peas. 
Size 
Retail 
..._$ .35 
...55 
5 bu. ea. __ 
_ 1.20 
Peanuts, Soy Beans, Cosy 
Peas, Lima Beans 
Size Retail 
1 bu. ea .....$ .35 
2 bu. ea .. 55 
5 bu. ea.' 1.20. 
10 bu. ea. .. 1.75 
*25 bu. ea. 3.75 
•“25 bu. size." Packed only 
for Soy Beans, Cow Peas. 
New 
Garden Sue 
NITRAGIN for 
Garden Peas, Beans, 
Sweet Peas, Lima 
Beans and Lupines 
Each package will inoculate 
any amount up to 4 lbs. seed. 
Retail Price-$.10 ea 
"Field Seeds You Can Trust" at Henry Fields 
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