Prices of field seed in this catalog are guaran¬ 
teed against any advance until February 15th,1937. 
If we are able to lower the price on any seed, we 
will be glad to give you the benefit of the reduced 
prices. 
NON-WARRANTY — The House of Gurney, 
Inc., does not give any warranty, expressed or 
implied, as to description, quality, productive¬ 
ness, or any other matter of seeds, bulbs or 
plants which it sends out, and will not be in any 
way held responsible for the crop. 
PLANT GURNEY’S ALFALFA 
GURNEY’S COSSACK ALFALFA DAKOTA NO. 12 ALFALFA 
We guarantee that all seed ordered from this catalog will prove of satisfactory germinating 
test to you; that is, on arrival of the seed test it, and if it does not prove satisfactory you may 
return it to us within twenty days after receipt of the seed by you, returning at our expense 
and your money, together with the transportation charges which you have paid, will be re¬ 
funded. It is so manifestly impossible for a seller of any perishable article to be responsible 
for what may happen to it after it leaves his hands, especially one like seeds, which are planted 
under varying conditions of soil and climate, that we and all other American seed houses dis¬ 
claim responsibility as to the crop that maV be raised from seed which we sell. At the same 
time, in case of failure to secure proper results caused from some inherent fault in the seeds 
themselves, The House of Gurney, Inc. accept responsibility, not for the crop, but to the extent 
of the amount of money paid for the seed if immediately advised; or, seeds may be returned. 
Purify 99% Germination 90% or Better 
Cossack alfalfa is no longer an experiment. It is many years now since 
Prof. N. E. Hansen of Brookings brought the first seed over from the wilds 
of Siberia where it had been growing under much more rigid climatic condi¬ 
tions than we find in any part of the United States. Today it has proved 
itself of infinite value to the farms of the great Northwest, since it grows and 
thrives in spite of low temperatures and does unusually well even on dry, 
high land. It has proved to be the best alfalfa from the Gulf of Mexico well 
up into Canada, producing plants in the far north seven feet high, and pro¬ 
ducing more hay per acre than any other alfalfa. 
A few thousand dollars invested in Prof. Hansen's search for alfalfa in 
Siberia have returned themselves to the people of the United States many 
thousand fold. Every farmer owning land that would not produce common 
alfalfa profitably and successfully is now assured of a hardy alfalfa that will 
produce paying crops on that ground. We find the Cossack Alfalfa is very 
frost resistant, in fact, almost frost-proof as heavy freezes in the middle of 
May killed back and destroyed the first cutting of common alfalfa while the 
Cossack continued to grow and produce the regular crop of hay. We find 
in the fall it will be green and suitable for pasture, long after all other varie¬ 
ties are frozen and brown. 
Price of Cossack seed in sealed bags: 1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., 
$3.30; 25 lbs., $7.90; 60 lbs. (1 bu.), $17.85; 100 lbs., $29.75. 
Dakota and Montana Grown 99% Pure, Germination 90% or Better 
For more than forty years the state of South Dakota has been producing 
crops of alfalfa that are profitable. We do not know the source of the seed 
first planted, but we do know that by process of elimination and the "sur¬ 
vival of the fittest" that South Dakota is producing alfalfa seed that in 
turn produces the hardiest alfalfa plants, and those that will yield greater 
returns in hay than seed grown in any other part of the world. This seed is 
produced where the snow covering is very light or none at all, where the 
temperature drops from five to fifteen degrees lower than any other point 
in the state. These strenuous conditions have eliminated any plant that 
may have .been tender, leaving nothing but the hardiest to produce seed, 
and in each successive generation any plant showing any inherent weakness 
has been destroyed by these conditions and the fittest has survived. 
Its roots, often measuring thirty feet in length, force their way deep 
into the subsoil in search of moisture and plant foods that cannot be 
reached by other plants. It draws nitrogen from the air and stores it in 
the soil more than 100 per cent faster than any other clover, excepting 
sweet clover. If your ground will grow alfalfa, you have “the world by the 
tail with a down hill pull.” PRICES 
lib. 35c 25 lbs.$7.20 
5 lbs. $1.60 60 lbs. (1 bu.). 16.05 
10 lbs. 3.00 100 lbs. 26.75 
GRIMM’S ALFALFA 
Purity 99%, Germination 90% or 
Better 
> This alfalfa was introduced into 
Minnesota from Germany in 1857 
by a German immigrant named 
Grimm. The seed was planted on 
his farm, and plants from the orig¬ 
inal seed are still growing from the 
original planting. 
We have a reasonable supply of 
this variety of seed to offer. 99% 
Pure and will germinate 90% or 
better. 
Grimm’s Alfalfa seed prices are 
where they belong. We quote 
Grimm's alfalfa at a legitimate 
price, one that gives us a fair profit 
on each transaction. Why pay 
more? 1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.65; 
10 lbs., $3.10; 25 lbs., $7.45; 60 
lbs. (1 bu.), $16.65; 100 lbs., 
$27.75. 
Cossack Alfalfa Plant 
NEBRASKA GROWN 
ALFALFA 
Purity is over 99%, germination 
90% or better. For those living 
south of Yankton, this alfalfa 
should be very satisfactory. At 
this low price you will save con¬ 
siderable money on your purchase 
of alfalfa seed. 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., 
$1.50; 10 lbs., $2.80; 25 lbs., 
$6.70; 60 lbs. (1 bu.), $14.85; 100 
lbs., $24.75. 
Pipestone, Minn. 
House of Gurney, Inc. 
Dear Sirs: 
We got your Garden Seed 
Collection last year, and had 
the best garden in the neigh¬ 
borhood. I called it “My Gur¬ 
ney Garden.” Y ours truly, 
Mrs. Clifford Gilliland 
A field of Cossack Alfalfa 
The Master of Creeping Jenny or Bindweed. Three years ago this 
field was a solid mass of Creeping Jenny—today, the most valuable acre¬ 
age on the farm. The alfalfa stacks now stand where the Bindweed once 
reigned supreme. Alfalfa will solve your Creeping Jenny problem for you. 
Dakota No. 12 Alfalfa Plant 
INOCULATE YOUR ALFALFA SEED WITH NITRAGIN - It Pays! 
Ask for Samples of Alfalfa — They are Free 
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