ISBELL’S ALFALFA 
Hardy Michigan Grown Seed 
Alfalfa production can never be overdone. It is more generally grown each year, 
and many a farmer has been helped over the rough spots by growing Alfalfa hay and 
depositing good-sized checks, while others were paying big money for expensive 
feed. Chemical analysis proves that Alfalfa hay contains, ton for ton, just as much 
protein as bran, and a ton of Alfalfa hay can be produced at less than one-half the 
price of bran. Under favorable conditions, Alfalfa will produce three good crops of 
hay, yielding here from V /2 to 2 tons per acre from each cutting. 
Prosperous farmers everywhere insist on growing some legumes, and Alfalfa is 
especially adapted for this purpose. It is a hardy perennial, living for years, furnish¬ 
ing palatable forage, rich in protein and supplying the soil with nitrogen, thereby 
keeping it in the highest state of fertility. 
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Irrespective of the price you pay for Alfalfa seed, each dollar invested will return to you 
five dollars, as compared with Red Clover, which only brings back about two dollars. 
Soil. Any good, sweet farm soil will produce Alfalfa. If in doubt about your soil, send 
sample to your Experiment Station for analysis. An important feature is free surface drainage. 
For northern conditions use only hardy strains, which seldom winter-kill and are not 
affected by alternate thawing and freezing. The root system of our northern grown Alfalfa 
has numerous lateral roots which protect the plant against frost, drought and heaving. 
The Seed Bed. A deep seed bed is required. It should be as free from weeds as possible 
and well fertilized. Firm the seed bed by frequently discing and harrowing. 
Sow any time in early spring, summer or fall. The main consideration is a good seed 
bed and sufficient moisture. Alfalfa may be broadcasted or drilled. Sow about 15 lbs. 
per acre. 
Plant of Hardy Michigan 
Grown Alfalfa 
Always inoculate Alfalfa, 
seed with “Nitragin” to ob¬ 
tain best results. 
Michigan Grown Alfalfa 
Home Grown Seed 
An improved strain of Michigan-Grown Alfalfa, graded, 
cleaned and tested by our own superior processes. Bright, 
plump, clean seed, which you can bank on to produce 
alfalfa fields that will withstand the rigors of northern 
winters and yield big, repeating crops of hay. 
For a great many years we have handled large quan¬ 
tities of Michigan Grown Alfalfa seed and we have yet 
to receive our first complaint of poor results or failure 
resulting from the use of this seed. The fact that this 
seed was produced from fields that have gone through our 
trying winters with alternate freezing and thawing and 
severe cold is abundant proof of its hardiness and adapt¬ 
ability. Alfalfa experts have always recommended native 
grown seed very highly. 
The New Hardy Michigan ABfalfa 
Hardigan 
Hardiest, best yielding variety for Northern States. Pro¬ 
duces better quality liay than any other sort. 
Hardigan Alfalfa was developed in Michigan and is 
rapidly becoming one of the leading sorts through sheer 
merit. Everyone who has visited the Alfalfa trial plots 
of the State Experiment Station at East Lansing, has been 
impressed by its marked superiority. It has been the out¬ 
standing variety for several years and has consistently 
outyielded all other sorts, usually by from five to ten per 
cent. At the New Jersey Experiment Station it outyielded 
other varieties by 10 to 12 per cent. 
It produces better quality hay than any other sort. The 
stems are finer and there are more of them. It grows as 
tall or taller than other sorts and is very leafy. Hardigan 
has a characteristic dark green color and is the greatest 
stooling variety of Alfalfa yet developed. For this reason, 
only ten pounds of seed are required per acre. 
Grimm Alfalfa 
Michigan Grown and Certified (Genuine) 
This is the hardiest of all Alfalfas—due to its widely 
branching root system. 
The genuine Grimm withstands the severest winters. 
There is a wonderful difference in this respect between 
Grimm and other varieties of Alfalfa. So much so that in 
many northerly and cold climates the Grimm variety is re¬ 
garded as the only sure and safe Alfalfa that can be 
successfully grown without fear of winter-killing. 
The Isbell Seed Company has always exercised the 
greatest care toward the end that our seed stocks are not 
only genuine Grimm, but the highest quality in hardiness 
and yield we can secure. You are protected in buying 
this seed from us, as we require the County Agent’s cer¬ 
tificate that the field is registered. We have never re¬ 
ceived a complaint that crop grown from our seed was 
not satisfactory. 
Michigan Grown Alfalfa Seed is in short supply this 
season so that we advise ordering early. 
For Prices of Alfalfa Seed, See Isbell's Current Price List. 
Established in 1898 
The Origina 1 Legume 
Inoculator 
Expiration Date—High Bacteria Count 
— Approved — Tested and Guaranteed 
NITRAGIN INOCULATION PRICES 
When Ordering, ALWAYS State Name of Seed 
Culture Group “A”—ALFALFA and SWEET 
CLOVERS (including Hubam) and Bur Clover. 
Culture Group — CLOVERS, MEDIUM 
RED, Mammoth Red, Alsike, Crimson and 
White Clover. 
V 2 bu. size 35c ea.; 1 bu. size 55c ea.; 2 y 2 bu. 
size $1.20 ea. 
Culture Group “L”—All varieties of Lespe- 
deza—Unhulled or Hulled. Unhulled requires 
only 1 bu. size. Hulled requires 2 bu. size. 
1 bu. size 35c ea.; 2 bu. size 55c ea.; 5 bu. 
size $1.20 ea. 
Culture Group “S”—Soy Beans. All varieties. 
Culture Group “E”—PEANUTS, COW PEAS, 
LIMA BEANS, VELVET BEANS, Kudzu, 
Crotalaria and Beggar Weed. 
1 bu. size 35c ea.; 2 bu. size 55c ea.; 5 bu. 
size $1.20 ea.; 10 bu. size $1.75 ea.; 25 bu. 
size $3.75 ea. 
Culture Group “C”—VETCHES (Hairv, Spring, 
Wild) AUSTRIAN PEAS, Canadian Field and 
Garden Peas, Broad Beans, Sweet Peas and 
Lentils. 
Culture Group —Field and Garden BEANS 
(Navy, Kidney and Scarlet Runner Beans). 
V 2 bu. size 30c ea.; 1 bu. size 45c ea.; 1% bu. 
size (100 lb. size) 65c; 5 bu. size $1.85 ea.; 
121/2 bu. size $4.25 ea. 
NEW GARDEN SIZE 
For Garden Peas, Beans, Sweet 
Peas, Lima Beans, and Lupines. 
Inoculates any amount up to 4 
lbs. seed. Price ea. 
f\em.ember. . . . 
Legumes NOT Inoculated are 
Legumes WELL Inoculated are 
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ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
Jackson, Michigan 
