Sweet Clover 
For quite a number of years Sweet Clover has estab¬ 
lished itself as a substitute for Alfalfa, in cases where 
farmers intend to have a legume temporarily and want 
to improve the fertility of the soil. If you want a per¬ 
manent arrangement for Hay and Pasture, Alfalfa can 
not be surpassed; but if you want to put a field in 
legumes for two years we can strongly recommend you 
to use Sweet Clover. It will produce a heavy crop of 
Hay the first year, the second year you can harvest an¬ 
other crop of hay and the second crop may be gathered 
for seed if you wish to do so. But the big value of Clover 
is not so much in the seed crop, what you really want to 
do is to plow it under before it goes to seed the second 
year, and you will have your soil wonderfully enriched, 
ready for any other crop you want to put on, and the 
yields will tell you how much the Sweet Clover has aided 
your soil. 
When seeding, the quality of your seed should be the 
first consideration and we cannot emphasize this point 
too much. If you intend to grow a seed crop, you should 
buy only the best grades while if you were using the crop 
for pasture or fertilizer some of the other grades might 
answer your requirements. 
The unhulled seed is not scarified, therefore it is not 
recommended with a seeding of spring grain. A great 
deal of this unhulled is used for a real early seeding on 
a winter grain. Can be sown any time during winter or 
early spring. The action of the weather softens the seed 
and aids good germination when growing weather begins. 
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Kansas Hardy Common Alfalfa 
Non-Irrigaied, Drouth Resisting 
Kansas Hardy Non-irrigated Dry Land Drouth Resisting 
Common Variety Alfalfa can be successfully grown in every coun¬ 
try where intelligent efforts are made. The value of a crop of 
Kansas Common Alfalfa means prosperity to the farmer. Alfalfa 
has long been considered one of the major crops in Kansas. There 
are numerous varieties of Alfalfa and more are being added each 
year by selection and introduction, but for the country as a whole, 
the Kansas Common single root system Alfalfa has proven to be 
all that could be desired. This variety is so well adapted that no 
one need hesitate to plant it, or wish for anything better. Kansas 
Common Alfalfa Seed has proven itself to be second to none, 
particularly when the seed is produced from fields 15 to 20 years 
old. Only the hardiest plants would survive the age, and the seed 
from such would undoubtedly produce hardy plants. Kansas Com¬ 
mon Alfalfa roots very deep unless prevented by rocks or dry soil. 
It will produce as much on a thin, dry soil as any other crop, but 
when there is a chance for it to reach permanent moisture through 
10 to 30 feet of good soil, it will, once established, go on producing 
crops every 30 to 40 days, during the growing season, with very 
little regard to climatic conditions. Kansas Common Alfalfa is the 
best crop known to man to furnish a tremendous amount of feed 
per acre and, at the same time help build up the land. Most crops 
use up soil fertility, and after you grow them a few years the soil 
is in poor condition. Kansas Common Alfalfa on the contrary 
builds up the land. The longer you grow it the better the land 
becomes. The growing of Kansas Common Alfalfa, and its proper 
handling and feeding on the farm, will do more to give permanent 
farm relief than any one thing we know of. It cuts down feeding 
cost, and means that you can produce good livestock cheaper. 
Kansas Common Alfalfa is adapted to your climatic conditions, it 
is the seed you should use in getting started or continuing to in¬ 
crease your acreage of this most valuable American crop. 
We know of no crop that is of more interest or value to the 
American Farmer of today than Alfalfa. We are going to give 
you as many facts as space will permit showing many advantages 
of Kansas Common Variety Alfalfa, and want each reader of this 
page to apply this information to himself and see just how much 
may be gained by starting now to grow it. There was never a 
better time to start growing Alfalfa than today. 
Hay is high, land needs fertilizing, farmers want a quick crop, 
and something that will bring large returns on the investment. 
Kansas Common Variety Alfalfa meets all of these requirements 
and will even do more. You will be surprised at what Kansas 
Common Variety Alfalfa will do for you if you are not already 
familiar with this wonderful crop-producing, soil-improving, 
money-making plant. The individual growers of Kansas Common 
Variety Alfalfa are the best testimony we can offer as to its value. 
Did you ever see a prosperous farmer once start growing Kansas 
Common Variety Alfalfa who quit it? Our experience has been 
that a few acres on a farm leads to a larger acreage. 
There is no need of any farmer being short of hay, if he has 
a good field of Kansas Common Variety Alfalfa. It will produce 
three crops the driest kind of a year, and when conditions are more 
favorable, it will make four crops. Any plant that will do this 
merits a place on each and every farm. 
It is not alone in hay that Kansas Common Variety Alfalfa 
excels, but as a pasture it has great possibilities. All stock are 
very fond of Alfalfa pasture, but we believe it to be the ideal pas¬ 
ture for hogs. When hogs are turned on an Alfalfa pasture you 
can stop feeding your high priced corn, for they will make a good 
growth on Alfalfa alone, but of course we do not recommend grow¬ 
ing hogs in this way, as you want to use a little corn and other 
feeds along with your pasture in order to get the maximum growth 
on your hogs in the least possible time. 
The farmer who did not have Alfalfa this past year was ex¬ 
tremely unfortunate. Every farmer who had an Alfalfa field has 
hay of the finest quality, having obtained a good yield. We have 
the finest supply of high grade seed that we have ever had and 
can furnish you the highest quality at real bargain prices. 
When and How to Sow Alfalfa 
It is far superior to clover as a fertilizer, and there is not 
nearly the risk of getting a stand, as statistics prove. Fifteen 
pounds of our best Alfalfa will make an excellent stand and can 
be sown either in the spring or fall. Our customers are sowing 
Alfalfa in the spring with their small grain in the same manner 
as they do clover, and getting excellent stands and results. 
Alfalfa is an easy crop to grow. No one ought to fail in 
growing it. _ No one need fail. It has been grown successfully in 
every state in the union and in some parts of nearly every county 
in every state. 
It strongly resembles clover in its habits of growth and in its 
feeding value. It is very rich in protein and as nutritious as the 
best mill feeds for dairy cows. Horses, cattle and hogs fatten on 
Alfalfa pasture or hay. Alfalfa and corn ensilage form an ideal 
balanced ration for all farm animals. 
Alfalfa will grow on soils having a good under-drainage, or 
where the subsoil is porous. A good crop of Alfalfa is most easily 
established when following such crops as soy beans, cow peas or 
clover. But it will do very well when following all crops except 
kaffir corn or cane. A crop of Sweet Clover plowed under will put 
soil in an ideal condition for Alfalfa. 
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In addition to Kansas Common, we also handle 
Grimm alfalfa seed, which we can highly recommend. 
Grimm alfalfa is extremely hardy and vigorous. Our 
Grimm is all highest quality stock. Big plump berries, 
high purity and germination. 
Grimm Alfalfa 
Lespedeza 
If you have ground which is too poor, or too sour to 
raise either Alfalfa or Clover, we recommend you to use 
Lespedeza. Lespedeza should be sown in early spring, and 
will make you a fine hay, or provide good pasture where 
nothing else will grow. Lespedeza is an annual, and if 
you want to continue it the next year, you should quit 
pasturing early enough to give the plants a chance to 
make seed. It seeds itself out, and will give you a good 
pasture next year. 
Sudan Grass 
Every farmer is interested in early pasture. The old 
feed is getting scarce, and other grasses are not far 
enough advanced to be pastured. At that time Sudan 
Grass is a real life saver. It germinates in three or four 
days, and in a very short time produces a rich and plenti¬ 
ful pasture. If you want it for hay, it excels all other 
forage crops. It is so fast growing that you can cut three 
crops of hay in a year of the very highest feeding value. 
