Michell’s High-Grade Farm Seeds 
Prices where quoted subject to market changes 
Clovers 
Alfalfa or Lucerne ( Medicago sativa). Non-irrigated, western-grown 
seed. Sow during May, August, and September, not less than 34 bushel 
(30 pounds) per acre, preferably with no other crop. 
Alfalfa. Grimm. Strain. Claimed to be hardy in any and all regions. A 
heavy yielder and of deep-rooting habit. About 15 to 20 pounds of Grimm 
Alfalfa is sufficient to seed an acre on account of its great root-system. 
Alsike or Swedish Clover ( Trifolium hybridum). One of the best for 
mixing with timothy and perfectly hardy in every climatic or soil 
condition. Grows 1 to 2 feet high. Sown early in the spring or late 
summer and early autumn, 10 to 15 pounds per acre alone or 8 pounds 
with timothy. 
Crimson Clover ( Trifolium incarnatum). Used principally for soiling or 
green manuring, for which purposes it is highly valuable. Sow any 
time from April to October, 20 pounds to the acre. 
Mammoth Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense perenne). Differs from 
Medium Red Clover in being of ranker growth and yielding more 
fodder per acre. Sow in early spring or late summer and fall, using 
20 pounds per acre alone, or with other crops, 10 pounds per acre. 
Medium Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense) . More widely known and 
used than any other. Used principally for hay purposes. Height from 
134 to 2 34 feet. Sow early in the spring or in late summer and fall, 
20 pounds per acre, if alone, and with other crops, 10 pounds per acre. 
Sweet or Bokhara Clover ( Melilolus alba). Used either as a feed-crop, 
or to plow under as a fertilizer. Grows from 3 to 5 feet high, thriving 
on almost any kind of soil. Sow 15 pounds per acre in spring or fall. 
White Dutch or Lawn Clover (Trifoliumrepens). Choice recleaned seed. 
Sow 10 to 12 pounds per acre if alone, or 5 pounds if sown on old turf 
or with other crops. Lb. 60c.; $2.65 per 5 lbs.; 10 lbs. $5.00; $11.50 
per 25 lbs.; 100 lbs. $40.00. Prices for larger quantities on application. 
Miscellaneous Farm Seeds 
Barley. Big heads of large grains. Sow 1 34 to 2 bushels per acre from 
May 15 to July 1. Bushel weighs 48 pounds. 
Beans, Soja, Mammoth Yellow (late) or Wilson (early). A great 
soil-enricher. Sow 134 bushels per acre during May. Bushel weighs 
60 pounds. 
Broom Corn, Early Evergreen. Sow 10 pounds per acre during May. 
Bushel weighs 50 pounds. 
Buckwheat, Japanese. Enormous yielder. Large grains. Sow 1 bushel 
per acre during June and July. Bushel weighs 48 pounds. 
Cowpeas, New Era and Whippoorwill. Sow from May 1 to July 1, 
2 bushels per acre broadcast, or 1 bushel per acre in drills. Bushel 
weighs 60 pounds. 
Field Peas, Canada. Sow 134 bushels per acre, with 1 bushel of oats 
during April. Makes fine green feed. Bushel weighs 60 pounds. 
Flax. Sow 1 bushel per acre during May and June. Bushel weighs 
56 pounds. 
Kaffir Corn. The grain is used for feeding poultry and the fodder for 
cattle. Sow in June and July, 10 pounds per acre. Bushel weighs 
56 pounds. 
Millet, Hungarian, Golden, and Japanese. An excellent emergency 
hay crop that can be harvested in 60 days. Sow Hungarian and Golden 
during June and July, 1 bushel (48 pounds) per acre; Japanese (bushel 
weighs 35 pounds), 12 pounds per acre. 
Oats, Storm King, Swedish (Washington), and Welcome. Sow 
from April until June, 3 bushels per acre. Bushel weighs 32 pounds. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex. A valuable green food for sheep and hogs. Sow 
6 pounds per acre broadcast or in drills, at intervals from April 1 to 
October 1. Bushel weighs 50 pounds. 
Rye, Spring. Sow 134 bushels per acre broadcast during April and 
May. Bushel weighs 56 pounds. 
Regarding Prices 
Constant market fluctuations on Farm Seeds make it inadvisable to 
list prices. We will be pleased to quote on application. Please specify 
quantity required 
Red Clover 
MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS, continued 
Rye, Winter, Rosen. Sow in October and November, 134 bushels per 
acre. Bushel weighs 56 pounds. 
Sorghum or Sugar-Cane, Early Amber. Sow 25 pounds per acre in 
drills during May or June. Bushel weighs 50 pounds. 
Sudan Grass. Similar to millet. Sow 16 to 24 pounds per acre broad¬ 
cast during April, May, and June. 
Sunflower, Mammoth Russian (for seeding). Excellent poultry-food. 
Sow 10 quarts per acre in drills. 13c. per lb. (by Parcel Post, 20c.); 
5 lbs. 60c. (by Parcel Post, 75c.); $1.15 per 10 lbs. (by Parcel Post, 
$1.25); 25 lbs. $2.75. 
Timothy. Sow 34 bushel per acre during April, August, or September. 
Bushel weighs 45 pounds. 
Vetch, Winter (Vicia villosa) and Spring (V. sativa). For green feed, 
green manure, and cover crops. Sow 1 bushel per acre broadcast. 
Bushel weighs 60 pounds. 
Wheat, Marquis. Sow 134 bushels per acre in drills. Bushel weighs 
60 pounds. Winter varieties ready after September 15. 
Field Corn 
We make a specialty of choice Field Seed Corn, shelled from carefully 
tipped and butted ears and dried naturally by air. 
Champion White Pearl 
Early Canada Flint 
Early Learning Dent 
Eureka White Ensilage 
Golden Beauty 
Improved Golden Dent 
Lancaster County Sure-Crop 
Reid’s Yellow Dent 
Sweepstakes. A new deep orange 
variety, yielding 70 to 80 bushels 
of shelled Corn to the acre. 
Field Corn weighs 56 pounds per bushel, and prices will be quoted on 
application. 
Stanley’s Crow-Repellent 
Rids your corn crop of crows and other corn-pulling birds. Saves 
loss of seed and labor of replanting; aids and hastens germination; 
protects seed from rotting in the ground. 
3/2Pt- 60c.; $1.00 per pt.; qt. $1.75. One pint is sufficient for 2 
bushels of Seed Corn. 
Early Learning Dent Corn 
516 and 518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa 
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