REED BROS 
GRIMM ALFALFA 
U. S. VERIFIED-ORIGIN—GOVERNMENT SEALED— NORTHERN GROWN 
State tested for purity and germination 
Grimm Alfalfa has long been accepted as one of the hardiest and best varieties to grow. 
The same locality growing our HARDY RED CLOVER, which the N. Y. State College rates 
100% for New York State, is also producing extra fine quality alfalfa seed. 
Use FULLY ACLIMATED Seed 
Seed produced in the cold of Montana, Idaho or the Dakotas may be Northern grown seed, 
but it is not fully acclimated to New York and other northeastern states. Their winters ma> be as 
cold, but the climate is drier, and apparently zero in Mich, with its dampness is worse on legumes 
than 40 below in the drier area. Hence it naturally follows that a strain of alfalfa which has been 
grown in Michigan for a period of years will be much more rigorous and hardy than a strain grown 
in these other SO-CALLED hardy seed producing states. 
A STRAIN OF ALFALFA OR CLOVER HAS GOT TO BE HARDY TO LIVE ON THE 
POOR, SANDY, SOUR SOIL OF MICHIGAN DURING THEIR SEVERE DAMP WINTERS. 
Look at These Prices 
$22.00 per 60 lb. bu .—\ bu.$11.00;—Pk. $5.75 
WE PAY THE FREIGHT ON 100 LBS. OR MORE. Orders subject to prior sale. 
VERIFIED-ORIGIN SEED CERTIFICATE 
Issued by Authority of the 
United States Department of Agriculture 
This certifies that the origin (where grown) of this lot of seed has been 
verified by a Federal Seed Inspector, as indicated below, and that this covers 
ORIGIN ONLY—NOT VARIETY, QUALITY, PURITY, or GERMINATION 
Kind of Seed- 
Lot No._ 
Where grown. 
U. S. SEED VERIFICATION SERVICE 
Chicago, Illinois 
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To protect farmers against non-hardy seed, the U. S. Government has adopted the Verified 
Origin service. Our clover and alfalfa are put up in 1 bu. sealed bags carrying U. S. Government 
Verified Origin tag as shown above. 
If you doubt the value and superiority of REED BROS. ALFALFA AND RED CLOVER 
answer this question, “For what other reason is the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture putting seed in 
Government sealed bags than for your protection?" 
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