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Seed Potatoes 
U. S. No. 1—Minnesota Grown 
My Seed Potatoes are grown in the famous Bed River Valley of Min¬ 
nesota, the finest Potato country in the world. They are all produced 
from Pure Bred planting stock, carefully and uniformly graded. Free 
from scab, blight, dry rot or disease. All State inspected—U. S. Num¬ 
ber Ones. No Better Quality Obtainable. It pays to plant the Best. 
See Special List Enclosed for Low Prices 
on Seed Potatoes and All Farm Seed in Quantity 
Potato Eyes by Mail to Your Home 
Thousands of my customers who live a long distance from Rock¬ 
ford can save the transportation charges on the full potato tuber 
by planting these Potato Eyes. The fertile eye is cut from my 
pure bred seed, properly packed and delivered right to your door. I 
can ship any place any day from January to June and Guarantee 
Satisfaction. All varieties described on this page at the following 
uniform prices. 50 Eyes, 65 cts.; 100 Eyes, $1.15; 200 Eyes, $2.00'; 
500 Eyes, $3.75; 1,000 Eyes, $6.85. No less than 50 Eyes of any 
variety furnished. (We Cannot Ship Potatoes into California.) 
1930 Shumway’s Early White King 400 Bu, 
An extra early potato, remarkable for its drought Yielder 
resistance and its ability to mature heavy yields be¬ 
fore the hot dry summer sets in. For an early po¬ 
tato it is noted for its keeping qualities. The white 
flesh has a delightful flavor and cooks mealy. It is 
almost round in appearance and produces uniform 
tubers. The skin is smooth and snowy white. It 
never seems to have blight and has no cores or black 
specks. The vines are wonderfully vigorous and the 
tubers lie close together in the hills. On account of 
the heavy foliage it can withstand heat and drought. 
It never takes second growth. 
1660 Sugar Cane 
A Big, Profitable Crop for Fodder 
Early Amber Cane makes a very satis¬ 
factory summer pasture for all kinds of 
stock, but especially for sheep and hogs. 
When used before it heads out there is but 
little waste and the crop is more nearly a 
balanced ration. The growth will also be 
more promptly renewed at that stage. The 
hay is very palatable and nutritious and is 
relished by all kinds of stock. The yield of 
cured hay is about 12 to 15 tons per acre. 
Cut when heading out, leave for 2 or 3 days 
on the ground and then put up in shocks 
of about one load each. (Sow broadcast 60 
lbs. per acre or 15 lbs. per acre in drills. 
1 lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts.; 5 lbs., 85 cts., 
postpaid. 
1762 Improved Semesan Bel 
For treating seed potatoes. Potato 
diseases cause a loss equivalent to the 
yield of 1 acre in every 5 or 6 planted. 
Effective in controlling such seed-borne 
diseases as scab, rhizoetonia and black 
leg. One pound treats 16 to 22 bushels 
of seed. 4 oz., 50 cts.; 1 lb., $1.65; 5 lbs., 
$7.00, postpaid. 
1930" 
Shumway’s 
Early 
White 
1931 The New Warba 
Extra Early Potato—developed by the Minne¬ 
sota Experiment Station. It is a cross of a se¬ 
lected seedling and Bliss Triumph. It resembles 
Bliss Triumph, though is larger in size—a bigger 
yielder, has white crisp flesh and is exceptionally 
quick maturing. Its season is 7 to 10 days earlier 
than Bliss Triumph or Early Ohio. The vines are 
upright, sturdy and resistant to mild Mosaic. 
Tubers are short, round, blocky, white with pink 
eyes and uniform in size, with few culls. 
1926 Early Irish Cobbler 
Another extra fine early potato, and one that is 
not easily affected by blight and insects. The tubers 
are nearly round with prominent ridge at ends, 
causing uneven surface, and slightly flattened, 
rather bulky in shape. The skin is white, well net¬ 
ted, with eyes of medium depth and number. It is a 
fine flavored potato and a heavy yielder. 
Best Late Varieties 
1925 Improved Green Mountain 
One of the best main crop Potatoes—a late white 
variety producing remarkable yields. 
We offer the following standard late varieties as 
follows: 
1923 Carman No. 3 1928 Sir Walter Raleigh 
1927 Rural New Yorker 1922 Burbank 
1535 Clover, Korean Lespedeza Annual 
AN EARLY DROUGHT RESISTANT SOIL BUILDER 
Does Especially Well in High Altitudes. Greatest 
Annual Pasture or Hay Crop Ever Introduced. 
The abundant growth, deep penetrating roots cov¬ 
ered with nodules make it an outstanding grazing and 
soil building legume. The strong root growth pene¬ 
trates about 8 inches deep, making it highly drought 
resistant, and thriving on poor, wornout soils where 
alfalfa and clovers would fail. In feeding value it is 
about equal to alfalfa; has no woody stem; holds its 
leaves well and produces a full crop the first season. 
A harrowing before sowing is the only preparation 
necessary. When sown alone broadcast 20 lbs. to the 
acre during late freezes after a light harrowing but 
do not cover the seeds. i/ 2 lb., 25 cts.; 1 lb., 48 cts.; 
3 lbs., $1.35; 5 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. 
1538 Clover, Harbin Lespedeza 
A new. extra early, annual strain that matures 
seed and hay crop as far north as the Canadian bor- 
?. er - Same cultural directions as given for Korean. 
% lb., SO cts.; lb., 90 cts.; 3 lbs., $2,50; 5 lbs., $4.00, 
postpaid. ’ ^ ’ 
1537 Clover, Lespedeza (Sericea) 
Perennial 
The new permanent Clover introduced by the U. S. 
Dept, of Agriculture, perennial legume which grows 
° 0r 4 ffi ld a ^ d K?'- c \? or sour land -as well as rich 
land. After established, it is a great drought re¬ 
sister with an enormous root system. Lt enriches 
^ sn?ini 1 ISa th - rOUSh * t , he winter - sta >'ts growth early 
l Jl Vi I U 4 ??= a ? t l 8 ' lves at least 3 cuttings a season with 
as high as 3 tons per acre at one cutting of hay. All 
grazed° f Stocl?; rellsh the hay and it may be closely 
Sow rather shallow in the spring or fall in well 
prepared, warm soil 4 lbs. per acre in drills or 12 
ibs. per acre broadcast. y> 1 ),„ 33 cts.; 1 lb.. 65 ets • 
3 lbs., $1.80'; 5 Ibs.. $3.75, postpaid. ’ ’ 
Big Money 
Maker 
1924 Improved Extra Early Ohio 
Money makers, very early, extra fine cooking 
qualities. Heavy yielders. Always depend¬ 
able! Skin is light reddish pink, smooth, and 
the flesh is white, firm, fine grained and unex¬ 
celled in quality. Tubers run uniform, medium 
to large in size, oval in shape, with blunt, 
rounded ends, and shallow eyes. 
1921 Extra Early Bliss Red Triumph 
Bliss Triumph is at least a week or ten days 
earlier than the Early Ohio. The tubers are of 
handsome appearance, being almost round, 
with slightly depressed eyes, mostly at the seed 
end. 
1924 Shiimwny’s Improved Extra Early Ohio 
GRASSHOPPERS AND HOW TO KILL THEM 
25 lbs. Bran ] 
5 lbs. Paris Green VMix well 
2 Quarts No. 20 Motor OilJ 
Spread on the Grass or Alfalfa stubble in the early 
morning before the sun gets up, or along 4:30 in the after¬ 
noon for best results. 
One or two applications of this when they are young 
Will clean them up completely. 
1650 mini Soy Beans <105 Day Bean) 
Elini is a new variety developed at the Illinois Experiment 
Station from the old A. K. grown now for several years. It 
has been constantly increasing in popularity. We sold last year 
about as many Mini as Manchu. It seems to grow a little taller 
than Manchu, giving a heavier yield while in season it is a few 
days earlier. Just as desirable in every other way and we would 
say better for hay in Northern Illinois, Michigan or Wisconsin 
than Manchu. Has finer stems than Manchu. 1 lb., 25 cts.; 3 
lbs., 60 cts.; 5 lbs., 85 cts., postpaid. 
1651 Manchu Soy Beans <110 Day Bean) 
This is by far the most popular Soy Bean in the middle west. 
It is a medium early variety, and it matures dry beans in about 
110 days. The Manchu is almost unanimously considered to be 
the best of all Soy Beans for any purpose until the introduction 
of Illini. Seeds are yellow with a peculiar black seed sear. It 
is a medium variety, originally from Northern Manchuria. We 
recommend this variety for hay and silage, and as being one 
of the best to plant with corn for silage. 1 lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 
66 cts.; 5 lbs., 85 cts., postpaid. 
1652 Medium Yellow 
Plants, bushy, erect, stout, medium height; matures in 100 to 
110 days. Seeds are nearly round, medium to medium large; 
color, straw-yellow. Widely grown in Illinois. Adapted to pre¬ 
cede winter wheat in rotation. 1 lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts.; 5 lbs., 
85 cts., postpaid. 
SOY BEANS The Greatest Hay Crop Ever Grown 
WHY YOU SHOULD GROW 
1650 Illini 1651 Manclni 1652 MetKuiu Yellow 
USE NITRIGIN ON ALL SOY BEANS— 
INCREASES YIELD—INSURES CROP 
1709 Bn. size, 35 ets.; 2 l>u. size, 55 cts.; 5 bu. size, $1.20; 10 bu. size, $1.75 
First. They yield large amounts of 
high protein forage, rich in feeding 
value. They not only make splendid 
hay, but are wonderful for silage 
grown with corn. 
Second. They contain as much 
fertility per acre as eight loads of 
stable manure. 
Third. The mature beans ground 
into meal make wonderfully high 
protein dairy feed. 
Fourth. Soy Beans are more re¬ 
sistant to frost than corn and they 
also stand hot weather. 
Fifth. They are adapted to nearly 
all soils and are especially valuable 
on soils too poor for other legumes. 
Sixth. They are the only legume 
crop that will grow on acid soils and 
build up the land. 
Seventh. They make a wonderful 
emergency crop when clover fails or 
when other crops are washed out or 
fail for any reason, as they can be 
put in late. Prof. Mortimer places 
them first in the list of “Emergency 
Hay Crops.” 
CULTURE. If planted with corn 
3 beans in each hill of corn is about 
right and this requires 3 to 5 pounds 
per acre. If planted alone, for hay 
or seed, in rows with corn planter 
or drill, a half bushel or a bushel 
of seed per acre may be profitably 
used, the beans about one inch apart 
in the row. Rowing and cultivating, 
however, is not necessary. Thousands 
of farmers now are planting in solid 
drill, using a harrow and caring for 
large fields at small expense. Do not 
plant too early. Never before corn 
planting time. Always inoculate the 
seed before planting. See page 54. 
SOY BEANS 
