erican Agri culturist, January 26, 1924 _^_______ 
You Need G. L. F. High 
Quality Known Origin Seed 
Seed best adapted to our northern winter and spring conditions 
must come from plants which have withstood successfully the rav¬ 
ages of the severest northern weather conditions. 
The superiority of native, northern grown clover seed has been 
firmly and definitely established by a series of impartial State ex¬ 
periments. These experiments have proved that imported and 
southern grown or otherwise inferior seeds cannot be expected to 
produce crops of equal value to those grown from northern and 
western seed. 
Words of Warning 
The Clover crop of the United States is the smallest on record. 
Ten million pounds of foreign clover have already reached Atlantic 
ports and an equal amount more is expected. 
Million of pounds of alfalfa seed have been imported from South 
America, South Africa and France. It is doomed to failure on our 
northern farms. 
You cannot distinguish this foreign seed from native seed. Much 
foreign seed is of fine appearance, germinates well and passes purity tests. 
The foreign seed can be purchased at lower cost than hardy.native 
seed and offers a profitable “merchandising venture,” but is very 
costly to the farmer. Foreign seed may be sold with impunity in 
volume or mixed with domestic seed and no one will be the wiser. 
The law does not protect you against foreign seed or against 
adulterating native seed with foreign seed. It is not necessary to 
label the origin of seed and a firm may sell you foreign seed with¬ 
out labelling it. 
Through G. L. F. Seed Service 
Farmers Protect Themselves 
Farmers established the G. L. F. Seed Service for their own pro¬ 
tection. G. L. F. seed is labelled and guaranteed as to origin. This 
service is a positive and definite protection against imported and 
other inferior seeds. 
G. L. F. Seed Service supplies seeds of superior crop value, grown 
in the best producing regions of the northern and western states, 
and Canada. 
You cannot depend absolutely even upon the judgment of experts 
regarding the origin of seed. The history of the seed must be known. 
The base of G. L. F. Seed Service is knowledge concerning the 
origin and quality of its seed. This fact is the greatest protection 
which the farmer can have in the purchasing of seed. 
What Cornell Discovered 
/ Professor R. G. Wiggins of the Agricultural Experiment Station, 
Cornell University proved the great superiority of hardy, native 
grown seeds over foreign grown seeds in a series of experiments 
which began in April 1922. . 
Red Clover seed grown in Chile, France, Italy, North Germany 
and Hungary was sowed in plots beside hardy, native grown seed 
obtained through the G. L. F. The aim was to compare the relative 
hardiness and productivity of the foreign and native northern-grown 
seed under New York State conditions. 
Good catches were obtained on all plots and summer growth was 
satisfactory. In the fall each plot had a perfect stand. 
But in the following spring, the plots seeded with G. L. F. hardy, 
native grown seed were booming while the foreign seeded plots were 
badly winter killed. 
Cuttings of hay were made on July 5, 1923 and the comparative 
yields per acre of pure clover hay calculated. The result in each case 
showed that the hardy, native grown seed had greatly outyielded 
the corresponding foreign seed plot. 
Professor Wiggins in his summary of the test, says: 
"It is.very apparent that Italian, Chilean, Hungarian or French clover seed have 
little or no place in New York agriculture, and that seed from North Germany is 
only slightly better. ” 
Results in 22 Counties 
Clover tests w x ere made on farms in 22 counties of New York State 
in 1922 under the supervision of Professor F. P. Bussell of Cornell 
University. These tests were made under ordinary field conditions 
using hardy, native grown seed obtained through the G. L. F. and 
foreign grown seed obtained from the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. 
The results of the tests were practically uniform. In each case the 
G. L. F. seed showed outstanding superiority. In Broome, Jefferson, 
Warren, Chemung and Clinton counties the foreign seedings were 
entirely winterkilled and in other counties the foreign yield averaged 
from 5 to 25 per cent of the G. L. F. yield. _ 
The Clover Blossoms Tell the Story 
Field on farm of Charles A. Sayre, Warsaw, Wyoming County, N. Y. At the left 
foreign seeding. G. L. F. seeding at right. Does any farmer need more testimony on the 
- superiority of hardy G. L. F. seed? 
Superiority Proved on 20,000 Farms 
Hundreds of letters of commendation telling 
stories of the splendid results obtained from using 
G. L. F. seed have been received. Ask anyone of 
the 20,000 farmers who are users of G. L. F. seed 
what results they have obtained. Following are a 
few expressions of satisfaction: 
The G. L. F. seeds I have bought from you for 
the last two years have been 100% O. K. 
Oscar J. Alberding, Clayville, N. Y. 
An acre of Alfalfa from your hardy northern 
seed did so well last year that I am putting in 10 
acres this year. , T -v 
O. R. Stephens, Binghamton, JN. X. 
Our two year experience with G. L. F. seeds has 
proved their superior worth. 
N. C. Vary and Son, Avoca, N. Y. 
All of my neighbors are highly pleased with 
G. L. F. seed and as for myself I will use hardy 
G. L. F. seed if it costs three times as much. 
S. J. Ranuch, Diamond Point, N. Y. 
Twenty-four acres of clover and Alsike^seeded 
On one of my fields I never saw a 15% stand of 
clover over a period of 32 years. Seeded in 1922 
with G. L. F. seed, I got a big crop of hay in 1923. 
W. H. Boyden, East Homer, N. Y. 
Protect Your Native Soil With Native Grown Seed 
The supply of native seed is very small. Orders are coming in rapidly. It’s a 
question of first come, first served. Reserve your seed today. Prices are freight 
paid—sacks are free. 
Never will use any other seed as long as I can 
get G. L. F. seed. „ „ 
Mack Waldo, Albion, N. Y. 
We use G. L. F. seeds because they produce the 
goods and cut the cost of producing milk. Try 
them. There is a difference. 
Howard Clark, Cooperstown, N. Y. 
Superfine Medium Red Clover 
Pedigreed Mammoth Clover 
Superfine Alsike Clover 
Superfine Sweet Clover . 
Canada Field Peas . 
PER BU. 
$16.80 
17.10 
12.60 
10.20 
3.75 
Highland Common Alfalfa 
Ontario Common Alfalfa 
Genuine Grimm Alfalfa 
Choice Timothy . 
PER BU. 
$15.00 
16.95 
30.00 
4.77 
Red Top 
per lb. .22 
We have sold G. L. F. grass seed for three years 
without a single complaint. 
H. H. Lyon, Bainbridge, N. Y. 
PER BU. 
Certified Luces Favorite Corn . $3.50 Pedigreed Learning. . 
Certified West Branch Sweepstakes 3.50 Pedigreed Pride of North 
8 -Row Yellow Flint . . . . 3.00 Golden Glow 
PER BUU 
$2.25 
2.25 
3.00 
17 acres wonderful seeding, not even a poor spot 
in field even though the season was a bad one. 
Eugene Fox, East Freetown, N. Y. 
Cornellian Oats 
Alpha 2 Row Barley 
PER BU. PER BU ; 
$1.20 Victory Oats.$1.15 
1.60 Featherstone 6 Row Barley . 1.75 
with G 
excellent 
stand. 
F. seed—some on poor land, but got 
results, having exceptionally heavy 
William R. Putnam, Wayville, N. Y. 
Three years ago my neighbors called me a fool 
for paying the price asked for G. L. F. Grimm. 
Now they ask me where and how to get it. 
L. L. Hunt, Potsdam, N. Y. 
Other seeds quoted on request. These prices cannot be held open long. Order 
today through local agent or write direct. Your seed can be reserved for later ship¬ 
ment. Pay upon arrival. 
CO-OPERATIVE G. L. F. EXCHANGE, Inc., Seed Dept., SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
