X-L FIELD SEEDS 
FIELD SEED SECTION 
WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND TESTS 
REGARDING PRICES—Opening prices on Field Seeds will 
be found on the colored insert and are subject to market 
changes. If price of seed has advanced, order will be filled 
for amount of remittance. If lower, we shall refund the 
difference. All bags furnished FREE. All prices quoted F. O. 
B. Great Falls. 
OF INTEREST TO ALL SEED BUYERS—In a bulletin re¬ 
cently released by The United States Department of Agricul¬ 
ture, it states "there is need for extreme caution because of 
the short supply of adapted seed and the wide differential in 
price between unadapted and adapted seed." It was stated 
that the carry-over of alfalfa seed was very small, that pro¬ 
duction in the Northern States this year was much below 
average, but that production in the Southwest was above 
average. 
There is no doubt but that much Southern Grown seed will 
be offered and at lower prices and BLENDED SEED some¬ 
times sold as "NORTHERN BLEND" but carrying a majority 
of Southern Grown Seed will be sold at bargain prices but 
such purchases will prove costly in the long run due to the 
fact that it is sure to winter kill. 
WE URGE YOU TO PURCHASE YOUR ALFALFA. CLOVERS 
AND GRASS SEEDS EARLY. 
Alfalfa Seed 
Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre on dry land. 
Sow 10 to 12 lbs. per acre on irrigated land. 
MONTANA has the national rep¬ 
utation of producing the finest Al¬ 
falfa seed grown. The vitality of 
our "X-L" Brand seed is the very 
highest and the varieties that we 
are offering will be hardy any¬ 
where. 
''X-L" MONTANA COMMON 
This is the most commonly grown variety of Dry Land 
Alfalfa since it has given the best in results on all types 
of soil and under all climatic conditions. Our seed stock 
comes from fields that have been in Alfalfa many years and 
the plants which endure the extremes of hot summers and 
sever© winters and dry, high altitudes are thoroughly hardy. 
Because of the dry season, only a fair crop has been hai- 
vested and consequently there is a shortage. See colored 
insert price sheet. 
STANDARD MONTANA COMMON 
Produced in the same sections but on account of color 
and purity cannot be placed in our "X-L" Brand. This seed 
is air cleaned, well graded and excellent germination but 
is off in color. A real bargain at the price we are offering it. 
"X-L" AFFIDAVIT GRIMM 
Raised from registered stock 
This seed was originally registered seed on unregistered 
fields; unregistered because registration was not applied for. 
Has all the good qualities of Registered Grimm but lower 
in price. For those that wish to plant this hardy seed for hay 
wo recommend our "X-L" Affidavit Grimm. 
"X-L" REGISTERED BLUE TAG GRIMM 
In order to carry the blue tag of The Montana Seed 
Growers Association this seed must be sound, plump seed 
with a purity of at least 99.25 per cent. No sweet clover or 
dodder. Freed of all noxious weeds. Our seed is the best 
that can bo produced, inspected, tested, fully registered 
under regulations of Montana Seed Growers Associtaion. 
The only seed to plant if you are raising for seed purposes 
as it always commands the top price. 
"X-L" COSSACK 
Cossack Alfalfa was brought over from Siberia by Prof. 
Hansen of the South Dakota Experiment Station some years 
ago. Cossack Alfalfa produces a somewhat finer hay than 
many other varieties and is extremely hardy. 
Cossack Alfalfa seems to withstand intense cold, heat and 
drought equally well. 
Cossack is the heaviest and best seeder of any Alfalfa 
seed. 
Seed supply very limited. 
Raise Your Own Feed to Insure Your Profit 
A wonderful Alfalfa Hay crop produced from X-L Grimm 
Alfalfa raised on the Robinson Dairy west of Great Falls. 
This field is one year old. Field was flooded and seeded with 
press drill. 
"X-L" LADAK ALFALFA 
Scientists of the United States Department of Agriculture 
found the natives of Ladak, a province of Northern India, 
cultivating a splendid variety of alfalfa in this bleak climate 
at an elevation of 12,000 feet, where the average rainfall 
is around 4 inches and blizzards occur at any month of 
tho year. 
Ladak produces a larger first cutting than other alfalfa 
varieties, which makes it particularly well adapted to 
regions where only one or two crops are produced each 
year because of drought or a short growing season. 
Ladak resists drought and produces a good yield of hay 
when other varieties are practically at a standstill. 
Hay very leafy and of high feeding value. Under dry land 
conditions it is of exceptionally high quality. 
Clover Seed 
A New Sweet Clover 
ALPHA SWEET CLOVER 
(Biennial) Sow 8 to 12 lbs. per acre 
Combines the best qualities of sweet clover and alfalfa. 
Called by some a cross between alfalfa and sweet clover. 
Originated by the skilled plant breeders at the University 
of Saskatchewan. This new variety sends up many fine 
stems well loaded with branches and leaves instead of 
a few coarse stalks as do the older forms. If planted without 
a nurse crop, the Alpha will make a hay crop of high 
quality late the first season or it will furnish excellent 
pasture. In the second year the plant sends up from 30 to 50 
stalks which is a marked contrast to the older sweet clover 
which usually have from 4 to 10 stalks. 
Produces about the same amount of hay as Sweet Clover 
but because of the fine qualify there is little waste. Seed 
ripens uniformly and is easy to harvest. The aroma and 
taste which is characteristic of sweet clover is only about 
half as strong in this new variety. As good a soil builder 
as the old sweet clover but as fine stemmed and leafy 
as alfalfa. 
Seed supply very limited but we offer Montana Grov/n 
Seed while it lasts. 
"X-L" YELLOW BLOSSOM (Biennial) 
Sow 10 to 15 lbs. per acre 
Has a finer foliage and is more dwarf than the white 
blossom variety and probably makes a little better hay. It 
can also be pastured a little closer than the other varieties. 
Will grow on almost any kind of soil. 
59 
