Ed. F. Mancelsdorf BRO..mii 
WHOLESALE FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
We quote today s values for prompt shipment. F. O. B. ST. LOUIS BAGS NOT RETURN¬ 
ABLE. ALL QUOTATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES. PRICES QUOTED ARE FOR FULL BAGS 
WE MAKE AN EXTRA CHARGE OF I5C PER PACKAGE ON ALL ORDERS FOR ANY ITEMS OF 60 LBS. 
OR LESS. Parcel post orders 25c extra plus postage. WE SELL TO DEALERS ONLY. 
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List No. 462 WE GIVE NO WARRANTY. EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. AS TO DESCRIPTION. QUALITY. PRODUCTIVENESS OR ANY OTHER MATTER OF ANY SEEDS WE SELL AND WILL NOT BE IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CROP 
Mar. 22, 1938 
ALFALFA Per 100 Lbs. 
U.S. Verified Origin—Sealed. 5 Bags Bag 
Seamless Bags Extra. or More Lots 
Kansas Alfalfa M Brand $34.00 $34.50 
(Kansas, M Brand, Pioneer 36.00 36.50 
■j Specially-selected hardy strains from pio- 
' neer fidds started 20 to 40 years ago. 
Colorado M Brand $33.00 $33.50 
Oklahoma-Kansas “ 30.00 30.50 
Oklahoma “ 28.50 2S.00 
NORTHWESTERN: 
Colo.-Idaho-Utah M Brand 34.50 35.00 
Idaho “ 36.50 37.00 
Dak. 12 Black HUls Region “ Sold Out 
SOUTHWESTERN—Bright-Colored: 
New Mexico,?. 99.50% MBrand 25.00 25.50 
GRIMM, AFFIDAVIT; Per 100 Lbs. 
Kansas M Brand 36.00 36.50 
Colorado “ 36.00 36.50 
Northwestern “ 37.50 38.00 
GRIMM—State-sealed, Certified: 
Idaho, Blue Tag 44.00 44 50 
“ Red Tag 42.50 43.00 
“ Black foot, Blue Tag Sold Out 
In Grimm Bushel Bags 
CANADIAN VARIEGATED 
M Brand (Bu. Bags) 36.00 36.50 
TWO SPECIAL LOTS 
ALFALFA 
U. S. VERIFIED ORIGIN 
Lot “Jess” Colo.-Kansas @ $25.00 
“ “Pike” Okla.-Kansas @ 22.00 
Darker-Colored Seed but free of Dodder and Johnson, 
Purity 98Vi%. Germination 80% incl. Hard Seed. 
SWEET CLOVER Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Extra. 
White Bios. Scarif. M Brand $11.50 $11.75 
“ “ “ Fancy H.CO 11.25 
„ “ “ Choice 10.50 10.75 
Yellow Bios. Scar. MBrand 11.50 11.75 
Unhulled Sold Out 
Hubam “ 18.50 19.00 
DOMESTIC 
Per 100 lbs. 
RED CLOVER 
Bags extra. 
M Brand—Home-Grown, Ill. $39.00 $39.50 
Purity 99% or better 
“ Idaho, Bright 39.00 39.50 
Purity 98% + 1% Crop - 99% 
Fancy (Home-Grown) 36.00 36.50 
Choice 34.00 34.50 
MAMMOTH Domestic, M Brand 39.00 39.50 
IMPORTED RED CLOVER ; 
Purity 9W2%- Seamless bags. Buck and Dodder Free. 
M Brand—Medium $19 50 $20.00 
“ Mammoth (Imp) 20.00 20.50 
Stained 1% Green according U. S. Regulations. 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
Bags extra. 
M Brand 
Fancy 
Per 100 Lbs. 
31.50 
29.50 
32.00 
30.00 
LESPEDEZA Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Inch Market Higher. 
Korean, M Brand $7.25 $7.50 
” Fancy (Dodder on Tag) 6.75 7.00 
Korean-Certified (Dodder-Free) 7.75 8.08 
Field-Inspected, Official Sealed Tags. 
Tcnn. Crop improvement Asan. 
Korean-Hulled, M Brand 7.75 8.00 
Scarified; goes third farther. 
Kobe, M Brand 8.00 8.25 
SERICEA, Scarified, M Brand 18.50 19.00 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
Bags Extra, per 100 lbs. 
M Brand 
100 lbs. 25 lbs. 1 to . 
or More or More 10 lbs 
$36.00 $38.00 $40.00 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
Bags Extra. Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand 12.50 13.00 
VETCHES—Austrian Peas 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Incl. New Crop 
Hairy Winter Vetch, Imported M $9.25 $9.50 
“ "• “ Oregon “ 9.75 10.00 
“ “ “ Michigan “ 10.25 10.50 
Austrian W'inter Peas “ 4.75 5.00 
TIMOTHY 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Extra. New Crop 
6 Bags 
or Mora 
Bag 
L/Ota 
M Brand 
$3.75 
4.00 
Fancy 
3.50 
3.75 
Choice 
3.25 
3.60 
Timothy-Alsike Mixed, Fancy 
8.00 
8.25 
RED TOP (Herd’s Grass) Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Extra. New Crop 
M Brand (Pur.92%orbetter) 
$10.25 
$10.50 
Fancy “ 85% “ “ 
9.50 
9.75 
Choice “ 80% “ “ 
8 75 
9.00 
Superfine “ 96% “ “ 
11.00 
11.25 
KY. BLUE GRASS 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included. New Crop 
M Brand 21 lb. 
$10.00 
$10.25 
Fancy 19 lb. 
9.50 
9.75 
Superfine 24 lb. 
10.75 
11.00 
“ 26 lb. 
11.25 
11.50 
“ 28 lb. 
12.75 
13.00 
CANADA BLUE GRASS M Brand 
14.00 
14.50 
Domestic Grown. Free of Canada Thistle 
LAWN GRASS 
MIXTURES 
Per too Lbs 
Attractive cloth bags 
printed in color 
5-lb. 8-lb. 1-lb. 
100-lb 
Baes 
Prices per Lb. 
For 100 lbs. or more 
M Brand, Finest Quality 12c 13 14V^c 16c 
Greenvue, Good Quality 10c ll)^c 12Vic 14c 
Shady Spot 20c 21 22}^c 24c 
Bent Grass Mixture 30c to 35c Ib. 
OTHER LAWN GRASSES 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bent Grass—State-sealed, Cert. 50-lb. bags. 
Coos or Seaside, Blue Tag 59.00 
Astoria (Underground creeper) 61.00 
Olympic (Dry Upland Strain) 59.00 
Poa Trivialis (For shade) 112-lb. bags 35.00 
(Also called Rough Stalked Meadow Grass) 
Chewings Fescue (100-lb. bags) 40.00 
Broken bags above seed billed as follow's: 
1 to 5 lbs. 7c lb. higher 
5 “ 20 “ 4c “ “ 
20 lbs. or over 2c “ “ 
ORCHARD GRASS Per loo Lb. 
Bags Included. 
M Brand f Specially cleaned against 
I Noxious Weeds J $1 d.UU 
Standard Fancy 
5 Bags Bag 
or more Lots 
14.25 
$16.25 
14.50 
PASTURE MIXTURE 
Bags Included. Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand $ 7.50 $ 8.00 
A good all-purpose blend of desirable pas¬ 
ture grasses. 
BERMUDA GRASS 
Bags Extra 
M Brand—P 98%, G 92% 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$24.00 $24.50 
MEADOW FESCUE PeriooLbs 
(English Blue Grass) 
Bags Included. 
M Brand (Pur. 96%, G. 93%) $ 7.25 $ 7.50 
Fancy ( “ 92%, “ 90%) 6.50 6.75 
Meadow Fescue is a desirable grass for 
lawn, pasture, meadow. It is permanent, 
being a perennial. 
RYE GRASS 
Bags Included. 
Domestic, M Brand 
English Perennial, “ 
Italian, 
BROME GRASS 
Bags Included. 
M Brand New Crop 
Per IQO Lbs. 
MILLETS Pe-- 100 Lbs. 
—6 Bags Bag 
or more Dote 
German, M Brand $3.50 $3.75 
** Type, Southwestern, Fancy 3,25 3.50 
Hungarian, M Brand 3.75 4.00 
Siberian, “ 2.50 2.75 
Japanese, “ 3.00 3.25 
Early Fortune (Red) 1.95 2.10 
Hog (Proso, Yel.) “ 2.25 2.40 
SUDAN GRASS 
Bags Included. 
M Brand (Johnson-Free) 
Choice, Purity 92%, Germ. 70% 
$ 8.25 
9.25 
8.25 
$ 8.50 
• 9.50 
8.50 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$17.50 $18.00 
REED CANARY GRASS 
M Brand 30.00 30.50 
Small Amounts 35c per pound 
JOHNSON GRASS Per lOO Lbs 
Baas [Deluded 
M Brand 
$5.00 
NEW SEAMLESS BAGS 
FULL 16-OZ. 100 bags per bale Per Bale 
FULTON “A”_ $26.50 to $28.25 
BEMIS-A”_ 26.50 to 28.26 
Per 100 Lbs. 
3.25 
2.75 
3.50 
3.00 
CANE, KAFFIR, Etc. PeriooLbs. 
(Fodder or Hay) Bags Incl. 
Black Amber Cane 
$2.00 
$2.10 
Red 
1.85 
1.95 
Orange “ 
2.00 
2.10 
Mixed “ 
1.85 
1.95 
Kaffir Corn 
1.75 
1.85 
Hegari 
1.80 
1.90 
Grohoma 
1.85 
1.95 
Milo Maize 
1.80 
1.90 
ATLAS SORGO (Certified) 
3.60 
3.75 
" “ (Affidavit) 
2.25 
2.50 
BROOM CORN 
Per 100 Lbs, 
Bags Incl. 
Standard Evergreen @ $6.00 
Small lots 10c per lb. 
SEED CORN 23 ^Bu. Bags. 
Open-pollinated, Mo.-grown. 1937-crop. 
Germ. 94% or better. 
COMMERCIAL (Machine-graded) Per Bu. 
Reid’s Yellow Dent $1.15 $1.30 
Learning 1.15 1.30 
Silver Mine 1.15 1.30 
Boone Co. White 1.15 1.30 
Red Cob St. Charles White 1.15 1.30 
M BRAND (Ear-selected, butted, tipped) 
Reid’s Yellow Dent 
1.60 
1.75 
Learning 
1.60 
1.75 
Silver Mine 
1.60 
1.75 
Boone Co. White 
1.60 
1.75 
Red Cob St. Charles White 
1.60 
1.75 
Hickory King White 
1.75 
1.85 
Bloody Butcher (Red) 
1.50 
1.60 
25-bag lots (one or assorted 
varieties) 
5c Bu. Less. 
HYBRID SEED CORN 
High quality, selected for adaptability. 
Ask for prices, special dealer discounts. 
SEED GRAINS 
BUCKWHEAT Per lOO Lbs. 
Bags Included 
Recleaned, New Crop $2.50 $2 60 
RYE Per Bu. 
Bags Included. 23^ Bu. bags. 
Recleaned Stock $1.00 $1.10 
SEED OATS 
Bags Included. Per Bu. 
Red or Burt $ 0.55 $ 0.60 
Columbia (Grown from Cert. Stock) .65 .70 
Columbia (Certified Stock) .75 .80 
BIRD SEEDS 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included. 
Canary, Recleaned 
$ 6.00 
Hemp. “ (Sterilized) 
6.25 
Rape, Large Dwarf Hssex 
7.25 
Sweet Bird, Small 
8 25 
Bird Seed, Ready Mixed 
6.75 
Canada Field Peas 
4.50 
Sunflower, Mam. Russian, Polly 
4 00 
Millet, Large Red 
2.10 
" “ Yellow 
2.40 
Flax, Whole 
6.00 
Poppy Seed 
14.00 
Bird Thistle 
14.00 
SUNFLOWER 
Per 100 Lbs 
Bags included. New Cron 
Poultry Grade 
$2.40 
Fancy Recleaned 
2.90 
Polly-Large, specially cleaned 
4.00 
RAPE SEED 
Per 100 Lbi 
Bags Included. 
Dwarf Essex, recleaned 
Sweet Bird Rape 
POPCORN 
6 Bag9 
or M ore 
$7.00 
8.00 
Bag 
Lota 
$7.25 
8.25 
_ Per 100 Lbt 
SOUTH AMERICAN LARGE YELLOW 
Paper-lined bags, included. 100-lb. bags. 
Vacuum-Cleaned, High Quality. 
M BRAND INOCULATION 
A HUMUS CULTURE 
Group 1—Alfalfa, Sweet Clover. 
2—Red and Alsilce Clover. 
** 3—Lespedezaa (all kinds). 
H-Bu. Can (Treats 30 lbs.) 
1 -Bu. •• •• 60 •• 
2H-Bu. " " 150 •• 
5 -Bu. •• •• 300 
Group 4—^Vetch, Austrian Peas. 
5— Cowpeas. 
6— Soybeans. 
t-Bu. Can (Treats 60 lbs.) 
2-Bu. " 120 •• 
5-Bu. •• ■’ 300 •• 
10-Bu. •• •• 600 “ 
25-Bu. " " 1500 " 
Dealer 
Price 
$0.18 
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1.80 
SEMESAN—CERESAN—INOCULATION—STIM-U-PLANT [®**sidl’’"] 
“Better Seeds 
Better Crops" 
GENTLEMEN: 
YOU MAY SHIP US VIA 
ORDER CARD 
REQUIRES NO POSTAGE 
MBrand Seeds 
^4re Selectedfor Qualitv 
THE FOLLOWING: 
QUANTITY 
KIND OF SEED 
GRADE OR QUALITY 
TERMS CASH. NO DISCOUNT SUBJECT TO DEMAND DRAFT 
YOUR NAME 
M Brand (Specially Selected, 1 
$4.25 
$4.50 
Highest Popping Test)) 
Fancy (Good Standard Quality] 
3.75 
4.00 
SOY BEANS 
Per Bushel 
Bags Included, 
mini 
Early Yellow 
Black Ebony 
Ask 
for 
“ Wilson 
/ 
Virginia 
Pricps 
Laredo 
COW PEAS 
Per Bushel , 
Bags Incl. 
Whippoorwill 
$2.10 
$2 20 i 
Brabham—Whip Mixed 
2.00 
2.10 
New Era 
2.25 
2.35 
Mixed 
1.90 
2.00 
All above Peas sound* bright* excellent quality 
PEAT MOSS (Swedish) 
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Prices per Bale. 
10 Bates 
or More 
Bale 1 
Lota { 
Granulated $2.35 
$2.50 
$2.60 
Poultry Litter 2.20 
2.35 
2.45 
Price per Can 
Retail 
Price 
$0.30 
.4S 
.75 
1.25 
.30 
.45 
.75 
1.25 
2 50 
