NEW 
HARDIGAN ALFALFA 
THE LATEST THING IN ACCLIMATED SEED 
HARDIGAN ALFALFA has all the desirable qualities of a good alfalfa variety: 
1. Winter hardiness—outwinters all types known. 
2. High yielding ability—15% more yield per acre for 8 years. 
3. Abundant Leafiness. 
4. Stalks of medium height with sufficient strength to avoid excessive lodging. 
5. More shoots per plant—a finer quality hay. 
This variety was developed by the Michigan State College to meet the demand for an alfalfa 
which could be grown on the poor sandy soils of Michigan. It has proven 100% for the North 
Eastern States. 
Hardigan Alfalfa has been on trial in New York State for 8 years and like Reed Bros, red 
clover it has put itself in the very front ranks as to yield, quality and winter hardiness. Its 
extreme hardiness makes it unnecessary to sow as much seed per acre. This makes the cost of seed 
cheaper than ordinary alfalfa. 
Price —$29.00 per bu. 60 lbs.; \ bu. $14.50; pk. $7.50. 
WE PAY FREIGHT on 100 lbs. of Grass Seed. Order subject Prior Sale. 
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. This seed is carefully 
cleaned and recleaned by the most modern cleaning apparatus available until it tests better than 
99% purity. It comes to you in sealed sacks with the origin verified by the government. (See 
Certificate pictured on the back cover of this catalogue.) 
Use FULLY ACCLIMATED 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 may be as 
cold, but the climate is drier, and apparently zero in Michigan, 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 vigorous 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. 
IF IT WILL PRODUCE SEED THERE, IT WILL GROW FOR YOU HERE. 
Price—$28.00 per bu.; \ bu. $14.00; 1 pk. $7.25. FREIGHT PAID 100 lbs. or more. 
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