FIELD SEEDS 
WRITE FOR OUR 
COMPETITIVE PRICES 
ALFALFA 
FIELD CORN 
Domestic Alfalfa. Fancy Domestic High Altitude Seed. Hardy 
anywhere, high purity and germination. 
Domestic Alfalfa (Dry Land Grown). Grown in the dry plains 
region without irrigation. Very hardy and productive. 
Grimm Alfalfa. State Sealed and Certified Seed. Grimm 
Alfalfa is the hardiest of the hardy Alfalfas and differs from 
the domestic or common variety in that it has a spreading root 
system instead of the long tap root which is sometimes broken 
when the ground bulges, during the spring freezes, thus caus¬ 
ing the plant to die. Highest grade seed. 
Grimm Alfalfa (Growers’ Affidavit Seed). This seed is as good 
and pure and will produce as much fine hay per acre as the 
certified seed. The grower makes affidavit that it is genuine 
Grimm seed. 
BARLEY 
Success Beardless Barley. Straw about height of common bar¬ 
ley. Stands up better than other varieties. Contains no beard. 
White Hulless or Bald Barley (Beardless). An early spring 
variety. When threshed is hulless like wheat. 
Hannehen Barley. Heavy yielding, medium early, white, two- 
row, bearded type. 
See Vegetable Seed, page 23. 
FLAX 
Flax may be grown with good success in the West. It matures 
quickly and may be planted as late as the middle of June and 
make a matured crop. Takes very little fertility and moisture 
from the soil and yields 10 to 20 bushels per acre. May be used 
with success as a nurse crop for clovers and grasses, and is 
the most desirable crop to follow on native sod. 
GRASSES 
Bromus Inermis (Awnless Brome Grass). The best grass we 
have for the semi-arid regions of the Northwest. Grows lux¬ 
uriantly, is freely eaten dry or green by cattle. Sow 25 to 30 
pounds per acre. Spring or fall. 
Meadow Fescue (Festuca Pratensis). This is a very valuable 
species for permanent grass lands and is relished by livestock 
both in hay and pasture. Sow 15 to 20 pounds per acre on well 
prepared soil. 
Mesquite (Holcus Lanatus). Should be sown on burned over, 
virgin soils. No cultivation is necessary. Plant at the rate of 
15 pounds per acre. 
Trebi Barley. This is a six-rowed, bearded, hulled barley 
adapted to irrigated conditions. Though it is a rough awned 
variety it has the advantage over coast barley in that the awns 
thresh free from the grain, thus eliminating considerable 
danger in feeding. 
BUCKWHEAT 
Japanese. This is the largest buckwheat. The plant makes a 
more vigorous and larger growth than the common kind and 
yields more. 
Silver Hull. The kernels are gray and are much smaller than 
the Japanese variety. They are very plump and heavy and 
make excellent flour. 
CLOVER 
Mammoth Red Clover. Also called “Pea Vine” Clover. This 
variety grows larger and coarser than the medium and is 
often used for plowing under to enrich the soil, for which 
purpose it is very valuable. American grown seed. 
Hubain Annual Sweet Clover. Hubam Clover has come rap¬ 
idly to the front as an emergency pasture and hay crop. 
Hubam is an annual legume, the seed of which resembles 
that of White Blossom Sweet Clover. It is best suited for the 
corn belt section, grows from 3 to 7 feet high, depending upon 
soil and climatic conditions. 
Ladino White Clover. Is a very large form of clover, usually 
making a growth of 8 to 12 inches. A perennial. The stems lie 
flat on the ground and commonly root at the joints. Can be 
grown on rather shallow land where well supplied with humus 
and moisture. Makes especially vigorous growth on the lower, 
medium heavy types of soil. Sow 4 to 6 pounds per acre. 
White Dutch Clover (Trifolium Repens). A very hardy creeping 
clover, which adapts itself to a great variety of soils and cli¬ 
mates, being found in every state in the Union. Superior for 
pasture either for sheep or cattle. As a bee pasture it is un¬ 
excelled. 
Yellow Sweet Clover, Biennial (Melilotus Officinalis). In great 
demand on account of its earliness, being about two weeks 
earlier than the white. Does not grow as tall as white, but 
makes just as good pasturage. Produces high quality hay. 
White Sweet or Bokhara Clover, Biennial (Melilotus Alba). 
Excellent for pasture, hay and a soil improver. More drouth- 
resistant than alfalfa and will generally produce a large crop 
of seed and hay the second year. Thrives best on alkali soil. 
Crimson or Scarlet Clover (Prifolium Incarnatum). Highly 
recommended for pasture and fertilizing purposes. A thrifty 
annual. Germinates quickly, grows rapidly, stools abundantly. 
Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense). Furnishes an excellent feed 
for pasture and hay purposes and is used to a very great extent 
throughout the country on lands unsuited to the growing of 
alfalfa and also in crop rotations. It will withstand colder tem¬ 
peratures than most varieties of alfalfa and also will thrive in 
slightly wetter land than alfalfa. We therefore recommend its 
use in the higher altitudes and colder sections. Plant 15 pounds 
to the acre. 
Alsike (Trifolium Hybridum). Very hardy, adapted for sowing 
on cold, wet land. Planted at rate of 8 to 15 pounds per acre. 
It yields a large amount of hay or pasture and makes a good 
bee plant. Write for quantity prices. 
Oat Grass, Tall Meadow. The earliest grass to start in the 
spring and the last to die in the fall. Withstands drouth, heat 
and cold much better than other grasses. A long-lived, deep 
rooted perennial. Grows equally on bottom or upland. Pasture, 
20 to 30 pounds per acre. 
Orchard Grass or Cocksfoot (Dactylis Glomerata). Valuable 
if planted alone or mixed with other grasses. Very often mixed 
with White Clover, Red Clover and Rye Grass. Seed should be 
broadcasted at the rate of 30 pounds per acre on well prepared 
soil. 
English Rye Grass (Lolium perenne). A strong growing, hardy 
perennial grass, noted for its nutritive qualities. It is equally 
valuable for both grazing and hay. Pasture, 30 pounds per 
acres. 
Italian Rye Grass (Lolium Italicum). A quick growing grass, 
attaining a height of 2V 2 to 4 feet, desirable for temporary 
meadows or pastures. Thrives best on soils that are slightly 
moist, and will even stand considerable overflow. Grows easily 
and supplies an abundance of the best and sweetest hay imag¬ 
inable. Sow 40 pounds per acre. 
Oregon Rye Grass. The finest rye grass grown, far superior 
to imported. Pasture, 30 lbs. per acre. 
Timothy (Phleum Pratense). This is the most valuable of all 
grasses for hay. Thrives best on moist, loamy soil. Sow early 
in the spring or fall. Sow 15 to 20 pounds per acre. 
Pasture Mixture for Burned-over Land. A blend of grasses 
for sowing on burns and logged-off lands. Splendid value and 
very economical for such purposes. 
Sudan Grass. An excellent drouth resisting forage plant. All 
stock relish it. 
Red Top (Agrostis Vulgaris). A valuable grass for most soils. 
It is a good, permanent grass. It should be fed close, for if 
allowed to grow up to seed, the cattle refuse it. It has been 
grown successfully on “alkali” bottom lands, where other 
grasses failed. We offer only the clean seed. Sow 15 to 20 lbs. 
of clean seed to the acre. 
Kentucky Blue Grass. This makes the best, sweetest and most 
nutritious pasture for all kinds of stock. It is very hardy and 
is uninjured by cold or dry weather, hot sun or tramping 
hoofs. The roots are so thick and stout that they form a tough 
sod. Blue Grass requires two years to get well started and for 
that reason is often sown in mixture with other grasses. From 
20 to 25 lbs. to the acre. 
Crested Wheat Grass. This is the valuable plant that grows 
wild over our Western country and thrives well in semi-arid 
sections. It is the famous bunch grass of the Canadian North¬ 
west. It is one of the best and is the surest hay grass for these 
sections. It produces large quantities of hay and makes excel¬ 
lent permanent pasture. It withstands drought and the cold 
winters. As a mixture it does fine with Brome grass. Fifteen 
pounds of seed is usually sown to the acre. 
Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea) is an extremely 
hardy perennial which successfully grows, produces hay and 
pasture on land too wet for common farm crops. It will not 
thrive on land covered by stagnant water, but will provide hay 
and pasture crop on land where the water table is practically 
at the surface of the soil all of the time and above the surface 
part of the time. Sow 4 to 6 pounds per acre broadcast. 
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