The Plain Truth About The 
There appears to be ample stocks of clover seed, 
sweet clover, timothy, and most of the other grasses for 
this year’s sowing. Prices on these items are low and you 
can again use your normal requirements. 
The exception is found in hardy northern grown 
alfalfa. The northern crop was very small and in some 
sections almost a failure. Do not be misled by low prices 
for seed from warmer climates. Our alfalfa is all from 
Northern Idaho, Montana, or Canada. 
Good stocks of high germinating seed corn will be 
available. Much interest is being shown in Hybrid seed 
corn and more will be planted than ever before. 
1939 Farm Seed Situation 
Seed oats of good quality are not plentiful. 
The crop reporting board at Washington estimated 
the merchantable potato stocks on hand January 1, 1939 
available for sale in the 37 late and intermediate states at 
100,806,000 bushels. This total was 11% smaller than 
stocks on hand Jan, 1, 1938 and 4% smaller than the 5 year 
(1933-37) average. Seed stocks of potatoes are much 
smaller this year. The demand for seed will be greater 
this year as many farmers find themselves short of plant¬ 
ing stock due to the poor quality that was harvested in 
many sections. Good seed potatoes will command a higher 
premium over table stock than usual and several varieties 
will be cleaned up early in the season. 
