Get Your Share of 1939 Cash Benefits 
from the N ew Soil Conservation Program 
Extra Pay for Knowing What to Plant 
The Agricultural Adjustment Adminis¬ 
tration has announced its 1939 Soil Con¬ 
servation Program under which farmers 
can receive money from the government 
by carrying out approved farm practices. 
The 1939 goal will be divided among 
various crops and then allotted to farm¬ 
ers. Growers may comply with, or ignore 
their allotments, but in order to be elig¬ 
ible for maximum subsidy payments, they 
must comply. In addition, they must 
plant land diverted from soil depleting 
crops to those classed as soil building, such as Cloveis, 
Alfalfas and other legumes and pasture crops. 
This year Flax will not be treated as a soil depleting crop 
when used as a nurse crop for biennial or perennial legumes 
or perennial grasses. 
Goals will be set for each farm before planting time next 
spring. Each farmer will have a soil depleting goal and a 
soil building goal. Farmers will receive 
benefit payments and parity payments in 
1939. They will also receive credit for 
conservation payments on their garden 
plots. 
See your County Agent or County 
Agricultural Conservation Committee for 
full particulars. 
In view of lower prices and increased 
demand, the supplies of hardy northern 
grown Clovers and Alfalfas may not be 
ample enough to supply the demand. 
Alfalfas especially will be in short supply. There is a great 
need for more acres of hay, pastures and soil building crops. 
We advise placing your order early while stocks are 
available, and prices low. 
A down payment of 25% of the amount of your order 
will hold the seed you want until planting time, when the 
balance may be paid. 
MINNESOTA GROWN CLOVER SEED 
Only Northern Grown Clovers can be depended upon for Hardiness 
There is much complaint of worn-out soils, weeds and unprofitable 
crops coming from those who once secured bountiful yielcls and satis¬ 
factory profits when the land was new. Those who have used Clover reg¬ 
ularly’ in the cropping system have no such complaints. Some kind of 
Clovers mav be grown in practically every part of the United States. 
They have beneficial action on the soil and may be seeded with prac¬ 
tically all kinds of grains. Clovers also serve as outstanding hay and 
Clovers are an important factor in soil renovation through maintain¬ 
ing or increasing in the soil the supply of vegetable matter and the 
supply of nitrogen. 
Clovers have a heavier root system that leaves vegetable matter and 
fertility in the soil when it dies or when plowed under. Clover should 
be cut for hay as soon as the first blossoms begin to turn brown. This 
will result in the greatest yield of palatable hay. 
pasture crops. 
MEDIUM RED CLOVER 
Medium Red Clover fits better into crop rota¬ 
tions than any other legume. It will increase 
the yield of succeeding crops, besides furnish¬ 
ing many tons of hay of high protein content. 
The first crop is usually cut for hay, before it 
comes into full bloom. The second crop may be 
cut for hay or seed or turned under, to fertilize 
the soil. 
Red Clover is a biennial which means that it 
will grow for two seasons only and then must 
be reseeded. It is adapted to any well drained 
soil free from acidity and is better for general 
northwest conditions than any other clover. It 
furnishes luxuriant pasture and hay for cattle 
but is not quite so good for horses. 
Sow Red Clover at the rate of 10 lbs. per 
acre with small grain or flax. Use about one- 
half or two-thirds of a normal seeding of grain 
or flax so as not to smother the clover. We 
use a clover seed attachment to the grain drill, 
sowing the seed ahead of the drills and cover 
it lightly with a harrow. Price: Lb. 40c, post¬ 
paid. See Blue Figure Price List. 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
Alsike Clover has the same soil-building prop¬ 
erties as Red Clover, storing nitrogen in the 
soil, thereby increasing the yields of succeeding 
grain and corn crops from 25 to 50%. It is 
a true hardy perennial, with fiber instead of 
tap roots, and is not injured by thawing and 
freezing. 
Alsike can be sown on soil that is slightly 
acid or sour, where lime cannot be applied, and 
where other clover or alfalfa will not grow. 
It can be sown on heavy, wet, or low soil that 
sometimes becomes waterlogged, and also en¬ 
dures drought well. 
It makes better hay than Red Clover, because 
of its fine smooth leafy foliage. Its feeding 
value is nearly equal to that of alfalfa. It 
makes very fine pasture, as it is extremely 
hardy. 
The seed of Alsike is very fine, therefore, 
only 7 or 8 pounds per acre are required. As 
a seed crop, it is often more profitable than Red 
Clover. It is cut for seed when two-thirds of 
the heads are ripe. 
Alsike Clover has its place in the crop rota¬ 
tion the same as Red Clover and for best re¬ 
sults is usually reseeded at the end of two 
years’ growth. Price: Lb. 35c, postpaid. See 
Blue Figure Price List. 
MAMMOTH RED CLOVER 
Extremely hardy, and valuable for fertilizing 
poor soil which is too low and heavy for growing 
Red Clover. It makes the best permanent hog 
pastures, seldom freezing out, and produces a 
large crop of hay, as much as 3 to 5 tons to 
the acre. Sow 5 to 6 lbs. per acre, with small 
grain, for plowing under. For a hay crop, sow 
8 to 12 lbs. per acre. Grows on acid soil where 
Medium Red and Alfalfa fail. Yields again as 
much as Medium Red Clover, though the hay is 
rather coarse. Price: Lb. 40c, postpaid. 
See Blue Figure Price List for Quotations on 
All Farm Seeds. 
WHITE CLOVER 
Best for lawns and pastures. White Clover is 
sown mostly in mixture with other grasses, espe¬ 
cially with Blue Grass, for lawns, golf grounds, 
also for pastures for sheep and cattle. It thrives 
best in moist soil containing lime and consid¬ 
erable humus, but is also grown on sandy soil 
which is not too loose and dry. For lawns sow 
5 to 6 lbs. mixed with grass seeds, to the acre. 
Price: Lb. 55c, 5 lbs. $2.50, prepaid. See Blue 
Figure Price List. 
F. S. & N. Co. 
The Grimm Alfalfa, which I purchased from you and sowed last season, gave 
me the best stand of all the Alfalfa I seeded, I bought $300.00 worth of seed from 
several different seed houses. We sozv Alfalfa the latter part of August, but on 
account of the dry weather I did not sozv until first of October. Your seed gave us 
the best stand and shows the most vigorous plants. —C. L. Jury, La Harpe, Kansas. 
kAT-iVb': 
Hardy Grimm planted on the left; non-hardy seed was planted on the right. 
TEST YOUR OWN SOIL WITH SOILTEX 
Success with alfalfa, clover, sweet clover, soy beans, and 
other legumes, depends largely upon the condition of your 
soil. If it contains acid, you cannot expect a good stand. 
To correct acid soil condition, crushed lime rock may be 
spread on the land, at the rate of 1% to 4 tons per acre. 
SOILTEX enables you 
to determine if your 
soil needs lime, and 
how much. The test is 
very simple. A small 
quantity of soil is 
placed on waxed paper 
folded lengthwise, and 
the Soiltex solution 
dropped on one end of 
the soil until it is satu¬ 
rated. After standing 
a short time, the solu¬ 
tion is drawn from the 
other end of the soil, 
and its color compared 
with the color chart, to 
determine the reaction 
and lime requirement. 
Directions with each 
outfit, and material for 
100 tests. 
SOILTEX outfits _ are 
being used in agricul¬ 
tural colleges, bv county agents, extension workers, and 
farmers. Price: $1.00, postpaid. 
Don’t Experiment with Cheap Seeds of Inferior Quality—Buy ‘"Master Farmer 
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