WHOLESALE FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
We quote today s values for prompt shipment, f. O B ST LOUIS BAGS NOT RETURN- I I 
f/N I ABLE. ALL QUOTATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES PRICES QUOTED ARE FOR FULL BAGS I 
WE MAKE AN EXTRA CHARGE OF 15C PER PACKAGE ON ALL ORDERS FOR ANY ITEMS OF 60 LBS || 
I I OR LESS PARCEL POST ORDERS 25c extra plus postage. WE SELL TO DEALERS ONLY 
Missouri Seed Permit No. 12 
500 So. Ma in /First) Si. 
ST. LOUIS, MO. Telephones J 
List No 485 WE GIV E NO warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness OR ANY 'O THER MATTER of any seeds we sell and will not be in any way responsible for the crop 
June 1, 1939 
ALFALFA 
I 
Per 100 Lbs 
LJ.S. Verified Origin—Sealed. 5 Bags 
Seamless Bags Extra. or More 
Kansas Alfalfa M Brand 
Choice io Fancy Kansas $22.00 
Oklahoma M Brand 24.00 
Choice to Fancy Oklahoma 21.00 
Bag 
Lots 
j 
FODDER CROP ITEMS - - SEED CORN 
ASK FOR PRICES on ROUND LOTS and TRUCK LOTS 
22.25 
24.25 
21.25 
SOYBEANS 
Per Bushel 
NORTHWESTERN: 
Utah-Idaho-Nev., Fancy 
2650 26.75 
I 
GRIMM, AFFIDAVIT: 
Okla. Grimm M Brand 
Iowa Grimm 
Northwestern Grimm “ 
Wyoming Grimm, Fancy 
Pur. 97.20% plus 2.40% crop seed. Germ. 90%. 
GRIMM—State-sealed, Certified: 
Blue Tag, Utah 33.50 
Bags Inch, Reel. New Crop. 
Virginia (Brown) 
Black Wilson 
Black Ebony 
i Kingwa (Early Black) 
Bushel Bags j Illini (Yellow) 
Harbinsoy (Best yellow for thin land) 
Manchu (Yellow) 
Dunfield (Early Yellow) 
Laredo (Late Black) 
Mixed (Hay) 
jflgsp INCLUDE INOCULATION, 
24.50 
26.50 
27.00 
26.00 
24.75 
26.75 
27.25 
26.25 
I 
16.50 
33.75 
16.75 
( CGWPEAS 
ARGENTINE Alfalfa 
Stained According U. S. Regulations 
jgg?= INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 1. 
SWEET CLOVER Pcr 100 Lbs 
Bags Extra. New Crop 
White Blossom, M Brand 
“ “ Fancy 
“ “ Choice 
“ “ lot “Card” 
Purity 99%, germ. 85%, fair color. 
Clear tag Mo. and Ill. 
Yellow Blossom M Brand 
Hubam, Annual, White 
' INCLUDE INOCULATION, 
$6.75 $7.00 
6.00 6.25 
5.25 5.50 
6.00 6.25 
Bags Inch, Reel. New Crop. 
Mixed 
New Era 
New Era—Mixed 
Whip—Mixed 
Clay-Mixed 
Whippoorwill 
Blackeye 
Brabham 
Canada Field Peas 
Jggp INCLUDE INOCULATION, 
5 Bags 
Bag 
or more 
Lots 
$1.10 
$1.15 
1 15 
1.20 
1.15 
1.20 
1.15 
1.20 
1.15 
1.20 
1.15 
1.20 
1.15 
1.20 
1.15 
1.20 
1.15 
1.20 
1.00 
1.05 
Order Group 6. 
Per Bushel 
$1.60 
$1.70 
2.00 
2.10 
1.85 
1.95 
1.70 
1.80 
1.70 
1.80 
1.95 
2.05 
1.95 
2.05 
1.95 
2.05 
2.25 
2.35 
Order Group 5. 
j RAPE SEED 
7.00 7.25 
10.25 10.50 
Order Group 1. 
Bags included. 
Dwarf Essex, recleaned 
Sweet Bird Rape 
Per 100 Lbs 
$6.50 $6.75 
8.00 8.25 
SUDAN GRASS 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Inch, New Crop Reel 
M Brand (Johnson-free) 
Choice “ “ 
5 Bags Bag 
or more Lots 
$3.90 $4.15 
3.50 3.75 
MI LLETS—CANE- Etc. 
German, Kansas M Brand 
Japanese (Barnyard G ass) “ 
Siberian, “ 
Early Fortune (Red) 
Hog (Proso, Yel.) “ 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$2.00 $2.15 
4.25 
1.85 
1.75 
2.00 
4.50 
2.00 
1.90 
2.15 
CANE: Cane for Fodder only. 
Black Amber Cane 
Orange “ 
Redtop (Sumac) 
Mixed Fodder Cane 
KAFFIR, Etc: 
Kaffir Corn Seed 
“ “ Feed 
Milo Maize (Seed) 
“ “ (Feed) 
Hegari 
Grohoma 
Atlas Sorgo, Certified 
Broom Corn standard Evergreen 
1 .C 0 
1.90 
1.90 
1.75 
2.00 
2.00 
2.00 
1.85 
1.75 
1.45 
1.90 
1.55 
1.75 
2.25 
3.50 
5.00 
1.90 
1.60 
2 00 
1.65 
1.90 
2.50 
3.75 
5.25 
BUCKWHEAT 
Bags Included 
Recleaned, Seed Stock 
Per 100 Lbs. 
5 Bags Bag 
or more Lots 
$2.00 $2.15 
HYBRID SE ED CORN Per Bu. 
edge 
cfhag 
Standard edge-dropgrade 
Certified, seated l-bushcrba0B -*-Jjemesafi, Ir.-T)rw>,te/J. 
/ ui Jfj l 7 _l!S 
XX-l-AcMangilgdorf’s f $3.75 
Ill. No. 960 3.<?0 yfl.lf 
Pfister’s No. 390 ' *^L-JJ.OO v.li 
Also offer (limited amount) — 
XX-1 Hybrid Butt or Round Grains 
XX-1 “ Tip or Small Griins @ 2.00 
Off the same ear as the Edge Drop grade. Has had same 
careful attention as the Edge Drop. Packed in 2 bu. jute 
bags. Germination 90% or better. Not treated but 4-oz. 
can Semesan, Jr. included in every bag. Ask for samples. 
SEED CORN 
Per bu. 
Open-pollinated 
23 ^-bu. bags, bags inch 
Selected, butted and tipped. 
RED CLOVER 
Bags extra. Domestic. 
M Brand Pur.99J4%.i?erm.92%. 
Clear Nox. tag, Mo., Ill. 
Per 100 lbs. 
New Crop. 
Fancy, “9SJ4%-“90%, 
Clear Nox. tag Mo., 111. 
Ask 
for 
Prices 
Lot “Ajax” Pur. 97%, germ. 85% 
Fair color, shows Buck; Dodder-Free. 
MAMMOTH Red Clover M Brand 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
WE ARE BUYERS NOW 
Alfalfa; Clovers, Red—Mammoth—Crimson—Alsike—Sweet; 
Lespedeza, Sericea; Blue Grass, Timothy, Redtop 
OFFER YOUR SURPLUS — ALWA ^ A iLisAMPLE NT1TY _ OFFER NEW CROP 
TIMOTHY 
Per 100 Lbs 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
Per 100 lbs. 
Bags Extra 
M Brand Ask for 
Fancy Prices 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
LESPEDEZA 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Inch 
Korean, MBrandpur.99% or better. 
Clear tag Mo. and Ill. 
Korean, Fancy Dodder on tag. 
Pur. 97H%, germ. 90%, Salable Mo., Ill. 
Korean, Hulled (Scarified) M Brand 
Cheaper per acre; goes third farther. Bags Extra. 
200 lbs. = 300 lbs. ordinary Korean in coverage. 
Kobe (Later, taller variety) M Brand 
SERICEA, Hulled M Brand 
“ Unhulled 
Sericea is perennial variety. Small amounts 3c lb. higher. 
npSp INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order 
GruUp 3 if .vl Brand—Group 5 if iV.cQueens 
Ask 
for 
Frices 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
Bags Extra, per 100 lbs. 
M Brand 
100 lbs. 25 lbs. 
or More or More 
1 to 
10 lbs 
$40.00 $41.00 $13.00 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
Bags Extra. 
M Brand 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Ask for Prices 
VETCHES—Austrian Peas 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Incl. 
Hairy Winter Vetch. Michigan “ 
Ask for 
Austrian Winter Peas 
Prices 
PASTURE MIXTURES 
No. 1—For fair to good land. . .. 
. @ $10.00 
No. 2—Fair to poor land. 
. @ 8.00 
Both Mixtures made up of top quality 
M BRAND seed, carefully mixed in correct 
proportions. 
CROTALARIA 
Per 100 lbs. 
Bags extra. New crop. 
M Brand $11.00 $11.50 
Crotalaria adapted to almost any kind of soil. Use for 
fertilizing, makes heavy growth, plow under in Fall. Not 
suitable for pasture or hay. Sow broadcast 10 lbs. per acre, 
after frost danger past. Cover lightly. If drilled, plant 
in. deep. 
MEADOW FESCUE Per 100 Lbs 
Bags Included. 
Bags Extra. New Crop. 
M Brand 
Fancy 
Choice 
Timothy-Alsike Mixed, Fancy 
5 Bags 
or More 
Bag 
Lots 
Ask 
for 
Prices 
RED TOP 
Bags Extra. New Crop. 
M Brand (Pur.92%or better) 
Fancy “ 85% “ “ 
Choice “ 80% “ “ 
Superfine “ 97% “ “ 
Unhulled Redtop 
KY. BLUE GRASS 
Bags Included. New Crop. 
Fancy 19 lb. 
M Brand 21 lb. 
Superfine 24 lb. 
“ 25 lb. 
“ 28 lb. 
RYE GRASS 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Ask 
for 
Prices 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Ask 
for 
Prices 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included. New Crop Domestic. 
Domestic—M Brand $ 6.75 $ 7.00 
Purity 99 Vi%, germ .90%, Noxious-free. 
English Perennial M Brand 12.00 12 25 
U. S. Grown 
LAWN GRASS 
MIXTURES 
Pi .ere per Lb. 
For 100 lbs. or more 
100-lb. 
Baas 
Attractive cloth bags 
printed in color 
5-lb. 3-lb. 1-Ib. 
Baas Bags Bags 
M Brand, Finest Quality 
Greenvue, Good Quality 
Shady Spot 
Bent Grass Mixture 
Ask 
for 
Prices 
OTHER LAWN GRASSES 
BERMUDA GRASS 
Bags Extra 
M Brand—P 98%, G 92% 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$26.00 $26.25 
REED CANARY GRASS 
M Brand 
Small Lots 35c lb. 
$28.50 $29.00 
SEED SHIPPERS 
Buy SEAMLESS BAGS from us now. 
Lowest Prices in Years. 
Booking now: shipment later (to Aug. l). 
Prices guaranteed against decline at time of shipment. 
BEMIS or FULTON, new 16-oz. Seamless 
Prices per bale of 100 bags 
50-bale lots @ $23.75 
10- “ “ @ 24.25 
1- “ “ @ 25.25 
CINCINNATI “A” (Pale or more) @ 
ROYAL RIVER “A” (Pale or more)® 
All strictly hew bags. 
Ask for prices on car lot or large amount. 
23.00 
22.00 
BINDER TWINE 
100 
Bales 
50 
Bales 
SILVER CROWN 
New Fresh Stock 
(Not Carry-Over) 
Less 
$2.90 $3.00 $3.15 
Per Bale 
PEAT MOSS (Swedish) 
Balt 
Lota 
Prir>P« tipt Rnlp 25 Bslea 10 Bal “ 
unces per Dale orMore or More 
Granulated $2.55 $2.65 
Poultry Litter 2.45 2.55 
“ “ in 25 lb. jute bags, @ 65c each. 
“ “ in heavy paper bags, @ 40c each. 
Vacuum-Cleaned, High Quality 
$2.75 
2.65 
Learning 
$1.35 
$1.45 
Reid’s Yellow Dent 
1.40 
1.50 
Midland Yellow' Dent 
1.40 
1.50 
Silver Mine 
1.40 
1.50 
White Pearl 
1.40 
1.50 
Red Cob St. Chas. White 
1.35 
1.45 
Bloody Butcher (Early Red) 
1.25 
1.35 
Hickory King (hominy) 1.50 
1.60 
BIRD SEEDS 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included. 
Canary, Recleaned 
$ 4.50 
Hemp, “ (Devitalized) 
6.25 
Rape. Large Dwarf Essex 
“ Sweet Bird, Small 
6.50 
8.25 
Bird Seed, Ready Mixed 
6.25 
Canada Field Peas 
3.75 
Sunflower, Mam. Russian, Polly 
300 
Millet, Large Red 
1.90 
“ Yellow 
2.15 
Flax, Whole 
5.50 
Poppy Seed 
14.00 
Bird Thistle 
14.00 
Pepper Grass 
3.00 
SUNFLOWER 
Per 100 Lbs 
Bags included. 
5 Bags 
or More 
Bag 
Lots 
Poultry Grade 
$2.25 
$2.50 
Fancy Recleaned 
2.50 
2.75 
Polly-Large, specially cleaned 
3.00 
3.25 
POPCORN 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags included. 100-lb. bags. 
S Bags 
or M ore 
Ba* 
Lots 
SO. AMERICAN LARGE YELLOW 
EMBRO (Specially Selected,! 
$3.75 
$4.00 
Highest Popping Test)) 
Fancy (Good Standard Quality) 
3.50 
3.75 
Jap. Hull-less (White) 
4.00 
4.25 
Black Beauty 
5.25 
5.50 
M BRAND INOCULATION 
A HUMUS CULTURE 
Group I—Alfalfa. Sweet Clover. 
“ 2—Red and Alsike Clover. 
** 3—Lespedeza* (all kinds). 
y^-Bu. Can (Treats 30 lbs.) 
I -Bu. " ” 60 " 
23^-Bu. " •* 150 ” 
5 -Bu. •* ” 300 “ 
Group 4—Vetch. Austrian Pea* 
“ 5—Cowpeas. 
** 6—Soybeans. 
1- Bu. Can (Treats 60 lbs.) 
2- Bu “ " 120 " 
5-Bu " ” 300 “ 
10-Bu. “ 600 " 
25-Bu ~ * 1500 “ 
Price per Can 
Dealer Retail 
Price 
$0.18 
.27 
.48 
.78 
Price 
10.30 
41 
.75 
1.15 
.18 
.27 
.48 
.78 
1.38 
.30 
.45 
.75 
1.15 
2 00 
Low prices apply full bags. Prices per lb 
Bent Grass—State-sealed, Cert. 50-lb. bags. | 
Astoria, Blue Tag 60c to 65c 
Colonial or Olympic 59c to 64c 
Poa Trivialis (For shade) 35c to 40c 
(Also called Rough Stalked Meadow Grass) 
ORCHARD GRASS Per lOO Lbs 
Bags Included. 
M Brand 
f Specially cleaned against 1 
I Noxious Weeds j 
$16.25 $16.50 
15.50 15.75 
14.50 14.75 
Standard Fancy 
“Lot Lake” Pur. 80%, germ. 80% 
BROME GRASS (Bromus Inermis) 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$14.75 $15.00 
14.00 14.25 
Bags incl. 
M BRAND—92/90 
Fancy—85/90 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
I 
M Brand 
Small lots 25c lb. 
JOHNSON GRASS 
$ 20.00 $ 21.00 
Bags Included 
Fancy, Reel. 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$4.50 $4.75 
Ask for Prices 
I5EMESAN—CERESAN—INOCULATION—STIM-U-PLANT [ See s & her ] 
Belter Seeds 
Better Crops" 
ORDER CARD 
REQUIRES NO POSTAGE 
M Brand Seeds 
-Are Selected for Quality 
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