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Field Corn 
MISC. FARM SEED 
(Continued) 
RAPE. DWARF ESSEX —Excellent pasture 
for all stock, especially for hogs and sheep, 
and a fine green feed for chickens. Thrives 
on all soils and is ready for use in 6 to 8 
weeks after sowing. Sow 8 to 10 pounds 
per acre broadcast. Lb. 20c, 10 lbs. $1.75. 
SORGHUM. EARLY AMBER— Furnishes a 
large quantity of most nutritive forage, 
which can be fed either green or cured, 
and will yield two or three cuttings a year, 
stooling out thicker each time it is cut. 
Grows 10 to 12 feet high. Sow broadcast 
at rate of 60 pounds per acre, or in drills 
at rate of 10 pounds per acre in rows 3 Vi 
to 4 inches apart. Lb. 25c, 10 lbs. $1.75. 
SORGHUM. HONEY —This is grown for 
forage and silage. Grows 8 to 12 feet high 
and yields up to 27 tons per acre without 
irrigation. When crop is used for fodder 
or silage sow in rows 3 to 3V2 feet apart, 
using up to 4 pounds per acre. Matures in 
150 days. Lb. 25c. 10 lbs. $1.75. 
VETCH. HAIRY, SAND or WINTER (vicia 
villosa) —Thrives on poor, arid, sandy soils, 
and makes a better growth during the 
cold season than the others. Lb. 25c, 10 
lbs. $2.00. 
VETCH, PURPLE (vicia atropurpurea) — 
Preferred by many for cover crop pur¬ 
poses as it makes a rapid growth. Not 
affected by aphis as easily as others. Has 
a superior hay value. Lb. 20c, 10 lbs. $1.50. 
VETCH, COMMON (vicia sativa) — Also 
known as Oregon Vetch. As a hay crop 
it is generally sown with oats or wheat to 
afford support for the vines. Usually sown 
in the fall for cover crops and turned under 
in the spring. Lb. 20c, 10 lbs. $1.35. 
COWPEAS, BRABHAM —Very similar to 
Whippoorwills but resistant to nemitode. 
Lb. 25c, 10 lbs. $2.00. (Write for quantity 
prices.) 
COWPEAS. BLACK EYE— This is known 
as the black-eye bean in California and 
is grown extensively in the Sacramento 
and San Joaquin valleys. Lb. 15c, 10 lbs. 
$1.25. 
COWPEAS, WHIPPOORWILL— These are 
planted in the South for summer cover 
crops. Plant after danger of frost is over, 
preferably when the soil is thoroughly 
warmed. Lb. 30c, 10 lbs. $2.50. 
CORN, BROOM (Imported Dwarf Ever¬ 
green) — Extensively used for making 
brooms on account of its color and quality 
of brush. Grows 8 to 10 feet high. Sow 
10 pounds per acre. Lb. 25c. 
Stock Beets 
(Mangel Wurzel) 
Valuable as stock feed, doing well in al¬ 
most any soil. Plant in early fall or in the 
spring. 
GIANT (Sugar Rose Top) —The large roots 
are long, oval tapering, smooth and clear, 
growing half out of the ground. The skin 
is a rose-white with deep rose-colored 
shoulder. Flesh is white with high sugar 
content, making it high in food value. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1 lb. 55c, 5 lbs. $2.50, 10 
lbs. $4.75. 
GOLDEN TANKARD — The root is quite 
large and of an almost cylindrical shape, 
narrowing abruptly at both ends. The skin 
is deep orange-red and the flesh is zoned 
with yellow and white and is very autri- 
with yellow and white and is very nutri¬ 
tious. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1 lb. 55c, 5 lbs. $2.50, 
10 lbs. $4.75. 
LONG RED— This is the largest of all the 
Mangels. The root is 15 to 18 inches long, 
over 6 inches thick, and with a heavy 
shoulder. It grows one-half above ground 
and is easily pulled. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1 lb. 
55c, 5 lbs. $2.50. 10 lbs. $4.75. 
RED ECKENDORF— Roots are very large, 
thick, cylindrical, slightly compressed at 
mid-section and blunt. A good portion of 
the root grows out of the ground, this por- 
ion being red, with portion below the sur¬ 
face rose-colored. One of the finest stock 
beets and recommended for planting on a 
large scale. Pkt. 5c. oz. 10c. 1 lb. 55c, 5 lbs. 
$2.50, 10 lbs. $4.75. 
Sugar Beet 
KLEIN WANZEBEN —This variety is most 
desirable and most widely used for sugar 
manufacture. It is also very fine for stock 
feeding, being high in sugar content, the 
roots are long with thick shoulders, tap¬ 
ered, skin grey-white, and flesh of solid 
white color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1 lb. 55c, 5 
lbs. $2.50. 10 lbs. $4.75. 
Disease that slows up germination slows up 
maturity and handicaps productivity. Disease 
that results in a poor stand reduces yields. 
Diseased plants cannot bear first-quality pro¬ 
duce. Many diseases can be prevented or 
controlled by treating the seeds or seed pieces 
with a suitable disinfectant. By eliminating 
these diseases, you can often favorably in¬ 
fluence germination, growth, quality and 
yields. 
DuBay Semesan has been specifically de¬ 
veloped for the disinfection of vegetables, 
its principal ingredient is hydroxymercuri- 
chlorophenol, and Semesan is therefore fre¬ 
quently referred to by scientific writers as 
chlorophenol mercury, or "the organic mer¬ 
cury compound." Semesan is extremely 
toxic to many disease organisms but is harm¬ 
less to delicate seeds, as well as to the user, 
when applied as recommended. 
It is not easy to determine whether seeds are 
contaminated or whether soils are infested 
with organisms that cause seed decay. There¬ 
fore, all seeds should be disinfected with 
Semesan before planting to prevent their in¬ 
fection by bacteria and fungi. Such treatment 
is practical crop insurance. 
Easily Applied as Dust or Liquid 
Semesan, as delivered in the package, is 
ready for the dust disinfection of seeds or, 
when desired, it may be stirred into water 
to form an effective liquid disinfectant. Ap¬ 
plied as a dust, Semesan has the indispen¬ 
sable property of completely covering and 
adhering to any seed, whether it has a 
smooth or rough surface. This property as¬ 
sures thorough surface disinfection and also 
provides an antiseptic zone around the seed 
to protect against soil-borne organisms. 
Low Cost of Treatments 
One pound of Semesan seed in liquid form 
will treat nearly 1,000 pounds of average 
seeds at an approximate cost of only 14c per 
pound. When applied as a dust, one pound 
of Semesan is sufficient to treat from 480 to 
Field Corn 
Field corn is largely grown and used for 
feed purposes. It is the most outstanding 
silage crop and furnishes an abundance 
of the proper nutrients for stock growth. 
These varieties are also largely used for 
poultry feed as dry grain in cracked form. 
KING PHILLIP —A hard yellow flint corn 
and is generally referred to as a 90-day 
corn. It is drought resistant and will give 
a good yield where most corns are a fail¬ 
ure. The best variety for general purposes. 
Lb. 25c, 10 lbs. $1.50. 
RIED'S YELLOW DENT— A very popular 
yellow dent corn for seed and silage. Lb. 
25c, 10 lbs. $1.50. 
HICKORY KING —This corn is entirely dis¬ 
tinct from all other varieties, having the 
largest grain with the smallest cob. Very 
productive white dent variety maturing in 
110 days. Lb. 25c. 10 lbs. $2.00. 
NOTE: Prices listed are postpaid to 4th 
postal zone. For larger quantities please 
write for special quotations. 
240 pounds of seeds, depending upon their 
size, which means a cost of about Vzc to lc 
a pound. 
Generally Increases Germination 
Many growers have observed that Semesan 
generally increases germination, among 
them being G. W. Anderson of Florida who 
reports: "I used Semesan for the treatment 
of truck crop seeds, including cucumbers, 
squash and beans, and have never seen a 
quicker germination." 
James B. Adams of Oregon, who planted Sem- 
esan-treated onions, reports: ". . . most 
splendid results, having the quickest germi¬ 
nation and better stands of thrifty vegetable 
plants than ever before." 
The New York Agricultural Experiment Sta¬ 
tion, reporting its results, in Bulletin No. 554, 
with Semesan treatment of vegetable seeds, 
says that: "The outstanding features ot the 
results were the startling stand increases 
from seed treatment in the earliest sowings, 
or, in other words, the sowings made when 
conditions for rapid germination were poorest 
. . . Seed treatment greatly increases stands 
in the greenhouse in midwinter." 
Semesan Aids Early Planted Seeds 
"With early sowings," according to Bulletin 
No. 554 of the New York Experiment Station, 
"treatment with the organic mercury prep¬ 
arations (Semesan) gave striking increases in 
stand over untreated seed for all crops ex¬ 
cept spinach and lettuce . . . It is concluded 
that vegetable growers might profitably 
treat seed that is to be sown early." 
In Circular No. 99 about diseases of canning 
crops, the New York Station concludes: "From 
the results of greenhouse and field tests to 
determine the value of treating seed with 
organic mercury dusts (Semesan) it appears 
that this treatment of pea seed will usually 
be of sufficient benefit to pay for its use, and 
that it will be of considerable value in in¬ 
creasing the stand of plants ..." 
Practical Advantages of Semesan Make It Foremost 
Seed Disinfectant 
