WHOLESALE FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
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ALFALFA Per 100 Lbs. 
U.S. Verified Origin—Sealed. 5 Bags Bag 
Seamless Bags Extra. or More Lots 
Kansas Alfalfa M Brand $25.00 $25.25 
1 Kansas, M Brand, Pioneer 26.50 26.75 
Specially-selected hardy strains from pio- 
! neer fields started 20 to 40 years ago. 
(Oklahoma Approved— M quality 21.50 21.75 
' Eligible for AAA award payments Cent. States Region. 
I New crop. Seamless bags extra. 
NOTICE: Order as ‘‘Approved Oklahoma.” 
Nebraska M Brand 
Colorado, Hardy “ 
Oklahoma-Kansas “ 
Oklahoma “ 
NORTHWESTERN: 
Wyoming-Utah M Brand 
Montana “ 
Dakota 12, 
(Lot “Danny” Utah-Idaho-Nevada 
I Pur. 98 25%+ 1% crop, total 99.25%, 
' germ. 88% inel. hard, clear tag. 
GRIMM, AFFIDAVIT: 
Okla. Grimm M Brand 
Kansas Grimm “ 
Northwestern Grimm “ 
Montana Grimm “ 
GRIMM-State-sealed, Certified: 
Blue Tag, Utah 32.00 32.25 
Pur. 99)4%, Noxious-free 
f Idaho, State Sealed and Certified 30.00 30.25 
' Pur. 99% Noxious-free. Extra Fey. No. 2. Bright. 
ARGENTINE Alfalfa 18.00 18.25 
Stained According U. S. Regulations 
jjQgr 3 INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 1. 
SWEET CLOVER Pcr 100 Lbs 
$25.00 
$25.25 
M Brand (Pur.92%or better) 
$10 50 
$10.75 
25.00 
25.25 
Fancy “ 85% “ “ 
10.00 
10.25 
22.50 
22.75 
Choice “ 80% “ “ 
9.50 
9.75 
21.00 
21.25 
Superfine “ 97% “ •* 
11.50 
11.75 
Unhulled Redtop 
5.50 
5.75 
26.00 26.25 
27.50 27.75 
Sold Out 
KY. BLUE GRASS 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included. New Crop. 
24.75 
25.00 
Fancy 19 lb. 
$10.50 
$10.75 
M Brand 21 lb. 
11.00 
11.25 
Superfine 24 lb. 
11.75 
12.00 
Bushel Bags 
“ 25 lb. 
12.25 
12.50 
23.00 
23.25 
“ 28 lb. 
13.75 
14.00 
26.50 
26.50 
26.75 
26.75 
RYE GRASS 
Per 100 Lbs. 
28.50 
28.75 
Bags Included. New Crop 
Domestic. 
New Crop 
White Blossom, 
M Brand 
$6.50 
<« <« 
Fancy 
5.75 
44 <( 
Choice 
5.00 
44 <4 
lot “Card” 
5.75 
Purity 99%, germ. 85%. fair color. 
Clear tag Mo. and Ill. 
Yellow Blossom 
M Brand 
6.50 
Unhulled White Blossom 
4.50 
Hubam, Annual, White 
11.00 
JggP INCLUDE INOCULATION, 
$6.75 
6.00 
5.25 
6.00 
6.75 
4.75 
11.25 
Order Group 1. 
RED CLOVER Per lOO lbs. 
Bags extra. Domestic. New Crop. 
M Brand Pur.993^%.germ.92%. $17.00 $17.25 
Fancy, ” 98*%. ”90%.®^) 16.00 16 25 
Lot “Ajax” Pur. 97%, germ. 85% 15.00 15.25 
Fair color, shows Buck; Dodder-Free. 
MAMMOTH Red Clover m Brand 17.50 17.75 
jjggp INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
ALSIKE CLOVER p er 100 lbs. 
Bags Extra 
M Brand $16.50 $16.75 
Fancy 15.50 15.75 
jjggp INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
LESPEDEZA Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Inch 
Korean, M Brand Pur.99% or better. $4.15 $4.40 
Clear tag Mo. and 111. 
Korean, Fancy Dodder on tag. 3.75 4.00 
Pur. 97H%, germ. 90%, Salable Mo., Ill. 
Korean, Hulled (Scarified) M Brand 4.75 5.00 
Cheaper per acre; goes third farther. Bags Extra. 
200 lbs. = 300 lbs. ordinary Korean in coverage. 
Kobe (Later, taller variety) M Brand 8.00 8.25 
SERICEA, Hulled M Brand 12.00 12.25 
“ Unhulled “ 8.75 9.00 
Sericea is perennial variety. Small amounts 3c lb. higher. 
npSS= INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order 
Group 3 if M Brand—Group 5 if McQueens 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
Bags Extra, per 100 lbs. 
M Brand 
Fancy 
100 lbs. 25 lbs. 1 to 
or More or More 10 lbs 
$42.00 $43.00 $45.00 
40.00 41.00 43.00 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
Bags Extra. Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand $12.50 $12.75 
CROTALARIA Per lOO 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 
)4 in. deep. 
TIMOTHY 
Bags Extra. New Crop. 
M Brand 
Fancy 
Choice 
Timothy-Alsike Mixed, Fancy 5.50 5.75 
Per 100 Lbs. 
5 Bags 
Bag 
or More 
Lot* 
$4.00 
$4.15 
3.75 
3.90 
3.50 
3.65 
5.50 
5.75 
RED TOP 
Bags Extra. New Crop. 
Per 100 Lbs 
Domestic—M Brand 
Purity 99)4%, germ. 90%, Noxious-free. 
English Perennial M Brand 
U. S. Grown 
$ 6.00 $ 6.25 
11.00 11.25 
MIXTURES 
Prices per Lb. 
For 100 lbs. or more 
LAWN GRASS ,, , 1Hi . 
_ Attractive cloth bags 
printed in color 
100-lb. 5-lb. S-lb. 1-lb. 
Bags Bags Bags Bags 
M Brand, Finest Quality lie 13c 14c 15b£c 
Greenvue, Good Quality 9c 11c 12e 13%c 
Shady Spot 19 He 21c 22c 23J^c 
Bent Grass Mixture 30c to 35c lb. 
OTHER LAWN GRASSES 
Low prices apply full bags. Prices per lb. 
Bent Grass—State-sealed, Cert. 50-lb. bags. 
Coos or Seaside, Blue Tag Sold Out 
Astoria “ “ 60c to 65c 
Colonial or Olympic 59c to 64c 
Poa Trivialis (For shade) 37c to 40c 
(Also called Rough Stalked Meadow Grass) 
Red Fescue, Creeping (Certified) 65c to 70c 
Chewings Fescue (New Zealand) Sold Out 
ORCHARD GRASS Per lOO Lbs 
Bags Included. 
M Brand j (g<Ur „.i„» j $17J)0 25 
Standard Fancy 16.00 16.25 
BROME GRASS (Bromus Inermis) 
Bags incl. Per 100 Lbs. 
M BRAND—92/90 $15.50 $15.75 
Fancy—85/90 14.50 14.75 
Sow 20 lbs. acre. Excellent pasture, very leafy, 
tender, palatable. Good for hay. Adapted 
to wide range soils. Resistant to extremes of cold 
and drouth. Grows 2 to 3 feet high. 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
M Brand 
$ 20.00 $ 21.00 
Small lots 25c lb. 
REED CANARY GRASS 
M Brand $28.50 $29.00 
Small Lots 35c lb. 
BERMUDA GRASS 
Bags Extra Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand—P 98%, G 92% $26.00 $26.25 
Hulled Bermuda 35.00 35.50 
JOHNSON GRASS Per 100 Lb8 . 
$4.50 $4.75 
Bass Included 
Fancy, Reel 
MEADOW FESCUE PeriooLbs 
(English Blue Grass) 
Bags Included. 
Lot “Clip” Purity 54%, germ. 70%. $6.75 $7.00 
Sold out higher qualities. 
VETCHES—Austrian Peas 
SOYBEANS 
Bags Inch, Reel. New Crop. 
Virginia (Brown) 
Black Wilson 
Black Ebony 
Kingwa (Early Black) 
Ulini (Yellow) 
Harbinsoy (Best yellow for thin land) 
Manchu (Yellow) 
Laredo (Late Black) 
Mixed (Hay) 
j[gp= INCLUDE INOCULATION, 
COWPEAS 
Bags Inch, Reel. New Crop. 
Per Bushel 
5 Bags 
or more 
$0.95 
.90 
.90 
.90 
1.05 
1.05 
1.05 
1.35 
.90 
Bag 
Lots 
$1.00 
.95 
.95 
.95 
1.10 
1.10 
1.10 
1.45 
.95 
Order Group 6. 
Per Bushel 
Mixed 
$1.65 
$1.75 
New Era 
1.85 
1.95 
New Era—Mixed 
1.70 
1.80 
Whip — Mixed 
1.70 
1.80 
Clay-Mixed 
1.70 
1.80 
Red Ripper (80% straight) 
2.00 
2.10 
Whippoorwill 
2.00 
2.10 
Blackeye 
2.00 
2.10 
Brabham 
2.00 
2.10 
Canada Field Peas 
2.55 
2.65 
Ask for freight-paid prices; 
car lot, round lot. 
Uggp INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 5. 
SUDAN GRASS Per lOO Lbs. 
Bags Inch, New Crop Reel. 0 5 r ^ r 9 e 
M Brand (Johnson-free) $3.50 $3.75 
MILLETS—C ANE- Etc. 
German, Kansas M Brand 
“ Tenn. Cult. 
Japanese (Barnyard G ass) 
Hungarian, 
Siberian, 
Early Fortune (Red) 
Hog (Proso, Yeh) 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$2.00 $2.15 
2.75 
3.00 
3.25 
2.00 
1.85 
2.10 
CANE: Cane for Fodder only. 
Black Amber Cane 2.00 
Orange ** 1.90 
Redtop (Sumac) 1.90 
Mixed Fodder Cane 1.80 
KAFFIR, Etc: 
Kaffir Corn Seed 1.75 
“ “ FppH 1 
Milo Maize (Seed) 1.80 
“ “ (Feed) 1.45 
Hegari 1.75 
Grohoma 1.90 
Atlas Sorgo, Certified 3.00 
“ “ Affidavit 2.00 
Broom Corn standard Evergreen 5.00 
2.90 
3.15 
3.40 
2.15 
2.00 
2.25 
2.25 
2.15 
2.15 
1.95 
1.90 
1.50 
1.90 
1.55 
1.90 
2.00 
3.25 
2.25 
5.25 
HYBRID SEED CORN Per Bu. 
Bushel bags inch All Semesan-treated. 
Our Own XX-1 $4.75 $5.00 
Certified. Sealed V ° 0U ' ’ / 
Ill. No. 960 f Both sealed in \ 4.50 4.75 
Ill. No. 877 Vlfl. crop Imp. Bags/ 4.50 4.75 
Iowa No. 13 (Official Iowa Sealed) 4.50 4.75 
ALL ABOVE STANDARD EDGEDROP GRADE 
SEED CORN 
Open-pollinated 
2)^-bu. bags, bags inch 
Selected, butted and tipped. 
Learning 
Reid’s Yellow Dent 
Midland Yellow Dent 
Silver Mine 
Red Cob St. Chas. White 
Bloody Butcher (red) 
Hickory King (hominy) 
SEAMLESS BAGS-NEW 
Full 16-oz. new 100 bags per bale Per Bale 
Fulton “A” $24.25 $24.75 
Cincinnati “A” 23.50 24.25 
Ask for Price 
Per bu. 
$1.15 
$1.25 
1.25 
1.35 
1.40 
1.50 
1.25 
1.35 
1.15 
1.25 
1.35 
1.45 
1.35 
1.45 
BINDER TWINE 
BIRD SEEDS Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included. 
Canary, Recleaned 
Hemp, “ (Devitalized) 
Rape, Large Dwarf Essex 
Sweet Bird, Small 
Bird Seed, Ready Mixed 
Canada Field Peas 
Sunflower, Mam. Russian, Polly 
Millet, Large Red 
“ “ Yellow 
Flax, Whole 
Poppy Seed 
Bird Thistle 
Pepper Grass 
9 4.50 
6.25 
6.60 
8.25 
6.25 
4.00 
3.00 
2.00 
2.25 
5.50 
14.00 
14.00 
3.00 
SUNFLOWER 
Bags included. 
Poultry Grade 
Fancy Recleaned 
Polly-Large, specially cleaned 
RAPE SEED 
Bags Included. 
Dwarf Essex, recleaned 
Sweet Bird Rape 
SEED GRAINS 
Recleaned. Bags included. 
Seed Oats, Fulghum 
“ “ Kanota 
Spring Barley, Fine Quality 
Wise. 38, Smooth-bearded, Northern-gro 
Rye, Fall or Winter 
Buckwheat (Seed) 
Per 100 Lbs 
5 Bag* 
Bag 
or Mora 
Lota 
$2.25 
$2.50 
2.50 
2.75 
3.00 
3.25 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$6.50 
$6.75 
8.00 
8.25 
Per Bu. 
£ Bags 
Bag 
or more 
Lota 
$0.50 
$0.55 
.50 
.55 
Sold Out 
n 
.70 
.75 
(cwt.) 2.00 2.15 
POPCORN 
Per 100 Lbs 
Bags included. 100-lb. bags. 
S Bag, 
or Mora 
Bag 
Lota 
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) 
4.25 
4.50 
Black Beauty 
5.25 
5.50 
PEAT MOSS (Swedish) 
Prices per Bale “ Mo“ 
10 Balea 
or M ore 
Bale 
Lota 
Granulated $2.30 
$2.40 
$250 
Poultry Litter 2.20 
2.30 
2.40 
in 25 lb. jute bags, @ 50c each. 
Vacuum-Cleaned, High Quality. 
SACCO FERTILIZER 
4-12-4 ANALYSIS 
For Lawns, Gardens, 
Bushes, Trees Pota¬ 
toes, etc., etc. 
100 lb. bag 
50 lb. bag 
25 lb. bag (3 per box) 
10 lb. bag (8 per box) 
M BRAND INOCULATION 
Dealer 
Retail 
Price 
Price 
Per Bag 
Per Bag 
$2.65 
$3.95 
1.57 
2.35 
.80 
1.20 
.47 
.70 
A HUMUS CULTURE 
Group I—Alfalfa. Sweet Clover. 
2— Red and Alsike Clover. 
3— Leapedezaa (all kinds). 
*-Bu. Can (Treata 30 lbs.) 
I -Bu. " ” 60 ” 
2*-Bu. " ” 150 “ 
5 -Bu. " “ 300 *• 
Group 4—Vetch. Austrian Peas 
5— Cowpeas. 
6— Soybeans. 
1 - Hu. 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 
.18 
.27 
.48 
.78 
1.38 
Price 
$0.30 
.4$ 
.75 
1.15 
.30 
.45 
.75 
1.15 
2 00 
Bags Incl. 
Hairy Winter Vetch, Michigan 
Austrian Winter Peas 
Per 100 Lbs. 
9.00 
4.75 
9.25 
5.00 
PASTURE MIXTURES 
No. 1—For fair to good land.@ $10.00 
Recommend 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. Con¬ 
tains Timothy, Redtop, Alfalfa, Alsike, 
Ky. Blue Grass, Brome Grass, Perennial 
Rye Grass. 
No. 2—Fair to poor land.@ 8.00 
Recommend 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. Con¬ 
tains Timothy, Lespedeza, Orchard Grass, 
Redtop, Ky. Blue Grass. 
Both Mixtures made up of top quality 
M BRAND seed, carefully mixed in correct 
proportions. 
SEMESAN—CERESAN—INOCULATION—STIM-U-PLANT [ Se si°l her ] 
Better Seeds 
Better Crops ” 
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