WHOLESALE FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS Missouri Seed Permit No. 12 
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ABLE. ALL QUOTATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES PRICES QUOTED ARE FOR FULL BAGS 
WE MAKE AN EXTRA CHARGE OF 15C PER PACKAGE ON ALL ORDERS FOR ANY ITEMS OF 60 LBS 
OR LESS PARCEL POST ORDERS 25c EXTRA PLUS POSTAGE WE SELL TO DEALERS ONLY 
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May 10, 1939 
ALFALFA 
U.S. Verified Origin—Sealed. 
Seamless Bags Extra. 
Kansas Alfalfa M Brand 
Choice to Fancy Kansas 
Oklahoma M Brand 
Choice to Fancy Oklahoma 
NORTHWESTERN: 
Utah-Idaho-Nev., Fancy 
Per 100 Lbs. 
5 Bags 
Bag 
or More 
Lots 
$26.50 
$26.75 
22.00 
22.25 
24.00 
24.25 
21.00 
21.25 
26.50 
26.75 
GRIMM, AFFIDAVIT: 
Okla. Grimm M Brand 
Iowa Grimm 
Northwestern Grimm “ 
Wyoming Grimm, Fancy 
Bushel Bags 
24.50 
26.50 
27.00 
26.00 
24.75 
26.75 
27.25 
26.25 
Pur. 97.26% plus 2.40% crop seed. Germ. 90%. 
GRIMM—State-sealed, Certified: 
Blue Tag, Utah 
33.50 
33.75 
ARGENTINE Alfalfa 
16.50 
16.75 
Stained According U. S. Regulations 
jgg?= INCLUDE INOCULATION, 
Order Group 1. 
SWEET CLOVER 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Extra. New Crop 
White Blossom, M Brand 
$6.50 
$6.75 
“ “ Fancy 
5.75 
6.00 
“ “ Choice 
5.00 
5.25 
“ “ lot “Card” 
5.75 
6.00 
Purity 99%, germ. 85%, fair color. 
Clear tag Mo. and Ill. 
Yellow Blossom M Brand 
6.75 
7.00 
Hubam, Annual, White 
10.00 
10.25 
[ggp INCLUDE INOCULATION, 
Order Group 1. 
RED CLOVER 
Per 100 lbs. 
Domestic. 
Bags extra 
M Brand Pur.99K%,germ.92%. 
Clear Nox. tag, Mo., Ill. 
Fancy, “ 98H%. “90%, 
Clear Nox. tag Mo., III. 
Lot “Ajax” Pur. 97%, germ. 85% 
Fair color, shows Buck; Dodder-Free. 
MAMMOTH Red Clover M Brand 
15.50 
14.50 
jjggp INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
Per 100 lbs. 
Bags Extra 
M Brand 
Fancy 
$16.00 $16.25 
15.00 15.25 
gggf 3 INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
LESPEDEZA 
Bags Inch 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$4.00 
3.60 
Korean, M Brandpur.99% or better. 
Clear tag Mo. and HI. 
Korean, Fancy Dodder on tag. 
Pur. 9714%, germ. 90%, Salable Mo., HI. 
Korean, Hulled (Scarified) M Brand 4.75 
Cheaper per acre; goes third farther. Bags Extra. 
200 lbs. = 300 lbs. ordinary Korean in coverage. 
Kobe (Later, taller variety) M Brand 7.25 
SERICEA, Hulled M Brand 11.50 
“ Unhulled “ 8.25 
Sericea is perennial variety. Small amounts 3c lb. higher. 
jfqgP INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order 
Group 3 if M Brand—Group 5 if McQueens 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
Bags Extra, per 100 lbs. 
M Brand 
100 lbs. 25 lbs. 
or More or More 
1 to 
10 lbs 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
Bags Extra. 
M Brand 
VETCHES—Austrian Peas 
Bags Incl. 
Hairy Winter Vetch, Michigan 
Austrian Winter Peas 
Per 100 Lbs. 
9.00 
4.75 
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. 
FODDER CROP ITEMS - - SEED CORN 
SOYBEANS 
Per Bushel 
Bags Inch, Reel. New Crop. 
Virginia (Brown) 
Black Wilson 
Black Ebony 
Kingwa (Early Black) 
Black Eyebrow 
Illini (Yellow) 
Harbinsoy (Best yellow for thin land) 
Manchu (Yellow) 
Dunfield (Early Yellow) 
Laredo (Late Black) 
Mixed (Hay) 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, 
COWPEAS 
Bags Incl., Reel. New Crop. 
Mixed 
New Era 
New Era—Mixed 
Whip—Mixed 
Clay-Mixed 
Whippoorwill 
Blackeye 
Brabham 
Canada Field Peas 
(|g|p INCLUDE INOCULATION, 
5 Bags 
Bag 
or more 
Lota 
$1.15 
$1.20 
1 15 
1.20 
1.15 
1.20 
1.15 
1.20 
1.15 
- 1.20 
1.25 
1.30 
1.20 
1.25 
1.25 
1.30 
1.25 
1.30 
1.25 
1.30 
1.10 
1.15 
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. 
RAPE SEED 
Bags Included. 
Dwarf Essex, recleaned 
Sweet Bird Rape 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$6.50 
8.00 
$6.75 
8.25 
SUDAN GRASS 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Inch, New Crop Reel. 5 Kags 
M Brand (Johnson-free) 
MILLETS—CANE-Etc. 
Bag 
or more Lots 
$3.75 $4.00 
Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand $2.00 $2.15 
“ 3.50 
“ 1.85 
“ 1.75 
" 2.00 
1.90 
1.90 
1.75 
German, Kansas 
Japanese (Barnyard Grass) 
Siberian, 
Early Fortune (Red) 
Hog (Proso, Yel.) 
CANE: Cane for Fodder only. 
Black Amber Cane 1.90 
Orange “ 
Redtop (Sumac) 
Mixed Fodder Cane 
KAFFIR, Etc: 
Kaffir Corn Seed 
“ “ Feed 
Milo Maize (Seed) 
“ “ (Feed) 
Hegari 
Grohoma 
Atlas Sorgo, Certified 
“ “ Affidavit 
Broom Corn Standard Evergreen 
3.65 
2.00 
1.90 
2.15 
2.00 
2.00 
2.00 
1.85 
1.75 
1.35 
1.90 
1.45 
1.75 
2.00 
3.00 
2.25 
5.00 
1.90 
1.50 
2.00 
1.55 
1.90 
2.10 
3.25 
2.50 
5.25 
BUCKWHEAT 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included 
Recleaned, Seed Stock 
5 Bags 
or more 
$ 2.00 
Bag 
Lots 
$2.15 
HYBRID SEED CORN 
Per Bu. 
Standard edge-drop grade 
Certified, sealed 1-bushel bags — Semesan, Jr.-Treated. 
5 Bags 
or more 
XX-l—Mangelsdorf’s $4.25 
Ill. No. 960 
Pfister’s No. 390 
III. No. 877 
Bag 
Lota 
3.50 
3.75 
4.00 
$4.40 
3.65 
3.90 
4.15 
Also offer (limited amount) — 
XX-l Hybrid Butt or Round Grains 
XX-l “ Tip or Small Grains 
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. 
@ $ 1.50 
@ 2.00 
SEED CORN 
Per bu. 
Open-pollinated 
2^-bu. bags, bags incl. 
Selected, butted and tipped. 
Learning 
Reid’s Yellow Dent 
Midland Yellow Dent 
Silver Mine 
W hite Pearl 
Red Cob St. Chas. W’hite 
Bloody Butcher (Early Red) 
Hickory King (hominy) 
$1.35 
1.40 
1.40 
1.40 
1.40 
1.35 
1.25 
1.50 
$1.45 
1.50 
1.50 
1.50 
1.50 
1.45 
1.35 
1.60 
New Crop. 
$16.50 $16.75 
15.75 
14.75 
17.00 17.25 
$4.25 
3.85 
5.00 
7.50 
11.75 
8.50 
$40.00 $41.00 $43.00 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$12.50 $12.75 
9.25 
5.00 
TIMOTHY 
Bags Extra. New Crop. 
M Brand 
Fancy 
Choice 
Timothy-Alsike Mixed, Fancy 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bag 
Lots 
$4.15 
5 Bags 
or More 
$4.00 
3.75 
3.50 
5.50 
3.90 
3.65 
5.75 
RED TOP 
Bags Extra. New Crop. 
Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand (Pur.92%or better) 
Fancy “ 85% “ “ 
Choice “ 80% “ “ 
Superfine “ 97% “ “ 
Unhulled Redtop 
$10 50 $10.75 
10.00 10.25 
9.50 9.75 
11.50 11.75 
5.50 5.75 
KY. BLUE GRASS p e nooLbs. 
Bags Included. New Crop. 
Fancy 19 lb. 
$10.50 
$10.75 
M Brand 21 lb. 
11.00 
11.25 
Superfine 24 lb. 
11.75 
12.00 
“ 25 lb. 
12.25 
12.50 
“ 28 lb. 
13.75 
14.00 
RYE GRASS 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Domestic. 
$ 5.75 $ 6.00 
Bags Included. New Crop 
Domestic—M Brand 
Purity 99)4%, germ. 90%, Noxious-free. 
English Perennial M Brand 11.00 11.25 
U. S. Grown 
100-lb. 
Baits 
LAWN GRASS 
printed in color 
5-lb. S-lb. 1-lb. 
Bags Bags Bags 
M Brand, Finest Quality lie 13c 14c 15 
Greenvue, Good Quality 9c 11c 12c 13j^c 
Shady Spot 19 Kc 21c 22c 23J^c 
Bent Grass Mixture 30c to 35c lb. 
MIXTURES 
Prices per Lb. 
For 100 lbs. or more 
OTHER LAWN GRASSES 
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) 
JOHNSON GRASS Per 100 Lb, 
Bags Included 
Fancy, Reel. $4.50 $4.75 
BERMUDA GRASS 
Bags Extra Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand—P 98%, G 92% $26.00 $26.25 
REED CANARY GRASS 
M Brand $28.50 $29.00 
Small Lots 35c lb. 
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” (Bale or more) @ 
ROYAL RIVER “A” (Bale or more) @ 
All strictly new bags. 
Ask for prices on car lot or large amount. 
23.00 
22.00 
M BRAND INOCULATION 
A HUMUS CULTURE 
Group I—Alfalfa. Sweet Clover. 
“ 2—Red and Alsike Clover. 
" 3—Leapedeza, (all kinds). 
34 -Bu. Can (Treats 30 ibs.) 
1 -Bu. " ** 60 " 
2H-Bu. '• " 150 " 
5 -Bu. ” “ 300 '• 
Group 4—Vetch. Austrian Peas 
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 
Pries 
$0.18 
.27 
.48 
.78 
Price 
$0.30 
.48 
.75 
1.15 
.18 
.27 
.48 
.78 
1.38 
.30 
.45 
.75 
1.15 
2 00 
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 
4.50 
6.25 
6.50 
8.25 
6.25 
3.75 
300 
1.90 
SUNFLOWER 
Bags included. 
Poultry Grade 
Fancy Recleaned 
Polly-Large, specially cleaned 
POPCORN 
Bags included. 100-lb. bags. 
SO. AMERICAN LARGE 
EMBRO (Specially Selected, f 
Highest Popping Test)) 
Fancy (Good Standard Quality) 
Jap. Hull-less (White) 
Black Beauty 
2.15 
5.50 
14.00 
14.00 
3.00 
Per 100 Lbs 
5 Bags 
Bag 
or More 
Lota 
$2.25 
$2.50 
2.50 
2.75 
3.00 
3.25 
Per 100 Lbs. 
6 Bags 
Ba* 
or More 
Lota 
YELLOW 
$3.75 
$4.00 
3.50 
4.00 
5.25 
3.75 
4.25 
5.50 
PEAT MOSS (Swedish) 
Bilt 
Lot* 
PnVpc npr Rale 25 Ba * c ® 10 Ba,< * 
urices per Bale. or More OT 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 
BINDER TWINE Ask for Price 
ORCHARD GRASS Per lOO Lbs 
Bags Included. 
M Brand 1 Specially cleaned againet 1 
\ Noxious Weeds J 
Standard Fancy 
“Lot Lake” Pur. 80%. germ. 80%. 
$16.25 $16.50 
15.50 15.75 
14.50 14.75 
BROME GRASS 
Bags incl. 
M BRAND—92/90 
Fancy—85/90 
(Bromus Inermis) 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$14.75 $15.00 
14.00 14.25 
MEADOW FESCUE Per 100 Lbs 
Bags Included. 
Lot “Clip” Purity 54%, germ. 70%. 
Sold out higher qualities. 
$6.75 $7.00 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
M Brand 
Small lots 25c lb. 
$ 20.00 $ 21.00 
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