SEED CATALOGUE - 1939 
Farm Seeds 71 
CLOVER SEEDS 
Alfalfa, Northern-Grown ( Medicago saliva). Yields enormous crops 
of hay for many years. On good soils, three or four cuttings per 
season can be made. Sow 20 to 30 pounds per acre. Lb. 45 cts. 
Grimm Alfalfa. Greatly improved; very vigorous, and the hardiest 
Alfalfa known. Yields heavy crops. Lb. 50 cts. 
Alsike. A very hardy Clover; on rich, moist soils it yields enormous 
crops. Lb. 60 cts. 
Sweet Bokhara ( Melilotus alba). Grown for bee-food and a fer¬ 
tilizer. Sow 20 pounds to the acre. Lb. 30 cts. 
Prices change with the market. Write for 
lowest prices when ready to order 
Medium Red (Trifolium pratense). The common red Clover, largely 
grown throughout the country. Pure clean seed of highest quality 
and germination. Lb. 60 cts. 
Crimson or Scarlet ( Trifolium incarnatum). An annual Clover of 
quick growth; very nutritious and rich in protein. Splendid as a 
cover-crop and for green-manuring, adding humus and nitrogen 
to the soil. Lb. 30 cts. 
White ( Trifolium repens). A low-growing Clover used in mixtures 
for permanent pasture and for lawns. Lb. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $3.50. 
Prices for larger quantities will be quoted on request 
Cowpeas 
Barley 
Barley needs a rich land, more sandy and 
lighter than that adapted to wheat, and can 
be grown farther north than any other grain. 
Sow \y 2 to 2 bushels to the acre if drilled; 
2 to bushels broadcast. Bushel weighs 
48 pounds. 
Spring and Beardless. Market price. 
Millet 
Nothing pays better for a stock-raiser and 
dairyman than a few acffes of Millet. Valu¬ 
able as a milk-producer, and yields double the 
quantity of hay per acre that timothy and 
clover produce. Greatly relished by stock. 
German or Golden. Sow 1 bushel (50 
pounds) to the acre. Larger and heavier than 
the Hungarian and yields a much heavier 
crop, but is later. Should be sown in this lati¬ 
tude from April to July 10. Market price. 
Hungarian. Does especially well on rich 
soils and makes a finer quality of hay 
than Golden Millet. Market price. 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
Field Corn 
Sow 8 quarts to the acre in early May. 
Reid’s Yellow Dent. A carefully selected 
strain. 
Improved Learning. A very popular and 
productive variety. 
Early Yellow Canada. Has 8 rows and 
ripens very early. Generally used for re¬ 
planting. It is well adapted to sections 
where the season is short or ground poor. 
Lancaster County Sure-Crop. Grown 
very extensively in this section. The ears 
are about 14 inches long, with 14 rows of 
kernels. It is a good cropper and a very 
strong-growing variety with plenty cf 
foliage. Matures in 100 days. 
Red Cob Ensilage. Long, narrow, white 
grains. A late maturer, and used for silo. 
Rank grower, and prolific in leaves. 
All Field Corn at market price 
Canadian Field Peas 
Valuable for northern climates for cattle¬ 
feeding and for green soiling. Sow 3 bushels 
per acre alone, or 1J^ bushels with 1 bushel 
oats. Market price. 
Cowpeas 
Sow 1 bushel to the acre broadcast or }/% 
bushel drilled in rows about 30 inches apart^ 
in May or June. They may also be sown 
up to the end of July. 
Whip-poor-will. Very early, maturing 
seed in about 70 days. Makes a very heavy 
growth. Market price. 
Rape 
Dwarf Essex. Sow 6 pounds per acre broad¬ 
cast, from April 1 to October 1. It pro¬ 
duces enormous crops, and is ideal green 
manure. Lb. 20 cts.; 5 lbs. 75 cts. 
Oats 
Victory. An excellent variety, productive 
and heavy. Sow 2% to 3 bushels to the 
acre. Market price. 
Spring Wheat 
A desirable crop to sow where fall-sown 
Wheat has been killed by severe winter. The 
grain is very hard, of excellent milling quality. 
Market price. 
Rye (for Seeding) 
Spring. An excellent early green food, or 
for pasture. The grain is used for feeding 
and other purposes; the straw is of fine 
quality, making a larger yield than, the 
winter rye from which it is quite distinct, 
the seed being smaller. Sow from May I 
to June 1. Market price. 
Soy Beans (Soja Beans) 
For hay, soil-improvement, and pasturage. 
When planted alone, make the rows wide 
enough to cultivate and use 40 pounds of 
seed per acre; if sown broadcast, 60 pounds 
per acre; when sown in corn, 30 pounds per 
acre. They do well on light and heavy soils; 
when plowed under will enrich any soil. 
Mammoth Yellow. Makes a large growth. 
Market price. 
Wilson Black. One of the best for hay. 
Market price. 
Sunflower 
Mammoth Russian. This makes a splendid 
poultry-food, especially for winter use, on 
account of its heating and fattening 
qualities; will yield sometimes as high as 
60 bushels per acre. Sow 10 quarts per 
acre in drills 3 feet apart, dropping the 
seed about every 4 inches. Lb. 25 cts.; 
5 lbs. $1. 
Vetches 
Winter, Hairy, or Sand. Used as a cover 
crop. Sow from August 15 to October 1, 
using 1 bushel (60 pounds) to the acre. 
Price on application. 
Spring. Bushel weighs 60 pounds. Market 
price. 
Husking Corn 
