Insist on Verified Origin Alfalfa Seed 
Above is a photograph of a 60-acre field of Cossack Alfalfa, located not far from the city limits of Mitchell. We harvested 
and threshed a fine crop of seed from the THIRD crop on this field. The field was seeded with Disco seed several years 
ago and has withstood drought, hot w inds and grasshoppers successfully. 
Aifctlfdgtttms • •. too late for caution after seed is planted 
Don^t gamble with your chances of obtaining a 
satisfactory and profitable alfalfa patch by sowing 
11TI O 
The introduction of the U. S. Verified Origin 
Service referred to in greater detail below was not 
prompted by governmental whim or demand, but 
was sought by reputable seed houses not only for 
the protection of their farmer customers, but also 
for their own protection as they found they were 
suffering from the unfair competition of unscru¬ 
pulous dealers substituting either southern grown 
or imported seed for South Dakota or other seed of 
northern origin, and these unscruplous dealers could 
undersell. In fact their actions made it impossible 
for the honest dealer to compete with the others in 
price and make a legitimate profit, without which no 
business can survive and continue to give service. 
The Verified Origin Service is not an exclusive 
organization. Any seed dealer who is willing to 
comply with the simple requirements of the service 
may become a member. There is an old saying 
which goes like this, “A nod is as good as a wink 
to a blind horse ’ * and if a seed dealer is not a mem¬ 
ber of the Verified Origin Service, echo answers 
why? 
We Avail Ourselves of This Government 
Service for Your Protection 
As an additional safeguard to oui 
customers, through arrangement with 
the United States Department of Ag¬ 
riculture, under which our stock rec¬ 
ords are inspected and supervised by 
that department, we are authorized to 
issue verified origin certificates for alfalfa seed sold 
by us, the locality of production of which has been 
verified by a Federal Inspector. Disco alfalfa can 
be supplied with verified origin certificate. 
With seed being more plentiful than last year and 
prices very reasonable for hardy northern grown 
seed and the Government making a generous pay¬ 
ment per acre for planting alfalfa seed under the 
AAA, wouldn’t this be a good year to get a field 
started? Insist on buying Verified origin seed. 
SAFEGUARDS 
In no business or profession in the world does the integ¬ 
rity and reliability of the vendor loom so large as in the 
seed business, and possibly no single variety of seed has 
been more substituted with resultant loss to the buyer than 
alfalfa. As a safeguard to our customers _we adopted, some 
years ago, the plan of sealing our alfalfa with the Disco Seal. 
Every Bag of Disco Alfalfa Sealed 
The popularity and superiority of Disco Alfalfa 
has caused many unscrupulous dealers to at¬ 
tempt to substitute. Instances have frequently 
come to the attention of our salesmen where 
intending planters have been told that they 
could be supplied with our seed, or just as good, 
practically the same, and so on. Discriminating 
buyers will insist on the Genuine Disco, to be 
obtained direct or from authorized Disco dealers. 
For your protection and our own, every bag of 
Disco alfalfa will have a seal bearing the Disco 
brand, our registered trademark. Look for this, 
without which none are genuine. 
INOCULATION 
When sowing alfalfa, sweet clover, or any other legume 
for that matter, be sure to use a bacteria which will help 
you to get a stronger stand than you would otherwise obtain. 
Below we give you the prices on Nitragin. 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUME SEEDS WITH 
NITRAGIN 
OVER FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE 
When ordering. Always state name off seed. 
ALFALFA, all Clovers 
Size Retail 
V 2 bn. each...$ .30 
1 bu. each... .50 
V /2 bu. each... 1.00 
PEAS (Ail Varieties) 
VETCHES (All Varieties) 
Yi bu. each...$ .25 
1 bu. each... .40 
lYs bu. each... .60 
5 bu. each... 1.70 
12/2 bu. each... 4.00 
BEANS 
String, Wax, Kidney 
Yt. bu. each.. .$ .25 
1 bu. each... .40 
5 bu. each... 1.70 
LESPEDEZA 
Size Retail 
1 bu. each.$ .30 
2 bu. each.50 
5 bu. each. 1.00 
SOYBEANS, LIMA 
BEANS, COW PEAS, 
PEANUTS 
1 bu. each.$ .30 
2 bu. each.50 
5 bu. each. 1.00 
10 bu. each. 1.40 
25 bu. each.2.90 
GARDEN SIZE 
Garden Peas & Beans 
Sweet Peas& Lupines 
Enough for 6 lbs. seed 
Retail Price 10c each 
Don't throw your money away on unadapted foreign grown Alfalfa Seed 
The DAKOTA IMPROVED SEED COMPANY 
20 
