WHOLESALE FIELD SEED PRICE LIST 
CORN ELI SEED COMPANY 
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 
Main Plant, General Office: 
101 CHOUTEAU AVE. 
(SCHISLER CORNELI SEED CO. 
Consolidating <D. I. BUSHNELL & CO. 
(PLANT SEED CO. 
ORIGINATORS, GROWERS, CLEANERS REFINERS, 
—IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS— 
FIELD SEEDS GARDEN SEEDS 
LAWN SEEDS FLOWER SEEDS 
TELEPHONE: 
CHestnut 7790 
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KEYSTONE 
/SELECTED! 
CLEANED 
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SEEDS 
TDADE MADK 
: 
WHOLESALE ONLY 
VOL. 17 
We quote to Dealers only, F. O. B. St. Louis, subject to market 
changes, bags charged extra and not returnable. Terms: Cash; 
no discount, subject to demand draft. We make an extra charge 
of 15< per package on orders for 60 lbs. or less when priced for full 
bags. Parcel Post orders 25f extra plus postage. 
We give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, 
productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds we sell and wUl 
not be responsible for the crop. 
BAGS ARE NOT RETURNABLE 
RED CLOVER 
INOCULATE WITH ftHJ-W I J B 
Seamless Sacks Extra 
KEYSTONE Mo. or Ill. Grown 
KEYSTONE Idaho Grown. 
Horse Shoe. 
Choice.. 
Mammoth (Sapling) Keystone. 
ALSIKE 
INOCULATE WITH [Mffl B 
Seamless Sacks Extra 
KEYSTONE.. 
Horse Shoe. 
5 to 10 1 to 4 
Sacks Sacks 
per 100 lbs. 
$17.00 $17.50 
19.00 
15.50 
14.00 
18.00 
19.50 
16.00 
14.50 
18.50 
per 100 lbs. 
$22.50 
21.50 
$23.00 
21.75 
SWEET GLOVER 
INOCULATE WITH [.'IH.fMII] A 
Seamless Sacks Extra 
KEYSTONE, White Blossom... 
Horse Shoe, White Blossom... 
Choice, White Blossom. 
KEYSTONE, Yellow Blossom... 
Horae Shoe, Yellow Blossom.... 
Unhulled, White Blossom. 
ALFALFA 
INOCULATE WITH EniiMfl A 
U. S. Verified Origin 
Seamless Sacks Extra 
We carry only the best or KEY¬ 
STONE of the following origins. 
Kansas non-irrigated. 
Oklahoma- Kansas. 
Oklahoma. 
Dakota 12 (N. Dakota Grown).. 
Utah (The Bee Hive State).... 
In sealed, 1 Bushel Bags. 
Northwestern Hardy. 
Horse Shoe (Common). 
Choice.. 
Grimm, Oklahoma, Affidavit.. 
Grimm, Kansas, Affidavit. 
per 100 lbs. 
$6.50 $6.75 
5.75 6.00 
5.25 5.50 
6.50 6.75 
4^50 4*75 
per 100 lbs. 
$23.00 
20.50 
18.50 
28.00 
24.75 
24.50 
16.00 
14.00 
20.50 
25.50 
$23.50 
21.00 
19.00 
28.50 
25.25 
25.00 
16.50 
14.50 
21.00 
26.00 
ALFALFA per 100 lbs * 
APPROVED OKLAHOMA. 19.00 19.50 
Specially selected and eligible 
for all payments paid by A. A. A. 
in north central region. 
LESPEDEZA 
INOCULATE WITH 1>III.U I U3 L 
Korean, KEYSTONE. 
Korean-Hulled Seed (Goes 
H farther). 
Korean Horseshoe. 
Choice... 
Leaped eza Sericea. 
CR0TALAR1A SPECTABIL1S.. 
TIMOTHY 
Seamless Sacks Extra 
KEYSTONE. 
Horse Shoe. 
Choice. 
Timothy & Alsike Mixed. 
RED TOP 
Seamless Sacks Extra 
KEYSTONE, Solid, Silver Seed 
Horse Shoe.. • • • 
Choice. 
Super, 97% pure. 
ONION SETS 
Price* tor Immediate Shipment only 
Red. 
Yellow. 
White. 
COW PEAS 
INOCULATE WITH pIllMfl E 
High Germination 
Mixed. 
New Eras. 
Whip Mixed. 
Brabhams. 
Whips. 
SOY BEANS 
INOCULATE WITH PXTQ3EI S 
Burlap Bags Included 
Virginia.. 
Wilson. 
Manchu. 
Illini. 
Ebony. 
Laredo. 
Mixed Beans. 
per 100 lbs. 
$ 6.25 $ 6.50 
7.00 
5.50 
4.50 
12.50 
7.25 
5.75 
4.75 
13.00 
11.00 11.25 
per 100 lbs. 
$6.00 $6.15 
5.60 5.75 
5.15 5.30 
8.50 8.75 
per 100 lbs. 
$11.00 $11.25 
10.50 10.75 
9.75 10.00 
12.00 12.25 
Per 1 bu. bag 
f.o.b. St. Louis 
$1.75 
1.75 
1.95 
per bushel 
$1.25 
1.50 
1.45 
1.50 
1.75 
$1.35 
1.60 
1.55 
1.60 
1.85 
per bushel 
$1.35 $1.45 
1.35 1.45 
1.50 1.60 
1.50 1.60 
1.75 
1.25 
1.85 
1.35 
BLUE GRASS 
New Crop 
KEYSTONE, Kentucky. 
P. 85% G. 80% 21 # per bu. 
Horse Shoe, Kentucky. 
P. 80% G. 80% 19# per bu. 
Super, 24 # per bu. 
Super, 28# per bu. 
Canadian Blue Grass. 
LAWN AND FANCY 
Burlap Bags Included 
KEYSTONE CITY LAWN... 
Horseshoe Lawn Grass. 
Mound City Lawn Grass.... 
Shady Lawn Mixture. 
Special Bent Mixture. 
Contains bent grass. 
Seaside (Coos County) Bent... 
Astoria Bent. 
Poa Trivialis (Shade). 
American Rye Grass. 
Chewing Fescue. 
Bermuda, Extra Fancy. 
Bermuda, Hulled. 
5 Sacks 1 to 4 
6 Over Sacks 
per 100 lbs. 
$19.50 $20.00 
18.75 19.25 
22.00 22.50 
24.00 24.50 
GRASSES 
per 100 lbs. 
$19.00 $19.50 
17.00 
15.00 
27.00 
35.00 
56.00 
53.00 
38.00 
6.25 
53.00 
22.50 
35.00 
17.50 
15.50 
27.50 
35.50 
58.00 
55.00 
40.00 
6.50 
55.00 
23.00 
35.50 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
Seamless Sacks Extra per 100 lbs. 
Full 25 to 
Sacks 100 lbs. 
KEYSTONE. 63.00 65.00 
Horse Shoe. 60.00 62.00 
Choice. 57.00 59.00 
Kentish Wild White Clover.. 100.00 105.00 
RAPE 
Burlap Bags Included 
KEYSTONE Dwarf Essex.., 
5 to 10 
Sacks 
1 to 0 
Sacks 
per 100 lbs. 
$7.50 $7.75 
per 100 lbs. 
SEED GRAIN 
Kafir Corn.. 
Milo Maize. 
Buckwheat. $2.25 $2.50 
FIELD GRASSES 
Burlap Bags Included 
per 100 lbs. 
Orchard Grass. 
.. $17.00 
$17.50 
Meadow Fescue. 
.. 14.00 
14.50 
Johnson Grass. 
Pasture Mixture. 
12.25 
Reed Canary Grass. 
.. 18.50 
19.00 
Brome Grass. 
.. 14.50 
15.00 
Crested Wheat Grass. 
.. 16.00 
16.50 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass.... 
.. 18.00 
18.50 
MILLET 
6 to 10 
Bags 
1 to 4 
Bags 
Seamless Sacks Extra 
per 100 lbs. 
Tenn. Cultivated. $3.00 $3.10 
GERMAN Keystone. 2.50 2.65 
German Horseshoe. 2.25 2.40 
Hog Millet. 2.25 2.35 
Early Fortune. 1.85 1.95 
SUDAN per 100 lbs. 
Burlap Bags Included 
KEYSTONE. $3.50 $3.75 
Horse Shoe. 3.25 3.50 
CANE & FORAGE SEEDS 
5 to 10 1 to 4 
Sacks Sacks 
per 100 lbs. 
(For Fodder Purposes Only) 
Burlap Bags Included 
Orange. 
. $2.75 
$2.85 
Black Amber. 
. 2.75 
2.85 
Mixed. 
. 2.50 
2.60 
Atlas Sorgo. 
. 2.75 
2.85 
Hegari. 
. 2.50 
2.60 
Grohoma. 
. 2.75 
2.85 
ONE CAN INOCULATES 
ALL CLOVERS, 
ALFALFA, 
SOY BEANS 
SMALL SIZE—H bu. clovers, 
alfalfa or I bu. soy beans. 
MEDIUM SIZE—I bu. clovers, 
alfalfa, or 2 bu. soy beans. 
LARGE SIZE— 1V2 bu. clovers, 
alfalfa, or 5 bu. soy beans. 
DEALER 
$ .18 
.30 
.55 
RETAIL 
$ .30 
.50 
.90 
KALO INOCULATION 
Single Cultures—Formerly "Humogerm 
Clovers 
Alfalfa 
DEALER RETAIL 
$ .30 
.50 
.90 
l^bu. 
I bu. 
1V2 bu. 
$ .18 
.30 
•53 
IO bu. soy beans only 
25 bu. soy beans only 
IOO lb. (\ 2 /a bu.) peas, vetch only 
1500 lb. (25 bu.) peas, vetch only 
Soy beans, Lespedeza, 
Cow peas. Peas, Vetch 
DEALER RETAIL 
$ .18 $ .30 
.30 .50 
.55 .90 
1.00 1.50 
1.75 2.75 
.27 .45 
1.75 2.75 
1 bu 
2 bu 
5 bu 
5 TO 10-SACK PRICES APPLY ON STRAIGHT 
OR ASSORTED ORDERS OF 5 SACK S OR MORE 
March 19, 1940 
LIST No. 5 
SEED CORN 
High Quality double machine cleaned, butts 
and tips removed. 
Packed 2}^ bushels to the n or more 1 to 10 
bag. Bags included. Sacks Sacks 
Reid’s Yellow Dent.. 
Gold Mine. 
Learning. 
White Dent. 
Silver Mine. 
Boone Co. White_ 
St. Charles Red Cob. 
per bushel 
HAND SELECTED 
Hand Butted and Tipped. 
90 Day Yellow. 
Reid’s Yellow Dent. 
Learning Yellow. 
Gold Mine. 
Midland Yellow Dent. 
Krug. 
Silver Mine. 
Boone Co. White. 
White Dent. 
Red Cob. 
Hickory King. 
OATS 
Columbia.. 
$1.10 
$1.15 
1.10 
1.15 
1.10 
1.15 
1.20 
1.25 
1.20 
1.25 
1.20 
1.25 
1.20 
1.25 
2.00 
2.10 
1.75 
1.85 
1.75 
1.85 
1.75 
1.85 
2.00 
2.10 
2.00 
2.10 
1.85 
1.95 
1.85 
1.95 
1.85 
1.95 
1.85 
1.95 
2.00 
2.10 
per bushel 
00 
t> 
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k INOCULATE ALL LEGUME SEEDS WITH ^st 
b S 1 ^ 
“ OYER FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE ^ 
When ordering. Always state name of seed. 
ALFALFA, all Clovers 
Size Dealer Retail 
Vi bu. ea. $ .19 $ .30 
1 bu. ea. .32 .50 
2 Vi bu. ea. .65 1.00 
PEAS(A! Varieties) 
VETCHES (A I Varieties) 
Vi bu. ea. $ .16 $ .25 
1 bu. ea. .26 .40 
1% bu. ea. .39 .60 
5 bu. ea. 1.10 1.70 
1214 bu. ea. 2.60 4.00 
BEANS 
String, Wax, Kidney 
Vi bu. ea. $ .16 $ ,25 
1 bu. ea. 26 .40 
5 bu. ea. 1.10 1.70 
LESPEDEZA 
Size Dealer Retail 
1 bu. ea. $ .19 $ .30 
2 bu. ea. .32 .50 
5 bu. ea. .65 1.00 
SOYBEANS. LIMA 
BEANS, COW PEAS. 
PEANUTS 
1 bu. ea. $ .19 $ ,30 
2 bu. ea. .32 .50 
5 bu. ea. .65 1.00 
10 bu. ea. ,90 
25 bu. ea. 1.90 
1.40 
2.90 
GARDEN SIZE 
Garden Peas & Beans 
Sweet Peas & Lupines 
Dir 80c ctn—-Rtl 10c ea. 
Packed 12 to Disp, Ctn. 
i/ 2 bu. to 2 bu. sixes packed 12 to carton 
214 bu. to 15. bu, sizes packed 6 to carton 
KEYSTONE 
HYBRID CORN 
in sealed Bushel Bags—Semesan Jr. 
included 
Thoroughly Graded 
RETAIL PRICES 
Fiat 
Edgedrop 
Small 
Round 
Large 
Round 
Per Bu. 
Per Bu. 
Per Bu. 
Keystone 38. 
$7.00 
$6.00 
$5.00 
Keystone 40. 
7.50 
6.50 
5.50 
U. S. 13. 
7.00 
6.00 
5.00 
Missouri 8. 
6.50 
5.50 
4.50 
Missouri 47. 
6.50 
5.50 
4.50 
Iowa 13. 
5.00 
4.00 
3.00 
Illinois 960. 
6.00 
5.00 
4.00 
FREIGHT PAID 
DEALER DISCOUNT 
$ J 50 Per Bu 
. 
:u: 
..... 
r 
5 Sacks 1 to 4 
St Over Sack* 
per 100 lbs. 
$5.00 
_ 50 
^25* ' 
9.00*1 
18.00.,. 1< 
^18.00* K&0.0 
,27^' 
6.5#./v>.75 
£2.00 13.qr 
BIRD SEED, 
(For Feeding P 
Canary 
Hemp 
Bird Millet.. 
Bird Rape ... 
Bird Thistle. 
Bird Lettuce 
Bird Pepper 
Mixed Bird See 
Poppy or Maw 
Cuttle Bone (4 to 6-inch) 
(Per Case 25 lbs., $9.00) per 
Cuttle Bone (2J^ to 3)^-inch) 
(Per Case 25 lbs., $5.00) per lb.... 
Charcoal (for Poultry). 2.25 
(Fine or coarse, Per Sack of 
50 lbs., $1.25) 
Flax. 5.50 
Canada Field Peas. 
POP CORN AND PEANUTS 
All Pop Corn quoted tor popping purposes only 
If needed for seed, ask for prices. 
Pop Corn, Jap, Hull-less, White 
Pop Corn, Jap. Hull-less, Yellow 
Pop Com, So. American 
Dynamite. 
Peanuts, Jumbo. 10.00 
FERTILIZER Dealer Retail 
New style attractive bags each 
6.00 
$4.25 
4.25 
3.75 
$4.50 
4.50 
4.00 
10.50 
Vigoro—100 lb.sack. 
$2.75 
$4.00 
Vigoro— 50 lb.sack. 
1.70 
2.50 
Vigoro— 25 lb.sack.. 
1.00 
1.50 
Vigoro—10 lb. (6 to case) (percase) 
3.36 
.85 
Vigoro— 51b.(14tocase)(percase) 
4.06 
.45 
Vigoro— llb.(32tocase)(percase) 
1.92 
.10 
Vigoro Tablets, (60 boxes to case) 
(Per Case). 
3.30 
.10 
Note: Vigoro prices are delivered your station on 
orders totalling 300 pounds or more, rail only. 
No allowance on truck shipments or call orders. 
DAVCO GRANULATED 
Dustless Fertilizer 
20% Superphosphate (80lbs.) 
2- 12-2 For Grain (80 lbs.). 
4-12-4 Lawns, Gardens (80lbs.) 
3- 8-6 Potatoes Truck (80lbs.)j. 
Nitrate of Soda (100 lbs.). 
Sulphate of Ammonia 
(100 lbs.) Arcadian. 
Sheep or Cattle Manure 
(100 lbs.). 
50 lb...70c; 25 lb...40c; 10 lb 
Bone Meal, Steamed (100 lbs.) 
50 lb...$1.80; 25 lb..$1.10; 10 lb. 
Milorganite—100 lb. bags. 
50 lb....$1.10; 25 lb.70c. 
Tobacco Dust (100 lb. Bags.) 
CLIPPER FAN MILLS 
No. 1-B with 12 screens. 
No. 2-B with 12 screens. 
Ask for descriptive literature. 
per 
per 
bag 
ton 
1.20 
28.50 
1.30 
30.20 
1.60 
35.80 
1.40 
32.40 
2.55 
49.00 
2.50 
48.00 
1.35 
26.00 
...25c 
2.80 
50.00 
55c; 5 
lb...30c 
2.00 
38.00 
3.00 
55.00 
$35.00 
40.00 
25 or 
More 
$2.15 
1.40 
.90 
.55 
per bale 
5 or 
More 
$2.25 
1.50 
.95 
.60 
3.75 
PEAT MOSS 
HORTICULTURAL 
Bales (155 lbs.) (Michigan).. 
Bags (100 lbs.) (Michigan)... 
Bags (50 lbs.) (Michigan).... 
Bags (25 lbs.) (Michigan).... 
Bales (20 bu.) (Canada).... 
POULTRY LITTER 
Bales (20 bu.) (Sweden). $3.75 
Bales (20 bu.) (Holland). 3.75 
SUNFLOWER per 100 lbs. 
Recleaneu (for Seed). $5.50 $5.75 
Poultry Grade. 5.00 5.25 
Large Seed for Parrots. 6.00 6.25 
1 to 4 
$2.35 
1.60 
1.00 
.65 
3.85 
$3.85 
3.85 
BUSINESS REPLY CARD 
FIRST CLASS PERMIT No. 141 Sec. 510. P. L. & R., ST. LOUIS. MO. 
CORNELI SEED COMPANY 
101 CHOUTEAU AVE., 
ST. LOUIS, MO 
