E. D. FUNK, President 
FUNK'S SPECIAL FAR 
PRICE LIST 
SEED 
It is mutually agreed and understood tprderad from us may be returned at any time within ten 
days after receipt if not satisfactory and as represented, and money paid for them will be refunded, but we do 
not and cannot, in any way warrant the crop, as it is dependent upon so many conditions beyond our control 
ALWAYS NO. I GRADE FUNK BROS. SEED CO. 
MARCH 20, 1940 
WHEN GOOD FARMING AND G 
TOGETHER ON THE SAME 
GOOD CROPS/BEAN'^SSTAY 
TERMS: Net cash with order or C. 
inspection allowed F. O. B. 
Illinois. Bags extra at value. 
JECT TO PRIOR 
MARKET CHANGE 
PHONE 173 
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Seed 12 to IS pounds per acre 
U. S. Government Verified Origin 
1-bu. Sealed bags—bags free 
Order Inoculation Per Bu 
Kansas Alfalfa $15.40 
Hardy Northwestern 15.90 
Bee Hive Brand Hardy Utah 16.80 
Dependable Bee Hive alfalfa from se¬ 
lected fields. This alfalfa has proven equal 
to Grimm in most of our territory. 
Dakota No. 12 Alfalfa. 17.30 
Cossack Alfalfa 18.35 
GRIMM ALFALFA 
North Western Grimm 17.45 
A. B. Lyman Grimm Alfalfa 17.90 
A. B. Lyman discovered Grimm alfalfa. 
Practically all Grimm traces back to his 
original seed. There is none better— 
Winter proof and enduring. 
CLOVERS 
Require Inoculation 
1-bu. bags 10c ea.; 2%-bu. bags 35c each 
SWEET CLOVERS 
Seed 12 to 15 lbs. per acre Per Bu. 
White Blossom 
(Good Value Brand) $ 4.40 
99.25% to 99.50% pure 
White Blossom 
(Funk Farms Brand) 4.65 
99.50% to 99.80% pure 
Grundy County 
(Funk Farms Brand). 4.80 
Yellow Blossom 
(Funk Farms Brand). 4.80 
Hubam—Annual White 
Blossom . 6.80 
Unhulled Sweet Clover. . .Cwt. 5.60 
RED AND MAMMOTH CLOVERS 
Seed 8 lbs. per acre Per Bu 
Red Clover Special 
(about 98% pure).$10.15 
Red Clover (Good Value Brd.) 11.10 
99.25% to 99.50% pure 
Red Clover 
(Funk Farms Brand). 11.45 
99.50% to 99.80% pure 
Certified Red Clover 14.00 
Strain 750 
Mammoth Clover . 12.45 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
Seed 5 to 6 lbs. per acre Per Bu. 
Alsike Clover 
(Good Value Brand).$14.35 
contains about 2% other clovers 
Alsike Clover 
(Funk Farms Brand) 15.10 
Burlap bags Included 
Per Cwt. 
Korean Lespedeza (Unhulled 
Seed) .$ 7.45 
Grows on sour soil. Provides late summer 
and fall pasture. Seed 20 to 25 lbs. per 
acre. 
Korean Lespedeza (Hulled 
Seed) Seed 10 to 12 lbs. per acre Out 
Burlap bags Included Per Cwt. 
Brome Grass.$18.00 
Continual green pasture from early spring 
until frost. Seed 14 to 20 lbs. per acre. 
(Ask for circular) 
Red Top.$15.00 
A palatable grass adapted to a wide range 
of soils and climatic conditions, makes it 
valuable in permanent pasture mixtures. 
Seed 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 
Kentucky Blue Grass.$24.00 
The ideal permanent pasture grass for 
good corn belt soil. Seed 20 to 25 lbs. per 
acre. 
Rye Grass.$ 8.15 
Quickest growing grass there is. For 
quick, low-cost, early spring pasture. 
Seed i5 to 20 lbs. per acre. 
Orchard Grass.$20.00 
A good grass in shady places and does well 
on soil of low fertility. Seed 20 to 25 lbs. 
per acre. 
Reed Canary Grass.$22.30 
An excellent grass for wet soil. Seed 5 to 8 
lbs. per acre. 
Sudan Grass .$ 5.00 
The best emergency pasture or hay crop, 
ready to pasture 4 to 6 weeks after seed¬ 
ing. Seed 20 to 30 lbs. per acre, after corn 
planting, when soil is warm. 
Per Lb. 
Funk's Regular Lawn Grass 35c 
A combination of grasses and clover for 
sunny places. Seed 1 lb. to 250 square feet. 
Funk's Shady Lawn Grass 45c 
Special mixture of grasses and clover for 
1 1 i ft 1 i 11 ft 
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Poa Trivialis—Shade grass.50c 
Chewings Fescue—Shade grass. 65c 
White Dutch Clover.68c 
Kentucky Blue Grass.24c 
Red Top .15c 
Described on other side 
Seed 18 to 20 lbs. per acre 
Burlap bags included Per Cwt. 
Quick Action-Low Cost.$ 6.80 
Hog Pasture. 7.05 
Sour Soil Mixture. 10.20 
Sweet Soil Mixture. 11.30 
Wet Soil Mixture. 12.35 
Funk's Big Ten Permanent 
Pasture Mixture. 12.00 
Write for Pasture Circular 
Burlap bags included Per Cwt. 
Dwarf Essex Rape.$ 8.80 
Burlap bags included Per Cwt. 
Dwarf Essex Rape.$ 8.80 
Under favorable conditions will make 
pasture in 5 to 6 weeks almost equal to 
alfalfa for hogs and sheep. Seed 5 to 8 lbs. 
per acre. 
Atlas Sorgo.$ 5.00 
A high-yielding, sturdy and very leafy 
sweet sorghum for silage or fodder pur¬ 
poses. Seed 10 to IS lbs. per acre. 
Sudan Grass.$ 5.00 
German Millet . 4.65 
Hungarian Millet. 6.00 
Fodder Cane . 4.80 
Sorghum Cane. 7.00 
Grohoma 5.00 
Cowpeas—Mixed Bu. 1.50 
FUNK'S "G" HYBRID CORN 
Shipped prepaid—Bags included Per Bu. 
All Flat Grades.$ 7.00 
Regular and Medium Round. . 5.50 
Large Round. 4.50 
Per Lb. 
Golden Cross Bantam.$ .25 
TIMOTHY 
Seed 10 lbs. per acre 
1-bu. bags 10c each; 2 , /2*bu. bags 35c each 
Per Bu. 
Timothy (Good Value Brand) $ 2.85 
Timothy (Funk Farms Brand). . 3.50 
Timothy 85%; Alsike 15% Cwt. 12.60 
SEED GRAINS 
Order New Improved Ceresan 
Burlap bags included Per Bu. 
Spring Barley—Wisconsin 38 .$ .95 
Rye—Rosen Type. 1.10 
SPRING WHEAT 
Certified Sturgeon $ 1.80 
Progress . 1.65 
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SEED OATS 
Order New Improved Ceresan 
Burlap bags included 
Seed 2 V 2 to 3 bushels per acre Per Bu. 
Columbia Oats.$ .70 
A high-yielding, early maturing, reason¬ 
ably stiff strawed variety well liked for its 
high fe<=diity value. Grain is gray in color. 
Certified Fort . Out 
A new early maturing white oat, recently 
released by the University of Illinois. 
Certified Iowar.$ .70 
The high-yielding oat for northern Ill¬ 
inois. Mid-Season to early maturity. Stiff 
strawed. 
SOYBEANS 
Bags included 
Order Inoculation 
Illini . 
Illini, Certified . 
Dunfield. 
Dunfield, Certified 
Manchu . 
Ebony . 
Kingwa . 
Wilson . 
Virginia . 
Hay Mixture. 
Per Bu. 
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CUSTOl 
You can increase the value of your own 
clover seed by having it recleaned over 
our special seed cleaning equipment. We 
have special built machines for separating 
buckhorn, dock, dodder, Canada Thistle 
and other weed seeds. Experienced opera¬ 
tors—reasonable charges. 
Funk's $1.00 Garden Seed Collection. 
21 separate full-sized packets. 
Only approved varieties are used in Funk 
Garden Seed Collections. They are also 
selected to give you fresh vegetables all 
summer. They would cost you $2.00 to $2.50 
separately. Use coupon on other side. 
FARM PROBLEMS? — ASK US. Funk Bros. Seed Co. has brought together some of the outstanding men in the seed 
industry. Take advantage of the knowledge and experience of these experts by writing us of your farm problems. 
FUNK BROS. SEED CO BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS 
