FUNK'S SPECIAL FARM SEED 
PRICE LIST 
FEBRUARY 15, 1940 
Keep the Crop in mind 
When good farming 
on the same far 
TERMS: Net cash with order or C. 
inspection allowed F. O. B. Blooming, 
Illinois. Bags extra at value. 
It is mutually agreed and understood that 
days after receipt if not satisfactory and 
not, and cannot, in any way warrant the crop, as 
you buy field seeds, 
seeds get together 
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ALWAYS NO.f GRADE 
ALFALFA 
Seed 12 fo 15 pounds per acre 
U. S. Government Verified Origin 
1-bu. Sealed bags—bags free 
Order Inoculation 
Per Bu. 
Kansas Alfalfa.$14.80 
Hardy Northwestern. 15.70 
Bee Hive Brand Hardy Utah. . 16.35 
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 
GRIMM ALFALFA 
North Dakota Grimm.$17.20 
A. B. Lyman Grimm Alfalfa. . . 17.50 
A. B. Lyman discovered Grimm alfalfa. 
Practically all Grimm traces back to his 
original seed. There is none better— 
Winter proof and enduring. 
CLOVERS 
Require Inoculation 
1-bu. bags 10c ea.; 2y2-bu. bags 35c each 
SWEET CLOVERS 
Seed 12 to 15 lbs. per acre Per Bu. 
White Blossom 
(Good Value Brand).$ 4.20 
99.25% to 99.50% pure 
White Blossom 
(Funk Farms Brand). 4.45 
99.50% to 99.80% pure 
Grundy County 
(Funk Farms Brand). 4.80 
A WAAW VV 
(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 
Mammoth Clover 
(Funk Farms Brand). 11.95 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
Seed 5 to 6 lbs. per acre Per Bu. 
Alsike Clover 
(Good Value Brand).$13.75 
contains about 2% other clovers 
Alsike Clover 
(Funk Farms Brand). 14.50 
Burlap bags Included 
Per Cwt. 
Korean Lespedeza (Unhulled 
Seed) .*.$ 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 9.90 
GRASSES 
Burlap bags included Per Cwt. 
Brome Grass.$18.00 
Continual green pasture from early .spring 
until frost. Seed 14 to 2U lbs. per acre. 
(Ask for circular) 
Red Top. 
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 Gross. 
The ideal permanent pasture grass for 
good corn belt soil. Seed 20 to 25 lbs. per 
acre. 
Rye Grass 
Quickest growing grass there is. For 
quick, low-cost, early spring pasture. 
Seed 15 to 20 lbs. per acre 
Orchard Grass .... 
A good grass in shady places and does well 
on soil of low fertility. Seed 20 to 25 lbs. 
per acre 
Reed Canary Grass. 
An excellent grass for wet soil. Seed 5 to 8 
lbs. per acre. 
Sudan Grass . 
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. 
$15.00 
$24.00 
$ 8.15 
$ 20.00 
$22.30 
$ 5.00 
LAWN GRASSES 
Per Lb. 
Funk's Regular Lawn Gross.25c 
A combination of grasses and clover for 
sunny places. Seed 1 lb. to 250 square feet. 
Funk's Shady Lawn Grass.35c 
Special mixture of grasses and clover for 
shady places. Seed 1 lb. to 250 square feet. 
Poa Trivialis—Shade grass. 50c 
Chewings Fescue—Shade grass . 65c 
White Dutch Clover.68c 
Kentucky Blue Grass.24c 
Red Top .15c 
; MSTURE MnXDHES 
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 
FORAGE CROPS 
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 15 lbs. per acre. 
Sudan Grass.$ 5.00 
German Millet . 4.65 
Hungarian Millet. 6.00 
Fodder Cane . 4.80 
Sorghum Cane. 7.00 
Hairy Winter Vetch. 12.00 
Cowpeas—Mixed .Bu. 1.80 
FUNK^S ”G^^ HYB: 
Shipped prepaid—Bags included 
All Flat Grades.$ 7.00 
Regular and Medium Round. . 5.50 
Large Round. 4.50 
SWEET CORN 
Per Lb. 
Golden Cross Bantam.$ .25 
TIMOTHY 
Seed 10 lbs. per acre 
1-bu. bags 10c each; 2V2-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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KED OATS 
Order New Improved Ceresan 
Burlap bags included 
Seed 21/2 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 feeding value. Grain is gray in color. 
Cerhfied Fort .., .$ .70 
A new early maturing white oat, recently 
released by the University of Illinois. 
Certified lowar.$ .70 
The high-yielding oat for northern Ill¬ 
inois. Mid-Season to early maturity. Stiff 
strawed. 
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Bags included 
Order Inoculation 
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Dunfield, Certified. 
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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 ope 
tors—reasonable charges. 
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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 
