Alfalfa 
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Alfalfa, all Clovers 
Size Retail 
Ya bu. ea._$ .30 
1 bu. ea._ .50 
2% bu. ea. _ 1.00 
Vetch, Austrian 
Winter Peas, Field 
and Garden Peas 
1 bu. ea.$ .30 
•1% bu. ea. ..50 
2 bu. ea._.50 
5 bu. ea. 1.00 
•Packed only for 
Vetch & Aust. Peas 
GARDEN GROUP 
Lupines, Garden 
PACKET _ 
MARKET SIZE .... 
Soy Beans, Cow 
Peas, Lespedeza, 
Beans, Peanuts & 
Lima Beans 
Size Retail 
1 bu. ea._$ .30 
2 bu. ea_ .50 
5 bu. ea._ 1.00 
*10 bu. ea._ 1.60 
*25 bu. ea. . 2.85 
♦Only for Soy Beans 
The 25 bu. size 
contains Five-5 bu. 
size inner cartons. 
— For Sweet Peas, 
Peas and Beans. 
_Retail $.10 
_Retail $.25 
Hardy Approved Northern Grown 
Alfalfa Seed 
1. Requires good drainage. 
2. Needs lime. Soil should test ph 6.5 or above. 
3. Requires abundant phosphate as a potash. 
4. Valuable in short or long rotations. 
5. Large yields of high protein hay for several years. 
6. Excellent soil improver. 
7. Dependable in dry seasons. 
8. Be sure you plant hardy strain. 
9. Don’t plant Alfalfa Seed too deep. 
10. Know the sources of your Alfalfa Seed. 
Best seed always proves cheapest. 
Sow 10 to 15 lbs. per acre. In mixtures, 2 to 10 lbs. per acre. 
“CERTIFIED” GRIMM ALFALFA. Where Alfalfa is required that will 
have to withstand extreme cold weather conditions, or much of the 
adverse freezing and thawing, Grimm is becoming a favorite. It is 
about the least likely to winter-kill of any of the Alfalfas. We offer 
you Grimm Certified Alfalfa seed—field inspected, certified by the 
State Authorities and every bag sealed at cleaning. It is claimed that 
Grimm will thus outlast other strains. Write for price list. 
“NORTHWEST” ALFALFA. Holmes’ “Northwest” Seed is from the 
hardiest, best yielding strains. Mostly produced in Idaho, Montana, 
Utah or other leading producing states'in the north and west. It is 
the surest-to-catch, most vigorous used. Specially cleaned, tested 
seeds, free from noxious weeds, and of strong growth. You can get 
lower priced seed but that is not what you are after. It’s the stand, 
vigorous, long-growing, and weed-free—-that’s what you want, and 
really, this wonderful Holmes’ seed costs you only a few cents more 
per acre than most of the other seed you could buy. Your investment 
will prove to be an extra good one many, many times by sowing 
Holmes’ “Northwest” seed. Write for price list. 
GENUINE “GRIMM” ALFALFA. Here is a leader. Withstands wide 
extremes of unfavorable weather—winters through seasons that 
would likely kill off many other types. Because of its many successes 
will again be in demand this year. You will make no mistake in 
planting Holmes’ Grimm Seed. Make sure the seed bed is well 
prepared and has enough lime. Write for price list. 
Holmes’ Northern Clover Seed 
RED CLOVER. There is dependable and undesirable clover seed grown 
in these United States, just as in other parts of the world. To buy 
what is called home grown, or northern grown seed, does not always 
insure it is right seed for you, but with Holmes’ Seed you get a 
tag showing exactly what state produced the seed. You get only 
quality seed when you buy Holmes’ Seed. You don’t get a lot of 
weeds that you won’t want. Our farmer customers come back to us 
year after year for their Clover supply because they found Holmes 
have dependable Clover Seed. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. In mixtures, 
2 to 6 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. per bu.). Write for price list. 
ALSIKE CLOVER. This is very hardy. Seed being small goes farther, 
which keeps the seed bill down. Does well on wet and colder soils. 
Will stand more acidity and will grow where other clovers fail. 
Holmes quality Alsike is top notch and will please you. Sow 4 to 5 
lbs. per acre. Mixtures, 2 to 4 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. per bu.). Write 
for price list. 
MAMMOTH CLOVER. Somewhat like red clover. Mammoth being 
coarser, grows taller, ripens later, roots deeper. Produces one crop 
of hay. Thrives on poorer soils. More drought-resistant. Sow 8 to 10 
lbs. per acre. In mixtures, 2 to 6 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. per bu.). 
Write for price list. 
White Blossom Sweet Clover 
The Great Soil Builder, Pasture and Hay Crop 
It needs to be pastured to keep it down. Cows will produce more on 
Sweet Clover pasture than when fed green crops cut for them. Seed 
the Sweet Clover at the rate of 12 to 15 lbs. to the acre with a nurse 
crop like barley, oats and peas to cut for grain. Lime the land as for 
Alfalfa. Can be pastured lightly the first fall after the grain is cut. 
Then it will come on well the second year for pasture just as Red Clover 
does for hay. Sweet Clover can also be sown successfully in June or 
July without a nurse crop. Inoculate the seed before sowing. Be sure 
to have a good seed bed. Most any well-drained soil is all right for 
Sweet Clover. 60 lbs. per bushel. Write for price list. 
YELLOW BLOSSOM SWEET CLOVER. It grows 2 to 3 feet the first 
year, 4 to 5 feet the second year. Does not make as much growth as 
White Blossom, but has finer stems. Preferred for hay or pasture. 
Write for prices. 
White Blossom Sweet Clover 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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