Ed. F. Mancelsdorf Cc 
WHOLESALE FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
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We quote today s values for prompt shipment. F. O. B. ST. LOUIS BAGS NOT RETURN¬ 
ABLE. ALL QUOTATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES. PRICES QUOTED ARE FOR FULL BAGS 
yVE MAKE AN EXTRA CHARGE OF 15c PER PACKAGE ON ALL ORDERS FOR ANY ITEMS OF 60 LBS. 
OR LESS. Parcel post orders zsc extra plus postage. WE SELL TO DEALERS ONLY. 
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Li»t No 493 WARRANTY. EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. AS TO DESCRIPTION. QUALITY. PRODUCTIVENESS OR ANY OTHER MATTER OF ANY SEEDS WE SELL AND WILL NOT BE IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CROP Jan. 18| 1940 
A.L1FALFA Per 100 Lbs. 
Q.S. Verified Origin—Sealed. 6 Bags Bag 
Seamless Bags Extra. or More Lots 
All new crop. True origin as stated. 
Kansas Alfalfa M Brand $22.50 $23.00 
“ » Fancy 21.00 21.50 
Oklahoma-Kansas M Brand 20.50 21.00 
Oklahoma “ 18.50 19.00 
Approved Oklahoma —M quality 19.00 19.50 
HiRible for AAA award payments Cent. States Region. 
New crop. Seamless bags extra 
NOTICE: Order as "Approved Oklahoma." 
Kansas, M Brand, Pioneer 24.50 25.00 
Specially-selected hardy strains from pio¬ 
neer hdds started 20 to 40 years ago. 
Kansas Certified, state Seal, Blue Tag 23.50 24.00 
Nebraska M Brand 24.50 25.00 
Texas 17.00 17.50 
NORTH-WESTERN & NORTHERN ORIGINS: 
Montana 
M Brand 26.50 
27.00 
Wyoming 
(< 
25.00 
25.50 
Utah 
(( 
24.50 
25.00 
Northwestern 
<< 
24.50 
25.00 
Dsikottl North Dakota Grown 
28.00 
28.50 
GRIMM, AFFIDAVIT: 
Bushel Bags 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Okla. Grimm 
M Brand 
20.50 
21.00 
Kansas “ 
H 
25.50 
26.00 
Wyoming “ 
27.00 
27.50 
Northwestern Grimm “ 
26.50 
27.00 
GRIMM—State-sealed, Certified: 
Idaho Red Tag $35.00 $35.50 
CANADIAN-GROWN, Hardy: 
Canadian Variegated,No.l Grade 28.00 28.50 
“ Grimm, Certified,No.i 30.00 30.50 
“ Grimm, Registered No. 1 33.00 33.50 
ARGENTINE Alfalfa M Brand 16.50 17.00 
Pur. 99.50%, Germ. 90%. Free of Noxious Weeds. 
Stained According U. S. Regulations 
INCLUDE INOCULATION^ Order Group 1. 
SWEET CLOVER pcriooLbs 
Bags Extra. New Crop 
White Blossom, M Brand $6.50 $6.75 
“ “ Fancy 5.75 6.00 
“ “ Choice 5.25 5.50 
Yellow Blossom M Brand 6.75 7.00 
Fancy 6.00 6.25 
Unhulled W’hite Bios. M Brand 4.75 5.00 
“ Yel. “ “ 5.00 5.25 
Hllbam, Annual, ViTiite * 11.50 12.00 
j|[^= INCLUDE INOCULATION. Order Group 1. 
We Solicit Your Inquiry 
CARLOTS and TRUCKLOTS 
RED CLOVER Per lOO Ibs. 
Bags extra. Domestic. New Crop. 
M Brand Pur. 99'/ 4 % or better. 
Illinois Grown. 
M Brand Pur. 99%% or better. 
Mo., Illinois Grown 
Fancy, Pur.98>4%, Ask 
Cent. States Grown 
Choice, Pur. 96-97% 
M Brand, Idaho, Bright for 
Pur. 99% or better, free of Noxious weeds. 
Lot “Ajax” Idaho G own, Pur. 96.50% 
to 97% plus 2.50% crop aeeda. free of nox. 
MAMMOTH Red Clover M Brand 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
Prices 
ALSIKE CLOVER per loo ibs. 
Bags Extra 
M Brand Pur. 97H% or better $ 22.75 $ 23.25 
Fancy, Pur. 95-97% 21.75 22.25 
j|[^= INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
LESPEDEZA Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Inch 
Korean, M Brand Pur. 98% or better. $6.25 $6.50 
Korean, Fancy 5.75 6.00 
Dodder on tag. 
Korean, Special Lot “Boom” 4.75 5.00 
Salable under state laws not limiting noxious. 
Korean, Hulled (Scarified) M Brand 7.25 7.50 
Cheaper per acre; goes third farther. Bags Extra, 
200 lbs. = 300 lbs. ordinary Korean in coverage. 
Kobe (Later, taller variety) M Brand 11.00 1150 
SERICEA, Hulled M Brand 12.50 13.00 
“ Unhulled “ 10.00 10.60 
Sericea is perennial variety. Small amt. 2c Ib. higher. 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order 
Group 3 if M Brand—Group 5 if McQueene 
TIMOTHY 
Bags Extra. New Crop. 
M Brand 
Fancy 
Choice 
Timothy-Alsike Mixed 20% Alsike 9,50 
RED TOP 
Per 100 Lbs. 
5 Bags Bag 
or More Lots 
$6.25 $6.50 
6.90 6.15 
5.50 5.75 
10.00 
_ Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Extra. New Crop. 
M Brand (Pur.92%or better) $11.00 $11.25 
Fancy “ 85% “ “ 10.50 10.75 
Choice “ 80% “ “ 9.75 10.00 
Superfine “ 97% “ “ 12.00 12.25 
Unhulled Redtop 6.00 6.25 
KY. BLUE GRASS PenooLbs. 
Bags Included. New Crop. 
M Brand 21 lb. $19.60 $19.75 
Fancy 19 lb. 18.75 19.00 
CANADA-KY. BLUE GRASS (Mixed) 19.00 19.25 
Domestic Grown. Free of Csnada ThlsUs 
MEADOW FESCUE Per lOO Lbs. 
Ask for Prices 
OAT GRASS 
_ Per 100 Lbs. 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass $15.00 $16.00 
Pur. 83%, Germ. 90%, Some Noxious 
BERMUDA GRASS 
Bags Extra Per 100 Lbs. 
MBrand—P 98%, G 90% $23.50 $24.00 
Attrsetive cloth bags 
printed in color 
100-lb. 6-lb. 8-lb. 1-lb. 
Bags Bags Bags Bags 
LAWN GRASS 
MIXTURES 
Prices per Lb. 
For 100 lbs. or mors 
M Brand, Finest Quality 19c 2Ic 22c 23 
Greenvue, Good Quality 17c I9c 20e 21}^c 
Shady Spot 25c 27c 28c 29 
Bent Grass Mixture 33c to 38c lb. 
SUPER-M Lawn Grass $25.00 per 100 Ibs. 
Finest quality, selected heavy high-germinating 
seed, lowest weed-content, correct proportions. 
OTHER LAWN GRASSES 
Low prices apply full bags. Prices per lb. 
Bent Grass—State-sealed, Cert. 60-lb. bags. 
Coos or Seaside @ 60c to 62c 
Astoria, Blue Tag @ 60c to 62c 
Colonial or Olympic @ 56c to 59c 
Chewings Fescue @ 60c to 65c 
Poa Trivialis (For shade) @ 40c to 43c 
(Also called Rough Stalked Meadow Grass) 
BROME GRASS (Bromus Inermis) 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$14.50 $14.75 
13.50 13.75 
Bags inch 
M BRAND—92/90 
Fancy—88/90 
REED CANARY GRASS 
M Brand 
Small Lota 23c lb. 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$19.50 $20.00 
Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand 
Fancy 
SEMESAN—CERESAN—INOCULATION—STIM-U-PLANT [ 
See Otherl 
Side 
JOHNSON GRASS Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included 
Fancy, Reel. $5.00 $5.25 
MILLETS—KAFFIR—MILO 
Recleaned for Feed Mixing. Per 100 Lbs. 
Early Fortune Red $1.75 to $1.90 
Yellow Hog (Proso) 2.05 to 2.15 
Mixed Feed Millet 1.65 to 1.80 
Kaffir Corn, Feed 1.50 to 1.65 
Milo Maize “ 1.50 to 1.65 
WHEAT GRASS 
Crested—Fairway Strain 
Sealed, Certified. 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$13.50 $14.00 
PEAT MOSS (Swedish) 
Prices per Bale 
25 Bales 
or More 
10 Bales 
or More 
Bale 
Lota 
Horticultural 
$3.50 
$3.60 
$3.70 
Poultry Litter 
3.40 
3.50 
3.60 
“ “ 3 bu. bags 
, .65 
.70 
.75 
FODDER CROP SEEDS 
New Crop—Recleaned Per 100 lbs. 
Sudan Grass, 
Fodder Cane, Ask 
Millet, German. 
Milo Maize, Crook Neck 
“ “ Sooner or 60 day 
Kaffir Corn, Sunrise for 
Grohoma, 
Atlas Sorgo, Certified 
” ” Affidavit Prices 
Feterita, 
Broom Corn 6,00 6.25 
Soybeans, Ask for 
Cowpeas. Prices 
BLACKEYE PEAS Per lOO Lbs. 
100 lb. Jute bags, inch 
Recieaned (Weevil-free, local-grown) $4.00 
$4.25 
SEAMLESS BAGS (New and Used) 
Full 16 oz. 100 bags per bale. 
Fulton “A” New $26.50 to $27.75 
Royal River “ 25.00 to 26.00 
VETCHES—Austrian Peas 
Vetch fumigated, sealed 
Bags Incl., in 100 lb. bags. 
Hairy Winter Vetch, Michigan ‘ 
Austrian Winter Peas ‘ 
BINDER TWINE 
SILVER CROWN 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$10.50 $11.00 
4.75 5.25 
25 
Bales Less 
$3.75 $3.90 
Per Bale 
RYE GRASS 
Bags Included. New Crop Domestic- 
Domestic—M Brand $ 6.25 $ 6.60 
Purity 99%, germ .90%, Noxious-free. 
Perennial, Domestic 11.50 11.75 
ORCHARD GRASS Per lOO Lba 
Bags Included. 
M ) $17.00 $17.25 
Standard Fancy 16.00 16.25 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
Bags Extra. New Crop Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand, Domestic $12.50 $13.00 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
Bags Extra, per 100 lbs. 
M BRAND INOCULATION 
A HUMUS CULTURE 
Price per Can 
Group I —Alfalfa. Sweet Clover. Dealer Retail 
** 2—Red and Alsike Clover. Price Price 
H-Bu. Can (Treats 30 lbs.) $0.16 $0.30 
! -Bu, ** 60 *• .25 .45 
2H-Bu. •• " 150 .45 ,75 
Group I^Lespedezas (all kinds). * 
5— Cowpeas. 
6— Soyfcieans. 
1- Bu. Can (Treats 60 Ibs.) .16 .30 
2- Bu •' “ 120 “ .25 .45 
5-Bu. *• •• 300 •• .45 .75 
lO-Bu. •• *• 600 •• .75 1.15 
25.Bu. •' ■ 1500 - 1.35 2.00 
*Group 3—5 Bu. Size is largest. 
BIRD SEEDS 
Bags Included. 
Canary, Recleaned 
Hemp, “ (Devitalized) 
Rape, Large Dwarf Essex 
“ Sweet Bird, Small 
Bird Seed, Ready Mixed 
Canada Field Peas 
Polly, weevil-free, Superfine 
Millet, Large Red, Fancy 
“ “ Yellow, “ 
Flax, Whole 
Bird Thistle ' 
Bird Lettuce 
Pepper Grass 
Plantain 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$ 4.75 
7.00 
8.00 
9.00 
6 50 
5.00 
7.00 
1.90 
2.15 
5.50 
13.00 
13.00 
3.00 
2.00 
SUNFLOWER 
Bags included. 
Fancy, Some weevil 
Extra Fancy, Trace weevil 
Polly, Superfine; weevil-free, large grain 
RAPE SEED 
Bags Included. 
Dwarf Essex, recieaned 
Sweet Bird Rape 
Per 100 Lbs 
S Ba^s 
or Mora 
Bag 
Lota 
$4.50 $4.75 
6.50 6.75 
6.76 7.00 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$ 8.00 
9.00 
OATS—BARLEY—BUCKWHEAT 
Bags included. 
Columbia Seed Oats 
Mo. Grown. Growers’ Affidavit 
Spring Barley, Seed 
Wise. No. 38 
Buckwheat, Seed Quality 
HYBRID SEED CORN 
(Yellow) Per bu. 
In special colored 1-bu. Hybrid bags. Semesan treatment 
included free. 1939-crop, Our own production, carefully 
supervised. Sealed bags. All edge-drop grade. 
Per Bushel 
$ 0.78 $ 
0.83 
1.05 
1.10 
Per 100 
Lbs. 
2.25 
2.50 
XX-1—Mangelsdorf’s 
$4.50 
$4.75 
U. S. 13 (Rich SoU) 
4.50 
4.75 
Mo. No. 8 
4.50 
4.75 
Ill. No. 546 (Med. to Rich Soil) 
4.50 
4.75 
III. 960 
4.00 
4.25 
Now booking for later shipment. 
20 % down-payment with order. 
SEED CORN —Open-pollinated 
2)^-bu. Jute Bags inch Perbu. 
COMMERCIAL GRADE 
White Dent 
$ 1.20 
$ 1.30 
Yellow “ 
1.10 
1.20 
Red Cob St. Charles White 
1.20 
1.30 
M BRAND Germ. 90% or better, butted & tipped. 
Reid’s Yellow Dent 
1.75 
1.90 
Learning Yellow 
1.75 
1.90 
Midland “ 
2.00 
2.16 
Silver Mine White 
1.85 
2.00 
White Dent 
1.85 
2.00 
Red Cob St. Charles White 
1.85 
2.00 
POPCORN Per 100 lbs. 
Bags included. 100-lb. bags. ® 
or more 
so. AMERICAN LARGE YELLOW 
Bag 
Lota 
EMBRO (Specially Selected, { 
- — - — - 
$4.00' 
Highest Popping Test) j 
Fancr(Good Standard Quality) 3.23 S.ffO 
Jap. Hull-less (White) 4.25 4.50 
Black Beauty 6.00 5.25 
100 Ibs. 25 lbs. 1 to 
or More or More 10 ibs 
$63.00 $65.00 $68.00 
60.00 62.00 65.00 
Better Seeds 
Better Crops” 
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MBrand Seeds 
Selected for Quality 
THE FOLLOWING: 
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KINO OF SEED 
GRADE OR QUALITY 
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