Ed. F. Mancelsdorf a Bro.,im; 
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WHOLESALE FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
I | WE QUOTE TODAY'S VALUES FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT, F. 0. B. ST. LOUIS BAGS NOT RETURN- I 1 
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WE MAKE AN EXTRA CHARGE OF 15C PER PACKAGE ON ALL ORDERS FOR ANY ITEMS OF 60 LBS. 
II or less. Parcel post orders 25c extra plus postage. WE SELL TO DEALERS ONLY. 11 
ST. LOU IS, MO. Telepht 
Missouri Seed Permit No. 12 
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1020 So. Fourth St. 
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NAin 0500 
List No. 505 
WE GIVE NO 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 
Sept. 12, 1940 
ALFALFA Per 100 Lbs. 
U. S. Verified Origin—Sealed. 5 Bags Bag 
Seamless Bags Extra. or More Lots 
True origin as stated. 
Kansas Alfalfa M Brand$20.00 $20.50 
Oklahoma-Kansas M Brand 17.50 18.00 
Oklahoma “ “ 16.00 16.50 
Approved Oklahoma “ “ 16.50 17.00 
Texas-Oklahoma “ “ 14.00 14.50 
Kansas M Brand Pioneer 
Northwestern & Northern Origins. 
Colorado M Brand 19.00 
Montana “ “ 22.00 
Idaho “ “ 22.00 
Wyoming “ “ 21.50 
Northwestern “ “ 21.50 
Dakota #12, Nor. Dak. Grown 26.50 
19.50 
22.50 
22.50 
22.00 
22.00 
27.00 
GRIMM ALFALFA 
Okla. Grimm M Brand 
Kansas “ 
Northwestern “ “ 
Bushel Bags 
Per 100 lbs. 
18.50 19.00 
22.00 22.50 
GRIMM— STATE SEALED, CERTIFIED 
Canadian Registered # 1 28.50 29.00 
Kansas Blue Tag 25.00 25.50 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 1. 
SWEET CLOVER Per iqo Lbs. 
Bags Extra. 
White Blossom, M Brand $ 6.00 $ 6.25 
“ “ Fancy 5.25 5.50 
“ “ Choice 4.75 5.00 
Grundy County White, M Brand 6.25 6.50 
Yellow Blossom, “ “ 6.00 6.25 
Unhulled White Bios. “ “ 4.00 4.25 
“ Yellow “ “ “ 4.00 4.25 
Hubam Annual White Ask 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 1. 
RED CLOVER 
Bags extra Domestic 
M Brand—Ill.-Mo. Grown 
Fancy “ “ 
MAMMOTH RED CLOVER. 
M Brand—Ill.-Mo. Grown 
Per 100 lbs. 
Ask 
for Prices 
X X 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
ALSIKE CLOVER Per 100 lbs. 
Bags Extra 
M Brand Ask 
Fancy for Prices 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
LESPEDEZA Per 100 lbs. 
Bags Incl. 
Korean, M Brand Ask 
“ Fancy For 
Korean Hulled, Scarified, Prices 
Kobe 
SERICEA, Hulled M Brand 
“ Unhulled 
INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 3 if M Brand 
— Group 5 if McQueens 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
Bags Extra. New Crop Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand, Domestic $11.50 $12.00 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
Bags Extra, per 100 lbs. 100 lbs. 25 lbs. 1 to 
New Crop, Domestic or More or More 10 lbs. 
M Brand $63.00 $65.00 $68.00 
Fancy 60.00 62.00 65.00 
VETCHES — Austrian Peas 
Bags Incl., in 100 lb. bags. 
Hairy Winter Vetch 
Austrian Winter Peas 
Vetch Fumigated — Sealed 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$10.00 $10.25 
4.00 4.25 
TIMOTHY 
Bags Extra. 
M Brand 
Fancy 
Choice 
Timothy-Alsike Mixed 20% Alsike 7.00 
RED TOP 
Bag 
Lots 
Per 100 Lbs 
5 Bags 
or More 
$4.75 
4.25 
3.75 
$4.85 
4.35 
3.85 
7.25 
_ Per 100 lbs. 
Bags Extra. 
M Brand (Pur. 92 % or better) $ 9.50 $ 9.75 
Fancy “ 86% “ “ 9.00 9.25- 
Choice “ 80% “ “ 8.50 8.75 
Superfine “ 97% “ “ 10.50 10.75 
Unhulled Redtop 4.75 5.25 
KY. BLUE GRASS 
Bags Included. 
M Brand 21 lb. 
Fancy 19 lb. 
Superfine 24 lb. 
“ 25 lb. 
New Crop. 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$18.00 $18.50 
17.25 17.75 
19.50 20.00 
20.00 20.50 
Attractive cloth bags 
printed in color 
100-lb. 
5-lb. 3-lb. 1-lb. 
Bags 
Bags Bags Bags 
18c 
20c 21c 221 / 2 C 
15c 
17 c 19c 20i/ 2 c 
27c 
29c 30c 3iy 2 c 
33c to 38c 
Canada Blue Grass (Domestic)—Scarce. 
Fancy—Purity 72% including 11% 
Kentucky species, weeds 0.30%, 
germination 80 %..22.00 22.50 
LAWN GRASS 
MIXTURES 
Prices per Lb 
For 100 lbs. or more 
M Brand, Finest Quality 
Greenvue. Good Quality 
Shady Spot 
Bent Grass Mixture 
SUPER-M Lawn Grass $25.00 per 100 lbs. 
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. 
Coos or Seaside, Blue Tag @ 56c to 58c 
Astoria, “ “ © 58c to 60c 
Che wings Fescue @ 35c to 37c 
Poa Trivialis (For shade) @ 55c to 65c 
(Also called Rough Stalked Meadow Grass) 
RYE GRASS 
_ Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included. 
Domestic—M Brand $5.25 $5.50 
Purity 99%, germ. 90%, Noxious-free. 
Perennial, Domestic, M Brand 11.50 11.75 
BERMUDA GRASS p e r 100 Lbs. 
Bags Extra. 
M Brand—P 98%, G 90% $18.50 $19.00 
MEADOW FESCUE 
M Brand 
ORCHARD GRASS 
Bags Included. 
M Brand 
Standard Fancy 
Ask For Price 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$19.50 $20.00 
18.50 19.00 
BROME GRASS 
Bags Incl. 
Certified Canada #1 
M Brand Canada #1 
Fancy, Domestic—85/85 
(Bromus Inermis) 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$14.50 $15.00 
SEED GRAINS 
Per Bushel 
Bags Incl. All New Crop 
5 Bags 
or More 
Bag 
Lots 
Rye, Common, Recleaned 
$0.70 
$0.75 
Rye, Abruzzi “ 
.85 
.90 
Barley, Early Winter Beardless, Cert; 
fied 1.05 
1.15 
Early Winter Beardless 
.85 
.95 
RAPE SEED 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included. 
Dwarf Essex, recleaned 
Sweet Bird Rape 
SUNFLOWER 
$11.00 $11.25 
11.75 12.00 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags included. Weevil-free 0 5 r |^ r 3 e 
Polly, Weevil-free, 
Giant, Superfine 
$6.25 
6.75 
$6.50 
7.00 
$ 
BIRD SEEDS p er 100 Lbs. 
Bags Included. 
Canary, Recleaned 
Hemp, “ (Devitalized) 
Rape, Large Dwarf Essex 
“ Sweet Bird, Small 
Bird Seed, Ready Mixed 
Canada Field Peas 
Polly Sunflower, Weevil-free 
Millet, Large Red, Fancy 
“ “ Yellow “ 
Flax, Whole 
Bird Thistle 
“ Lettuce 
Pepper Grass 
Plantain 
4.25 
8.00 
11.25 
12.00 
7.00 
6.50 
1.80 
2.00 
5.50 
13 00 
13.00 
3.C9 
Recleaned for Feed Mixing. Per 100 Lbs. 
Early Fortune Red Millet 
Yellow Hog (Proso) “ 
Mixed Feed Millet 
Kaffir Corn, Feed 
Milo Maize, “ 
$1.50 to $1.60 
1.90 to 2.00 
1.50 to 1.60 
1.50 to 1.60 
1.50 to 1.60 
WE ARE BUYERS NOW 
Alfalfa; Clovers, Red—Mammoth—Alsike—-Sweet; Cowpeas 
Lespedeza, Sericea; Blue Grass, Timothy, Redtop, Soybeans 
OFFER YOUR SURPLUS — ALWA If A fL sample NT ‘ TY ~ OFFER NEW CROP 
NEW ADDRESS NOW—1020 SOUTH FOURTH STREET 
TURNIP—SPINACH Prices per lb. 
100 lb. 
lots 
Spinach, Bloomsdale (Holland) 
Turnip, (American Grown) 
Purple Top, White Globe$0.17 
“ Straplcaf .18 
10 to 
99 lbs. 
1 to 
10 lbs. 
Ask for Price 
$0.18 
.19 
$0.22 
.23 
POPCORN 
Per 100 Lbs. 
Bags included. 100-lb. bags. 0 5 r |j&;? e 
Bag 
Lots 
SO. AMERICAN LARGE YELLOW 
EMBRO (Specially Selected, 
Highest Popping Test) / 
$3.75 
$4.00 
Fancy (Good Standard Quality) 
3.25 
3.50 
Jap. Hull-less (White) 
4.25 
4.50 
Black Beauty 
5.00 
5.25 
M BRAND INOCULATION 
A HUMUS CULTURE 
Price per Can 
Dealer Retail 
Price Price 
Group 1—Alfalfa, Sweet Clover. 
2 — Red and Alsike Clover. 
J4-Bu. Can (Treats 
30 lbs.) 
$0.18 
$0.25 
1 -Bu. " 
60 “ 
.27 
.40 
2^-Bu. “ 
150 " 
.48 
.80 
Group 3—Lespedezas (all kinds).* 
3—Cowpeas. 
“ 6 — Soybeans. 
1-Bu. Can (Treats 60 lbs.) 
.18 
.25 
2-Bu. “ 
120 " 
.27 
.40 
5-Bu. " 
300 " 
.48 
.80 
10-Bu. " 
600 " 
.70 
1.25 
25-Bu. " " 1 
1500 “ 
1.50 
2.50 
*Group 3 — 5 Bu. Size is largest. 
3^ Bu. 
Can (Treats 30 lbs.) 
.15 
.25 
1 Bu. 
60 “ 
.25 
.35 
100 lb. 
•• •• 100 “ 
.35 
.55 
5 Bu. 
300 
.95 
1.50 
12H Bu. 
" " 750 “ 
2.00 
3.50 
SEAMLESS BAGS (New; 
10 Bales 
Full 16 oz. 100 bags per bale. 
Fulton “A” New $27.00 
Bemis “A” “ 27.00 
Royal River “ 26.00 
1 Bale 
$27.25 
27.25 
26.25 
USED SEAMLESS BAGS 
16 OZ. STOCK, ALL VACUUM CLEANED 
Order by lot number shown 
Lot #1, Good, sound, once used, no 
marks - patches - stains - 
brands ea. @ 
Lot #2, Strong, sound, unpatched, 
bright, some stencil marks 
ea. @ 
$0.26 
.22 
BINDER TWINE 
SILVER CROWN 
MUNDIAL 
25 Bales Less 
(Per Bale) $3.65 $3.80 
“ 3.65 3.80 
CLIPPER SEED CLEANERS 
No. 2B, Large Size, 12 screens 
No. IB, Small Size, 12 screens 
Equipped for hand or power use. 
$40.00 ea. 
35.00 ea. 
PEAT MOSS 
25Bale8 
or More 
Prices per Bale. 
Horticultural $3.10 
Poultry Litter 3.00 
“ “ 25 lb. bags.80 
lOBales 
or More 
$3.25 
3.10 
.90 
Bale 
Lots 
$3.35 
o oc 
1.00 
13.50 
12.50 
14.00 
13.00 
REED CANARY GRASS 
M Brand 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$16.00 $16.50 
Small Lots 18c lb. 
WHEAT GRASS 
Crested—Fairway Strain 
Sealed, Certified. 
OAT GRASS 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass 
Pur. 83%, Germ. 90%, Some Noxious 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$12.50 $13.00 
Per 100 Lbs. 
$14.00 $15.00 
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