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SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO, 
SPRAY CALENDAR—WHEN TO SPRAY, WHAT TO USE 
Insect or Disease_Plant Attacked_What to Spray With First Spraying 
Coddling Moth .Apple, I’ear .Arsenate of Lead. 
San Jose Scale.Apple, Pear .Lime Sulphur. 
Aphids.Roses and Plants.Black Leaf 40. 
Cabbage Worms.Cabbage .Arsenate of Lead. 
Scab.Apple and Pear.Lime Sulphur . 
Potato Bugs.Potatoes.Arsenate of Lead. 
Leaf Curl .Peach.Lime Sulphur Solution 
Mildew .Gooseberry .Potassium Sulphide .. 
Worms .Gooseberry .Slug Shot . 
Blotch .Apple .Bordeaux Mixture ... 
Black Rot .Grapes.Bordeaux Mixture _ 
Brown Rot .Peach and Plum.Magnetic Sulphur_ 
Mildew .Roses and Flowering Shrubs... .Potassium Sulphide .. 
Melon and Cucumber Beetle... .Melons and Cucumbers.Tobacco Dust. 
Moles, Rats, Chinch Bugs.Cyanogas. 
Insects .Shrubs and Plants.Slug Shot . 
See Page 33. 
Just before calyx cups close. 
While trees are dormant. 
As soon as insects appear. 
When Insects appear. 
Just before blossoms open. 
When bugs appear. 
While trees are dormant. 
Just as buds burst. 
When worms appear. 
Two weeks after petals fall. 
When buds are %-inch long. 
Just before buds open. 
As soon as Infection appears. 
As soon as plants come up. 
When insects appear. 
PLANTING GUIDE 
WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND AMOUNT OF SEED SOWN PER ACRE. 
Weights per bushel differ slightly in different states. These weights are approximately correct both per bushel and 
Lbs. Lbs. 
per per 
acre bu. 
Alfalfa, broadcast .18- 22 60 
Alfalfa, drilled .14-17 60 
Alfalfa, Grimm .20- 26 60 
Atlas Sorgo . 8- 12 60 
Barley .96-110 48 
Beans, in hills.20- 36 60 
Bermuda Grass. 4- 6 40 
Black Medic, drills.14- 17 60 
Black Medic, broadcast.18- 22 60 
Blue Grass, Ky., pasture.20- 30 14 
Blue Grass. Ky., lawns.60-100 14 
Blue Grass, Canada, pasture., 14- 20 14 
Blue Grass, Canada, lawns... .60-100 14 
Brome Grass, for hay.18- 20 14 
Brome Grass, pasture.20- 26 14 
Broom Com . 6- 8 48 
Buckwheat .60- 70 62 
Bur Clover .12- 16 60 
Canary Grass, Reeds, in rows 2- 3 48 
Canary Grass, Reeds, br’dcast 7- 10 48 
Cane, forage, broadcast.76-100 50 
Cane, seed or syrup.8- 10 60 
Clover, Alslke . 4- 8 60 
Clover, Alsike and Timothy.. .15- 20 45 
■Clover, Crimson .12- 16 50 
Clover, Hop, alone.4- 8 60 
Clover, Hop, in mixture.2- 3 60 
Clover, Hubam .20- 25 60 
Clover, Mam., alone.8- 12 60 
Clover, Red, alone.8- 12 60 
Clover, Sweet, hulled.18- 20 60 
Clover, Sweet, unhulled.30- 40 30 
Clover, White . 4- 8 60 
Cora . 7- 14 56 
Corn, Silage .30- 35 56 
Cow Peas, broadcast.60- 75 60 
Cow Peas, drilled.15- 20 60 
Canada Field Peas, br’dcast.. .60- 75 60 
Canada Field Peas, with oats. .30- 45 60 
Dallas Grass.10- 15 25 
Darso .40- 50 50 
Fescue, Meadow .20- 30 24 
Fescue, other varieties.28- 35 14 
Feterita.40- 50 50 
Flax, for seed.35- 45 56 
50 
50 
Grohoma .40- 50 
Hegari, drills .15- 18 
Hegari, broadcast .50- 60 60 
Aug.-Sept. 
Lbs. Lbs. 
per per 
acre bu. 
Aug.-Sept. Johnson Grass .25- 30 25 Apr.-June 
Aug.-Sept. Kaffir, drills .12- 15 60 May-July 
Aug.-Sept. Kaffir, broadcast .50- 60 50 May-July 
Lawn Grass .60-100 20 Apr.-May 
Lespedeza .15- 20 25 Mar.-May 
Millet, German, for hay.20- 30 60 Apr.-June 
Millet, German, for seed. 25 60 Apr.-June 
Aug.-Sept. Millet, Hog .12- 16 60 Apr.-May 
Aug.-Sept. Millet, Hungarian, for hay.... 40 48 Apr.-May 
Aug.-Sept. Millet, Hungarian, for seed... 26 48 Apr.-May 
Mar.-Juhe Aug.-Sept. Millet, Japanese . 16 35 Apr.-May 
Mar.-June Aug.-Sept. Milo Maize .40- 50 60 May-July 
Mar.-June Aug.-Sept. Mung Beans, drills. 3- 6 60 Apr.-June 
Mung Beans, broadcast.16- 20 60 Apr.-June 
Oats .48- 70 32 Mar.-May 
Oat Grass, Tall. 30 14 Mar.-May 
Onion Plants .40,000-60,000 Mar.-May 
Onion Set .8 bu. 32 Mar.-May 
Onion Seed, for sets.40- 80 lbs.32 Mar.-May 
Orchard Grass, hay.21- 28 14 Feb.-May 
Orchard Grass, seed.10- 14 14 Feb.-May 
Peanuts. 44 
Time of Seeding 
Feb.-May 
Feb.-May 
Feb.-May 
May-July 
Apr.-June 
Apr.-June 
May-June 
Feb.-May 
Feb.-May 
Feb.-May 
per acre. 
Time of Seeding 
Aug.-Sept. 
Mar.-June 
Mar.-June 
Apr.-June 
May-June 
Feb.-May 
Mar.-May 
Mar.-May 
May-July 
May-July 
May-June 
Feb.-June Aug.-Sept. Potatoes 
Apr.-May 
Feb.-May 
Feb.-May 
Feb.-Apr. 
Feb.-Apr. 
Feb.-Apr. 
Feb.-Apr. 
Feb.-May 
Feb.-May 
May-June 
May-June 
May-June 
May-July 
May-Aug. 
Apr.-May 
Feb.-Apr. 
May-July 
Feb. - Apr. 
Apr.-June 
May-July 
May-June 
May-July 
May-July 
May-July 
22 Apr.-May 
Aug. Sept. Pop Corn . 8- 12 56 Apr.-May 
400 60 Mar.-May 
July-Sept. Rape, in drills. 4- 5 60 Apr.-June 
Aug.-Sept. Rape, broadcast . 4- 8 60 Apr.-June 
Aug.-Sept. Red Top, solid seed. 7-14 14 Feb.-June 
Aug.-Sept. Rye .65- 65 56 Apr.-June 
Aug.-Sept. Rye, Grass, Italian.40- 60 20 Apr.-June 
Aug.-Sept. Rye, Grass, Perennial.40- 50 20 Apr.-June 
Aug.-Sept. Sagrain .10- 12 60 May-July 
Aug.-Sept. Soy Beans, drills.30- 40 60 May-Aug. 
Aug.-Sept. Soy Beans, broadcast.60- 80 60 May-Aug. 
Soy Beans, Loredo, drills.15- 20 60 Apr.-July 
Soy Beans, Loredo, br’dcast.. .30- 40 60 Apr.-July 
Speltz or Emmer.30- 40 40 Apr.-May 
Sudan, drills . 6- 8 40 Apr.-June 
Sudan, broadcast .20- 25 40 May-July 
Sunflower . 20 28 May-July 
Sept.-Nov. Sweet Cora, drills for fodder.. 75 46 May-June 
Aug.-Sept. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Sept.-Nov. 
Sept.-Nov. 
Sept.-Nov. 
Sept.-Nov. 
Sweet Corn, broadcast. 
Timothy . 7- 12 
Timothy and Clover, Timothy 8 
Timothy and Clover; Clover 4 
Tobacc®, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 
Vetch, Hairy, drilled. 
Vetch, Hairy, broadcast. 
Vetch, Spring . 
(plus 1 bu. small grain).... 
150 46 May-June 
45 Apr.-June 
Apr.-June 
Apr.-June 
60 60 Feb.-Mar. 
90 60 Fall 
60 Spring 
80 60 
Springfield Seed Company gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or 
matter, of any seeds, bulbs or plants they send out and will not be responsible for the crop. 
Aug.-Nov. 
Aug.-Nov. 
Aug.-Nov. 
any other 
INDEX 
GARDEN SEED 
Complete Garden List.,. .12-13 
Vegetable Planting Guide...13 
Asparagus .2-22 
Beans .2-3 
Beets .3 
Broccoli .2 
Brussels Sprouts ..2 
Cabbage .4 
Carrots .3 
Cauliflower . 4 
Celeriac .5 
Celery .4 
Chicory .5 
Chives .5 
Collards .4 
Corn, Sweet .5 
Cress .5 
Cucumber .4 
Egg Plant .5 
Endive .6 
Garlic .5 
Herbs .35 
Horseradish Roots .22 
Kale .5 
Kohl-rabi .6 
Leek .5 
Lettuce .6 
Muskmelon .6 
Mustard .6 
Dkra .7 
Onion Plants .7 
Onion Seed .7 
Onion Sets .7 
Parsley .8 
Parsnip .8 
Peanuts .8 
Peas .9 
Pepper .8 
Popcorn .7 
Potatoes .10 
Potatoes, Sweet .10 
Pumpkin .8 
Radi.sh .9 
Rhubarb or Pie Plant. .9-22-27 
Sage .22 
Salsify .10 
Spinach .10 
Squash .10 
Tobacco .10 
Tomatoes .11 
Turnips .11 
Vegetable Plants and Roots. 11 
Watermelon .7 
FIELD SEED 
Planting Guide .36 
Alfalfa .14 
Barley .16 
Bermuda Grass .17 
Bromus Inermis .16 
Broom Corn .16 
Buckwheat .16 
Cane Seed .16 
Clovers .14-15-17 
Corn, Field .14 
Cow Peas .16 
Creeping Bent Grass.17 
Domestic Rye Grass.16 
Egyptian Wheat .16 
Feterita .16 
Flax .16 
Hegari .16 
Johnson Grass .16 
Kaffir .16 
Ky. Blue Grass.14-17 
Lawn Grass Seed.17 
Lespedeza .14-15 
Meadow rescue .14 
Millet .15-16 
Milo Maize .16 
Mung Beans .16 
Oats .16 
Orchard Grass .14 
Rape.16 
Red Top .14 
Rye .16 
Sorgo .16 
Soy or Soja Beans.16 
Sudan Grass .16-16 
Sunflower .16 
Teosinte .16 
Timothy .14 
Velvet Beans .16 
Vetch .16 
Wheat .16 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Bedding Plants .31 
Bee Supplies .34 
Bird Seed .35 
Bulbs .31-32-35 
Chili Supplies .35 
Christmas Decorations.36 
Dog Food.34 
Fertilizer.14-17-33-34 
Floral Department.36 
Flower Pots .34 
Flower Seeds.28 to 30 
Greenhouse and Floral 
Supplies.33-34-35 
Inoculant .16 
Insecticides .11-33-37 
Nursery Stock.17-27 
Peat Moss .34 
Rosebushes .18-25-27 
Semesan .16 
Designed and Produced By COMBE PRINTING CO., Horticultural Printers, St. Joseph, Mo. 
