
SEEDS FOR THE FARM 
Most farmers know the uses and advantages of farm and field seeds from experience but novices 
and new farmers sometimes need a little help. In general pastures are sown from a mixture of 
TIMOTHY or HERDS GRASS, RED TOP and one of the clovers, ALSIKE, or MEDIUM RED. 
The usual proportion is 15 pounds of Timothy, 5 pounds of Red Top and 3 pounds of Clover to 
the acre but this may be changed to suit the individual preference. ORCHARD GRASS is used as 
a quick cover only in orchards or in fairly deep shade while KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS should be 
sown only on soil which has been very thoroughly limed. In this section WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
has no value on the farm and is useful only for lawn purposes but WHITE SWEET BLOSSOM 
CLOVER is very valuable for forage, pasture and soil improvement. This is true of all Clovers. 
CRIMSON Clover is an annual used principally for green manure while LADINO and STRAW- 
BERRY Clovers are of the utmost value for stock feeding and permanent pastures. 
The most valuable of all forage and hay crops and the highest in feeding value is GRIMM 
ALFALFA which is a legume or nitrogen bearer and -hence desirable for soil improvement. State 
Sealed and certified seed is more preferable than ordinary affidavit seed. 
CROPS FOR FORAGE are the quick growing MILLETS, the most widely used of which are 
JAPANESE and HUNGARIAN which grows somewhat coarser. GOLDEN or GERMAN MILLET 
is also very coarse but a somewhat higher yielder. SUDAN GRASS is slower growing but yields a 
much heavier supply of forage than MILLETS. In recent years many farmers have placed MILLETS 
in the silo to replace Corn with good success. RAPE is a cabbage-leaf type of plant valuable for 
chicken runs. 
GRAINS are valuable for the seed which may be used for various edible purposes. BARLEY, 
BUCKWHEAT, and SPRING and WINTER WHEAT are, of course, the most widely used purely 
for foodstuffs while SPRING and WINTER RYE are used as a cover crop as well as for green 
manure. Seed OATS are variously used for the grain or straw. The SWEDISH or heavy types are 
most valuable for grain while the COMMON OAT is satisfactory for straw. 
Other LEGUMES for various purposes are SOY BEANS whose uses are rapidly becoming so wide 
and COW PEAS, useful for pasture, green manure, or soil improvement, as are CANADA FIELD 
PEAS. The VETCHES, HAIRY, and SAND or WINTER are the finest cover crops and soil im- 
provers available. All legumes should be inoculated with NODOGEN for more vigorous growth 
and heavy yields. 
FIELD CORN is used for the grain only although some varieties produce a moderate amount of 
stalk which is useful for Ensilage. YELLOW CANADA is the earliest in maturity and LONG- 
FELLOW is a few days later but makes a much longer ear. LUCE’S FAVORITE is a late variety 
with large broad yellow kernels also used for ensilage and SMOKY DENT is a very early and prolific 
earer. SANFORD WHITE FLINT resembles YELLOW CANADA in everything but the color of 
the kernels). HYBRID YELLOW DENT is a Hybrid cross and gives an immense increase in yield 
and vigor and uniform maturity as do all other crosses. 
ENSILAGE CORN is grown entirely for the value of the stalks in stock feeding although in this 
latitude some varieties develop a satisfactory ear. The two most valuable varieties are HARTS 
HYBRID SWEEPSTAKES which produces immense ears with reddish kernels on stalks over 14 feet 
high and KATOCROSS which has yellow kernels and outyields any other Corn known. 
LEAMING is the earliest maturing ensilage but does not produce nearly as much fodder as WEST 
BRANCH SWEEPSTAKES (RED) or YELLOW SWEEPSTAKES which are only a trifle later. 
LANCASTER SURE CROP is higher in protein value than any other corn while EUREKA makes 
the largest and tallest stalks of any variety but is too late to ever mature an ear in this locality. 
All CORN should be treated with CROW REPELLENT before planting to discourage crows 
pheasants and pigeons and thus save loss of seed and the labor of replanting. 
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One of the cheapest and easiest ways of improving crops and soil is by inoculating the seed 
with nitrogen-bearing bacteria which draw nitrogen from the air and convert it into quickly available 
plant food through the development of nodules on the roots of the plants. This, being plowed under, 
furnishes a rich source of plant foods. 
This bacteria is available in bottles on a jelly culture and is very easy and inexpensive to use. 
We suggest the inoculation of all legume crops, such as ALFALFA, CLOVERS, SOY BEANS, COW 
PEAS, the VETCHES, as well as GARDEN PEAS and BEANS and SWEET PEAS. 
Any quantity of Sweet or Field Corn should be treated with CROW REPELLENT to protect 
the seed from being pulled by crows, pigeons, pheasants and rodents. Our CROW REPELLENT 
will not clog the planter nor will it injure the seed in any way. A quart is sufficient for four bushels 
of seed. 
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