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My Atlas in North Iowa 
‘Dear Mr. Field: 
of your Atlas Sorgo on 8 acres and got 
more feed than we ever raised before on 
We planted 50 pounds 
that much ground. Besides the cattle 
like it.”——H. B. Vierkant, Mason City, Ia. 

Don’t Forget Fodders 
With the moisture conditions so favor- 
able this year and the restrictions down 
on corn acreage, there’s going to be lots 
of acreage in corn that hasn’t deen for 
some time. And that’s all right. 
But I don’t want you to forget to plant 
the fodders, too. Especially you folks in 
the drier parts. You almost have to have 
some for crop insurance. It’s the old 
story of not putting all your eggs in one 
basket. 
These fodder crops do well despite the 
weather. Seems like it can’t get too bad 
for them. They’re safe, easy (especially 
the combine types) and good for chicken 
and livestock feed—about 90% value of 
corn. They’re safe all the way around. 
Diversification is one of the best farm 
practices and there’s no better place to 
practice it than here. Any year, have 
some of the fodders growing, as well as 
corn. 
Some Special Bargains 
You'll find the complete price list over on 
page 15 of this Seed Sense, but I want to 
list here a few of what I think are the extra- 
special bargains on the list. Prices are ex- 
tremely low on these seeds, lower than 
wholesale on some and are really BUYS. 
This isn’t all of them, but some of the best. 
SWEET CLOVER—White and Yellow 
Mixed—Cheapest way to get soil im- 
provement and good pasture at same 
time. A real bargain. Bu. only. ..$5.95 
ALFALFA—Field’s Special—A blend of 
northern and home grown seed. Over 
974%% pure. A real steal in beautiful 
alfalfa; ? Bu. ORLY ie cinema oes ee $16.50 
GRIMM ALF ALF A—Lot Hardy—yYou 
shouldn’t be able to touch Grimm at this 
price and you probably won’t long. Over 
964%4% pure. While this lot lasts, bu. 
OD) LY asia s i cliente tocar Gin, anu tisinie te lenemol aud eaae tens! a $16.80 
PASTURE MIX—My famous Lot 50-50— 
50% clovers and 50% grasses (6 clovers 
and 6 grasses). Best you can sow and 
still cheap. Bu. sows 4 acres and eosts 
2 ba aaa & ee telat are ei ereeaiele aalldiseaeieie: = $5.75 
BROME GRASS—Best No. 1 Ex. Heavy at 
almost below wholesale. 100 Ibs. only 
Ue Saha 9. a eROhe. cae Nik les ol Sade enmeglia ate, Mialeiisl Stlatounie $18.95 
ATLAS SORGO—Affidavit seed at. a way 
low price. Per 100 lbs. only ....... $4.25 

My Sudan in Wyoming 
This is a picture of Charles Diehl and 
his son in his Sudan grass grown from 
Henry Field seed. Some of it grew 8 ft. 
tall, he says. 
There’s nothing to beat Sudan for mid- 
summer pasture and lots of it. And this 
year, it’s cheaper than it will be for a 
long time. Be sure to put in plenty. 
You'll need all the feed you can get this 
year with cattle at the prices they are. 

New Red Clover Going Fast 
The new higher-yielding, disease-resist- 
ant strain of Red Clover, MIDLAND, is 
really catching on like wild-fire. I only 
wish I had more of the seed to take care 
of the demand. 
This is the one I described fully in the 
last Seed Sense. It was developed by 
the U. S. Dept. of Agr. in conjunction 
with all the important State Colleges and 
is the first time in years our Red Clover 
strains have been definitely improved, 
and this really has—it’s better all the 
way ‘round, with heavier yields and less 
disease troubles. 
The seed won’t last long, but while it 
does it’s only $15.60 a bu. for the Red 
Tag State-Sealed and Certified seed. 
That’s little more than ordinary Red Clo- 
ver. Better step lively. 






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The public debt will not be paid this 
year. The same will happen with many 
private debts. 
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Stick to your winter flannels until your 
winter flannels stick to you. 








“ALFALFA’’ JOHN 
SAYS... 33 


Farmers are 
getting a real 
‘break’? this 
year, =£07r:.. a 
change, with 
good prices and 
good moisture 
conditions. Now 
it’s up to us to 
take advantage 
of them. 
% * & 
One way we 
can do this is 
to be _ we ; 
green feed, fodder and hay. livestock is — 
so profitable you can afford to put In — 
plenty of these crops. 
* * & & 
Don’t fail to have plenty of Atlas and 
Hegari-for sweet feed. Livestock all like 
it. Feed it right from the bundle. PS ae 
* * * 
A number of farmers have planted al- 
ternate rows of corn and Atlas and cut it — 
together for putting in the silo. It’s a — 
good practice. ~ 

* * * 
Some folks have been saying this is a ~ 
late season. It isn’t, ‘The season isn’t © 
a matter of the calendar. It’s a matter 
of the climate. This is really about an 
average season. The last few years have © 
been so dry, we could all plant earlier. ~ 
That’s the reason this year seems late. 
* * * * y 
Something to keep in mind—the Dust — 
Bowl where all our hot, dry winds have ~ 
come from has plenty of moisture this — 
year, which means we shouldn’t have 
these hot winds this summer—there’s no — 
hot barren waste for them to come from. — 
* * * 
Have you noticed what a good buy Su- — 
dan is? It’s so plentiful it’s really sell- — 
ing below the cost of production. I pre- 4 
dict it will never be as low again. You 
can’t beat it for plentiful mid-summer 
pasture. eo ae 
Don’t plant all your corn acreage to 
one kind of corn. It may pollinate at 
some period of great heat and not do as 
well as it should. Plant 2 or 3 differ- 
ent kinds or better yet, plant our Weath- 
er-Proof blend which pollinates over a 
long period—guaranteeing you a good 
crop. a8 ee ; 
Some of the highest yields come from 
Henry’s Weather-Proof Blend. 
* * * 
Grow plenty of clovers and alfalfas to _ 
plow under. Corn and cattle are high — 
and look like they’ll stay there. You ~— 
can raise your corn yield 15 bu. per A. _ 
on land that has had Sweet Clover plowed ba 
under on it. = 

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Thicken Up Your Pasture 
By all means, thicken up your pasture 
this year. Remember the government 
will pay you 15c per pound (up to T75e 
per acre) for what seed you sow on your | 
pasture for thickening. That pays for }| 
the seed and some over. All Field’s pas- 
ture mixtures qualify for this payment. 
YOU CAN’T LOSE, and especially with 
16c cattle and 18c hogs you'll want plenty 
of GOOD pasture. 





