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so as to insure a good stand. 
-RELIABLE FIELD AND FARM SEEDS 
- Nothing is more important to the farmer than that the seed he sows is pure and clean. 
The seed should also be plump, and well ripened, 
First class, thoroughly recleaned seed, even though considerably more costly in the beginning, is really 
much cheaper in the end than the light chaffy grades generally sold at much lower prices, even if the latter is free from weed seeds. 
_ Prices subject to change without notice, owing to the fluctuations of the market. 
UPEN POLLINATED SEED CORN 
_Alneer’s Golden Champion The zreat prize-winning 
corn. Ears 9 to 10 inches 
long, 7 inches around, 18 to 24 rows with narrow space between rows; 
deep grains, with small cob well filled at butt and tip. Price shelled, 
qt. 50c, % bu. $1.25, 2 bu. $2.40, bu. $4.60. 
Reid’s Large Yellow Dent 
varieties known and a great yielder. 
$1.25, 42 bu. $2.40, bu. $4.60. 
Red Cob Fodder or Ensilage Corn This variety is now 
grown in the large 
dairy regions so extensively as almost to exclude all of the other so- 
called Fodder Corns and the verdict is that it is the best. It is sweet, 
_tender and juicy; has short joints, abundance of leaves, and grows 
to a great height, furnishing more than double the bulk and much 
more nourishment than ordinary field corn. Price not prepaid, 
YY, bu. $1.25, 1% bu. $2.40, bu. $4.60. 
Grows to a good size, and is 
pronounced one of the best 
A fine sort. Qt. 50c, % bu. 
HAMMOND’S NO-CROW 
Crow Repellent 
A repellent which crows, blackbirds, moles, pheasant, larks, 
gophers and squirrels hate, hence will not touch treated seeds. No- 
Crow is economical, costing only about 10 cents per acre of planted 
ground, and is easy to use. No-Crow is the most effective of all crow 
repellents, ceiling price 1% pt. 70c, 1 pt. $1.15, postpaid. 

KAFFIR CORN 
One of the best forage plants. Makes splendid 
Kaffir Corn feed for poultry, fed either in the grain or ground 
and cooked. Foliage and stalk make excellent forage. Cultivate the 
same as common corn, requiring four or five pounds of seed per acre. 
~By mail, prepaid, lb. 30c, 5 Ibs. 95c, 10 Ibs. $1.65; by express or 
freight not prepaid. WRITE FOR PRICES. 
BUCKWHEAT 
a Should be sown the middle 
Buckwheat—New Japanese Spomie pe son ne ne te 
This new sort has proven to be much 
earlier and more productive than any other variety. Grains very large 
and of rich brown color. It excels all in yield and earliness. 1 Ib. 40c, 
10 Ibs. $1.95, by mail postpaid; by express or freight, not prepaid. 
Write for prices. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
A forage plant of great value, which can be sown at any time in May, 
June, or July; requires about 5 or 6 lbs. of seed per acre. Makes a 
grand pasturage for sheep, as well as for other stock. It can be cut 
up and shocked for winter feeding if permitted to grow its full size. 
Is not injured by frost and will furnish feed until winter. Lb. 45c, 
5 Ibs. $2.00, postpaid, by express or freight, 25 lbs. $6.50, 50 Ibs. 
$12.50, 100 lbs. $24.00. 
SPELTZ OR EMMER 
It is a most wonderful new grain which we are sure will prove of 
great value. Speltz is good for pasture. Speltz fattens in the green 
state, is a green grass hay food. Speltz is also a hay. It will yield 
40 to 60 bushels of grain to the acre, equal to corn, or barley, oats, 
rye or wheat, of high feeding value; and tons of straw hay almost 
equal to timothy for feeding cattle. Sow it at the rate of 1% 
bushels to the acre. Price, Ib. 25c, 3 Ibs. 60c, 10 Ibs. $1.25 by mail 
postpaid. j 
VETCHES 
Winter Vetch.) Europe. The Sandvetch prospers 
Sandvetch a the most barren soils, on those too poor to grow 
the winter tare. Six tons per acre of green forage have been har- 
vested in one cut in poor'silicious soils with second cut for seed in 
August, alone or with a cereal, rye preferred, as this Vetch reaches 
a height of 3% to 5 feet, and must have a support. Sow 60 to 15 
pounds per acre. "Lb. 45c, 5 Ibs. $1.90, 10 Ibs. $3.50, by. mail postpaid; 
by express or freight not prepaid, 25 Ibs. $4.75, 50 Ibs. $9.25, 100 
'. Ibs. $18.00. 
three pecks of seed per acre. 
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: REED CANARY GRASS 
= BRINGS LOW GROUND INTO PRODUCTION 
ee co is a new perennial hay and pasture crop 
: Reed Canary Grass especially desirable for low, marshy land. 
é Sow in early spring, alone or with grain. 4 to 6 pounds of seed per acre 
broadcast, or 2 to 3 pounds with drill. Late summer and late fall seeding 
re also recommended. It makes a permanent grass when once estab- 
hed. 1 Ib. 75c, 3 Ibs. $2.00, 5 lbs. $3.00, postpaid. 

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GRASS SEEDS 
1 The most valuable of all the 
Timothy, (Phleum pratense. ) grasses for hay, especially 
in the north. Thrives best on moist, loamy seils of medium tenacity. It 
should be cut just when the blossom falls. Sow early in the spring or 
fall, at the rate of 12 pounds per acre, if alone, but less if mixed with 
other grasses. 1 Ib. 30c, 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.80, by mail postpaid; by 
express or freight, not prepaid, ¥ bu. $2.50, 1 bu. $4.95. 
(Andropogon sorghum). Sow early in May, and the 
Sudan Grass crop should be ready for the first cutting in July. 
Broadcast 18 to 25 lbs. per acre. Sow in rows 4 to 6 lbs. per acre. 1 Ib. 
30c, 10 lbs. $1.75 by mail postpaid; by express or freight, not prepaid, 
25 Ibs. $3.25, 50 Ibs. $6.25, 100 Ibs. $12.00. : 
(Bromus Inermis) adapts itself to nearly all con- 
Brome Grass ditions of soil and climate and yields enormous 
quantities of hay and makes abundant pasture. Defies drought and is 
not affected by frost. It forms a very thick, dense sod and is a perma- 
nent grass not killed out by variations of weather. 1 lb. 40c, 10 lbs. 
$3.75 by mail postpaid; by express or freight, not prepaid, 25 lbs., $6.00; 
50 Ibs. $11.50. 
; Fine for hay, cut as it begins to head, before 
Golden Millet blooming. Ready for use in 65 days. Sow 48 lbs. 
per acre, 10 Ibs. $1.25, by mail postpaid; by express or freight, not 
prepaid, 1% bu. $3.00, 1 bu. $5.50. 
Billion Dollar Grass Attains a height of 7 ft. Yield per acre 
is 6 to 8 tons of cured hay. May be 
used either for forage, or silo. Sow 12 to 15 lbs. per acre. 10 lbs. $1.75, 
e) mail postpaid; by express or freight, not prepaid, 1/2 bu. $2.25, 1 bu. 
4.00. 
SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANE 
Improved Early Amber The earliest variety almost in- 
variably ripens seed with us 
when planted early in May. The seed is excellent as a poultry food. 
Lb. 30c, 5 Ibs. 95c, 10 lbs., $1.65, postpaid; by express or freight not 
prepaid, 50 lbs. $5.00, 100 lbs. $9.75. 
The most sen- 
Atlas Sorgo The Giant Fodder Crop sational forage 
Outyields corn for fodder 3 to 1 and makes 
Grows giant size—often 12 
crop. Enormous producer. 
15 to 20 tons fodder or silage per acre. 
ft. tall. 50 Ibs. $5.00, 100 Ibs. $9.75. 
ALFALFA 
Alfalfa for many years has had the 
Hardy Northwestern reputation of being the hardiest of all 
common alfalfas grown in the United States. Our stock is all bright, 
clean seed of fine quality. 1 lb. 75c, 10 lbs. $7.25, postpaid; by express 
or freight not prepaid, write for prices. 
= It is produced on the extreme 
Grimm Hardy Northwestern [& is produced on the oe 
soil and by comparative test has stood the most severe winters yielding 
enormous tonnage of the finest quality of hay. 1 Ib. 80c, 10 Ibs. 
$7.75, by mail postpaid;- by express or freight, not prepaid, write for 
prices. 
: + The highest grade of Grimm Alfalfa must 
Registered Grimm show a purity of not less than 99.5 per 
cent, must be entirely free of dodder and all other noxious weeds but may 
contain a slight trace of sweet clover, not to exceed 1/32 of 1 per cent. 
1 lb. 85c, postpaid; by express or freight, not prepaid, write for prices. 
CLOVER SEED 
Medium Red Clover, Fancy 1! !b- 60c, 10 Ibs. $5.50, by 
mail, postpaid; by express or 
freight, not prepaid, % bu. $13.50, 1 bu. $26.90. 
. 1 Ib. 60c, 10 lbs. $5.00, by mail 
Alsyke ot Hybrid Clover postpaid; by express or freight, 
not prepaid, 2 bu. $13.50, 1 bu. $26.90. 
Sweet Clover Bokhara (White) ?! TMT a Aeet rine deg op 
white flowers. Valuable for pasture or hay.. Sow 15 lbs. to the acre. 
1 Ib. 45c, 10 lbs. $2.95, by mail postpaid; by express or freight, not 
prepaid, 1, bu. $6.25, 1 bu. $12.25. 
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover This. is the. large strain 
of “Yellow Sweet Clover, 
biennial the same as the Common White. Increasing in popularity. 
Some say it is better for pasture than the White because it stays green 
longer. 1 Ib. 45c; 10 Ibs. $2.95, by mail postpaid; by express or freight 
not prepaid, % bu. $6.25, 1 bu. $12.25. 
LESPEDEZA 
(The Annual Wonder Clover) 
Korean A very valuable new crop for the middle section of the 
country. Grows to perfection in Missouri, the southern 
half of Illinois and similar latitudes. Produces splendid pasture all 
summer and fall and is also a great hay crop. Sow 15 to 20 pounds per 
acres. 1 Ib. 45c, postpaid; by express or freight, not prepaid, 1/2 bu. $3.00, 
1 bu. $5.75. 
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