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List No. 561 

WHOLESALE FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
WHOLESALE PRICES BELOW ARE TODAY'S VALUES, F. 0, B. ST. LOUIS, FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT. 


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WE GIVE NO WARRANTY. EXPRESS OR IMPLI 
MISSOURI SEED PERMIT No. 12 
PRICES ARE FOR FULL BAGS. 
PARCEL POST ORDERS 25 CENTS EACH EXTRA PLUS POSTAGE. 
BROKEN BAGS HIGHER AND WE MAKE AN EXTRA FLAT CHARGE OF 15 CENTS FOR EACH PACKAGE OF 60 POUNDS OR LESS. 
BAGS NOT RETURNABLE. 
1020 So. Fourth St. ST. LOW Is 9 MeO, Télephones re ” Os 
ALL QUOTATIONS SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES. 
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Feb. 23, 1946 



THE SEED SITUATION TODAY 
Short seed crops, along with big demand, have resulted in a ” 4 iti 
§ Ops, : ' a ‘Sold out’’ condition on 
pore, items this season before planting really has got under way. We have done our 
est to keep stocks on hand but quantities actually delivered to us were below expecta- 
~~~ tions and inadequate to meet the demand... . 
Red Clover, Alsike, Mammoth Clover, 

_ _Hubam, White Clover, Alfalfa of some origins, are exhausted, subject to our being 
able to locate additional supplies. 
... © Fortunately, Sweet Clover and Lespedeza are still ampl d i 
mend both for soil-building, aie. hay. Bes en hota 























~ Timothy-Clover mixture. 
_~_ to ship orders without undue delay. 
ALFALFA U. ¢ Veritied Origin 
~ Bags—No Charge Per 100 lbs. 
West-Texas, M Brand $39.75 
Hs “Certified 42.75 
40.00 
done well in past years in St. Louis latitude and south. 
Grown at high altitude, under-varying climatic condi- 
sone they belong to the hardier group of Southern 
Alfalfas. 
*Approved Oklahoma, M Brand 44,00 
Kansas - - : sé 44.00 
*Colorado 6 44.00 
*Prices for guidance. These origins very limited. May have 
more later. 
Argentine (Stained 10% Red) 
Brand | 
teS-INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 1. 
SWEET CLOVER 
Bags—No Charge 
34.50 
Per 100 lbs. 
M Brand, Standard (Mainly White) $15.50 
Fancy, 98.50% or better Purity 14.50 
M Brand, Yellow Blos. 15.50 
“Mixed Wht.&Yel. 15.00 
Unhulled Sweet Clover 11.50 
t=> INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 1. 
Hubam Annual Sweet Clover 
- _ Bags——No Charge Per 100 Ibs. 
M Brand Hubam $22.00 
~ Unable to supply now—stocks exhausted. 
May have more later. 
LESPEDEZA 
Sie _ Bags Included 
Per 100 lbs. 







Korean, M Brand $9.50 
fe Fancy 8.75 
Korean, Hulled. M Brand 11.50 
hed 3 Early, 19604 15.00 
SERICEA - Unhulled - M Brand 20.00 
Peete! =~ ocarined.-.“ ~ * 29.00 
ie INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 3. 
LADINO CLOVER 
(100 lb. bags) $1.75 Ib. 
M Brand 
- Smaller amounts $1.90 Ib. 
Per 100 lbs. 
Bags Bag 
CRIMSON CLOVER, 
_ Bags Included : or More _ Lots 
M Brand $20.50 $21.00 
(ae INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 2. 
VETCH oa Per 100 lbs. 
os ae PES 5 Bags Bag 
Bags Included or More Lots 
Hairy Winter Vetch $15.75 $16.00 
Austrian Winter Peas Ask 
sé 
Common Veich 
-. (Fumigated against weevil; finest quality). 
(@ INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 4. 
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SEAMLESS BAGS _Per Bale 
New 16-oz. 100 per bale. Lots 
Bemis “A” or Fulton “A” $45.00 
BINDER TWINE Per Bale 
Maple Leaf 5-lb. & 8 |b. Balls $6.00 
Made in Canada. 100% pure Sisal. 
CLIPPER MILLS 
Not. available now. 

We are buyers high quality 
CLOVERS, FORAGE SEEDS 
Country-run or Recleaned 
M BRAND INOCULATION 
Humus Culture for Legumes - 
Dealer Retail 
Size Price Price 
| Group 1—Alfalfa, Sweet 
Clover 1-bu. $0.30 $0.50 
| Group 2—Red, Alsike, 216-bu. 54 1.00 
Crimson Clover 
| Group 3—Lespedeza 100-Ib. -30 50 
Group 4—Vetches, Austrian 100-lb. 34 55 
Peas, Garden & 
Canning Peas 
Bas 2-bu -20 30 
| Group 5—Cowpeas 5-bu. 33 55 
Group 6—Soybeans 25-bu 1.50 2.50 
’ . *30-bu 1.90 3.00 
e 30-bu. size may be sold as one unit, or as 6 separate 
S. 
| 5-bu. pkg 

RED CLOVER - ALSIKE CLOVER 
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Farms need rebuilding after the heavy 
__ drain on fertility resulting from intensive production during the War. 
__... Sweet Clover is an outstanding legume for soil-improvement; c i 
HS ae hog following Seah Clover’ plowed under. : op RLS pte al let 
_... pasture crop, compares favorably with Corn for fattening cattle; its hay ranks with 
_.- = Alfalfa or Clover hay in quality. Lespedeza-Timothy cistare may : es 
Lespedeza is unequalled as summer 
be used instead of 
_... As to seeds generally, the unusual early demand has taxed our cl i i 
oaeas?: ly, ¢ 5 eaning capacity, 
though we are working day-and-night shifts, but we are gradually cotehiic ape a 

TIMOTHY ~~ Per 100 Ibs. 
SS a a 5 Bags Bag 
Bags Included. or More __ Lots 
M Brand $7.75 $8.00 
Fancy 7.25 7.50 
Choice 6.75 7.00 
Timothy-Alsike Mixed 14.00 14.25 
RED TOP Per 100 lbs. 
CES Siete 5 Bags Bag 
Bags Included. or More Lots 
M Brand $14.50 $15.00 
Fancy 13.75 14.25 
Choice 13.00 13.50 
Superfine 15.75 16.25 
Unhulled 7.25 7.75 
KY. BLUE GRASS 
Bags Included 
M Brand 21 lb. 
Per 100 lbs. 
$52.00 $52.50 
Fancy 19 lb. 50.00 50.50 
CANADA BLUE GRASS — Thistle Free. 
M Brand, Domestic 50.00 50.50 
Per 100 lbs. 
In full bags 
LAWN GRASS 
M Brand Mixed Lawn Seed 
Finest Quality 
M Brand (with white clover) $35.00 
M Brand Shady Spot Mixture 44.00 
Greenvue (Quick-Growing Mixture) 26.00 
Above also packed in 5 lb. attractive cloth bags @ $2.00 
per 100 lbs. higher. 
CHEWINGS FESCUE 
Per 100 lbs. 
$59.00 $59.50 
Small amounts 5c Ib. higher. 
POA TRIVIALIS Per 100 lbs 
M Brand $58.50 $59.00 
Small amount 5c Ib. higher. 
BENT GRASS 
Supply very limited. Can ship only small orders. 
M Brand 
Seaside, M Bran 98¢ lb. 
Astoria, ‘“‘ ¢ 98c lb. 
Small amounts 5c lb. higher. 
RYE GRASS Per 100 lbs. 
TSS See 5 Bags Bag 
Bags Included. or More _ Lots 
Domestic—M Brand $11.00 $11.25 
Perennial, Yellow Tag Cert. 19.50 20.00 
ORCHARD GRASS Per 100 lbs. 
MbBrand ~~ ~«*$34.50 += $35.00 
To pass all State seed laws. 
MEADOW FESCUE 
M Brand $28.00 $28.50 
BROME GRASS __sPer 100 Ibs. 
Bags Included. Quack-free 
M Brand (Native Kan.—Neb.) $17.50 $17.75 
ume seen (Canadian 15.75 16.00 
Brome-Alfalfa mixture better than straight Brome, at 
rate of 12 lbs. Brome and 4 lbs. Alfalfa per acre. 
Alfalfa furnishes nitrogen, keeps Brome from becoming 
“sod-bound.”’ 
Sow Native Brome in Corn Belt region for best results; 
Canadian farther north. 
Sold 
REED CANARY GRASS “ld 
BERMUDA GRASS sper 100 Ibs. 
M Brand q $36.50 
Small amounts 5c Ib. higher. 
WESTERN (Range) GRASSES 
Pi cr cee ee 
Bags Included. Quack-free. Per 100 lbs. 
Crested Wheat Grass $12.00 $12.50 
Slender “ 11.50 12.00 
Western “ “ Ask 
Blue Grama—Combine Quality 25.00 27.00 
Side Oats Grama Ask 
Sandrop 13.00 13.50 
Buffalo Grass (Untreated) 65.00 70.00 
L ce (Treated) 75.00 80.00 
(Treated to quicken germination). 
PASTURE MIXTURE Per 100 ths. 
M Brand (Spring seeding) $18.00 $18.50 
Generous Seeding Brings Quicker Coverage. Sow 20 
to 25 lbs. per acre. 
Well-balanced full mixture for prolonged pasturage. 
Contains Lespedgza, Timothy, Redtop, Ryegrass, 
Alsike, White Dutch Clover, Orchard Grass, Brome, 
Meadow Fescue and Bluegrass . . . only high quality 
seed used in M Brand Pasture Mixture. 
Order from our 
POPCORN EMBRO POPCORN CO, Dept. 
S. A. Yellow (for popping) (1001b. bags) $8.75 
Black Beauty “ eS LS Sie 8.75 
Also packed in attractive 10 oz. Cans, 24 per case. 
Aenreaum order 5 cases at $2.90 per case. 

FORAGE SEEDS Per 100 Ibs. 
MILLET, CANE, SORGO, MILO, Ete. Move Lote 
Bags Included 
Millet, Golden or German (Hay) $6.75 $7.00 
«« Barnyard or Jap. “6.25 «6.50 
«* White Wonder “« ~§-6.00) 6.25 
“* Siberian (Marly) «4.50 4.75 
Cane, Orange (For Forage oniy) 7.25 7.50 
Sia VUIXeC aac ee “6.90 7.15 
Milo Maize Dwarf, Combine Type 5.75 6.00 
Kaffir 5.75 6.00 
Hegari 5.75 6.00 
Atlas Sorgo 6.75 7.00 
Grohoma 7.00 7.25 
Norkan(Early-Leafy, Sweet Stalk)6.75 7.00 
Ask 
COWPEAS 
MUNG BEANS 
SOYBEANS 
Lincoln, Certified 
“cc ie “cc 
For Seed or Sprouting 
ASK FOR PRICH 
No 
Illini Yellow 
Chief “6 
Richland ‘“ 
Laredo 
Virginia Brown 
Wilson Black 
Kingwa “ 
Mixed, For Hay 
SUDAN GRASS 
Bags Included 
M Brand (Johnson-free) 
Fancy “ ‘6 
SWEET SUDAN 
NEW! More leafy, larger yielding, more palatable than common 
Sudan. Juicier, remains green longer, more resistant to chinch 
bugs, more disease resistant. 
$14.00 $14.50 
Ask 
Per 100 lbs. 
$ 8.50 $ 8.75 
7.75 8.00 
M Brand Sweet Sudan 
BUCKWHE AT Per 100 lbs. 
Bags Included 
Seed Quality Ask 
Feed Grade a 
SEED OATS Per Bushel 
Bags Included. Illinois Grown 
Boone (Certifie $1.50 $1.55 
Tama es 1.50 1.55 
Vicland iG 1.50 1.55 
Columbia Sold out 
RAPE SEED Per 100 lbs. 
Bags Included. Finest Quality. 
M Brand, Dwarf Essex $18.25 $18.50 
Makes Fine Hog, Sheep Pasture 
JOHNSON GRASS 
Fancy 
BIRD SEED 
$18.00 $18.50 
Per 100 lbs. 

M Brand Mixed Bird Seed $13.50 
Straight Canary 8.25 
Large Bird Rape (Essex) 18.50 
“© ~White or Hog Millet 4.50 
“Red or Early Fortune Millet 4.50 
Whole Flax, Recleaned 8.00 
Bird Thistle (Niger) 22.00 
“ Lettuce 18.00 
Field or Pigeon Peas CLAS 
Hemp, recleaned, devitalized 20.00 
Sunflower, — See Separate Listing Below 
SUNFLOWER 
Bags included. ; 
State kind when ordering. 
Per 100 lbs. 
M BRAND 
Hybrid Seed Corn 
We have good stocks of high quality M BRAND 
Hybrids—grown under our own supervision, ex- 
pertly handled in all phases of production... . 
The general supply is reported shorter this year 
because of unfavorable weather throughout most 
of the seed-producing districts. So... 
Get your farmers to order NOW, 
while full assortment is available. 
Send your order to us SOON so 
you are sure to get the kind or kinds 
you want. 
Dealer's order-book, Hybrid Corn display sign— 
yours for the asking. 
M BRAND Hybrids are adapted and are the 
larger-eared, soft-type, main-crop kinds—the kind 
the farmer likes to feed. None are in the ex- 
perimental stage. They have been used for years 
and are proven satisfactory. 
All Hybrid Prices Per Bushel. 
M BRAND U. S. 13 — Universal favorite. Wide 
adaptation, For medium to rich soils. Medium 
early maturity. 
Large Flat $6.50 
Regular ” 6.50 
Small ” 4.75 
M BRAND ILL. 200 — Excellent yielder, wide 
adaptation, similar to U. S, 13 in maturity, 
amenable to various soil types: 
Large Flat $6.50 
Regular ” 6.50 
Smalliaaes 4.75 
M BRAND ILL. 784 —. Adapted to south-central 
and southern IIl., southern two-thirds of Mo., 
Ky., Ark., Okla., eastern Kans. — for medium 
to lighter soils, makes nice ears and a good 
yielder. Medium early. 
Large Flat $6.50 
Regular ” 6.50 
Small ” 4.75 
M BRAND ILL. 448 — Similar to Ill. 200 in ear 
size, maturity and performance. Excellent in 
Southern Ill., Sou. Ind., Ky., Ark., Sou. Mo. 
$6.50 
Large Flat 
v 6.50 
4.75 
Regular 
Small ” 
M BRAND ILL. 1091-A — Good-yielding, widely 
adapted, early maturing corn. Good-sized 
ears for early type. Came through fine in 
1945 late-planting in flooded areas. 
Large Flat $6.50 
Regular ” 6.50 
Small ” 4.75 
M BRAND MO. 8 — Popular in Mo., Ark., and 
Okla. for years. For medium to light soils. 
Medium-late maturing. Best adapted to areas 
south of St. Louis. ; 
Large Flat $6.50 
Regular ” 6.50 
Small ” 5.00 
EMBRO 1020 — High-yielding soft-type for me- 
dium-rich to rich soil, maturity about same 
as U. S. 13 — adaptation all Mo., Central & 
Sou. Ill., Ky., Ark., Okla. & Kans. Deep grain. 
Large Flat $6.75 
Regular ” 6.75 
Small ” 5.00 
EMBRO 1001 — Extremely soft-type yellow with 
white cob; later than Embro-1020. For me- 
dium rich to lighter soils. For latitude south 
of St. Louis. Tall growing, supreme for en- 
silage anywhere. 
Large Flat $6.75 
Regular ” 6.75 
Small ” 5.00 
EMBRO K-2234 WHITE HYBRID W— Excellent 



Polly —Local Grown Gray—Stripe $ 9.00 yielding, fine ears. Medium to rich soils. 
For Parrots, Cardinals, Poultry. Medium maturing. 
SUPERFINE—Gray-Stripe 13.00 Regular Flat $7.50 
For Parrots or Planting. Small a7 5.50 
Free of Weevil Holes. : = 
SUEERRINE] Cian Dare sicipem: Laer All above Hybrid prices are DEALER 
Free of Weevil Holes. | prices. Suggested retail price $1.50 to $2.00 
Ask for quantity prices. per bushel higher. 
Better Seeds OR RCA M Brand Seeds 
Better Crops’ REQUIRES NO POSTAGE Are Selected for Quality | 
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