


Here’s A Bargain 
ES 1 
In Peonies 
We grow peonies by the tens of 
thousands here in Yankton. 
of the most difficult jobs is to keep 
them all straight. With several 
hundred varieties in production, 
you can see how a mistake can be 
made once im a while. 
What happens is that occasion- 
ally a few lots will get mixed up. 
We aren’t sure which is which. 
And knowing that you only want 
exactly what you order, we put 
them in a Special Mixture and sell 
them really cheap. Here they are. 
All worth twice or three times 
the price, but all we can tell you 
is the color. BN313—-Double Red. 
BN314—Double Pink. BN315—Dou- 
ble White. 55c each. 3 for $1.49 
postpaid. 
Tulips Indoors 
Some of you have been having a 
bit of trouble forcing Tulips for in- 
door blossoms. This is largely be- 
eause Tulips require a longer pe- 
riod of preparation which is best 
given by burying the pots or flats 
in which the bulbs are planted 18 
in. to 2 ft. deep outdoors and cov- 
ering them with soil, or better, sift- 
ed coal ashes. Here they can be, 
and in fact should be subjected to 
hard freezing temperatures until 
time to bring them indoors by 
_ which time they will be well rooted. 
Any of you gardeners with a little 
willingness and the facilities to 
give this necessary effort will get 
the results you want. Forcing Tu- 
lips indoors is becoming a more 
popular practice each year. Try it 
and see if you don’t become a 
Tulip forcer for life. 
Be sure you innoculate all Fall 
planted legumés. 

Do your spraying or dusting in 
the cool of the morning or eve- 
ning or on a cloudy day. 

Pumpkins or squash should be 
cut before frost and allowed to 
ripen or “cure” in the sun for 
several days before storing in a 
warm dry room at temperatures 
between 50 and 60 degrees F. 
FALL IS THE 

One}! 

Enthusiastic Gardeners 
“Dear Sir: Have ordered seeds 
from you every year since we were 
married and think they are the 
best. Here is a picture of two of 
our boys, Leslie and Leland, and 
some of the onions we raised from 
your Yel. Swt. Sp. onion plants. 
Had over 8 bu., some weighing 114 
Ibs. The boys are enthusiastic gar- 
deners. The strawberry planis we 
got of you 5 yrs. ago have really 
produced.”—Mr & Mrs. Charley M. 
Larson, Woonsocket, South Dakota. 
Carhon-hi-Sulphide 
for Borers 
This is a very volatile liquid 
changing to a highly poisonous and 
inflammable gas on coming in con- 
tact with air. It may: be used to 
destroy borers in a valuable tree 
by moistening a bit of cotton in 
the liquid and stuffing it into the 
hole of the borer as far as possible. 
Mrs. Gnaggs: “Have you shut up 
everything in the house for the 
night, Elmer?” 
Elmer: “I’ve shut up everything 
than can be shut up, my dear.” 

Bears First Year 
‘Mear Sirs: Got 50 strawberry 
piants last spring and they did 
wonderful, Even had quite a few 
meals from them last year. Think 
there is no better tasting than the 
Hardy Everbearing.” — Ester E. 
Thielmann, Cut Bank, Montana. 
IDEAL TIME 
$T0 SEED YOUR LAWN!! 
lished. 
bluegrass seed. 

And you will haye good success, 
vigorous, northern-grown seed from Gurney’s. All our 
seed comes from northern fields—hardy sure-to-grow 
- Fall, with its cool nights and plenty of moisture, is 
the ideal time to get a beautiful green lawn estab- 
if you use hardy, 
Rake® your area to be seeded well, sow 1 pound for every 200 square 
feet of new lawn and 1 pound for every 400 square feet ie thicken- 
ing up an old lawn. Roll the seed 
in, if you possibly can 
NEW LOW PRICES 
“Want you to specially note the new LOW FALL PRICES. 
In some 
eases Gurney’s price this Fall is 50% below last spring’s price. We har- 
vested our own seed this year. 
Ha ve the finest seed for you that ean 
be bought anywhere, and are os you the saving. You can’t beat 
these prices: for QUALITY SEED 

Hes) hi 55 L 
unsnine Lawn 
Mix 
| The finest in lawn 
mixtures. A careful 69¢e 
blend to give you 
QUICK lawn and lb. in 
serve aS a nurse 10-lb. lots” 
crop for the Ken- 
tucky Blue Grass and White 
Dutch Clover which will give 
you a beautiful, ever PERMA- 
LAWN. Only choice, 
plump, northern-grown seed goes 
into — mixture. Absolutely no 
Price: 1 Ib. 79c; 3 lbs. $2.25; 5 
Ibs. $3.45; 10 lbs. $6.90. Postpaid. 

“Capital” 
Lawn Mix 
An ideal mixture 
for the great North- 
west. A careful 
blend~’of choice 
lawn grasses (in- 
cluding lots of 
Kentucky Blue grass) that will 
do well despite hot, dry weath- 
er. Absolutely permanent. 
Clean, vigorous seed, 
59c 
Ib. in 
10-Ib. lots 
Price: 1 Ib. 69c; 3 Ibs. $1.95; 
5 Ibs. $2.95; 10 Ibs. $5.90. Post- 
paid. 


Straight Kentucky New . Gurney’s 
Blue Grass | BentGrass | Shady Spot 
rhs phitemy likes “Beat f {5 Lawn Mix 
Beery oe 69¢ Be a lee 69¢ 
northern nh, iz 
grown bl w el0-1b. lots 
creeping va-10-lb. lots 
those shady © 
riety, hardier spots where_ Ib. in 
grass you and more drought re- | grass is usu-10-lb. lots 
4 sistant than any other | ally hard to 
can buy. Weed free./| we know of. Requires grow. Similar te our 
Being northern grown, | more care and mois- hi Mi iy cet 
is the only good grass| ture than blue grass | Sunshine x, bu 
pound 
but worth it. One 
plants 
square feet. 
Priee: 1 Ib. $1.45; 3 
Ibs. $3.75; 5 Ibs. $5.95; 
‘10 Ibs, $11.50. Postpaid. 
with special shade-lov- 
ing grasses added. 
Price: 1 Ib, 79e; 3 
Ibs, $2.25; & Ibs. $3.45; 
10 lbs. $6.90. Postpaid. 
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IT Nr. 
Q. Can I carry my Poinsettia 
plant over and bring it into bloom 
for next Christmas? 
A. Yes, as soon as the plant has 
lost its beauty put in the basement, 
water sparingly until early next 
spring. About the first of April cut 
the stems back to two or three 
buds, repot in good soil, place the 
plant in a sunny window and keep 
soil moist. The first of Jume move 
the plant te a protected spot in the 
garden and before the danger of 
frost next fall bring the plant imto 
the house and grow in a warm sun- 
ny window im order to get blooms 
for next Christmas. 
Q. Will pruning increase the set 
of fruit? 
A. It will, but should be done 
only with trees in a weakened con- 
dition. Pruning in this case helps 
eut by increasing the vigor of the 
remaining branches. 
Q. Is Blue Grass good to use as 
a cover crop in an orchard? 
A. It is not recommended too 
highly as it requires too much 
water. 
Q. What can I do for grubs and 
worms in my lawn? 
A. After a lawn is three of four 
years old, sometimes even earlier, 
grubs become a serious pest. One 
pound of Lead Arsenate per square 
rod applied toe the lawn each year 
will usually keep the soil poisoned 
so that these grubs will do little 
damage. 
Q. What results can be expected 
from a Fall lawn seeding? 
A. Early seeding in the fall is 
the best practice. Blue Grass seed- 
ed after August 15th will make a 
splendid start by November, pro- 
vided of course, good growing con- 
ditions are maintained. 
Q. Is fall as good a time to plant 
Peonies as spring? 
A. It has been our experience 
that fall planted Peonies are well 
ahead at the end of the first grow- 
ing season of spring planted stock. 
Q. What is the best way to take 
care of Minnesota Mums and Blaz- 
O-Mums for the winter? 
A. Right after a good freeze has 
taken the blossoms cut them off to 
eight inches above the ground, put 
straw or leaves around them and 
bank them up with a little dirt te 
keep the cover from biowing. 
Leave it over them throughout the 
winter months removing it the fol- 
lowing spring. 
Q. How abouti pruning windbreak 
and shade trees this fall? 
A. Don’t do it. Do your pruning 
between the time they leaf out till 
the middle of August. 
Q. What’s wrong with real late 
summer pruning? 
A. It stimulates late growth and 
doesn’t give the stock a chance to 
ripen up for the coming winter. 
Q. What can I do to keep Rab- 
bits from. injuring my trees during 
the winter? 
A. We are offering a preparation 
that has been giving very good 
results called Rabbit Repellant. 
It’s easy to use. Write for infor- 
mation. 
Gurney’s Seeds Save Dollars 
“Dear Gurneys: We are very well 
satisfied with Gurney’s seeds as we 
had a splendid garden last year. 
Nearly everyone around us had to 
plant their garden 2 or 3 times and 
still didn’t have a garden. We only 
planted once and everything we 
raised was tender and very good. 
Everyone praised our garden so we 
told them it was Gurney’s wonder- 
ful seeds that saved us lots of dol- 
lars.”—Mrs. Menerson Smith, Mil- 
“nor, North Dakota, 



From a New Gurney Customer 
“Dear Mr. Gurney: This was the 
first year I used your seeds and 
they were a grand success. The 
best I ever used and I have been 
raising a garden for 14 years. We 
ate, canned and had some to sell. 
Had so many compliments on-my 
garden. Here is a picture of my 
two children, Leo and Helen, and 
their little girl friend Judy Jabe, 
taken with some of our squash 
and pumpkins.”—Mrs, Jergen Wat- 
nemo, Rt. 1, Brule, Wisconsin. 
Autobiography 
of a Tulip 
I was introdticed into Europe 
from Turkey way back in the year 
1554 and since then I have figured 
prominently in floral history and 
have been gaining in popularity 
everywhere. I was the cause of the 
famous Tulipomania of Holland in 
the 17th century which was the 
time when fortunes were invested 
in me and my culture and thou- 
sands and thousands of dollars lost 
through wild speculation. While 
this is, no doubt, school book his- 
tory to you folks and while fabul- 
ous prices such as were then paid 
for a single bulb of a new variety 
there is still a continued and 
strong desire on the part of my 
growers to create and possess new 
kinds of outstanding merit. I am 
easy to raise, I don’t require too 
much attention and there is noth- 
ing I would like better than beau- 
tify your home grounds. Give me 
a chance, I want to be a friend 
of yours. 
3 Packets Yield 27 Bu.° 
“Dear Sirs: Had my seeds from 
you last year and never had such 
a wonderful garden before. Plant- 
ed 3 pkts. of cucumber seed and 
picked 27 bu. and all my other 
garden stuff yielded so terrifically 
that for a while I was sorry I'd 
planted so much. Planted one $1.00 
garden collection and a few extra 
packets.”—Mrs. Henry D. Peters, 
Jeffers, Minnesota. 

A New Customer Writes 
“Dear Sir: Have received our or- 
der of bulbs and trees and every- 
thing .arrived in nice shape. We 
are more than pleased with every- 
thing and thanks a million for the 
free and surprising gifts. We will 
know who to\send our orders to 
from now on to get nice hardy 
trees and bulbs.”—Mr. & Mrs. Loyd 
E. Robison, P. O. Box 283, Coyle, 
Oklahoma, 
Brome Best Planted 
In the Fall of Year 
z Mee 
Plant your Brome grass ‘this fan id 
for best results. _ "Each year more — 
and more smooth Brome acreage is 
being planted in the fall of the 
year, and that’s right. It is consid- a 
_ered one, of the best times you can 
possibly plant. This fine perennial 
grass crop is exeellent as a live 
stock feed, a cash seed crop and at. 
the same time helps to check soil 
erosion. The tough fiberous roots’ 
can take lots of punishment and 
still turn out lots of high quality 
feed. You will find it awfully hard 
to beat as a planting for cultivated 
slopes, stuffer’ strips, headlands and 
roadside planting. In fact, it bas: 
no equal. 
Brome will carry more livestock 
per ,acre through a longer grazing. 
season than any other grass, and 
all kinds of livestock like it. Plant | 
your brome this fall. Plan on 
planting 20 lbs. per acre and have 
a smooth brome seed bed the same 
as you would use for Alfalfa. Roll 
in the seed to cover % to % inch 
deep, and then cross roll again if 
possible. : 
An excellent combination is 15 
lbs. of brome and 4 to 5 lbs. per 
acre of Alfalfa. It will produce the 
largest amount of excellent quality ~ 
hay of any of the hay crops grown 
in this planting mixture. Plant 
your Brome grass this fall from 
early August through October, or 
if you prefer, plant just before the 
ground freezes. Remember that 
even late planted Brome will be 
up away ahead. of spring planted 
Brome, and besides you have that: 








be ~ 
much of the work out of the way 
to help you in the busy spring 
months. Make out your order right 
now. x f.tis 
Something Different 3 
in Phiox 
We have a new phlox for you 
this year that is ‘really different. 
The leaves are dark ‘green and 
waxy and immune to the leaf spots 
that bother other phlox. Flowers — 
are clear white and borne in huge — 
clusters. The plant branches and 
bears many secondary plete of - 
blooms on the side. 
Another thing about this new one | 
is it blooms earlier than others and 
if kept cut will continue to bloom. 
It’s hard to propagate in the nurs 
ery so you won’t find it listed often. 
It’s called MISS LINGARD. We 
have a nice stock of it and are of- 
fering it at a reasonable price. 35¢ 
each; 3 for 98c postpaid. BN68. 
In A-1 Condition 
“Dear Sirs: The Peony roots, 
Phlox and Lily bulb arrived in A-1 
condition. I thank you for such 
fine plants and will not hesitate te 
put in a larger order next fall.”— 
Mrs. Griggs, 223 E, Euclid, Stock-_ 
ton, California. { 

Don’t forget to winter protect 
your strawberries and Perennial — 
flowers. 
Through an Oyster’s Eyes 
An oyster house in Hartford, Conn., recently marked its 100th 
anniversary. By way of celebrating the event, it published a 
Menu comparing conditions then and now. Said the menu: 
“We opened in 1846, when women wore hoop skirts, frilled cot- 
ton drawers, did cleaning, washing and ironing, raised big fam- 
ilies, went to church Sundays and were too busy to be sick. 
Men wore whiskers, chopped wood, bathed once a week, drank 
ten-cent whiskey and five-cent beer, worked 12 hours a day and 
lived to a ripe old age. Stores burned coal oil lamps, carried 
everything from a needle to a plow, trusted everybody, never took 
inventory, ae orders for goods a peer. in advance and aes 
made money.” 
This, of course, was the era which orators have in mind when 
they talk about progress. We have progressed since then, What 
have we progressed to? The centenary.menu makes it perfectly 
plain: 
“Now women wear an ounce of underwear, smoke, paint, pow- 
der, drink cocktails, have pet dogs and go in for politics. Men 
have high blood pressure, little hair, bathe twice a day, are mis- 
understood at. home, play the stock market, drink poison, work 
five hours a day and die young, 
Stores have electric lights, cash 2 
registers, elevators, never have what the customer wants, trust - 
nobody, take inventory daily, never buy in advance, have over- 
head, mark-down, stock control, 
Economy Day—and never make 
Dollar® Day, Founder’s Day, 2 
any money.” Oak ee 
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