




PRICES ARE FOR FULL BAGS. 
PARCEL POST ORDERS 25 CENTS EACH EXTRA PLUS POSTAGE. 

MISSOURI SEED PERMIT No. 12 
HOLESALE FIELD AND GRASS SEE 
WHOLESALE PRICES BELOW ARE TODAY'S VALUES, F. 0. B. ST. LOUIS, FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT. 
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 S0.Fourth St. GOP, LOUIS, MQ, Zeprones Main O50D 
ALL QUOTATIONS SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES. 
WE SELL TO DEALERS ONLY 





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ALFALFA U.S. Verified Origin 
Per 100 lbs. 

Kansas M Brand $55.00 
Colorado as 54.00 
Approved Oklahoma * 48.00 
Canadian, Hardy, - Out 
Wisconsin, wy 57.00 
New Mexico se 45.00 
So. African, Imported, ce 32.00 
Arizona, Non-Hardy os 33.00 
California, ‘ Ss ‘s 33.00 
BUFFALO Alfalfa, Blue Tag Cert. $85.00 
Buffalo: Special strain developed in Kansas from 
plants specially selected for hardiness, wilt-resistance. 
Sealed bushel bags. 
rar’ INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 1. 
SWEET CLOVER Per 100 lbs. 
M Brand Standard, ‘Mainly White” Ask 
«  —« - Yellow Blossom ss 
Mixed White and Yellow ss 
Hubam Annual ay 
<- INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Growp 1. 
» 
RED CLOVER Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand Medium Ask 
| «Mammoth a 
Canadian Grown Medium M Brand - 
“é Mammoth oe “sé oe 
| Certified Midland Red Clover ss 
7 Me! Cumberland Red Clover ve 
| ALSIKE CLOVER Per 100 Ibs. 
| M Brand Ask 
| LESPEDEZA Per 100 lbs. 
eean, M Brand 
fe ancy argh dodder) A 
“  Hulled, M Brand 
Lespedeza, Early 19604 Ss 
Kobe, M Brand 
SERICEA - Unhulled - M Brand K 
ty - Searified - ‘“ 
ti INCLUDE INOCULATION, Order Group 3 
LADINO CLOVER 
SS 
Lower prices this season to promote even wider use. 
Excellent for pasture and hay. Quick recovery after 
grazing. Soil builder, furnishes nitrogen to land. Ask 
| for descriptive folder. Per ib. 
Ladino, M Brand California (Prompt) $1.44 
| Field-inspected 
| Less than 25 lbs. 1.48 
Ladino, Blue Tag Certified ered 1.70 
In 50-lb. sealed bags Ipment) 
{>> Include Group 2 Inoculation. 
BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL Broadleat 
Excellent Legume for Pasture. Sow with grasses. 
100 lb. lot — $0.63 per Ib. 
Small lots — 0:70 4" < 
ent: Use Special Trefoil inoculation for good 

esults. 
rRirdafoot Trefoil descriptive leaflet giving 
cultural directions sent on request. 
CRIMSON CLOVER per 100 Lbs. 
Our Crimson beautiful quality, bright, 
purity over 99.25%. Free of onion, sorrel, 
buck, dock & other noxious. 
5 Bags 
or more 
Bag 
Lots 
$22.50 $22.75 
M Brand Crimson, 
In 100-lb. bags 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
Per 100 Lbs. 
100 Lbs. 25 to Smaller 
or more 60 Lbs. Amount 
M Brand $97.00 $99.00 $103.00 
AUSTRIAN WINTER PEAS 
Ask for quantity price. 5 Sones Spe 
|M Brand (100 lb. bags) $ 7.25 $ "7. “50 
—INCLUDE GROUP 4 INOCULATION. 
VETCHES 
| Per 100 lbs. 
100-lb. bags 
Hairy Winter Vetch $22.00 
Common (Willamette) Vetch adore 11.50 
1 ——INCLUDE GROUP 4 INOCULATION, 
\ 
KY. BLUE GRASS 
TIMOTHY Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand $27.00 
Fancy 25.75 
Choice 24.50 
REDTOP 
M Brand $57.00 
Fancy 55.00 
Choice 53.00 
(Per 100 lbs.) 
M Brand 21-lb. $53.00 
Fancy 19-lb. 50.00 
Superfine 24-Ib. 57.00 
CANADA BLUE GRASS Ask 
LAWN MIXTURES per 100 Ibs. 
Lawn Mixture, M Brand $56.00 
Shady Spot Mixture, M Brand 66.00 
These two M Brand Lawn Mixtures composed of 
finest quality desirable Turf Grasses and contain no 
ye Grass. 
Greenvue (Quick-Growing Mixture) 37.00 
All the above also packed in 5-lb. attractive cloth bags 
@$4.00 per 100 Ibs. higher. 12 6-lb. bags per case. 
FREE BOOKLET ON LAWN-MAKING 
Usefu! iciormation concisely given in attractive 
easy-roierence pamphlet for your customers. 

Ask for copy. State quantity you can use. 
FANCY GRASSES Bag Lots 
Per 100 lbs. 
Chewings Fescue, M Brand $45.00 
Creeping Red Fescue, ‘“‘ 49.00 
Illahee Red Fescue 53 00 
Poa Trivialis (For Deep Shade) 65.00 
Small amounts 5c Ib. higher. 
BENT GRASS—Certified 
; Per 100 Lbs. 
Highland, 98/90 (Colonial) @ $78.00 
Similar to Colonial or Astoria, Deeper- 
Rooted, Hardy, Drouth-Resistant. 
Seaside, Red Tag, Certified @ 85.00 
Astoria, M Brand, @ 90.00 
Small amounts 5cib. higher. 
RYE GRASS Per 100 Lbs. 
oo het Ses alot 5 Bags Bag 
or more Lots 
M Brand Domestic $14.50 $15.00 
Mixed Perennial & Common 16.00 16.50 
Perennial, Blue Tag Cert. 18.50 19.00 
ORCHARD GRASS Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand $26.50 $27.00 
@ 
** (Onion-Free) @ 30.00 30.50 
MEADOW FESCUE Per 100 Lbs. 
(English Blue Grass) 
M Brand Meadow Fescue 
ALTA FESCUE Per 100 Lbs. 
Alta very scarce. See Ky. 31 Fescue below; 
very similar to Alta; available for prompt 
shipment. 
KY. 31 FESCUE 
$26.00 $26.50 
Per 100 Lbs. 
M Brand, Certified @ $63.00 
Fancy, Uncertified @ 49.00 
BROME GRASS _ Per,100 Lbs. 
WS (Bag Lots) 
Kansas, M Brand (Quack-Free) $40.00 
Northern (Shows Quack) Fancy 33.50 
Brome-Alfalfa mixture usually better than straight 
Brome. Suggested rates: 
For Pasture: 12 lbs. Brome, 6 lbs. Alfalfa. 
For Hay: 8 lbs. Brome, 10 lbs. Alfalfa. 
PASTURE MIXTURE Per 100 Lbs. 
(Bag Lots) 
M Brand (Fall Planting) @ $33.50 
Contains Timothy, Redtop, Bluegrass, Orchard 
Grass, Meadow and Alta Fescue, Rye Grass, Alsike 
and Ladino Clovers — principally perennial grasses. 
Only top quality used in this Mixture. Use 15 to 20 lbs. 
per acre. F 
REED CANARY GRASS , 2%, 
Will have later. 
Does well in low, poorly-drained fields where othar 
grasses fail. Excellent for hay or pasture. Slow to 
start; allow year to make stand. Then spreads rapidly 
and is long lasting. Sow 6 to 10 lbs. per acre, 
' M Brand Unhulled @ $45.00 
Hulled 66.00 
Small amount 5c lb. higher 
WESTERN (Range) GRASSES 
Per 100 Ibs. 
Crested Wheat Grass, M Brand $35.00 
Western “ 32.00 
Sandrop 10.00 
Blue Grama—Combine Quality—No. 1 25.00 
“ —No. 2 20.00 
Side Oats Grama 65.00 
Per Pound 
Buffalo Grass, Untreated $1.15 
«© Treated 1.25 
Weeping Love Grass, Certified 75 



| @@F ALL SEEDS BILLED GROSS FOR NET - BAGS INCLUDED - NO CHARGE IS MADE FOR BAGS 
FORAGE SEEDS Per 100 Lbs. 

THE SEED SITUATION 
Shortest total carry-over in years. 
Grasses: Generally short crops. Prices 
started off high under urgent demand. 
Likely to remain high through the season. 
Clovers: Prospects encouraging at pres- 
ent, All acreage suitable for seed should 
be harvested. All good quality seed will 
be needed. 
Millet, Golden or German Ask 
Millet, Cert. Big Head German ‘“ 
«« Japanese or Barnyard ss 
ss White Wonder cs 
Milo Maize, Plainsman, Certified ‘6 
: Martin, Lt 
Kaffir Corn, Dwarf, te sf 
Hegari ee 
Grohoma Wo 
Atlas Sorgo, Uncertified, ie 
“© | Certified, a 
Norkan s 
Orange Fodder Cane - 
Mixed, ss 
Black Amber, es a6 
Johnson Grass - Hubam Mixture $13.50 
SUDAN GRASS Per 100 Ibs. 
Common, M Brand Ask 
Sweet Sudan, M Brand «s 
ae Oertiiied amas sé 
COWPEAS Ask 
SOYBEANS Ask 
SEED GRAIN S Per Bu. 
Barley, Winter Bearded $2.15 
Rye, Balbo 2.55 
MUNG BEANS Pei 100 Ibs. 
M Brand $8.50 
RAPE SEED Per 100 lbs. 
M Brand, Dwarf Essex $13.75 $14.00 
BIRD SEED Pertooits 5 Bee Bag 
M Brand Mixed Bird Seed $11.50 $12.00 
Straight Canary 10.00 10.50 
Large Bird Rape (Essex) 13.75 14.00 
White or Hog Millet 3.75 4.00 
Red or Early Fertune Millet 3.75 4.00 
Canada Field Peas 6.50 6.75 
Whole Flax, Recleaned 17.50 
Bird Thistle (Niger) 23.00 
Poppy Seed 23.00 
Hemp, Devitalized 19.50 
M Brand Wild Bird Mixture 6.75 7.00 
Contains Millets, Buckwheat, Kaffir, 
Sunflower and Canary. 
SUNFLOWER Per 100 Ibs. 
State kind when ordering. 
Local-grown Polly 16.00 16.50 
Poultry Grade 11.00 11.50 
Small Black, Heavy Seed 9.50 10.00 
“Beak” Fancy Gray, 13.00 13.50 
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SAVE SEED! 
DEALERS: Tell your farmers good 
prices will be paid for good qual- 
ity 1949 crop seeds. 
The country will need large amounts 
of grass and clover seed. Meadows 
and pastures that look promising 
should be assigned to seed pro- 
duction. 
WE WILL BE BUYERS. 

HYBRID SEED CORN 
Excellent quality EMBRO HYBRIDS now 
in production for 1950 season. 
Now booking orders. Ask for our Embro 
Hybrid Dealer proposition. Increase your 
sales and profits with the increasingly 
popular line of EMBRO HYBRIDS. 
FEED GRAINS Per 100 Lbs. 
5 Bags Bag 
ormore Lots 
Feed Milo @ $3.75 $4.00 
“*  Kaffir @ 3.75 4.00 
** Buckwheat @ 3.75 4.00 
Hog Millet @ 3.75 4.00 
Early Fortune Millet @ 3.75 4.00 
Canada Field Peas @ 6.50 6.75 
POPCORN Per 100 lbs. 
S. A. Yellow Hybrid, Embro- - popping ere 
White Hulless, 2.00 
CLIPPER MILLS 
No. 2 B. Clipper, $65.00 Ea 
No. 2 B. Special, with sacker 75.00 “ 
No. 27 New Model, with sacker 235.00 “ 
Motor and Drive for 2B 20.00 * 
«¢ «2B Spec. 30.00 “ 
Motor & Drive for #27. (State kind) 
Single phase 1 H.P. Motor & Drive 95.00 “ 
Triple ‘“ 1H.P. & “ 87.00“ 
Clipper Mill Screen Cleaner 2.00 “ 
CLIPPER SEED TREATER $60.00 Ea 
SEAMLESS BAGS fie ies 
per bale. 
Bemis “‘A” or Fulton “‘A” New 16-05 $59.25 
Royal River “A’”’ ss 55.00 
BINDER TWINE Per Bale 
MAPLE LEAF, CANADIAN $11.25 
5 lb. Balls. (Insect-Treated) 
M BRAND INOCULATION 
Humus Culture for Leqyuee 
Dealer Retaii 
Size Price Price 
Group ee yer Sweet 
Clov 1-bu. $0.30 $0.50 
Group 2—Red, "Alsike, Wh. (2}4-bu. 54 1.00 
Ladino, Crimson 
Group 8—Lespedeza 100-Ib. .30 50 
Group 4—Vetches, Austrian 100-Ib. 34 55 
Peas, Garden & 
Canning Peas 
Birdsfoot Trefoil Bu. Size -30—Retails at 50 
Special Inoculation Pkg. for 8lb. .15 — 25 
Packed 12 i cay Carton 
2 ‘ “ 
Group 5—Cowpeas 5-bu. 33 55 
Group 6—Soybeans 25-bu 1.50 2.50 
*30-bu. 1.90 3.00 
The 30-bu. size may be sold as one unit, or as 6separate 
6-bu. pkgs. 

