from Gro-Coated seed, has not shown the yellowish 
spotted colors we have gotten after our spring seed- 
ing. 
caused that condition. 
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LOT FANCY ~ 
CORN BELT ALFALFA 
The Alfalfa that we use in making up our Corn Belt Alfalfa is a com- 
bination of origins. It is approximately 1% each of Northern, Central and 
Western origin, We believe this will make a satisfactory seeding in the 
Corn Belt. Customers have reported good results in many cases from 
straight Western seed. Our Western is generally the Chilean type 
alfalfa. When you sow 12 pounds to the acre, you would get an average 
of about 24 seeds of each kind per square foot or a total of 72 seeds. 
If, for any reason, your particular conditions should not be suitable for one, 
there would still be plenty of the other to give you a good stand. This is 
especially true when you use the Gro-Coated brand seed. 
All of the lots of seed that come from these areas are not equally nice in 
‘color. Those that do not make the very top grade, go into Lot Fancy. It does 
not contain any real off-grade seeds, it just comes a little below the very 
top grade. You will find this a thoroughly dependable lot of high quality 
seed. It can easily pass for the best unless compared with something extra 
fancy like our World Brand. You will like our Corn Belt Alfalfa and you 
will like it Gro-Coated brand. See Item No. 12 on our price list. 
Un 1G 
Healthier Stands usual Growt 
noticed our Clever, and especially the Alfalfa 
lots of it was in bloom. 
i Gro-Coated Clover was 12 
I presume it has been some fungus factor which 
We are very well satisfied. 
Dr. Earl Ferris, Danville, Ind. 
in September for hay. 
extra fertilizer. 
James L. Hillock 
None 
The Arizona seed is an origin of less hardy al- 
falfa. It is usually grown at lower elevation than 
the Chilean type California alfalfa described on 
The Gro-Coated Alfalfa was sown in Wheat. 
It was knee high when I cut the Wheat and 
Oats when they were cut’and have cut it again 
How to Start Alfalfa 
We recommend that you have your land tested to 
see if it is acid. If you find it so, lime it and lime it as 
far in advance of seeding as possible. You can sow 
either in the Spring or in the Fall. Your seedbed 
should be fine and well settled. Do not sow it on a 
loose seedbed and do not cover very deeply. If pos- 
sible, roll it in. The roller oftentimes makes the dif- 
ference between success and failure in getting a stand. 
You can use a light nurse crop in the Spring if you 
wish, but by all means avoid a heavy grain crop with 
it. Inoculate your seed and use Gro-Coated brand seed as 
described below. Sow around 12 to 15 pounds of seed 
to the acre. Be sure to write us if you have any special 
questions on the seeding of amy crop. 
h Gets Stand Under Difficult Conditions 
I put Gro-Coated Alfalfa seed in a gravely 
hill. It produced a very good stand. Was 
able to cut it twice this summer and really 
should be cut again this fall. Gro-Coating 
makes a lot of difference, 
inches high in 
of this had ahy 
, Sheridan, Il. Frank Leu tner, Navarre, Ohio. 
CORN BELT ALFALFA 
In the World Brand Grade, you get the Corn Belt Alfalfa at its very best 
page 31. The price is higher because of more lim- 
ited production. The Arizona, however, fits in re- 
markably well with the purpose that some farmers 
have in mind. They want to sow a kind that grows 
quick and fast. They figure that generally in the 
first year, they can get a good crop off of it that 
will more than pay for the cost of the seed, in fact, 
make it a very good investment even though part 
of it may kill out over winter. You find in this 
Alfalfa stock a character that satisfies them. It is 
recommended by some Experiment Stations to use in 
short rotations for soil building purposes Where you 
have trouble growing Sweet Clover, this kind of Al- 
falfa is becoming quite widely used We bring it to 
you in our very finest quality, our World Brand Grade, 
and it’s all Gro-Coated. See Item No. 4 on our price list. 
There is nothing nicer to_be had. We guarantee this seed to please the most 
critical and exacting buyer. You will receive seed that has beautiful golden 
color, big bold berries, which have high germination, seed that’s thoroughly 
recleaned and will test around 90% or better germination. 
See map page 32 for suggested adaptation. As explained under Lot Fancy, 
above, Corn’ Belt Alfalfa is a combination of origins selected for hardiness 
and maximum production of finest quality feed. We consider it suitable for 
most of the Corn Belt. 
We like this type of Alfalfa for these large areas because it is the kind of 
Alfalfa that generally recovers somewhat quicker after cutting. It gen- 
erally produces a larger tonnage and sometimes an extra cutting in a year, 
Frequently it will give you a hay crop the same year in which it is sown. 
We cannot emphasize to you too strongly the advisability of getting your 
Alfalfa seed bought early this year because supplies of seed are drastically 
short.. It is going to be our objective to try to hold our Alfalfa seed prices 
at the lowest possible levels throughout the year We do know that it will 
be absolutely necessary to make advances in prices if we 
have to replenish seed on markets that are advancing as 
they are at the time that this goes to print. You are get- 
ting the advantage now of purchases that we made earlier 
which gives you a big extra savings. Remember, too, that 
our prices are for the seed Gro-Coated Brand. ; 
6 
Inoculate Gro-Coated Brand Seed 
Likes Berry's Seeds Best of All 
Dear Sir: Suttons Bay, Mich, 
I have been using your seed for a long time and 
have been well pleased with it. I will continue using ° 
Berry’s Seed as I like it better than any I have ever 
used. Yours truly, Leo Schaub, 
Our Gro-Coated brand processing as described on pages 2 and 38 
does not take the place of inoculation. Inoculation means live bac- 
teria that enter the roots after the seed has sprouted. That enables 
alfalfa and other legume plants to take nitrogen out of the air for its 
own growth. See page 34. We recommend applying our inoeulant 
in dry form just as it comes from the can without adding water to 
Gro-Coated Brand seed just before sowing. Experiment Stations also 
recommend this, 
Cleanest and Least Expensive Seeds 
Dear Sirs: La Fayette, New York 
I find your seeds the cleanest and least expensive of 
any I have ever bought. We've had excellent results, 
I also like the promptness'of shipment. 
Sincerely, James E. McVoy. 
