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Se GRASSES » SEED CORN ¢ SOY BEANS 
Macias. Ohio 
Dear Scott Friend: 
Thought you might be interested in comments from several Scott Farm 
Seed customers. From Iowa - "My last order of Scotts seed arrived as per 
notice. Thanks for your dependable service, but then the product speaks 
for the firm, and in your case I must tell you that dealing with a reliable 
firm is a real pleasure." From West Virginia - "Your service and seed has 
been highly satisfactory. You may look forward to my business in the future." 
From Ohio - "I got good seed corn from you and planted it last year. This 
year I bought some here and I am telling you the truth it wasn't half as good 
as your corn. Your Scott 75 can't be beat." 
Quite a few folks have been urged to buy untested or poorly processed 
home grown seed this year. Fromtalking with farmers and other seed firms as 
well as our own custom cleaning experience we feel sure some fields have been 
seeded with low germinating, poorly cleaned seed and doubt if most farmers 
can afford the risk of a thin meadow or a seeding failure. The extra few 
cents per acre for well processed, noxious weed free, tested seed helps 
insure top production. 
SEED CORN - SOYBEANS 
There is plenty of time for delivery on seed corn and soybeans. Sup- 
plies of some Scott Hybrids and a few Certified ones are getting low but most 
will be able to get the hybrid they prefer. There is an increased demand for 
earlier hybrids due to poor weather conditions for harvesting last year's 
crop. Sound corn in the crib is more important than record yields. 
Monroe is the earliest soybean variety recommended in Ohio. A week to 
ten days earlier than Hawkeye, a good yielder and suited for late planting 
or where an early maturity is needed. Hawkeyes are equal to Lincoln in quality 
and usually in yield, superior in stiffness of stalk, four to six days 
earlier and better suited where wheat is to follow. Lincoln is a high yield- 
ing, full season, widely adapted variety and used where seeding wheat after 
soybeans is not a problem. The black soybeans are suited for hay production 
and are finer stemmed and leafier than the yellow varieties. 
EMERGENCY HAY AND PASTURE 
Sudan grass, soybeans and millet are most widely used. Sudans are 
seeded at about 20 pounds, millet at 30 to 40 pounds and soybeans at 2% 
bushels per acre. Sudan and millet should be seeded rather shallow and 
fertilized for satisfactory stands and vigorous growth. 
COVER CROPS 
Annual and perennial ryegrass, crimson clover, vetch and yellow sweet 
clover may be seeded alone or in mixtures. Seeded alone the recommended 
rates per acre are: Ryegrass 20 pounds, crimson clover 15 pounds, vetch 25-30 
pounds and sweet clover 15 pounds. In a mixture each is used at about half 
the normal rate. Also have a limited supply of rye on hand for early seeding. 
THE SCOTT FARM SEED COMPANY 
Mechanicsburg, Ohio 
