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Gro-Coated Best Yet 
I think your Gro-Coated seed is 
the best thing yet, I had a lot of 
Alfalfa and Clover in my Oats 
straw this year, and I attribute 
the faster growth to the Gro- 
Coated seed. 
Clyde Beaulieu, Holcombe, Wisc. 
Gro-Coated Seed Is Stronger 
The crop from Gro-Coated seed grew 
more vigorously and didn’t die in hot 
weather. I think the treated seed is stronger 
seed. Ethel Carr, Greenfield, Iowa. 
First Good Seeding 
This is the first time I have ever had a 
good seeding in a heavy crop of Wheat. It 
made 42 bu. per acre. I believe the Gro- 
Coating of the seed caused the crop to come 
through. C. Woodward, Tecumseh, Mich. 
No Rain But Good Stand 
We sowed Gro-Coated Alfalfa seed. 
It came and produced a very good 
stand, Alfalfa seed sowed under sim- 
jlar conditions before made no stand. 
M. D. Slaymaker, Warsaw, Ind. 
Gro-Coated Seed More Vigorous 
Gro-Coated seed not only gets you a bet- 
ter stand, but grows faster and looks more 
vigorous and thrifty. 
J. O. Bartels, Blythedale, Mo. 
Gro-Coated Best Ever Had _ 
Gro-Coated Red Clover and Grass Mixture 
seed produced an excellent stand. The best 
I ever had. I sure want it again if I can 
ret it. 
: Bailey Farms, Marietta, New York. 
Gro-Coated Amazes Neighbors 
My neighbors wanted to know 
what I did to get such a good 
stand and why my Alfalfa looked 
so much thriftier than theirs. I 
told them that it was Gro-Coated. 
Paul Will, Murphysboro, I1s. 
Gro-Coated Clover—First Stand in 4 Yrs. 
This was the first stand of Clover I got 4 
years in a row. Lots of people here never 
got a stand of Clover this year, but mine 
grew vigorously. I will insist upon Gro- 
Coated seed in the future. 
Arthur B. Graham, Pawnee City, Nebr. 
Gro-Coated Seed From Now On 
Last spring I sowed Gro-Coated seed and 
certainly have a wonderful stand.' It has 
grown very rapidly. From now on I will 
sow nothing but Gro-Coated seed. 
Fred Thompson, DeGraff, Ohio. 
Gro-Coated Is Insurance 
Your Gro-Coated cost 
very little. We think it is 
insurance in a farmer’s 
seeding. Our Gro-Coated 
Alfalfa grew much faster 
than _non- Gro - Coated 
seed. The plants have 
more pep and vigor. 
S. C. & C, L. White, Bigelow, Mo. 
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A highly magnified actual photograph showing disease organisms destroy- 
ing seeds in the process of germination. This does not happen to Gro-Coated 
Brand seed. The seed on the right is Gro-Coated and entirely free of disease. 
What Happens to Seed After Sowing 
These seed killing organisms are fungi. They gen- 
erally enter the seed while it is germinating. Many 
seeds have little cracks or breaks in the seed coat 
caused during harvesting. The ‘disease enters 
through these cracks or through the opening in 
seeds at the place where they were attached to the 
plant. They live off seed like a tiny mushroom until 
the seed exhausts its life. The seed then dies and 
rots. 
This can and ‘does happen to the highest germinat- 
ing seed. While we protect our seeds we cannot in- 
crease the germination of the seed. It is impossible 
to make a dead seed live but we can give the live 
seeds a better chance of making a living plant. That 
means thicker stands. That’s what you are after. 
Why take chances with high priced seed when you 
can get Gro-Coated brand seed at little or no extra 
cost per acre. 
Healthy Seeds Make Stronger Plants 
Every farmer knows that a healthy young pig 
makes fast growth. It’s expensive to make a big hog 
out of a runt. That’s true of all animals. It is also 
true of plants. Some diseased seeds may not die but 
produce poor plants. We have reports from thou- 
sands of farmers who say not only ‘did they get better 
stands from Gro-Coated brand seed but that the 
plants seemed to grow faster. Some reported the 
plants came up quicker. All of thpse things added 
together mean better profits to the farmer who sows 
such seed. That is why ordinary seeds are more 
expensive to sow. You take more risk when you use 
them. Some farmers sow less Gro-coated Brand seed 
per acre but the best way is to make a normal seeding 
and figure on getting thicker stands. 
EXPERIMENT STATION 
TREATED 
lowa State Experiment Station 
in the December 1951 issue of their 
magazine “FARM SCIENCEH”’ state 
that, “losses from many plant dis- 
eases can be avoided by always plant- 
ing treated seed for better stands 
of healthier plants.” They apply 
this to grasses and legumes as well 
as corn and small grain. 
The Colorado Station reported 
they got highly significant in- 
creases in stands of grass and Al- 
LADINO 
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Unprotected GRO-COATED Brand 
60% More Plants 
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