The Most Popular Alfalfa for 1954 
Ranger Alfalfa is a new variety that has made a wonderful = 
State Experiment Stations and county farm advisors are r fe 
especially valuable where bacterial wilt is active. eS 
becoming wide spread. If that hits your Alfalfa field there is nothing you can do to stop it. [xy 
The only way out is to grow a wilt resistant strain and Ranger is one of the best. If you 
plan to let your field stand more than two years we strongly. recommend 
Ranger. Farm papers are strongly 
erally suggest Certified Seed. 
you consider 
recommending increased Alfalfa acreage. They gen- 
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production, genuine Ranger can 
e believe that in certain areas of 
be obtained from inspected fields that are not certified. 
This seed should give 00d performance and can be purchased at 
lower prices. Our World Brand and Lot Vitality described below 
is seed of this character. The Buffalo deseribed on the opposite 
page is also wilt resistant 
owever, that what is s 
but not quite as winter hardy. It is true 
ometimes called winter killing is really the 
result of bacterial wilt. 
record in the past few years. 
ecommending Ranger, It is 
The areas infested with this wilt are 
Berry's 
GRO-COATED 
Alfalfa Seed 
is Guaranteed to 
Produce Better 
Ranger Is Hardy, Fine Stemmed, Leafy, Long Lived 
It is the most winter hardy of the wilt resistant types. Widely 
adapted and especially recommended for the northern half of the 
corn-belt across the nation. See map page 32. We have four very 
special values in Ranger Alfalfa as listed below, all Gro-Coated 
and every one a splendid value. 
Enclosed Sample Shows Wor 
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It produces eee wa Alfalfa and those © 
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are maintained in this sect 
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this cost 
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for seed do not * While it is true that pone 9 Set “Certified” seca 
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have their Seon quired for cer wever, is beau 
the “red-tare qhe seed they Produces: 205" 's¢ Goes sell at a 
a technicality: as the finest certifie jal tag. Many 
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