MISSOURI 0-205 OATS 
One of the finest new oat introductions. Intro- 
duced by Mo. Station and released in 1951. Devel- 
oped from cross between Columbia x (Victoria- 
Richland). Very high yielding. Has an average in 
Jowa State Yield Test of 79.8 bu. per acre in 1954. 
Also has high test weight. Medium-early maturing 
variety. Moderately resistant to race 45 of crown 
rust. Outstanding in southern and central areas on 
lighter soils. Certified Blue Tag seed, sacked 3 
bu. per bag. See price list on page 55. 
BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL 
(Lotus Corniculatus) 
A long-lived perennial legume with 
a much branching tap-root and crown! ¢ Pr 
somewhat like Alfalfa. The plants. postpaid 
have many fine stems. Very palat- 
able as hay. Birdsfoot Trefoil will improve both 
yield and quality of hay and pasture on dairy and 
livestock farms. Plant in established pastures at 
rate of 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. Equal in protein to 
Alfalfa—no danger of bloat. 45.00 per bu. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
Nothing beats Rape for hog pas- 7) 
ture. The crop is short this year, and | é 
we have genuine Dwarf Essex seed 
for early orders only. per 100 ths. 
Rape is rich in protein—just what young pigs 
need. It is far cheaper to grow this protein in the 
form of Rape pasture than to buy it in the form 
of tankage or other feeds. 
Plant 6 to § lbs. per acre any time from April 1 
through the summer months, Ready to pasture in 
6 to 8 weeks. 
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SWEET SUDAN 
New crop Sweet Sudan doesn’t cost 
a cent more per acre than other 00 
Sudan. It is far superior to regular 
Sudan. Greater disease resistance, per 100 Ihs. 
less seed shattering, produces more growth per 
acre. Livestock prefer it because it is very pal- 
atable, due to its sweet leaves. Our opening price 
will save you money. 
BEST SUDAN 
Excellent quality, bright Sudan 
grass, that is 98% to 99% pure Su-’ 50 
dan. Sow lots of Sudan for midsum- 
mer feed. Nothing will yield as much per 100 Ibs. 
pasture per acre and carry more livestock per acre 
during hot periods of weather. Sudan is the an- 
swer for cheap livestock pasture. Seed 25 to 30 
lbs. per acre. 
PIPER SUDAN GRASS 
Piper is the new Sudan selected 
and introduced by the Wisconsin Ex- 00 
periment Station. It is absolutely the 
latest word in Sudan. Outstanding per 10 Ibs. 
because it gives increased forage yields and has 
resistance to important diseases, plus low level of 
prussic acid in the plants (in comparison with 
other Sudans). Forage yields of Piper fully equal 
(often superior) to ‘other Sudan strains. Extra- 
fast early growth because of high seedling vigor. 
Regrowth after pasturing has been good in tests. 
Piper Sudan is widely adapted for planting in 
northern and central states. We offer you the 
finest quality, Blue Tag Certified seed. High in 
purity, color and germination. With the germina- 
tion of this seed, you can plant 20 to 25 lbs. per 
acre and get a heavy stand. 
NORGHUM 
New, Early Combine Grain Sorghum 
Norghum is a Kalo-type grain sor- 
ghum. It is early, stands up well, 45 
gives good yields of grain, ripens fast 
because of .spreading-type heads. per 100 Ibs. 
This combine grain sorghum has medium-slender 
stalks, grows to a height of 3 to 3% feet, ideal for 
combining. Heads dry out fast and ready for har- 
vest by early September. Seeds are medium in 
size, reddish brown in color. 
The seeds of Norghum germinate rapidly and at 
‘ much sweeter stalk, doesn’t grow as 
THE SENSATIONAL NEW GURNO 
: Proved Way of Beating the Drouth  — 
Here Earl “Red” McClain (left) and Harry 
“Pate” Simmons of Henry Field’s field seed depart 
ment are examining Gurno which grew in a field 
just south of Shenandoah, Iowa last year. The 
weather had been very dry, yet this field of Gurno 
yielded four times as much grain per acre as corn — 
in an adjoining field. Notice the height of the 
Gurno, which is just right for combining, and the - 
well-filled heads. fog 
Gurno grain sorghum proved throughout last 
year’s drouth states that a good grain crop can 
be grown with very little moisture. It has the 
ability to stand still during long dry periods and 
then recover quickly with even a little moisture 
and make a good crop. It also has the ability, even 
after being cut off by hail, to come on again and 
make a crop. 
Certified ELLIS SORGO 
A brand new introduction, Ellis is 200 
a cross between Atlas Sorgo and 
Leoti. Ellis is earlier than Atlas, 
per 100 Ibs. 
tall, easier to handle and has much softer rind. 
Excellent for silage or cured bundle feed. Ellis 
has bright, green leaves, resistant to rust and 
other diseases. This new Sorgo has an open head, 
cures rapidly, white seeded and grows to a height 
of 5 to 6 feet, requiring about 100 to 110 days to — 
mature. Be sure to plant some Ellis for lots of fine 
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low temperatures. Does fine where an early matur- 
ing grain sorghum is wanted. Plant like any other 
grain sorghum. 
12.00; all F.0.B. Shenandoah. 
feed. Figure on 5 lbs. per acre. All Certified Seed 
—supply limited. 25 Ibs. 3.20; 50 Ibs. 6.35; 100 Ibs. 
Plant Hybrid Seed Corn That Gives You 
HENRY FIELD’S Spring 1955 PRICE LiST 
for United-Hagie Hybrid Seed Corn 
The prices given below are for full bushels, f.o.b. 
Shenandoah, Iowa, but WE PREPAY FREIGHT 
TO YOUR NEAREST FREIGHT STATION ON 2 
BUSHELS OR MORE. 
Large & 
Medium Special Medium 
YELLOW CORN: Flats Flats Rounds 
Bin Buster 
BBF30, BBF40, BBF50 12.95 10.50 
Early Numbers 
Special UH30A 11.70 10.50 9.40 
UH24a, UH28 - 12.60 11.40 10.10 
Super Yields 
UH32a, UH52a, UH57b, 
UH65a, UH68a 12.60 11.40 10.10 
Standard Numbers ; 
UH36, UH39, UH40, UH41, , 
UH42a, U47a, UH59, UH65a 11.70 10.50 9.40 
WHITE CORN: 
UH3, UH4, UH5, UH6 12.95 LEAS) 10.45 
If You Want More Information, Send 
Us This Coupon 
There is a United-Hagie number for every purpose, 
for every type of soil, and every latitude. If you are in 
doubt about the best numbers for you, fill in the coupon 
lelow, and send it to us. We have corn books describing 
numbers especially adapted to these states: Mo., Kans., 
Nebr., S. D., Minn., and Iowa; if you live in one of 
these states, and would like a copy, indicate that on the 
coupon. 
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TOP YIELDS 
in Any Kind of Weather 
Last fall, did you get dropped ears, barren~ 
stalks, borer damage, unfilled ears, reduced 
yield? If so, you should talk to a farmer who 
planted United-Hagie. He will tell you how 
he got good yield in spite of the dry year. 
Don't Plant “Fair Weather" Corn 
There are a lot of hybrids that will give 
you a good crop when weather and soil and 
moisture and everything is just right. But, 
as you know, you have to have hybrid seed 
that’s bred to ‘‘take it” to get a good yield 
in a bad year—one that’s bred to withstand 
whatever disease, coid, drouth, excessive 
water, or winds, it may encounter. 
Read at the right some actual letters, typ- 
ical of the many received from farmers who 
planted United-Hagie last year. They know 
it paid them to plant: United-Hagie. Order 
yours, by mail, from Henry Field’s. 
Here Are the Varieties We Offer You: 
BIN BUSTER. Not a “blend” but a scien- 
tific mixture of top grade hybrids and 
new experimental numbers. Safer be- 
cause of longer pollination period. Big 
Buster yields. 
UH24a, UH28 and UH30a: Adapted to all of 
So. Dakota, No. Dakota, Minn., Wisconsin, 
and extreme northern Ill. UH30a is, in our 
opinion, the largest eared early corn grown. 
UH32a, UH36, UH39: Especially adapted to 
the two southern tiers of counties in Minn. 
and the three northern tiers of counties in 
Iowa, southern Wisc., northwest Nebr., and 
southeast 80. Dak. UH32a has been right up 
at the top in the Iowa Yield Tests for north- 
ern Iowa for the last four years. 
UH40, UH41, U42a, UH47a, UH52a: For cen- 
tral Iowa, central Nebraska, central Ill., and 
northwestern Kansas. 
UH52a, UH57b, UH59: Especially adapted to 
all of Iowa south of Des Moines, southern 
fil., northern Mo., southeastern Nebr., and 
all of Kansas. 
UH65a, UH68a, UH59: For all of Mo., south- 
ern lll., and all of Kansas. 
UH3 White: For northern Towa,- northern 
ll., and northwest Nebr, ff 
UH4 White: For central Iowa, central 
Nebr., central Ill., and northwest Kansas. 
UHS5 and UH6 Whites: For southern Iowa, 
all of Mo., all of Kansas, and southern IIL. 
“I got a very good stand with my 
United-Hagie corn. The way it looks, it 
will be one of the best fields of corn in 
this area.”—Vern Steinman, Emerson, 
Nebr. 
“In comparing my United-Hagie with 
other corn in the neighborhood, | find 
the United-Hagie exceptionally good.’’— 
Ruthann Hill, Wagner, S. D. 
“So many say my United-Hagie field is 
one of the best they have seen so far.”’"— 
Howard Vander Griend, Sheldon, lowa. 
“Our United-Hagie field is one of the 
best looking around here. We have had 
several people stop in and ask about the 
corn.’’—Henry Meyer, Jr., Welton, lowa. 
“My United-Hagie corn is standing the 
drouth very well and looks better than 
most of the corn around here.’’-—Melvin 
Brees, Princeton, Mo. 
“Dad and I are really sold on and plan 
to plant United-Hagie from now on.”’— 
Dwane Barr, Rt. No. 3, Chetopa, Kansas. 
“United-Hagie corn won most of the 
prizes at the annual ‘Corn Festival’ held _ 
at Dallas Center, lowa. Many of the 
major seed corn companies had varieties 
entered in this competition.’’—Vern Dan. 
ilson, Adel, lowa. 
“This year we have prospects for 200 
bushels per acre. | think we will plant 
United-Hagie from now on.'’—Clifford 
Everett, Lockridge, lowa. 
“United-Hagie seems to withstand the 
corn borer better than other brands,”— 
Liohel Robertson, Jr., Wagner, S. D. 
| 9-Foot Roots Dig for Food, Moisture 
This is an actual picture of some United- 
Hagie corn washed out by water to show the 
ture. Every United-Hagie number is bred to 
produce deep roots like this, and is one of the 
reasons why United-Hagie often gives you a 
re Hela where other hybrids right beside | 
it won't. 
9-foot roots that really dig for food and mois- 
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