INOCULATE ALL THESE SEEDS WITH LEGUME-AID 
Northwest Alfalfa 
ALFALFA FOR LARGER HAY CROP YIELDS 
Ranks High in Feeding Value 
CUT FEED COSTS BY SOWING A FIELD OF ALFALFA THIS YEAR 
Once established, Alfalfa often lasts from three to seven years, producing three or four cuttings per year. 
Alfalfa can be seeded alone or can be sown in a mixture of red clover, alsike and timothy. Generally, best 
results are produced when it is seeded alone, sowing 15 to 20 pounds of seed per acre, or with brome grass or 
S-37 (late variety) orchard grass. Both brome grass and S-37 orchard grass are highly recommended to be 
sown with Alfalfa, thus producing a better feed than Alfalfa alone. Alfalfa or Alfalfa grass mixtures, besides 
making good hay and pasture, produce good silage. Some farmers prefer to put first-cutting Alfalfa in the 
silo because of a greater risk of getting hay cured so early in the season while it is more lush. 
PREPARATION OF SEED-BED. It is very important to have a well-prepared seed-bed. The field should 
be well limed and fertilized. —The seed-bed should be plowed several weeks or a month in advance and then worked 
down several times before seeding. 
VARIETY OF SEED to sow will depend on your location and how long you figure on letting your field stand. 
Where stands are wanted for three years or more, we recommend Certified Ranger or Certified Buffalo Alfalfa. 
These are wilt-resistant varieties. Ranger (Grimm type) is superior to Buffalo in winter hardiness. Ranger is 
recommended for Pennsylvania and north, while Buffalo can be used in southeastern Pennsylvania and southward. 
For stands wanted for less than three years, we recommend Certified Narragansett or the regular strain of 
Northwest (U. S. Government Verified). Narragansett is more productive and easier to start than any other 
variety; it is also very winter hardy. See descriptions of Alfalfa on opposite page. 
AMOUNT OF SEED TO SOW. When seeding Alfalfa alone or with a small amount of timothy, we recommend 
sowing 15 to 20 pounds of Alfalfa per acre. This can be broadcast on wheat, barley or winter oats in February 
or March, or can be sowed on regular seed-bed with or without a nurse crop during March or April. If oats is used 
as a nurse crop, do not seed over one bushel of oats per acre. When seeding Alfalfa grass mixtures, use 10 to 15 
pounds of Alfalfa and 8 pounds of brome grass or 4 pounds of S-37 orchard grass in place of brome grass. 
Northwest Alfalfa 
U. S. Government Verified Seed 
Narragansett Alfalfa is the highest producing Alfalfa. 
It is superior to all other Alfalfa in yield, stand estab- 
lishment and winter hardiness. It is not wilt resistant, 
Our Northwest Alfalfa is a premium grade seed and 
U. S. Government Verified. This seed tests at least 
99.25% pure and 90% or better germination. It is a 
good Alfalfa to sow if stands are not wanted for over 
three years. When stands are intended for more than 
three years, we recommend a wilt-resistant variety, 
such as Certified Ranger or Certified Buffalo. See 
Price-List. 
P. L. Rohrer & Bro., Inc., Seedsmen 
so it Is not recommended where stands are wanted for 
more than three years where bacteria wilt is a problem. 
It has yielded as much hay in three crop years as Ran- 
ger has in four. Seed supply is limited this year. Place 
your order early on this variety. You will surely want 
to give it a trial. See Price-List. 
Smoketown, Lancaster Co., Penna. 
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