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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
KANSAS CITY, MO.
A. J. SEDLOCK Sec’y-T reas.
• my job is
— to see that you get exactly what you order, and that shipment is made exactly as you di¬ rect. I look after our financial matters too, and that’s quite a job around a big seed house.
How we save
50,000 FARMERS
'/3 to Vi cost of major crop Field Seeds!
That’s real saving, isn’t it? Naturally, you wonder how we can save you from y3 to y2 your seed costs, and you have a right to know. There are two factors — that of eliminating unnecessary expense — and being satisfied with small profits on large volume. In selling direct to planters, eliminating all middlemen, salesmen, commis¬ sions and usual selling expenses, we add very little to actual costs in making our prices — just enough to cover our limited expense in selling by mail, and a small profit. Planters from all over the country write us of their great success with our seeds, and the money we save them. Our mailing list has been built up largely by satisfied customers — who tell their neighbors about us and they, in turn, write for our prices.
• we buy at Low Prices and pass savings
OTl tO YOU The PrinciPals our firm do the buying, largely by J v personal contact from reliable sources of supply developed over a period of many years. Because we are large buyers — with cash in hand — we are always able to command rock bottom prices. This is another factor that helps us to quote such low prices — we buy right — and sell the same way — this catalog being our only selling expense. Why pay more than we ask for seeds?
• shortage of major crop field seeds makes early buying the only safe course this Spring
As this is written, late in December, 1934, the available supply of major crop field seeds is less than we have known in many years — on account of the drought which covered such a wide area during the growing season earlier in the year. Some seeds are already at a premium and will probably advance steadily as available stocks are reduced. We urge every farmer who wants to be sure of good seed for spring to place his order at once. Our stocks on most seeds will supply early demand, but we expect to be sold out of best grades early.
CHAS. LECLUYSE President
# I buy seeds
We enjoy na l ion -wide patronage • from both large and small planters
— and spend most of my time among our growers. In this way we can keep in close touch with conditions at all times and main¬ tain our quality stan¬ dards from first hand knowledge.
In a in this
recent check of last spring’s orders, we find shipments to every state great country of ours — so in claiming a nation-wide following among planters, we are simply stating the facts. Naturally, it is gratifying to us to be of service to farmers over such a vast territory — but of more importance is the fact that it should impress you with the values we deliver in the seed bag — or such a wide distribution could never have been built up. We invite you to depend on us — this year — when we can save you real money — for at least a part of your seed requirements.
Send for Samples
See for yourself what savings we offer.
You know good seed when you see it — and we’ll gladly send samples of anything you are interested in if you’ll write us. Many of our best customers made our acquaintance in this way — and seeing for themselves the high standard of quality we deliver, depend on us for all their seeds.
We sell by mail DIRECT to you saving many brokers’ profits
•be sure to see enclosed PRICE LIST it’s part of CATALOG
Don’t delay — make your plans now
We cannot emphasize too strongly our advice to buy early this year. The seed shortage is very apparent on all sides — specuators will doubtless hold much of the limited stocks for last minute buyers and exact prices that will pay them well for their speculation. The way to avoid being the victim of such rackets is to buy early — from reliable seed houses — and this means completing your planting program at once
Farmers
endorse
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Farmers everywhere prefer to buy alfalfa in branded bags. In addition to this we fur¬ nish tags on every bag of HARDI-KAN Al¬ falfa. This is a certain protection, and a guarantee against misleading information.
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tested for quality and germination
Seed testing for vigor and germina¬ tion are all-important. They indicate to a cer¬ tainty what the buyer can expect from the seed. That’s why we are so thorough and use the best known methods for testing every lot of seed. You can absolutely de¬ pend on every grade we offer as being exactly what we represent.
You take no risk when you buy seeds of
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ALFALFA
* the SUPER HAY CROP
Withstands DROUGHT better than other legumes
No one now questions the supremacy of alfalfa as a hay crop. It is the dairyman’s mainstay. It provides more green forage, more pasture and more dry hay per acre than any other known variety of hay or grass. The stock like it and for feeding:, it is worth more per pound of dry matter than any other foragre. It is equal to the clovers as a nitrogen gatherer. Alfalfa is seldom included in the crop rotation idea, since a good stand, once established, will usually last from three to ten years or more, depending on the severity of the winters and on soil conditions. It withstands drought better than most of the other legumes because of its deep roots.
WE HANDLE ALL GRADES
We handle THREE GRADES of Alfalfa seed— P RIME, CHOICE, and EXTRA FANCY. You can depend on each grade to be exactly as we describe it for quality and germination. Refer to our price list — which came to you with this catalog — which shows you prices of various grades.
BEFORE you order any Alfalfa Seed consider these facts
THE RIGHT START. While Alfalfa is a hardy mature crop, the seedlings are very tender. Certain conditions must be provided to attain best results. We are mentioning here some of the essentials.
1 Cannot compete with Weeds. Seedlings, unlike established plants, cannot compete with weeds. Both seed and seed bed must be clean. For that reason. It Is better to sow alfalfa on land which has been planted to some cultivated crop for one or two years previous
2 ALFALFA cannot stand ”Wet Feet.” Where a "hard pan” close to the surface prevents drainage, or where water stands, stagnates or freezes, alfalfa will not last long. It thrives on clay, loam, medium sand or gravelled soils.
3 Will not thrive on Acid Soil. Test your soil before sowing alfalfa and put on lime if needed. Lime should be put on the previous autumn if possible.
Seed Bed should be well prepared. Be sure that the land is on the best possible condition of tilth before sowing. Best of all Is a well- settled sub-surface and a fine surface loose to a depth of about 2 Inches. Plowing the land in the fall, disking In the spring and harrowing to keep out weeds until sowing time, is the way to best obtain ideal soil conditions
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STANDARD S€ED COMPANY
In 1934 we sold ALFALFA SEED to planters in every state in the union « 4
That should be recommendation enough to convince anyone that STANDARD SEEDS are worth your consideration.
• alfalfa must have MOISTURE
By all means, do not sow alfalfa when the soil is deficient in mois¬ ture. The result, in such cases, will prove disastrous.
• alfalfa needs FERTILE LAND
It is also hard to start alfalfa on poor soils. Land lacking in fertil¬ ity should be well manured. Good corn land is good alfalfa land.
• when to cut
When new shoots begin to grow on the lower part of the stems, or when first blossoms appear, you can cut your alfalfa. Or, you can wait until plants are in full bloom. Let your best guide be the growth of the new shoots, since weather conditions sometimes cause the plants to bloom but little, or not at all. However, it is well known that, even with one less cutting, the full bloom stage provides a larger total yield of hay, plus keeping the stand in better condition. The num¬ ber of cuttings depends upon cli¬ matic conditions. About twice a season is considered safe in the middle west and northwest states.
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• when and how to sow
To a great extent, the time to sow alfalfa depends upon local con¬ ditions. Any time after the seed bed can be put into condition dur¬ ing late spring or summer, you can sow alfalfa. Late summer plowings must be made early enough to per¬ mit the plants to become estab¬ lished before frost. Eight weeks is usually enough. Generally speak¬ ing, it is better to sow alfalfa with¬ out any nurse crop.
Sow it with a grain driller with seeder attachment, with a special alfalfa drill, or with a wheelbarrow seeder or a hand seeder. Cover it to bring into contact with the soil moisture.
• curing for best results
An effort should be made to get the hay into stack or mow with the largest possible proportion of leaves, since considerable of the feeding value is contained in the leaves. The less you handle the hay after it begins to dry the more it is worth. Rake hay before becom¬ ing brittle and cure in the cock unless weather is very uncertain, and do not put in barn until well cured. If stacked i n
the open, build stacks carefully and make as large as possible.
• be sure to see enclosed PRICE LIST it’s part of CATALOG
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INOCULATION COST IS SMALL
Lack of inoculation has caused many alfalfa failures. The cost — about 10 cents per acre — is too small to disregard. Sweet Clover will not inoculate or prepare soil for alfalfa unless the Sweet Clover is inoculated first.
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• do not kill its start
Do not pasture your alfalfa the first season, and do so only lightly the second. Don't let stock graze it down so closely as to injure crown or new shoots, nor turn stock into it when ground is wet or frozen. Spring sowings usually may be cut once with safety so long as the cut¬ ting can be made 8 to 10 weeks be¬ fore first frosts are expected.
• fighting the CRAB GRASS
If traces of crab grass are no¬ ticed, a cultivation after each mow¬ ing will help keep the grass down and will not injure the alfalfa in the least. Use a spike-tooth or spring tooth harrow, but not a disk harrow. Do not cultivate at all as long as stand is satisfactory and plants are growing good.
ALFALFA not suited to sowing in
MIXTURES
Because of its ability to produce two or more cuttings in a season, alfalfa is not generally well suited to sowing in mixtures with grasses and clovers. In humid districts where more or less difficulty is en¬ countered in curing alfalfa the pres¬ ence of some grasses may be of ap¬ preciable value in hastening the process, and, furthermore, some feeders prefer mixtures to alfalfa alone. Grasses are sometimes sown with alfalfa for pasturing to reduce the danger from bloat. Timothy is probably used in mixture with al¬ falfa more than any other grass be¬ cause of its wide popularity. It is used to some extent in the East and to a considerable extent in parts of the Northwest, where al¬ falfa is grown under irrigation There are quite a number of farm¬ ers who make a regular practice of sowing a little timothy with alfalfa on the theory that when the alfalfa dies out the timothy will fill up the vacant spaces and check the growth of the weeds. Orchard grass and meadow fescue are better suited for sowing with alfalfa than is tim¬ othy, as they mature more nearly with it.
' Field Seed Reference Table on back page of this book should be preserved by every planter.
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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
PRINCIPAL VARIETIES
a of ALFALFA 4
We list only such varieties of alfalfa as are known to be good producers, and we recommend our HARDI-KAN brand, in sealed bags, as the best your money can buy. Try it this year. You’ll be well pleased when you examine the seed we send you, and better pleased when the growing season is over, and it has produced the growth you desired.
COMMON ALFALFA
The Hardy Northwestern and Kansas grown seeds are the principal varieties and most generally used. They are both extra hardy types and most suitable for any locality. In some sections these va¬ rieties will do as well as the Grimm.
CLIMATE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR: In the case of certain crops, especially alfalfa, claims have been made that seed produced on so-called dry land is hardier than seed grown on irrigated land. The trials of the U. S. Dep’t of Agriculture indicate that there is very little, if any difference, seed from Irri¬ gated land producing fully as well as seed from dry land. Pedigree and climate are the only important factors in produc¬ ing seed hardiness.
DAKOTA No. 12
This is considered to be a very hardy type of alfalfa; however, we believe that our Northwestern com¬ mon is fully equal to it in hardiness and it can be bought at a much lower price. Dakota No. 12 derives its name from seed that comes from fields that have grown in the Da¬ kotas for 12 years or more. There is no difference in the type be¬ tween the Dakota No. 12 and our common Northwestern grown. About the only difference is the va¬ riation in price. If you want a har¬ dier type than the common, we would only recommend the Grimm. The cost would be about the same as it requires less seed to sow an acre.
# excerpts from planter letters who use our alfalfa
This is a photo of my 40 acres of alfalfa. I purchased the seed from you and this field is now 5 years old. — H. M. Shively, Bene¬ dict, Kansas.
I have used your alfalfa and timothy seed for several years and they have always been sat¬ isfactory. — H. K. Eby, Ketchum, Okla.
Dears Sirs: I am in receipt of your letter of the 7th. In reply will say that the seed that I bought from you in the last four seasons, Alfalfa, Milo Maize, Red Kaffir, have all been very good, well cleaned and grew well. The Red Kaffir this year made a wonderful crop. — M. E. Gray, Belvldere, Neb.
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GRIMM ALFALFA
Roots of Grimm Alfalfa
Roots of Common Alfalfa
There are only a few strains equal and none exceed Grimm Alfalfa in hardiness. It is the safest type to sow wherever there is trouble from winter killing. Our stocks are produced in the states of Idaho and Utah and each lot is specially guarded under the authority of state officials and shipped in sealed bags. It does not cost any more to sow the Grimm variety, as it requires less seed to an acre.
We recommend sowing from 10 to 12 pounds to an acre.
DISTINCTION BETWEEN GRIMM and COMMON ALFALFA
There is a good deal of misun¬ derstanding about the points of dif¬ ference between these two alfal¬ fas. No one character may safely be used as a distinguishing mark of either. Except in color of blos¬ som, an individual plant of Grimm may grow and look exactly like Common, and vice versa. In gen¬ eral, however, the differences are as follows:
1 ..Grimm has a variegated; Common, a purple blossom.
2 Common grows a little taller as a rule and, where hardy, pro duces more hay.
$ Grimm is hardier than Con- mon.
4 Grimm, speaking In a very general way, has a somewhat spreading or “sprangly” root sys¬ tem, while Common tends to pro¬ duce a deep “tap” root. Too much
reliance cannot be placed on these characteristics, however, as under certain soil conditions Grimm will grow a root system of the Common type, and vice versa. There is much variation in the root character of individual plants from the same strain.
Again speaking very general¬ ly, Grimm has a lower set crown than Common alfalfa. Local con¬ ditions affect this also, and it can¬ not be relied upon to distinguish the two strains.
The superior hardiness of Grimm is often attributed to its spreading roots or low-set crown. It is prob¬ able that both of these characters have some effect on hardiness, but more important than either is the fact that hardiness is bred into and has become an inherent character of Grimm
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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
KOREAN
LESPEDEZA
finest of all legumes for reclaiming worn out soil
FIELD OF KOREAN LESPEDEZA
It can be grown as far north as Michigan and southwest to Oklahoma. It is an annual, but once seed¬ ed it will reproduce itself indefinitely on hay fields, pasture or waste lands. It is eradicated by the culti¬ vation of a single succeed¬ ing crop. About 400 to
500 pounds of seed per acre may be expected in a fair season from a good broadcast stand. These plants are not dependent upon lime. They pry loose necessary mineral elements from hard and compact soil not available to ordin¬ ary plant life.
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Korean Lespedeza
Drought Resistant— Deep Rooted
While severe droughts will cur¬ tail growth of plants for pasturage and hay, yet Lespedeza will with¬ stand droughts destructive to all other legumes and thrive on sandy soil too dry for other clovers.
Dependent upon latitude, growth begins in April-May. In June-July
EXCELLENT for Grazing
Reported from all sections. The Missouri Experiment Station re¬ ported in 1927 that a seeding of Korean Lespedeza in wheat was grazed after the grain was harvest¬ ed from early in August. A per¬ manent pasture with long grazing season can be secured by seeding a mixture of early maturing grasses such as Orchard Grass and Red Top with the later maturing Lespedeza. It is at its best in the summer when other grasses and clovers are dormant. No bloating of live stock has been heard of.
the crop is ready for pasturage and in August-September for hay, and in September-October for seed. Korean variety matures two to three weeks earlier than any other variety. The growth continues un¬ til heavy frost.
BEST of ALL Soil Builders
Lespedeza outranks all other legumes. Poor, sour soil, void of humus and dead to forage crops is not beyond the reach of Lespedeza. Alfalfa and Sweet Clover are help¬ less on poor, acid soil. Such soil must be reclaimed, usually at great expense, before Alfalfa and Sweet Clover can do ther beneficent work. Lespedeza will start at the bottom and do the reclamation work. No lime or careful and ex¬ pensive preparation of seed bed, no failure from drought and no chok¬ ing out by weeds or grass.
When and How to Seed
When broadcasting is evenly done in early spring (March-April, de¬ pending on latitude) on ground well cracked or pitted from freez¬ ing. When so planted, do not at¬ tempt to cover the seed and plant late enough to avoid injury by frost to young plants. Under other con¬ ditions, the soil may be harrowed either before or after seeding. A disk drill may be used, but the cov¬ erage of the seed must be very slight, otherwise they will not germinate. They may be seeded on
any small grain (serving as a nurse crop against weeds) and both crops secured on the same land in one season. Lespedeza will reseed it¬ self in subsequent years. Thin sow¬ ing of five pounds per acre will produce a heavy crop of hay the second year, but we believe it more satisfactory and economical at first to sow 15 pounds of seed per acre and thereby secure a full hay crop, or seed for harvest, the first year the seed is sowed.
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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
The most important leguminous forage and soil improve- ing crop in the North-Central and Eastern states. It ranks next to alfalfa in feeding value. It will grow on any well drained fairly rich soil that has plenty of lime in it. With¬ out lime or on hard, run-down land in which the organic matter has been exhausted by bad cropping, it will not thrive.
MEDIUM
The most common method of seeding is on winter grain, but it is also seeded with spring grain. Late RED CLOVER summer seeding is successful in much of the south¬ ern and eastern part of the clover area. Red Clover is most often seeded with timothy, though sometimes with other grasses. With timothy, the hay of the first year’s crop is mostly clover; the second year, the timothy is most heavy and after that the clover largely disap¬ pears. Of all the crops, oats is the most harmful, since its heavy growth makes a shade too dense for the young clover. When seeded on wheat the seed bed is usually in fair condition and the clover may be sown on the ground when it is still freezing and thawing, as these processes will help to work the seed into the ground.
• sow HALF your
One successful practice is to sow half the seed in February. If there is a good stand, no more seeding is necessary; if not, the remainder of the seed is put on in April. When seeding is delayed until the surface of the ground dries, it is a good practice to harrow before and after seeding. The harrow, if set to work about an inch deep, will not hurt the wheat. Or the seed may be put in with a drill. This latter is a bet¬ ter practice, since less seed is need¬ ed and it can be put in at a fairly
seed in February
uniform depth. It is well to seed the clover crosswise of the wheat rows, which are best run north and south, as this enables the young clover to get the maximum light.
® how much to sow per acre
If the clover seed is sown broad¬ cast, 10 to 15 pounds per acre are used, but if drilled, only 6 to 8 pounds are needed. There are about
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250,000 Red Clover seeds in a pound and evenly scattered on an acre 1 pound will leave five seeds on every square foot, enough for a good stand if every seed makes a plant. The extra seed is merely insurance, but this is valuable insurance. The condition of seed bed and weather are perhaps never ideal, and allow¬ ance must be made for many chances of loss. Therefore, the more seed used up to, say, 20 pounds per acre, the better chance for a stand. Too little seed is used more often than too much, and un¬ less leed is extremely high the ex¬ tra dollar or so spent per acre to insure a stand is money well in¬ vested.
SEEDING with Spring Grain
The clover is put in at the same time as the grain, but the grain is planted at a greater depth than the clover. On heavy land, clover should be placed not more than an inch deep, but on light soils 1% to 2 inches. The nurse crop especial¬ ly, if it be oats, should be seeded at only one-half to two-thirds the usual rate if the clover is to have a good chance for success. The stubble of grain also serves as a winter protection to assist in catch¬ ing and holding the snow which otherwise might drift from the field and render the clover plants more likely to be winter killed. Where a
stand of clover is badly needed and hard to get, it is better to prepare a good seed bed and sow clover alone.
TIME of CUTTING
If the usual practice is fol¬ lowed and the clover sown with a grain nurse crop, it be¬ gins to develop rapidly after the grain is cut. If the weath¬ er is especially favorable, one cutting of hay may sometimes be made the first season. As a rule, however, it is best to only clip back the growth to check the develop¬ ment of the plants. It is not advis¬ able to pasture spring seedings the first season with sheep or hogs as they are likely to injure the young plants. Light pasturing with cattle does little or no harm. The second season usually yields two crops; both may be cut for hay, or the first for hay and the second for seed. The best hay is obtained by cutting at the period of full bloom. Earlier cutting yields hay which is much more difficult to cure to good quality, but is sometimes practiced when the second crop is to be al lowed to stand for seed.
SUCCESSFUL CURING PROCESS
The secret of success in curing clover hay lies in tedding fre¬ quently before the plants become too dry, so as to reduce the mois¬ ture content as rapidly and evenly as possible. As soon as the leaves show signs of wilting in the swath, rake into windrows, and bunch into cocks.
GROWING of SEED
Weeds make it difficult to get a crop of Red Clover; they decrease the yield and decrease the value of the hay. In many sections where clover seed production was form¬ erly a profitable enterprise, weeds have become so prevalent as to en¬ danger the industry. This has been due largely to the sowing of home grown seed not expertly recleaned. If you intend to harvest a crop of Red Clover seed, it is of special importance that you start with the very best recleaned seed. The de¬ mand for high grade domestic Red Clover seed is always good.
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SWEET
CLOVERS
BIENNIAL WHITE BLOSSOM
BIENNIAL WHITE BLOSSOM
The White Blossom Biennial variety is the most common type and in the greatest demand. It will grow in almost any climate and on almost any type of soil, thriving on land too poor for Alfalfa or Red Clover. It is a biennial, disappearing at the end of the second season, unless allowed to go to seed and reseed itself.
White Blossom fits very well into the rotation scheme and may be sown with corn at the time of cultivation or following a crop of winter grain.
As hay or green forage, it ranks with alfalfa in feeding value. At first stock seldom like it, but soon develop a preference for it, providing it is cut before it reaches the blossom stage when it becomes woody. On ac¬ count of its heavy and deep spreading root system and its ability as a
nitrogen gatherer when inoculated, top of the list for use on poor soil.
Soil and Seeding
Although Sweet Ciqyer will grow on thin, poor soil, deficient in or¬ ganic matter, even thrive on sand, it does require lime.
Before attempting to grow a crop of Sweet Clover for any purpose the soil should be tested and lime applied if needed. Like other Legumes, it does not store nitrogen unless it is inoculated wjth the right strain of bacteria, so Sweet Clover should always be inocu¬ lated before it is sown.
If seeded alone, as is the usual practice, the land should be pre¬ pared in the same way as for any standard farm crop. The seed may be sown like Red Clover with win¬ ter or spring grain, or alone, either in early spring or mid-summer. Sow fifteen to twenty pounds of seed per acre.
9 for Pastures
It provides a large quantity of forage of high feeding value. It
as a soil improver, it stands at the
reaches the gi’azing stage quickly, and is benefited by close pasturing. If sown alone in early spring, the pasture will be ready about June 1st. The more stock you turn in on it the better, for Close grazing en¬ courages. the production of a con¬ stant Supply of small, tender shoots. If the plants grow so fast that they cannot be kept pastured down they become coarse and un¬ palatable; should this occur, it is best to go over the field with a mower, setting the knife to cut about eight inches high. Take stock off about six weeks before frost in the fall of the first season. The fol¬ lowing spring the second year’s growth comes on very quickly and stock may be turned in as soon as it is well under way. If a crop of hay or seed is wanted, do not pas¬ ture after the middle of June or the 1st of July. If it is desired to have the Sweet Clover reseed itself, re¬ move the stock about two months before frost.
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GRUNDY COUNTY SWEET CLOVER
SEE PAGE 18 for information about inoculation of all legumes
GRUNDY COUNTY SWEET CLOVER
GROWING FOR HAY
First, the new growth of Sweet Clover comes, not from the crown of the plant as in Alfalfa, but from the side shoots from the lower part of the main stem. For this reason whenever a second growth the same season is desired, the first cutting must be made high enough to leave six or eight inches of stem to produce side shoots. For a good quality of hay, Sweet Clover must be cut early, before the plants be¬ come tough and unpalatable. When sown in spring, Sweet Clover makes one cutting of hay the first season. Since the first season’s growth does not tend to become so tough as the second season’s, this cutting may be delayed until the plants have grown as big as they are going to. You can tell when it is time to cut by watching for the ap¬ pearance of crown buds which come out shortly before growth ceases. Remember, the mower knife should be set to cut about six inches above the ground or no fur¬ ther growth will result.
Sweet Clover hay should be han¬ dled and cured the same as alfalfa
This is a variety of biennial that is distinctly different from the com¬ mon White Sweet Clover. It grows only 3^ to 5 feet high, has some¬ what finer stems and matures about two weeks earlier. It has no advantage over the common type for pasture or plowing under. When Grundy County is used, the second crop may he plowed under in am¬ ple time to put the land to alfalfa that fall. The seed is very small, therefore it does not require as much to sow an acre as to sow the common type. We recommend sow¬ ing about 12 pounds to an acre.
YELLOW BIENNIAL SWEET CLOVER
This variety is a biennial type like the common White Blossom and is handled in the same way. It is not as coarse as the White, there¬ fore, it is inferior for pasture or soil improvement. It makes a smaller, finer growth, matures and produces a better quality of hay.
HUBAM or ANNUAL WHITE SWEET CLOVER
TO BUILD UP THE SOIL
When grown for this purpose, Sweet Clover is usually sown in mid-summer, either in corn or fol¬ lowing grain, and plowed under the following spring. By this time it will have made a heavy root growth, and, if inoculated at time of sowing, will have accumulated a quantity of nitrogen. Both roots and tops decompose rapidly when plowed under
This is an annual type of Sweet Clover making its entire growth the first season, maturing, seeds, and then dies. As a soil builder, it has no equal. It can be sown in the spring with small grain and plowed under for fertilizing the same fall. For pasture, however, it is not to be compared with the White Bien¬ nial type. Experts say that honey produced from it is the best of any. Sow about 15 pounds per acre.
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INOCULATION of Red Clover
One of the most important things in Red Clover growing is inoculation. Therefore, for safety’s sake, inoculate every new clover seedling. The cost is very small compared to crop value. See Page 18 for information and prices.
MAMMOTH
RED CLOVER
This differs from Medium Red Clover in being about two weeks later to mature and in being un¬ der similar conditions larger and coarser. Only one crop of Mam¬ moth Clover can be harvested each season, since it does not recover quickly. On low ground, the stems are likely to become woody. Its coarseness, however, makes it less valuable for hay. It is preferred for soiling and plowing under.
ALSIKE
CLOVER
This is also known as Swedish Clover. It is one of the hardiest varieties known as it is adapted to most any kind of soil. It is a peren¬ nial and does not winter kill very easily. It will do better on moist, wet soil, especially where it is sub¬ ject to overflow. Alsike Clover is not as coarse as Medium or Mam¬ moth Red Clover, it being fine stemmed, leafy and easily cured
When Grown for Hay
Alsike is generally mixed with Red Clover and grasses such as Timothy and Red Top; on account of its spreading growth it is liable to lodge if sown alone. When sown in mixtures, the stronger growing grasses and clovers support the Al¬ sike and the hay produced is of a finer quality. The common mixture is two pounds of Alsike, eight of Red Clover and four of Timothy to the acre. When grown alone, six
to eight pounds of seed should be sown to the acre.
PASTURE
Alsike ia highly esteemed for pas ture on account of its high feeding value. Grazing can begin as soon as the plants have made a good start and it should never be de¬ layed long enough to let them bios som.
WHITE DUTCH
CLOVER
This grows in practically every part of the United States where soil conditions are suitable. It is commonly known as “White Dutch” to distinguish it from “White Sweet Clover.” It is not adapted for hay, but is used chiefly for pastures and lawn purposes. It makes excellent pasture because it is high in pro¬ tein contents and is relished by stock. For pasture purposes, it is very seldom sown alone except on old pasture land already well pro¬ vided with grass, in which case it is scattered well on top of the soil in early spring. It thrives under trampling and does not cause bloat¬ ing. It should be sown at the rate of six pounds per acre. If wanted in lawns, the seed is best sown sep arate from the grass mixture.
Saved $3.50 per bushel on Clover
Dear Sirs: In answer to your letter regarding- seeds purchased from you I will say I got the best stand of Sweet Clover I ever saw. After cutting my wheat, I pastured horses and cattle on it until after it froze, with¬ out any other feed. The seed would cost me $10.50 per bushel here, so I saved $3.50 per bushel. I will be interested in both Sweet and Red Clover this spring, so please send me samples and price list. Thanking you for past favors, I am, respect¬ fully. — J. O. Bryant, Alexan¬ dria, Mo., R. 1.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
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TIMOTHY
One of the Most Useful and Valu¬ able Grasses
Of wonderful nutri¬ tious value and un¬ usually productive, the seed being very small and produced in great abundance, makes it the most eco¬ nomical of grasses. Ex¬ tremely hardy; sel¬ dom winter-kills and stands heat and cold equally well. Sow 10 to 12 pounds to the acre.
Although Timothy contains only a mod¬ erate amount of nu¬ trients, it is a very valuable feed because of its palatability, its laxative effect and the fact that it will not in¬ jure stock, regardless how much is eaten.
Soil and Climatic
Needs
Timothy belongs in cool and temperate climates. Can be grown as far north as the Arctic Circle. Because of a rather weak and shallow root system, it must have moisture in fair supply and within easy reach. Rich bottom lands, therefore, and the heavier types of soils, produce the best Tim¬ othy crops. Will not do well on thin or sandy lands. Prefers a sweet soil, but does not need as much lime as clover.
Red Clover and Timothy Mixed
It is very often advantageous to seed Red Clover in a mixture with Timothy. It will usually insure a better succession of good pasturage than would the use of a single crop. The practice of adding Alsike Clover to this mixture is increasing. Whenever any difficulty is experienced in getting a stand of Red Clover, it is a good plan to replace half the Red Clover with an equal weight of Alsike Clover seed. While Alsike Clover will not yield as heavily as Red Clover when the latter does well, it is more certain to catch on soils which are poor in lime. In the winter Wheat section, except in the South, the Timothy is seeded with the Wheat and the Clover on Wheat the next spring. In the spring Wheat section, the Timothy is seeded with the Red Clover at the same time the Wheat Is sown, mixing about 10 to 12 pounds of Timothy with eight of Red Clover or of Red Clover and Alsike Clover to an acre
Timothy and Alsike Mixed
The mixtures we offer of these two desirable grasses is blended in such proportions as years of experience have shown to give the most desirable combination. Since Alsike reaches the best state for hay at about the same time as Timothy, this mixture is preferred by many farmers to the combination of Red Clover and Timothy. One great advantage of this mixture Is that they are both perennial and make a better combination than most any other two. It requires 12 pounds of this mixture to so an acre.
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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
ALL
LEGUMES
SHOULD
BE
INOCU¬
LATED
“DRY”
I** a humus
^aculatia**
( Ory" Form )
Legume crop*
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MAKES
BIGGER
AND
BETTER
STANDS
FORM
Now you can inoculate your alfalfa, clover, soy beans or other legume seed without the use of water and still be sure of a growth of soil¬ improving root-nodules as full and vigorous as was formerly possible to obtain only by the use of bottle or “jelly” type cultures.
Dickinson’s New Humus Inoculation has been perfected after careful study and experiment in the country’s largest commercial soil basterio- logical laboratory. Each culture contains millions of vigorous root-nodule bacteria living in a specially blended humus substance which can be mixed with the seed dry, just as it comes from the can. Every can con¬ tains plenty of culture material to fully inoculate the quantity of seed for which it is intended.
Buy your Dickinson’s Humus Inoculation when you buy your seed so as to be sure to have it at hand when you are ready to sow.
QUICK
EASY
SURE
Full directions are printed on the label. No skill or experience is re¬ quired to get good results with Dickinson’s Humus Inoculation. It is safe and easy to use and produces sure results at a cost of only a few cents per acre. Only a few minutes are required to inoculate the seed which can be sown immediately. Many growers now prefer Dick¬ inson’s Humus Inoculation because of its handy form and ease with which it is used.
, Insures Bel er Stands. The legume .» Increases Value of Crop for Feeding. 1 crops require plenty of nitrogen in •> By feeding nitrogen to plants, their their early growth. Inoculation makes an protein content and, hence, their feed ample supp’y available. value, is greatly increased.
Insures Bigger Crops. Inoculation by , Adds Fertility to Soil. Inoculation increasing available plant food pro- provides plenty of nitrogen for the
. . ,, , _ crop and, when it is turned under, adds
motes the most vigorous growth and pro- £0 £he 80j] an average of 100 lbs. of ni-
duces bigger crops. trogen per acre.
FOR ALL CLOVERS AND ALFALFA
% bushel size inoculates 30 lbs. seed . $0.30
1 bushel size inoculates 60 lbs. seed . 50
2% bushel size inoculates 180 lbs. seed . 1.00
5 bushel size inoculates 300 lbs. seed. . 1.75
FOR SOY BEANS, COWPEAS, LESPEDEZA, VETCH AND OTHER PEAS AND BEANS
1 bushel size inoculates 60 lbs. seed . $0.30
2 bushel size inoculates 120 lbs. seed . 50
5 bushel size inoculates 300 lbs. seed . 1.00
ALWAYS STATE KIND OF SEED YOU WISH TO INOCULATE.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
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SAVED $5.00 ON HIS ORDER
I am writing this card to let you know that I am well pleased with my seed. I saved at least $5.00 on this order. — Francis Oland, Route No. 9, Lebanon, Ind.
The clover -seed I got of you last year was surely fine. I got a good stand. — John C. Derry, Greenfield. Tnd
VETCH
Winter, Sand or Hairy VETCH
This is the hardiest and most suitable variety for the central and northern states.
When sown in the fall, it lives through even the severest winters and completes its growth the following spring, which makes it our best le¬ guminous winter cover and green manure crop.
It thrives better than any other legume on the sandier type soils.
It is advisable to sow one of the small grains with it to furnish support for the vines, as the Vetch grows better if the vines are kept off the ground and the combination gives a larger amount of green manure. Rye is com¬ monly used and seems to be the most satisfactory to grow with Vetch.
COWPEAS
All LEGUMES Should
Cowpeas, being legumes, have the same ability to improve the soil as do clovers and alfalfa. They are easily planted, easily grown, make good pasture, can be fed green, make fine hay and excellent ensil¬ age, especially when planted with corn. The decaying roots and stems add food value to the soil and the whole vines are often turned under for fertilizer.
Whip-Poor-Will Legume has many uses
This is a soil enriching legume about which too little is known.
Be Inoculated
SEE PAGE 18
The Whip-Poor-Will is an early va¬ riety, maturing in about 90 days. Cowpeas, ripe, are valuable either as human food or food for stock. The vines make the finest kind of hay green, and are eaten by stock; are an excellent silo filler and may be pastured by hogs or cattle. Do not plant until the ground is warm. For pasture, hay or soiling, broad¬ cast or drill with a grain drill at the rate of one bushel per acre. For seed sow in rows 36 inches apart and cultivate.
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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
SOY BEANS
give quick results in soil improvement
For soil improvement, where quick results are wanted, the Soy Bean is the most useful legume crop. In order to add nitrogen to the soil it must, of course, be inoculated; otherwise, it impoverishes the soil even more rapidly than corn. However, if inoculated with the right bacteria, it produces in a single season a large, spreading root system covered with big nodules.
Soy Beans fit into the rotation as a cultivated crop, a grain crop or a hay crop. As a cultivated crop, they are usually grown with corn, this combination making it possible to grow a legume for soil improvement on every acre every year, the corn and Soy Beans being followed by small grain with clover.
A FIELD OF SOY BEANS
Preparing and Seeding SOY BEANS
It is not safe to sow until the same time or a little later than corn. If seeded with corn, but sown separately, figure on sowing one Soy Bean grain for each grain of corn. When grown alone, Soy Beans may be sown with a grain drill or corn planter, or broadcast.
If grain drill is used, some of the spouts may be stopped up, the number of spouts closed depending on the desired space between rows; and this again depends upon the kind of equipment available for cul¬ tivation.
Soy Beans Make Excellent Hay
Soy Beans are generally grown alone for hay. Seed solid or In rows. They are usually cut with a mowing machine about the time the pods begin to fill. After this.
they are left on the ground until wilted, then raked up and placed in tall, loose cocks for about a week.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
21
Soy Beans for Ensilage
For this, grow Soy Beans either in rows with the corn or separate¬ ly as for hay and mixed with corn. Figure on about one load of Soy Beans to three loads of corn, when
run through the cutter into the silo. They may be allowed to fully ma¬ ture, even dry, before they are cut if used this way.
# for Hogging Down
In many northern states, Soy Beans are being grown more and more with corn for hogging or sheeping down. For this purpose,
they may be either broadcast in the corn at time of last cultivation or sown with corn the same as for ensilage.
• as a Catch Crop
Soy Beans are ideal as a catch season. Can be put on the land crop — is often called the “Renters when clover fails and will fill the Clover,” because it is the most val- purpose of the clover in the rota- uable legume maturing in a single tion.
VARIETIES of SOY BEANS
Manchu. Matures in about 110 days and is the most popular early variety. Plants erect and bushy, producing large crops of dry forage and seed. Seed light yellow with a black scar. Highly recommended.
Midwest or Northern Hollybrook. Matures in 115 to 120 days. The most popular variety for hay, seed or ensilage wherever the seasons are long enough to mature it. Plants large and erect. Seed yel¬ low with light brown blotch. Should not be confused with the ordinary br Southern Hollybrook which is much later.
Virginia. Matures in about 125 days. Coarse, tall and slender, with a tendency to vine if sown with corn. Does well on poor ground. A good variety for hay or ensilage. Seeds brown.
Wilson. Commonly called “Black Wilson” because the seeds are pure black. Matures in about 120 days. Plants tall and slender, ideally suited for hay and widely grown for that purpose; also for ensilage, with corn, in the southern and eastern sections of the corn belt.
Illini. Matures in about 105 days. Similar to Manchu for hay pur¬ poses. From the standpoint of a “combination hay and seed bean” it has an advantage over the Manchu.
MANCHU SOY BEANS
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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
SUDAN GRASS
FOR HAY AND PASTURE
Best Time to Sow Is Two Weeks After Corn
Sudan Grass is a quick-growing annual grass requiring a little long¬ er growing season than the millets but attaining a greater height and producing a considerably heavier yield of forage. Throughout the corn belt it is the most valuable grass catch crop, used for hay, pas¬ ture and occasionally for silage. It may be grown wherever Soy Beans thrive. It requires a fairly rich, loamy soil, but is quite resistant to drought and is the most dependable pasture crop during dry weather. As hay it is fully equal to Timothy and is relished by stock.
The seed should not be sown un¬ til the soil is thoroughly warm; it is safest to wait until about two weeks after corn planting time. Good results are obtained from seedings made any time from then on up to the first week in July in the general latitude of the corn belt.
SUDAN GRASS for HAY
The seed may be broadcast or drilled. The crop may be cut any time after it has attained a height of about 3 feet up to the stage when the seed is in the “milk.” If cut early the hay is more easily cured and a second and even a third cutting may sometimes be ob¬ tained. Late cut hay, on the other hand, is fully as nutritious and, even though a second growth is not secured, the total yield is fully as large. Best results, all things con¬ sidered, seem to be secured by cut¬ ting about the time the first heads appear, which stage is reached 60 to 80 days after sowing. As a prac¬ tical consideration, the crop may be cut whenever weather conditions and other work on the farm make it convenient. If the hay is well cured, there is no danger from feeding it to any kind of stock. It should be allowed to stand in cocks long enough for the stems to be¬ come thoroughly dry; the stems are very juicy and take longer than the leaves to cure.
SUDAN GRASS for PASTURAGE
As an emergency pasture during dry spells, Sudan Grass has few equals. Stock may be turned in as soon as the plants are 2 feet high. Where it is practicable to do so, the field may be divided in half and the halves pastured alternately, changing every two or three weeks. Sudan Grass is an excellent milk producer and will support from one to three cows per acre, depending on conditions, for two or three months. It is not advisable to pas¬ ture cattle on Sudan Grass which has been, as rarely happens, in¬ jured by drought, on account of danger of poisoning. There is no danger of poisoning horses, sheep or hogs.
For pasture purposes, the seed is broadcast or sown with a grain dril.
SUDAN GRASS for SILAGE
Sudan Grass silage is about equal in feeding value to corn silage. However, on account of the ease with which Sudan Grass may be cured for hay or fed green, it is doubtful if it will ever be widely grown for ensilage purpeses. Best silage crops are secured by drilling the seed in rows wide enough apart for cultivation, and giving the same frequent, shallow, level cultivation as for corn.
SUDAN GRASS for SEED
When grown for seed, highest yields are secured by sowing in rows and cultivating like corn. Har¬ vest when nearly ripe with a grain or row binder and cure in the shock like grain. The seed may be thresh¬ ed with an ordinary grain thresher, taking care to regulate the air blast. Sudan Grass crosses with Sorghum readily, so should not be grown near Sorghum if the seed is to be saved.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
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2 0 TONS ALFALFA on 5 ACRES
Dear Sirs: We have five acres of alfalfa that has cut twenty tons of hay each year for two years. Bought the seed of your com¬ pany and it is on non- irrigated land. We like your seed fine and ex¬ pect to send for some more.
— Chas. A. Brown, Ainsworth, Neb.
MEADOW FESCUE
RED TOP
As a hay crop Red Top is next to Timothy in importance. It will do the best on rather moist soil, but will thrive on most any soil. It is a good variety to sow with Tim¬ othy or Clover for meadow or pas¬ ture, and is more permanent than either of the other two.
ENGLISH BLUE GRASS or
MEADOW FESCUE
A very useful grass for perma¬ nent pasture. Makes excellent hay, succeeds even in poor soil; will en¬ dure severe freezing. Cattle thrive on it, whether it is dry or green.
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS
Will outlive any other grasses for pasture or lawn, but should not be cut or pastured too closely in extremely hot, dry weather. The seed is slow in germinating, therefore, it is advisable to plant with other varieties of quicker growing habits. Makes a sweet and nutritious pasture for all stock.
RYE
GRASS
A very quick growing grass and for that reason makes an excellent pas¬ ture. Thrives on rich, moist land where from three to four cuttings may be made in a season. Will stand close pasturage.
SAVED
$10.00
on
ORDER
Dear Sirs: Will say that timothy and clover I bought of you was A No. 1, also the Sudan made fine crop, saved $10.00 on the or¬ der. Will boost Stand¬ ard Seed Company first and last. — John R. Field, Houstonia, Mo.
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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
ORCHARD
GRASS
Is an early fibrous root¬ ed perennial. Its rapid growth makes it very de¬ sirable for pasture. With¬ stands droughts better than most grasses. Will thrive in the shade such as in orchards and lanes.
When closely cropped it grows up quickly, and is ready for grazing again in 10 to 12 days.
PERMANENT PASTURE MIXTURE
This is a blend of the most desir¬ able grasses in proper proportions with the object of insuring not only abundant pasture, but maintaining same for the longest possible time.
\wsn/i<g>'V's
ORCHARD GRASS
There is an accurate Field Seed Reference Table on Back Cover of this book , which is worth preserving.
GOT CHOICE GRADE FOR PRICE OF PRIME GRADE
Dear Sirs: The seed I got from you came up well and I got choice from you for what the merchants wanted for prime seed and return sacks to them. I saved the difference between prime and choice seeds in buying from you. — C. E. Ballard. Kingsville, Mo.
BROME GRASS
(BROMUS INERMIS)
Brome Grass may be sown either in the spring or fall. It grows naturally in dry, gravelly places, on river banks and hills, along borders of woods, etc., and more rarely, in meadows.
Brome Grass does not require a heavy, good soil, but thrives on loose and comparatively poor land where more valuable grasses would make a poor stand. Al¬ though it succeeds in medium, wet soil, it is highly prized on account of its drought-resisting qualities; in dry summers it produces more green feed than any other grass.
Like most other Tjerennial grasses, Brome Grass grows rather slowly the year it is sown. The second year the crop is heavy and the third year it usually reaches its maximum.
Its ability to furnish green feed, even in a hot, dry summer, makes it valuable for pasture, although its nutritive value cannot be compared with that of Ken¬ tucky Blue Grass, for instance. Its indifference to the tramping of cattle and sheep makes it especially im¬ portant in sandy and gravelly pastures.
Fourteen to twenty pounds should be sown per acre.
BROMUS All LEGUMES Should Be Inoculated — See Page 18.
INERMIS _ _ _ _
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
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As a soiling crop, sorghum will always prove of great value, since at least two crops can be obtained from one sowing. Milch cows are exceptionally fond of sor¬ ghum. It is excellent for milk production and a given area furnishes a large quan¬ tity of succulent food. An acre of sorghum yielding 15 tons of green forage would feed 50 head of stock for 10 days. It should be fed sparingly at first, to avoid bloating. As a fodder crop it furnishes an enormous amount of feed. Sorghum outyields fodder corn, prducing a richer and more nutritious feed of greater value. Thus it will be seen that utilized as a pasture, as a soiling and fod¬ der crop, it may he made to furnish feed nearly the whole year round.
SEED
AMBER CANE
BLACK AMBER
The old standard variety es¬ pecially adapted to the states north of Kansas where early maturity is of importance.
HEGARI SORGO
Hegari Sargo is a pedigreed se¬ lection from a cross between Black- hull Kaffir and sourless Sorgo. The advantage of Hegari over Kan¬ sas Orange Cane lies in two impor¬ tant characters, 1. e., stiff stalks and white, palatable grain.
ORANGE
A heavy yielding variety grown for forage, silage, seed, and syrup. It is rather late in maturing seed as it takes from 100 to 110 days.
RED TOP or SUMAC
Grown very extensively in Texas, Oklahoma and southwestern Kan¬ sas for fodder. The plants are stocky, very leafy, and sweet. The seeds are small and therefore a bushel will plant a large acreage
CANE
An excellent soiling crop furnishing a succulent feed for milch cows
A large yielding fodder crop
Gets Fine Stand of Al¬ falfa from Our Seed
If I can send ybu orders for alfalfa this fall, I will do all I can for you as I got an extra good stand from the seed I bought from you last fall. The best I have ever seen In this country. — F. A. Walker, Hy¬ dro, Okla.
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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
GERMAN
MILLET
SIBERIAN MILLETS
A very fine variety of millet, also hailing from Russia. Unusually early, extremely hardy and withstands drought. The plant shows a remarkable stooling habit, as many as 30 to 40 stalks frequently grown from one
Exactly as recommend¬ ed says CECIL LAWRENCE
I ordered from you last year and certainly did find your seeds exactly as recommended. They were No. 1 seed. — Cecil Law¬ rence, Route No. 1, Ravendon, Ark.
MILLETS
Millets today are occupying a much more important place in farm economy than ever. They constitute one of the best “catch crops” we have. Can be sown later than almost anything else and will give very fair re¬ turns under the most adverse conditions. We strongly recommend every farmer to include a quantity of Millet with his order, so as to have some of the seed on hand in case an opportunity offers where it can be used profitably.
seed.
JAPANSES MILLET
This is entirely distinct from other varieties of millet, both in habit of growth and character of seed. On account of its great value, it has sometimes been called “Bil- lion-Dollar Grass.” Will grow from 6 to 9 feet high, stands up remark¬ ably well and yields enormous crops.
PROSO or HOG MILLET
The demand for Proso Millet seems to be increasing each year. It is generally used as a grain crop for poultry purposes. It is also eaten quite readily by all kinds of live stock. We suggest sowing most any time after danger of frost is over. It requires about 70 days to mature. Sow about 35 pounds per acre.
GERMAN MILLET
Under favorable conditions the German Millet will undoubtedly produce the heaviest yield of hay per acre. It grows very densely and is an excellent cleaning crop.
VELVET BARLEY
New Improved Type with Silky Beards
This is one of the heaviest yield¬ ing varieties of the smooth beard¬ ed type. It is an early type, being ready for harvest the latter part of June or about the first of July. It does well on rich ground and stands up under the most adverse conditions. As a nurse crop for grass and clovers, it is the best of all grains.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
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KAFFIR CORN
Makes excellent fodder either green or cured
KAFFIR CORN
FETERITA
This is a comparatively new grain, belonging to the sorghum family, and introduced from Africa by the United States Department of Agri¬ culture, has made rapid progress. A wonderful drought resister, early and heavy yielding, and seems to be immune to attacks of insect pests. If grown for the production of grain, should be sown in rows at the rate of 3 to 8 pounds per acre and cultivated, while if sown for fodder, should be broadcast at the rate of 1 % to 2 bushels per acre.
SAVED $9.75 ON ONE BUSHEL OF SEED
I bought one bushel of prime Alsike of you this spring and every seed must have grown. I never saw a better stand. Comparing other prices, I have saved $9.75 on this one bushel of seed. — Wm. Linville, Russell, Towa.
Stalks will grow 4 to 5 feet high, are very leafy and high¬ ly relished by all stock. If grown for seed, will general¬ ly yield from 35 to 50 bushels per acre. If grown for grain, sow in rows 3 feet apart, 3 to 5 pounds of seed per acre, and for fodder, broadcast at the rate of 1% to 2 bushels per acre.
RED KAFFIR
Taller than the white. Stalks are more slender, but juicy and leafy. The seed is small, rather hard and brit¬ tle. Does well on poor land and ripens a little earlier than the white.
Dwarf Black Hull WHITE KAFFIR
Has several advantages over the Standard. Being a dwarf, it is better adapted to withstand dry weather and, moreover, can be harvested with a grain header.
GROHOMA .
The New Wonder Grain
As a forage crop it is superior to Kaffir, Milo Maize or Feterita. It is a sure crop on upland or low¬ land — wet or dry season.
Grohoma has been produced from seed for the last six years. It is a combination of Kaffir and Seeded Ribbon Cane, producing a larger head and a larger grain than Kaf¬ fir, together with a stalk and fo¬ liage far superior to any Sorghum ever produced.
Grohoma has a deep root system. After the main head matures, it shoots from 1 to 10 branch heads from the joints, which mature in from 10 to 20 days after main head.
If the stalks are then cut, the plant will stool and then produce another set of stalks and a branch head, if the season permits.
It should be planted as soon as safe from frost. It is a row crop. You can’t afford to be without it. Sow about 5 to 10 lbs. of seed per acre.
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STANDARD SEED COMPANY
SEED
CORN
YELLOW VARIETIES
Corn has repeatedly demonstrated its value as a sure crop; be sure to plant a good acreage next season and use only the reliable and tested Standard Brand. Seed Corn is a specialty with us. We handle practically all major varieties and every lot is tested after being shelled and before shipment.
REID’S
YELLOW
DENT
REID'S YELLOW DENT. The
standard yellow of America. Shells 88% grain. An immense yielder and can always be depended on for big yield.
PRIDE OF THE NORTH. 84-
Day Yellow Dent. Bright red cob, ears medium size and deep kernel. Many of the stalks have two good ears.
IMPROVED LEAMING. (90
days.) This is one of the earliest Yellow Dent corns in cultivation,
ripening in 90 to 100 days from planting.
IOWA GOLD MINE. (90 days.) It is early, ears of good size and symmetrical; color bright golden yellow, grains very deep; cob small.
GOLDEN BEAUTY. (120 days.) Surpasses all in size and beauty of grain. Ears are of perfect shape, 10 to 14 straight rows, remarkable in size. The richness of color and fine quality of grain make it vast¬ ly superior for grinding into meal.
WHITE VARIETIES
BOONE COUNTY WHITE. Boone County is a very large, white corn, something like Silver Mine, but larger and later in maturing. Ma¬ tures in 110 to 120 days.
See next page for SEMESAN Seed Treatment
IOWA SILVER MINE. The Na¬ tional White Corn. A remarkable drought resister and under ad¬ verse conditions seems to pull through and make a crop where other varieties fail. Silver Mine Is deep grained, pure white, rough- topped, with a small, white cob. Ears run from 9 to 12 Inches lone:
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CORN (Continued)
ST. CHARLES WHITE. The St.
Charles White is a pure variety of white corn set on a red cob, and this corn appears to make a finer and better grade for milling pur¬ poses and for corn meal than al¬ most any other sort. The ears are usually 8 to 10 inches long, 16 to 18 rows of deep, broad kernels being rounding. The stalks grow 7 to 8 feet high and have broad, succulent blades, thus making it very desirable for fodder or for en¬ silage purposes.
IMPROVED HICKORY KING.
Largest grains of any white vari¬ ety. Matures early and very pro¬ ductive. Ears set low, are of large size, well filled, very deep grained. Produces well, even on light land.
RED VARIETIES
BLOODY BUTCHER. (100 days.) A better drought resister than any other variety. Perfect shaped, long ears; grain is deep red, occasion¬ ally appearing with yellow tip. Type not entirely fixed.
SQUAW CORN. A pronounced dwarf variety which resists drought extremely well. Early. Has small ears and kernels are blue or white and blue. Fine for western Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
CALICO. (100 days.) The old fashioned red, white and yellow, originally obtained by breeding together vigorous red, white and yellow types, the kernels showing stripes of all three colors. Large ears, deep grains and small cobs.
• make our store your headquarters when you are in Kansas City. You will always find us glad to see you and happy to perform any service that will help to make your visit more enjoyable.
Increase yield by giving your Seed Corn the
SEMESAN Jr.
Seed Treatment
Sure protection against blight and rot, too
This product is exclusively a dust disinfectant, used prin¬ cipally for ear, root, and stalk rots of field and sweet corn. Government conducted field test, Semesan Jr. increased crop yields from diseased field corn seeds by about 20 bushels to the acre. Only two ounces are required to treat a bushel of corn. Owing to postal regulations, it cannot be mailed, but must be sent by express or freight. Ask for a booklet of facts.
Prices: 4-oz. tins, 50c; 1 lb. for $1.75; 5 lbs. for $8.00
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SATISFACTORY FOR FOUR YEARS
Dear Sirs: I have been buying Clover and Grass and Alfalfa seed from you for the past four years. They have given satisfaction in every way. I get four cuttings of Alfalfa a season and the yield is fine. I cut 15 tons of Alfalfa hay from 13 acres the first cutting last spring. The Timothy and Clover was as fine as I ever saw. I always have a good word for your seed. I saved 25% to 40% on the price of seed by ordering from you. — W. B. Holt, Crocker, Mo.
RAPE
Rape can be put to quite a num¬ ber of uses. It may be sown alone as a spring crop to provide early pasture. It may be sown with spring grain to provide fall pasture after the grain is cut. As it is a common practice to drag or weed our grain crops after they are up, the sowing of rape at this time can be easily done. Rape may also be sown just before the last cultiva¬ tion of corn to provide fall feed and increases the yield of feed per acre, or Rape may be sown with fall rye to provide fall pasture.
DWARF ESSEX RAPE
This plant, which is related to the rutabaga family is one of the very best forage plants for pasturing cattle, hogs, or sheep, as well as for silo filling. Thrives best in low, moist soil, such as slough, lake bed or a coulee bottom. In such places
it will produce a tremendous quan¬ tity of feed, growing out as fast as it is eaten off.
BUCKWHEAT
An excellent catch-crop, develops very rapidly. Useful either for hay or if allowed to mature gives an ex¬ cellent grain crop which is much in demand for both poultry feeding and household use.
The best variety for the North¬ west. Produces its seed earlier, re¬ sists drought and is very depend¬ able.
While not quite so early as Jap¬ anese, is preferred by millers as it makes a whiter, better and more nutritious flour. A nice variety to sow where bees are kept.
The Alfalfa seed bought of you is growing fine and have a nice stand. — Mr. W. E. Hiatt, Route 3, Union- ville, Iowa.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
31
IT PAYS TO INOCULATE
4 Reasons
Why You Should Use
Dickinson’s BACTERIA
1 Insures Better Stands. The legume crops require plenty of nitrogen in their early growth. Inocula¬ tion makes an ample supply available.
2 Insures Bigger Crops. Inoculation by increasing available plant food promotes the most vigorous growth and produces bigger crops.
3 Increases Value of Crop for Feeding. By feeding nitrogen to plants, their protein content and, hence, their feed value, is greatly increased.
4 Adds Fertility to Soil. Inoculation provides plenty of nitrogen for the crop and, when it is turned un¬ der, adds to the soil an average of 100 lbs. of nitro¬ gen per acre.
Much money has been wasted in the purchase of seed because the land upon which it was seeded did not have the proper inoculation. It is a serious mistake for any farmer to go to the expense of buying seed and preparing the soil, and then fail to provide the proper inoculation.
Seed planted on soils that have grown legumes successfully within recent years, does not need to be inoculated, but very often it is sown upon soil that hasn’t grown legumes for years, or perhaps never. The cost of inoculating seed is so small that no one is justified in trusting to luck and assuming that the soil contains the proper bacteria for growing alfalfa.
If the soil is very rich in nitrogen, the crop will do well for a while, but sooner or later it will begin to turn yellow, which indi¬ cates a shortage of nitrogen. Therefore it winterkills easily and instead of being a co-operator is a parasite living on the richness of the land. To go to the expense of preparing a field, perhaps liming it in order to make it sweet that the nitrogen-gathering germs can live, purchasing seed, and then failing to make sure that the soil contains the nitrogen-gathering bacteria, exhibits a lack of business judgment.
The commercial products are the easiest, cheapest, and best
way to provide this inoculation.
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Prices Quoted on Page No. 18
COMBE PRINTING CO.. Horticultural Printers, St. Joseph, Mo.
FIELD SEED
REFERENCE TABLE
Weight, Measures and Amount of Field Seed Sown to the Acre
Blue Grass, Ky. — for lawns
Brome
Broom
Clover, Alslke — in Clover, Crimson . Clover, Mammoth-
Corn — for silage .
Fescue, meadow .
Fescue, other varieties Hungarian — for hay ... Hungarian — for seed
Kaffir — drills .
Kaffir— broadcast .
Lawn Grass .
Lespedeza .
Millets — for hay .
Millets — for seed .
Orchard Grass — for seed Pasture, Mixture .
Peas, Cow- Peas, Cow-
Rye-
|
Pounds Per Acre |
Pounds Per Bushel |
|
60 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
. . . . 60-100 |
14 |
|
.... 14-20 |
14 |
|
14 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
52 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
. ... 2- 4 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
. . . . 8-12 |
60 |
|
_ 4- 6 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
. . . . 25- 30 |
30 |
|
60 |
|
|
56 |
|
|
56 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
. . . . 28- 35 |
14 |
|
48 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
56 |
|
|
56 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
35 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
. . . 120-150 |
60 |
|
60 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
- 20- 30 |
60 |
|
50 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
56 |
|
|
56 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
. . . . 50- 60 |
50 |
|
. . . . 12- 15 |
50 |
|
50 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
. . 15-20 |
60 |
|
40 |
|
|
40 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
60 |
STANDARD SEED COMPANY :: KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI -