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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

HARDI-KAiN

ALFALFA
in branded
bags

KNOWN

ORIGIN

SEED

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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Every lot of

STANDARD

SEED

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

KNOWN

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

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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• PRIME grade tests 96% 1>U1<

• 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

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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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.

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.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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

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.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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.

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

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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.

STANDARD SEED COMPANY

SWEET

CLOVERS

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.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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.

STANDARD SEED COMPANY

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

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.

STANDARD SEED COMPANY

ALL

LEGUMES

SHOULD

INOCU¬

LATED

“DRY”

I** a humus

^aculatia**

( Ory" Form )

Legume crop*

^Sas@5:

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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:

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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

STANDARD SEED COMPANY

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

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.

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

. . . . 60-100

.... 14-20

. ... 2- 4

. . . . 8-12

_ 4- 6

. . . . 25- 30

. . . . 28- 35

. . . 120-150

- 20- 30

. . . . 50- 60

. . . . 12- 15

. . 15-20

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