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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 19

[image] IOWA GROWN RED CLOVER SEED.

CLOVER SEED.
For many years we have made this a specialty, and we now have electric machinery for cleaning seeds so perfected that we claim that our grades average better than those of most other markets, and believe that they cannot fail to please the most particular. The Nebraska Experiment Station tested clover seed from the leading seed firms of the country, and our seed stood the highest for purity of any west of Pennsylvania, and, with one exception, the highest of any in the United States.
PRICES On clover and grass seeds are changing almost daily, so that we are unable to quote prices which will be invariable. Don't fail to write for prices before buying. We issue a price list each week from January to June. If you are in a hurry for the seed you can order it and we will send seed to full value of money sent on day order is received. The following are the prices we are selling at on the date this catalogue goes to press (Dec. 10, 1902). We prepay postage at the 1 and 3 pound rate; larger quantities shipped at purchaser's expense. Trial packets of any variety at 5 cents each. Grain bags 15 cents each extra.
MEDIUM RED CLOVER.-This is the most important of all clovers and the standard everywhere for hay and pasture. It is known as Common Red or June Clover in many sections. Our Iowa grown clover seed has become widely known for its purity, strong vitality, hardiness, vigorous and healthy growth, and stooling qualities. It pays to have the best. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 80c postpaid. Per peck $1.90, bushel (60 lbs.) $7.20. Bags extra, 15c each.
MEDIUM RED CLOVER; Second Grade.-Useful for thickening pastures, etc. We list this for our customers who want a cheaper grade, and while we do not claim that it is equal to our best, it is as good as much of the seed furnished by other dealers. Country merchants frequently buy this grade because they can make a larger profit on it. Per bushel $6.50.
SWEET CLOVER-(Melilotis Alba or Bokhara.)-A tall shrubby plant, bearing innumerable small white flowers and very valuable for bees. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 40c, 3 lbs. $1.10; by freight, 5 lbs or more @ 25c.
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER.-Largely used for lawns. It is the most hardy of any variety of clover and as it is of a creeping habit it is desirable for sowing on terraces or sloping grounds. Seed is very small and it requires only 7 lbs. to sow an acre. Choicest quality: 1 lb. 45c, 3 lbs. $1.25 postpaid; by frt. pk. $4.00, bu. (60 lbs.) $15.00.
SERADELLA.-When traveling in Germany we found that Seradella was the most profitable of all plants grown there and almost everybody grows it for hay. It has proved of great value here, being considered fully equal to red clover in nutritive qualities and yields a much larger crop. Cattle are very fond of it as hay, green fodder or for pasture. It makes a dense, thick, rapid growth, covering the ground completely and choking out all weeds. Sow early in spring alone or with wheat or other grain. Pkt. 5c, lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 80c postpaid. By freight, 10 lbs. or more @ 15c. Bushel of 45 lbs. (will sow 3 acres) $5.50.
MAMMOTH RED CLOVER.-Also called Sapling or Pea Vine Clover. This greatly resembles the Medium Red, but is of much taller and more vigorous growth. The stems are so large and coarse that it is not valued for hay, but nothing equals it for hog pasture, as it will produce an enormous yield. It is the clover for poor soils. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. Per pk. $2.00, bu. (60 lbs.) $7.35.
CRIMSON CLOVER.-Also called Giant Incarnate. This is an annual variety in common use in the east and south for feeding green. The yield in fodder is immense, and after cutting, it at once commences to grow again, and continues until severe cold, freezing weather. It grows about one foot high, roots nearly black, leaves long, blossoms long, pointed and of a very deep red or carmine color. Makes good hay. Winter kills in this latitude. Per lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 65c. Per peck $1.40, bushel $5.00.

[image] SERADELLA.

ALFALFA or LUCERNE CLOVER.-All classes of stock are exceedingly fond of it. The roots are long and grow deep, frost cannot heave or throw them out in winter. One sowing will stand for twenty years, and instead of impoverishing the soil, enriches it. Grows on the thinnest sandy soil and thrives in greatest drouth. Sow broadcast about 25 lbs. to the acre. Per lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 80c postpaid. By freight, per peck $2.00, bushel (60 lbs.) $7.50.
TURKESTAN ALFALFA.-This variety is more hardy than the ordinary having stood a temperature of 40 degrees below zero when the ground was bare. It will also stand extreme drouth. It is considered of the highest value throughout Asia, and is practically the only hay fed to the cattle there. The seed we offer was imported from its native country. As the stock is not in at time this catalogue goes to press we are unable to quote price except in small quantities, as the cost of transportation varies greatly from year to year. Pkt. 10c, lb. 60c postpaid, 3 lbs. $1.50. Ask for prices in quantity.
ALSIKE CLOVER.-It is a true perennial, producing a good crop the first year and every year thereafter, and the field really keeps improving each season. Highly valued also as a permanent pasture. It is hardy, even in northern Minnesota, and is the only variety which will produce a good crop and not kill out in low, wet land. Seed is small and therefore requires only 8 lbs. per acre, or half that quantity if sown with timothy. Per lb. 36c, 3 lbs. [9?]c. Pk. $2.75, bu. $[?.00].

[image] ORCHARD GRASS.

GRASS SEEDS.
We have pleased thousands of others and can please you with our choice Iowa grown seed. Grass seeds are sold on a very close margin of profit and prices are constantly changing with the market. PRICES. Should you desire a quantity of anything in this line, be sure you write us for special prices, naming the amount needed. Remember that our quotations are for our best grades of recleaned seed. At the pound rate we prepay postage. Larger quantities by freight or express at purchaser's expense. Grain bags to hold seed 15 cents each extra; jute bags free.

BROMUS INERMIS-This new grass has been very highly recommended by the U.S. Agricultural Department and by grass specialists in all parts of the country. It will produce a wonderful crop of hay on land which is too poor for clover or timothy, and it resists intense cold, and also the most hot, dry weather. Forms a quick and dense sod either on sandy or stiff clay soils, and is a permanent grass which does not kill out with any kind of weather. Grows 18 to 36 inches in height and can be cut two or three times per year and is equally desirable as a pasture grass. Should be sown early in the spring, using 20 to 25 lbs. per acre if sown alone, or if with alfalfa use 12 lbs. with 8 lbs. alfalfa. Best grade, per lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 75c postpaid; by frt., per bu. (14 lbs.) $2.10, 50 lbs. $7.00, 100 lbs. $13.50.
ORCHARD GRASS.-A most valuable grass for pasture or hay land, and on account of its earliness very valuable for permanent pastures. It furnishes the first green bite in the spring and the last in the fall, and is quick to recover from close cropping, and even thrives better the more it is cropped. When grown for hay, more than one crop can be obtained in one season. It is well suited to shady places, such as orchards and groves. Will grow on almost any kind of land but gives best results on deep, rich, sandy loam or clay soils. Sow 14 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 35c, 3 lbs. $1.00 postpaid. By freight, per bu. (14 lbs.) $2.25, 100 lbs. $14.00.

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The grass and clover seed purchased of you last sping have given excellent satisfaction. The seeds were very clean and free from all foul seeds, and I secured a fine stand.-Sam. Schoenherr, lllinois.

[image] BROMUS INERMIS

BAGS FURNISHED FREE WITH ALL SEEDS EXCEPT CLOVER, TIMOTHY AND MILLET.