£i!.c. A. CURRIE & CO. m m$r '^Uht^' FARM SEEDSi ALFALFA. Lt,cEtofe Prices subject to market changes without notice. The great value of Alfalfa to the stockman cannot be over-estimated. No other forage crop combines so many ex- cellent feeding qualities. The fact that three or four heavy crops of it can be cut every season should alone be an in- centive to every farmer to put down at least a few acres of it. Alfalfa can be grown successfully in every state in the Union; the soil, however, should be deep and well drained. It will not succeed on heavy, sticky clay ground, or where water stands a short distance below the surface. Before sowing the seed see that the ground is well prepared by being thoroughly pulverized. Any extra work put on the ground at this time will be well repaid in the crop. If sown in spring, wait until the ground is warm, sowing from 20 to 30 lbs. of seed to the acre. The crop should be cut for hay just as it is coming into bloom. A safe guide is to watch for the starting of the new basil shoots, which form the growth for the next crop, be- fore cutting. If the weather is fine the morning's cuttings should be raked into windrows the same afternoon, and cocked the following day. We recommend using Northern grown seed. The U. S. Department of Agriculture in' its investigations finds that the farther north the seed is grown the hardier it is likely to be, and to meet these requirements we have secured a stock of strictly pure, recleaned Montana grown seed, grown on dry land. Extra choice recleaned seed, per lb., 30c (by mail, 40c per lb.). By freight or express at buyer's expense, per peck, $3.25; bushel, $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. Alfalfa. TURKESTAN ALFALFA. Exceedingly valuable for dry, arid sections. The climate of Turkestan is very similar to our interior western states, the summers being long and very hot. Here cattle raising is carried on extensively and Alfalfa is the main crop. It Is from this section we secure our stock of seed. Not only does this variety withstand the dry weather better than any other, but it has the further merit of being able to come through the severest winters without harm. At the Experiment Sta- tion, Brookings, S. B., common Alfalfa winter killed on bare ground at a minimum temperature of 40 degrees below zero, while Turkestan came through unharmed. We offer strictly choice dodder free seed of Turkestan Alfalfa. Price per lb., 30c (by mail, 40c per lb.). By freight or express at buyer's expense, per peck, $3.25; bushel, $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. SAND LUCERNE. This variety is especially adapted to thin, sandy soil, yielding heavy crops where other sorts of alfalfa failed. The Michigan Experiment Station reports 5 tons of cured hay of Sand Lucerne to the acre on sandy ground. It has proved valuable for the sandy fruit lands in Mich- igan, but is not equal to Alfalfa on medium or rich soils. Per lb., 35c (by mail, 45c per lb.). By freight or express at buyer's expense, per peck, $4.25; bushel, $16.50; 100 lbs., $27.50. Alfalfa Seed is shipped in seamless bags. When order- ing, add 20c for each bag required. THE BOOK OF ALFALFA. A valuable treatise on the history, cultivation and merits of alfalfa. Illustrated, 370 pages. Cloth. $2.00 by mail. 37