CLOVER— HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR 
Natural Soil Improvers — Unexcelled for Stock Feeding 
All Clovers have the power to gather Nitrogen from the air, and store it in the form of nodules on the roots; thereby 
providing rich food for crops of cereals, etc., which follow. Thus they save the cost of expensive commercial fertilizers, and 
the labor of loading and spreading farm yard manure. The long roots of Clover penetrate deeply into the soil, improve its 
drainage, render it more friable, and increase its capacity for holding moisture. When plowed under, Clover crops add 
humus to the soil, and further improve its mechanical condition. Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Clovers. 
MEDIUM RED 
(Trifolium Pralense) 
DOMESTIC GROWN 
Common or Medium Clover, June Clover 
Red Clover according to locality is a biennial or short-lived perennial. It 
grows one to two feet in height usually makes two crops a year, yielding two to 
three tons of cured hay per acre. Clover hay is very nutritious; all stock fed on 
it require less grain; chopped and steamed it is a good substitute for green food 
for poultry during the winter. As pasturage all animals thrive on it, particularly 
cattle, sheep and pigs. In Northern States Red Clover seed is usually sown in 
the spring; the earlier the better. If grown alone, use 12 to 14 pounds of seed 
per acre if broadcasted and cover not over half an inch deep. Red Clover may 
be seeded with a number of different grasses as Timothy, Orchard Grass or Tall 
Oat Grass, but usually it is grown with Timothy, 8 to 10 pounds of Clover and 
20 pounds of Timothy seed being sown per acre. A very satisfactory combina- 
tion is S pounds of Red Clover, 5 pounds of Alsike Clover, 20 pounds of Timothy 
and 5 pounds of Fancy Red Top per acre. This makes a fine quality of mer- 
chantable hay and the field does not run out so soon as Clover and Timothy alone. 
Price, lb., 70c; 10 lbs., $6.50; 25 lbs., $15.00; 100 lbs., $55.00. 
MAMMOTH 
or PEA VINE {Trifolium 
RED Praicnse perenne) 
DOMESTIC GROWN 
Quite distinct from the common Red Clover, being of larger and coarser 
growth and valuable for purposes for which the latter is entirely unsuited. It 
lasts longer and is two or three weeks later than common Red Clover. Of very 
robust growth, yielding enormous bulk; valuable for reclaiming exhausted lands. 
Sow (if alone) about 12 lbs. per acre. 
Price, lb., 70c; 10 lbs., $6.50; 25 lbs., $15.00; 100 lbs., $58.00. 
ALSIKE OR HYBRID igggfaS 
SWEDISH CLOVER 
The blossoms are pinkish white. It is a perennial 
and one of the hardiest of all Clovers, thriving par- 
ticularly well in cool and cold climates and stands 
freezing well, but also adapts itself to most climates 
where Clovers grow, and will grow in moister soil 
than Red Clover; in fact, has produced splendid 
crops under irrigation. The plants attain a height 
of one to two feet; stems and leaves, though smaller 
than those of Red Clover, are much more numerous, 
making hay of fine texture. 
Alsike frequently produces good crops on soils on 
which Red Clover will not grow. We strongly 
advise farmers to add 2 or 3 lbs. per acre to their 
usual seeding of Red Clover and Timothy. Sow (if 
alone) 8 lbs. per acre. 
Price, lb.. 70c; 10 lbs., $6.50; 25 lbs.. $15.00; 
100 lbs., $55.00. 
KOREAN (Lespedeza) 
This strain is an improvement on the ordinary 
Japan, ripens earlier, makes a larger growth and a 
heavy cropper. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 
Price, lb.. 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs.. $6.00; 
100 lbs., $20.00. 
LADINO 
This type of Clover is used in pasture mixtures 
with success and is hardier than Alfalfa. Can be 
used as a green feed for poultry. 
Sow 8 lbs. per acre. 
Price, lb., $1.75; 10 lbs., $15.00. 
CRIMSON or SCARLET ,££5, 
Plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tons of stable 
manure per acre and even if the Clover be harvested or pastured, the benefits 
derived from the wonderful nitrogenous root formation will alone many times 
repay the cost of seed and labor. 
Crimson Clover cut when coming into bloom makes hay richer in protein than 
Red Clover, and the yield on average soils is two to three tons per acre. It is 
especially adapted for green forage and silage and is much relished by dairy 
stock. Cut green before flowers mature. 
Crimson Clover should not be fed after the flowers mature for the hairs of 
the calyx are apt to form "hair balls" in the stomachs of animals. 
Sow at the rate of 15 pounds of seed per acre, either broadcast or drilled. 
Cover lightly with a harrow. In the latitude of New York City sow from July 
15 to September 15, and in the South as late as October. Time of flowering is 
June; height 2 feet. 
Price, lb.. 45c; 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 lbs., $8.25; 100 lbs.. $28.00. 
TALL SWEET or BOKHARA 
[Melilolus alba) 
A perennial leguminous plant of tall, shrub-like growth, occasionally grown 
as a forage plant; and often for bees; the numerous small white flowers possess 
a sweet, honey-like fragrance. The importance of Bokhara Clover, however, is its 
value for plowing under for green manuring, particularly to prepare poor soils 
where it is difficult to get other crops to grow. Sow 10 lbs. to acre. 
Price, lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.25; 2S lbs., $7.00; 100 lbs., $25.00. 
WHITE 
(Trifolium repens) 
DUTCH or HONEYSUCKLE 
White clover is a valuable addition to mixtures 
for permanent pastures, as it furnishes considerable 
plant food to the other Grasses composing such 
mixtures." 
In mixtures for lawns White Clover is always 
used, as there is no plant more suitable for the 
formation of a dense sward, and also to prevent the 
washing out of soil during heavy r^ins. 
Price, lb.. $1.40; 10 lbs., $13.00. 100 lbs., $125.00. 
WILD WHITE 
CERTIFIED NEW ZEALAND GROWN 
A dwarf-growing clover which should be added to 
pasture, helps the grasses by adding nitrogen to the 
soil, thrives on all soils and is relished by cattle. 
Price, lb., $2.50; 10 lbs., $22.50. 
YELLOW TREFOIL 
(Medicago Lupulina) 
This variety of Clover is recommended by some 
states in mixtures for pasture. A dwarf growing 
hardy plant; it is a nourishing and beneficial food 
for all cattle. Sow 8 lbs. per acre. 
Price, lb., 50c; 10 lbs., $4.00; 25 lbs.. $8.50; 
100 lbs., $30.00. 
ALFALFA or LUCERNE (Medicago Saliva) 
Yields Good Crops in All Sections of the United States. Efficient Soil-Enricher and Hay-Producer. 
NORTHERN GROWN domestic 
It needs one season to become established, after which it yields enormous 
crops annually for many years. 3 or 4 cuttings per season, aggregating 4 to 6 
tons cured hay per acre, are harvested, according to conditions and locality. It 
does well on all good, rich soils (except heavy clay), if well drained, or overlying 
a permeable subsoil; on calcareous soil it thrives especially well. Alfalfa is one 
of the best cover crops for orchards. Our strain of seed is grown in far Northern 
regions, where plants have to endure extreme cold and still thrive in those high 
altitudes. Our experience — and that of our customers — has shown that such 
seed is undoubtedly the best for the North and Eastern States. Before offering 
this seed to our customers for sale, it is thoroughly recleaned by the most modern 
seed cleaning machinery. By this process we separate the sound, perfect seeds 
from all rubbish and light, imperfect seeds. Sow in the Northern States during 
June, July or August, 30 to 40 lbs. of seed per acre if broadcasted, 25 to 30 lbs. 
if drilled. In the South sow in February or September. 
Price, lb., 75c; 10 lbs.. $7.25; 25 lbs., $17.50; 100 lbs., $65.00. 
GRIMM— The Hardiest Alfalfa Known 
DOMESTIC 
By careful experimentation Grimm Alfalfa was found to be far superior to com- 
mon kinds in withstanding unfavorable winters. This strain of Alfalfa seed not only 
endures extremely low temperatures, but it can be cut with greater safety in the 
fall, and will bear more abuse in the way of pasturage than any other forage 
plant. Grimm Alfalfa has larger crowns, and a more spreading root system than 
the ordinary Alfalfa. It is also claimed that it will yield from ten to fifteen per 
cent more than any other variety, and will start and thrive in undrained wet 
locations, where the ordinary sort was tried unsuccessfully. One of the character- 
istics of the Grimm Alfalfa is that some of the plants produce peculiar greenish- 
yellow flowers. The seed is high priced and it is rather hard to get the genuine 
article. Sow 30 lbs. per acre. 
Price, lb., 90c; 10 lbs., $8.50; 25 lbs., $20.00; 100 lbs., $75.00. 
"Legume Aid" Pays Big Dividends 
Inoculation or nitrogen fixation is crop insurance for larger yields of Alfalfa and Clover. Legume Aid contains billions of bacteria living in a base which has 
sufficient moisture to insure good seed environment for the preservation of the organisms. Offered in dated containers, insuring fresh stock. 
Price Yi bushel size, 30c; 1 bushel size, 50c; 2 bushel size, $1.00, postpaid. State when ordering if wanted for Alfalfa or Clover. 
We are always glad to advise with our Farmer Friends — There are 96 Years of Accumulated Experience back of our advice. 
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