RICHARD FROTSCHER Sn^B CO., I/td. 



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Red Oluver 



WINTKR TURF OATS 



A newvariet}', introduced 

 only last year by the late R. 

 Froischer, has been tried 

 here and gave entire satis- 

 faction. It is said to be 

 entirely Rust Proof and so 

 far has not rusted yet. 

 One year trial will, of 

 course, not be sufficient to 

 recommend it as it perhaps 

 hould be, but so far it has 

 proven to be all that it is 

 claimed to be. 



r:^d ciyOv:i5R. 



Trifoliitm pratens. 

 This excellent variety 



of 

 Clover should be sown 

 either during the fall or 

 early in the spring, but fall 

 planting is preferable as it White Dutch Clover. 



will do much better than spring sown. Six to eiglitpounds of seed is the necessary quan- 

 tity to sow an acre. 



WHITER DUTCH CI,OVBR. 



Trifolium repens. 



A good pasture plant, and also excellent for apiarists as it abounds in honey and is 

 much sought after by Honey Bees. If fed too much to stock it is very apt to cause them 

 to slobber. Should be planted in the fall, at the rate of from 6 to 8 bis. to the acre. 



AI,FAI,FA, FRENCH I,UC]^RNE OR CHII^I CI^OV:i^R. 



Medicago Sativa. 

 An excellent Forage plant in high and 

 dry land, but it will not do well in our wet 

 bottom lands, as it requires a deep and dry 

 soil. It is therefore of no use to try Alfalfa 

 in wet land. The first year it may grow 

 well enough, but the second year when the 

 roots reach the water, it is sure to decay, 

 as they demand good, rich soil, penetrating 

 the earth to a depth of eight to ten feet, and 

 consequently, if the plant is checked in its 

 downward course by water, it will soon wilt 

 and die. When Alfalfa has once taken hold 

 in the ground it will last from ten to fifteen 

 years, and it is even said that in some places 

 where the soil is deep and not very wet it 

 has been known to grow over thirty years, 

 without showing any signs of decay. 



Where the land is clear of Coco and other 

 weeds, it may be sown broadcast, about 

 twenty pounds to the acre, and not later 

 than December, as the young plants, if 

 sown in January or even later, will not make 

 sufficient of roots to stand our hot and dry 

 summers. If the land is not perfectly clean, 

 it should be sown in drills twelve to fifteen 

 inches apart, and worked in with a culti- 

 vator; in this case it requires from eight to 

 ten pounds to the acre. 



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Alfalfa or Lucerne Clover. 



