FOR THE FARM. 



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\v hue .Dutch Clover. 



CLOVER SEEDS. 



(Prices subject to market changes.) 



Alsike, or Swedish (Trifolium Hybridum). Hardiest 

 of all the clovers and on rich moist soils yields an enormous 

 quantity of hay or pasturage. Valuable for sowing with other 

 clovers or grasses, as it forms a thick bottom and increases the 

 yield of hay. Sow six pounds per acre when used alone. 

 Lb. 20 cts., 100 lbs. §18.00. 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne (Medicago Sativa). One of the 

 best varieties, succeeding in almost every situation, and bear- 

 ing heavy crops of forage ; will bear cutting three or four 

 times during the season. For bringing up poor land it is the 

 best of the clovers, as it not only produces large masses of 

 foliage but forces its roots down fully three feet into the earth. 

 Sow early in the spring to secure a good stand before winter 

 if to be used for pasturage or for curing. 20 to 25 pounds to 

 the acre. Lb. 16 cts., 100 lbs. §14.00. 



Red Clover, Medium ( Trifolium Pratense) . The lead- 

 ing variety of clover for pastures or meadows. Sow in spring 

 or fall, if no other grasses are used, at the rate of eight or ten 

 pounds per acre. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. §9.50 (subject to 

 market changes). 



Mammoth Red Clover, 



( Cow Grass or Pea Vine Clo- 

 ver). For plowing under as 

 green manure. Lb. 15 cts., 100 

 lbs. §12 00. Sow about eight 

 pounds per acre. 



Red Clover. 



White Dutch Clover ( Trifolium Repens) . The best 

 variety for lawns, as it forms a close herbage and remains 

 green throughout the season ; it is also valuable when mixed 

 with grass seeds for pasture. Sow in spring at the rate of six 

 pounds per acre when sown alone, half the quantity when 

 sown with other grasses. Lb. 30 cts., 100 lbs. §22.00. 



Scarlet, or C rim sou Clover (Trifolium mcamatum). 

 An annual variety, largely used in the South for feeding 

 green and. for hay. The yield in fodder is immense, and 

 after cutting it at once commences growing again and con- 

 tinues until cut by frost. Sow in April or May ; 10 to 15 

 pounds to the acre. Lb. 8 cts., 100 lbs. §6.00. 



Yellow Trefoil (Medicago lupulind). This may be culti- 

 vated, either alone or with other grasses. Requires about 

 same treatment as Red Clover ; 15 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 25 

 cts., 100 lbs. §16.00. 



Sainfoin, Esparsette, or Holy Clover ( Hedysarum 



Onobrychis). A valuable clover for the Middle and Southern 

 States. In some sections it is considered indispensable, as it 

 increases the flow of milk. The seeds are more nutritious 

 than oats, and are readily eaten by fowls. Requires a cal- 

 careous soil. 100 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. 

 §8.00. 



Bokhara Clover (Melilotus alba). A rapid growing 

 white-flowered sort, excellent for bee food, for which purpose 

 it should be largely grown. Lb. 40 cts., 100 lbs. §35.00. 



Japan Clover (Lespedeza Striata). A low-branching clover 

 that does well in the South. It thrives on poor land and 

 produces continual herbage. Not adapted to Northern lati- 

 tudes, as it is only half-hardy. Lb. 35 cts., 100 lbs. §30.00. 



Crimson Clover. 



fllLLET. 



German, or Golden Millet (Southern grown). A 

 valuable annual hay and fodder crop, more productive and 

 coarser than the Hungarian grass, medium early, 4 to 5 feet 

 high. Sow one bushel to the acre. Lb. 8 cts., 100 lbs. 

 $3.00, bu. (50 lbs.) §1.50. 



Hungarian Millet (Panicum Germanicum). An annual 

 forage plant, early and productive, growing 2 to 3 feet high 

 with an abundance of foliage, often yielding two or three 

 tons per acre. Sow one bushel to the acre. Lb. 8 cts., 100 

 lbs. §2.00, bu. (48 lbs.) §1.70. 



Egyptian, or East India Pearl Millet (Penicillaria 

 Spicata). Grows from 8 to 10 feet high. When cultivated 

 for fodder sow in drills 3 feet apart and thin out in rows to 1 

 foot apart ; sow 3 to 5 lbs. per acre. Lb. 20 cts., 100 lbs. 

 §12.00. 



Farm Seeds are sent by freight or express at purchaser's expense. When ordered to be sent by mail add 8 cents per pound. 



