Alfalfa in the hill country 



Grimm Alfalfa 



In recent years there has been a tendency to get varieties 

 which are more drought-resistant and which have roots spreading 

 over the soil rather than phinting a tap-rooted variety. Grimm 

 Alfalfa is, perhaps, the best known and the most satisfactory va- 

 riety so far introduced. From results thus far procured with this 

 variety it is destined to become very popular in this section of 

 the United States. A stand is very easily secured and yields 

 are very large. Seed, however, is extremely scarce so far and 

 necessarily rather high in price. However it is, perhaps, well 

 wortli the extra money. Write for prices. 



Alsike 



Alsike may be grown alone with other grasses or with Medium 

 or Mammoth Red Clover. It is one of the hardiest clovers and 

 can be sown early in the spring. It is also more liable to with- 

 stand the freezing winter weather, as it has an extremely fibrous 

 foot-system. In some sections where Red Clover cannot be 



grown, Alsike is rapidly taking its place. As the seed is very small 

 it should not be covered too deeply. Sow from six to ten pounds 

 of seed to the acre. For pasture purposes it is mostly sown with 

 timothy, orchard, or Kentucky blue grass or red clover. Alsike 

 hay contains somewhat more feeding value than the ordinary 

 clover. It is also hardier and should be used more generally. 

 Write for prices. 



Crimson or Scarlet Clover 



Crimson Clover is, perhaps, the best soil-builder in the entire 

 list. It is especially beneficial, because it may be sown during 

 the summer and plowed under the next spring before the plant- 

 ing of some other crop. It is a nitrogen-gathering plant and the 

 crop-yields after it are always materially increased. Farmers 

 who are anxious to improve the fertility of their soil should 

 always make a practice of having at least one field in with this 

 crop each year. One of the best methods is to sow the seed at 

 the last cultivation of corn, covering it with a fine-tooth culti- 

 vator and sowing at the rate of ten to fifteen pounds to the 

 acre. Write for prices. 



Timothy 



Timothy is the most widely grown grass for the regular hay crop. Its popularity is the best evidence for its usefulness. It is 

 ■very easy to grow and everybody knows the value of Timothy hay. It is adapted to nearly all types of soil, and produces yields of 

 hay varying according to the fertility of the soil and general conditions. Timothy should be re-seeded after the second year, as the 

 largest yields are produced the first and second years. Grown in a four- or five-year crop rotation this practice of re-seeding every 

 :second year is easily accomplished. It should be sown fifteen pounds to the acre alone, or when seeded with clover eight to twelve 

 jpounds, with four to five pounds of red clover. The low cost of Timothy seed often makes the unscrupulous seedsman use a lower 

 .grade of seed, but the best seed is always the cheapest in the end. \\'rite for prices. 



FARMOQERM 



BE SURE TO MENTION THE CROP FOR 

 WHICH YOU WANT FARMOGERM 



Farmogerm is a pure culture or growth of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that have been selected and bred up, to transform 

 nitrogen from the air into soluble nitrates in the soil. These bacteria are grown in a jelly, or food, in which they remain active 

 for a long period of time and are sent out in bottles which admit the necessary supply of pure air. 



YOU CAN GROW ALFALFA AND CLOVER 



Every farmer and dairyman realizes the immense value of alfalfa to any farm, and, by the use of Farmogerm, alfalfa 

 has been successfully grown on soils that had previously been considered as unable to produce this valuable crop. Care must 

 be exercised, however, to carefully fulfil all the conditions that are required by the crop, and also to treat the seed carefully 

 according to the directions which are given on every package, in order that you may obtain the best results. An increase of 

 200 per cent to 400 per cent is not uncommon from seed treated with Farmogerm over that which is not treated. If your clover 

 or alfalfa germinates and grows a few inches in height, and then turns yellow and refuses to develop further, it is almost positive 

 evidence that your soil is lacking in bacteria, and Farmogerm will fill this deficit. Separate cultures are prepared for different 

 crops, so that in ordering be sure and mention for which crop the culture is wanted. 



Farmogerm is of no value to the ordinary garden crops, such as beets, cabbage, carrots, onions, etc.; it applies only to 

 the leguminous crops, that is, those which bear pods. 



( Garden size, for Peas, Beans, Sweet Peas. 50 cts. per bottle. 

 PRICE-LIST j Field size, for Alfalfa, Red Clover, Alsike Clover, Crimson Clover, Vetch, Peas, Beans, Cowpeas, Soja Beans. 

 ( One-acre size of each, $2. Five-acre size of each, $9. 



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