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H. W. BUCKBEE, BOCKFOBS, ILLINOIS. 



TURKESTAN ALFALFA 



(Medicago Sativa Var. Turkestanica.) 



Value as a 

 Fodder Plant 

 on Dry 

 Arid Soils. 



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^ESPARSETTE- 



Pe/fectly Hardy. Withstands Drought, Heat and 

 Cold. Yields the Heaviest and Richest 

 Crops of Fodder. The Best Clover for 

 Permanent Hay and Pasture. 



The seed was first secured from Russian Turkestan 

 by Prof. N, E. Hanson, while engaged as agricultural 

 explorer for the Department of Agriculture, Washington. 

 In 1S98 and 1899, 1,101 packages of the seed were dis- 

 tributed by the Secretary of Agriculture throughout the 

 United States, and upon careful investigation it has 

 proved vastly superior to the common Alfalfa, inasmuch 

 as it withstands extreme drought and cold much better. 



The climate of Turkestan is not unlike 

 that of our interior states, being far re- 

 moved fom the ocean and surrounded 

 by wide expanses of dryland. The sum- 

 mers are very hot and long, and in many 

 places the evaporation exceeds the quan- 

 tity of moisture that has fallen during the year, and here 

 it is that Alfalfa grows and flourishes. I have every 

 reason to believe it will prove equally as valuable in this 

 country. The introduction of Turkestan Alfalfa permits 

 of a great extension of the area heretofore devoted to the cul- 

 tivation of Alfalfa, and this, too, in sections where climatic 

 conditions have almost prohibited the grow- 

 Good Crops on ing of leguminous forage crops. Not only 

 Alkali Soils. does it endure extreme cold and drought, 

 but excellent crops of it have been raised 

 on strongly alkaline soils. Sown alongside common Alfalfa, 

 the Turkestan made a top growth averaging 18 inches in 

 height, with corresponding large root growth, while the com- 

 mon only grew afew inches high. The plants grow strong, 

 more leafy, with slenderer and less woody stems than the com- 

 mon sort, thus making a finer and more nutritious hay. Plant, 

 and care for, same as .common Alfalfa. The seed I offer is 

 warranted the best and imported by me direct from Russian 

 Turkestan. (60 lbs. per bu.) Plant 12 to 14 lbs. per acre. 

 Price, postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 3 lbs. $1.10. At 

 buyer's expense, J bu. $1.65; } bu. $3.00; A bu. $5.75; bu. 

 $11.25. 



TURKESTAN ALFALFA 



bu. 90c.; i bu. $1.70; 



~ £ j4ls?ke- / 



GIANT INCARNATE, OR CRIMSON CLOVER — (Trifo- 

 lium, or Dicarnatum) — A rapid and quick-grov.ing 

 Clover, valuable for cutting green or for plowing under as 

 a fertilizer. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. per bu.) 

 Price, postpaid, pkt. I0e.; lb. 25c; 3 lbs. 70c At buyer's expense, 

 i bu. $3.30; bu. $6.50. 



ALSIKE CLOVER — (Trifolium Hybridum) — This is the hardiest of all Clovers and never winter-kills, 

 even in our severe winters. It adapts itseli to all kinds of soils and is capable of resisting extreme? of 

 wet and drought alike. Makes a finer and better hay than Red Clover and is relished bv stock. Sow 

 10 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. per bu.) Postpaid, pkt. iOc; lb. 35c; 3 lbs. 90c At buyer's expense, 

 I bu. $1.25; i bu. $2.35; A bu. $4.50; bu. $8.50. 



MEDIUM RED, OR JUNE CLOVER — (Trifolium Pratense)— My seed is carefully grown and selected 

 for seed purposes. There is none better, if as good. Sow 10 to 14 lbs. per acre. (60 l bs, per bu.) Price, 

 postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 80c At buyer's expense, J bu. $1.25; i bu. $2.30; i bu. $4.50; 

 bu. $8.75. 



MAMMOTH RED CLOVER— (Trifolium Pratense Perenne)— Often called English or Sapling Clover. 

 Valuable for hog pastures and for plowing under as a fertilizer. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. per bu.) 

 Price, postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 80c At buyer's expense, J bu. $1.30; 1 bu. $2.30; * bu. 

 $4.50; bu. $8.90. 



ALFALFA, OR LUCERNE CLOVER— Unequaled drought resisting Clover. Plant 10 to 14 lbs. per acre. 

 (60 lbs. per bu.) Postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 35c; 3 lbs. $1.00. At buyer's expense, I bu. $1.35; 

 i bu. $2.70; i bu. $4.75; bu. $9.25. 



WHITE BOKHARA CLOVE31 — (MelilotUS Alba)— Sometimes called Sweet Clover. A tall, shrub- 

 like plant, 4 to 6 feet high, uith branches.whose extremities bear numerous small white flowers of great 

 fragrance during the entire season, and constantly sought by bees. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. 



per bu.) Postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 35c; 3 lbs. $1.00. At buyer's expense, J bu. $1.75; i bu. 

 $3.25; i bu. $6.25; bu. $12.00. 



WHITE CLOVER — (Trifoliura Repens) — Valuable Clover for sowing in lands intended for pasture - 

 Will do well in almost all Idnds of soil, except wet or moist ground. Sow 6 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs" 



per bu.) Price, postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 3 lbs. $1.10. At buyer's expense, 5 lbs. $1.10; 

 10 lbs. $2.00. 



SAND LUCERNE — (Medicago Media) — Especially adapted to sandy soils. Largely used in Europe. 

 Sow 12 to 14 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. per bu.) Postpaid, pkt. 10c. ; lb. 35c ; 3 lbs. $1.00. At buy- 

 er's expense, J bu. $1.75; i bu. $3.25; J bu. $6.25; bu. $12.00. 



YELLOW TREFOIL — (Medicago Lupulina) — Allied to common Red Clover. Valuable for dry, sandy 

 or poor soil. Sow 12 to 1 4 lbs. per acre. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 80c. At buyer's 

 expense, J bu. $1.25; i tiu. $2.25; J bu. $4.00; bu. $7.50. 



ESPARSETTE — (Onobrychis Sativa) — Sometimes called Sainfoin. A deep rooting perennial, desir- 

 able for feeding either gre-en or drv, to milch cows. Increases quantity and improves quality of milk. 

 Sow 2 bu. per acre. (20 lbs. per bu.) Postpaid, pkt. 10c. ; lb. 30c ; 3 lbs. 80c At buyer's ex- 

 pense, J bu. 40c; i bu. 70c; £ bu. $1.30; bu. $2.50. 



SERRADELLA — (Ornithopus Sativus) — The greatest honey producing plant in the world. An annual 

 forage, especially valuable during the hot drv months of summer. Yields heavy crops on poor soils. 

 Sow 25 to 50 lbs. per acre.. (60 lbs. per bu.) Postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 25c,; 3 lbs. 70c. At buyer's 

 expense, J bu. 85c; i 'ou. $1.60; £ bu. $3.10; bu. $6.00. 



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