H W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 



Turkestan Alfalfa 



(MEDICAGO SATIVA VAR. TURKESTAN1CA) 



Value as a 

 Fodder Plant 

 on Dry 

 Arid Soils. 



-5 ESPARSETTE 



Perfectly 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, Wash- 

 ington. In 1898 and 1S99, 1,101 packages of the seed 

 were distributed by the Secretary of Agriculture 

 throughout the United States, and upon careful in- 

 vestigation it has proved vastly superior to the com- 

 mon "Alfalfa, inasmuch as it withstands extreme 

 drought and cold much better. The climate of Turk- 

 estan is not unlike that of our interior 

 states, being far removed from the 

 ocean and surrounded by wide ex- 

 panses of dry land. The summers are 

 very hot and long, and in many places 

 the evaporation exceeds the quantity ofmoisture that 

 has fallen during the year, and here it is that Alfalfa 

 grows and flourishes.' We have every reason to be- 

 lieve it will prove equally as valuable in this coun- 

 try. The introduction of Turkestan Alfalfa permits 

 of a great extension of the area heretofore devoted to 

 r rl r nns nn the cultivation of Alfalfa, and this, too, in 

 a?i7 li <S?il sections where climatic conditions have 

 Alkali sons. a ) mos t prohibited the growing of legum 

 inous forage crops. Not only does it endure extreme cold 

 and drought, but excellent crops of it have been raised on 

 strongly alkaline soils. Sown alongside common Alfalfa 

 last summer, the Turkestan made a top growth averaging 

 18 inches in height, with corresponding large root growth, 

 while the common only grew a few inches high. The 

 plants grow strong, more leafy, with slenderer and less 

 woody stems than the common sort, thus making a finer 

 and more nutritious hay. Plant and care for same as 

 common Alfalfa. The seed we offer is warranted the best 

 and imported by us direct from Russian Turkestan. (60 

 lbs. per bu.) Plant 12 to 14 lbs. per acre, Price, Postpaid, 

 Pkt. 10c ; lb. 40c. ; 3 lb:. 81.10. At buyer's expense, % bu. 

 11.65; % bu. s3. 00; \, bu. $5.75; bu. $11.25. 



Giant Incarnate or Crimson Clover 



(Trifolium or incarnatum) — A rapid and quick-growing 



Clover, valuable for cutting green or for plowing under as a fertilizer. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. (60 

 bs. perbu.) Price, Postpaid, pkt. 10c. ; lb. 25c; 3 lbs. 70c. At buyer's expense, \ tu 7 5c. ; M bu. 

 $1.40; \i bu. 82.60; bu. 4.85. 



« I • « p| (Trifolium hybridum)— This is the hardiest of all Clovers and never wlnter- 



AlSlKe V/IOVer kills, even in our severe winters. It adapts itself to all kinds of soils and is 

 capable of resisting extremes of wet and drought alike. Makes a finer and better hay than Red 

 Clover and is relished by stock. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. per bu.) Postpaid.pkt. 10 c; lb. 35c : 

 3 lbs. 90c. At buyer's expense, }£ bu. $1.25 ; } 4 bu. 82.35; Y bu. $4.50; bu. $8.50. 

 w j • D J I /->i (Trifolium pratense) — Our seed is carefully grown 



neaium Kea Or JUI\e ClOVer and selected for seed purposes. There is none better, 

 ifasgood. Sow 10 to 14 lbs. per acre. (60 lbs. per bu. ) Price, Postpaid, pkt 10c ; lb. 30c. ; 3 lbs. 

 80c. At buyer's expense, 1 b bu. $1.25; H bu. $2.25; bu. $4.25; bu. 88 00. 



M,« U i ri Trifolium pratense perenne)— Often called English or Sapling 



ammOin Kea LlOVer 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, % bu. $1.30; Y bu. $2.30; }£ bu. $4.35 ; bu. $8.25. 



« ir ir ■ pi Unequalled drought resisting Clover. Plant 10 to 14 lbs. 



A Italia, Or L>UCerne V-IOVer peracre. (60 lbs. per bu.) Postpaid.pkt. 10c ; lb. 3 5c; 

 3 lbs $1 00. At buyer's expense, » 8 bu $1.35 ; Y bu. $2.70; 1 bu. $4.75 ; bu. $9.00. 

 mi -i t» r.i p| (Melilotus alba) — Sometimes called Sweet Clover. A tall, 



TVnite DOKnara vIOVer shrub-like plant, 4 to 6 feet high, with branches, whose ex- 

 tremities 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, Y bu. $175 ; Y bu. $3.25 ; % bu. $6.25 ; bu. $12.00. 

 wti 'a p| (Trifolium repens) — Valuable clover for sowing in lands intended for 



White V/IOVer pasture. Will do well in almost all kinds of soil, except wet or 

 moist ground. Sow 6 lbs. peracre. (60 lbs. per bu.) Price, Postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 40c ; 3 

 lbs. $1.10. At buyer's expense, 5 lbs. $1:10; 10 lbs. 82.00. 



(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. ; 

 At buyer's expense, ^bu 81 75 ; } 4 bu. 83. 25; Y bu. 86.25 ; bu 812 00. 

 (Medicago lupulina) — Allied to common Red Clover. Valuable for dry, 

 sandy or poor soil. Sow 12 to 14 lbs. per acre. Postpaid, pkt 10c. ; lb. 

 80c At buyer's expense, ^bu. $1.25; ? 4 bu. $2.25 ; Y bu. $4.00; bu. $7.50. 



E,. (Onobrychis sativa) — Sometimes called Sainfoin." A deep rooting perennial, 

 Sparsette desirable for feeding either green or dry, to milch cows. Increases quantity 

 and impi'oves quality of milk. Sow 2 bu. per acre. (20 lbs. per bu.) Postpaid, pkt. 10c. ; lb. 

 30c ; 3 lbs. 80c At buyer's expense. ! „bu. 40c; % bu. 70c; Y bu. $1.30; bu. $2.50. 

 < A II (Ornithopus sativus) The greatest honey producing plant in the world. An 

 oerraaella annual forage, especially valuable during the hot dry 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. , J 4 bu. $1.60 ; }., bu. $3.10 ; bu. $6.00 



Sand Lucerne 



lb. 35c; 3 lbs. $1.00. 



Yellow Trefoil 



30c; 3 lbs. 



Clover Seed Prices are Changeable. Write for Prices on Large Lots. 



