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Red Clover. 



it a sure crop 

 less in every 



Union, 

 coast; 

 Mexico 



BED CLOVER.— Should be 

 sown either during fall or earlj 

 in the spring-. Ten to fifteen 

 pounds to an acre. 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. — 



A grass sown for pasturing at 

 the rate of five to eight pounds 

 to the acre. Should be sown 

 in fall and early spring. 



SPELTZ OR EMMER.— The 



valuable new grain from Rus- 

 sia. This grain grows tall like 

 rye and matures early like 

 igi&r barley, and each year, when 

 |l£fljj8 tested by the side of each, it 

 ^JtlF nas yielded twice as much per 

 jlH^ acre as oats, and three bushels 

 tgi? to one of barley, and it is much 

 ^ better feed for stock than 

 Hl^ either. it yields 40 to 80 

 bushels to the acre, and from 

 4 to 6 tons of straw hay. 

 Tough and hardy, it stands the 

 drouth better than any other 

 grain, makin; 

 It is a grain to sow for profit. Your 

 chickens and geese, your horses and colts, 

 your cows and calves, your sheep, lambs 

 and swine, all will eat it eagerly and 

 nourish. The culture of Speltz is sim- 

 plicity itself. It is just as easy as sow- 

 ing oats or wheat. Prepare your land as 

 you would for wheat or oats, and sow at 

 the rate of 75 to 100 pounds per acre. Sow 

 very early in the spring or fall, and do not 

 let it stand until it gets too ripe before 

 cutting, as t any grain that yields well 

 shells easily.' In the green state it makes 

 an excellent pasture. Has given good re- 

 sults both in Texas and Oklahoma. 



ALFALFA OR LUCERNE. — (Medicago 

 Sativa.) — Alfalfa is a deep rooting peren- 

 nial plant, sending up enormous small 

 clover like shoots. The flowers are violet 

 purple, and instead of being in dense heads, 

 as in red clover, are in erect receraes. The 

 seeds are in spirally coiled pods and abun- 

 dantly produced. The roots will penetrate 

 to a great depth and are known to have 

 gone 10 and 12 feet deep in 3 years growth. 

 It has been recorded as sending its roots to 

 a depth of over 50 feet. Its great rooting 

 accounts for its long life and rapid growth, 

 as it consumes food, moisture and the 

 leach of fertilizers from depths entirely 

 beyond the action of the drought or heat, 

 which have been for years beyond the reach 

 of ordinary plants. Where, 50 years ago, 

 sage-brush was the only sign of vegetation, 

 now fields of green Alfalfa are raising the 

 crops of hay to feed sheep, hogs, horses 

 and cattle that are, every winter, fattened 

 to supply the market. It will grow any- 

 where, from sea level to 7,500 feet eleva- 

 tion, provided the water does not stand 

 close to the surface of the ground. It 

 grows best in a rich sandy loam, underlaid 

 by a loose and permeable subsoil. It is a 

 heavy feeder on lime, potash and phos- 

 phoric acid, but most essentially on lime, 

 which is so common in this country, and 

 which produces its rapid growth. Alfalfa 

 will thrive well in any kind of soil except 

 where it is wet; it is a forage plant for dry 

 lands and it is known to have yielded one 

 and two crops a year, in places, where 

 other crops have failed entirely. Though 

 it will do best in a rich sandy loam, it 

 stands drought better than any other cul- 

 tivated grass. Alfalfa is grown more or 



White Dutch Closer. 



State or Territory in the 



from the Atlantic to the Pacific 



in Canada, in the North and in 

 in the South. 



Alfalfa or Lucerne. 



Its use as a forage plant is getting more 

 and more every year. It is hardy and 

 stands our winter better than any other 

 kind of clover. The seed should be sown 

 about one inch deep. The seed does best 

 planted here in Louisiana in late tall, dur- 

 ing September, October or November, 

 while it is planted almost the year round. 

 The way to plant it to be successful is as 



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