Bolgiano's Garden Guide for 1929 



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Enormous crops of hay are produced from Bolgiano's Monumental Brand Seeds 



Bolgiano^s Monumental Brand Field Seeds 



THE BEST SEED OBTAINABLE IN RESPECT TO BOTH PURITY AND GERMINATION. 

 IT IS ALWAYS SAFE TO ORDER MONUMENTAL BRAND FIELD SEEDS 



Because the new crop is not on the market when this Catalogue goes to press, we cannot quote prices 



on a number of items. We ask you kindly to write us for prices. All quotations 



are subject to market changes 



POSTAGE IS EXTRA AND MUST BE INCLUDED WITH REMITTANCE. PARCEL POST TABLE, PAGE 79 



Japan Clover, continued 



Alfalfa Seed 



Alfalfa produces splendid crops throughout the 'South; four 

 to six cuttings per year may be made and the yield increases 

 each successive year. 



Experiment stations place the feeding value of Alfalfa hay 

 at $20 per ton, compared with timothy hay at $12 per ton. 

 The acreage of Alfalfa is increasing very largely in the Middle 

 and Southern States. Farmers are fast beginning to realize 

 what a valuable crop it is for this section. Alfalfa will succeed 

 on any good, loamy, well-drained soil, but it must be thor- 

 oughly prepared for best results. A heavy appHcation of lime 

 is of decided benefit — 2,000 to 5,000 pounds per acre. The 

 seed is usually broadcast at the rate" of 20 to 30 pounds to the 

 acre, although some of our customers claim that thicker seed- 

 ing gives better results. March and April are the best months 

 for seeding in the spring, and the latter part of August and 

 Spetember best in the fall. Our Alfalfa seed is of the highest 

 grade, strongest germination and best and cleanest quality 

 possible to procure. Monumental Brand Fancy Seed, bus. 

 (60 lbs.) $21. Prices fluctuate. Write us for market prices. 

 GRIMM ALFALFA. This sort is very hardy and is recom- 

 mended for sections having extreme cold weather because it 

 succeeds where the common variety winterkills. Lb. 60 cts. 



Clovers 



ALSIKE. This grows thicker and is more slender than Red 

 Clover making better hay and probably more and better 

 grazing. It is well adapted for sowing with Red Clover, 

 timothy, and herd's grass, as it matures with them, but 

 flowers a little later than Red Clover. Monumental Brand 

 seed, bus. (60 lbs.) $25. Write for latest prices. 



CRIMSON CLOVER. New crop. The great nitrogen 

 gatherer and the best crop for hay, soiling, and green man- 

 uring fall, winter, and spring pasturing. Crimson Clover 

 furnishes an abundance of nutritious forage when pastures 

 are dead. It is an unfailing supply of manure. May be 

 planted in the spring, summer or fall. Splendid for reseed- 

 ing Red Clover that has been winter-killed. Sow 15 pounds 

 to the acre. Monumental Brand, lb. 30 cts.; bus. (60 lbs.) 

 $12. Write for latest market prices. 



JAPAN. We do not recommend this Clover for land that can 

 be successfully grown in other grasses or Clover, but on 

 waste land or poor, worn-out soils it will furnish excellent, 

 nutritious pasturage. Sow at the rate of 10 pounds per acre 



in March or April. Lb. 30 cts.; 10 



lbs. or over at 27 cts. per lb. Write us for latest market 



prices. 



MEDIUM RED. Regarded as the most valuable member of 

 the Clover family and largely used for pasturage and hay. 

 It adds greatly to the fertility of the land on which it is 

 grown, and does not exhaust the soil, but enriches it. 

 Clover makes two crops each year; the first is usually cut 

 when it is in blossom for hay; the last may be harvested for 

 seed, cut for hay, or plowed under to add fertility to the soil. 

 When sown by itself, use 10 to 12 pounds to the acre, either 

 in the spring or fall, or at the last working of corn. Lb. 

 40 cts.; bus. (60 lbs.) $23. Write for latest prices. 



MAMMOTH or SAPLING. Similar to Red Clover, the 

 difference being larger growth and later maturity. A good 

 variety for thin soils or to sow with timothy, meadow 

 fescue, herd's grass, or redtop, as it ripens about the same 

 time as they do. Sow 10 to 12 pounds to the acre when sown 

 alone; when sown with timothy use 6 pounds Sapling 

 Clover and 8 pounds timothy to the acre. Lb. 45 cts.: bus. 

 (60 lbs.) $27. Please write for latest prices. 



WHITE. Makes a small, close, compact growth, covering 

 the ground like a carpet. Sow in fall, at the rate of 5 to 

 6 pounds per acre. Monumental Brand Fancy Seed, J^Ib. 

 20 cts.; Hlb. 35 cts.; lb. 65 cts.; 10 lbs. or over, 55 cts. per lb. 



WHITE BLOSSOM SWEET or BOKHARA {Melilotus 

 alba). (Hulled.) A strong-growing perennial of value for 

 green manuring, and will make a very heavy crop of hay. 

 Lb. 15 cts.; bus. (60 lbs.) $8.50. 



YELLOW BLOSSOM SWEET (Melilotus indica). A strong- 

 growing annual, valuable for inoculating soil with bacteria 

 previous to growing alfalfa; also good for hay and pasture 

 and a splendid producer of honey. Lb. 20 cts.; bus. (60 

 lbs.) $10.80. Prices fluctuate. 



Cyclone Seed Sower 



Has won for itself first place among all kinds of Hand Seed Sow- 

 ers. Most convenient to operate and most economical machine 

 for broadcasting clover, timothy, alfalfa, and all other farm seeds. 

 It runs easily and will distribute any desired quantity of seed 

 per acre. 



The Cyclone Seed Sower is constructed on correct up-to-date 

 principles. $2.25 each. Postage extra. Weight 5 lbs. 



