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The J. Bolgiano Seed Company, Baltimore, Md. 



Enormous Crops of Hay are Produced from Bolgiano's " Monumental " Brand Seeds 



Bolgiano's " Monumental* ' Brand Field Seeds 



REPRESENTS THE BEST SEED OBTAINABLE BOTH AS RESPECTS PURITY AND 

 GERMINATION. YOU ARE ALWAYS SAFE WHEN YOU ORDER "MONUMENTAL" 



BRAND FIELD SEEDS 



Owing to the new crop not being on the market when this catalog goes to press, we are 



unable to make prices on a number of items. We ask, therefore, that you kindly 



write us for prices. All prices subject to market changes 



POSTAGE EXTRA AND MUST BE INCLUDED WITH REMITTANCE. PARCEL POST TABLE SEE PAGE 1 



Alfalfa Seed 



Alfalfa Yields Splendidly Throughout the South, Y 



Each Succ 



1128. Alfalfa ranks higher than Timothy hay in feeding 

 value. In fact it might be termed both corn and hay, as it 

 is almost a complete food. Experiment stations place the 

 feeding value of Alfalfa hay at $20 per ton, as against Timothy 

 hay at $12 per ton. This, with the fact that Alfalfa will, under 

 favorable circumstances, after a good stand is secured, give 

 4 to 6 cuttings per year, and will easily yield on good land 

 6 to 16 tons of splendid hay per year, shows what a valuable 

 crop it is. Lands in the Western States that are well set in 

 Alfalfa sell readily at from $100 to $200 per acre; so that a 

 crop of this kind pays for the little extra care and preparation 

 given to secure good stands and good crops; better to have 

 five acres well set in Alfalfa by thorough preparation than to 

 attempt to put in 10 acres without first-class preparation. The 

 acreage of Alfalfa is increasing very largely all over the Middle 

 and Southern States; our farmers are fast beginning to realize 

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

 and do well on any good loamy, well-drained soil, but the 

 land must be well and thoroughly prepared for the best results. 

 The plant is rather slender when it first starts, and must be 

 grown under favorable conditions in order to get ahead of 

 the weeds and other grasses which would, under ordinary cir- 

 cumstances, spring up naturally and check it or smother it out. 



ielding 4 to 6 Cuttings Per Year, Increasing Yield 

 essive Year 



Alfalfa should always be cut when just commencing to bloom 

 whether the plants be large or small. If the seed is allowed 

 to form the growth of the plant ceases. It should never be used 

 for pasture; it is too valuable as a hay producer to risk injury 

 from stock. Alfalfa can be sown either in the Spring or Fall. 

 The requirements to obtain good stands and good crops is to 

 sow in good, rich soil and give thorough preparation. A heavy 

 application of lime is of decided benefit — 2000 to 5000 lbs. 

 per acre. Alfalfa is usually sown broadcast at the rate of 20 

 to 30 lbs. to the acre, although some of our customers claim 

 that thicker seedings give better crop results. March and April 

 are the best months for seeding in the Spring, and the latter 

 part of August and during September the best in the Fall. Our] 

 Alfalfa seed is the highest grade, strong germinating seed of 

 the best and cleanest quality it is possible to procure. Thej 

 quality and germination of the seed is a prime requisite foi 

 success with this crop. Land well set in Alfalfa is better than 

 a bank account, producing continuously increasing crops foi 

 years and is worth a little trouble and expense to secure a 

 first-class stand. 



Price '• Monumental " Brand Fancy Seed, Bu. of 60 lbs 

 $16.80. Prices fluctuate. Write us for market prices. 



CI 



overs 



1132. Alsihe Clover, Alsike Clover grows thicker and 

 is finer in growth than Red Clover, making better hay and 

 probably more and better grazing. It is also hardier, resisting 

 extremes of heat and drought and also severely cold weather 

 to a remarkable extent. It is perennial and does not Winter 

 kill. It succeeds on a variety of soils, light upland loamy lands 

 as well as stiff bottom lands. It will do better on moist land 

 than any other Clover. It is surer to give a good stand and 

 make good crops than either the Red or Mammoth Clover, 

 and in sections where these Clovers have been uncertain Alsike 

 is superseding them altogether. When sown with other grasses 

 it forms a quick undergrowth and greatly increases the yield. 

 It is well adapted for sowing with Red Clover, Timothy. Herd's 

 Grass, as it matures with these grasses, but flowering a little 

 later than Red Clover. Price: "Monumental" Brand seed, 

 Bu. of 60 lbs. $15.00, Write for latest prices. 



1129. Crimson Clover Seed. New Crop. The Great 

 Nitrogen Gatherer. The best crop for hay, soiling and greer 

 manuring. Fall, Winter and Spring pasturing. Crimson Cloveil 

 furnishes an abundance of nutritive forage at seasons wher j 

 pastures are dead. It is an unfailing supply of manure. I" 

 solves the problem of cheap manuring. It is a great nitroger j 

 gatherer and economizer in the use of fertilizers. Valuable] 

 for planting in orchards, berry patches and for sowing amond 

 cultivated crops, such as Cabbage, Corn, Tomatoes, Cotton] 

 Tobacco. Improves poor land, restores to fertility those thaij 

 have been worn down by excessive cropping. May be plantecl 

 in the Spring, Summer or Fall. Splendid for reseeding Reel 

 Clover that has been Winter killed. Sow 15 lbs. to the acre]] 

 Price, "Monumental" Brand Lb. 15c. Bu, of 60 lbs. $7.50 j 

 Write for latest market prices. 



