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P. MANN & CO., Washington, D. C. 



207 Seventh St. N. W. 

 Opposite Centre Market. 



Clovers 



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 SEED AVITH 



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RED CLOVER (Trifolium Pratense). — Red 

 Clover not only furnishes most excellent pasturage 

 and the hay crops, but its growth improves the land 

 and adds humus to the soil wherever it is grown. 

 It is the standard hay, pasturage and soil-improv- 

 ing crop wherever general farming is practiced. 



MAMMOTH CLOVER (Trifolium Pratense Pe- 

 renne). — Valuable with other grasses for mixed hay; 

 ripens about with Timothy. Being a rank grower, 

 it is largely used for plowing under as a fertilizer. 



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 

 succeeds on a variety of soils, light upland loamy 

 lands as well as stiff bottom lands. The good quali- 

 ties of Alsike are being apreciated everywhere. 



CRIMSON, or SCARLET CLOVER.— Also known 

 as Annual, or German Clover. This is for fall sow- 

 ing only. When sown during June, July, August 

 and September, in this latitude, it produces a won- 

 derful crop and is one of the most successful soil- 

 improvers that we have. Improves worn-out and 

 poor soils, and is the cheapest and best fertilizer. 

 Being a winter crop, it should be sown in August 

 and September. Sow ten to fifteen pounds per acre. 

 Bushel, sixty pounds. 



JAPAN CLOVER 



(Lespedeza Striata) 

 ADVANTAGES OF JAPAN CLOVER 



It grows on the poorest and dryest soils. 



Lands totally unfit for other crops will produce 

 Japan Clover. 



Fine for reclaiming old worn-out fields and restor- 

 ing them to fertility'. 



The roots penetrate and break up hard subsoils. 



It will grow luxuriantly on poor land, and will re- 

 sist the severest drought. 



Stock eat it readily and fatten on it. ' 



, Only one sowing necessary — it reseeds itself. 



ALFALFA, or LUCERNE.— The hardiest and 

 most lasting of all Clovers, and when once estab- 



Red Clover. 



lished the most productive as well as the best soil- 

 enricher of all. It can be cut for hay several times* 

 a year, yielding bountifully at each cutting, and the 

 hay is of the highest feeding value. When estab- 

 lished. Alfalfa yields four to eight cuttings per sea- 

 son, depending upon the section. It should not be 

 grazed. It does best on a loamy limestone soil, the 

 lime being very essential to its growth. 



WHITE BOKHARA, or SWEET CLOVER.— 



Can be sown either in the spring or fall. Should be 

 sown at the rate of 15 pounds to the acre. It fur- 

 nishes good inoculation as a crop to precede alfalfa. 

 and is also adapted for sowing on hillsides that 

 are liable to wash or gully; but it will not succeed 

 well on lands that do not contain some lime con- 

 tent. It is also largely used for sowing for bees. 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. Largely used in 

 lawn and pasture mixtures, and is well adapted to 

 our soils. It is voluntary in growth and will cover 

 the ground well and makes a good pasturage. Gen- 

 erally sown in a mixture with other" grasses ; not 

 suitable for hay. 



PRICES ON ALL GRASS AND CLOVER SEED 

 ON APPLICATION 



Field of Alfalfa. 



