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J. STECEXER SEED CO., I/TD-, ALMANAC AND 



Red Clover. 



Meadow Fescue Grass 



Alfalfa or Chili Clover, or French 

 I^ucerne. This variety does well here, but 

 the ground has to be well prepared and 

 deeply plowed. It will not do in low wet 

 ground. Should be sown in the fall of the 

 year, or January and February; eight to ten 

 pounds per acre. It is stated that it does 

 much better in heavy than in sandy soil. 



Crimson Clover. Trifolium Incarna- 

 tum. Crimson Clover, an annual variety, 

 which is a native of a warm climate, has 

 not been grown as extensively as it de- 

 serves to be. 



It has been highly praised up as a forage 

 plant, said to be equally as good for pastur- 

 age as well as for mowing and to do better 

 in poor worn out soil than any other vari- 

 ety. 



It certainly has attracted a great deal of 

 attention in the South during the past three 

 or four years, and the Experiment Stations 

 of Louisiana and other Southern States 

 speak highly of it, but its true merits are 

 still in doubt. 



Crimson Clover has been grown for years 

 in the South of France and Germany, with 

 what success is not known, but it is claimed 

 that owing to its quick growth it is prefera- 

 ble to other varieties. 



As a forage plant it may be mowed twice 

 and then plowed under, thereby acting as a 

 fertilizer and renovating the exhausted soil. 



In the Southern States Crimson Clover 

 should be sown in the months of October 

 and November. However, it may be sown 

 with good results as late as January or Feb- 

 ruary and will produce a fine crop. The 

 demand for this variety of Clover has in- 

 creased considerably since a few years. 

 From 8 to 10 pounds should be sown per 

 acre. 



White Dutch Clover. 



Kentucky Blue Grass. (Extra 

 Ceeaned.) Should be sown in dry soil. 

 Two bushels per acre. See page 94. 



Meadow Fescue. Fesiuca Pratensis. 

 As a pas.urage grass we consider this one of 

 the most valuable. It is not affected by dry 

 weather, as its roots penetrate the earth 12 

 to 15 inches; it is much relished by allkinds 

 of stock on account of its long and tender 

 leaves. It yields a very suoerior hay when 



Alfalfa or Lucerne Clover. 



