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Clovers 



RED CLOVER (Trifolium Pratense).— Red Clover 



not only furnishes most excellent pasturage and 

 fine 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-improving 

 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 appreciated 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. 



SUDAN GRASS.— Sudan, the greatest forage 

 crop, should be grown on every farm, where either 

 hay or pasture is desired. It is highly resistant to 

 drought and stands very heavy grazing. Yields 

 from 2 to 10 tons per acre, is superior to either 

 Millet or Sorghum in feeding quality, and may be 

 fed in unlimited quantities. Sow 10 to 20 pounds 

 per acre, 1 to \ x /i inches deep, the highest quality 

 hay resulting from heavy seeding. Should be har- 

 vested just before the heads appear, in the same 

 manner as other grasses. Cures quickly and ma- 

 tures as early as Millet, the first cutting being ready 

 in about 6 to 8 weeks. 



ALFALFA, or LUCERNE.— The hardiest and 

 most lasting of all Clovers, and when once estab- 

 lished the most productive as well as the best soil- 



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Red Clover 



| Inoculate this, 

 1 Seed with ' 



Mulford Culture 



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, and where 

 lime is absent from the soil it should be added, and, 

 as the roots penetrate to a great depth, it is not 

 advisable to sow it on very heavy clay soils. 



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 

 furnishes 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 suc- 

 ceed well on lands that do not contain some lime 

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



PRICES ON ALL GRASS AND CLOVER SEED 

 ON APPLICATION 



Field of Alfalfa 



