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AN ABUNDANT CUTTING OF ALFALFA 



HIGHEST GRADE CLOVER SEEDS 



Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago sativa). Alfalfa will grow 

 on any well-drained soil, but seems to prefer the upland 

 soils containing an abundance of lime. It yields large 

 crops of the most valuable hay. As a soil enricher, 

 Alfalfa has few equals. After a field has been put in Alfalfa for 

 several years, it is in better shape than it could ever be put by 

 using tons and tons of manure. Sow broadcast at the rate of 25 

 to 35 pounds per acre. We carry the highest grade northwestern- 

 grown seed only. Write for prices. 



Alfalfa, Grimm. Very hardy. Because of its root-system, it will 

 grow well over a hardpan soil, and is adapted to a wetter soil than 

 the other Alfalfa. We recommend 15 pounds of the seed, sown 

 broadcast, to the acre, as its stooling habit requires less seed to be 

 sown than other Alfalfa offered. Write for prices. 



Alsike or Swedish (Trifolium hybridum). This is one of the 

 hardiest varieties of Clover and the only Clover that will thrive on 

 damp or slightly acid land. It is finer and more leafy than Medium 

 Red but does not grow so high. It is often sown with Medium Red 

 Clover and Timothy, and the quality of hay thus produced is 

 excellent. Write for prices. 



Mammoth Red (Trifolium pratense perenne). Also known as 

 Cow Grass and Pea Vine Clover. Grows larger and lasts longer 

 than Medium Red. Valuable for reclaiming exhausted land by 

 plowing under as a green manure. Write for prices. 



Crimson or Scarlet (Trifolium incarnatum). This makes the 

 earliest possible spring pasture, blooming the latter part of April 

 or May. The seed may be sown any time from June to October, 

 at the rate of 1 5 to 20 pounds to the acre. For feeding as hay, it 

 should be cut just before it comes into bloom. Write for prices. 



Inoculate this 



Seed with 

 NOD-O-GEN 



Medium Red (Trifolium pratense). The most widely 

 grown of all the Clovers and one of the most valuable. 

 It makes two crops a year; the first is usually cut when 

 in blossom for hay, while the last crop may be harvested 

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

 Like all of the Clovers, Medium Red does not exhaust the soil on 

 which it is grown but actually enriches it with nitrogen. It may 

 be sown either in spring or fall, at the rate of 10 to 15 pounds per 

 acre if no other grasses are used. Write for prices. 



White Sweet or Bokhara (Melilotus alba). Biennial. Largely 

 planted on light, sandy soils for turning under to improve the 

 soil, and to inoculate it for future crops of Alfalfa. If wanted for 

 feed or forage, it should be cut when quite young. Also a valuable 

 bee-pasture. Write for prices. 



Hubam or Annual White Sweet Clover. Discovered at the Iowa 

 State Agricultural College in 1916, its valuable qualities were 

 recognized at once and every effort has been made to save and 

 increase the seed from the original twenty-two plants. Hubam 

 Clover is an annual form of the White Sweet Clover, accomplishing 

 in one year everything that ordinary Clovers do in two. It begins 

 to bloom in about 3 months after seeding and continues for several 

 months, attaining a height of 6 to 7 feet. It thrives on any kind of 

 soil and, once started, it is not in the least affected by the severest 

 drought. Sow in early spring at the rate of 2 to 3 pounds to the 

 . acre if sown in rows, or 8 to 12 pounds to the acre if broadcast. 

 Write for prices. 



White Dutch (Trifolium repens). Sow 8 pounds to the acre alone. 

 Oz. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts., H lb. 50 cts., lb. 95 cts., postpaid. 

 By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb. 85 cts., 5 lbs. 

 $4.00, 10 lbs. $7.75, bus. (60 lbs.) $45.00, 100 lbs. $75.00. 



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