CLOVERS— Continued 
BARTELDES PINK LIST 
Is Issued Frequently During the Season. Get a 
Late One Before Buying Any Field Seeds. 
ALSIKE CLOVER (Trifolium Hybridum). Al- 
sike Clover is especially valuable for growing on 
v/et or swampy land. If you have a piece of land 
that is too damp for alfalfa or other clovers or 
grass sow a mixture of about four pounds of 
Alsike Clover and ten pounds of Red Top Grass 
Seed. This will make an excellent crop of hay. 
Alsike Clover is very hardy, is perpetual, will 
withstand drought and will not winter kill. About 
six to ten pounds will sow an acre and as the seed { 
is very fine it should be covered only slightly. For bottom lands I : 
needing drainage but not subject to overflow an excellent mix- 
ture is as follows: Four pounds of Red Clover, two pounds of j 
Alsike Clover and ten pounds of Timothy. This quantity is for / 
one acre. Lb., 30c. 
CRIMSON CLOVER (Trifolium Incarnatum) . An annual variety 
in common use in Italy and southern France for feeding green. Also 
largely grown in this country in Virginia. A good portion is now 
being used in Texas and adjoining states. Two to four weeks earlier^ 
than the Red Clover, and for that reason being more desirable ! 
Immense yielder of fodder. Commences to grow at once after cutting 
and continues to do so until after frost. Height 1 foot; roots nearly 
black, and blossoms long and of deep carmine color. Makes good hay. 
Sow in the fall in southern country. Sow 15 pounds to the acre 
Lb., 30c. 
JAPAN CLOVER (Lespedeza Striata). Low, perennial, spreading 
habit. Stands excessive drought well; flourishes on poorest soil in 
southern states. Sow 15 pounds per acre. It makes a fair hay, and 
stock eat it readily when green. It is also valuable for turning under 
as green manure. Sow in spring broadcast at the rate of 30 pounds j 
per acre. Lb., 30c. 
ESPARSETTE or GERMAN CLOVER (Onobrychis Sativa)." Peren- 
nial, blooms in July. Same family as alfalfa, adapted to light chalky 
soils, stands gravel and barren regions deficient in rainfall. Shorter 
lived plant than alfalfa, but will last from 8 to 10 years, according 
to soil, by judicious top dressing of manure. It is excellent for cows, 
increasing flow and quality of milk. Would advise early and heavy 
seeding. Follow with roller. Sow seed 2 inches deep and from 30 
to 40 pounds per acre. Lb., 30c. 
MAMMOTH SAPLING or PEA VINE CLOVER Be- 
ing a rank grower makes it most valuable for fertilizing 
purposes. Foliage, flower and stem much darker than 
common Red Clover, ripens later than the latter, about 
the time Timothy and Red Top and other grasses ripen, 
making thereby a much better quality of hay, when 
mixed with them. Sow 12 to 15 pounds to the acre. 
Lb., 30c. 
Clovers Add Nitrogen to the Soil 
But only when nodules containing bacteria are on the 
roots. These bacteria take the free nitrogen of the air 
and put it into such form as to make it available for 
plant use. : j 
If these bacteria: are not present, clovers can do but 
little toward enriching the soil. To make sure that your 
clover has plenty of bacteria inoculate the seed when 
sowing. (See page 115.) 
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grade of Clovers and Grass Seeds. If you have not 
bought any of these seeds from us and are not famil- 
iar with this quality let us send you samples. 
Just let us know in what varieties you are inter- 
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very glad to send these without charge, as we feel 
sure that if you have the opportunity of comparing 
our qualities and prices with others we will get your 
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