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CLOVERS EMBRACE THE 
BEST IN FEED AND FERTI- 
LIZERS, so suggest their use more 
abundantly as follows: 
i I Qll/r A PERENNIAL CLOVER 
ALJIlVD THRIVES ON LOW BOT- 
TOM WET SOIL WHERE ALL OTHERS 
FAIL. 
On low bottom ground that generally overflows 
and freezes up during winter, Alslke or Swedish 
Clover does best. It was originally found in thtj 
northern province of Alsike, Sweden, and is un- 
doubtedly the hardiest of all. Should be seeded in 
the Spring or Fall, at the rate of eight pounds per 
acre, if seeded alone. If seeded with Timothy, 
which makes an excellent mixture, we always use 
four pounds of Alsike and six to eight pounds of 
Timothy. May also be seeded with grain crops. 
Alsike looks like a hybrid between red and white 
clover. It will grow on land that is almost a 
s«amp and in time dry out the land and sweeten 
it up so other clovers will thrive in it. The hay 
is much finer than Red Clover and for feeding 
value, especiallv horses, far superior. For perma- 
nent hav or pasture, crop, either on low ground or 
upland, it is a wonder. Sow it abundantly — cost is 
small, considering returns. 
MAMMOTH and MEDIUM 
RED CLOVERS 
More Elxtensively Grown Than All Other* 
And Jusdy So 
MEDIUM RED CLOVER 
Tliis is regarded as the most valuable of the 
Clover familv. It is sometimes (.ailed June Clover 
and is a dependable all-round variety for farmers 
and stockmen. It makes two crops each year. Ih» 
first is usually cut when it is in blossom for hay; 
the last crop may be harvested for seed, cut for 
hay, or plowed under to add fertility to the soil. 
It may be sown either in the Spring or Fall, and 
where no other grasses are used, at the rate of 10 
to 12 pounds to the acre, according to quality of 
seed used and condition of the soil. Clover adds 
greatly to the fertility of the land on which it is 
grown. It does not exhaust the soil, but enriches 
it. It pays always to buy the best quality of 
Clover seed which can be obtained. Even though 
Ihe first cost is twice as much as cheaper seed, it 
will be found in the long run that inferior seed i» 
the most expensive, not only on account of less 
hav or seed being produced from it. but from the 
fact that one's land becomes infested with weed 
seeds which decrease the value of the land on 
which they are grow'ing. 
It has been demonstrated time after time that 
crops following a growth of Clover are larger and 
of better quality than whin grown on land which 
has produced the same ciop for a series of years. 
Clover should be rotated with grain crops every 
three to five years. The small nodule.s or bacteria 
which cling to the rootlets possess the power to 
draw nitrogen from the .air and store it in the soil 
where it is most needed and where It can be drawn 
upon by subsequent croi;s. It is well to sow 
Clover with every crop of hay. It serves to keep 
the ground free from weeds, restores fertility, and 
may be pastured in the Fall, or will repay the 
grower even if put to no other use than to be 
plowed under as a green fertilizer. Sow 10 to 12 
pounds of Red Clover Seed per acre. 
MAMMOTH RED CLOVER 
This is grown largely for pastures and to restore 
fertility to depleted soils. It makes good hay ii 
cut soon enough, although it has a coarser stem 
than the Medium Red Clover. Mammoth Red 
Clover supplies tine grazing for stock. It some- 
times yields more seed than Medium Red Clover,. 
Being a rank grower, it is very valuable for fer- 
tilizing purposes. The foliage, flower and stem 
are darker In color than the Medium Rfed Clover. 
It ripens later, and makes onl.v one crop. Espe- 
cially valuable on light, sandy lands. ICight pounds 
of seed are sufficient to sow an acre of good soil. 
SWEET CLOVER 
The greatest fertilizing plant in cultiva- 
tion. Sow it on every farm with all small 
grain at the rate of 15 to 18 pounds per acre. 
Use only Scarified Seed. It germinates far 
better than ordinary country run. White 
Blossom variety considered best. 
Sweet Clover is especially valuable- for building 
up worn-out soils. It is not usually advisable to 
plant it where Red Clover or Alfalfa nourishes, a.s 
these crops are commonly moi'e valuable to tile 
grower. Ilowever, some farmers are planting 
Sweet Clover in preference to other crops for pas- 
ture. 
It grows in a variety of soils — heavy, light, wet 
or dry, almost anywhere except in acid soil. But 
it does best on a firm, well-drained soli which is 
rich in lime and delights in exposed subsoils and 
stony situations. 
The Montana Experiment Station recommends it 
for improving Aikali soils. It is a splendid green 
manure crop for plowing under, as it supplies so 
much humus and nitrogen to the soil, (.irowers 
report extra large yields of corn and other crops 
following .Sweet Clover. 
YELLOW BLOSSOM 
This variety belongs to the same family as White 
Rlossom Sweet Clover, but it is not so prolific in 
growth, will not produce so large a tonnage, does 
not grow quite so tall, but is from ten days to 
three weeks earlier. 
The flowers are yellov/ instead of white. For bee 
pasture and fertilizing purposes, we believe it to li^ 
equally valuable, but for hay or pasture it is 
so desirable. 
AIFALFA ''"'^ ^^'^'''^^^ 
ALtl ALil l\ MONEY MAK- 
ING PLANT ON THE FARM. 
Sow at least five acres. That much alone will 
produce more and better feed than ten acres ol 
any other crop. Don't use ten acres to harvest :< 
flve-acre crop. Three tons per acre average yiebi 
at $20.00 per ton nets you .feO.OO clear. Can yon 
beat it? See complete cultural directions in body 
of catalog. 
Crimson or Criont Incarnato Clover and Saml 
Vetch are two more worthy soil builders as well 
as ha.v crops, and when followed by corn, or in 
fact any grain crop, make wonderful yields. 
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