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The Value of Clover on Your Farm 
Illinois is one of tlie greatest slates in the Union. 
It is no-ted for its Corn Crops, Hogs and Cattle, 
and the reason for this wonderful notoriety is 
simply due to the fact that it is the home of the 
Clover Crop. Clover is the one item on the farm 
that either pays off the mortgage or puts a cash 
balance in the bank. Without Clover a good farm 
will run down almost as fast as water in a small 
stream. However, on the other hand, a Worn-out 
farm will likewise build up, but the building-up 
process Is much slower than the running down. 
Therefore, it is simply up to you personally, your- 
self, if you are to build up or tear down your farm. 
On poor, worn soil it is harder and slower to get a 
crop of Clover than it is on good soil. Sometimes 
when the land is sour or contains acid, lime is re- 
quired to sweeten the soil, as Clover, like people, 
does not like a sour stomach. Inoculation Bacteria 
is a very good treatment for seed, particularly 
when seed is to be sown on land that has not pro- 
duced a crop of Clover for years. The inoculation 
puts vigor and strength in the seed and the Bac- 
teria act as a stimulant and starts growth very 
rapidly. Some sdils will grow Clover without in- 
oculation, but this is so cheap it hardly pays to 
take a chance on a failure when ore considers if 
the seed is sown and no results are obtained you 
are up again.st waiting another vear. When we 
talk about building up worn-out soil with Clover 
we know what we are talking about. We bought 
one of those kinds of farms Just four vears ago 
and the neighbors all laughed at the Seedsmen 
buying such a farm. Today we have the laugh on 
all of them, as there is Clover growing everywhere 
and the value of the farm increased JIOO.'OO per 
3<'r,'*-, Just •'^top and think of this. Clover was the 
soil builder, with the help of lime nnd inoculation. 
Did you ever stop to consider what a liushel of 
Clover is worth?— and when we say Clover we 
mean the highest possible quality, known as Con- 
don s Purity Brand, as high In Purity and Ger- 
mination as old Mother Earth grows. A bushel of 
high grade Clover will seed six acres and produce 
from 3 to 4 tons of hay the second year, and when 
plowed under for fertilizer the following season 
will increase your Corn Crop at least 209*. Think 
of it — 20% more Corn on the same acreage mean.s 
more Hogs and Cattle and when all is said this is 
the only way to figure the value of Clover, There 
are two kinds of Red Clover, known as Medium 
Red or June and the Mammoth Red or Sapling. 
The Medium is used most, as the quality of Hay is 
finer and usually makes two crops a year, while 
the Mammoth is coarser and only makes one crop. 
Mammoth is more preferred for Fertilizer as it 
produces a heavier growth for plowina: under. 
They are both wonderful soil builder.?. The Illi- 
nois State Legislators passed the most strict and 
best law regarding farm seeds ever passed by any 
State in the Union. Farm Seeds offered for ,sal> 
within the state must be plainly marked for Purity 
and Germination, and this is your protection 
against buying low grade seed. This law. however 
does not stop outside dealers from shipping poor 
seed icito the State and it is simply up to the 
farmer purchasing Clover Seed to be sure and 
buy of dealers who are backing this pure seed law 
tn the past some of our farmers were also to 
.^"5® ''l Y<>"'f' l»"y Clover Seed at $2.00 Or 
a.OO a bushel less than good home grown pure 
seed could be sold for. They carried the idea thev 
were saving monfy but what a loss this cla'-s of 
buying really is— spreading your farm with weeds 
of unknown origin and varieties. Take a tin from 
us and buy Tested Seed of high purity We hnve 
It guaranteed to please and better than anv seed 
law, and will ship it to you, you to be the Judge- 
If not satisfactory on arrival ship it back and eet 
your money. V/e want to .-^erve you and he favored 
with your order, but if for any reason vou fiinnot 
give us the Dusiness be sure to buy your supply of 
someone who has a reputation at stake and will 
comply with our laws. We offer the foUowihg 
as^'p^Vrl^y^S^an'^'."' '"^ '^""-^ 
/2 lb. 1 lb. 3 lbs. 
'^^^-Medium Red or June 25c 45c $1.30 Postpaid 
«f«^-Mammoth Red or Sapling 25c 45c $1.30 Postpaid 
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