The Value of Clover on Your Farm 
Illinois is one of the greatest stales in the Union. It 
is noted 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 oft the mort- 
gage 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 build- 
ing up process is much slower than the running down. 
Therefore, it is simply up to you personally, yourself, 
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 required 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 produced a crop of Clover for 
years. The Inoculation puts vigor and strength in the 
seed and the Bacteria acts as a stimulant and starts 
growth very rapidly. Some soils will grow Clover 
without inoculation, but this is so cheap it hardly pays 
to take a chance on a failure when one considers if the 
seed is sown and no results are obtained you are up 
against waiting another year. 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 years 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 $100.00 
per acre. Just stop and think of this. Clover was the 
soil builder, with the help of lime and inoculation. 
Did you ever stop to consider what a bushel of Clover 
is worth and when we say Clover we mean the highest 
possible quality, known as Condon's Purity Brand as 
high in Purity and Germination as old Mother Earth 
grows. A bushel of high grade Clover will seed six 
acres and produce from 3 to I tons of hay the second 
year, and when plowed undc tor fertilizer the follow- 
ing season will increase your Corn Crop at least 20%. 
Think of it — 20% more Corn on the same acreage means 
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. Mainmoth is more preferred for 
Fertilizer as it produces a heavier growth for plow- 
ing under. They are both wonderful soil builders. 
The Illinois State Legislators this summer just passed 
the most strict and best law regarding farm seeds ever 
passed by any State in the X'nion. Farm Seeds offered 
for sale 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 into 
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. We wanted a law of this 
kind for years as some dealers have even imported seed 
from Chili, Italy, and other foreign countries and spread 
our great country with weeds of all kinds for the sake' 
of a few dollars. Some of our farmers were also to 
blame as they would buy Clover Seed at $2.00 or $3.00 
a bushel less than good home grown pure seed could 
he sold for. They carried the idea they were saving, 
money but v/hat a loss this class of buying really is.'* 
.Spreading your farm with weeds of unknown origin and 
varieties. Take a tip from us and buy Tested Seed of 
high purity. We have it guaranteed to please and bet- 
ter than any seed law and will ship it to you, you to 
be the judge, if not satisfactory on arrival ship it 
back and get your money. We want to serve you and 
be favored with your order, but if for any rea.son you 
cannot give us the business be sure to buy your sup- 
ply of someone who has a reputation at stake and will 
comply with our laws. We offer the following varieties 
and only one quality, the Best, known as Purity Brand. 
x> -1 , M lb. 1 lb. 3 lbs. 
Medium Red or June ^SSc 65c $1.90 
Mammoth Red or Sapling 35c 65c $1.90 
See Wholesale list for larger quantities. 
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