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//. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
ALFALFA OR LUCERNE CLOVER (No. 500) 
Alfalfa or Lucerne Clover is the most talked of and most widely 
planted of all the varieties of clover in the world. It is said that the 
feeding value of a ton of Alfalfa is equal to a ton of shelled corn. 
Alfalfa in the South will produce 5 to 7 tons of hay to the acre 
each year and in true value is worth 45% more than other clovers 
and 60% more than Timothy hay. It will grow 4 or 5 crops a year and 
it does not exhaust the soil ; it enriches the soil. Its long branching 
roots penetrate far down, 15 to 20 feet, and so loosen the subsoil that 
it is a gigantic subsoiler, resists drought, and gets plant food where 
other crops would be a failure. When the plants are destroyed in 
order to raise other crops on Alfalfa land, the large roots decay and 
produce a vast source of fertility to be used by following crops. 
Fall sowing is decidedly preferable, although fine results can be 
obtained from early spring sowing. Give it care and attention, es- 
pecially the first year, and your trial will show you that you can- 
not afford to be without it. Get it thoroughly established by first 
preparing your land, applying plenty of lime, and before seeding 
you should inoculate the seed. If your land has never had Alfalfa 
growing on it before, be sure to inoculate the seed with nitrogen- 
gathering bacteria for Alfalfa, which are necessary. See opposite 
page 48. When once established. Alfalfa is the most valuable per- 
manent clover that can be groAvn. It is adapted to almost the 
entire South and has the highest feeding value of any hay. Do 
not sow on wet ground, high and rather dry being preferable, and 
only cut when coming into bloom. 
Do not buy cheap Alfalfa seed. If it’s cheap, it is not pure Al- 
falfa but mixed with AA’eed seeds. Weeds are very troublesome to 
Alfalfa, crowding it out and ruining the quality of your hay, so 
be sure to get the highest grade seed and no other kind. This is 
absolutely essential to success. Sow in thoroughly prepared soil, 
either broadcast or in drills, at the rate of 20 pounds per acre. 
WHY DON’T YOU GROW ALFALFA? 
It’s a fair question. Here is the most valuable hay and feeding 
crop in the world, and we believe Ave are safe in saying that not 
one farm in three hundred east of the Mississippi River and South 
of Tennessee has an Alfalfa patch. 
Why doesn’t your farm groAV Alfalfa? Have you failed in the 
past? If so, has it not been from planting in the spring instead 
of fall, or has it been from lack of proper preparation of the soil? 
Has it been because you haven’t Avanted to take chances and have 
never tried ? If you do your part w^ell there is mighty little chance 
of failure. 
If you are in doubt about Alfalfa growing or want to know 
anything further about Alfalfa, write for Hastings’ Farmers’ Bul- 
letin No. 101. It is free and contains valuable information about 
growing Alfalfa. 
AVe sell only the highest grade seed, 99% purity or over, and all 
of it is the strongest American groAvn seed on the market. Price 
45 cents per pound; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 
about 28 cents per pound. When ready to buy, Avrite for our best 
prices. 
AIciIta ^ II A I \ ^1^0 called SAvedish Clover. 
MIdIKe ver ^ nUi UU I ; Best cloA-er for Avet lands. Sim- 
ilar to Red CloA^er but more slender stems ijind smaller leaves; 
blossoms Avhite shading pink. Does fine Avith grasses and is also 
profitable when grown with Red Clover for hay or pasture and 
grows well in Northern Cotton Belt. Pound, 50c; postpaid. Write 
for our best quantity prices when ready to buy. 
HubamClover(No.502) 
form of Melilotus, is praised as a green manure plant, a pasture 
plant of A'ery rank and quick groAAffh and a bees’ paradise. It has 
great merit for lime lands but we do not as yet recommend it for 
the South. Our parent stock seed came direct from the orig- 
inator and you cannot buy more genuine stock at any price. Our 
price is loAA^er than any other’s Ave know and if you try Hubam 
AA’e shall gladly sAipply you the best seed grown. Sow 1 to 4 
pounds per acre. Genuine Hubam: Pound, $1.25; postpaid. Write 
for our best quantity prices when ready to buy. 
(No. 507) !; 
White Clover (No. 509) Centra^/soifth!^^ Most all perma- 
nent laAvn and pasture mixtures contain some White Clover and by 
itself it makes good grazing for cattle and sheep. It is perennial 
Avith rather uncertain habits of groAvth, sometimes covering the 
ground with a thick mat of vigorous plants and sometimes lies 
comparatively dormant, so it should be seeded into sod or mixed 
AAuth other clovers or grasses. It succeeds best on moist ground or 
during a wet season. If soAvn by itself use 10 pounds per acre, or 
half that amount Avhen put in with other clovers or grasses. Best 
grade seed, 75c per pound; postpaid. Write for quantity prices. 
Sweet Clover or Melilotus .“Smt: 
builder it has few equals. Experiments on the Hast- 
ings’ Plantation are leading us to seed down our 
poorer land Avith it for soil building. It is a coarse clover resem- 
])]ing Alfalfa, in fact, has been called “Al- 
falfa's tAAun sister’’, and using the same 
kind of inoculation is very valuable in 
preparing land for Alfalfa. It is fine for 
raising bees and to build up your poor 
land it is mighty good. Soav about 12 
pounds to the acre in February and March 
for spring planting or August to October 
for fall planting. Pound, hulled or cleaned 
seed, postpaid, 35c. Write for quantity 
prices. 
Dorl OIawai* a valuable farm crop 
■ mvu wlU vcr ill the northern part 
/Mfl the Cotton Belt. Equally 
y iiui f good for pasture, hay or soil 
improvement. Even the first crop makes 
rich feed and is most valuable for hay. 
Red CloA'er is a nitrogen-gathering plant 
and one of the best soil improvers. Clover 
intelligently used is one of the farmers’ 
best friends and should be 'used in the 
regular rotation. Soaa' in the fall or 
spring, September and March being the 
best months. Pound, by mail, postpaid, 
6(ic. AVrite for our best quantity prices 
Avhen ready to buy. It will pay you. 
Red Clover 
