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TALL WHITE BLOSSOM SWEET CLOVER 
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BU. 
5 Bu. @ $2.80; 10 Bu. @ $2.75; 25 Bu. @ $2.70; 
50 Bu. @ $2.65; 100 Bu. @ $2.60 
This is our lowest priced lot of Sweet Clover. 
It is good value. For the price we believe it is as 
good as you can buy anywhere. However, we do 
not infer that it is the nice uniform fancy quality 
you would expect to get in our COMPASS BRAND 
or some of the other lots. The difference is readily 
discernible when comparison is made. 
The Facts About This Lot 
Sweet Clover, as most farmers know, ripens very 
unevenly. Some seeds may be fully matured and 
shattering while other seeds on the same plant are 
in varying stages of development. The seed as it 
comes from the thresher, therefore, contains every¬ 
thing from the big plump golden berries down to 
the thin green seeds that did not have a chance to 
mature fully before the crop was cut. From then 
on it is simply a matter of grading. Fancy quali¬ 
ties such as COMPASS BRAND are obtained by 
retaining only the plump kernels. . There is a me¬ 
dium grade, however, between this and the most 
shrivelled kernels that has value for seeding pur¬ 
poses. Tips medium grade is fairly plump and 
much of it is sufficiently matured to. germinate, in 
fact, it seems to germinate more quickly than the 
fully matured berries, probably because of the 
softer hull. 
Sweet Clover—The Wonder Crop. 
Has tVlore Seeds per Pound 
Lot VALUE is simply the top grade with this medium 
grade in it. As a result it runs less uniform, and in color 
is somewhat on the greenish order. The germination is 
lower, but this is largely offset by the greater number of 
seeds per pound. An actual count would show that this 
seed has anywhere from 20 to 40 per cent more seeds per 
pound so that the number of live seeds falling per square 
foot should be about the same as with better grades. 
We recommend sowing same number of pounds per acre. 
The purity is a little less, usually running somewhere 
between 97 and 99 per cent. 
Lowest Seeding Cost 
This lot is priced very low. It is a competitive grade. 
Similar grades are being quoted at higher prices else¬ 
where. Those who are looking for this quality will find 
they can cut their seeding cost to a minimum. Sown at 
the usual rate of 12 pounds, the cost is only about 55 to 
60 cents per acre. 
B &ff 15 C OFF EACH BUSHEL OF THIS LOT FOR 
ft WHICH INOCULATION IS PURCHASED. 
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| VARIETIES OF 
H SWEET CLOVER 
X We handle four varieties of Sweet Clover, as 
S follows: Tall White Blossom, Dwarf White Blos- 
X som (Grundy County), Yellow Blossom, and 
X Ilubam. The first three are biennials, while 
v Hubarn is an annual. 
X The biennial varieties live for two years. They are 
X planted in the spring, usually in grain, and make* a 
X fair growth the first season. They live through the fol- 
X lowing winter, make their full growth the next season, 
X and then die. The annual variety reaches maturity same 
X year it is planted, and then dies. 
X * The Tall White Blossom variety is most commonly 
X planted. It makes a tall, rank growth and is especially 
X valuable for soil building purposes. Produces a large 
X tonnage of green fertilizer for plowing under. The 
X Dwarf White Blossom variety, also called Grundy County, 
X j s same as the Tall in every way except that it makes 
55 a smaller plant and is a little earlier. This one is 
S sometimes preferred for pasture and hay purposes be- 
v cause it grows less coarse. 
v The Yellow Blossom variety is about the same as 
y Dw T arf White Blossom except that the flowers are yel- 
v low Oftentimes a small percentage of yellow shows up 
S in the field with the White varieties, and vice versa. 
X It is impossible for a seedsman to guarantee one to be 
X absolutely free of the other. This is easy to understand 
X when it is realized that both yellow and white blossoms 
X are sometimes borne on the same plant. , K 
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HUBAM SWEET CLOVER—ANNUAL 
$8.00 bu r 
5 Bu. @ $7.95; 10 Bu. @ $7.90 
Hubam is the annual variety of Sweet Clover. It is sown 
in the spring in winter wheat or spring grains same as other 
Sweet Clovers. However, it makes its full growth by fall of 
the same year, matures a seed crop, and then dies. It does not 
live through the winter and complete development the following 
spring and summer like the biennial varieties. 
For certain purposes Hubam is desirable but never has en¬ 
joyed the popularity of the biennial varieties. It develops fast 
and produces a big growth by fall for plowing under. Also 
is a favorite with bee keepers, as it furnishes valuable bee 
pasture in late summer and early fall when nectar producing 
plants are usually scarce. Sow at rate of 12 to 15 pounds 
per acre. 
Prices on Hubam Sweet Clover are much higher this season. 
On account of the difference in price as compared to other 
varieties we do not recommend the planting of Hubam on a 
large scale. 
OFF EACH BUSHEL OF THIS LOT FOR 
WHICH INOCULATION IS PURCHASED. 
10 
Our Seeds Are Guaranteed to Satisfy or 
Your Money Will Be Refunded * * 
BRUNS SEED CO., DAVENPORT, IOWA 
