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SEEDS— TREES—ROSES—SHRUBS—BULBS—EVERGREENS, ETC., SHENANDOAH, IA 
BED CLOVER 
TIMOTHY MIXTURES 
This year, too, you’ll want to be sure and get Red Clover 
that’s been thoroughly recleaned, is free of noxious weeds and 
of the highest quality. I have this kind of seed for you. Most 
farmers sow Red Clover at the rate of 8 pounds per acre. You 
can broadcast it on small grains, harrow in or sow the same 
as you would Sweet Clover. Our seed is hardy, home grown, 
will build up your soil and provide two big hay crops the sec¬ 
ond year. It is a biennial, although sometimes the seed crop 
sets the first season. 
Good Red Clover Is Scarce 
You will remember that last year there was a big crop of 
Red Clover throughout the Farm Belt territory. Prices early 
in the season were low and many of you took advantage of the 
extremely low prices that I had on seed for you. The demand 
was big. In fact, the demand was so big that later on in the 
season Red Clover seed became very scarce and sold at higher 
prices. 
This year the situation is very similar except that the Red 
Clover seed crop is much shorter than a year ago. The early 
buyer is the one that is going to get the biggest values and 
lowest prices on new crop, home grown Red Clover seed of 
highest purity and germination. I want you to write me for 
samples just as soon as you get this catalog as at that time 
you will receive the lowest prices it will be possible to give 
you during the season, in my opinion. 
Mammoth Red Clover 
The Mammoth or Sapling, as it is sometimes called, is popu¬ 
lar in northern Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. Farm¬ 
ers who know Mammoth Red Clover, prefer it to Medium Red 
because it produces a larger hay crop and it is a better soil 
builder. 
I recommend sowing it with Meadow Fescue, Timothy or 
Red Top, as it provides a bigger yield with these grasses and 
makes more abundant hay. It grows everywhere that Medium 
Red will grow and gives bigger yields on poorer land. 
Alsike Clover 
The only clover that grows with wet feet. 
Alsike or Swedish Clover is very popular for low, wet ground. 
It will also grow on land that is too sour or too wet to grow 
Red Clover or Sweet Clover. 
The seed is small; a little goes a long ways. Most farmers 
like to sow Alsike with Timothy or other upright growing 
crops, so it can be cut easily for hay. Sow 6 pounds to the acre. 
Hnbam 
Annual White Blossom Sweet Clover 
Sow this in the spring; just like you would any other sweet 
clover. It makes all its growth in one season, is ready to plow 
under in the fall and builds up the soil just like other kinds. 
Sow 8 to 10 pounds per acre, as this crop is a very rank grower. 
Hubam will give you two cash crops a year. Your small 
grain first and then a seed crop of this clover if you wish. 
You can pasture it after the grain is off. It will carry lots 
of livestock per acre. Generally if pastured until early fall it 
will reseed itself for next spring. Hubam also makes good hay 
if cut when it begins to bloom. The feeding value is excellent, 
practically equal to Alfalfa. 
White Dutch Clover 
Bor Lawn Grass and Pastures 
This little three-leaf clover is much desired for lawns, and it 
is good for this purpose. I like it for pasture, too, and think it 
should be a part of every good pasture mixture. It will be 
green and growing when other grasses are brown and burned up. 
When using in a mixture for lawn, mix 1 pound White Dutch 
Clover to every 3 pounds of Kentucky Blue Grass. (See page 65 
for prices on lawn seeds and my special lawn grass mixtures.) 
TIMOTHY 
Timothy makes good feed mixed with legumes. On high 
ground, I like the Timothy-Red Clover combination best. On 
medium ground, the Alsike-Timothy-Red Clover mixture is 
preferable and on low ground nothing beats a mixture of Tim¬ 
othy and Alsike. 
TIMOTHY-ALSIKE. This is the old standby for low ground. It 
is permanent. Alsike thrives especially well on low wet 
ground, and the Timothy being a strong upright vigorous 
grower helps to hold the Alsike up so that it is easily cut. 
Alsike, at the same time, builds up the soil. 
I have an unusually fine natural mixture of Timothy and 
Alsike. They have been growing together right on the farm, 
and for that reason I can offer it to you at much lower prices. 
The normal mixture is about 10% to 15% and an extra rich 
mixture of 20% to 25% Alsike. You can order the one that 
you want. 10 pounds of seed to the acre is about right. 
TIMOTHY-BED CLOVEB MIXTURE. This splendid mixture is 
very popular and it is profitable to use, too. This, also, is a 
natural mixture which grew out on the farms in the central 
west and was harvested with Timothy and Red Clover grow¬ 
ing in it. I like this one especially for medium and high 
ground. Use about 12 pounds of seed to the acre, which will 
give you a good thick stand. 
Alsike—Timothy—Red Clover Mixture 
This, also, is a natural mixture and is one of my old stand¬ 
bys. This mixture contains from 20% to 30% clovers, which 
makes a very fine hay, rich in protein. I recommend it highly. 
You can use this for either hay or pasture. I suggest 12 pounds 
to the acre. 
Heidelburg Mixture-Red Clover, Timo¬ 
thy, Alsike and Alfalfa 
I claim this is the finest hay mixture I have. In districts 
where there is some uncertainty about Alfalfa it will help to 
inoculate the soil and give you a chance to determine whether 
or not your soil will grow Alfalfa. For the livestock farmer 
it is unsurpassed. It will pay for itself many times, having 
from 20% to 30% clovers and Alfalfas it makes a high protein 
hay. Also a great hog pasture. 12 pounds to the acre is about 
right. 
KOREAN CLOVER (LESPEDEZA) 
I am enthusiastic about this new legume for Missouri, Kan¬ 
sas, southern Iowa and southern Nebraska. In these territories, 
tests show that it will reseed itself, every year. 
Korean Clover does not take the place of Alfalfa, Sweet 
Clover or Red Clover, but is deserving of a trial on your farm, 
especially in those places where you cannot grow other legumes. 
If you have had trouble growing Alfalfa, Sweet Clover or Red 
Clover, try the new Korean. It will grow on poor, sour soil, but 
of course, the richer the soil, the larger the yield of hay. As a 
pasture crop, it is hard to beat. There are several strains of 
Lespedeza. This is the genuine early maturing, tall growing 
Korean, which is the only one adapted for seeding in the north¬ 
ern states. 
Korean clover can be sown on uncultivated ground. It grows 
best on this type soil. It should be seeded from the 1st of 
March until about the 10th of April. 
I sowed Korean Clover this spring on my farm in my alfalfa 
patch, to thicken it up, and it came along and did fine. I sowed 
it in my chicken yard and it kept the chickens busy all summer 
long, keeping it down. I also sowed it in an old road I have 
on the farm in July, and by the time frost came it literally 
covered the road up, so that you couldn’t even tell it was there. 
I think that Korean Clover is one of the finest legumes we have 
to prevent washing, to build up the soil and for sowing with 
other grasses to provide an abundance of pasture. 
Actual tests prove that it will reseed itself in normal years, 
as far north as Ames, Iowa. It should be inoculated for biggest 
growth and vigor. 
Lespedeza Sericea 
Sericea is the new Perennial Lespedeza. While it is still an 
experiment in this part of the country, yet I want you to try 
it the same as I had you try out Korean Lespedeza. We don’t 
know how hardy it is, but if it proves hardy enough it will be 
a good addition to our legume crops. Needs no lime, fertilizer 
or inoculation but these, of course, all help to give a thicker, 
heavier and more vigorous growth. 
At the experiment station at the University of Tennessee, 
broadcast seedings were made on uniform plots beginning 
March 1st the past year and continuing each month through 
August, and showed very satisfactory stands. 
Sericea is a newcomer to the Lespedeza family. It is a per¬ 
ennial like Alfalfa, grows taller than the an¬ 
nuals and can be cut several times during 
the season making three to five tons per acre 
of high quality legume hay. 
Sericea grows economically on poor, acid 
soils that will not produce Alfalfa or Red 
Clover. It develops an extensive root system 
reaching down several feet into the subsoil 
for moisture and nourishment. It is highly 
drouth resistant and continues to grow dur¬ 
ing the hot, summer season when many other 
grasses dry up. 
Don’t attempt to cover Sericea when sow¬ 
ing. If you do, you will get it too deep. Just 
broadcast at the rate of 10 lbs. per acre on 
top of the ground. 
AS A HAY CROP. Sericea grows erect, 
more like Alfalfa, makes a clean hay in 
which the foliage makes up more than 50% 
of the dry weight. The analysis of the two 
hays are very similar and feeding values are 
about equal. Sow only scarified seed as ger¬ 
mination of the unscarified Lespedeza Sericea 
is very low. 
Timothy isn’t particular about soil or growing conditions. It 
will stand a lot of grief, is hardy, produces lots of hay under 
the most unfavorable growing conditions. You can grow it on 
rich, poor, high or low ground but of course it gives highest 
yield on reasonably rich soil with a moderate amount of mois¬ 
ture. Many farmers now sow Timothy with Clovers or Alfalfa. 
Sowing alone ten to twelve pounds of seed to the acre is about 
right. If you are making up a mixture, I recommend using six 
pounds of Timothy with normal seedings of clovers. 
My Timothy is all new crop seed of the very finest germina¬ 
tion and test; the finest Timothy in the world is produced in 
southern Iowa right near Shenandoah and my buyers have been 
out selecting these crops for you, too. 
20 ACRES ALFALFA 
CUT 16 TONS IN 
LESS THAN TWO 
MONTHS 
These are the results one of 
my customers stated he got with 
my alfalfa seed. And he very 
kindly sent me these pictures. 
Upper picture shows hay 12 to 
14 in. high; lower picture shows 
same field after cutting in Sep¬ 
tember, less than two months 
after July sowing with 16 tons 
for the entire 20 acres. 
