Sweet Clover — An Excellent Crop for Black Land 
LADINO CLOVER (Trifolium Repens). Ladino, or Giant White Clover, is a 
large form of the ordinary White Dutch Clover. It is a perennial and seems to 
hold its own in pastures wherever tried. Its roots do not go very deep into the 
soil. Ladino Clover makes a growth of 8 to 12 inches in height. Five or six 
pounds of seed are sufficient to plant an acre if your soil is clean and free of 
weeds ; when used in a mixture, one or two pounds to the acre is enough. Plant 
in fall or spring. Price, lb., 90c; 2 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 80c; 
10 lbs., $7.50. 
PERSIAN AND WHITE DUTCH CLOVER, MIXED. A combination of two 
excellent clovers that thrive well in moist or shady spots. Does exceptionally 
well near the Gulf Coast. Price, lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 
30c; 10 lbs., $2.75. Please ask for prices on larger quantities. 
RED CLOVER (Trifolium Pratense). As a rule lives two years, very popular 
in many sections. Sow broadcast 15 pounds to the acre or & pounds to the acre 
in drills. Does well the year around on rich moist land. Sow in fall or spring. 
Price, lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.50. Please 
write for prices on larger quantities. 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER (Trifolium Repens). White Dutch Clover is a long- 
lived perennial. It is very valuable as a grazing plant; incidentally. Valuable 
as a honey plant, and for soil improvement. You will also find this same Clover 
planted with grasses for a winter lawn—and in heavily shaded spots, through the 
summer. White Dutch Clover thrives over most of the cotton belt. It requires 
a fairly moist soil, with a preference for loamy fertile soils. Lb., 60c; 2 lbs., 
$1.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 45c; 10 lbs., $3.50. 
A Field of Sweet Clover 
WHITE FLOWERING 
SWEET CLOVER 
(Melilotus Alba) 
White Flowering Sweet Clover is a biennial 
and, as a rule, does not bloom the first year 
after planting; the growth is much more 
rapid the second year. With the stimulus of 
food stored in the roots and the second year 
growth starting early in the spring of the 
second season, you are assured a good early 
pasturage or an abundant hay crop. 
Sweet Clover is useful for soil improve¬ 
ment, for hay, for pasturage, and as a honey 
plant for the bees. For soil improvement it 
is very valuable to lime and heavy clay and 
black lands, not only on account of the 
luxuriance of stems and foliage, but also be¬ 
cause the thick roots, on decaying, improve 
the drainage and texture of the soil. 
The first year’s growth of. this plant should 
be used for pasturage. The second year’s 
growth can be used for pasturage as early 
as March—before most summer plants are 
available—and may be pastured throughout 
the early summer. To keep the plants from 
becoming too coarse in their second year and 
to prolong the grazing season. Sweet Clover 
pastures should be clipped before the plants 
bloom freely. 
In Texas, this great Clover is especially 
adapted to the stiff lands, and even clay 
soils, that are too poor in organic matter to 
support a thrifty growth of Alfalfa or other 
clovers and grasses. Such soil will increase 
greatly in value with each year’s growth of 
Sweet Clover. 
Growing Sweet Clover is the best known 
method of building up worn-out lands. Black 
lands especially will respond to Sweet Clover 
where commercial fertilizer fails. 
The average production of Sweet Clover 
will put from $15.30 to $41.40 worth of nitro¬ 
gen in the land on which it grows, depend¬ 
ing on the way the crop is used. 
The preparation of land for Sweet Clover 
is varied and is very often sown in one of 
the following manners : 
1. Sow broadcast on clean land without 
any preparation, and cover lightly with a 
harrow. 
2. Plant as a catch crop when sowing 
grain or among the young growing plants of 
fall-sown grain. 
3. Sow two bushels of oats to the acre 
and after doing this sow about 15 pounds of 
Sweet Clover on the same soil, so as to get 
an even distribution of the two seeds. After 
the oats are cut in the summer, the Clover 
will begin to grow rapidly and under normal 
conditions. 
Sweet Clover requires a firm and well- 
settled seed bed, with only a bit of loose 
soil on the surface to permit the seed to be 
covered lightly. 
For spring sowing, soil that has been 
ploughed in the fall is usually in the proper 
shape. Land should be ploughed several 
months or more in advance of sowing of 
Sweet Clover. Should the seed be sown on 
soil that appears to he a bit loose, it will be 
wise to roll the field after sowing. 
Sow in fall and spring at the rate of 15 
pounds per acre. 
NICHOLSON’S FANCY WHITE FLOWERING SWEET CLOVER. (Hulled and Scarified Seed). Price, lb., 
30c; 2 lbs., 50c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 20c; 10 lbs., $1.60. Please write for prices on larger quantities. 
Cow Peas 
Make Poor Land Rich — Make Good Land More Productive 
A Splendid and Nutritious Green Forage or Hay Crop 
Cow Peas make one of the largest yielding and most nutritious 
forage crops grown. There- is also no surer or cheaper means of 
improving and increasing the productiveness of our soils than by 
sowing the Cow Peas. It is not necessary to turn under the crop 
of vines to improve the soil, and it is really considered more eco¬ 
nomical and the best way to cut off the vines and cure them as a 
forage or hay crop, and then turn under the stubble and roots. 
Cow Peas can be sown broadcast in April, May, June or July, at 
the rate of 1 to 1% bushels per acre, or they may be plante-d in drills, 
using from 8 to 12 pounds per acre. 
BROWN CROWDER. This is a very fine, large variety of Peas 
and is getting popular as a table Pea throughout Texas and the 
Southwest. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 15c; 
20 lbs., $1.50. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
A Field of Cow Peas 
BRABHAM. Seeds are similar in appearance to Whippoorwill, 
only much smaller and do not require to be seeded as thickly as other 
kinds. Are very resistant to disease, practically free from nematode, 
vigorous in growth, holding their foliage well and are particularly 
valuable to sow in East Texas orchards to enrich the land and yet 
not spread orchard diseases. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid, lb., 10c; 20 lbs., $1.25. 
WHITE CROWDER. A delightfully flavored variety for table 
use. We have a limited supply this year. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, post¬ 
paid. Not prepaid, lb., 15c; 20 lbs., $1.75. Please write for prices 
in larger lots. 
LARGE WHITE BLACK EYE. The large Black Eye Peas are 
more prolific, better flavored and bring a higher price than most any 
other variety. Where Peas alone are wanted the planters will prob¬ 
ably find this more desirable than any other kind. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 
35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 10c; 20 lbs., $1.75. Ask for prices 
on larger quantities. 
CLAY. The seeds of this variety are medium sized and cream or 
clay colored; vines grow long and very leafy. One of the best for 
enriching soil. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 10c; 
20 lbs., $1.25. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
CREAM OR LADY. This is a very fine variety for table use; is 
also a great soil builder. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
lb., 10c; 20 lbs., $1.75. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
WHIPPOORWILL. A favorite early, upright-growing variety, 
more largely used and sold than any other kind. Has brown speckled 
seed which are easily gathered, makes a good growth of vine, which 
can easily be cut and cured as dry hay. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, post¬ 
paid. Not prepaid, lb., 10c; 20 lbs., $1.25. Ask for prices on larger 
quantities. 
MIXED COW PEAS. A great many people prefer to plant mixed 
Peas, and to those of our customers who want them we are prepared 
to furnish a good mixture of varieties. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, post¬ 
paid. Not prepaid, lb., 10c; 20 lbs., $1.00. Ask for prices on larger 
quantities. 
BLACK PEAS. Ask for prices. 
IRON PEAS. Ask for prices. 
WONDERFUL OR UNKNOWN PEAS. Ask for prices. 
SPECKLED CROWDER PEAS. Ask for prices. 
WHITE, BROWN EYE PEAS. Ask for prices. 
If you want larger quantities of Peas, write us, stating quantity 
wanted and we will quote you lowest prices. 
ROBERT NICHoiTsON^SEED^CO 
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