98 FIELD SEEDS—(Continued) 
State Nursery and Seed Co, 
CLOVERS 
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Alsike Clover 
Cultural and Soil Conditions —Alsike prefers lo¬ 
calities with plenty of moisture in soil and air. 
The most suitable soil is moist clay loam or clay 
with good lime content. It can be grown to ad¬ 
vantage where soil is too wet for Red Clover, and 
with poor drainage, where Red Clover is a failure, 
Alsike will flourish. It has a rather shallow root 
system. 
Uses —When grown for hay it is usually best 
mixed with Timothy or Red Top, thus producing 
finer quality. A popular mixture for Montana is 
about 80 per cent Timothy and 20 per cent Alsike. 
Is best cut for hay when in full bloom or a trifle 
later. 
It produces usually one crop of hay a season but 
the tonnage is very heavy. 
It is much esteemed for pasture because of Its 
high feeding value. When sown alone, use about 
eight pounds to an acre. 
CLOVER—Medium Red 
Cultural Conditions —Being a resident of the tem¬ 
perate zone, Red Clover succeeds best where Sum¬ 
mers are not too hot nor the Winters too severe. 
Most parts of Montana, probably with the excep¬ 
tion of the northeastern part of the state, are 
pretty well adapted to Red Clover production. 
Selection of Northern grown, preferably Montana 
grown, seed for hardiness is the best insurance, 
Soil Requirements—Red Clover can be grown on 
many kinds of soil, the most suitable being clay 
loams with a certain amount of lime and plenty 
of organic matter. Sandy loams give good returns, 
especially on limestone foundation. Red Clover, 
however, generally prefers the heavier soils. 
CLOVER—Mammoth Red 
Botanical Description —Mammoth is a large va¬ 
riety of the Red and for the most part is a per¬ 
ennial. Stems are long, coarse and more spread¬ 
ing. Mammoth Red is later than Medium Red, 
blooming about 10 days after. It grows more 
slowly than Medium Red and can generally be cut 
only once in a s.eason. Cultural and other condi¬ 
tions same as Medium Red. 
WHITE SWEET CLOVER 
When young it is succulent and quite palatable for hay and pasture. When old and woody it 
loses much of its palatability. For hay purposes in Montana it might better be considered an insur¬ 
ance crop than a competitor of Alfalfa. It is sure to make a good crop of hay or roughage under 
conditions which might cause an Alfalfa crop failure. 
It is quite popular for pasture purposes both for cattle and sheep. 
For fertilizing value it can hardly be excelled. It furnishes economical, quick and abundant nitro¬ 
gen to the soil. 
Sweet Clover 
FOR PRICES—SEE PINK INSERT 
YELLOW SWEET CLOVER 
Yellow Sweet Clover is not far dif¬ 
ferent from White except, as the name 
signifies, it has a yellow flower. 
Generally speaking, the plant does 
not grow as rank as White, has more 
of a spreading growth habit and some¬ 
what finer texture, thus making it a 
consistent gainer in popularity over 
the White for pasture purposes. 
We know of and can offer proof of 
an instance where 30 acres of Yellow 
blossom offered abundant pasture for 
700 ewes and lambs, continuing for 
three months. 
WHITE BLOSSOM “ARCTIC” or 
GRUNDY BIENNIAL 
This is a white blossom biennial 
Sweet Clover that grows from 3*4 to 4 
feet high; matures an abundance of 
seed that ripens three weeks ahead of 
common white biennial. The oustand- 
ing advantage of this Clover is that it 
grows to a good height for harvesting, 
but does not require clipping, thus get¬ 
ting away from the hazard of killing 
the Clover by clipping improperly. It 
ripens early ahead of weeds and is 
ready to thresh and hull before small 
grain. It is very hardy and will with¬ 
stand dry Summers and hard Winters. 
The seed is usually a little higher in 
price than the other varieties, but well 
worth all you pay for it. Fine for hay. 
Cultural and Soil Conditions—Grows 
readily in nearly any soil or climate. 
