CLOVER AND ORASS SEEDS 
Good Seed Is Always the Cheapest 
SWEET CLOVER 
The features or qualities which make Sweet Clover so 
valuable are: First, the ability to thrive, produce good 
hay and good pasture on very poor soils: and second, the 
ability to improve the 
soil on which it is grow¬ 
ing. 
Although Sweet .Clover 
Is very hardy and will 
thrive in the most unfav- r 
orable places, is is some¬ 
times difficult to get a 
good stand. This difficul¬ 
ty can be overcome by 
sowing the seed on a 
thoroughly c o m p a c ted 
seed bed with just enough 
loose dirt to cover and by 
sowing scarified seed. 
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WHITE BLOSSOM 
SWEET CLOVER (Meli- 
lotus alba). A biennial, 
grows to a height of 
from 4 to 6 feet, vigorous 
grower, extremely hardy 
and produces abundant 
pasturage and lots of 
hay. This is the standard Sweet Clover of the country. 
BIENNIAL YELLOW BLOSSOM SWEET CLOVER 
(Melilotus officinalis). This is also a biennial, about two 
weeks earlier than the white, not quite as tall. Do not 
confuse this with the annual Yellow Blossom which is of 
very little value. 
RED CLOVER (Trifolium Pratensis). Be careful to select 
seed which does not contain Buckhorn. You can depend 
on our Sunflower and Columbine brands of Red Clover. 
BURR CLOVER (Medicago Maculata). Most desirable 
for Southern states and California. Sown in August, Sep¬ 
tember and October, 15 pounds per acre. 
CRIMSON CLOVER (Trifolium Incarnatum). An annual. 
Four weeks earlier than Red Clover, heavy yielder, makes 
good hay. 
WHITE CLOVER (Trifolium Repens). A hardy perennial, 
excellent for mixing with Kentucky Blue Grass for lawns 
and pasture. 
ALSIKE CLOVER (Trifolium Hybridum). Especially val¬ 
uable for growing on wet or swampy land. 
ESPARSETTE OR GERMAN CLOVER (Onobrychis 
Sativa). Perennial. Same family as alfalfa, is adapted to 
light, chalky soils, stands gravel and barren regions de¬ 
ficient in rainfall, blooms in July. Very good feed for 
cows. 
MAMMOTH SAPLING OR PEA VINE CLOVER. A rank 
grower which makes it a valuable fertilizer. 
JAPAN CLOVER (Lespedeza Striata). Perennial of low 
spreading habit. Will stand excessive heat, flourish on 
poor soil, and makes a fair green hay. 
PASTURE GRASS SEEDS 
ORCHARD GRASS (Dactylis Glomerata). Withstands 
droughts, grows well in the shade, flourishes in wet or 
poor ground. Good pasture for cows. Sow 20 to 25 pounds 
per acre. 
BROMUS INERMIS OR HUNGARIAN BROME GRASS. 
Cattle like it, wonderful drought resister, and will stand 
intense cold. Aside from 
alfalfa no grass has ful¬ 
filled the promise to the 
western farmer better 
than Bromus Inermis. 
BERMUDA GRASS (Cy 
nadon Dactylon). Ber¬ 
muda grass lawns remain 
green all summer without 
artificial watering. Seed 
is sown at the rate of one 
pound to 500 square feet, 
for lawns and 3 to 5 
pounds per acre for pas¬ 
ture. 
TIMOTHY (Phleum Pra- 
tense). Well adapted to 
spring and summer graz¬ 
ing, greatly relished by 
al kinds of stock, especi¬ 
ally horses. Excellent hay 
crop. Sow 10 to 12 pounds 
to the acre. 
PERENNIAL ENGLISH RYE (Lolium perenne). Largely 
used in lawn and pasture mixtures. It makes a rich, green 
sod and a nutritious hay. Lasts for years. For pasture 
sow in spring 25 to 30 pounds to the acre; for lawns 60 
to 75 pounds to the acre. 
NATIVE RYE GRASS. Grown principally in Washington 
and Oregon. Much better than the imported Rye Grass. 
Is used extensively for polo fields and fairways. 
MEADOW FESCUE OR ENGLISH BLUE GRASS (Fes- 
tuca Pratensis). Especially adapted for permanent pas¬ 
ture. Succeeds on poor soils, makes good hay earlier than 
other varieties, cattle thrive on it whether in dry or 
green state. Withstands dry weather and freezing, and 
produces an abundant crop of seed. Sow 15 to 20 pounds 
to the acre. A mixture of % Meadow Fescue and y s Ken¬ 
tucky Blue Grass is fine for lawns. 
RED TOP GRASS. One of our best native grasses. Espe¬ 
cially valuable for sowing on sour or acid soils, swampy 
or meadow lands, liable to overflow, and on soils that are 
not rich enough for Timothy and other grasses. Mixed 
with Alsike Clover makes fine crop of hay or excellent 
pasture. Fourteen pounds of solid seed to the acre. Should 
be cut when in full flower. More easily cured than any 
other grass. 
JOHNSON GRASS (Sorghum Halapense). We do not offer 
Johnson Grass for sowing in Kansas. It is a perennial, a 
rapid grower with long cane-like roots; leaf, stalk and 
pinnacle resemble those of sorghums. Grows on any land 
where corn will grow. Ten pounds to the acre. 
Barteldo* Sweet Clover 
KOREAN LESPEDEZA. A plant similar to clover and the 
best of the Lespedeza types. It has an advantage over 
alfalfa and sweet clover, in that it will grow on untreated 
soil, no lime or phosphate being needed. Korean Lespedeza 
can be grazed all spring and summer and hay can be cut 
or seed taken from the crop in the fall. Agriculturists 
state their “belief” that this Lespedeza is the “coming 
legume.” 
Flax Seed 
Largely grown in Kansas for seed. Sow one-half 
to three-quarters bushel to the acre. 
Canary Seed 
As easily grown as wheat. Requires similar cul¬ 
ture, 20 to 30 pounds per acre. 
Sudan Grass 
A tall, leafy annual grass of the sorghum family. It is a 
native of a hot, dry climate and naturally adapted to the 
dry conditions of the middle west; a hay crop which yields 
an average of two cuttings or about four tons of fine hay 
per acre, but each year more and more farmers are using 
it as summer pasture. When planted for this purpose 15 
to 25 pounds with a grain drill should be sown. When 
planted for seed, sow 2 to 4 pounds to the acre. 
Speltz or Emmer 
Not inclined to rust. Thrives on poor land and in 
stony ground, but does best in dry prairie regions 
with hot summers. Sow 70 to 80 pounds per acre. 
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