Special Crops for Special Purposes 
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SOUR LAND 
Grows on the poorest land 
Wonderful pasture — Excellent Soil Builder. 
A VERY VALUABLE CROP 
This clover came into use a comparatively few years 
ago. It is no longer an experiment but a crop of proven 
value. Its merits and its limitations should, however, be 
understood so it may be used in the most profitable man¬ 
ner. You should know where, how and when it will grow 
and how it compares with other crops for hay, pasture 
and soil building. 
Korean is a Nitrogen gatherer and will improve the 
poorest land where other clovers cannot even get started. 
It will resist more heat and drouth than any other clover. 
It will stop soil washing and will grow in ditches and 
gullies. 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Korean is an annual. It grows only one year from a 
seeding. It reseeds itself very readily and matures seed 
even after plants have been killed by frost. Thus it is 
proving itself adapted farther north than was at first 
thought possible. It is steadily and surely working its 
way north into Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and even 
into Wisconsin. If it does not reseed itself it will not 
come up the next year. When it does reseed the stands 
get heavier from year to year. Korean Clover is not a 
good competitor of Red and Sweet Clover and Alfalfa. 
That is those crops are more profitable if they can be 
grown successfully. But on poor land where those crops 
do not grow readily, Korean is a very valuable crop. 
PASTURE VALUE 
Also called sour land alfalfa 
A perennial. Comes up from the roots in the spring. Has 
survived winters as far north as in New York state. First 
year’s growth rather light. Throws out more shoots every 
year. A 5 or 6 year old plant has been known to produce 
100 stems. The plant is extremely leafy. Leaves are about 
half the size of alfalfa leaves and extend to the base of stems. 
At Tennessee Experiment Station second year Sericea pro¬ 
duced 3.17 tons of hay per acre as compared to 1.98 tons for 
second year alfalfa. Yields of 3.90 tons are reported. Plants 
grow to 3 and 4 feet. Superior to Alfalfa and Red Clover on 
poor sour soils. Exceptionally good on land with heavy, tight 
and poorly drained subsoils. Has a powerful tap root that 
branches extensively. A great soil builder. 
This crop is highly resistant to drouth. Seed crop matures 
in October. Seed yields range up to 900 lbs. per acre. 
This crop demands a very firm seed bed and a light cover¬ 
ing. Do not sow too early. About the middle of April in 
southern Iowa is suggested. 
Sow 2 lbs. per acre in rows 30 inches apart if you wish to 
keep it cultivated. 10 to 12 lbs. per acre are used for a 
broadcast seeding. Sow two times as much if unhulled seed 
is used. Broadcasting and then rolling is excellent practice. 
Deep covering will result in failure, % to % inches is plenty 
and have your seed bed as firm and solid as possible. May be 
used in permanent pasture mixture. See page 32 for prices. 
We handle only scarified seed but base our weight on unhulled 
(25 lb. bu.) so as to avoid confusion with other Lespedeza. 
Small lots postpaid, 1 lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.50; 10 lbs., $4.50. 
HARBIN Lespedeza 
Korean shows its greatest worth in pasture. It does not 
afford much feed early but produces its best during the 
latter part of June and in July and August up to killing 
frosts. Therefore Korean gives pasture when most other 
grasses are dormant because of heat or drouth. No mat¬ 
ter how close it may be pastured the crop will reseed if 
heavv frosts do not come too early. We therefore recom¬ 
mend Korean as a mixture for all pastures, new and old. 
You can thicken up old pastures by just broadcasting the 
seed during the winter or when the ground is checked by 
freezing and thawing. 
VALUE AS A HAY CROP 
Korean does not grow very tall. ^ To get a good hay 
crop the stand should be heavy. While it is not tall the 
stems are very leafy and a surprisingly large yield can 
be secured from a stand that seems fairly short. One of 
our customers reports a yield of three tons per acre and a 
seed crop afterwards. This was in central Missouri. 
SEEDING SUGGESTIONS 
The firmer your seed bed the better your success. Just 
broadcast seeding during winter or early spring. If sown 
with spring grain just scatter on top and then roll the 
land. Be sure to avoid covering it much. Sow 12 to 
15 lbs. per acre. Land should have fair drainage. 
SEED QUALITY AND PRICES 
All Korean Clover looks very much the same to inex¬ 
perienced eyes. There is, however, a lot of difference in 
quality both in purity and germination. Off quality seed 
looks all right and can be purchased for less money. In¬ 
sist on the best if you want to succeed. 
Our stocks are new crop and of the very best qualities 
This crop has received much publicity during the 
past few years. This is really not a distinctly different 
variety but an early strain of Korean Lespedeza. The 
reason so much has been written about Harbin because 
it makes it possible to move Lespedeza further north. 
Korean does not make seed in the northern tier of 
states and therefore has to be reseeded there evert' 
year. Harbin, however, matures seed and reeseeds 
itself as far north as Canada. 
Harbin is not a tall growing clover and is therefore 
not recommended for hay. It is a great clover to 
have in pasture mixtures. Harbin makes its best 
growth in mid-summer when other grasses and clovers 
are low in production. It is also a good drouth re- 
sister so it can be depended upon to furnish the finest 
kind of pasturage during a season when it is most 
urgently needed. 
This year and perhaps for several years there should 
be good money in seed production as the demand for 
this seed promises to become very large. See Korean 
Clover for seeding suggestions. For seed production 
drill in rows about 20 inches apart, using 3 lbs. per 
acre. Cut and thresh like red clover. 
We have a very fine quality of seed, although sup¬ 
plies are still very limited. Our prices are much lower 
than the average as we are not trying to make a 
“killing” on this seed. It is all high quality new 
crop seed. 
Postpaid prices, 1 lb., $1.10; 5 lbs., $5.00; 10 lbs., 
$9.00. Not prepaid, 1 bushel or 2" 
Watson, Missouri. 
Dear Sirs: I have used your seeds for fifteen years 
and have found them the best for the money. The 
Berry Seed Co. has saved farmers thousands of dollars 
by selling good seeds at popular prices. They are re- 
liable. 
Yours. M. A. McNEAL. 
