F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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ONE OF THE MANY LARGE ACREAGES OF LADINO CLOVER GROWN FROM LAGO SEED 
LAGO Brand Ladino, or Italian Giant Clover 
The Wonderful Pasture Clover 
The rapid increase and widespread use of Ladino 
Clover throughout California is astounding and fur¬ 
nishes reliable proof of its outstanding qualities as 
an unequaled irrigated crop feed for stock, poultry 
and rabbits. The low-spreading, dense growth habit 
supplies an abundance of highly nutritious leaves, 
which when grazed off, new leaves develop quickly 
so that complete renewal occurs in 17 to 28 days— 
thus affording an excellent pasture. 
It should be kept in mind that the Ladino Clover 
plant is shallow rooted and unless the surface 18 to 
24 inches of soil containing the majority of roots 
is not kept well supplied with water the crop will 
not produce maximum yields. Frequent light irriga¬ 
tions are therefore necessary to obtain the best re¬ 
sults. 
Ladino is not affected by alfalfa wilt and dwarf 
diseases and is well adapted to various types of 
poor or shallow soils which are unfavorable to al¬ 
falfa culture. Light, sandy soils require too much 
water for profitable production of Ladino. Fifty 
per cent more stock per acre can be carried on 
Ladino than on Alfalfa, red or white clovers and 
Alsike with less danger of causing bloating. 
Because of the frequent light irrigations, pastur¬ 
ing should not be continued for too long a period 
nor should stock be turned in a wet field. Frequent 
pasture rotations will furnish a continual long-lived 
permanent pasture of unequaled quality for many 
years and care for 10 to 30 per cent more stock 
than pastures not rotated. 
Hay of excellent quality can be produced if green 
fodder is quickly and properly cured; however, La- 
dino’s succulent dense growth makes it more diffi¬ 
cult to handle. Ladino should not be regarded as 
a substitute for Alfalfa, but rather a supplement. 
Seed is generally sown in the fall or spring on 
a firm seed bed. (The seed is very small and looks 
identical to white clover.) Four pounds to the acre 
is recommended but due to the normal 20 to 50 per 
cent of hard seed produced, 5 to 6 pounds to the 
acre are usually sown. Ladino can well be seeded 
alone but it is usually a better practice, however, 
to seed a mixture of Ladino and one grass, thus 
obtaining a greater insurance against bloating. Some 
ideal grasses to furnish a good quality roughage 
with the succulent Ladino arc rye, orchard, red top, 
dallas, meadow fescue, harding, reed canary and 
brome grasses. 
Even in mixtures Ladino should be sown at the 
rate of four pounds to the acre with varying amounts 
of grass seed depending on the number of varieties 
used in the mixture, keeping in mind at all times 
that the prime object is to secure a satisfactory 
stand of Ladino. 
Buy reliable Lago Brand seed. $1.00 per lb., 5 
lbs. @ 90c; postpaid. Write for prices on larger 
quantities. 
