Sweet Clover Does Well on Black Land 
WHITE FLOWERING SWEET CLOVER 
(Melilotus Alba) 
Sweet Clover is useful for soil improvement, 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 because the thick roots, on decaying, improve the drainage 
and texture of the soil. 
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. 
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 pasture 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 wornout lands. 
Black lands especially will respond to Sweet Clover where commercial fertilizer 
fails. 
The average production of Sweet Clover will put from $15.SO to $41.40 worth 
of nitrogen in the land on which it grows, depending 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. 
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A Field of Sweet Clover 
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., 49c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.75. Please ask for prices on larger 
quantities. 
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 be 
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., $1.75. Please write 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 8 pounds to the acre in drills. Does 
well the year around on rich moist land. Sow in fall or 
spring. Price, lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c, postpaid. 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., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 40c; 10 
lbs., $3.75. 
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 y 2 bushels per acre, or they may be planted 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., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 15c; 
20 lbs., $1.85. 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 growth, holding their foliage well. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c, post¬ 
paid. Not prepaid, lb., 15c; 20 lbs., $1.85. 
WHITE CROWDER. A delightfully flavored variety for table 
use. We have a limited supply this year. Lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c, post¬ 
paid. Please ask for prices on 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. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., 
$1.85. 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., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 10c; 
20 lbs., $1.50. 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., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
lb., 15c; 20 lbs., $1.85. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
WHIPPOORWILL. A favorite early, upright-growing variety, 
more largely used and sold than any other kind. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 10c; 20 lbs., $1.25. Ask for prices on 
larger quantities. 
CHINESE RED. An excellent variety for soil improvement. Lb., 
30c; 2 lbs., 50c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., $2.00. Ask for prices 
in larger lots. 
CALICO (Polecat). A heavy viner, free from nematode. A good 
soil builder. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Ask for prices in larger 
lots. 
MIXED COW PEAS. A great many people prefer to plant mixed 
Peas. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, lb., 10c; 20 lbs., 
$1.50. 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 NICHOLSON SEED CO 
— 44 — 
DALLAS, TEXAS 
