Special Crops for Special Purposes 
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Grows on the poorest land 
Wonderful pasture — Excellent Soil Builder. 
Sour Land Alfalfa 
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 
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 
heavy 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 
IS 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 
obtainable. Considering quality we guarantee our prices 
lowest. We have quality stocks that are really bargains. 
Such values make it very much to your interest to trade 
with us. Let us take care of your order and we will do 
our utmost to satisfy you. Present prices are for prompt 
orders as the seed supplies are considerably shorter than 
last year. Write for free circular on these Lespedezas. 
A perennial clover. Comes up from the roots in 
the spring. Has wintered as far north as New York 
state. Grows on very sour soil. Exceptionally good 
on land with heavy, tight and poorly drained sub¬ 
soils. Has a powerful tap root that branches ex¬ 
tensively. A nitrogen gathering crop and a won¬ 
derful soil builder. 
Sericea plants gets better, bigger and finer 
from year to year. Throws out more stems each 
year. A 5 or 6 year old plant has been known 
to produce a hundred stems. The plant is ex¬ 
tremely leafy. Leaves are about half the size of 
Alfalfa leaves and extend to the base of the 
stems. The crop is highly resistant to drought. 
Produces seed yields up to 900 lbs. per acre. Seed 
matures in October. Plants come up again even 
though no seed is produced. 
Sericea is a good hay producer. On sour soils it is vastly 
superior to alfalfa or Red Clover. At the Tennessee Ex¬ 
periment station second year growth of Sericea produced 
3.17 tons of hay per acre as compared with 1.98 tons for 
second year alfalfa. The feeding value is high. You can 
use the crop for hay or pasture. Also retards soil erosion. 
Sow 10 to 12 lbs. per acre using hulled and scarified seed. 
Do not sow too early. About the middle of April in 
southern Iowa is suggested. Seed bed should be firm. 
Broadcasting and then rolling is an excellent practice. Deep 
covering generally results in failure. % to inch is 
plenty on a firm seed bed. 
Our. seed is all hulled, scarified and recleaned. We case 
the price of our hulled seed on the same basis as unhulled 
Korean, 25 lbs. per bu. See price list page 36. 
Small Lots Postpaid: 1 lb.. 40c; 5 lbs., SI.50; 10 lbs.. 
$2.75. 
HARBIN Lespedeza 
This is an early strain of Korean Lespedeza described 
in the opposite column. Makes possible the growth 
of this legume further north. Korean does not make 
seed in the northern states and does not come up the 
next year unless it does reseed. Harbin makes seed 
in Canada and can therefore be sown in any of our 
northern states. 
The information given on Korean Clover will also 
apply to Harbin excepting that Harbin is a shorter 
growing variety and should be used for pasture only. 
May be used by itself but we prefer it in mixtures. It 
is a good drought resister and a good seed producer. 
Sow about 10 to 12 lbs. per acre broadcast. Less 
when used in mixtures. See page 36 for prices. Post¬ 
paid in smaller quantities. 
1 lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.25; 10 lbs., $4.00. 
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. 
Tours. M. A. McNEAL. 
