SWEET CLOVER 
Sweet Clover as a Hay or Pasture Crop 
Sweet Clover is the leading crop in the United States. As a bi¬ 
ennial legume, it fUs in with any crop rotation, besides yielding a 
very large return oi hay and pasture. Sweet Clover may grow one 
to three feet the first season and may be clipped for hay or pastured 
lightly if it makes a good growth. During the second year, it grows 
very dense and rapidly and if cut for hay, it should be done early 
in the season, before the blossoms appear and the stems become 
woody. 
Cut Sweet Clover six to eight inches above the ground. Allow the 
hay to wilt a few hours, then place in small cocks until it is dry 
enough to stack. One acre furnishes i)asture for two to four cows 
throughout the season. Cattle rarely bloat on it. 
As a Soil Builder and Weed Control 
Sweet Clover grows on clay, sandy, alkaline, or gumbo soil. It 
prevents drifting of shifting sandy soils. The hardpan subsoil is 
loosened by the heavy penetrating roots, allowing the necessary 
aeration and depositing large quantities of humus and nitrogen. 
Sweet Clover is a rank, dense grower of great value in exterminating 
weeds such as quack grass, thistle, etc. 
Use 15 lbs. of scarified seed per acre with a nurse crop of one- 
half the usual seeding of oats or wheat or 28 to 35 lbs. of flax per 
acre. Firm the seed bed well after planting. Inoculate with Nitra- 
gin or Master Farmer Inoculator. 
“Sweet Clover—The Sweetheart of the Northwest.” This is the title of 
an interesting and valuable booklet published by the International Har¬ 
vester Co. Sent free with orders for Sweet Clover upon request. 
WHITE BLOSSOM SWEET CLOVER 
This makes the rankest, tallest growth of any 
clover, producing the biggest hay crops and most 
luxuriant pastures. Because of its dense growth 
and the great size of its root system, it is the 
best soil enricher and green fertilizer. It is the 
best crop to grow to prepare the ground for a 
stand of alfalfa. 
The plant looks much like alfalfa, especially 
when young, but the leaves are not quite as 
smooth, and taste slightly bitter. It forms a 
main stem from which the side branches grow, 
while in alfalfa the crown sends up numerous 
shoots. 
Our seed is of fine quality, free from foul 
weed seeds, and of highest germination. Price: 
Lb. 30c, 5 lbs. $1.25, postpaid. See Blue Figure 
Price List. 
YELLOW BLOSSOM SWEET 
CLOVER 
This variety grows shorter and is finer and 
more spreading than the white. It makes a very 
fine quality hay and pasture. Yellow Blossom 
Sweet Clover is 10 to 15 days earlier in matur¬ 
ing its seed, and where seasons are very short 
or unfavorable, there is an advantage in sowing 
this strain. 
It can be cut for hay very early, and close 
to the ground, whereas the white must be cut 
high. It is also excellent for bees supplement¬ 
ing the use of the white variety, and extending 
the season, on account of its earliness. Price: 
Lb. 30c, 6 lbs. $1.25, ppd. See Blue Figure List. 
HUBAM SWEET CLOVER 
Hubam is an emergency pasture and hay crop 
to be sown in seasons where drought, freezing 
injury or other adverse conditions have wiped 
out pastures and meadows, leaving the farmers 
without any definite hay prospects. Hubam is 
a rapid grower and once it is well established 
can be pastured as you would pasture the bien¬ 
nial varieties of Sweet Clover. 
Hubam is an Annual Sweet Clover. It is best 
suited for the Corn Belt section. It grows from 
3 to 7 ft. high. It will produce as much as 
3 tons of hay per acre, cut just before blos¬ 
soming time. It grows on any good non-acid 
soil, and should be sown alone the same rate 
as other sweet clovers. Hubam will produce a 
seed crop in this latitude, in favorable growing 
seasons. Price: Lb. 40c, 5 lbs. $1.80, postpaid. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
GRUNDY COUNTY SWEET CLOVER 
Grundy County Sweet Clover is preferred by 
many farmers since it does not grow quite as 
tall as the common White Blossom variety and 
it produces finer stems and a greater number 
of leaves, making it better adapted for hay pur¬ 
poses. 
It matures earlier so that the hay crop can 
be cut before the small grain is harvested. 
It produces a seed crop earlier than other va¬ 
rieties and this is an advantage in many local¬ 
ities that are subjected to early frosts. The hay 
cures more rapidly than the common tall variety 
and is very palatable. 
Grundy County Sweet Clover makes an ex¬ 
cellent pasture but it does not last as late in 
the season as the common tall variety. Price: 
Lb. 30c, 5 lbs. $1.25, postpaid. See Blue Figure 
Price List. 
F. S. & N. Co. 
Feb. 25, 1936 
Last year I planted Sweet Clover for the 
first time and was so well pleased with it 
that I am ordering twice the amount this 
year. I will be glad to recommend your 
seeds to my friends. 
Mrs. H. B. Hart 
Winnebago, Minn. 
F. S. & N. Co. 
April 29, 1936 
I bought SO lbs. of Reed Canary Grass 
Seed from you and have a fine stand on 
wet bottom land. 
H. F. Hoffman 
Trenton, Mo. 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
(Alfalfa, Clovers, Peas, Beans, Soy Beans, Vetch and Lespedeza) 
All legumes should be inoculated to be assured of best 
results. They draw nitrogen from the air which is the chief 
plant food and deposit it in the small nodules on the roots 
of the plants. Thus nitrogen is stored up in the soil, enrich¬ 
ing it and stimulating the growth of the plants. The inocu¬ 
lated seed produces heavy clusters of nodules. 
Nitragin and Master Farmer Inoculator are the two out¬ 
standing inoculants. They are put up in cans of convenient 
size bearing the date of packing. To those who want the 
original legume inoculator and wish to be assured of the 
finest quality, we recommend Nitragin. We also offer Master 
Farmer Inoculator, which is the same high quality inocula¬ 
tor, far better than most inoculators on the market and yet 
it sells in competition with the cheaper products. Whether 
you use Nitragin or Master Farmer Inoculator, you will have 
excellent results. When ordering, always state what kind of 
seed you want to inoculate. 
l^quma laeculator ^ 
LESPEDEZA 
Unbulled or Hulled 
8tn Retail 
INOCULATOR 
PRICES 
>Vhen Ordering. Alwavi 
Specify Name of Seed 
Alfalfa, all Qoven 
8iar Hetai) 
U Kit f 
2 bu. ca. ............ ... .55 
5 bu. ea. 1.20 
Peanuts, Soy Beans, Cow 
Peat, Lima Beans 
Sin RcuQ 
1 bu. ea. -^--4 .35 
2 bu. ea. .................. 45 
5 bu. ea. 1.20 
10 bu. ea. ...... ....... 1.75 
1 bu. ca. .55 
2Vi bu. ca. i,20 
Vetch, Austrian Peas, 
Canadian Peas, Beans 
ReuD 
^ bu. ca._4 .30 
1 bu. ca. TT-T-— .45 
* 1% bu. ca. .65 
5 bu. ca. --T- 1.85 
•1214 bu. _ -4.25 
•"100 lb. size.** Packed 
only for Vetch and Peat. 
•25 bu. ea._S.75 
•"25 bu. size.” Packed only 
for Soy Beans, Cow Feaa, 
NeW 
Carden Size 
PTTRAGIN for 
Garden Peas, Beans, 
Sweet Peas, Lima 
Beans and Lupines 
Each package will inoculate 
any amount up to 4 lbs. teed. 
Reiail Price ___...4.10 ca. 
Yields of Soy Bean Hay tripled and 
Soy Bean Seed doubled by inoculating. 
DOUBLE PROFITS FROM LEGUMES 
Experiments made by Agr. Colleges report in¬ 
creased yields of alfalfa hay, amounting to as much 
as 40%, due to inoculation, which costs about 20c 
an acre. Such an increase emphasizes the im¬ 
portance of inoculation in getting larger yields. It 
is the extra yield that brings the net profit. 
MASTER FARMER INOCULATOR 
Billions of Live Bacteria 
will stimulate plant growth 
if you use Master Farmer 
Inoculator. 
Costs less than other inocu¬ 
lants—but is backed by the 
“Master Farmer’’ quality guar¬ 
antee. Don’t take a chance—in¬ 
oculate all legumes. 
PRICES 
When ordering, always specify kind of seed. 
Peas, Vetch, Beans, 
All Clovers, Alfalfa, Cow Peas, Soy Beans, 
Lespedeza. Peanuts. 
Size Price Size Price 
bu.$0,30 1 bu.$0.30 
1 bu.45 2 bu.45 
2 bu.90 5 bu.90 
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