MEDIUM 
RED 
CLOVER 
AMERICAN 
GROWN 
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American grown Clover seed is preferred 
by many because it is somewhat superior to 
imported seed in hardiness. On account of 
Agricultural Conservation regulations the 
spread in prices between American and Im¬ 
port seed has become very wide. If you par¬ 
ticipate in this government program, it is 
necessary for you to use American grown 
Clover, unless changes in regulations came 
after this book was printed. 
My American grown Clover all came from 
the northern portion of the United States. 
You will find it very hardy and productive. 
This Clover is also called June Clover. It 
is a two year crop but may reseed itself to 
last for several years. Sometimes a hay crop 
can be taken the first year. Generally the 
second year makes the production when it 
furnishes two cuttings. The first is nearly 
always cut for hay. The second either for 
hay, seed or fertilizer. The greatest soil 
building benefits are obtained by plowing un¬ 
der a lot of top growth. 
In buying Red Clover it is necessary to have a 
good knowledge of producing sections. Some lo¬ 
calities have a lot more weeds than others and 
same are difficult to remove. I have been in the 
seed business for 30 years and know the situation 
well. This serves to give you added protection, 
and better values. If you demand the economy 
of high quality seed, you can get just that from 
my representatives. 
GRADES of RED CLOVER 
Please turn again to page one for description 
of the grades I sell. You can get whatever qual¬ 
ity you wish from me but I especially recommend 
the Pur-Gro brand. It costs a little more per 
bushel but it sure is fine and you can sow less 
of it so the acre cost remains the same. Re¬ 
member that too, when you consider competitive 
prices. 
Hardiest Imported 
RED CLOVER 
There has been a lot of arguments about 
imported Red Clover. Some who are preju¬ 
diced against it will cite you the poorest sta¬ 
tistics they can find. Others may give you 
the most favorable ones. There is a wide 
difference. If I gave you the yield per acre 
of corn during a very poor corn year and 
gave you to understand that was the average, 
you would probably think corn was a pretty 
poor crop to grow. If I gave you only the 
best years results, you might think it was 
more profitable than the average would prove 
to be. 
Just so with imported Red Clover. In 
some seasons it may be below home grown 
seed in production and some years it will 
produce more. When there is a wide differ¬ 
ence in th price of seed, this import Clover 
is in my opinion certainly deserving of your 
careful consideration. Thousands of bushels 
of it have been used in years past. You may 
have grown it without knowing it was import. 
There is however quite a difference in im¬ 
ported seed from one section and another. I 
secure my import seed as coming from north¬ 
ern countries or high altitudes or mountain¬ 
ous locations. It is stained 1% green to dis¬ 
tinguish it from non-hardy which is stained 
10% Red. I consider my seed superior to the 
average 1% green seed because of locations 
from which the seed came. The seed is beau¬ 
tiful quality. 
How to succeed in growing big crops of Red Clover 
I have heard a good many farmers say, “I don’t 
seem to have as good luck growing Clover as I 
used to have. Why is that?” There may be 
several reasons. 
The lime content of your soil may have dropped. 
In such case the Clover would have a harder time 
to overcome unfavorable climatic conditions. A 
light application of lime will probably correct 
that. The inoculating bacteria for Red Clover 
may have been destroyed. It is advisable to in¬ 
oculate your seed. See page 24. The humus (de¬ 
cayed vegetable matter) in your soil may be low. 
This decreases all kinds of bacterial life. Cor¬ 
rect this by plowing under green matter or manure. 
Make sure your seed bed is 
firm. Do not cover your seed 
deeply. If at all possible, 
roll your land after seeding. 
If you sow on winter wheat, 
many harrow along drill 
rows first, then sow and then 
roll. Sowing on snow may 
catch sometimes. It does OK 
in a year of normal moisture. 
But sowing and covering 
lightly is a surer method. 
Avoid heavy nurse crops. Sow 
good seed and pray for rain. 
