W E continue our well-known policy of handling just one 
grade of Seeds, and that the best money will buy; 
nothing else goes into our warehouses and nothing but 
the best can therefore go out to our customers. 
Traveling men from the big recleaning plants of Chicago, 
Toledo, and other western cities tell us that we are the only 
firm demanding 99.50 per cent purity or better on all pur¬ 
chases of Alfalfa, Red Clover, Sweet Clover, and Timothy. 
The average analysis of D. B. Brand Clover and Grass 
Seeds at various Experiment Stations was above 99.70 per 
cent purity. Part of the samples were drawn by the official 
inspectors, a few were sent direct by us, and over half were 
made for our customers. 
Sweet Clover. Biennial white Blossom is the commonest type 
of Sweet Clover, and the one which has come to the front so 
rapidly in recent years for forage, pasture, and soil-improvement. 
It will grow in almost any climate and on almost any type of 
soil, thriving on land too poor for Alfalfa or Red Clover. 
Medium Red Clover. The common Red Clover largely 
grown throughout the country. This Clover requires well- 
drained soils to make its best growth, and is especially suitable 
to rich bottom-lands or soils that have been heavily fertilized. 
If cut early it is easily possible in a good season to get two or 
three cuttings. 
Mammoth Red Clover. Compared with the Medium Red 
Clover, its flower, foliage, and stems are of darker color; it is 
later in maturing and of larger growth. When grown on rich 
bottom-lands or heavily fertilized soil, it makes a very rank 
growth and often is very coarse; hence the names Sapling Clover, 
Big Clover, or Pea-vine Clover. One of the best soiling crops. 
It is recommended for soils of ordinary or low productivity 
because here it will make a growth similar to Medium Clover on 
more fertile soils. A good stand of Mammoth Clover will last 
from 2 to 7 years, depending on conditions. Being 10 to 14 days 
later than Medium Clover, it will mature with Timothy. 
NOD-O-GEN 
THE PRE-TESTED 
INOCULATOR 
NOW AVAILABLE IN CANS 
OR BOTTLES 
For best growth, and to put 
atmospheric nitrogen in the 
soil, it pays to inoculate all 
legumes. The cost is trivial 
compared with the profit. 
Legumes are clovers, peas and 
beans, alfalfa, soy beans, 
vetches, and other plants that 
grow seeds in a pod. Their 
roots are the home of bacteria 
that draw fertility-building 
nitrogen from the air and 
store it in swellings on the 
roots, called nodules. These 
nodules not only feed nitrogen 
to the crop they are on, but 
rot in the ground and supply 
valuable nitrogen to the soil. 
Economical, Easy to Use 
Nod-O-Gen in the Humus form is packed in cans; the Jelly type 
is prepared in bottles. Both are easy to use. Simple directions are 
printed on the containers. 
When ordering, be sure to specify the kind of seed you wish to inocu¬ 
late and whether you want the Humus or Jelly Nod-O-Gen. 
We recommend that you use Nod-O-Gen. Prices are postpaid, if 
we cannot ship with the seed. 
For Clovers, Alfalfa and 
Sweet Clover 
Vi-bus. size.$0.30 
1-bus. size.45 
2*A-bus. size 
(Humus only). . .75 
For Soy Beans, Field Peas 
and Vetch 
1- bus. size.$0.30 
2- bus. size.45 
5-bus. size 
(Humus only). . .75 
10-bus. size 
(Humus only). .1.25 
D^B^BtCtnd Clover and Grass Seed 
Alsike Clover. The hardiest of all Clovers; peren¬ 
nial. On rich, moist soils it yields enormous crops. 
Its greatest value is for sowing with other Clovers 
and grasses and it is especially suited to sowing with 
Timothy. 
Ladino Clover. Ladino is a very large species of the ordinary White Dutch 
Clover. It is more definitely perennial in type than either Red or Alsike and 
is used quite successfully in pasture mixtures and in hay mixtures where the 
aftermath is to be grazed. 
White Dutch Clover. This is a low-growing Clover that spreads by sending 
out creeping stems that root at the joints. It is not adapted for hay but is 
used chiefly in pasture and lawn mixtures. On acid soils it quickly disappears. 
Wild While Clover. As the name implies it is a wild form of the cultivated 
White Dutch Clover and a true perennial. On sweet soils it will survive in¬ 
definitely without reseeding. Its chief use is in the better grades of pasture 
and lawn mixtures. 
Timothy. The most valuable of all the grasses for hay, especially in the North. 
It is better adapted to clay than to sandy soils and is at its best on moist and 
fertile soils. 
Red-Top. No other grass will grow under as great a variety of conditions as 
Red-Top and will thrive on almost every type of soil except sand. It is a rapid 
grower and is chiefly used as a wet-land or sour-land hay-crop, often in com¬ 
bination with Alsike and as a pasture grass on damp soils not sweet enough 
for Kentucky Blue Grass. 
Kentucky Blue Grass. This is the most valuable grass for permanent 
pastures and lawns. It is hardy and thrives under heavy grazing. Soils of the 
moderately moist, medium to heavy types which produce the best Timothy 
are well suited for Kentucky Blue Grass. 
Orchard Grass, a long -lived perennial that gets its name from its ability 
to grow in the partial shade of orchards and open woodlots. Its principal use 
is for pasture and hay under shady conditions. 
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