LADING CLOVER 
"FAST BECOMING ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING CROPS" 
Each year, farmers throughout the United States are sowing more and more La- 
dino Clover. While Ladino is essentially a pasture crop, in some states it is also cut 
for hay, and raised as a seed crop, Ladino Clover-Hay is of excellent quality, being 
rich in protein, and is consumed readily by all livestock and poultry. A well-managed 
Ladino-clover pasture will carry from 30 to 40 per cent more stock than alfalfa, red 
clover, alsike clover or ordinary white clover and about 80 per cent more than blue- 
grass. 
Ladino Clover, a native of Northern Italy is a giant white clover thriving on shal¬ 
low land. It was brought into this country from Italy by the United States Department 
of Agriculture in 1903. The seed should be sown on a line, firm, moist seedbed, either 
early in the spring or early in September. Five pounds of seed per acre is sufficient 
for pasture purposes, three pounds if it is to be used in a mixture, and three to four 
pounds for seed production. On land that has never grown any red, alsike or white 
clover, the seed should be inoculated. 
The amount of herbage by Ladino is tremendous. The leaf stalk grows rapidly and 
attains a height of twelve inches, according to soil and moisture conditions. When the 
leaf growth has been grazed off, new leaves develop quickly, so that complete recovery 
occurs in from 18 days to a month. Ladino Clover is a legume. 
VALUE FOR DAIRY COWS 
Dairymen found that they could pasture two and sometimes three cows to the acre 
on this rapid-growing clover. Sheepmen fattened ten to fifteen lambs per acre, cattle¬ 
men turned off four to six fat cattle per acre. They found that by rotating their pas¬ 
ture fields, taking the stock from one field, after it had been heavily grazed, and put 
ing them in a fresh field, the clover would come back surprisingly fast. Furthermore, 
each node of the clover would root and a thin stand would soon thickly cover a field. 
As a milk producer, Ladino ranks high among the best. Like most other crops, La¬ 
dino has its drawbacks. The one that has to be watched the closest, perhaps, is its abil¬ 
ity to cause animals to bloat. If hungry animals are turned into a succulent Ladino 
field, first feeding them hay or other feeds, the owner may loose every animal. To help 
them solve the bloat problem, many farmers are planting grasses with Ladino. A num¬ 
ber of grasses will team up well. Timothy, blue grass, red top grass, orchard grass, rye 
grass, and korean lespedeza have shown the most promise in combination with Ladino. 
1—Ladino . 
. 3 lbs. 
3—Ladino . 
. 3 lbs. 
Red Top . 
. 3 lbs. 
Kentuckv Blue Grass . 
. 5 lbs. 
Rye Grass . 
. 8 lbs. 
Rye Grass . 
. 5 lbs. 
2—Ladino . 
. 3 lbs. 
Orchard Grass . 
. 5 lbs. 
Timothy . 
. 6 lbs. 
Orchard Grass . 
. 6 lbs. 
Also does well with Korean 
Lespedeza. 
Courtesy Dr. Hutcheson and Southern Playiter 
Superphosphate seems to be one of the most important fertilizers for this clover. 
Most growers apply 200 pounds of superphosphate per acre. In addition they usually 
apply all the barnyard manure they can obtain. Gypsum, which is made of lime and 
sulphur, has also given good results. 
When buying Ladino Clover be sure to get true stock. Our seed is new crop, 99.50 
pure, 92.00 Germination and no noxious weeds. Price postpaid, $1.10 per lb., 5 lb. Lots $1.00 
per lb. 
