AAA Payments for 1942! 
The 1942 AAA Program gives you the opportunity to participate in greatly 
increased war-time production of food and fiber, and at the same time safeguard 
your basic resource, the soil. 20% of your crop land should be devoted to soil 
conserving uses such as perennial grasses or legumes, biennial legumes or annual 
Sweet Clover—pastured or clipped green and left on the land. Also Sudan, Millet 
MASTER or Annual Rye for pasture as well as qualifying green manure crops and summer MASTER 
FARMER fallow. See your County Agents for details. FARMER 
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You too, can earn this extra cash: 
1 For seeding Alfalfa or White Olover, the Government pays you, 
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4 For seeding Annual or Biennial Sweet Clover, the Government 

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2 For seeding permanent grasses, or permanent pasture Mixtures ay 
containing a full seeding of Brome, or Crested Wheatgrass, or 5 For seeding Timothy or Red Top or a mixture consisting only of 
mixtures of such grasses, or mixtures containing White Clover or Timothy and Red Top, the Government pays, per acre... 40c 
Alfalfa, and not less than one-half a full Seeding of the grasses, : } Te ite Sa, aed 
wieeGovernment pays you, per wAChas see cta. Toese. oe Leal $1.50 6 For partial seedings, to reseed depleted pastures to adapted 
3 For seeding Annual Rye Grass, biennial legumes (except Sweet anptate eS TE Sec ams or biennial legumes or approved pas- 
Clover), perennial legumes, perennial grasses (except Timothy ure es the Government pays you 15¢ per pound of seed 
and Red Top), or mixtures (other than a mixture composed only sown! All the pasture mixtures we offer on page 60, (except An- 
ot Timothy and Red Top) containing biennial legumes, perennial nual Hog Pasture) would qualify for this generous Gov’t. pay- 
legumes or perennial grasses, except any of such crops qualifying ment which in most cases will cover approximately 75% of your 
at a higher rate of credit under any other practice, the Govern- seed cost. Be sure to take advantage of this unusual opportunity. 
MPG DAYS YOU POT RCO Vs 4 iss levailevdatsl ties sat asieis seve Ace wea 75¢ Read all about our recommended pasture mixtures on page 60. 

MINNESOTA GROWN CLOVER SEED 
Only Northern Grown Clovers can be depended upon for Hardiness 
There is much complaint of worn-out soils, weeds and unprofitable _ Clovers are an important factor in soil renovation through maintain- 
crops coming from those who once secured bountiful yields and satis- ing or increasing in the soil the supply of vegetable matter and the 
factory profits when the land was new. Those who have used Clover reg- supply of nitrogen. 2 
ularly in the cropping system have no such complaints. Some kind of Clovers have a heavier root system that leaves vegetable matter and 
Clovers may be grown in practically every part of the United States. fertility in the soil when it dies or when plowed under. Olover should 
They have beneficial action on the soil and may be seeded with prac- be cut for hay as soon as the first blossoms begin to turn brown. Thig 
tically all kinds of grains, Olovers also serve as outstanding hay and will result in the greatest yield of palatable hay. 
pasture crops. 
MEDIUM RED CLOVER 
Medium Red Clover fits better into crop rota- 
tions than any other legume. It will increase 
the yield of succeeding crops, besides furnish- 
ing many tons of hay of high protein content. 
The first crop is usually cut for hay, before it 
comes into full bloom. The second crop may be 
cut for hay or seed or turned under, to fertilize 
the soil. 
Red Clover is a biennial which means that it 
will grow for two seasons only and then must 
be reseeded. It is adapted to any well drained 
soil free from acidity and is better for general 
northwest conditions than any other clover. It 
furnishes luxuriant pasture and hay for cattle 
but is not quite so good for horses. 
Sow Red Clover at the rate of 10 lbs. per 
acre with small grain or flax. Use about one- 
half or two-thirds of a normal seeding of grain 
or flax so as not to smother the clover. We 
use a clover seed attachment to the grain drill, 
sowing the seed ahead of the drills and cover 
it lightly with a harrow. Price: Lb. 40c, post- 
paid. See Blue Figure Price List, 
MAMMOTH RED CLOVER 
Extremely hardy, and valuable for fertilizing 
poor soil which is too low and heavy for growing 
Red Clover. It makes the best permanent hog 
pastures, seldom freezing out, and produces a 
large crop of hay, as much as 3 to 5 tons to 
the acre. Sow 5 to 6 lbs. per acre, with small 
grain, for plowing under. For a hay crop, sow 
8 to 12 lbs. per acre. Grows on acid soil where 
Medium Red and Alfalfa fail. Yields again as 
much as Medium Red Clover, though the hay is 
rather coarse. Price: Lb. 40c, postpaid. 
See Blue Figure Price List for Quotations on 
All Farm Seeds. 
WHITE CLOVER 
Best for lawns and pastures. White Clover is 
sown mostly in mixture with other grasses, espe- 
cially with Blue Grass, for lawns, golf grounds, 
also for pastures for sheep and cattle. It thrives 
best in moist soil containing lime and consid- 
erable humus, but is also grown on sandy soil 
which is not too loose and dry. For lawns sow 
5 to 6 lbs. mixed with grass seeds, to the acre. 
Price: 1% lb. 50c, Ib. 90c, 5 Ibs. $4.25, prepaid. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 

NEW CUMBERLAND 
RED CLOVER 
This hardy new Red Clover is a composite 
of equal proportions of three superior old strains 
grown in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. 
It is the result of 12 years of breeding, testing 
and inereasing, and was developed through a 
co-operative program of the Kentucky, Tennes- 
see, Virginia, Idaho, Montana, Washington, 
Utah, Colorado and Oregon Experiment Stations 
and fhe International Crop Improvement As- 
sociation, also the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
New Cumberland has high resistance’ to 
anthracnose and crown rot. It is well adapted 
to winter and summer conditions of the Medium 
Red Clover Belt, has very good growth charac- 
teristics, and has proved perfectly hardy in the 
North. Our seed is Montana grown, certified 
Blue Tag, but the available supply is small, 
so we urge you to order early. ‘See Blue Figure 
Price List. 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
Alsike Clover has the same soil-building prop- 
erties as Red Clover, storing nitrogen in the 
soil, thereby increasing the yields of succeeding 
grain and corn crops from 25 to 50%. It is 
a true hardy perennial, with fiber instead of 
tap roots, and is not injured by thawing and 
freezing. 
Alsike can be sown on soil that is slightly 
acid or sour, where lime cannot be applied, and 
where other clover or alfalfa will not grow. 
It can be sown on heavy, wet, or low soil that 
sometimes becomes waterlogged, and also en- 
dures drought well. 
It makes better hay than Red Clover, because 
of its fine smooth leafy foliage. Its feeding 
value is nearly equal to that of alfalfa. Tt 
makes fine pasture, as it is extremely hardy. 
The seed of Alsike is very fine, therefore, 
only 7 or 8 pounds per acre are required, As 
a seed crop, it is often more profitable than Red 
Clover. It is cut for seed when two-thirds of 
the heads are ripe. 
Alsike Clover has its place in the crop rota- 
tion the same as Red Clover and for best re- 
sults is usually reseeded at the end of two 
years’ growth. Price: Lb. 40c, postpaid. See 
Blue Figure Price List. 
TEST YOUR OWN SOIL! 
SOILTEX SOIL-TESTING KIT—Enables you 
to tell if soil needs lime (and how much) to 
grow Alfalfas, Clovers and other Legumes. Easy 
Your Money Can Buy No Finer Seed Than to use. Full directions. Complete kit, $1.00, 
Master Farmer Red Clover. postpaid. 
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