AS T. W. WOOD & SONS - SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
ALYCE CLOVER : | 
AN OUTSTANDING HAY PRODUCER 

There is no crop that will produce hay that will main- : ee 
tain its leaves, sweet fragrance and green color as long : 
after harvest. It is equal to alfalfa in palatability and 
nutrition. Easily cured, low in moisture and dries quick- 
ly. Can be hauled in the day cut without risk of spoiling. 
It is a three-purpose legume which will grow on and im- 
prove poor soils, yield an excellent quality hay, and has 
few superiors for summer and early fall grazing. The 
root system of this plant is such that it can not be pulled 
up by grazing. A single plant will send runners in all 
directions and cover as much as a six-foot circle. With 
ample moisture will give two cuttings of hay per year. 
Recommended for succulent nutritious summer and fall 
grazing when most pastures are off. It is not injured by 
trampling or grazing due to its deep spreading root sys- 
tem. Starts growing after rye grass, black medic, bur, 
erimson, white clover and other winter crops go to seed, 
making a permanent year ’round pasture. 
ADAPTABILITY—WVW ill thrive well in Eastern Vir- 
ginia, the Piedmont and Coastal sections of the Caro- 
linas and all Gulf states. It will grow on a wide range 
of soils, from the poorest sand land to good clay loam 
soils. However, the sandy loam soils satisfy it best. 
(Not adaptable to wet lands or heavy clay.) 
SEEDING TIME—Plant only during May and June as 
the seed will not germinate until warm weather. A good 
seed bed is important, discing and harrowing to elimi- 
nate aS many weeds as possible before planting. It is 
strictly a warm weather plant rather slow in germin- 
nating. Should you have ample moisture after planting 
and weeds and natural grasses get ahead of the clover, 
it is advisable to cut them off with the mower blade 
raised just above the clover. The Alyce Clover will then 
outgrow the weeds and grass and no more trouble will 
be nee with ae oe 15 to 20 st per acre broadcast. eee : a os — - = = - 
If land is weed infested, suggest planting in 3% to 4-foot : li i st and 600 
rows and cultivate, using 5 lbs. of seed per acre. Give ipuitioteney | ag arb rte ona auton of fine quality hay in August 
seed a light covering. 
FERTILIZATION. We recommend 200 to 300 lbs. of VIRGINIA NORTHERN NECK RED CLOVER 
superphosphate and 50 to 100 lbs. of muriate of potash For several centuries farmers on a very fertile isolated peninsula in 
per acre. This is particularly important for’ large Virginia called the “Northern Neck” were forced to save their own red clover 
growth. Experiments have shown at least a foot taller seed year after year. This seed has become resistant to anthracnose or wilt, 
growth when fertilizer is applied, reaching a height of which destroys clover brought into the southeast from other sections. Re- 
three to four feet. peated tests by the Federal and State Departments of Agriculture and in- 
EXPERIMENT STATION SAYS: Clemson, S. C. numerable farmers have proved that Virginia Northern Neck Red Clover 
“Cut hay on Sep. 25th, and after becoming thoroughly will consistently give bumper hay crops where seed from other sources have 
dry, produced 5,275 pounds per acre. Apparently this hay failed. Every farmer who plants it says it is worth twice the price of other 
is of good quality, the stems being very fine and retaining red clover seed. We have never had enough of this strain to supply the 
their leaves satisfactorily.” demand. 
U. S. RED CLOVER ce ritao MAMMOTH or SAPLING CLOVER 
and Indiana. Made larger yields of nay than Seed is identical to red clover, growth is simi- 
seed from other northern or western states in ee pus 1aEB ely 7 nee eS ane titers 
field tests by the Virginia Experiment Station. ay (wo weeks later, at Uhensae a ae 
: : timothy. Makes one cutting a year. Cut in 
Adapted to the Piedmont and mountain sec- garly bloom state. Superior for pasture or soil 
tions of Virginia, North Carolina and north- improvement. Seeding rate and culturé same 
ern states. Never use foreign grown seed. as red clover. For hay on strong loam or clay 
Red Clover is the ideal biennial legume for soils use 8 Ibs. sapling, 10 lbs. timothy, and 5 
crop rotations, furnishes an abundance of lbs. red top. 
highly nutritious hay or pasture and adds 
nitrogen and humus to the soil. Cut it just 
before full bloom for best quality hay and the INOCULATE all Clovers with Wood’s Seed 
largest amount of leaves and nutrients. This Inoculation, page 63. : 
lets the second crop get an earlier start and PITT TIT iii iiftifiiitititiiiitiiriririiiiiteteeee 
larger yield. Does well on any well drained, 
limed and fertilized soil. Inoculate and broad- 
cast on small grain from February to April or D f E R 
in August; 12 lbs. per acre alone, or 8 lbs. in war SS@xX ape 
grass mixtures. Apply 300 lbs. of Wood’s 
Standard 4-12-4 Fertilizer. 



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Quick cheap pasturage for poultry and all 
livestock. Ready in 6 weeks. Furnishes graz- 
ing throughout the year. Averages 10 tons of 
ALSIKE CLOVER Sow 5 to 8 lbs. per green forage per acre of highest feeding value 
acre. Culture same for fattening or supplying vitamins to grow- 
as Red Clover; but has more leaves, grows ing stock. One acre will pasture 20 hogs for 
thicker, has finer stems, makes better quality two months, A state experiment station re- 
hay and more and better grazing. Grows on ports gains of over 7 to 8 pounds by lambs fed 
soils too acid, poor or wet for other clover, is © rape alone. To avoid bloating, have salt 
hardier, hay contains a higher per cent of di- ene er d are hunste aoe 
A 3 : Veo oO 
fcteriofation, aad ia adapted toa wider ae he,inst day. Sow 6 to.8 pounds per acre broad- 
i gail ’ ee Bae aiieh mu nlenneie cast, or 3 to 4 pounds in drills 18 to 24 inches 
riety of soils. Succeeds on light up , 10am, apart and cultivate occasionally. Sow again 
clay or wet bottoms. Sow it where other clov- jn corn at the last working for winter and 
ers fail. An ideal substitute for white clover spring pasturage. 
in pasture mixtures, makes a thick under- 
growth, greatly increasing the yield, is highly 



So | nutritious and palatable. Useitin every perma- Prices of all clovers and Dwarf Essex Rape 
Photo of Alyce Clover made at our nent pasture or hay mixture. We put it in all On page 50. 
growing station, Oct. 1, 1941. of ours. . Litt ttt ttt ttt tii Titty iit 
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