AAA Payments for 1943! 
Total War dominates the farm outlook for 1943, All farm production must 
help win victory, yet your basic resource, the soil, must be safeguarded. The County 
Committee, (with approval of State Committee), designates those practices which 
will be approved for payment in the county, so that the soil-building allowance will 
be used most effectively to bring about added conservation, and the soil-building 
practices most needed. The following payments apply to Minnesota farms. Similar 
MASTER opportunities offered farmers in other states. See your County Committee or County MASTER 
FARMER Agent for details. 
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Sisting solely of (or a mixture of) these crops: 
TIMOTHY RED TOP SWEET CLOVER 
the government pays you 10¢ PER POUND of seed sown! 
(2) For reseeding depleted pasture lands with partial seedings of these 
grasses described on page 61: 
BROME GRASS 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS 
REED CANARY GRASS MEADOW FESCUE 
or these legumes: 
ALFALFA RED CLOVER ALSIKE CLOVER 
or these pasture mixtures described on page 61: 
TIMOTHY & ALSIKE MIXTURE 
BROME-ALFALFA MIXTURE 
BROME CRESTED WHEAT GRASS MIXTURE 
ALL SEASON PASTURE & MEADOW MIXTURE 
PERMANENT HOG PASTURE MIXTURE 
MIXTURE FOR LOW WET GROUND 
the government pays you 25¢ PER POUND of seed sown! 
You too, can earn this extra cash: 
(1) For reseeding depleted pasture lands with partial seedings—con- 
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(3) For seeding these green manure crops and incorporating them into 
the soil by plowing or discing before grain formation: 
BARLEY SUDAN GRASS SWEET SORGHUMS 
OATS MILLET or 
RYE BUCKWHEAT Mixtures of these 
the government pays you $1.50 PER ACRB! 
(4) For harvesting for seed, an acreage (limit 6 acres per farm) of: 
ALFALFA REED CANARY GRASS 
RED CLOVER BROME GRASS 
ALSIKE CLOVER ORCHARD GRASS 
WHITE CLOVER CRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
SWEET CLOVER RED TOP 
TIMOTHY BLUE GRASS 
the government pays you $3.50 PHR ACRE! 
In many cases these generous AAA Payments will cover 75% or 
more of your seed cost! (See Blue Figure Price List in front of 
catalog.) 
MINNESOTA GROWN CLOVER SEED ocr Baten Ser coves 
There is much complaint of worn-out soils, weeds and unprofitable 
crops coming from those who once secured bountiful yields and satis- 
factory profits when the land was new. Those who have used Clover reg- 
ularly in the cropping system have no such complaints. Some kind of 
Clovers may be grown in practically every part of the United States. 
They have beneficial action on the soil and may be seeded with prac- 
tically all kinds of grains. Olovers also serve as outstanding hay and 
pasture crops. 
MEDIUM RED CLOVER 
Medium Red Clover fits better into crop rota- $4 
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 Ibs. 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. 45c, 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, 45c, 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. 
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Clovers are an important factor in goil renovation through maintain- 
ing or increasing in the soil the supply of vegetable matter and the 
supply of nitrogen. 
Clovers have a heavier root system that leaves vegetable matter and 
fertility in the soil when it dies or when plowed under, Olover should 
be cut for hay as soon as the first blossoms begin to turn brown. Thig 
will result in the greatest yield of palatable hay. 
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 increasing, and was developed through a 
co-operative program of the Kentucky, Tennes- 
see, Virginia, Idaho, Montana, Washington, 
Utah, Colorado and Oregon Experiment Stations 
and the International Crop Improvement As- 
sociation, also the U. 8. 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 igs Montana grown, certified 
Blue Tag, but the available supply is small, 
So we urge you to order early. Price: Lb. 50c, 
postpaid. 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. It 
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, 45c, 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 

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Sale , $4.25, prepaid. Your Money Can Buy No Finer Seed Than to use. Full directions, Complete kit, $1.00, 
ila de i weenie a ee Master Farmer Red Clover. postpaid, 

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