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SHORT CLOVER SEED CROPS 
Dr. O.S. Aamodt of the USDA says, “‘This years production of alfalfa is 60% of the goal, 
Red clover 50%, Alsike 61% and sweet clover 70%.’’ With such shortages the sooner you 
get these seeds, the better position you will be in to make your normal seedings, 
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RED CLOVER 
There is not only a short crop of red clover, but most all old seed has been sold or 
seeded. For three years when clover seed was cheap, many farmers stored up clover seed 
and last spring they sold all this 1939, 1940, and 1941 crop seed, which leaves most all 
farmers without seed and the sooner they get this seed bought the better for them. Out of 
these short seed crops we have to share a part of them with our allies, who have already 
taken millions of pounds of seed. Early this seasonwe had large stocks of red clover seed, 
but most of this has been sold to our wholesale trade. 
During the firstWorld War we sold red clover for $36.50 per bushel wholesale and much 
was retailed at $40.00 per bushel. With sweet clover insects ruining the sweet clover in 
some sections, it is going to make a heavier demand for red clover. 
Dr. Burlison says, ‘“Red Clover is the “‘key crop’’ in this war time food production pro- 
gram. Clover hay and pasture is needed to produce meat and milk. Clovers also make 
blue grass pastures more productive. 
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Clean clover seed, magnified 9 times. 
This shows the root system of Grimm alfalfa. A three-year old 
plant. 194 stalks of hay growing from one plant. 

MAMMOTH CLOVER 
In some sections where sweet clover canno longer be grown successfully Mammoth 
clover will be used as a fertilizer. Mammoth clover is much better as a fertilizer than 
medium red, but not so good for hay. Is too coarse and only produces one crop, maturing 
about two weeks later than medium red, and then usually dies. This is one reason why 
mammoth is no good for pasture. Late in the season during August and September this 
mammoth clover has matured, dies and leaves you nothing for pasture. 
Mammoth clover will do much better on sour, acid soils than medium red. Mammoth 
usually sells for $1.00 per bushel more than medium red, but are fortunate in having a 
good stock of this and you will note our price is $1.00 less, for the same quality. 
ALSIKE 
More alsike clover should be used in pasture and hay mixtures. Alsike makes very fine 
quality hay, also very palatable. Matures along with timothy hay and greatly adds to its 
feeding value. Alsike seeds about 50% further than medium red. About twelve acres can 
be seeded with a bushel of alsike. This year we have some of the best alsike we have ever 
seen, 99.50% or better pure, no thistles and free of other noxious weeds. Alsike from 
some of the northern states has been carrying in thistles to the corn belt states, moreso 
than any other clover and we would warn you to be very careful in buying alsike from sec- 
tions which are badly infested with Canada thistle, as it is almost impossible to separate 
these two seeds. ‘ 
Alsike usually sells at from $2.00 to $5.00 per bushel more than medium red. This 
year you will notice our price is about the same. For price see price list enclosed. 
