
E CONTINUE our well-known policy of handling just one grade of seeds, and that the best money 
will buy; nothing else goes into our warehouse, and nothing but the best can therefore go out to 
our customers. 
The average analysis of D. B. Brand Clover and Grass Seeds at various experiment stations was above 
99.60 per cent purity. Part of the samples were drawn by the official inspectors, some sent direct by us, 
and one-half were made for our customers. 
Thoroughly cleaned seed of high germination, and from regions adapted for sowing in your territory, 
is the kind you want to sow on your farm. 
The War Department is allowing but very little nitrogen in commercial fertilizers. The Clovers and 
other Legumes will put atmospheric nitrogen in the soil for you. Sow them liberally, and use Dibble’s 
D. B. Brand. 
Sweet Clove r. Biennial white blossom is the commonest 
type of Sweet Clover, and the one which has come to the front 
so rapidly in recent years for forage, pasture, and soil-improve- 
ment. It will grow m almost any climate and on almost any 
type of soil, thriving on Jand too poor for Alfalfa or Red Clover. 
Medium Red Clover. The common Red Clover largely 
grown throughout the country. This Clover requires well- 
drained soils to make its best growth, and is especially suitable 
to rich bottom-lands or soils that have been heavily fertilized. 
If cut early it Is easily possible in a good season to get two or 
three cuttings. 
Mammoth Red Clover. Compared with the Medium Red 
Clover, its flower, foliage, and stems are of darker color; it is 
later In maturing and of larger growth. When grown on rich 
bottom-lands or heavily fertilized soil, it makes a very rank 
growth and often Is very coarse; hence the names Sapling 
Clover, Big Clover, or Pea-vine Clover. One of the best soiling 
crops. It is recommended for soils of ordinary or low productiv- 
ity because here it will make a growth similar to Medium Clover 
on more fertile soils. A good stand of Mammoth Clover will last 
from 2 to 7 years, depending on conditions. Being 10 to 14 days 
later than Medium Clover, it will mature with Timothy. 
Alsike Clover. The hardiest of all Clovers; perennial. On 
rich, moist soils it yields enormous crops. Its greatest value is 
for sowing with other Clovers and grasses and it Is especially 
suited to sowing with Timothy. 
Ladino Clover. Ladino i is a very large species of the ordinary 
White Dutch Clover. It is more definitely perennial in type 
than either Red or Alsike and is used quite successfully in 
pasture mixtures and in hay mixtures where the aftermath is 
to be grazed. 
White Dutch Clover. This is a low-growing Clover that 
spreads by sending out creeping stems that root at the jomts. 
It is not adapted for hay but is used chiefly in pasture and lawn 
mixtures. On acid soils it quickly disappears. 
Wild White Clover. It is a wild form of the cultivated 
White Dutch Clover and a true perennial. On sweet soils it 
will survive indefinitely without reseeding. Its chief use is in 
the better grades of pasture and IJawn mixtures. 
Timothy. _Most valuable of all the grasses, especially in the 
North. It is better adapted to clay than to sandy soils and is 
at its best on moist and fertile soils. 
Red -Top. No other grass will grow under as great a variety 
of conditions as Red-Top and will thrive on almost every type 
of soil except sand. It is a rapid grower and is chiefly used as a 
wet-land or sour-land hay-crop, often in combination with 
Alsike and as a pasture grass on damp soils not sweet enough 
for Kentucky Blue Grass. 
Kentucky Blue Grass. This is the most valuable grass 
for permanent pastures and lawns. It is hardy and thrives under 
heavy grazing. Soils of the moderately moist, medium to heavy 
types which produce the best Timothy are well suited for 
Kentucky Blue Grass. 
Orcha rd Grass. A long-lived perennial that gets its name 
from its ability to grow in the partial shade of orchards and 
open woodlots. Its principal use is for pasture and hay under 
shady conditions. Also adapted to very dry conditions. 
°° 1943 CROP e 

THE BARGAIN OF THE GRASS SEED TRADE 
A boon to farmers wanting High-Grade Seeds at a Money-Saving Price. What they are, where they come from 
AN IDEAL SEEDING for 10 ACRES. 2 bushels of Timothy-Alsike Mixture plus 1 bushel of Medium or Mammoth Clover 
N SOME of the northwestern states, especially Min- 
nesota, and in certain sections of Canada, Alsike and 
Timothy grow naturally together, ripen at the same 
time, are harvested and threshed, and as the seed grains 
of Alsike and Timothy are practically of the same size, 
the two varieties cannot be separated. 
We frequently are able to buy round lots of these fancy 
Mixtures containing 20 per cent or more of Alsike at 
only slightly higher prices than for the best Timothy, 
and as we pass these seeds on to you at our usual small 
margin of profit, you get the Alsike you need in your 
seeding Mixture at a little above the regular Timothy 
Price. and then by adding the required amount of 
our D. B. Medium and Mammoth Clovers, you have 
an ideal Mixture and save money on every acre you 
seed down. 
This is briefly the story of the Natural Mixture. Now 
these Mixtures are good, bad, and indifferent and no one 
should buy a Mixture of any kind without a positive 
guarantee from a responsible seller as to the purity and 
also the percentage of each variety of seed in the Mixture. 
We sell just one grade—the best—and give, on our guar- 
antee tag attached to each bag, the purity, germination, 
and percentage of Alsike and Timothy in this particular 
Mixture. The quantity of the two principal seeds may 
vary in different lots, but in all cases you will find “ess 
than 14 of 1 per cent of weed seeds.” 
Beware of the Ordinary Timothy-Alsike Mixtures 
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