AAA Payments for 1944! 
War still dominates the farm outlook for 1944. 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 increased production, 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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(1) For seeding depleted pasture lands (designated as non-crop open 
pasture) with seedings consisting solely of, or a mixture of these 
crops: 
TIMOTHY RED TOP SWEET CLOVER 
The Government Pays You 10c Per Pound of Seed Sown! 
(2) Por seeding same type of land with seedings of these grasses de- 
seribed on page 61: 
BROME GRASS KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS MEADOW FESCUE 
REED CANARY GRASS 
Or these legumes: ’ 
ALFALFA RED CLOVER ALSIKE CLOVER 
Or these pasture mixtures described on page 61: 
TIMOTHY & ALSIKE MIXTURE 
MASTER MIXTURES A, B, C, D, B, & F. 
(All described on page 60.) 
The Government Pays You 25c Per Pound of Seed Sown! 
You, too, can earn this extra cash: 
FARMER 
SEEDS 


(3) For discing and plowing under a good stand and a good growth 
of these green manure crops: 
SWEET CLOVER ALSIKE CLOVER RED CLOVER 
(which were seeded in 1943) 
or BUCKWHEAT 
The Government Pays You $1.50 Per Acre! 
(4) For harvesting for seed, an acreage, (limit 25 acres per farm) of: 
ALFALFA SWEET CLOVER 
RED CLOVER REED CANARY GRASS 
ALSIKE CLOVER BROME GRASS 
WHITE CLOVER CRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
The Government Pays You $3.50 Per Acre! 
In many cases these generous AAA Payments will cover 75% or 
more of your seed cost or a large part of combine harvesting 
cost. (See Blue Figure Price List in front of catalog.) 

MINNESOTA GROWN CLOVER SEED orien onto tadines 
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. lovers also serve as outstanding hay and 
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 
Z lightly with a harrow. See Blue Figure Price 
ist. 
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 Ibs. 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. 
See Blue Figure Price List for Quotations on 
All Farm Seeds. 
WHITE CLOVER 
Best for lawns and pastures. White Clover 1s 
sown mostly im 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. 

Clovers are an important factor in soil 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. Clover should 
be cut for hay as soon as the first blossoms begin to turn brown. This 
will result in the greatest yield of palatable hay. 
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, See Blue Figure Price List. 

It Pays Big Dividends to 
Inoculate All Clover Seed 
with Nitragin (See Page 64) 

Cyclone 
Hand 
Seeder 
only 
$2.75 
POSTPAID 


THE 
CyYcLONe 
SEED Sower | 



y THE SOWER THAT 
BSCATTERS EVENLY. 
This simple, light, strong, hand seeder sows 
timothy, clover, millet, and grass seeds, as well 
as flax, wheat, rye, oats, buckwheat, turnips, 
and fertilizers perfectly even, in any quantity, 
from one quart to three bushels per acre. Can- 
i Your Money Can Buy No Finer Seed Than vas bag holds one-half bushel seed. Shipping 
as CEE a Ub EEE a Matter Farmer Red Clover. weight, 4 pounds. , Price: $2.55, not prepaid. 
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