D. B. BRAND 
CLOVER 
and 
and 
drawn by 
that the best money will buy; nothing else goes into our warehouse, 
nothing but the best can therefore go out to our customers. 
W: CONTINUE our well-known policy of handling just one grade of seeds, 
and 
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 
the offic al inspectors, some sent direct by us, and one-half were 
made for our customers. 
Thoroughly cleaned seed of high germination, and from regions adapted 
GRASS 
SEED 
for sowing in your territory, is po 
The Clovers and other Legumes will put atmospheric nitrogen in the soil 
for you. Sow them liberally, and use Dibble’s D. B. Brand. 
the kind you want to sow on your farm, 
Sweet Clover. 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- 
improvement. It will grow 
in almost any climate and on almost any type of soil, thriving 
on land 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 Clove F. Ladino 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 1s a low-growing Clover that 
spreads by sending out creeping stems that root at the joints. 
It is not adapted for hay but is used chiefly in pasture and lawn 
mixtures. On acid soils it quickly disappears. 
Wild White Clover. 1: 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 Jawn 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. 
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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. 
Brome Grass. An erect perennial with strong creeping root- 
stalks. Makes a thick firm turf and thrives well on dry, loose 
soil. Seeded with Alfalfa at the rate of 8 pounds of each per 
acre, it makes good summer pasture or a good palatable hay 
crop. 
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Reed s Ca nary Grass. A hardy native perennial which 
is attracting wide attention as a forage crop because of its 
ability to grow well on Iands too wet for the common farm crop. 
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Domestic Rye Grass. A winter annual, highly recom- 
mended for a winter cover-crop. Twenty pounds per acre sown 
broadcast at the last cultivation of corn or after harvest of an 
early crop will produce a real sod. The amount of root growth 
is several times that of Rye. This mass of fibrous roots helps 
to prevent washing and to improve and maintain soil conditions 
after a Rye-grass cover crop is plowed. 
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 
I 
Medium or Mammoth Clover 
N SOME of the northwestern states, especially Minnesota, 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 
DIBBLE’S 
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. 
Recleaned 
This ts 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 guar- 
antee from a responsible seller as to the purity and also the percentage of each variety 
TIMOTHY-ALSIKE 
of seed in the Mixture. We sell just one grade—the best—and give, on our guarantee 
__ tag attached to each bag, the purity, germination, and percentage of Alsike and Tim- 
othy in this particular inci 
Mixture. The quantity of the two principal seeds may vary in 
different lots, but in all cases you will find ‘‘Iess than 4 of 1 per cent of weed seeds.” 
NATURAL 
MIXTURES 

Beware of the Ordinary Timothy-Alsike Mixtures 
DIBBLE’S FARM SEED CATALOG 1945 
