
Right Time to Seed? 
Clover, alfalfa, or triple-purpose 
mixture can be sown on winter 
grain . . when surface is loose, 
following several freezes. Sowing 
on honeycomb ground, or even on 
light snow, has proved good. Feb- 
ruary seeding was about as effec- 
tive as March seeding. Surpris- 
ing, but freezing has not seemed 
to injure seeds, small seedlings 
or the inoculating bacteria of 
legumes. 
Some split their seedings. Sow 
half their seed when the earlier of 
the above conditions is favorable— 
balance some weeks later under 
another set of February conditions. 
The two seedings at right angles 
to each other, to get better cover- 
age. Second BoC UAne can sometimes 
Mer Ap eels with alfalfa drill or grain 
rill. 
Boost Forage Yields 
Use of phosphate is most important 
means of stepping up production 
without increasing acreage. ... 
Liming, manuring and protecting 
soil also help. 
Increase Lamb Crop 
By weaning lambs and giving ewes 
a rest before breeding season. Also 
some fresh pasture and a little 
grain. 

“MAMMOTH (SAPLING) CLOVER” 
Called by either name . .. mammoth or sapling. 
It is the taller-growing type of red clover. One 
which might well find wider use this year, when 
so many other clovers are so short in supply. 
Mammoth clover makes heavier stems, taller 
—grows on poorer soils, even sandy to acid 
types, than does the regular red clover. Ripens 
maybe ten days later, but produces a plenteous 
supply of hay on its one crop. 
This look at the 1941 crop report by Pennsyl- 
vania Experiment Station may interest you. 
First-cutting yields were 4,637 and 4,439 pounds 
as compared to the highest red clover yields of 
3,894 and 3,686. The second cuttings 1,589 and 
1,023 versus 2,165 pounds each of the best red 
clovers. First cutting the following season, same 
mammoth plantings, made 2,507 and 1,601 
pounds compared to 1,984 and 1,745 from the 
two best red clovers. This does show merit, 
worthy of consideration now, when alsike and 
alfalfa are not around. Or to maybe partially 
replace red clover. 
Same as with Hoffman red clover, Hoffman 
mammoth seed is of good high quality. You will 
find it strictly dependable in every way. Plants 
of mammoth clover live three years on the aver- 
age against red clover’s usual two. Good root 
system—fine soil improver. Blooms about same 
time as timothy, and suitable for combination 
timothy-mammoth clover hay. 
HOFFMAN ‘“‘ALSIKE’’ 
One of the shortest crops on record. Nobody 
disputes that fact. It will mean many seeding 
changes. Each man must decide on his plan. If 
there is only 35% as much seed as required, 
new seeding practices must be followed. 
Suggestions: Cut down the quantity of alsike 
seed in your formulas. Where necessary, sub- 
stitute an extra quantity of red or mammoth 
clover seed, while it remains available. Use of 
more timothy will help out. A little Ladino clover 
will often work wonders. Where you decide to 
sow three pounds less of alsike, put in say a 
half-pound of Ladino—results will surprise. 
Please don't order your usual proportion of 
alsike seed. .. . Decrease it, increase red clover. 
This will help the other fellow. 
“\MIDLAND’”’ ...‘*‘CUMBERLAND”’ 
The new types of red clover. Both bred for high 
resistance to “‘stem-spot” disease. Midland for 
northern areas and higher altitudes. Cumberland 
for other localities. Supply almost unobtainable. 
If in stock, will be quoted on price list. 
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