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A Good Stand of Alfalfa 
MELILOTUS INDICA 
(Sour Clover) 
An annual legume used exclusively as a 
cover crop. Has a high fertilizing value since 
the roots support tremendous nitrifying bac- 
teria colonies. Sow broadcast at the rate of 
25 pounds per acre. 
BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL 
Many pastures in California are being 
planted to this legume which has been im- 
ported from Europe. It is a deep rooting peren- 
nial widely adaptable to the interior valleys 
and the marshy areas of the coast. 
BURR CLOVER 
An annual legume which is native to Cali- 
fornia. Produces an abundance of winter fo- 
liage. Is useful in pasture mixtures and for 
planting foothill ranges, and makes an ex- 
cellent orchard cover crop. 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
A very hardy creeping clover, which adapts 
itself to a great variety of soils and climates, 
being found in every state in the Union. Su- 
perior for pasture either for sheep or ‘cattle. 
As a bee pasture it is unexcelled. Sow 6 to 
8 pounds per acre. 
YELLOW SWEET CLOVER 
Biennial. In great demand on account of its 
earliness, being about two weeks earlier than 
the white. Does not grow as tall as white, finer 
stemmed, and makes just as good pasture. 
_ Produces high quality hay. Sow 12 to 15 
pounds per acre. 
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WHITE SWEET or BOKHARA 
CLOVER 
Biennial. Excellent for pasture, hay and a 
_soil improver. More drouth-resistant than al- 
falfa. It will generally produce a large crop 
of seed and hay the second year. Thrives on 
light alkali soil. Sow 12 to 15 pounds per 
acre. 
RED CLOVER 
Is excellent for pasture and hay purposes 
and is used very extensively throughout the 
country. Will thrive, in slightly wetter and 
more acid land than alfalfa. Sow 6 to 10 
pounds per acre. 
ALSIKE 
Very hardy, adapted for sowing on cold, 
wet land. Planted at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds 
per acre, it yields a large amount of hay or 
pasture and is a@ good bee plant. Write for 
quantity prices. 
STRAWBERRY CLOVER 
Undoubtedly one of the most satisfactory 
of recently developed legumes. Resembles 
White Dutch Clover but spreads faster and 
lives longer. The vigorous surface creepers 
develop a very dense sod. Primarily valuable 
for pasturing either cattle or sheep. Very 
adaptable to distinctly alkali soil; exception- 
ally satisfactory for coastal lands. However, it 
is of little value in extreme dry conditions. Free 
from insect and disease attacks. When seeding, 
6 pounds per acre is ample; if in a mixture, 
llZ pounds is recommended. 

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ALFALFA 
CHILEAN (Common) 
This variety is more widely used than any 
other in California. It is thrifty, long lived 
and produces a heavy crop of fine stemmed 
leafy hay. 
HAIRY PERUVIAN 
This alfalfa makes a somewhat coarser hay 
than Chilean, is not as long lived but will 
produce more hay the first year. It is better 
adapted to lands with a high water table 
than Chilean. 
FIELD CORN 
Field corn is planted in California for use 
as silage to a greater extent than for a grain 
crop. However, some excellent yields of grain 
are made especially among the flint varieties 
of corn. Plant 8 to 10 pounds for grain and 
12 to 15 pounds of seed for silage per acre. 
KING PHILLIP HYBRID 
A 90-day, hard yellow flint corn used mainly 
as a grain crop. A good yielder and perhaps 
the best California variety. 
MINNESOTA 13 
A yellow dent variety. Medium size stalks, 
ears 9 to 1l inches long. Its early maturing 
habits make this the most popular type of 
field corn in sections with short summer sea- 
sons. 
REID’S YELLOW DENT 
A large-eared 110-day corn used extensively 
for silage and seed. 
HICKORY KING 
A productive, white dent variety maturing 
in 110 days. Large grain with a very small 
cob. One of the best silage types. 
WISCONSIN WHITE DENT 
A medium stalked, large-eared variety ma- 
turing in 110 days. Suitable for silage or seed 
production. 

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