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. 
The Clovers and other Legumes will put at- 
mospheric nitrogen in the soil for you. Sow them 
liberally, and use Dibble’s D. B. Brand. 
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 fer- 
tilized. 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 Jater 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 productivity 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. Betng 10 to 14 days 
later than Medium Clover, it will mature with 
Timothy. 
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Alsike Clover. The hardiest of all Clovers; 
perennial. On rich, moist soils tt yields enormous 
crops. Its greatest value is for sowing with other 
Clovers and grasses, especially with Timothy. 
Ladino Clover. Ladino is a very large species 
of the ordinary White Dutch Clover. It is more 
definitely perennial in type than either Red or 
Alstke 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 joints. It is not adapted for 
hay but is used chiefly in pasture and lawn mix- 
tures. On acid soils 1t quickly disappears. 
Wild White Clover. 1: is a wild form of the 
cultivated White Dutch Clover and a true per- 
ennial. On sweet soils it will survive indefinitely 
without reseeding. Its chief use is in the better 
grades of pasture and lawn 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 Iawns. 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, tt 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 atten- 
tion 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 recommended 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. 
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