Its high-acre, three-way value makes its 
use advisable on the finest crop land, 
once considered too valuable for pas- 
ture only. Read details, page 39. 
No other legume recovers so quickly 
after mowing or grazing. Ladino is good 
on drained land where alfalfa thrives, 
and has sometimes come through in 
situations where alfalfa could not. Does 
not do its best on light, sandy soil. Gen- 
erally comes through fine on soil that 
is a little too wet for alfalfa to winter 
over well. Tolerates excess moisture 
better than does alsike. 
Ladino and Timothy for Hay — 
Also for grass silage and pasture. Seven 
pounds timothy with 2 pounds Ladino 
per acre. Best on fertile soils of good 
moisture-holding capacity, where the 
maintenance of Ladino for longest pos- 
sible period is desired. 
Ladino for Poultry Ranges— 
Many New Jersey poultrymen are en- 
thusiastic about Ladino—because it is so 
high in proteins and vitamins, can be 
cut often, and makes good grass silage. 
A New Yorker advocates 12 pounds of 
Kentucky Blue Grass and 2 pounds of 
Ladino either without a nurse crop or 
with a light seeding of oats or barley. 
Another party got a quick poultry pas- 
ture sowing 2 pounds of Ladino quite 
early in the spring. 

One New England authority believes 
that in 5 to 10 years Ladino will be on 
every dairy there. Don’t wait—figure 
out its place (and it definitely does have 
a place on your farm), and get started 
wtih this remarkable clover this year! 
And now, a word to the wise. Ladino 
seed looks exactly like ordinary white 
clover seed. There is no real Ladino sold 
at bargain prices. Hoffman patrons 
know that in Ladino, as in all farm 
seeds, they get the true type. And with 
Hoffman extra vigorous Ladino, the 
amount of seed needed for a good stand 
is very low—a pound to the acre (yes, 
one pound) is sufficient, except in cer- 
tain special-purpose mixtures. Sowing 
more is wasteful with Hoffman genuine 
Ladino. 

