ALFALFA AND CLOVER SEEDS (Continued) 
LOTUS CORNICULATUS is a stranger to most farmers. Because 
it is a stranger to you does not mean that it is not deserving 
of your very serious consideration. This legume plant is called 
by some, ‘The Jungle Plant’’ because of its profuse growth. 
Lotus is a long-lived perennial which starts growing early in 
the spring and produces throughout the season until late fall. 
In our valley it yields heavy hay crops and will equal alfalfa 
in nutrition and yield. It will grow in more acid soil than 
alfalfa and thrives in fields with poor drainage, where alfalfa 
will not grow. In addition, close pasturing kills alfalfa, whereas 
Lotus thrives under this treatment. 
_LOTUS is relished by all classes of livestock. It grows on wet 
land, on irrigated land, or on land too dry for alfalfa. How- 
ever, it is not a dry land or desert plant. It grows exceedingly 
well in black gumbo or sticky soil. It outyields Ladino on 
many farms and does not frost down as early in the fall. Lotus 
will grow with much less moisture than any other irrigated 
pasture plant and on the other hand it will grow in swales with 
the cat tails and tules. 
Be sure to give Lotus a trial—you'll be a Lotus booster once 
you become acquainted with its fine habits and its possibilities 
as a hay or pasture legume of high yield. 
CULTURE. We recommend five pounds of seed per acre, sown 
in the early fall or early spring. Plant as you would clover in your 
section. Be sure to inoculate seed before planting. When used 
for hay we suggest planting it with Timothy, Tall Fescue, Or- 
chard Grass or Perennial Rye Grass to help hold up the Lotus 
and prevent bloating. A few pounds of Lotus scattered on your 
old meadow should establish a stand after the second season. Can 
be planted with a grain nurse crop. Do not plant too deeply. 
Lotus will never become a pest for it is easy to eradicate. 

Chemical analysis of Lotus Hay shows it to be on a par 
with the very best alfalfa. 
Lotus Alfalfa 
Protein, ic. cc Re ee oy eee 14.24% 14.70% 
Fates, oc resem ic dateacncerrae s 2.90% 2.00% 
Fiber to ee eee Sen eee 29.60% 29.00% 
Calciumet aye ee eee 1.10% 1.43% 
25% 

Prices: $3.00 per Ib. in 1 to 10 Ib. lots; 10 to 25 Ib. lots, 
$2.75 per lb., postage paid. Write for quantity prices and further 
data. 

ALFALFA SEED 
LADAK ALFALFA. This comparatively new variety gives prom- 
ise of becoming popular and rightly su for it has developed 
that Ladak is ideally adapted to dry soils which cannot suc- 
cessfully grow the more common varieties. Ladak Alfalfa will 
produce one heavy crop on dry soils, after which, in case the 
moisture is not sufficient to continue its growth, it will sur- 
vive through the season to come again after winter rains have 


The late Prof. G. R. Hyslop, chief of Farm Crops Department, Oregon 
State College. C. C. Hoover, Lotus grower. County Agent R. G. Fowler and 
Prof. H. A. Schoth, Forage Crops Investigator, U. S. D. A. inspecting 
field of Lotus. 

Mr. Eugene Thorndike, Manager Medford Branch First National Bank 
in seed-field of Lotus. Note dense growth of crop. 
revived it. Other varieties of alfalfa will almost completely 
die out but not so with Ladak. It may appear completely 
dead, but will come again, when fall rains bring moisture. 
Ladak is likewise strongly resistant to freezing. In many 
tests Ladak has proved superior to all others for the cold 
and dry conditions found in the northern Great Plains areas 
and it has also given good results under irrigation in the 
Northwest. If you desire further information on Ladak alfalfa 
write us for descriptive bulletin. Write for quantity prices. 
GRIMM ALFALFA. The hardiest of all alfalfa and will stand 
the severest winters of our mountain sections. It has a 
branching root growth that gives the plant a firm hold on the 
soil and prevents heaving by frequent freezing and thaws, 
and also adapts it to shallower soils. If your soil has a hard- 
pan near the surface, or if your farm is in the mountain sec- 
tion, it will pay you to give Grimm the preference. Being 
short rooted, Grimm will thrive on soils where the water table 
is close to the surface. Grimm is very leafy and fine stemmed 
and is preferred by most hay buyers. Sow Grimm 8 pounds per 
acre after frost danger is over. Fertilize with Soil Sulphur or 
Superphosphate for bumper crops the first season. We handle 
only State Sealed and Certified Grimm seed. Write for quan- 
tity prices. 
COMMON or CHILEAN ALFALFA. This is the popular long- 
rooted variety so universally grown. Best adapted to deep 
soils. We handle only the hardiest types of Chilean, select- 
ing our seed from growing districts which produce seed of 
true type. Our mountain grown seed will produce stands of 
longer duration and prove more profitable to plant. Write for 
quantity prices. ial. 

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