
SPECIAL CROPS AND PROFITS 

FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES 
LABDIN GIANT 
WHITE DUTCH 
THE NEW 4-PURPOSE PASTURE CLOVER 
This clover is largely used for pasture but it also can be put in a silo or cut as a hay 
crop. It has big profit possibilities as a seed producer if the season is not too wet. 
Ladino is a widely adapted, easy to start, perennial clover. It is very palatable and 
nutritious. High in mineral and protein content. It is among the earliest legumes to 
start growth in the spring. Produces abundantly on upland of fair to good fertility. 
Will stand wetter land than Alfalfa or Red Clover. Good on loam and clay land. 
It will grow two to four times as large as White Clover and six times as big as 
English Wild White Clover. Stems are erect, 10 to 15 inches long. Also has fleshy 
ereeping stems that root at joints. Covers. the ground thoroughly. One plant may 
occupy 2 or 3 square feet of space. Blossoms are as large as Red Clover. It is 
especially valuable mixed with other grasses like Timothy, Blue Grass, Orchard 
Grass and is sometimes used with Red Clover or Alfalfa in pastures. 
Pennsylvania reports Ladino used as a poultry range, yielded as high as 30 to 
40 tons of green feed per acre. May run-as high as 30% protein on a dry basis. 
An 8 acre range carried 2500 to 3000 head of poultry from April until late October. 
On a dry basis, yield was calculated at 5.4 tons per acre. Illinois reports indicate 
38 cows per acre may be pastured throughout the grazing season. Ohio tells of 
two cows and three calves per acre the entire season without any other feed. 
Widely Adapted 
It is being grown in most states from the Atlantic to the Pacific and south into Tennessee. 
Michigan says it can be used for hay, silage or pasture. Illinois says it is adapted to the 
entire state. A Kentucky report says it grows practically every month in the year, We recom- 
mend it for most any section and soil, unless soil is low in phosphorus. Phosphate and those 
elements can be readily supplied. On sand or very heavy clay we do not recommend it. The 
clover is shallow rooted and often does well on land underlaid with: hardpan. It is impossible 
to tell you in this limited space all the wonderful features of Ladino. We urge you to try 
some and see what it will do. ; : 
A little goes a long way. There are over two million Seeds in a pound. You can top seed 
on thin pasture in February or early March without covering. New seeding should be made 
on a firm well packed seed, bed. Roll, if you can, before and after seeding. Two pounds per 
acre is plenty. In mixture, 1 pound is ample. Even half a pound will provide over 10 seeds 
per square foot. : 
Prices Certified, Not Prepaid 15 lbs. $41.40; 30 lbs. $82.60. Small Lots, Postpaid 1 Ib. 
$3.25; 5 lbs. $15.00; 10 lbs. $29.00. Prices Non-Certified, Not Prepaid 15 lbs. $39.10; 
30 lbs. $78.10. 







Showing luxuriant 
growth of Ladino in an 
80 acre field in southern 
lowa in mid September 
after a hay crop had 
been taken earlier in 
summer. 
ALTA FESCUE THE KENTUCKY 31 TYPE 
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ets Youxrmeay- have: read recently: sheyt a -“erass “called 
Kentielky 31 rescue and Alta Fescue. We have checked 
with several Hapériment Stations. The reports are-that 
these tiwograsses have been very similar ih: appearance 
and performance. Phat-is why -we-call.it- Alta Feseve— 
“moisture eonditions are favorable, lt will also: thrive on 
quite add soils.- The heavy. root-system-helps-“‘open up” 
‘heavy tands: below. the =plow. depth. They: also tend. to 
choke-out-weeds: eat x 
This srass:is most widely uséd, for pasture.: It.is quite 

you-equaliy satisfactory results; 
very Httleinto profitable grass.land: 

BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL 
Also Called Poor Land Alfalfa : 
A long lived, deep rooted legume that grows on poor land or rich 
soil, and on wet acres or dry ones. It is a great crop for pasture. 
Stands a lot of trampling and close grazing. Will stand more 
drought than Ladino. Provides the finest feed when most other 
pasture grasses and clovers are dormant. In short rotations Ladino 
may be better because it starts off quicker. 
Do not confuse Birdsfoot Trefoil with ordinary Yellow Trefoil. 
The crops are quite different. Birdsfoot, especially the broadleaf, is 
greatly superior. Plants grow stems 12 to 36 inches long. Crop looks 
very much like fine stemmed alfalfa. Has a deep tap root with 
branches. Feeding value is high. Hay composition shows Protein 
14.24%, Fat 2.90%, Fiber 29.60%, Calcium 1.10%, Phosphorus .28%. 
Reports show this crop will grow throughout the northern half 
of the U. S. Virginia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and many states have 
done a lot of work with this crop. You will hear more about it. It 
will grow on light sandy and gravelly soils as well as heavy clay 
land. Stands a moderate amount of alkali. Write for our Free Cir- 
cular on Trefoil giving more detailed information. Sow 4 to 6 lbs. 
per acre alone. Less in mixtures. 
Price Not Prepaid 15 lbs. $24.00; 30 lbs. $47.50. 
paid 1 lb, $2.25; 5 lbs. $10.00; 10 lbs. $19.00. 
Post- 
Saline, Mich. 
Gentlemen : 
I have purchased practically all of my grass seed from 
you for several years. They have always been better 
than you advertised and at a much reduced price. 
; Sincerely yours, 
Orson E. Tobias, 

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The Kentucky: 31 Type. We-believe either one-will-give 
This Srass is adapted to a: wide variety:-of soils, good 
Or: POOT,- wet -or-dry. -it-has-a long -growine season, ’ In 
Kentucky it grows the, year round. ‘Helps control erosion 
on steep slopes. Its highly drought,;resistant:. With this 
Erass-you- can convert acres that otherwise may. produce 
The-roots of this<plant can- penetrate very. dense:-sub 
Soils: Will survive:standing water for-a long time, espe- 
: cially during: their.semi-doermant ‘stages... This. grass.is.: 
z moderately tolerant to alkali,in moderate amounts, if 
palatabley "Makes, geod -hay-on fertile» bottom land. In 
Orégon, overia 6. year period, it yielded.4:11 tons per acre 
ceminared with-Reed Canary 2.71,-Timothy 1.99, Orchard 
Sow.-about 10° to 12 Ibs.- per acré. alone ‘of as little as 4 or 5 
lbs.‘ when: used~ with other grasses like Timothy, Brome and per- 
haps Ladino Clover, May be sown either spring or fall on a firm 
seed bed. You will be hearing more about this grass. Get started 
with some of it to see what it can do for you. 
Price Alta Fescue, Not Prepaid 25 lbs. $13.90; 50 lbs. 
$27.60; 100 lbs. $55.00. Postpaid 1 1b. 90e; 5 lbs. $3.75; 
10 lbs. $7.00. 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
This Clover resembles Red- Clover in its 
growth. Blossoms are longer and brighter 
colored. Stems are somewhat more hairy. 
Grows 2 to 2% feet, upright branching plants. 
It roots deeply. Provides generous quantities 
of nitrogen for soil improvement. It will grow 
on poorer soils than Red Clover. Very effi- 
cient for green manure. Plowing under a 
good crop of Crimson Clover is estimated to 
equal 20 loads of manure. Stubble alone 
plowed under is equal to 12 tons. It is con- 
sidered a cheap source of nitrogen. One au- 
thority says it is worth $20.00 to $30.00 an acre 
in its nitrogen gathering value alone. 

This crop is most extensively used in the 
south. There it is sown in the fall and acts asa winter 
annual like wheat. It prefers a cool growing season. When 
used in northern states it should be sown in the spring, as it 
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will winter kill, Growth, when sown in the spring, depends - Bu 
upon season. Will make its full growth same year it is sown. i 
Seed is larger than Red Clover. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Our 60 Ibs. 
seed is of very fine quality. 
Small lots postpaid 1 Tb. 55e; 5 lbs. $2.50; 10 Ibs. $4.50. 
Dear Sirs: ’ Clifton Hill, Mo. 
In every instance the shipments of seed I have re- 
coed ve yn ea ens oan in every way. Not 
y the qualit ut also 
seed has been the best. Cia tte hae" ob 
Yours very truly, 
John H, Dickerson, 

