
SPECIAL CROPS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES AND PROFITS 
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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 ary basis, yield was calculated at 5.4 tons per acre. Illinois reports indicate 
3 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 
Tt 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 1s 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, Small Lots, Postpaid 1 lb. $2.75; 5 lbs. $13.00. 
See Item No. 62 on Price List for quotations on Ladino, 
See page 10 for description of New special Ladino mixtures. Also note that our Marvelous 
Mixture page 21 is now enriched with this wonderful clover. 
Please write 
us if you have 
mislaid our 
Pink Price List 
Showing luxuriant 
growth of Ladino in an 
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eit oe sae - “Phis evass-1s'most-widely used for. pasture, -It is quite ~~ 
Beats ct ms ie weve, palatable. caelngs good: hay on tere eo land. ~In 
Wie Rt cob SOlle = BOO i Tee Ob OVer a yéar-period, it yieldéd 4.11.tons-per acre 
wVartety of soils, 500d. ‘compared sith Réed, canary. 2:71, Timothy 1.99, Orchard 
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drought resistant... With this: :Sqw-about-10,.to,°12 Tbs. per acre alone or as little as 4 or 5 
ise may produce ... Ibs: when: uséd “with other grasses like Timothy, Brome and per- 
Peete 8 = -.* haps sy eh, ‘Clover. May be sown either spring or fall on a firm 
wi f ..seed bed. “You will be hearing more about this grass. Get started 
soils. Will survive standing water fora long. time, espe- | with some of it to see what if can do for you. 
‘cially during their.semi-dormant stages,” This’ grass i8”° See Item No. 144 on our Price List. 




gee "moderately tolerant to alkali dn moderate amounts, if Postpaid 1 1b. 70e3 6 Ibs. $8.25; 10 Ibs. $6.15, 
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- BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL CRIMSON CLOVER 
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Also Called Poor Land Alfalfa This Clover resembles Red Clover in its 
growth. Blossoms are longer and brighter 
A long lived, deep rooted legume that grows on poor land or rich colored; Stems are somewhat more hairy. 
soil, and on wet acres or dry ones. It is a great crop for pasture. Grows 2 to 2% feet, upright branching plants. 
Stands a lot of trampling and close grazing. Will stand more It roots deeply. Provides generous quantities 
drought: than Ladino. Provides the finest feed when most other of nitrogen for soil improvement. It will grow 
pasture grasses and clovers are dormant. In short rotations Ladino on poorer soils than Red Clover. Very efli- 
may be better because it starts off quicker. cient for green manure. Plowing under a 
Do not confuse Birdsfoot Trefoil with ordinary Yellow Trefoil. good crop of Crimson Clover is estimated to 
The crops are quite different. Birdsfoot, especially the broadleaf, is he ad an pe of Mie cok ereuey alone 
greatly superior. Plants grow stems 12 to 36 inches long. Crop looks plowed under 18 equa? to ons. 18 con 
very much like fine stemmed alfalfa. Has a deep tap root with sidered a cheap source of nitrogen. One au- z Race 
branches. Feeding value is high, Hay compose shows Proteitic: LUQuty eax tite yo! th $20.00 to $30.00 an acre © tills 
14.24%, Fat 2.90%, Fiber 29.60%, Calcium 1.10%, Phosphorus .28%. in its nitrogen gathering value alone. 
Reports show this crop will grow throughout the northern half This crop is most extensively used in the See 
of the U. S. Virginia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and many states have south. There it is sown in the fall and acts asa winter °* Item 
done a lot of work with this crop. You will hear more about it. It annual like wheat. It prefers a cool growing season. When 
will grow on light sandy and gravelly soils as well as heavy clay used in northern states it should be sown in the spring, as it No 60 
land. Stands a moderate amount of alkali. Write for our Free Cir- will winter kill. Growth, when sown in the spring, depends oe 
cular on Trefoil giving more detailed information. Sow 4 to 6 Ibs. upon season. Will make its full growth same year it is sown. on 
per acre alone. Less in mixtures. Seed is larger than Red Clover. Sow 15 Ibs. per acre. Our Price List 
_ See Item No. 63 on Price List seed is of very fine quality. 
| Postpaid 1 lb. $1.35; 5 lbs. . $6.25; 10 Ibs. $11.75. Small lots postpaid 1 Ib. 55¢; 5 Ibs. $2.50; 10 Ibs. $4.50. 


Quality Shows in Field Performance 
Dear Sirs: Clifton Hill, Mo. 
In every instance the shipments of seed I have re- 
ceived from you have been satisfactory in every Way. Not 
only the quality but also the field performance of your 
seed has been the best. ; 
Yours very truly, John H. Dickerson. 
Better Than Advertised—Prices Lower 
Gentlemen: Saline, Mich. 
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. 









