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Concerning LADINO CLOVER -- Certified & Uncertified 
- ce handie and sel. both kinds - 
BLUE TAG CERTIFIED DCMLSTIC 
Hicher=priced because of certifying expense and smaller amount 
available. Use where purpose is to produce seed that will in 
turn be certified. Otherwise there is no necessity to pay pre 
mium over reliable Italian or reliable uncertified domestic 
seec. (Must be ordered in original 100! bags to obtain original 
seal and certified tag; split orders require breaking seal.) 

ITALIAN CERTIFI“ZD SLED - This coues to us certified and sealed 
under auspices of Italian Government. For pasture use or other 
purposes where certified seed-production is not the aim, it 
should be used because of its trueness to name, fine quality, 
and lower price. It comes from Northern Italy (Po Valley) where 
Ladino originated and where our domestic Ladino had its start, 
This Italian has been found as hardy as domestic and we find 
no weeds not usually found in domestic seed. We reprocess the 
Italian to remove buckhorn and then recertify it under our own 
certificate and seal into 100/* and 10/' bags, 
DOMESTIC UNCERTIFIZD SLED - Our domestic uncertified Ladino is 
from California, from sections producing Ladino for vears,. Vle 
avoid buying Ladino from districts where there is risk of con- 
tamination of ordinary White Dutch Clover that might volunteer 
in the fields. (Ladino and White Clover seeds cannot be told 
apart.) White Clover can lie in the soil for years, germinate 
under favorable conditions, and volunteer in a Ladino field, 
the grower not suspecting it was there. Therefore we have 
avoided handling Ladino seed produced in the Central States 
and South, whether uncertified or certified. We have greater 
confidence in the Ladino from the Italian anc California 
Ladino sections. 
GENERAL COMSINT - Ladino seed=production in the Central States 
is a doubtful venture. First, Ladino is not a heavy seed- 
producer - 30 lbs. per acre is usually all that may be expected. 
Also, there is reluctance on the nart of reliable seedsmen to 
handle homegrovm seed due to risk of White Clover mixtures (see 
above). Also, seed-production is rapidly increasing and lower 
prices in coming years may be expected. «ese. In the Central 
States the chief value of Ladino is its excellent pasture per- 
formance, alone or with other legumes or grasses. It recovers 
quickly from heavy grazing. For this use, the lower-priced 
Italian or uncertified Domestic seed is entirely adequate, 
WE, ED. F, MANGELSDORF & BRO., INC., GIVE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE PRODUCTIVENESS OF ANY SEEDS WE SELL AND WILL NOT BE 
IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CROP. OUR LIABILITY, IN ALL INSTANCES, IS LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SEEL. 
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