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Ladino Clover 
WHAT IT IS: Ladino is a tall-growing, leafy form of White Clover — a perennial legume lasting 5 to 8 years under good grazing handling. 
Makes excellent pasture for cattle, poultry, other livestock, where high-yielding, palatable, nutritious, high-protein feed 
is called for. 
ITS ORIGIN: Ladino originated in the Po Valley of Northern Italy, where it has been known for many years. U.S. production of dependable 
quality still falls short of supplying the heavy demand. Now it is again possible to get seed from these original North Italy produc- 
tion areas. These importations not only add to the supply of genuine Ladino but help keep the cost down to encourage even 
wider use. 
ITS COST: Ladino acre seeding-cost is lower than other good perennial legumes. (See next paragraph for seeding rate). 
SEEDING RATE: Only 1 to 2 pounds Ladino needed on large fields where there is time for the plants to thicken the stand or where used 
in combination with other legumes or with grasses. (Ladino spreads by creeping fleshy stems rooting at the joints). Use 2 to 3 
pounds where quicker stands are desired. 
SEEDING TIME & METHOD: To insure a good ‘‘catch”’ have a firm, well-prepared seed-bed and — most important — DO NOT COVER DEEP 
—not over 4 inch. As with other clovers, fertilizing improves results, especially on thinner soils. Inoculating the seed is beneficial. 
February/March and August/September are recommended seeding times. 
ADAPTABILITY: Ladino thrives wherever common White Clover grows, which takes in most of the U. S. Will grow on about any soil. Ladino is 
winter-hardy except possibly in the far-northern States. Ladino will tolerate ordinary dry periods. 
USES: Ladino is rapidly becoming the mainstay of an intensive grassland agriculture over a large part of the U. S. The high nutritive value 
of the forage, its palatability, and its general adaptation are important features which give it a dominant position as a pasture 
legume. Although primarily a grazing crop, Ladino is being used for 
hay and silage, particularly in combinations with grasses and other 
legumes, also as a cover crop. For chicken and poultry it is the No. 
1 pasture. For livestock pasture, also for hay, sow Ladino in combination 
with grasses and other clovers. This reduces the possibility of bloat, since 
Ladino is extremely, succulent. For poultry range, however, seed Ladino 
straight. -- 
PASTURE CONTROL: Methods of grazing and height of grazing determine the 
amount of forage and the survival. Ladino recovers quickly from grazing. 
Rotation feeding, permitting new growth before livestock is turned back 
into the field, prolongs life of the stand. It is advisable not to graze 
Ladino closer than 3 to 5 inches. 
KINDS OF SEED: Genuine Ladino is available generally in three classes: Imported 
(from North Italy), Uncertified Domestic, and State-Certified Domestic. 
Our M BRAND Italian Ladino arrives sealed and certified as genuine by the 
Italian authorities; we reprocess and reseal it under our own certification 
and sack it into convenient 100-lb. and 10-Ilb. bags. Our M BRAND 
Uncertified Domestic is field-inspected from Western producing areas 
where it has been grown under careful supervision for many years. 
Our M BRAND State-Certified Domestic also is from these same Western 
producing districts. 
KIND TO BUY: Except where the intent is to reproduce certified seed, our im- 
ported Italian or our Uncertified Domestic will do as good a job as 
the Domestic State-Certified and are lower-priced. State-Certification 
naturally adds to the cost and as it is scarcer, it is more expensive. 
Farmers in the Central, Southern and Eastern States should look at 
Ladino for its high pasture and forage value rather than the doubtful 
angle of seed-production. (Ladino seed-production may not prove 
profitable. As more seed becomes available, the price will become 

lower. Ladino is not a heavy seed-producer — 30 pounds per acre LADINO CLOVER 
in most cases, often less. Also, due to risk of mixture with common © Part of a twelve-acre field of Ladino Clover‘on the A. W. God- 
White Clover, we have not handled and will not handle “home-grown” frey Farm, Jerseyville, Illinois. M Brand Ladino Clover Seed at only 
or “‘local’’ Ladino. See CAUTION paragraph below). two pounds per acre resulted in a dense uniform stand as in- 
dicated by the above picture. 
CAUTION. Avoid buying so-called ‘‘bargain’’ seed, which may be mixed with cheaper common White Clover. White Clover 
sells at about 3 the Ladino price: The seeds of true Ladino and common White Clover cannot be told apart, even in 
laboratory examinations. Home-grown Ladino seed, even if started from genuine Ladino stock seed, can contain a con- 
siderable percentage of common White Clover. White Clover grows wild in many fields and pastures from seed dropped 
in previous years. As White Clover is shorter-growing, it is hard to see under the taller Ladino. Common White Clover 
yields 3 to 5 times more seed than Ladino, therefore it doesn’t take many volunteer White Clover plants to make a 
mixture out of the Ladino seed crop. To repeat —— we have not handled and we will nat handle “‘home-grown” or “‘local 
Ladino. 

AS WITH OTHER FARM SEEDS, USE THE BEST, USE 
M BRAND LADINO 
“‘Selected for Quality’’ 
M BRAND LADINO: M Brand Ladino is selected quality, the seed originating in established Ladino production areas of this country, or out 
of direct importation of certified seed from abroad. It is high in purity and germination, specially cleaned against noxious weeds. 
WE, ED. F, MANGELSDORF & BRO,, INC., GIVE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE PRODUCTIVENESS OF Avy eee WE SELL ASD WILL NOT BE 
IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CROP. OUR LIABILITY. IN ALL INSTANCES, IS LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SEED 
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