




GIANT 
WHITE DUTCH 

LAL OLN 
THE NEW 4-PURPOSE PASTURE CLOVER 
This clover is largely used for pasture but it also can be put in a silo or cut asa 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 
creeping 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 
8 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. Mllinois 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. Ask for our circular on Ladino. 
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 one half to one pound is ample. Even a quarter of a pound will provide over 
five seeds per square foot. Prices small lots, postpaid, one pound $2.50, five pounds, $11.25. 
See item number 62 and 63 on price list for quotations on Certified and field inspected 
Ladino. Field inspected means true Ladino, but it isn’t sealed by State authorities as in the 
Certified. Certified Ladino available sealed in ten, fifteen, thirty and sixty pound bags. 
Smaller lots are not sealed. 



















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us if you have 
mislaid our 
Pink Price List 
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. 
You may have read recently about a grass called moisture conditions are favorable. It will also thrive on 
Kentucky 31 Fescue and Alta Fescue. We have checked quite acid soils. The heavy root system helps “open up’. 
with several Experiment Stations. The reports are that heavy lands below the plow depth. They also tend to 
these two grasses have been very similar in appearance choke out weeds. RR sr” 
and performance. That is why we call it Alta’ Fescue— 
The Kentucky 31 Type. We believe either one will give 
you equally satisfactory r¢gsults, 
This grass is adapted to a wide variety of soils, good 
or poor, wet or dry. It has a long growing season. In 
Kentucky it grows the year round. Helps control erosion 
This grass is most widely used for pasture. It is quite 
palatable. Makes good hay on fertile bottom land. In 
Oregon, over a 6 year period, it yielded 4.11 tons per acre 
cornered with Reed Canary 2.71, Timothy 1.99, Orchard 
on steep slopes. It is highly drought resistant. With this Sow about 10 to 12 Ibs. per acre alone or as little as 4 or 5 
grass you can convert acres that otherwise may produce Tbs. when used with other grasses like Timothy, Brome and per- 
very little into profitable grass land. haps Ladino Clover. May be sown either spring or fall on a firm 
The roots of this plant can penetrate very dense sub seed bed. You will be hearing more about this grass. Get started 
*\ soils. Will survive standing water for a long time, espe- with some of it to see what it can do for you. 
4 cially during their semi-dormant stages. This grass is See Item No. 144 on our Price List. eee 
moderately tolerant to alkali in moderate amounts, if Postpaid 1 Ib. 85ce; 5 Ibs. $4.00; 10 Ibs. $7.50. 










yee 
~BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL CRIMSON CLOVER 
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 Grimson Clover is estimated to 
The crops are quite different. Birdsfoot, especially the broadleaf, is equal 20 loads of manure. Stubble alone 
greatly superior. Plants grow stems 12 to 36 inches long. Crop looks plowed under is equal to 12 tons It is con- 
very much _ like fine stemmed alfalfa. Has a deep tap root with sidered a cheap source of nitrogen One au- 
branches. Feeding value is high. Hay composition shows Protein thority says it is worth $20.00 to $30.00 an acre 
14.24%, Fat 2.90%, Fiber 29.60%, Calcium 1.10%, Phosphorus .28%. in its nitrogen gathering 
eon at this cron es grow throughout the northern half iS § See Te 
° he U. S. irginia, Iowa, inois, Indiana and many states have This crop is most extensively us i he aT ite 
done a lot of work with this crop. You will hear more about it. It south. There it is sown in the fall pat G75 Bo a ine See i 
will grow on light sandy and gravelly soils as well as heavy clay annual like wheat. It prefers a cool growing season. When Item "eo 
land. Stands a moderate amount of alkali. Write for our Free Cir- used in northern states it should be sown in the spring, as it Pgs ee 
cular on Trefoil giving more detailed information. Sow 4 to 6 lbs. will winter kill. Growth, when sown in the spring, depends No. 60 
per acre alone. Less in mixtures. * upon season. Will make its full growth same year it is sown. 
cupplice are very short. Order early or we'll be sold Seed is larger than Red Clover. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Our dal 
out. seed is of very fin uality. 
See Item No. 65 on Price List. Postpaid 1 Ib. $2.00; od Nastadaey er 







5 Ibs. $8.75; 10 lbs. $17.50. Small lots postpaid 1 lb. 55e; 5 lbs. $2.50; 10 Ibs. $4.50. 
Better Than Advertised—Prices Lower 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. 
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. 

