
is often sown mixed with 10 to 12 pounds of 
Timothy to the acre. It is a biennial or two- 
year crop. Due care should be exercised in 
selecting seed. Why experiment when our 
seed is tested for purity and growth? 
MAMMOTH RED CLOVER or SAPLING— 
Grows ranker than Medium Red Clover. Is 
valuable for fertilizing purposes on this ac- 
count. Makes good hay, if cut early and ex- 
cellent for grazing. One crop of hay per an- 
num is the rule. 
ALSIKE or SWEDISH CLOVER-—Is a long 
lived perennial and seldom winter kills. 
Thrives under conditions that will kill out Red 
Clover, enduring cold, heat and succeeding on 
a variety of soils. Hay consists of 60% leaves 
and 40% stems. Reaches a height of 2 to 2% 
feet. Requires 6 to 8 pounds to the acre, 
seeded alone. A bushel of seed weighs 60 
pounds. Average yield of seed is 3 to 5 bush- 
els to the acre. 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER—Differs from 
Red or Alsike clover, in that it is a low close- 
growing clover with solid stems, rooting abun- 
dantly on the surface of the ground. Grows 
best in cool, moist sections, but persists in 
the South during the hot summers. Grows 
well in shady places. Usually sown with other 
grasses for lawns or permanent pastures. 
Grows rapidly and stands close cutting, mak- 
ing it a most valuable grass in a lawn mixture. 
When sown alone, 6 to 8 pounds to the acre 
is usual rate. 
SWEET CLOVERS 
SWEET CLOVER (Melilotus Alba)—Only 
a few years ago, Sweet Clover was considered 
a weed pest. Today, it is counted one of our 
most valuable forage plants, having spread 
over much of the United States and Canada. 
Thrives well in both humid and semi-arid re- 
gions. Is a biennial plant, growing seedlings 
2 to 4 feet high, with a deep root the first 
season. Quite early the second season, it be- 
gins its growth and produces stems 6 to 12 
feet high, bearing white sweet scented flowers. 
SWEET CLOVER has been successfully 
utilized for pasturage, hay and green manure. 
Provides excellent pasturage for all kinds of 
stock, especially for hogs and cattle. Will 
carry 20 to 380 head to the acre. For hay, 
should be cut as the first blossom appears, as 
later, the stems tend to become woody. In 
the North, one hay cutting or one of hay and 
one of seed may be secured. In the South, 
three cuttings of hay or two of hay and one 
of seed may be harvested. Yields of hay are 
reported from 1% tons to 8 tons per acre. As 
a legume, Sweet Clover brings nitrogen from 
the air into the soil. For green manure, it is 
probably unsurpassed. Authorities claim plow- 
Ing under a crop of Sweet Clover is equal to 
the application of ten loads of manure to the 
acre. May be plowed under in the fall or 
spring of the first or second season after 
utilizing for hay or pasture. The chief sup- 
ply of seed is grown in Kansas, Nebraska, 
Dakota and Canada. 
In planting, four things are important: 
1—A well-firmed seed bed. 
2—Scarified seed, on account of the preva- 
lence of hard seeds. 
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3—Inoculation with Nitragin. 
4—15 to 20 pounds to the acre of seed 
should be used. 
YELLOW BLOSSOM (Melilotus Officinalis) 
—Belongs to the same family and grows much 
the same as the White Blossom, but is about 
two weeks earlier. 
less leafy. 
Is somewhat smaller and 

Red Clover 
LESPEDEZAS 
The Lespedezas have grown greatly in 
popularity and spread over a wide area dur- 
ing the last few years. Their multiple ad- 
vantages are finding general acceptance 
through much of that region in the Central 
and Southern part of the United States. They 
supplement Clovers and Alfalfas where stands 
are not readily obtainable or where Lespe. 
deza is better suited to the soil and climatic 
conditions. They are of a special value in 
reviving wornout and depleted soils. As with 
other legumes, they harness the nitrogen in 
the atmosphere through their tiny root nod- 
ules. While Lespedezas are produced with 
adapted strains in Northern Iowa and Illinois, 
the great expansion in acreage has been in 
Missouri, in the southern half of Iowa, Illinois 
and Indiana, as well as in Virginia, North 
Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Muissis- 
sippi. They are strongly drought resistant 
but make little growth under this condition, 
reviving with later rains. 
Lespedezas are easy to grow, no special 
seeding methods are necessary. They may 
be seeded alone or in grain. While extensive 
preparation is unnecessary, sufficient soil 
should be exposed so that the crop will take 
hold. Except in those sections where the bac- 
teria that produces nodules is already dis- 
tributed, the seed should be inoculated. For 
hay purposes a heavy seeding of 20 to 80 
pounds to the acre is desirable although a 
lighter seeding will establish the crop the first 
season and a heavier stand will obtain the fol- 
lowing season. 
Lespedezas are primarily pasture plants. 
They fit in well with Red Top, Orchard, Ken- 
tucky Blue Grass in the North and with Ber- 
muda. Dallas and Carpet Grass in the South. 
The carrying capacity is high. 
Lespedeza is also a valuable hay crop carry- 
ing 55 to 60% of leaves by weight. While 
