GIANT 
WHITE DUTCH 
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 
creeping stems that root at joints. Covers the ground thoroughly. One plant may 
a occupy 2 or 3 square feet of space. Blossoms are as large as Red Clover. It is 
ee especially valuable mixed with other grasses like Timothy, Blue Grass, Orchard 
a. 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 dry basis, yield was calculated at 5.4 tons per acre. Illinois reports indicate 
e 8 cows per acre may be pastured throughout the grazing season. Ohio tells of 
7 two cows and three calves per acre the entire season without any other feed. 
e 
ae 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. Illinois says it is adapted to the " 
entire state. A Kentucky report says it grows practically every month in the year. We recom- Please write 
mend it for most any section and soil, unless soil is low in phosphorus. Phosphate and those us if you have 
elements can be readily supplied. On sand or very heavy clay we do not recommend it. The islaid 
clover is shallow rooted and often does well on land underlaid with hardpan, It is impossible misiai our 
to tell you in this limited space all the wonderful features of Ladino. We urge you to try Pink Price List 
, ‘some and see what it will do. Ask for our free descriptive 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 ~ 
7 on og ee ee packed seed bed. Roll, if you can, before and after seeding. Two pounds per Showing luxuriant 
acre is plenty. ro i i 
In Mixture one half to one pound is ample. Even a quarter of a pound will provide over 30 wi pte hat 
. five seeds per square foot. Prices small lots, postpaid, one pound $2.00, five pounds, $9.25. lowal intmtd’Sestemb 
See item number 62 and 63 on price list for quotations on Certified and field inspected oft h P eS er 
Ladino. Field inspected means true Ladino, but it isn’t sealed by State authorities as in the b er ARNG YRCrOp ad 
Certified, Certified Ladino available sealed in fifteen, thirty and sixty pound bags. Smaller lots een taken earlier in 
are not sealed. Non-sealed bags are GRO-COATED. Sealed bags are not. summer. 
Use of this very remarkable legume is growing by Birdsfoot Trefoil is adapted to a wide range of soils. 
leaps and bounds. It is a long-lived, deep rooted It produces seed abundantly. It sets seed even when 
legume that will grow on poor land or rich land, on closely grazed. After it is well established, it has a 
wet acres or dry ones. It is a great crop for pasture. high acre production. The crop is palatable. It has a 
It stands a lot of-trampling and close grazing. It high feeding value. It is able to maintain itself in 
stands up under heat. It is grown very freely in New competition with sod forming grasses such as Blue 
hs York State as well as in States farther South. The Grass. It can survive severe grazing abuses. It is 
Iowa State Experiment Station states in one of their winter hardy. We have had no reports of bloat as yet 
bulletins that their own experiment, plus reports from on Birdsfoot Trefoil. It probably is because it is so 
many farmers, indicate that it is an unusually well fine stemmed and not sappy. Trefoil has done well 
2 suited legume for permanent pastures in Iowa. What with Timothy and also with some types of Brome Grass, It has 
* it does in Iowa, it can do anywhere in States having been grown on some very thin land. It is impossible in the 
similar climatic conditions as well as in areas South limited space we have here, to tell you all about Birdsfoot 
: of us. New York State has, perhaps, had even a wider Trefoil. Be sure to write for our free circular on Trefoil. It gives 
: experience with the Trefoil than any other State. you more detailed information. Sow around 4 to 5 pounds of 
Do not confuse Birdsfoot Trefoil with ordinary Yel- seed to the acre, See item No. 65 on price list, 
came low Trefoil. The crops are quite differ- , 
ent. The Birdsfoot Trefoil is one of the 
best types. The plants grow 18 to 36 
inches long. The crop looks very much 
like fine stemmed Alfalfa. It has a deep tap root with branches. 
The feeding value is high. Hay composition shows Protein 14.24%, 
Fat 2.90%, Fiber 29.60%, Calcium 1.10%, Phosphorus .28%. We 
had some very wonderful results with it in our experiments here This Clover resembles Red Clover in its 
at Clarinda. We had some land that we wanted to put in a row growth. Blossoms are longer and brighter 
crop and sowed it to Broadleaf Trefoil. It was sown -very late, colored. Stems are somewhat more hairy. 
along toward the first of June, and it was in bloom in August and Grows 2 to 2% feet, upright branching plants. 
it made a great abundance of fine stems and heavily set with leaves. It roots deeply. Provides generous quantities 
of nitrogen for soil improvement. It will grow 
- EMPIRE BROADLEAF TREFOIL on poorer soils than Red Clover. Very effi- 
. eient for green manure. Plowing under a 
, Empire is a variety of the Broadleaf Birdsfoot Trefoil that has good crop of Crimson Clover is estimated to , 
3 come out of New York State. There are some who very much pre- equal 20 loads of manure. 
fer the New York strain of the Trefoil. 
largest hay production in the first cutting. 
is used for late sumnier grazing. ~Of course, in other areas, they 
do not attempt to make hay out of the crop at all and use it 
exclusively for pasture purposes. 
> supply of this Empire Broadleaf Trefoil. See item No. 64 on your 
The regular Broadleaf Trefoil described above is of the 
Buropean strain. That seems to be somewhat more erect in growth, 
See little quicker to establish itself and makes more second growth. » 
= For the Northern areas, the Empire is probably a good selection 
> ( For other areas, the European should be very satisfac- 
nN tory. Either Empire or Regular Birdsfoot Trefoil in small amounts, 
pound postpaid, $2.35, 5 pounds $11.00, 10 pounds 
price list. 
to make. 
$21.00. 
Gentlemen: 
IT have purchased practically all of my grass seed from 
you for several years, 2 
than you advertised and at a much reduced_price. 
Better Than Advertised—Prices Lower 
This strain makes its 
The second growth 
We have contracted a limited 
Saline, Mich. 
They have always been better 
Sincerely yours, Orson E. Tobias. 
sidered a cheap source of nitrogen. 
thority says it is worth $20.00 to $30.00 an acre 
in its nitrogen gathering value alone. 
This crop is most extensively used in the See 
south. There it is sown in the fall and acts as a winter 
annual like wheat. ] 
used in northern states it should be sown in the spring, as it 
will winter kill. 4 
upom season. Will make its full growth same year it is sown. on 
Seed is larger than Red Clover. 
seed is of very fine quality. 
Small“lots postpaid 1 lb, 50c; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 Ibs. $3.75. 
Dear Sirs: 
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. 
One au- 
Stubble alone &™, 
plowed under is equal to 12 tons. It is con: 
Item 
No. 60 
It prefers a cool growing season. When 
Growth, when sown in the spring, depends 
Sow 15 Tbs. per acre. OUT Price List 
Quality Shows in Field Performance 
Clifton Hill, Mo. 
Yours very truly, John 
H. Dickerson. 
