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BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL 
(Lotus Corniculatus) 
ADAPTATION: 
1. Climate: Birdsfoot Trefoil has been found growing wild as 
far Nortk as New York and as far South as Alabama. 
It is well-adapted throughout Missouri, Illinois, 
Iowa, Indiana and Ohio. 
2. Soils: Will grow on soils that are too poor for Alfalfa. 
Makes good growth on sandy and light gravelly soils 
as well as on heavier clay loam. It- is rather 
drought resistant and should become as popular as 
Lespedeza on the poorer soils. 
SOWING THE SEED: 
Dime: Early spring is best because this will give the young 
plants more time to build up reserve to prevent winter 
killing. However, a great deal of early fall sowing 
has been successful, as well as late winter seeding in 
which case the seed bed is prepared in the fall and 
the seed is broadcast in February or March before the 
frost leaves the ground. 
2. Rate of Seeding: 5 to 10 lbs. per acre is ample when sown alone 
2 to lbs. when included in mixtures. The seed cost 
per acre is low due to the small amount of seed needed 
per acre. 
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Prepare a good, compact seed bed. Inoculate the seed 
with a special Birdsfoot Trefoil inoculation and broad- 
cast the seed or drill with boots out of the ground. 
Then press the seed into the ground with a cultipacker 
or roller. Do not ever cover over 3" deep. This legume 
cannot stand too much shade when young, so be sure to 
keep grass and weeds clipped or grazed until the Birds- 
foot has become established. Old pastures may be seeded 
with fair results by early spring seeding after the sod 
has been thoroughly torn-up with a spring-tooth harrow 
or similar implement. 
Form 341 15M--2-5] 
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ALWAYS INSIST ON KEYSTONE BRAND SEEDS WHEN 
YOU NEED SEEDS OF ANY KIND! 
