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Dairy cows reach high production on La- 
dino. More folks in the sheep, hog or 
poultry business are finding Ladino. pas- 
ture helpful toward lower feed cost. La- 
dino and its companion grasses are supple- 
menting regular pastures on many farms; 
replacing them on others. Grazing from 
the same acreage has often been doubled, 
or more—and with palatable, rich feed. 
Ladino isa tall growing, leafy form of 
White Clover; spreads by runners. A vig- 
orous perennial. 1 pound to the acre is 
usually sufficient. One caution: Ladino 
seed .looks exactly like ordinary White 
Clover seed. Hoffman patrons get true 
type Ladino. 
High-Production Pasture 
Authorities feel ‘that some Ladino should 
be included in EVERY pasture mixture. 
Along with 1 pound of Ladino, 2 or 3 
pounds of ,Alsike are often included to 
help thicken the stand the first year. 
Where Alfalfa does well, add 5 or 6 
pounds; where unreliable, 3 or 4 pounds 
Red Clover. Orchard Grass is popular 
with Ladino. If kept down early by cut- 
ting or grazing, remains palatable and 
grows during hot, dry months. 4 or 5 
pounds is usual rate. Tall Meadow Oat, 
6 to 8 pounds per acre, may be palatable 
—does not stand grazing as well. Brome, 
8 to 10 pounds per acre, is good, yet 
slower to recover after grazing, and La- 
dino may get ahead of it. Meadow Fescue 
has been used successfully on moist, fertile 
soils. 8 pounds Reed Canary is sometimes 
put where too wet for other grasses. 4 to 
5 pounds Timothy may be included, but 
does not stand grazing well—makes little 
growth in dry weather. 
Triple-Purpose Ladino Mixtures 
for Hay, Pasture, Grass Silage 
Land once considered too valuable for 
pasture only now brings in excellent re- 
turns from these mixtures. A good basic 
formula is 4 pounds Timothy with winter 
grain, and 4 pounds each of Orchard 
Grass, Meadow Fescue and Red Clover, 
with 1 pound Ladino in the spring. On 
poorer, wet soil, 3 pounds Alsike can be 
added. On fertile, well-drained soil, 5 
pounds Alfalfa may be added. 
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Unequaled in carrying capacity. 
Unrivaled in protein and calcium 
(lime) content. Rich in  phos- 
phorus. 
High in carotene, which is the 
source of vitamin C. 
High palatability to all livestock. 
Has relative freedom from dis- 
ease. 
Rapid recovery after grazing. 
Gives up more nitrogen to com- 
panion grasses than do other 
legumes. 
One pound (680,000) seeds on 
1 acre means 15 seeds per 
square foot. 
Ladino to Replenish Old Stands 
Ladino and suitable grasses do a good job 
of “pasture renovation” where poor, thin 
sods Hre disced thoroughly and reseeded 
after adequate liming and _ fertilization. 
Ladino and grasses can be introduced into 
thin Alfalfa stands, without plowing, by 
harrowing and seeding in spring, or after 
cutting. 
Ladino in Orchards 
As an orchard cover crop, one advantage 
is its shallow root system does not 
compete too much with the trees for mois- 
ture during dry weather. 
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