Ladi 
Dairy cows reach high production on Ladino. More folks in the 
sheep, hog or poultry business are finding Ladino pasture helpful 
toward lower feed cost. Ladino and its companion grasses are 
supplementing 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 is a tall-growing, leafy clover; spreads by runners. A 
vigorous perennial. One pound to the acre is usually sufficient. 
High-Production Pasture 
Authorities feel that some Ladino should be in EVERY pasture. 
Along with 1 pound Ladino, 2 or 8 pounds Alsike helps thicken 
stands 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, remains palatable and 
grows during hot, dry months. 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 Ladino may get ahead of it. Meadow Fescue was 
used successfully on moist, fertile soils. Eight pounds Reed Canary 
is sometimes put where too wet for other grasses. Four to 5 pounds 
Timothy may be used, but makes little growth in dry weather. 
Triple-Purpose Ladino Mixtures 
for Hay, Pasture, Grass Silage 
Land once thought too valuable for pasture, now brings excellent 
returns from these mixtures. A good basic formula is 4 pounds 
Timothy with winter grain, and 4 pounds each of Orchard Grass, 
Meadow Fescue, 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. 
Ladino to Replenish Old Stands 
Ladino and suitable grasses do a good job of pasture renovation 
where poor, thin sods are disced thoroughly and reseeded after 
adequate liming and fertilization. Ladino and grasses can be 
introduced into thin alfalfa stands, without plowing, by harrow- 
ing and seeding in spring, or after cutting. 
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Unequalled in carry- 
ing capacity. 
Unrivaled in protein 
and calcium content. 
Rich in phosphorus. 
High palatability to 
all livestock. 
Rapid recovery after 
grazing. 
1 Ib. seed (680,000) 
on I acre means 15 
seeds per square 
foot. 
Has relative free- 
dom from disease. 
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