D. B. BRAND CLOVER SEED 
FOR HEAVY YIELDS 
Wi: CONTINUE our well-known policy of handling just one grade of seeds, and that 
the best money will buy; nothing else goes into our warehouse, and nothing but the 
best can therefore go out to our customers. 
The average analysis of D. B. Brand Clover and Grass Seeds at various experiment stations 
was above 99.60 per cent purity. Part of the samples were drawn by the official inspectors, 
some sent direct by us, and one-half were made for our customers. 
Thoroughly cleaned seed of high germination, and from regions adapted for sowing in your 
territory, is the kind you want to sow. 
‘ SP os * a The Clovers and other Legumes will put atmospheric nitrogen in the soil for you. Sow them 
DB: Bee Red Clover 99. 60% 1 pure liberally, and use Dibble’s D. B. Brand. 
Medium Red Clover. The common Red Clover largely grown 
throughout the country. This Clover requires well-drained soil and 
is especially suitable to rich bottom-lands or soils heavily fertilized. 
If cut early it is possible in a good season to get two or three cuttings. 
Mammoth Red Clover. Compared with the Medium Red Clover, 
its flower, foliage, and stems are of darker color; it is later in maturing 
and of larger growth. When grown on rich bottom-lands or heavily | adino Clover—1 Ib. 
fertilized soil, 1t makes a very rank growth and often Is very coarse; 
hence the names Sapling Clover, Big Clover, or Pea-vine Clover. Alfalfa—3 to 6 Ibs 
One of the best soiling crops. It is recommended for soils of ordinary | Orchard Grass—6 Ibs. 
or low productivity because here it will make a growth similar to 
Medium Clover on more fertile soils. A good stand of Mammoth 
Clover will last from 2 to 7 years, depending on conditions. Being 
10 to 14 days later than Medium Clover, it will mature with Timothy. 
per acre 
A high-yielding mixture for rotated pastures and 
silage. Must be cut or grazed early to retain the 
palatability of the Orchard Grass and to mamtain 
the Ladino. Good for two to five years. 
Ladino Clover. A very large species of White Dutch Clover. More 
thee Ue SMES Se Y : 
perennial in type than either Red or Alstke and used mm pasture and 
hay mixtures where the aftermath is to be grazed. 
Alsike Clover. The hardiest of all Clovers; perennial. On rich, moist 
soils it yields enormous crops. Its greatest value is for sowing with 
other Clovers and grasses, especially with Timothy. 
Wild White Clover. A wild form of White Dutch Clover and a true 
perennial. On sweet soils it will survive indefinitely without reseed- 
ing. Use in the better grades of pasture and Jawn mixtures. 
White Dutch Clover. A low Clover that spreads by sending out 
creeping stems that root at the joints. Not adapted for hay but used 
in pasture and Jawn mixtures. On acid soils it quickly disappears. 
Sweet Clover. Biennial white blossom is the commonest type of 
Sweet Clover, and the one which has come to the front so rapidly in 
recent years for forage, pasture, and soil-improvement. It will grow 
in almost any climate and on almost any type of soil, thriving on 
land too poor for Alfalfa or Red Clover. 
ACRE RATE OF SEEDING 
Lbs. ts. 
Le) 
Alsike Clover 
Timothy 
Red Clover 
Timothy 
Red Clover 
Alsike Clover 
Timothy 
Red Clover 
Alsike Clover 
Timothy 
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Red Clover : 
Alsike Clover Mixed 1 
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Alfalfa, on wheat or with 
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Sweet Clover.............. 15 
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LADINO CLOVER 
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