Alsike Clover fits into certain conditions much better than Red Clover. 
It will grow on wetter land than Red Clover. It is not so sensitive to acid 
soil conditions. ; 
_ _ Pound for pound Alsike is higher in feeding value than Red Clover. It is 
finer stemmed and there are no hairs on the stem so the hay is less dusty 
than that of Red Clover. It is very frequently grown together with Timothy 
for hay. It lasts quite a few years, as a rule, from a seeding. There are many 
farmers who make a practice of sowing a couple of pounds of Alsike with 
Red Clover. The seed is much smaller and a little of it goes a long ways. 
This World Brand quality is 4 beautiful lot of seed. It has a splendid dark green 
color, large berries. It has strong vitality. This is really a beauti- 
ful lot of seed. We are glad to offer it to you and we believe you 
will be proud to display this value to your friends. It comes to 
you, of course, Gro-Coated, as we take every precaution with all 
kinds of seed in order that our customers may have the best possi- 
ble assurance of success. That’s why you will find our seed such a 
splendid value. Item No. 54. 
$19.20 bushel 60 Ibs., f.0.b. Streator, III. 
$19.35 bushel f.0.b. Marion, Ohio 
518% 
F.0.B. Clarinda, la. 
This is a good second quality of Alsike Clover seed. It is not quite as 
bright in color, The overall test is a little lower. There are more seeds to 
the pound. You don’t have to sow any more seed per acre. You can make an 
extra saving on seeding costs by using seed of this quality and character. 
The opposite column tells you something about the characteristics of Alsike. 
It is a Clover that has a beautiful green color and we have seen it grow as 
tall as three to five feet. That is, perhaps, a little above the average but it 
indicates the possibilities of this great Clover. It is not as strong stemmed 
as Red Clover and likes another grass or Clover with it. Timothy is widely 
used. On very wet land you can put it in with the new Meadow Foxtail Grass, 
Reed Canary Grass or Red Top. On other soils it combines 
well with Timothy and Orchard Grass. The Clover grows 
in between the grasses and helps to make more of a com- 
pact growth. It is packed with feeding value. It’s Gro- $ 50. 
Coated seed of course, like all of our seed. When sown 16 at 
alone use around 6 pounds of Alsike per acre or in mixtures 
smaller quantities can be used. See Item 52 on the price 
list. $16.80 bushel 60 Ibs., f.0.b. Streator, If. 
$16.95 bushel f.o.b. Marion, Chio F.0.B. Clarinda, ta. 
I have purchased seeds from 
fyou practically each year since 
-1915, and have never had occasion 
‘to return any and I feel that I 
have saved many dollars on ac- 
count of receiving better seeds for 
‘less money. I have recommended 
*your seeds to many of my neigh- 
# 
ors. 
I like your Gro-Coated seed 
fine. It has. never failed on a 
‘stand yet. 
You will be receiving my order 
“for 1954 seed in a few days in 
‘order to take advantage of the 
Savings on early orders. Very 
‘truly yours, 
L. E. Anthony 
New Martinsville, W. Va. 
“ 
I have been using Gro-Coated 
seed for two years now. I have 
never had such good stands in my 
life. I have been growing World 
Brand Mammoth Clover and 
sowed 5 bushels on 50 acres, and 
then limed ahead of the oats. It 
was a perfect stand all over 50 
acres that I sowed. 
I plowed this Clover in late fall. 
Corn on that ground made over 
100 bushels, 
Erwin Menssen 
Roanoke, Illinois. 
es 
This crop is sometimes called Poor’ Land Alfalfa. It will grow on poor land, rich 
land, on wet acres or on dry ones. It‘is a great crop for pasture. We have never 
heard of a single report of bloat on Trefoil pasture. It will stand lots of trampling 
and close grazing. It has been grown very freely in New York state-and also down 
farther south. It has been giving splendid results in this area and we do urge that 
you all try some Trefoil, especially where you are wanting a permanent pasture. The 
plant is sometimes a little slow in getting established, especially if it has to compete 
with other grasses or Clovers. It is rather fine stemmed at first and therefore does 
not like too much competition. Some éven sow it in rows using a corn planter with 
plates with small holes in it, drilling it with some spouts closed. Sown in this way 
it-can bloom the first year. The seed comes in pods which pop open when the seed 
is ripe and scatters the seed so it willireseed itself into a thicker stand. It will do 
this also when sown in pastures. 
The plants are quite fine stemmed and therefore like to grow with some other crop if you 
want it for hay. It will grow 18 to 36 inches high. It looks very much like fine stemmed 
Alfalfa. Has a deep tap root with. branches. 
It is somewhat impossible to tell you even half 
the story about this wonderful crop here. Write us*for our circular on Birdsfoot Trefoil which 
will give you further details about it. It is also described on page 27 of our general catalog. 
There is some call for this Empire strain 
which has been developed in New York state. 
It is claimed that this has. better staying 
powers and is preferred by some growers. 
The supply of this is not yet plentiful and 
as a consequence the price range on it is 
very high. It’s four times the price of the 
import seed. We have limited supplies for 
you if you wish it. If you wish it with the 
certified seal it should be bought in lots of 
10 lbs., 30 Ibs., or 60 lbs, 
10 Ibs. would be $26.00; 30 Ibs. $75.10; 
60 Ibs., $150.00. Single pounds postpaid, 
$3.50; 5 pounds, $16.00. 
This seed is imported from Europe. It has not 
shown any evidence of being non-adapted. The 
dealers in eastern states tell us that farmers in 
that state like New York, are taking imported 
seed in preference to their home grown seed so 
they can sell their Empire State to other states 
at high prices. We do not want to infer that 
the Empire Strain is not good but we also defi- 
nitely believe that this Regular Strain that we 
have is a very satisfactory type of Broadleaf 
Birdsfoot Trefoil. 
Price: 30 Ibs., $18.50; 60 Ibs., $36.90. 
In smaller lots, 1 Ib. postpaid, 9Sc; 5 Ibs., 
$3.75; 10 Ibs., $7.25. 
I have sowed your Gro-Coated 
Alfalfa and Clover seed the last 
few years and it sure grows well. 
Chas. Kramer 
Glencoe, Minnesota. 
The seed was excellent and I 
got a good stand despite. the dry 
summer we had here. 
Virgil Fredricks 
Glenvil, Nebraska. 
~.We have sown seed from other 
houses for about three years and 
have not come close to your qual- 
ity even at much higher prices. 
James E. McVoy 
LaFayette, New York. 
I have been a Berry-American 
customer for about 20 years and 
always satisfied with their deal- 
ings. For 2 years I have been 
using nothing but Gro-Coated seed 
and find it has paid me well. Hop- 
ing I will get as good results from 
this order. Yours respectively, 
J. E. Husser 
Princeton, Illinois. 
Giant White Dutch Clover 
STATE CERTIFIED SEED 
This Clover can be used for pasture. You can put it in a silo and it has 
been widely used as a hay crop. It is widely adapted, easy to start, perennial 
clover, very palatable. It starts growing early in the spring. Will stand 
wetter land than Alfalfa or Red Clover. Produces abundantly on upland of 
fair to good fertility. It has very fleshy, creeping stems that root at the 
joint. It covers the ground very thoroughly. The blossoms sometimes are as 
large as Red Clover but of course look more like the White Dutch Blossom. 
You can use it as a straight Ladino pasture for poultry but for pasture for 
sheep cattle you should use considerable grass with it in order to reduce the 
danger of bloat. é 
*The reports used as a poultry range indicates yields as high as 30 to 40 
tons of green feed per acre. Analyses as high as 30% protein on a dry basis. 
An 8 acre range carried from 2,500 to 3,000 head of poultry from April until 
October. Illinois reported three cows pastured per acre throughout the 
grazing season. This crop is very widely adapted. It is grown from the 
Atlantic to the Pacific and south into Tennessee for pasture, hay and silage. 
It really is a wonderful crop when properly used. Ask us for our free cir- 
cular on Ladino Clover. Use it to seed old pasture without covering. If 
sown alone 2 pounds per acre is enough. A half to one 
> aa pound and even a quarter of a pound to the acre added to 
f ~ other seedings is good. : , 
{$s 60 \ The seed that we have for you is the genuine State 
( 1 9 } Certified Ladino. There is nothing better. In small lots of 
\ }/ course, it does not come with a state seal but it is all gen- 
Jf aine certified stock. 
eee Postpaid: 1? 1b., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $4.00; 10 Ibs., $7.50; $39.00 
F.0.B. Clarinda, Ja. bu. 60 Ibs, f.0.b. Clarinda; $39.30 Streator; $39.45 Marion 
\ 30 Lbs, 
~~, 
A Combination of 6 Legumes 
We have quite a lot of customers who want a variety of Clovers in their 
seedings. Some are using it for soil improvement. A good many use it in 
pasture combinations, Others like it for soil improvement. By having dif- 
ferent kinds of Clovers in it, which grow at different heights it makes almost 
a solid mass of vegetation, and the yields are enormous. Another reason some 
farmers like it is because they figure if one fails to catch, due to unfavorable 
weather conditions, there are plenty of others left to make a good stand. 
They do not all mature at the same time so when used as a pasture combina- 
tion it generally prolongs the pasture season. If you happen to strike a wet 
year there are Clovers in it like Alsike and Trefoil that will go on producing 
and the Ladino also stands quite a lot of wet. There are many reasons why 
this seeding is so popular. 
Contains Alfalfa, Red Clover, Sweet Clover 
Alsike, Ladino and Birdsfoot Trefoil 
We can give you an exceptional low price on this wond  cful seeding be- 
cause we use in it lots of seed that have been grown mix-d. They can be 
bought at a discount. By using these and mixing some others 
in with it you can get a splendid seeding at a very low cost. 
The percentage of Ladino and Trefoil are smaller because 
the seeds are smailer and it doesn’t take so much to do a 
good job, but it contains around 10% of Trefoil. Seven to 
eight pounds per acre will give you a good stand. This 
makes the seeding cost very low. See Item 58 on the price 
list. It’s Gro-Coated seed of course. 
$20.25 bu, Streator; $20.40 bu. f.0.b. Marion 
“19%: 
F.0.B. Clarinda, Ja. 
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