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For the best results careful preparation of the seed bed for the crop to be planted is necessary. 
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: First plow the ground well and work down until you have a firm seed bed. Choose good seed, the best 
is the cheapest in the long run, and sow the amount recommended. Have your soil tested and apply 
: the required quantity of fertilizer and lime where needed. A little extra time and effort will pay 
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MAMMOTH or SAPLING CLOVER. 60 pounds a bushel, sow 
8 to 12 pounds per acre. Resembles the Medium Red but grows 
coarser and more vigorous. 
MEDIUM RED CLOVER. 60 pounds a bushel, sow 8 to 12 
pounds per acre. One of the most valuable legumes of the 
clover family. Cut for hay or plow under for soil fertility. 
SWEET CLOVER. 60 pounds a bushel, sow 20 pounds per 
acre. Resembles Alfalfa both as to appearance and habit of 
growth when young. Good land builder, does best on soils con- 
taining lime. 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. 60 pounds a bushel, sow 4 to 8 
pounds per acre. Very hardy, used extensively for permanent 
pasture and lawns. 
COW PEAS. 60 pounds a bushel, plant broadcast 60 pounds to 
an acre. Drilled 50 pounds per acre. There is no cheaper way 
to improve poor land than by growing Cow Peas. They add 
nitrogen and improve the mechanical condition of the soil. 
Leading varieties are: Whippoorwill, Black Hye, Mixed. 
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS. Has proved a valuable pasture 
grass when used in mixtures with other grasses or legumes. 
Growth starts earlier than other grasses and often grows later 
in the fall. Seed 2 to 6 pounds per acre in mixtures. 
FESCUE, ALTA. A tufted, deep-rooted long-living perennial 
grass. It produces many leaves which are shiny, dark green 
and broader, coarser leaves than Meadow Fescue and is grazed 
freely. For best results use with legumes such as Alfalfa, 
White Dutch Clover, Ladino or Alsike Clover or Birdsfoot Tre- 
foil. Sow 14 to 18 pounds per acre. 
FESCUE, KENTUCKY 31. Known as a year round pasture 
grass. Has a more spreading habit of growth than Orchard 
Grass and is a deep-rooted, perennial bunch grass. As the 
bunches increase in size it will eventually make a close, tight 
sod which makes it a soil-conserving crop, also prevents ero- 
sion and is best suited for a permanent pasture grass. Recom- 
mended for lawns, also, as it stays green when Blue Grass is 
dormant. Seed 15 to 20 pounds per acre alone of 10 pounds 
when seeding with a legume. 
HEGARI. 50 pounds a bushel, drill 50 pounds per acre. Re- 
sembles White Kaffir but the heads are larger, stalks contain 
more sugar. 
JOHNSON GRASS. 25 pounds a bushel. 
acre. (Prohibited in some states.) 
Sow 25 pounds to the 
WHITE KAFFIR CORN. 50 pounds a bushel, sow 45 pounds 
per acre. Standard of all kaffirs. 
KOBE LESPEDEZA. A later variety than Korean Lespedeza 
with plants that are larger and coarser. Is excellent for both 
hay and pasture. May be sown with oats, orchard grass and 
red top. ; 
KOREAN LESPEDEZA. The finest of legumes for reclaiming 
worn out soil. A good drought resistant; it has won the dis- 
tinction of being the best Summer Legume pasture which so 
far has been introduced in this country. It will stand heavy 
grazing from early summer until killed by frost. It is ideal in 
permanent pasture mixtures with Blue Grass, Orchard Grass 
or Red Top, Alsike and White Clover, and matures before 
smothering out of the fall grasses. Makes an excellent hay, 
comparing favorably with Alfalfa in feeding value. No prepara- 
tion of the seedbed is necessary; it is adapted to any soil, and 
is at its best when other grasses and clovers are dormant. 
Sow 20 to 25 pounds per acre alone, or 10 pounds per acre in 
pasture mixtures. Although an annual it reseeds itself where 
seed is allowed to mature. 
SERICEA PERENNIAL LESPEDEZA. Often called ‘‘The Poor 
Land Alfalfa.’’ It comes each year from the crowns like Al- 
falfa, has an enormous root system and is a good soil builder 
when seeds are inoculated at planting time. Sow only scarified 
seeds at rate of 20 pounds per acre during April and May, pre- 
paring the seed bed as for Alfalfa and covering lightly. 
MILLET. 50 pounds a bushel, sow 25 pounds per acre. The 
German type is most widely grown. WHITE WONDER is also 
very popular, produces even larger heads than the German 
type. HOG MILLET or Monitoba not so much for hay but 
yields enormous quantities of seed. 
MILO MAIZE. 50 pounds a bushel, sow 40 pounds to the acre. 
A bigger grower, noted for its drouth resisting qualities. 
MUNG BEANS. 8 pounds of seed plant an acre. Seeds are 
small, mature about 15 days earlier than Soy Beans or Cow 
Peas and produce larger cuttings of hay. e 
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OATS. 32 pounds a bushel, sow 1 to 2% bushels per acre. 
Leading varieties for the Ozarks: Columbia, Clinton, Cherokee, 
Mindo and Cert. 0205: 
OATS, WINTER TURF. When sown early will furnish winter 
grazing crop as well as a good crop of grain in the spring. 
ORCHARD GRASS. 14 pounds a bushel, sow 14 pounds per 
acre. Hay and pasture grass furnishes good pasture both very 
early spring and late fall. Coarse growing bunch grass. 
RAPE. Dwarf Essex, 56 pounds a bushel, sow 8 pounds per 
acre. Provides pasture for all kinds of stock. Makes a large 
yield of green forage per acre and is very fattening. A good 
green manure crop. 
RED TOP. 14 pounds a bushel, sow 6 to 12 pounds per acre. 
A hay and pasture grass, succeeds on most kinds of soils, 
especially wet natured land. 
REED CANARY GRASS. A coarse, perennial, bunching grass, 
growing 2 to 3 feet in diameter and 2 to 6 feet tall. It succeeds 
best on moist or wet land although it is little affected by 
drought or cold. Very palatable as a hay as well as pasture. 
Growth starts early in the spring. If sown alone seed 8 to 10 
pounds per acre or 2 to 4 pounds in a mixture. 
RYE. Winter and Spring, 56 pounds a bushel, sow 1 to 1% 
bushels per acre. Has long been recognized as one of our best 
grains for winter pasture. 
BALBOA RYE. Introduced in the last few years, grows much 
faster than any other rye. Stools much heavier, which means 
doubling the amount of grazing per acre. Also a much heavier 
grain producer, starts earlier and keeps green longer. Sow 1 to 
1% bushels per acre. 
DOMESTIC RYE GRASS. 24 pounds a bushel, sow 25 to 35 
pounds per acre. A perennial, fine leaved grass, valuable as a 
green forage plant on land not easily cultivated. 
PERENNIAL RYE GRASS. Used in permanent pasture mix- 
tures. Best seeded in the fall and offers early grazing when 
other grasses are becoming established. Sow 20 to 25 pounds 
per acre alone. 
SOY BEANS. 60 pounds a bushel, plant one bushel per acre. 
They make poor land good, they make good land better. Soy 
Bean hay contains a high per cent of protein, is superior to 
Cow Peas in feeding value and as a milk and butter producer 
is equal to Alfalfa and superior to Cotton Seed meal, The 
beans and bean meal contain about 35% of digestible protein 
and stock eat them with relish and thrive on them. Virginia, 
Early Yellow, Wilson (Early Black), Illini, Laredo. 
