. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue : seeds. Nursery stock Kansas Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Kentucky Blue Grass. GENERAL LIST OF GRASSES AND CLOVERS. Prices Subject to tap. CLOVERS Medium Red Clover- The common Clover in general cultivation; grows two to three feet high, and is the best for hay. When used alone, sow about ten pounds of seed per acre. Per lb. lot, bu. Mammoth Red Clover —Grows four to six feet high. The variety best adapted to plowing under as green manure, on account of the
. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue : seeds. Nursery stock Kansas Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Kentucky Blue Grass. GENERAL LIST OF GRASSES AND CLOVERS. Prices Subject to tap. CLOVERS Medium Red Clover- The common Clover in general cultivation; grows two to three feet high, and is the best for hay. When used alone, sow about ten pounds of seed per acre. Per lb. lot, bu. Mammoth Red Clover —Grows four to six feet high. The variety best adapted to plowing under as green manure, on account of the enormous mass of tops and roots wnieh it produces. Sow ten pounds per acre. Per lb 15$ bu. $ White Clover- White Dutch, Trifulium Repent —The best of the Clovers fur permanent pas- turage, but prefers moist land. Mixed with Blue Grass or Per- ennial Rye Grass or Taller Oat Grass it makes a permanent pas- ture of great grazing value. Sow six pounds per acre when used alone. Per lb, 20?, bu. $ A I si ke or Swed is h Clover —It is hardy, resists extremes of drought and wet, and is well suited to sowinur on lands liable to wash, as its long, flbious roots spread over a wide area. Per lb. m, bu. $ Crimson. Scarlet or Clover—This is an annual variety, and has been found to be a very profitable crop in the Middle States, on both rich and poor lands. It is seeded at any time from June to October. Per lb. 10$, bu. $ Alfalfa Clover ALFALFA Thrives best in a warm and fri- able soil, above a subsoil porous or gravelly—the oppo>ite of a stiff, compact ciay. «gumbo» or «hardpan,» tr any stratum through which the roots pene- trate with difficulty, although occasional exc*piiousto the lat- ter are claimed as having been observed. A sandy loam soil appears to afford the most fa- vorable conditions for Alfalfa growth where not irrigated. More than almost any other plant, it depeLds for its pros- perity upon a subterranean rather than a surface water supply.
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