Show r rK K r Ladino Lado Clover A Aids 18 Farm Production Returns Far Exceed Costs of Handling I NOT so many years ago Ladino L clover almost J was unknown except ex in the irrigated valleys of the J western states Believed to have come originally from Lodi Italy the seed was first imported into th the United States about 1900 I Ladino clover is particularly valuable valuable able for grazing according to U. U S S. S agronomists due to its high carry ing capacity and large protein min eral nutritive content but it is also adaptable for hay and silage and andis andis andis is an excellent cover crop These characteristics make it especially suitable for the limited farming areas of states such as Vermont and New Hampshire enabling farmers to grow most of the protein needed for their livestock dairy and poul poul- try The plant is a rapid growing perennial legume spreading by creeping fleshy stems that root at atthe atthe atthe the nodes The leaves stems and flower heads will grow from two to four times as large as those of common common common com com- mon white clover and about six times as large as those of the Endlish Eng End Engllish English lish wild white clover The average life of a good Ladino clover and grass planting is from four to seven years management and fertilize fertilize- w. v n Am y t Ladino clover proves excellent pasture for dairy herd tion practices determining the length of time it retains its value Despite heavy requirements for 1 fertilizer and special care in management management man man- results from the use of Ladino adequately repay the effort j Its particular value has been found jj to lie in the handling of dairy j cattle and poultry where a high high- J yielding nutritious high protein feed is needed This versatile crop cropis cropis j is being used increasingly for hay hayand hayand jj j and silage particularly when grown ji with other legumes and grasses al although although al- al i though it is primarily for grazing 1 |