Show SWEET CLOVER SEED MUST BE CERTIFIED that of biennial cannot be told acom annual product smaller growers are advised by department part ment of agriculture to secure assurances regarding authenticity of seed prepared by the united states depart nien ment of 0 agriculture last tall fall there was KS ehly little e than ax bushels of white sweet clover cloer seed in III existence colly cally all feoli in iowa or alabama nearly adlof all of this seed was used for increase purposes so ao that there Is at present a considerable acreage growing there re ore are four or five large producers with in iowa all michigan ohio texas and at alabama but besides be aldes thebe there are hundreds of far farmers with from one to several acres from which they expect to harvest hardest a crop this year part of which will be offered for sale the attention of these smaller grow bia ers Is cabied to the fact th that 11 t buyers will desire to be abre sure that the seea seed offered them next winter la Is that of the annual and not that of the biennial 0 A cock of sweet clover hay which has been cured to excellent con white title sweet clover the seeds of 0 the two cannot be distinguished and it Is quite possible that either by acci acal dent or design the cheaper seed of the tha biennial type tipe may be sold for tin the more e expensive annual onnus plant fot foi this reason lenson the united states stated department men t of agriculture urges prospective buyers to look carefully into the orl ori gin of every lot of seed offered growers of annual sweet clover this benr should be able to state where they got their stock seed when it was wag seeded when nhen it blossomed and clien it was harvested it if tiny responsible state official can add his as urance that the flotd la Is true annual such uch a statement would be worth getting the large frowert crow ers are naturally meet all for evidence as to a the purity of theli their stocks anfe unless the ft smaller growers can also alao give adequate assurances regarding gard ilig the authenticity of their deeo seed it may be harder to sell and affley may have to accept prices in im line with those hose paid for common sweet clover seed eed all such growers grower are adVis advised end to 0 take up this matter their farm bureaus county agents or state ex pert lerl ment stations and protect mm selves as far as possible |