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nearly 40 pounds of nitrogen, over 10 of phosphoric acid and over 



14 of potash per acre. When the crop is allowed to mature the pot- 

 ash in the roots and stubble is increased but the nitrogen and phos- 

 phoric acid is reduced. This crop can be used in connection with 

 small fruits as well as with peaches, pears, and apples. 



SUMMARY. 



1. Crimson clover is an annual, not adapted to use in permanent 

 meadows and pastures and too tender for successful general cultiva- 

 tion outside of the Middle and South Atlantic and Gulf States. It 

 thrives best in warm, moist loams of at least moderate fertility and 

 makes most of its growth in the fall and early spring. 



2. The seed should be sown in late summer or early autumn (July 



15 to September 15) at the rate of from 10 to 20 pounds per acre on 

 a well prepared seed bed. It ma}'- be sown alone or with other 

 crops, a frequent practice being to sow with corn, potatoes, and like 

 crops at or after the last cultivation. The seed may also be sown in 

 the spring, but the results are not as satisfactory as when sown as 

 above stated. 



3. Crimson clover has a high feeding and fertilizing value and is 

 one of the best crops that can be grown in short rotations for forage 

 and soil renovation, lending itself readily to use for hay, pasturage, 

 soiling, silage, green manure, and as a soil cover to prevent leaching 

 and washing. 



4. The crop should be cut for hay at or before full bloom, and for 

 seed as soon as ripe ; in the latter case it should be thrashed or put 

 under cover as soon as dry, 



Thomas A. Williams, 



Assistant Agrostologist. 

 Approved : 



James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



Washington, D. C, August 19, 1899. 



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