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The fourth sowing, made September 9, showed a better stand 

 of plants, and the growth had been so rapid that they fully 

 equaled in size those of plot 3. 



Such was the condition of the plots when winter set in. A 

 slight growth was made late in the fall, but no material change 

 took place in the appearance of the plants. But in the spring of 

 1896 the effect of the winter was very plainly to be seen. April 

 17, all the plants which were growing in the dry places of plot 

 1 had been killed, as well as those whose roots had been ex- 

 posed more or less by the wash of water during rain; these 

 probably suffered from drought when the land began to dry, 

 and were consequently unable to withstand the cold of the win- 

 ter or of early spring. In uniformly moist places fully 90 per 

 cent, of the original stand passed the winter in good condition, 

 and growth was vigorously continued as the weather became 

 warmer. 



In plot 2 apparently not more than 1 per cent, lived through 

 the winter. One place, much favored by uniform conditions of 

 moisture, contained many small but healthy plants; the remain- 

 der of the plot was almost totally bare. 



Plots 3 and 4 showed no trace of the presence of crimson 

 clover. Every plant appeared to have been destroyed, and only 

 the bare soil and an occasional weed were visible. 



Experiments made, partially under our supervision, by T. G. 

 Yeomans and Sons, well known fruit growers at Walworth, 

 Wayne County, are reported below. These plots were upon good 

 dark orchard loam, which is iii a good state of cultivation, and 

 the test was in every way as fair as we could wish to have tried. 

 The season, of course, was exceptional. 



"Plot No. 1. — Early in May we sowed a plot of crimson clover 

 which was in bloom July 29th, after having been cut back to cut 

 off the weeds growing with it. The clover on this plot was all 

 dead this spring. 



"■Plot No. 2. — June 23, 1895, sowed three strips in orchard, one 

 each of crimson, medium red, and alsike. The seed was harrowed 

 in by a Breed's weeder, and rolled. We had a fine shower the 



