The Question Box. 307 



Is there any difficulty met here in getting a clover catch? 



Mr. Harmon. — Years ago I had no difficulty in getting good 

 catches of clover, but I have not had one in ten years. I believe 

 it is because I have grown so many beans. My loss from failing 

 to grow clover has been thousands of dollars, and I have been 

 forced to resort to commercial fertilizers to replace it as far as I 

 could. 



Do we cover our clover seed deeply enough? 



Mr. Cox. — I believe that we do not cover deeply enough. I 

 think that is the main reason for our not getting better catches 

 some times. 



Does not potash always help the growth of clover? 



Mr. Cook. — If there is potash enough in the soil, and it is avail- 

 able, an application of more would be of no avail. If that in 

 the soil were not available, an application of potash would benefit 

 the clover. 



At what stage of growth should clover be cut? 



Mr. Litchard. — When it is nicely in blossom. After that time 

 it begins to deteriorate. The same is true of other grasses which 

 we use for hay. 



How much clover seed is best to sow on an acre? 



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A Farmer. — Eight quarts. 



Another Farmer. — Sow six quarts of clover and two of timo 

 thy. 



Mr. Cook. — We sow eight to ten quarts of clover and two to 

 four of timothy. 



Will clover or corn grown on thin land contain as much feeding value 

 as will that grown on rich land? 



A Farmer. — That is my question. I have heard it said that 

 a ton of clover from poor land was not as good as one grown on 

 good land, for feeding purposes. 



Mr. Converse. — Dr. Jordan said at Geneva the other day, that 

 they were experimenting along that line, with the view of find- 

 ing if a plant will take out more from the soil than it needs, 

 but that results will not be successfully reached until after a 

 number of years. 



