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to prevent winter killing. By sowing in the fall, and especially if sown 

 alone, a crop can be cut the next summer, whereas if sown in the spring 

 it will be the following year before it can be cut for hay. 



Fig. 5.— Stems of red clover in different stages of bloom. 

 U. S. Bulletin No. 455. 



Fertilizer for Cloyer. 



If the land is not fertile it will be well to make an application of 

 Bone and Potash, analyzing about 12-5 at the rate of 300 to 500 pounds 

 per acre. This should be applied at the time of sowing the clover seed, 

 but never mix the seed with the fertilizer and sow them in that way, 



