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and more especially if the seed have been inoculated with culture. The 

 least bit of fertilizer may kill the bacteria upon the seed. In fact, I 

 doubt the advisability of mixing clover seed with fertilizers even if 



Fig. 6. — Young red clover'plant showing tubercles on roots. 

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they have not been treated with the nitrogen culture. The strong fer- 

 tilizer coming in contract with the very tender clover roots or the germ 

 may so affect the plant that it will be destroyed or if it shall come up 

 at all it may be a weakling that will never amount to anything. 



If it is not known that the land will grow clover well, it may be well 



