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bybridum). Be that as it may, it requires about the same treatment 

 as red clover. It makes good hay, good pasturage and is a good honey 

 plant, especially for Italian bees. It will thrive on land too wet for red 

 clover. 



Crimson Cloyer. 



With the possible exception of Japan clover, there is no clover that 

 will succeed on a wider territory in North Carolina than crimson clover 

 will. It is also known as Annual Clover, German Clover, Scarlet Clover, 

 and possibly some other names. Interest is increasing in this crop in 

 every section of the State. The indications are that there will be 

 several thousand more aeres in crimson clover in this State this year 

 than was ever grown before. It can be used (1) as a soil improver; 

 (2) as a hay crop; (3) as a winter cover crop; (4) for early spring 

 grazing. It is an annual, making its growth in late fall, winter and 

 early spring. It will mature and come off in time to grow a crop of 

 corn east of the mountains; while west of the mounatins it will grow to 



Fig. 10. — Crimson clover in an old cornfield. The clover was seeded in the corn at the last cultiva" 

 tion. A fodder stack is to be observed in the middle foreground. The cornstalks have been.re- 

 moved to avoid difficulty in mowing the clover. 



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sufficient size to be plowed under in time to plant a crop of corn. In 

 the cotton section it will make growth enough before time to break land 

 for cotton to justify growing it. It will grow in soils of proper con- 

 ditions from white sand to heavy clay, though it will do best on a 

 fertile soil, well drained and limed. The writer has seen crimson clover 

 grow on almost pure sand where lime had been applied and there was 

 some humus in the soil. Drainage, lime and inoculation will make it 

 grow in almost any part of the State. While it grows best on fertile 

 soils, farmers will realize most benefit from it on thinner soils as the 

 bacteria are more active in a thin soil than in a very fertile soil. Ino- 



