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tice. For Upper Peninsula conditions there is not much difference which 

 of these varieties is used. It is claimed the mammoth has the advantage 

 of being longer lived, in fields where the seeding is left over two years 

 this might be an advantage. 



Alsike Clover — This clover is playing an important role as a hay crop 

 in the Upper Peninsula. It will tolerate a soil lower in lime content 

 than will the red clover, is also able to withstand more moist conditions, 

 and this makes it desirable for low bottom land meadows. Alsike clover 

 is, however, primarily adapted to a well-drained soil high in lime, under 

 which conditions it will produce its best. 



In 1919 L. R. Walker, County Agent in Marquette county, carried 

 on a demonstration at Republic on an upland sandy loam soil under fairly 

 uniform conditions in which he obtained the following results with 

 medium red and alsike clovers: 



Medium red, 5746 lbs. per acre. 



Alsike, 4600 lbs. per acre. 



Difference in favor of red, 1146 lbs. per acre. 



Regarding the merits of these two clovers it is difficult to say which is 

 better for a given section without local trials. 



Fig. 15. Alsike and red clover on the test plot of County Agricultural Agent L. R. Walker 



in Marquette County. 



A common practice and a very sound one is to seed a mixture of red 

 and alsike together, then each will succeed best in its own environment. 

 It is quite frequently the case that part of a meadow is best suited to red 

 while the remainder will do best if seeded to alsike. The usual method of 

 seeding is to use a mixture of two parts of red clover to one of alsike. 



Alfalfa — This is a hay crop whose adaptation to the Upper Peninsula 

 has not as yet been fully established, though there are several well estab- 

 lished fields throughout the area. 



Sufficient work has been done with alfalfa to prove that it can be 

 grown if proper attention is given to its cultural requirements and the 

 securing of northern grown hardy seed. 



Sweet Clover — is admirably suited to this section so far as growing 



