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barely sufficient vitality to throw up seed stems 4 to 7 inches 

 high, capped by a very small bloom. Still others did not 

 bloom, but remained stationary at a height of 2 to 4 inches. 

 Late in April and during the first few days in May the con- 

 trast between the inoculated and non- inoculated plants drew 

 forth expressions of astonishment from numerous visitors to 

 whom the. field was shown. 



Plots 1 and 3 were ready to be cut May 1, but for the 

 benefit of visitors harvesting was postponed for more than a 

 week. When cut the plants on the inoculated plots were 22 

 to 26 inches high and well branched. The deep green foliage 

 was surmounted by the brilliant crimson of the blooms, the 

 whole presenting a very attractive appearance. 



On plots 2 and 4 there were spots covering one-fifth to 

 one-eighth of their area on which spots the plants presented 

 the same luxuriant appearance as on the inoculated plots. 

 Elsewhere on the non-inoculated plots the plants were yellow- 

 ish, the blooms few, small, and near the ground, and the plants 

 too small to be cut with either mower or scythe. These small 

 plants were carefully cut with a small sickle to avoid any 

 possible waste. 



In the table below are given the yields of both green for- 

 age and hay. These figures, however, fail to do justice to the 

 increase efl'ected by inoculation, for most of the material on 

 the non-inoculated plots consisted of the luxuriant plants 

 growing on accidentally inoculated spots, as before explained. 



Yields of crimson clover from inoculated and non-inocxdated 



seed. 



