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Rural .School Leaflet 



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It readily renews its growth after having been closely grazed. 



It withstands tramping by animals in the pasture. 



It is perennial in its habit of growth. 



It has the habit of self-seeding. 



6. It is able to endure drought. 

 White clover seed is considered ex- 

 pensive, often costing $18 to $30 per 

 bushel of sixty pounds; but because of 

 the perennial habit of the plant the ex- 

 pense of seeding need not be incurred 

 often. A usual and wise practice is to 

 add a little seed each year to the run- 

 out places. White clover is rarely sown 

 alone, partly because of the expense of 

 the seed and partly because of its habit 

 of making an uneven stand; it is sown 

 in combination with Kentucky blue- 

 grass or other pasture grasses, at the 



rate of four to six pounds per acre. 

 White clover 



QUOTATIONS 



A sense of pureness in the air, 

 Of wholesome life in growing things; 

 Waving of blossom, blade, and wings; 

 Perfume and beauty everywhere; 

 Sky, trees, the grass, the very loam — 

 I love them all; this- is our home." 



RICHARD WATSON GILDER 



" Hush, ah hush, the scythes are saying 

 Hush and heed not and fall asleep; 

 Hush they say to the grasses swaying 

 Hush they sing to the clover deep ! 

 Hush — 'tis the lullaby time is singing — 

 Hush and heed not for all things pass, 

 Hush, ah hush! and the scythes are swinging 

 Over the clover and over the grass ! " 



ANDREW LANG 



