CLOVER. 



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CLOVER. 



in bloom can scarcely comprehend the bean- failure. If, however, the seed is put in 



quite early, and the spring months happen 

 to be cool, with plenty of rain clearjnto 



ty, not only of its gorgeous blossoms, but 

 by the beautiful clean bright-green foliage 

 that distinguishes it, as well as the colors 

 of the blossoms, from any other plant. 



While this variety is not exactly new, 

 the idea that it can be sown during July 

 or August, and yet winter over as far 

 north as the State of Ohio, is a compara- 

 tively new discovery. In States soiith of 

 the Ohio River it may be sown in Septem- 

 ber, October, and even November. In our 

 locality we obtain excellent results by sow- 

 ing it the same time we do buckwheat (for 

 particulars see Buckw^h at) ; or it may be 

 sown with all sorts of garden crops, espe- 

 cially those that are to come off soon, all 

 through the months of July and August i 

 With very favorable fall 

 weather it may succeed, 

 or partially succeed, 

 through the month of 

 September. Some of 

 our best crops have 

 been secured by broad- 

 casting it among early 

 corn, just before it is 

 cultivated the last time. 

 If you want to raise 

 some nice turnips, with- 

 out any additional 

 expense, mix thoroughly 

 an ounce of turnip seed 

 with -5 pounds of crim- 

 son clover before the 

 clover is sown. In sow- 

 ing it among corn, as 

 mentioned above, we 

 use a broad-cast seed- 

 sower, the operator sit- 

 ting on the back of a 

 horse so as to get him 

 above the tops of the 

 corn. 



SOWING CRIMSON CLO- 

 VER IN THE SPRING. 



As the clover is a 

 hardy cold - weather 

 plant, sowing it in the 

 spring is not, so far as 

 we can learn, a success. 

 The trouble is, when 

 put in in the spring, 

 even if put in quite 

 early, the blooming 

 time is quite apt to 



come just when the weather is hot and i July and even August, it sometimes makes 

 dry ; and a drouth is almost sure to cause an excellent crop. AVhen sown as above, 



CRIMSON CLOVER. 



