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ner as red clover hay. I consider the hay as good, in every particular, as 

 that made of red clover. Crimson clover has given excellent results in 

 Franklin county." 



The advantages of crimson clover are chiefly four: 



Cloit'i — Tti/oUum 

 (U. S. Dept. Agric.) 



1 — It is a good "catch'' crop and when a failure of red clover occurs 

 it may be sown upon the same land and so preserve the regular rotation. 



2 — After the clover has been cut in early May, the same land may be 

 ploughed and planted in corn. 



3 — It makes excellent pastures during the fall months after the other 

 green crops have dried up. 



