YELLOW CLOVER.' , 97 



the purposes of feeding cattle, sheep, and liorses ; 

 and I believe it to be equal to the red (^over as a fer- 

 tilizer./ It will flourish on both dry and moist land ; 

 does not sufler from the severest frosts or drought, as 

 red clover does ; is as free from fuzz or dust as Tim- 

 othy ; hence it will not cause horses to cough or 

 heave as red clover hay doesj It will grow from one 

 to two and a half tons of superior hay to the acre, 

 according to the season. It yields two mowings an- 

 nually, if cut expressly for hay when in full bloom, 

 which, in this latitude, is generally the last of June 

 or first of July. But if cut for seed, it should stand 

 about two weeks later, then affording abundance of 

 superior pasturage for all kinds of stock. The seed 

 isput from the first crop. 



/The Alsyke, when left to seed, has its stalks yet 

 green when its seeds are ripe, and produces much 

 better hay than the red clover, when cut for that 

 purpose.^^'' 



From 3i to 4 lbs. per acre, when sown witli wheat, 

 rye, oats, or barley, is sufficient. It generally yields 

 from 3 to 8 bushels of seed per acre. 



CHAPTER YII. 



YELLOW CLOVER, HOP TREFOIL OR SHAMROCK 



CLOVER. 



Trifolium Procumhens — 'Specific Character. 



Stems spreading or ascending, 23ubescent (3 to 6 

 inches high) ; leaflets wedge obovate, notched at the 

 end ; the lateral at a small distance from the other 

 (pinnately 3-foloilate) ; stipules ovate, short. Sandy 



