164 SCIENTIFIC FEEDING OF ANIMALS 



Pregnant animals and young stock should not get 

 more than half their coarse fodder in the form of 

 clover, which is further credited with causing a 

 yellowish, badly coloured meat, with an inferior 

 flavour when given as green food to pigs. 



Lucerne stands in many ways very close to the 

 clovers, both as regards palatableness and the 

 quantities to be used, only it is on an average 

 richer in crude protein. As it tends to get woody 

 even before flowering it is best to cut it at the be- 

 ginning of that period, which may be done without 

 fear of loss, as several crops can be taken. The 

 after-growth following the first and second crops is, 

 like the red clover, richer in crude protein and crude 

 fibre, but poorer in nitrogen-free extract sub- 

 stances. 



Sainfoin is another leguminous crop which in its 

 different periods of growth somewhat resembles red 

 clover ; it should be cut early on account of its 

 strong after-growth. 



Incarnate clover, an annual variety, gives when 

 cut early a fodder similar to red clover, but it 

 lignifies very quickly from the time of flowering. 



Bastard clover, also called Swedish clover, and 

 still more white clover, retain their tender proper- 

 ties for a longer period and can, therefore, be left 

 standing until the end of the flowering period. The 

 same applies to serradella. 



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