Where Clover May be Better than Alfalfa 



Furthermore, clover seeds abundantly in the North and, with the 

 second crop for seed, the farmer has an important source of cash 

 income from his clover field. Alfalfa does not produce successful 

 yields of seed in the humid areas. In general, alfalfa-seed pro- 

 duction is profitable only in the more arid sections of the West. 

 So where clover grows abundantly, and bounteous yields of both 

 hay and seed are easily and cheaply obtained, alfalfa should not be 

 too much emphasized, especially if its establishment is difficult, 

 costly and uncertain. 



Where Alfalfa Beats Clover 



In many of the older sections of the Middle West and in the Eastern 

 States, clover production has become a problem. It does not grow 



SILAGE PAYS 



644 FARMS WITH SILOS MADE AN 

 AVE. NET PROFIT PER FARM OF *877. 



^$ $ $ $ $ I $ $ 



186 FARMS WITHOUT SILOS MADE AN 

 AVE. NET PROFIT PER FARM OF *534. 



FT? > $ r 



Fig. 10. Silos Save Feed and Money Too. 



Wisconsin has over 60,000 and is building more and more every year. 



as it did years ago when the land was new. It is hard to get a stand. 

 Some say the soil is "clover sick," which may mean almost anything, 

 but nearly always does mean a lack of lime. 



When liming is necessary for clover, alfalfa may prove to be the 

 more profitable crop, for with lime alfalfa is generally no more diffi- 



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