PREPARATION OF LAND FOR CLOVER 



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Where clover is sown in 

 previous fall, no special 

 Where it is sown alone or at the 



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446. Preparation of the Land. 



the spring with grain sown the 

 preparation is possible, 

 same time as the grain, 

 special attention 

 should be given to the 

 preparation of the seed 

 bed. The surface 

 should be fine, but the 

 seed bed should be 

 firm rather than loose. 

 Clover grows best in 

 a sDil that is well set- 

 tled, as fall-plowed 

 land or disked corn or 

 potato land. Newly- 

 plowed land should be 

 disked or harrowed 

 with heavy harrows 

 to pack the lower 

 layers before clover 

 seed is sown on it. 



447. The Kind of 

 Seed to Use. Good ld%W^\ li^u*^v. 

 clover seed is plump 

 and of a bright color, 

 of uniform size and 

 free from weed seeds 

 and other foreign mat- 

 ter. Bad weeds are 

 frequently brought to 

 the farm through clov- 

 er seed. A careful examination should be made to determine 

 that no such pests are present. Home-grown seed is much 

 safer to use than that which is purchased, for it can be kept free 



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Figure 115. — Seeds of red clover and oommon 

 adulterants and weed seeds found in it. 



