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gone over with a mowing machine (see III. yg) to 

 cut off any weeds, and also to give the clover an 

 equal start. 



It is worthy of note that a heavy growth of clover 

 will check the growth of weeds and materially assist 

 in cleaning the land. 







81. MOWER WITH CLOVER SEED ATTACHMENT. 



Cutting clover for seed, both red and alsike, is 

 usually done with the ordinary mowing machine and 

 two men following to bunch, with the back of three- 

 pronged forks, putting the bunch aside to clear 

 the horses and machine. A second method is the 

 old self -rake reaper. See III. 80. With this 

 machine the clover is bunched and put aside without 

 any help. 



A third method of cutting clover for seed is to 



