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It is recommended by Stebler as especially suited to mixtures with grasses 

 and clovers whether for pasture or for hay. Usually there is but one cutting 

 a season, a little later than red clover, the aftermath being small. The yield 

 is not large, but is considered sure. In Europe it is deemed especially valuable 

 in ameliorating the soil. In America it has not been found to be sufficiently 

 valuable to establish itself as a cultivated crop. 



Practicums 



253. OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION OF LEGUMINOUS FORAGE CROPS (for general 

 references see 111). Take for material red clover, alsike clover, white clover, 

 alfalfa, and cowpeas. 



Description: I, 18 *; V, 482; VII, 115; XI, 28; XIV, 241; XVI, 1066; 

 XVII, 23, 242. 



Acquirement of nitrogen: IV, 14; X, 119; XIV, 563; XV, 227; XVI, 748, 

 850, 954; XVII, 133. See Rothamsted Experiments for Fifty Years, pp. 

 164-6. (132, 143.) 



Adaptation and distribution: III, 398; IV, 139; XI, 28; XV, 665; XVI, 39; 

 XVII, 26, 239, 1056, 1059. See Twelfth Census, Vol. VI. 



Seed: V, 399; VI, 430; XII, 959; XV, 1084; XVI, 660; XVII, 241, 547, 

 857, 1148, 1149. See Wallace's Farmer, Feb. 25, 1906, p. 255; March 2, 

 1906, p. 294. 



Cultural Methods: General: II, 200; XV, 237, 730; XVII, 25, 129, 242, 

 354, 355, 856, 857, 1059. 



Fertilizers: III, 293; XI, 530; XIV, 428; XV, 139, 346; XVII, 1141. 



Liming: XII, 625; XV, 464; XVII, 857, 1059, 1148. 



Rotation: XII, 625; XVI, 150; XVII, 356, 1141. 



Harvesting and storing: IX, 439; XIII, 548, 901; XVII, 25, 1059. 



Value: Feeding value: III, 512; IV, 736; VIII, 1008; X, 676; XI, 570; 

 XIII, 270, 271; XIV, 605; XV, 177, 899; XVI, 82-85; XVlI, 25, 380, 491, 

 579, 686, 688, 856, 897, 900, 1179. 



Value as cover crop for green manure: IV, 208; V, 699, 776, 874; X, 252; 

 XVII, 354. 



254. LEGUMINOUS FORAGE PLANTS. S Give each student a specimen of six 

 legumes of which the following are suggested: red clover, alsike clover, 

 alfalfa, black medic, sweet clover, hairy vetch. 



Leaves: spirally arranged; two-rowed: abundant; medium; not abundant. 



Leaflets: No ; palmate; pinnate: smooth; hairy: edges smooth; serrated. 



Leaflets: Sketch. 



Stipules: attached to petioles; not attached to petioles. 



1 The Roman character refers to Experiment Station Record volume; the 

 Arabic to the page. 



2 This practicum is best conducted with fresh specimens, although dried or 

 mounted specimens may be used. (110) 



