a green plot of sweet clover, there to feed on their 

 choice of the field. 



I can not speak for other sections of our country; 

 for no doubt soil, climate, etc., make a great differ- 

 ence; but here in our lime land sweet clover is fully 

 appreciated and much valued as a feed, pasture, and 

 land-enricher. 



Sybil, Ala., Nov. 14. A. B. BROWN. 



SWEET CLOVEE IN AUSTRALIA. 



The Australian journals are having a good deal 

 to say at present anent the subject of yellow sweet 

 clover. This is due to the remarkable success at- 

 tained by its use on King Island, which lies a little 

 to the south of Australia, and which forms a part 

 ot Tasmania. A Mr. W. C. Macdougall, of Sydney, 

 has succeeded in interesting the agricultural depart- 

 ment with a view to the more extended trial of the 

 sweet clover. He says in the Journal of Agriculture 

 for West Australia that the seed was sown in raw 

 white sand, and in five or six years this was changed 

 to an almost dark rich loam capable of maintaining 

 one steer to the acre from September to January 5 

 months. He further says the growth is similar to 

 alfalfa, and that, when cut while it is in flower, it 

 yields nearly two tons of excellent hay, which horses, 

 cattle and sheep are very fond of. The ensilage made 

 from it is also excellent, and yields from 5 to 7 tons 

 per acre of green material. For fattening and dairy- 

 ing purposes he says it is excellent, and that 75 per 

 cent of the fodder on the island is from this source, 

 and that both the beef and butter command the 

 highest market prices. Fed exclusively, it taints 

 the butter slightly, but not enough to injure the sale 

 in any way. Instead of cutting it close with a 

 mower, as is done in Kansas and Colorado, the King 

 Islanders burn it off their pastures every year, and 

 they think this has something to do with the rapid 

 improvement of the land. 



In this way weeds are kept down, and a fresh 

 start made each year. They harrow first and sow 

 after, the rain and wind being sufficient to cover the 



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