INSECTS INJURIOUS TO CLOVER 221 



from the old stacks if possible. Burn up the refuse from old 

 stacks, or what remains in the bottom of the mow. Stacks 

 should be raised above the ground on a foundation of logs or 

 rails, so as to keep the bottom as dry and cool as possible, as the 

 caterpillars love warmth and moisture. It has been found that 

 salting the hay for 2 or 3 feet at the bottom will prevent injury, 

 and many farmers salt their clover-hay, using about two quarts 

 of salt to the ton. 



