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tures, even among superior sorts, it has a place, since 

 it comes on early in the season and grows vigor- 

 ously, and it is fine and leafy when young; but as 

 summer advances it becomes woody and ceases to 

 grow. As a pasture plant it is not the equal of white 

 clover, but it may be able to grow in some situations 

 where white clover will not succeed. 



The seed of yellow clover is relatively cheap, 

 hence to add I or 2 pounds of the seed to the 

 acre to a mixture to be sown for permanent 

 pasture will not add much to the whole cost 

 of the seed. When sown alone, from 3 to 5 pounds 

 of seed is ample. But it should only be 

 thus sown to provide seed. The seed may be sown 

 by hand or with some form of hand seeder, and 

 covered with a light harrow or a roller, according 

 to the character of the soil. When not sown to 

 provide seed it ought to be made a part of a grass 

 mixture rather than the sole crop. In such instances 

 i or 2 pounds of seed to the acre should suffice. 



