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THE 1L\.Y CKOP. 



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ever, it is important that all the other conditions required 

 by clover shall be right. Good drainage, thorough tillage 

 and freedom from free acid are essential. From many parts 

 of the State come reports that clover does not thrive. This 

 in many cases is doubtless due to the fact that the soil con- 

 tains free acid. Under such circumstances a heavy applica- 

 tion of lime spread on the rough furrow and deeply worked 

 in with a disc harrow will be likely to prove effective. The 

 cut which is here presented shows the effect of liming in a 

 striking manner. Both cylinders were filled with carefully 



Ekfkct uf Lime on I'uoi'ouTioN of CLuviiit. 



mixed soil, taken from one of the fields of the college farm. 

 Both received an application of the same amounts of nitrate 

 of soda, dissolved bone-black and muriate of potash, and in 

 addition one cylinder received an application of lime at the 

 rate of 1 ton per acre. After the application of the fertil- 

 izers and the lime, the same kinds and quantities of mixed 

 grass and clover seeds were sown. The result is a most 

 striking demonstration of tlu^ efficacy of lime in bringing a 

 sour soil into condition for the production of clover. 



In order that the clover may have the capacity to take 



