RED CLOVER 



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and that of clover hay at 18 per cent, the ratio of green 

 weight to hay weight would be approximately 3 to 1. 



The available American field data show, however, a 

 wide range of variation in the ratio both as to different 

 places and as to different strains in the same place : - 



TABLE SHOWING CORRESPONDING YIELDS OF RED CLOVER 

 GREEN AND DRY 



452. Feeding value. But few feeding experiments 

 have been recorded that show the feeding value of red 

 clover compared with other hays. It is, however, gener- 

 ally recognized to be of high value. 



At the Indiana Experiment Station clover and timothy 

 were compared in fattening steers, using corn as a con- 

 centrate. The animals fed on clover consumed 1.41 pounds 

 more hay each day and 3.06 pounds more corn. The 

 actual gain and the cost of a hundredweight of gain was 

 distinctly in favor of the clover. " Throughout the 



