G h E A N I N G S IN B E K U h T V K E 



Septembkr. 1920 



i'iii'l ol' Henry Field'.s o-iHTc lielil iil tlu' Aiiiiuiil on -lulx :;i. Il is drilled in miws tlii'ee leel :i|i;Mt. 



iim mighty well pleased with it as a clover, tho this 

 is the first I have e.ver seen, and if it continues to 

 srow until frost, it will be 12 feet, for it is nearly 

 as long until frost as it has been growing. 



Myrtle, Miss., July 21, 1920. F. R. Rockett. 



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 SI.K ACRES OF THE KEW ANNUAL. 

 Our crop of the White Annual Sweet Clover is 

 doing fine, and we will have a good supply of seed 

 to sell later on. Some of the earliest we can hand- 

 pick and have ready to send out in September We 

 have about six acres, all garden-grown and certain 

 to be absolutely pure. We would rather grow only 

 a comparatively small amount and be absolutely 

 sure of its purity and condition, than to handle a 

 l)ig lot and take any chances whatever on purity. 

 Henry Field Seed Company. 

 By Henry Field, President. 

 Shenandoah, la., Aug. 4, 1920. 



THE NEW ANNUAL WINTERS OVER IX OREGON. 



The seed of the New Annual sweet clover, which 

 you sent me last year, came rather late; so I planted 

 only about one-half of it. It grew only about three 

 feet high beifore frost ; but this spring it was still 

 alive, and at the present time it is about the same 

 in height, with a few blossoms opening. I purchased 

 an ounce of the seed from the Henry Field Seed Co. 

 and have a fair stand. It is about the same in size 

 as the plants which wintered, but no blossoms ap 

 pear yet. T have a plot of the white biennial about 

 eight feet high with no bloom yet. 



Cushman, Ore., July 17, 1920. E. W. Derrin. 



[ Here is something still later ; 1 



The biennial sweet clover is now 10 to 12 feet 

 high, many stalks being 11 feet, and just starting 

 to bloom. Tlie Annual white is about four feet with 

 buds just starting. The. Annual yellow, 3 feel 4 

 inches high, is in full bloom. 



Cushman, Ore., July 29, 1920. L. W. Derrin. 



[My good friend, you give us two important 

 items. First, that the .\nnual sweet clover in your 

 mild climate will stand over winter and then start 

 again in the spriii<>-. Sernnd, that yon have Bien- 

 nial rj feet hi^'h. 1 



I HE NEW CLOVER IN AUSTRALIA COMES UP IN 

 THREE DAYS: UNHARMED BY FROST. 



I planted the seed of the sweet clover on Marcli 

 3. It started coming up three days after, and now 

 (June 15) the highest is over three feet, and it is 

 coming out in full flower. It has had three severe 

 frosts, but the flowers are still there and it is still 

 growing. T. Graham. 



Memerambi, Queensland, Australia, June 1.5. 1920. 



REPORT FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER.- 



On July 22 I went to see the clover but I found 

 no growth to speak of since the last picture; so 

 I did not take any more pictures. The clover was 

 going to seed, and the birds were eating the seed. 



Will S. Potter. 



Bradentown, Fla.. Aug. 5, 1920. 



I'ALT, PLANTING IN CALIFORNIA; NEW CLOVER 

 I'ROMISES MUCH FOR ORCHARDS. 



The new clover would .seem to have e.\actly the 

 chai'acteristics necessary for a satisfactory earl.v 

 summer cover crop; its e.xtremely rapid habit of 

 growth making it possible to plant alone in Febru- 

 ary or March, and a short life cycle, serving its 

 full purpose by June 1.5 or July 1, when it is 

 turned under. This crop should certainly be given 

 a thorough trial during the next season. 



.\nd for green manuring purposes in general ami 

 puncturing the plow soles and soil improvement the 

 new clover undoubtedly ofl'ers much promise. Its 

 rapidity of growth, giving heavy tonnage, and its 

 short life cycle give it much to re<:ommend it. At 

 the present time there is a growing use of the bien- 

 nial sweet clover in citrus orchards, which would 

 undoubtedly switch to the new clover, if it proved 

 up, just as soon as it had be«n given a trial and 

 seed was available. 



The writer knows of one planting of the new 

 clover in this part of the State, and it has certainly 

 lived up to its advance notices. Planted late last 

 fall, at the present time seed is forming and the 

 average growth in the field will run from six to 

 eight feet. — (From Ens Angeles 'I'inies of .luly 18.) 



