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torn to let it grow two years, cutting it for hay and 

 seed, and then to turn the aftermath and sod 

 under. 



Mammoth Red Clover, also called sapling clover 

 and pea-vine clover, closely resembles the red 

 clover, but is ranker in growth and matures two or 

 three weeks later. It is better adapted to wet land 

 than the red clover. 



Crimson Clover, also called German clover and 

 Italian clover, is a valuable green manure crop in 

 the central and southern States east of the Missis- 

 sippi. It is a hardy annual in that section and is 

 generally sown from the last of July to the middle 

 of October, either by itself or with cultivated crops 

 at their last working. Fifteen and twenty pounds 

 of seed are used to the acre. It makes a good 

 growth during the fall and early winter and is in 

 blossom and ready to cut or plow under in April or 

 May. It grows at a season when the cowpea will 

 not live. Crimson clover will grow on soils too 

 light for other clovers. 



The Soy Bean, also called soja bean and Japanese 

 pea, is another leguminous crop used for green 

 manuring (Fig. 81). It was introduced into this 

 country from Japan and in some localities is quite 

 extensively planted. It grows more upright than 

 the cowpea and produces a large amount of stem 

 and foliage which may be used for fodder or turned 

 under for green manure The seeds are used for 

 food for man and beast. The soy bean is planted 

 and cared for in the same manner as the cowpea. 



