252 FORAGE CROPS 



clover. As pasture it is better than any other 

 kind of clover, being readily eaten by all kinds 

 of live-stock. Pasturing is begun in the spring, 

 as soon as animals can get a good bite, and it 

 remains good until late autumn. 



Because of its higher content of water, white 

 clover is more difficult to cure than red clover, but 

 not so wasteful in curing, as the leaves do not fall 

 away so readily. 



When seeded alone, ten pounds of seed per 

 acre should be used. But a pure sowing of white 

 clover is neither so good nor so healthful for stock 

 as a mixture. It may be mixed with other clovers 

 and with grasses, either for temporary or perma- 

 nent meadows. It is much benefited by top -dress- 

 ings of lime, marl, ashes or mixtures of bone and 

 potash. 



