2C)8 CLOVERS 



Alsike and timothy, 4 and 6 pounds, respectively, 

 per acre; alsike, timothy and red top, 3, 4 and 

 3 pounds; alsike, timothy and red clover, 3, 4 

 and 3 pounds ; alsike, timothy and mammoth clover, 

 3, 4 and 3 pounds. When sown with other grasses 

 for pasture, it would not be possible to give th 

 amounts to sow that would best meet the needs of 

 the grower under all conditions. But it may be 

 said that I to 2 pounds of alsike seed per acre, 

 sown under almost any circumstances in moist soils 

 and within the alsike clover area, will be a good 

 investment when laying down pastures of any con- 

 siderable permanency. 



This clover is also sometimes added to the seed 

 sown in making lawns, more especially on farms 

 where the lawn cannot be given that close attention 

 which is necessary to keep it in the most presentable 

 form. Because of its permanence, it is helpful in 

 giving variety to the sward, and when mown but 

 two or three times in the season, as is frequently 

 the case with such lawns, it provides considerable 

 bloom in the same, which is very attractive. The 

 amount of seed to use on these lawns may vary to 

 suit the desires of the owner. It is not usual, how- 

 ever, to sow in these more than maximum amounts 

 for field crops. At the rate of 3 to 4 pounds of 

 seed per acre should be ample. 



Pasturing. Alsike clover has by some authori- 

 ties been assigned to a high place as a pasture plant. 

 For such a use it has no little merit, but in the judg- 

 ment of the author it is not nearly equal to medium 

 red clover as a pasture plant, under average con- 



