230 CLOVERS 



This will frequently be found the preferable mode 

 of sowing it when sown in the autumn. 



When sown to provide hay, mammoth clover and 

 timothy make an excellent combination for the rea- 

 sons, first, that they mature about the same time; 

 second, that more of this clover is likely to survive 

 the first year of cutting than of the common red; 

 and third, that more food, it is believed, will be 

 furnished to the timothy in the dead roots of this 

 clover than of the medium red. The first year of 

 cutting, the hay crop is likely to be nearly all clo- 

 ver ; the second year, clover and timothy mixed, and 

 the third year, timothy. But if alsike is sown in 

 the mixture, though it may be little in evidence the 

 first year, it will show itself the second year and 

 probably the third year. When sown for pasture 

 in short rotations, this clover may be sown alone 

 or with other varieties of clover, timothy or tall oat 

 grass being added. When sown for seed, it is prob- 

 ably better to sow it alone, but there is no very 

 strong objection to sowing timothy alone with the 

 clover, since the latter may aid in sustaining the 

 clover, and it is not difficult to separate mammoth 

 clover seed and timothy seed. 



When mammoth clover is sown alone for hay or 

 for seed, not fewer than 12 pounds per acre of 

 seed should be used. When sown with timothy, 

 6 and 8 pounds, respectively, would be an average 

 seeding. If alsike clover is added, the seed of the 

 mammoth may be reduced by one pound, and the 

 same amount of alsike added to the mixture. When 

 sown with the medium red variety to provide short 



