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hay intended for horses or cattle, lest it should in- 

 duce in them more or less salivation. The author 

 leans to the opinion that in cured hay injury from 

 the source named will in no instance prove serious, 

 owing to the small amount, relatively, of white clo- 

 ver in average hay crops. 



The amount of seed to sow will vary with such 

 conditions as soil, climate and the nature of the pas- 

 ture, but in any event it need not be large. The seeds 

 of white clover are small, considerably smaller than 

 those of alsike. For ordinary grazing along with 

 other grasses, or grasses and clovers, it will seldom 

 be necessary to sow more than i pound of seed per 

 acre. Sometimes a less quantity will suffice, as 

 when there is more or less of seed in the land, and, 

 as already intimated, because of the store of seed in 

 the land in many instances, it is not necessary to sow 

 it at all. Especially is this true of sections which 

 have been tilled for some time. When sown with 

 alsike clover to provide hay, 2 pounds of seed per 

 acre would be a maximum amount, and 4 pounds 

 when sown alone to provide seed. 



When sown in newly cleared forest lands or on 

 prairie sod, the methods to be followed will depend 

 upon circumstances. More commonly when thus 

 sown the seed is not covered artificially; conse- 

 quently, much of it in dry seasons may not grow. 

 The plan, therefore, of sowing small amounts of 

 the seed on such lands two years in succession 

 would be safer than to sow twice the amount of the 

 same in one year. In time this clover would find 

 its way into such areas. It comes through such 



