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stands highest in favor, taking the whole area into 

 account, in which the clover is grown. While it is 

 possible to sow the seed too early in the spring, it 

 will be readily apparent that the earlier it may be 

 sown without hazard to the young plants, the better 

 will be the returns, because of the growth secured 

 before the advent of dry weather. 



The seed may be sown by any of the methods 

 adopted when sowing medium red clover. (See 

 page 78.) The method which is most labor-saving, 

 however, when sown with a nurse crop, is that 

 which sows it with an attachment to the grain drill 

 used in sowing the nurse crop. If allowed to fall 

 in front of the drill tubes, it will not usually need 

 any other covering than that furnished by the drill 

 tubes followed by the roller. 



It may be sown with any of the small cereals, 

 whether these are grown for pasture, for hay, or 

 for grain. When these are fall sown and the clover 

 seed is not sown until the spring, it will be well 

 worth while, when the weather and soil will admit of 

 it, to cover the seed with the harrow. It may also 

 be advisable to sow the seed in pastures, as, for 

 instance, along with orchard grass, or with tall oat 

 grass, as it would tend to fill the vacancies in the 

 land. 



When sown alone, 10 pounds of seed per acre 

 will usually suffice. But where there is much seed 

 in the land that has been self-sown, a less quantity 

 will suffice. Where hay crops are wanted from 

 year to year on the same land, it may be obtained 

 by simply disking the land and re-sowing. If the 



