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FORAGE CROPS 



States, red clover ranks next to timothy as a hay crop. 

 It is sown broadcast in early spring on winter wheat 

 or rye. Timothy, perhaps, has been seeded in with 

 the grain. The clover and timothy get a good start in 

 the fall, after the grain has been removed, and the next 

 year there should be two good ha} r crops. The second of 



these, even if timothy 

 also was sown, will be 

 wholly clover. If the 

 field remain " in hay " 

 another year, the red 

 clover will have run out 

 unless the second crop 

 of the year before is 

 allowed to seed itself 

 back on the land. The 

 timothy, however, will 

 have thickened, to take 

 its place. In many dairy 

 districts a large part of 

 the clover is raised Avith- 

 out any admixture of 

 timothy, because clover 

 hay is preferable for 

 dairy cattle. In city 

 markets, pu : timothy 

 brings the highest price, and the timothy and clover mix- 

 ture is in high favor. The beneficial effect of clover upon 

 the soil has been noted in Chapter VIII. 



b. Crimson clover is an annual and a native of Europe. 

 Its heads are long and crimson. Farmers usually sow it 

 in orchards and with corn to enrich the soil. 



c. White clover produces white flowers ; it is a perennial, 

 living more than two years. It is a low-growing plant, 



DODDER, A PARASITE ON CLOVER. 



