SWEET CLOVER: GROWING THE CROP. 



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able injury. Because of the value of the hay or pasturage in the late 

 summer and autumn of the year of seeding, it is strongly recommended 

 that the first year's growth be utilized. If the field be cut for hay 

 it is well to leave a 4-inch or 5-inch stubble, as this will serve to catch 

 drifting snow during the winter, thereby adding to the protection 





FIG. 10. White sweet-clover plant (at the left), showing the effect of a heavy growth 

 of weeds. Had the weeds not been present the plant at the left should have been 

 larger than the one at the right, as the seed was sown two weeks earlier and the 

 other conditions for growth were ideal. Four-fifths of the plants on the plat which 

 had a heavy growth of weeds were entirely killed. 



against winterkilling. If the field is not pastured the first season and 

 weeds are not troublesome, a cutting of hay may be made when 

 growth ceases in the fall. 



When sweet clover is seeded with grain, moisture conditions should 

 serve to determine whether the grain should be permitted to ripen or 



