QUESTIONS 419 



QUESTIONS 



1. State the importance of red clover, giving origin and early history. 



2. Where is it grown in the United States? 



3. Give its soil requirements. 



4. Why is culture declining in some places? 



5. Describe and compare mammoth and medium red clover. 



6. Give methods of seeding red clover. 



7. Is it generally sown alone or in mixtures? 



8. Name fertilizers for clover. 



9. Why is it suited to rotations? 



10. Describe the roots. 



11. State proportions of stems and leaves. 



12. What is the best time to harvest red clover? 



13. What is " brown hay"? 



14. Give use for ensilage. 



15. Describe pollination. 



16. How is it grown for seed? 



17. Give average yield of seed. How estimated? 



18. State color of seeds. 



19. What is clover sickness? 



20. How important is inoculation ? 



21. Compare alsike and red clover in character of plant. 



22. ^n climatic and soil adaptations. 



23. vjrive its special use as forage crop. 



24. Amount of seeds sown and common mixtures. 



25. What is its value as a pasture plant? 



26. Compare white clover with alsike clover and red clover as to character 



of plant and soil adaptation. 



27. For what use is it best adapted? 



28. State means by which it persists under pasture. 



29. Compare the three types of sweet clover. 



30. Describe its habits of growth. 



31. What is the quality of sweet clover seed? 



32. State time of sowing. 



33. Where most cultivated, and why? 



34. What are its soil requirements? 



35. What gives it the sweet odor, and how does it affect the feeding value? 



36. How important is inoculation? 



37. Describe the crimson clover plant and soil adaptations. 



38. Where most important as a cultivated crop ? 



39. How utilized as green manure? 



40. Describe appearance of bur clovers. 



41. Where is it found growing wild? 



42. What are its principal uses? 



43. Describe Japanese clover. 



44. To what region is it best adapted? 



45. Give its habits and growth. Culture. 



46. What is its principal use? 



47. Describe the Florida velvet bean and give method of culture. 

 18. Describe Florida beggar weed and methods of culture. 



