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ECONOMIC PLANTS 



its high feeding value for horses, due to its composition 

 and cleanliness, and because it stands shipping well, but 



commonly it is 

 mixed with red 

 clover or alsike 

 clover. It is a 

 common practice 

 in the north to mix 

 red clover seed and 

 timothy seed and 

 sow them with one 

 of the small grains, 

 wheat,oats, or bar- 

 ley. The clover 

 grows quickly after 

 the cereal crop is 

 removed, often 

 making fine fall 

 pasturage. The 

 next spring, if con- 

 ditions are favor- 

 able, the clover 

 grows rankly over 

 the entire field. 

 After the clover is 

 harvested, the 

 timothy plants 

 that have been 

 held in check by 

 the rapid grow- 

 ing clover come forward and make the hay crop for the 

 next year. Some clover may be grown with the timo- 

 thy, but as a rule the red clover is a biennial and its 



FIG. 117. Millet. 



