LESSON XIX 



TIMOTHY AND CLOVER 



Timothy. In value and acreage, timothy is the 

 leading hay crop of the United States. It is the most 

 extensively used hay for feeding horses, and is in great 

 demand by teamsters and livery- 

 men. For this reason, a large 

 part of the timothy crop is shipped 

 from the farms to the cities. 



Timothy is a grass with fine 

 leaves, slender stems, and long 

 heads filled with many small 

 seeds. It grows straight, is eas- 

 ily cut, dries readily, and is free 

 from dust. The seed is usually 

 sown in the fall, and yields a 

 crop the following summer. In 

 hilly sections of the country 

 where hay is the chief crop, 

 many fields are kept in timo- 

 thy for several years, the fer- 

 tility of the soil being kept up by adding fertilizers. 



Timothy and clover. While the acreage of timothy 

 is far greater than for any other single hay crop, yet 

 the acreage of timothy and clover mixed is larger. This 



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