86 TIMOTHY AND CLOVER 



4. What are the classes of true clovers ? 



5. What is a rather common cause for repeated failures to 

 get a stand of clover on some fields ? What is the remedy ? 



PRACTICAL EXERCISES 



1. Obtain specimens of timothy and the most common kinds of 

 clover. Study the roots, stem, leaves, flowers, and seed of 

 each plant. In digging, get all the root system, if possible. 



2. Look for nodules on the roots of these plants. Can you 

 find any on the roots of timothy ? 



3. Explain the process and machinery used in mowing and 

 stacking hay. 



REFERENCES 



Bulletins on clover and timothy published by the Agricultural 

 College and Experiment Station in your state. Farmers' 

 Bulletins: 123, Red clover seed, information for purchasers; 

 260, Seed of red clover and its impurities ; 323, Clover farming 

 on sandy jack-pine lands of the North; 455, Red clover; 485, 

 Sweet clover; 502, Timothy production on irrigated land in 

 the Northwestern states. 



