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All plats were very uneven in maturing, but the cutting was 

 done so as to get as nearly as possible average conditions. 

 Recovery after cutting was uniformly rapid, because of the 

 favorable season. 



FIELD NOTES, 1903. 



The winter of 1902-3 was exceptionally favorable for clover 

 seeding, as the ground was almost continuously covered with 

 snow. In March, however, heavy rains and subsequent freezing 

 caused some of the plats to suffer. But, with the exception of 

 those indicated in the table, all plats were in excellent condition 

 in the spring of 1903. 



The early part of the season was exceptionally unfavorable to 

 growth. Sharp frosts, which occurred May 23 and 24, severely 

 checked the young growth, and the prolonged drought which 

 prevailed throughout New England caused the first crop to 

 mature early, with a very light yield. 



The earliest plats to mature were those from Indiana, Hunga- 

 rian Mountain Region, and Ohio, which were ready to cut June 

 29. These were closely followed by plats from Bohemia, Italy, 

 Illinois and Wisconsin. As in the previous year, one plat of 

 each lot was cut at the time the first one was ready, June 29, and 

 the duplicate plats were cut as they matured. 



Abundant rains soon after the first cutting insured rapid 

 recovery and a vigorous growth for the^ second crop. The first 

 plats ready for the second cutting were Nos. i, 17, and 31, from 

 Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, respectively, on August 13. 



