HAY AND PASTURE PLANTS 137 
clover hay is not recommended, vm 
but it is very desirable for cattle 
and sheep. 
White Clover. — This clover 
is very valuable for the pasture, il 
being used to supplement Ken- {t) 
tucky blue grassinthesameway| |; 
that red clover is used with timo- | \\, 4 
thy forhay. The stems of white === 
clover creep along the ground Wut Cover (left), ArstKe 
and take root so that a single Seorereieny 
plant may produce many plants; in this way it spreads rapidly. 
Alsike Clover: Swedish Clover: Hybrid Clover. — The 
blossoms of this species resemble those of white clover but 
are tinged with red. In size it is between 
the white and the red clover. It thrives 
on poorer soil than red clover and is 
better adapted to a dry and cold climate. 
Alfalfa. — This plant looks somewhat 
like clover but is taller, stands more 
erect, and has smaller leaves. The 
common variety has purple blossoms. 
Although alfalfa has been known from 
earliest historic times, it has only recently 
become common in this country. In 
the last 25 or 30 years it has grown 
very rapidly in popularity. Where the 
season is long, four or five crops are 
cut, and sometimes even seven or eight. 
In the Northwest we harvest two or 
three. It yields richer hay and much 
more of it than other plants generally 
