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plan of curing clover has been successfully practised 

 by some farmers for many years; others who have 

 tried it have failed, which makes it evident that when 

 stored thus, close attention must be given to all the 

 details essential to success. 



Clover may also be cured in the silo. While some 

 have succeeded in making good ensilage, in many 

 cases it has not proved satisfactory. The time may 

 come when the conditions to be observed in making 

 good silage from clover will be such that the element 

 of hazard in making the same will be removed. In 

 the meantime, it will usually be more satisfactory to 

 cure clover in the ordinary way. 



Grasses cure more easily and more quickly than 

 clovers. Consequently, when these are grown to- 

 gether so that the grasses form a considerable pro- 

 portion of the hay, the methods followed in curing 

 the grasses will answer also for the clovers. For 

 these 'methods the reader is referred to the book 

 "Grasses and How to Grow Them" by the author. 

 The influence that grasses thus exert on the growing 

 of clovers furnishes a weighty reason for growing 

 them together. 



Storing. — ^Clovers are ready to store when enough 

 moisture has left the stems to prevent excessive fer- 

 mentation when put into the place of storage. Hay 

 that has been cured in the cock is much less liable to 

 heat when stored so as to produce mould, than hay 

 cured in the swath or winrow. The former has al- 

 ready gone through the heating process or, at least, 

 partially so. Some experience is necessary to en- 

 able one to be quite sure as to the measure of the 



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