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mates, the seed should be sown not later than 

 August, unless when sown too late for autumn ger- 

 mination. This in some instances may not only 

 be proper, but commendable. 



As a Honey Plant. — ^White clover is prover- 

 ' bial for its ability to furnish honey. There is prob- 

 ; ably no single plant which furnishes more or better 

 ■ honey. But its value for such a use varies greatly 

 / in different years. In' seasons that are quite dry in 

 ■ the spring, it makes but little growth and produces 

 but few blossoms; hence, in such seasons bees can 

 obtain but little honey, relatively, from such a 

 source. It would doubtless be good policy, there- 

 fore, for the growers to encourage the sowing of 

 alsike clover where bees are much kept, since the 

 growth of this clover is less hindered by dry 

 weather at the season named. Less close pasturing 

 than is commonly practiced would favorably influ- 

 ence the production of honey from white clover, and 

 would also result in considerably greater yields of 

 pasture. 



