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seed germinates readily, makes a splendid growth 

 during the fall of the year, and usually lives over 

 winter without difficulty. 



Winter or hairy vetch is another very desirable 

 plant for this purpose were it not for the fact that 

 the seed is so expensive, usually costing from $7 to 

 $10 per hundred pounds. From 30 to 50 pounds of 

 seed per acre should be sown in order to secure 

 satisfactory results. 



A GOOD DRAG 



Various clovers are sometimes used, but gen- 

 erally have the disadvantage of being difficult 

 to germinate and secure a stand when sown 

 in the late summer, when a lack of moisture in the 

 soil may be taken as a matter of course. Few of 

 them make sufficient growth in the short time left 

 after seeding to be of any particular value as a cover. 



Oats is another crop lending itself to this purpose 

 very well. The seed germinates quickly in the late 

 summer and if severe weather holds off long enough 



