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come less common. Formerly every pas- 

 ture contained patches of this clover so 

 dense as to constitute almost a "pure 

 stand, ' ' but with the better understanding 

 of crop rotation the old pastures have 

 been broken up and seeded to other crops. 

 As a result the white clover has been 

 driven back to road sides, fence corners 

 and abandoned fields where it still thrives 

 and still produces limited amounts of its 

 beautiful honey. The plant is not a na- 

 tive but was probably introduced from 

 Europe or Western Asia very early in the 

 settlement of this country. It is claimed 

 to be identical with the "Shamrock" of 

 Ireland although this is another of these 

 matters which are in dispute among 

 Irishmen and far be it from me to express 

 my opinion. 



The yield from white clover is often 

 dependent upon the weather conditions 

 to a very great extent. Being a biennial 

 it must grow from the seed one season and 

 bloom the next. Consequently, cool moist 



