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CLASSES OF FEEDING STUFFS 



spring for two or three weeks and then cut before it gets too 

 coarse, in which case, if well cured, it makes good hay. 

 The second crop is usually plowed under. 



Alsike Clover. — This clover which resembles white 

 clover is much larger and has pink blossoms instead. It is 

 usually grown with timothy. It is not so heavy a yielder 

 as medium red clover but is of finer texture and makes an 

 excellent quality of hay for all classes of live stock. 



Crimson Clover. — This variety is grown most exten- 

 sively in the East and South. If cut early, it makes a good 



quality of hay. 

 After it has begun 

 to ripen, the heads 

 are covered with 

 barbed hairs which 

 may form balls in 

 the intestines of 

 horses and cause 

 serious digestive 

 troubles sometimes 

 resulting in death. 

 White Clover.— 

 White clover is pe- 

 rennial in nature 

 and the best crops 

 are grown on well- 

 drained clay lands. 

 It makes good pas- 

 ture but it is said 

 to cause an abundant secretion of saliva in horses. 



Sweet Clover. — This legume is sometimes regarded as 

 a weed and is not extensively sown as a haj' or pasture 



Hg-ia- - Medium red clover. One of our commonest 

 legumes. 



