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it ought to be done late rather than early, lest the 

 seed should sprout in the autumn and perish in the 

 winter, or be destroyed by the cultivation given in 

 sowing the grain crop that follows. The same re- 

 sult may be obtained from clover pastured after the 

 first cutting for the season, when the pasturing is 

 not close. 



When medium red clover is much grown for seed, 

 many of the ripe heads are not cut by the mower, 

 since they lie near the ground, and many break off 

 in the curing process. The seed thus becomes so 

 distributed in the ground, that many plants come 

 up and grow amid the grain every season. These 

 may, of course, be grazed or plowed under for the 

 enrichment of the land, as desired. Seed thus buried 

 is, therefore, not lost by any means. The plants 

 Iwhich grow will render much assistance in keeping 

 the land in a good condition of tilth, as well as in 

 enhancing its fertility. 



When clover seed is much grown, therefore, on 

 any piece of land, the quantity of seed sown may 

 be reduced materially. In fact, it may be so much 

 reduced that it has been found possible to grow clo- 

 ver in rotation for many years without adding seed. 

 The first growth of the clover was taken as hay, and 

 the second growth as seed. The ground was then 

 plowed and a crop of corn was taken. The corn 

 land was then plowed and sown with some cereal, 

 such as wheat, oats or barley. 



Pasturing. — Medium red clover will furnish 

 grazing very suitable for any kind of live stock kept 

 upon the farm. All farm animals relish it, but not 



