MEDIUM RED CLOVER 1IO9 



Renewing — When clover is grown for hay, it 

 is not usual to try to renew the crop, because of the 

 short-lived period of the plant. But in some in- 

 stances it has been found advantageous. On light 

 prairie soils sandy in texture, located in the upper 

 Mississippi basin, it has been found possible to grow 

 timothy meadow for several years in succession with 

 a goodly sprinkling of clover in it without re-seed- 

 ing. In such instances, the land is not pastured at 

 all, except in seasons quite favorable to growth, and 

 in these the pasturing is not close. The clover plants 

 that grow after the crop has been cut for hay pro- 

 duce seed. The heads in due time break off and are 

 scattered more or less over the soil by the winds. 

 In time they disintegrate, and more or less of the seed 

 germinates, thus forming new plants, some of which, 

 especially in favorable seasons, retain their hold 

 upon the soil. This method may be worthy of imi- 

 tation in localities where it has been found difficult 

 to get a stand in dry seasons on this class of soils. 



When the stand of clover secured is variable, that 

 is to say, partial, as when the clover is abundant in 

 the lower portions of the land and entirely absent 

 on the higher ground, it may be worth while to 

 re-sow the seed on the latter early the following 

 spring. But before doing so, the land should be 

 carefully disked in the fall, and the clover seed har- 

 rowed or otherwise covered in the spring. Should 

 the summer following prove favorable, the seed thus 

 sown may produce hay, but not likely in time to be 

 harvested with the other portions of the field. But 

 though it should not produce much hay the seed is 



