250 CLOVERS 



Sowing — The date for sowing crimson clover 

 would seem to depend more upon latitude than upon 

 any other influence. North of the Ohio River it 

 should seldom be sown later than September ist, 

 lest the growth of the plants should not be strong 

 enough to endure the winter weather. Nor should 

 it be sown earlier than July ist, lest the plants 

 should reach the blooming stage without having 

 made a sufBcient growth, an objection which applies 

 to sowing earlier than July ist in any part of the 

 United States. All things considered, August is the 

 most favorable month for sowing the seed north 

 of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. In the South, sow- 

 ing at a later period is preferable. In the latitude 

 of Tennessee, September would usually prove more 

 suitable for sowing than an earlier date, and near 

 the Gulf, October. But it may be sown earlier and 

 later in these respective latitudes. It is a good time 

 to sow the seed in much of the South when the 

 autumn rains begin to come, and the same is true 

 of the Puget Sound country. 



The seed may be sown by hand, by the aid of 

 hand machines, by some makes of grain drills in 

 the same way as grain is sown, and by others with a 

 grass-seeder attachment. When sown by the latter, 

 the seed should usually be allowed to fall before the 

 grain tubes to aid in securing a covering for it; 

 the covering thus provided should be supplemented 

 by additional harrowing and in some instances roll- 

 ing. When sown by hand or by hand machines on 

 soils East and South, the roller should in many in- 

 stances follow and then the harrow, but on cloddy 



