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means tHat it may be sown in nortfierly latitudes any 

 time, from the melting of the winter snows until 

 early summer, and in southern latitudes almost any 

 season, except during the hot summer months. In 

 either latitude, however, the early spring is usually 

 the most suitable season for sowing. 



The seed may be sown by hand, by hand 

 machines, or by the seeder attachment of grain drills. 

 It is more commonly sown along with other clovers 

 and grasses, and the methods of sowing these will 

 also be suitable for the sowing of white clover. ( See 

 page i8.) But when the seed is sown alone, as for 

 producing seed crops, the nurse crop need not of 

 necessity be sown thinly, from the fear that the young 

 plants should be smothered by an undue density of 

 shade. 



There is no mixture of clovers and grasses grown 

 for pasture to which this plant may not be added 

 with profit, providing the seed is not already in the 

 land in sufficient supply. But it is seldom sown with 

 either clovers or grasses, or with these combined, 

 for the production of hay. It is the judgment of 

 the author, however, that in localities which have 

 special adaptation for the growth of this plant, it 

 should render excellent service in providing hay 

 for sheep, if sown along with alsike clover, and a 

 little timothy; the latter being sown mainly to sup- 

 port the clovers so that they will not lodge. The 

 white clover would furnish hay considerably finer 

 even than the alsike; hence, such hay should be 

 peculiarly adapted to the needs of sheep. Some 

 authorities object to the presence of white clover in 



