I20 FARM CROPS 



the rows themselves being placed 2 to 3 feet apart. 

 The crop is planted in the spring about the same 

 time as corn and is harvested in the fall. If the 

 tubers are left in the ground and not harvested 

 they will grow the following spring. 



CLUB WHEAT. — Wheat with a square head 

 and very short and compact. It, is a variety popu- 

 lar in the Western states, where the grain remains 

 in the field until quite ripe. It does not tend to 

 shatter like common wheat and the stiffness of the 

 straw makes it less liable to lodge. It is admirably 

 adapted to regions where the combined header and 

 thresher are used. Both bearded and bald and 

 spring and winter varieties are grown. The chief 

 advantage of growing this wheat lies in the fact 

 that harvesting may be done long after ripening 

 without any loss from shattering. 



COMMON RED CLOVER.— See Red Clover. 



COMMON MILLET.— See Millet. 



CRIMSON CLOVER.— An annual sown in the 

 late summer or early fall, reaching maturity in the 

 springtime of the following year. It is quite up- 

 right in its habit of growth ; more so than the other 

 clovers and has a less proportion of leaf growth to 

 the stems. It grows from 12 to 30 inches high and 

 reaches maturity in time for spring crops like corn 

 and vegetables. The blossom is crimson or scar- 

 let, from which quality it gets its name. Its dis- 

 tribution is more limited than the common red 

 variety and is most commonly grown in the South- 

 ern states. Sandy soils are most fancied by it. It 

 has been grown all along the Atlantic shore, but in, 

 the cold, clay lands it does not do well, preferring 

 when brought into the more northern climes sandy 

 loams that are open and relatively warm. 



