CRIMSON CLOVER 



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In the rotation system crimson clover should be 

 grown as a catch crop. It can succeed a crop har- 

 vested one season and be away in time for another 

 crop the following spring. It can succeed cowpeas 

 or wheat or potatoes and is a splendid crop to be 

 seeded at the last cultivation of corn or cotton. It 

 is much prized in orchards where it can be seeded 

 in the late summer and 

 plowed under in the early 

 spring, thus permitting cul- 

 tivation during the growing 

 season when the moisture is 

 desired for the trees rather 

 than for grass or other 

 crops. A good seed bed is 

 always desirable, although 

 crimson clover may be sown 

 on any kind of land, provid- 

 ing the seed is covered. The 

 peg-tooth harrow is an ex- 

 cellent tool to give proper 

 covering. In preparing the 

 soil the aim should be to 

 secure a fine, compact and 

 moist seed bed. If plow- 

 ing be done just previous 

 to seeding, the harrow and 

 roller should be freely used, so as to secure a 

 compact bed. 



CORN. — The first thing is to see that the ground 

 is in good condition and that the field intended for 

 corn is given thorough preparation. The best re- 

 sults are usually secured on clover sod. This kind 

 of land is full of plant food, contains a large amount 

 of nitrogen and is usually in splendid tilth. The 



CRIMSON CLOVER 

 Most popular In the 

 South for land-improv- 

 ing effects. It is seeded 

 in the fall and either 

 plowed under preceding 

 corn or cotton or har- 

 vested for hay and then 

 followed by corn. It gives 

 excellent results in or- 

 chards. 



