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a cover-crop. And it is easy to see why the practice can 

 not be adapted in all cases, for some orchards are on rough 

 land, that is not readily cultivated; in other cases the or- 

 chards are in sod and hence no cover-crop could he used. 



Best cover - crop to sow . - In order to get the growers 

 viewpoint on this matter the following question was asked: 

 "What cover-crop is best?" One hundred and eighty-three 

 persons answered this question. The grower frequently ment- 

 ioned two or more cover crops and the table which follows 

 gives a summary of all the answers. 



Cover-Crop No. of growers who mentioned it, 



"Clover" 54 



Crimson Clover 71 



Red " 18 



German " 5 



Sapling " 4 



Mammo th " 1 



Alsike " 1 



Cow-peas 49 



Soy Beans 3 



"Vetch" 4 



Hairy Vetch 1 

 Sand Vetch 

 Rye 

 Rape 



34 

 3 



"Any legume" 



Timothy 



1 



Orchard Grass 



"Grass" * 



Buckwheat 1 



Corn ? 



Oats 



1 



From the above table it may be seen that the Clovers 

 are by far the most popular cover-crops in the commercial 



