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be cut with a mower. When cut by either method 

 the sheaves should be made small, so that they will 

 dry out quickly. 



It is important that the crop shall be threshed 

 before it is rained on, as one thorough wetting 

 will so far bedim the attractive brightness as com- 

 pared with seed that has not been rained on that 

 it will considerably discount the price that would 

 otherwise be obtained for it. It is usually threshed 

 with a huller, but may also be threshed like the 

 medium red variety by a grain separator with a 

 suitable attachment. 



The yields of the seed vary much. Instances are 

 on record where as much as 11 or 12 bushels per 

 acre have been reaped, but ordinarily even on good 

 producing soils the yields are not more than 4 to 

 5 bushels per acre, and under ordinary conditions 

 for the production of mammoth clover they are 

 even less than the amount named. Notwithstanding 

 the greater strength of the plants, the seeds are 

 apparently no larger than those of the medium red 

 variety, nor can they be distinguished from them 

 unless by an expert. 



Renewing — Much that has been said with refer- 

 ence to the renewing of medium red clover will 

 apply equally to the renewing of the mammoth. ( See 

 page 109.) Where seed crops are much grown, the 

 soil becomes so impregnated with the seed that more 

 or less of the plants will appear any season. Re- 

 newal in the South is more important, relatively, 

 than in the North, as under some conditions the 

 plants survive for a longer period in Southern soils. 



