252 FORAGE CROPS 
clover. As pasture it is better than any other 
kind of clover, being readily eaten by all kinds 
of live-stock. Pasturing is begun in the spring, 
as soon as. animals can get a good bite, and it 
remains good until late autumn. 
Because of its higher content of water, white 
clover is more difficult to cure than red clover, but 
not so wasteful in curing, as the leaves do not fall 
away so readily. 
When seeded alone, ten pounds of seed per 
acre should be used. But a pure sowing of white 
clover is neither so good nor so healthful for stock 
as a mixture. It may be mixed with other clovers 
and with grasses, either for temporary or perma- 
nent meadows. It is much benefited by top-dress- 
ings of lime, marl, ashes or mixtures of bone and 
potash. 
