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two months and requires from two to three acres per cow. 

 The principal reason for this advantage is that sweet 

 clover is so deep rooting that it does not fail in time of 

 dry weather. 



Stays Green and Fresh Throughout Summer 



The cow's requirement for feed is continuous through- 

 out the summer, and the greatest need is for an abundant 

 pasture in the trying time of flies and excessive heat, which 

 is just the time when bluegrass so miserably fails to sup- 

 ply sufficient feed. In order to solve the pasture problem 

 economically, we must have an ample and continuous sup- 

 ply of feed for the six months of summer, and the 81 an- 

 swers made it clear and positive that the sweet clover 

 stayed green and fresh throughout the hot and dry weather 

 of July and August when bluegrass pastures were burned 

 up. 



All of the farmers were highly pleased with the pro- 

 duction of their cows and several reported better produc- 

 tion on sweet clover pasture without grain than on such 

 an excellent winter ration as corn silage, legume hay, and 

 a good grain ration. 



One cow on my farm produced 56 pounds of milk 

 per day on sweet clover pasture without grain, and I have 

 seen several other cows in different parts of the state that 

 produced this amount or more on sweet clover pasture 

 without grain. One of these cows, belonging to Mr. Ren- 

 schen of Clinton County, produced 75 pounds of milk on 

 three milkings per day without grain. Here is strong evi- 

 dence of the high feeding value of sweet clover for dairy 

 cows. 



Saves Land, Labor and the Cow's Energy 



In addition to the fact that sweet clover pasture saves 

 land and labor on the dairy farm and provides for such a 

 good production of milk, it aids the cow in producing this 

 milk by conserving her energy in that it permits her to fill 

 up on feed quickly and then lie down and contentedly 

 chew her cud, instead of having to eat all day, as she does 



