FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION 141 



Lime Will Last a Dozen Years 



It has been found by many actual tests, as well as by 

 the luxuriant growth of the sweet clover, that one appli- 

 cation of ground limestone will keep the soil sweet for ten 

 to fifteen years. Sweet clover seeded on acid soil will fre- 

 quently make a start and cause the farmer to think he is 

 going to get a stand, but later in the season it turns yellow 

 and dies. 



Inoculation may be accomplished by buying the pure 

 culture and following the directions that come with it. 

 Another method is to get some soil from a field where 

 sweet clover has grown successfully and mix a quart of 

 this soil with a quart of water, shake thoroughly, and let 

 stand a few minutes. Then pour off a pint of the top 

 muddy water and apply this to a bushel of seed and mix 

 well. 



"Biennial White" Best Variety 



"Biennial white" sweet clover is the kind recom- 

 mended for dairy pastures. It will frequently grow suc- 

 cessfully where alfalfa and other clovers will not grow 

 at all. It is a sure "catch" when sown on sv/eet and inocu- 

 lated soil. With ten consecutive years' seeding here at the 

 University, a stand was obtained every year, while in the 

 same ten years only five stands of red clover were secured. 

 This variety of sweet clover develops such large, deep 

 roots that it withstands the drought, withstands heaving in 

 the spring if allowed a fair growth the summer before, 

 makes the most pasture, and is most beneficial to the crops 

 that follow. Care should be taken in buying seed to get 

 this variety rather than some smaller strain or the annual 

 Hubam. 



Thus the more important points to be remembered 

 under the successful culture and management of sweet 

 clover for pasture may be summarized as follows: 



1. If the soil is acid — apply lime. This is very im- 

 portant as it is a waste of seed and time to attempt to 

 grow it on acid soil. 



