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reported to be thin and patchy, so that English red cannot be 

 regarded as one of the best for autumn stubble grazing. It is 

 hardy during most winters, but on the strong land of Field 33 

 at Garforth it suffered severely from a dry autumn and foggy 

 winter. It resists clover sickness well, and it is noteworthy that 

 in the nationality test made in 1 900-1 901, when all the plots 

 were much damaged by clover sickness, the English red plot 

 remained the healthiest. In a good season this clover may 

 grow tall, but it does not attain the same height as Chilian or 

 Canadian. It carries much foliage and gives a good weight of 

 hay. In 1903 this clover gave a good crop of aftermath (3 tons). 



Giant Hybrid Red Clover. — This is said to differ from English 

 red clover, on account of its stronger growth. At Garforth the 

 crop in 1902 and 1903 was above the average, and exceeded 

 the English red, but in 1904 and 1905 the crop was poor. At 

 Leconfield the hay yield was only about an average, but was 

 never greater than the English red. Most of the autumn 

 reports are unfavourable, the plot lacking density, hence this 

 clover is rather uncertain for autumn stubble grazing. In 1903 

 the aftermath was very heavy (4 tons 7 cwt.), after a good first 

 cutting. 



English Coivgrass. — The yield of hay at Garforth was below 

 the average every year except 1905. At Leconfield an average 

 crop was given each year. The autumn reports generally state 

 that this plot was satisfactory as to density, but the plant was 

 never tall. This cowgrass appears, therefore, to have some value 

 for autumn stubble grazing. The spring reports, on the other 

 hand, note lack of uniformity, so that this clover is not one 

 which stands the winter well, and although it has frequently 

 looked better than the single cut cowgrass in May and early 

 June, it has always been much inferior in yield of hay. It gave 

 a low weight of aftermath (2^ tons) in 1903. 



EnglisJi Single Cut or Late Floivering Coivgrass, — This is 

 regarded as more perennial than the foregoing. It always gave 

 the heaviest yield of hay, except in 1904, when it was exceeded 

 by Canadian. The crop average for four years at Garforth was 

 nearly 3f tons, and in 1903 it reached 4^ tons. This clover has 

 little to recommend it for autumn stubble grazing, for every 

 autumn it has been reported as small in size of plant and as a 



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