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gives a greater weight of hay. It is also one of the early flower- 

 ing varieties. For stubble grazing it is much inferior to Chilian 

 or New Zealand, and is on the whole unsuitable for this purpose, 

 but it is one of the best and most reliable hay producers, and 

 yields a good aftermath. 



United States Red Clover — This is very similar to Canadian in 

 size and appearance. The aggregate weight of hay for the four 

 years at Garforth is less than, but at Leconfield is almost the 

 same as, Canadian. In the dry seasons it gave at Garforth less 

 hay than Canadian, but in the two wet seasons it was heavier. 

 The autumn reports show that it grows poorly, so that it is 

 unsuitable for stubble grazing. 



Russian Red Clover, — This is distinguished from the other 

 three European clovers by its larger leaf, taller growth, and 

 later flowering. The poor appearance of the plots almost every 

 autumn indicates that this clover is not to be relied on for 

 stubble grazing. It does not grow much in spring, but with a 

 moist summer, as in 1902 and 1903, it becomes one of the tallest 

 of the clovers and yields a heavy weight of hay. In dry seasons 

 the crop is less, but is still up to the average weight of the plots 

 for these years. The merits of this clover, however, are dis- 

 counted by the fact that the seed of the Russian clover has 

 always contained more impurities than any other clover tested. 

 In 1902 it had about 5 per cent, of weed seeds and other im- 

 purities, while the other samples tested did not exceed i per 

 cent. The black seeds of European dodder are frequent in 

 Russian samples. The clover seed itself is generally small, and 

 the samples frequently contain a large proportion of immature, 

 dead and hard seeds. This clover cannot therefore be recom- 

 mended unless the seed is well ripened and free from impurity. 



Bohemian^ Styrian, and Bavarian Clover, — These three Euro- 

 pean clovers are so similar that they may be considered together. 

 As regards height of plant at cutting, these are the lowest of the 

 clovers tested. They are generally reported to have a good 

 appearance in autumn but they are much behind Chilian ; the 

 reports, however, show that these clovers are suited for stubble 

 grazing. All three gave their heaviest yield of hay in the wet 

 seasons of 1902 and 1903, and were distinctly lower in the two 

 dry seasons. 



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