The most important leguminous forage and soil improv¬ 
ing crop in the North-Central and Eastern states. It ranks 
next to alfalfa in feeding value. It will grow on any well 
drained fairly rich soil that has plenty of lime in it. With¬ 
out lime or on hard run-down land in which the organic 
matter has been exhausted by bad cropping, it will not 
thrive. 
MEDIUM 
The most common method of seeding is on winter 
grain, but it is also seeded with spring grain. Late 
RED CLOVER summer seeding is successful in much of the south¬ 
ern and eastern part of the clover area. Red Clover 
is most often seeded with timothy, though sometimes with other grasses. 
With timothy, the hay of the first year’s crop is mostly clover; the second 
year, the timothy is most heavy and after that the clover largely disap¬ 
pears. Of all the crops, oats is the most harmful since its heavy growth 
makes a shade too dense for the young clover. When seeded on wheat the 
seed bed is usually in fair condition and the clover may be sown on the 
ground when it is still freezing and thawing, as these processes will help 
to work the seed into the ground. 
sow HALF your seed in February 
One successful practice is to sow 
half the seed in February. If there 
is a good stand, no more seeding is 
necessary; if not, the remainder of 
the seed is put on in April. When 
seeding is delayed until the surface 
of the ground dries, it is a good 
practice to harrow before and after 
seeding. The harrow, if set to work 
about an inch deep, will not hurt 
the wheat. Or the seed may be put 
in with a drill. This latter is a bet¬ 
ter practice, since less seed is need¬ 
ed and it can be put in at a fairly 
uniform depth. It is well to seed 
the clover crosswise of the wheat 
rows, which are best run north and 
south, as this enables the young 
clover to get the maximum light. 
# how much to sow 
per acre 
If the clover seed is sown broad¬ 
cast, 10 to 15 pounds per acre are 
used, but if drilled, only 6 to 8 
pounds are needed. There are about 
