250,000 Red Clover seeds In a pound 
and evenly scattered on an acre 1 
pound will leave five seeds on every 
square foot, enough for a good 
stand if every seed makes a plant. 
The extra seed is merely insurance, 
but this is valuable insurance. The 
condition of seed bed and weather 
are perhaps never ideal, and allow¬ 
ance must be made for many 
chances of loss. Therefore, the 
more seed used up to, say, 20 
pounds per acre, the better chance 
for a stand. Too little seed is used 
more often than too much, and un¬ 
less seed is extremely high the ex¬ 
tra dollar or so spent per acre to 
insure a stand is money well in¬ 
vested. 
SEEDING 
favorable, one cutting of hay may 
sometimes be made the first sea¬ 
son. As a rule, however, it is best 
to only clip back the growth to 
check the development of the 
plants. It is not advisable to pas¬ 
ture spring seedings the first sea¬ 
son with sheep or hogs as they are 
likely to injure the young plants. 
Light pasturing with cattle does 
little or no harm. The second sea¬ 
son usually yields two crops; both 
may be cut for hay, or the first for 
hay and the second for seed. The 
best hay is obtained by cutting at 
the period of full bloom. Earlier 
cutting yields hay which is much 
more difficult to cure to good 
quality, but is sometimes practiced 
when the second crop is to be al¬ 
lowed to stand for seed. 
with Spring Grain Successful 
INOCULATION 
of Red Clover 
The clover is put in at the same 
time as the grain, but the grain is 
planted at a greater depth than the 
clover. On heavy land, clover 
should be plaoed not more than an 
inch deep, but on light soils 1% to 
2 inches. The nurse crop especial¬ 
ly, if it be oats, should be seeded at 
only one-half to two-thirds the 
usual rate if the clover is to have 
a good chance for success. The 
stubble of grain also serves as a 
winter protection to assist in catch¬ 
ing and holding the snow which 
otherwise might drift from the field 
and render the clover plants more 
likely to be winter killed. Where a 
stand of clover is badly needed and 
hard to get, it is better to prepare 
a good seed bed and sow clover 
alone. 
Curing Process 
CLOVE.R 
The secret of success in curing 
clover hay lies in tedding fre¬ 
quently before the plants become 
too dry, so as to reduce the mois¬ 
ture content as rapidly and evenly 
as possible. As soon as the leaves 
show signs of wilting in the swath, 
rake into windrows, and bunch 
into cocks. 
One of the most important 
things in Red Clover growing 
is inoculation. Therefore, for 
safety’s sake, inoculate every 
new clover seedling. The cost 
is very small compared to 
crop value. 
Time of Cutting 
If the usual practice is followed and 
the clover sown with a grain nurse crop, 
it begins to develop rapidly after the 
grain is cut. If the weather is especially 
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