Photo througlh courtesy of College of Agriculture, University of Missouri 
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KOREAN 
Korean Clover is a hot weather crop. It 
is a wonder where it is adapted. Korean 
makes its full growth the same year it is 
sown. The growth is not so tall but it is 
generally very dense. The growth is un¬ 
usually leafy and the tonnage it produces is 
astonishing. The feeding value is high and 
it stands pasturage well. 
Korean is also particularly valuable in its 
ability to grow on poor sour soils without 
the use of lime or fertilizer. Being a hot 
weather crop it makes its best growth when 
most crops are slow or dormant. Thats just 
the time you need green feed most. Its just 
awful hard to beat. 
This clover does not seed until late in the 
fall. You generally can’t harvest a seed 
crop north of Missouri although in some 
years you can. It only lives one year and if 
it doesn’t reseed you’ll have to sow it again. 
But think what it will do especially on poor 
land and how quickly it gives you a crop. 
it is ok but I think your seasons are too 
short and cool for the best of success. I 
suggest its use even when it does not ma¬ 
ture seed for it has great value as a dry 
weather pasture crop and may be a ‘‘life- 
saver” in some years. 
You will find Sunfield’s Korean Clover well 
recleaned. There is a wide variation in the 
quality of this seed. Compare quality for 
quality and on that basis you will see my rep¬ 
resentation can offer you some very fine 
values. 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
This is an annual clover that resembles 
Red Clover. The blossoms are larger and a 
little brighter in color. In the south this is 
sown in the fall but in the north only spring 
seedings are made. Prefers a cool growing 
season and it is therefore best to sow early 
but after danger of severe freezing is past. 
Many like to sow it without a nurse crop so 
it will grow faster and make its full growth 
before extremely hot weather sets in. 
SOWING KOREAN 
Use about 12 lbs. per acre. You can sow 
as early as Red Clover but the seed will not 
germinate as quickly. The growth at first is 
slow. Hot weather makes it grow faster and 
it doesn’t seem to mind drouth a great deal. 
Korean Clover must have a firm solid seed 
bed and a light covering. On loose soil or 
with a deep covering it will not do well. It 
is generally advisable to sow it with a nurse 
crop because it grows so slowly early in the 
spring. When the crop matures seed, it re¬ 
seeds itself very nicely as it is generally a 
prolific seed producer. 
I do not recommend the clover to northern 
farmers. If you live in Minnesota, Michigan, 
Wisconsin or New York or New England 
states, better use it in as experimental way. 
It is sown in those states and some claim 
Crimson Clover is used for pasture, green 
forage, hay and fertilizer. It is a very val¬ 
uable crop to plow under. Grows up to 3 to 
3y 2 feet tall. Roots penetrate deeply. Grows 
on poorer soil than Red. A good heavy 
growth plowed under is equal to an applica¬ 
tion of 20 tons of manure per acre. 
The seed is quite a bit larger than Red 
Clover seed. Sow about 15 lbs. per acre. For 
a quick early hay or pasture crop this clover 
is in big demand. Should be ready to cut 
for hay early in July. Can be pastured much 
earlier. 
I sell quite a lot of Crimson Clover seed 
each year and figure on the kind of quality 
that will please my customers. Let my rep¬ 
resentation show you the beautiful quality of 
Sunfield’s Crimson Clover. It is generally 
much cheaper to sow than Red Clover. 
