

The most important leguminous forage and soil improving crop in the 
north-central and eastern states. It rankes next to alfalfa in feeding value. 
It will grow on any well drained fairly rich soil that has plenty of lime 
in it. 
Without lime or on hard, run-down land in which the organic 
matter has been exhausted by bad cropping, it will not thrive. 
The most common method of 
seeding is on winter grain, but it is 
also seeded with spring grain. Late 
summer seeding is successful in 
much of the southern and eastern 
part of the clover area. Red Clover 
is most often seeded with timothy, 
though sometimes with other grass- 
es. 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 
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 
clover largely disappears. 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. 
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. 
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 
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