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BIENNIAL SWEET CLOVER 


mature animals can be grazed per acre. Sweet 
Clover pasture is high in mineral content, espe- 
cially calcium, so is particularly valuable for 
dairy cattle and young stock. It is also valuable 
hog pasture the first year. Generally speaking, 
there is less danger from bloating on Sweet 
Clover than from any other legume. Sweet 
Clover pasture should be closely grazed, par- 
ticularly the second year. If not kept well eaten, 
it will get coarse, seed, and die. Pastured close- 
ly, it furnishes succulent pasture for a much 
longer period. Where animals cannot keep it 
grazed close enough, Sweet Clover pasture 
should be clipped, but at sufficient height not to 
kill the growth. 
SWEET CLOVER FOR HAY 
The best hay from Sweet Clover is usually 
secured the year it is sown and is the equal of 
Alfalfa in composition, palatability and feeding 
value. The cutting should be done after the 
buds have formed at the crown of the plant, 
which indicates that the plant is ready for 
Winter. The second year’s growth becomes 
coarse and stemmy as soon as it comes into 
bloom, and if hay is desired it should be cut 
before blossoms appear. The second year, the 
plants must be cut high or they will be killed. 
No definite height can be given, but it must 
be cut high enough to leave two or three green 
leaves and branches on the stubble. 
OTHER USES FOR SWEET CLOVER 
Sweet Clover is very valuable as a bee pas- 
ture and will produce more honey and as fine 
quality as any other crop. 
The dense growth of Sweet Clover the sec- 
ond year makes it very valuable as a weed 
eradicator. 




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