SH Ne Na NSN NH DM Na re SS ee” NS 
1sture Legumes and Grasses 
ve Adaptability 
LEGUMES 
ALFALFA (Long Lived) 
The best long lived legume for pastures where the 
soil is not sour or too wet. Should not be pastured too 
close, particularly late in the fall. 
SWEET CLOVER (Biennial; 2 yrs.) 
The standard biennial pasture legume for sweet soil; 
exceptionally valuable for heavy pasture production and 
for soil improvement. 
RED CLOVER (Biennial; 2 yrs.) 
Exceptionally valuable for short pasture rotations on 
clay and dark loam soil. 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
(Reseeds; usually long lived) 
An excellent legume for long life pastures; particu- 
larly adapted to low land; will grow on soil too acid 
for Red Clover. 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
(Reseeds; long lived) 
A most valuable legume for long life pastures; par- 
ticularly adapted where moisture is abundant, and in 
combination with Kentucky Blue Grass. 
Although the danger of bloat from Alfalfa 
and Clovers is not so great when used in com- 
bination with grasses, the usual precautions 
should be taken when the animals are first 
turned into the pasture. Likewise, care should 
be taken to avoid over-grazing of legumes, 
particularly early in the spring and late in the 
fall. 
When alfalfa is used and soils are acid, suf- 
ficient lime should be applied. It is always 
advisable to inoculate the legumes or the 
mixture. 

