f FORAGE CROPS 
BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL 
(Lotus Corniculatus) 
Birdsfoot Trefoil is a fine stem, long lived legume forage 
crop which is fast gaining favor in American agriculture. 
It is especially valuable for use in permanent pastures and 
is often sown in combination with Kentucky Bluegrass. It 
seems adapted to a wide variety of soil conditions and suc- 
ceeds well on some soils which are so low in fertility that 
alfalfa and clovers do poorly. It is drowth resistant once it 
is well established. This is a crop to give a first considera- 
tion for hill land you wish to seed permanently. Indica- 
tions are that it is adaptable to most of the northern half of 
the United States. It makes good hay. 
In England it is regarded as a valuable bee plant. From 
Vermont and Minnesota come reports of good- crops of 
very fine quality honey from it. While it is too soon to 
judge in full the extent of Birdsfoot Trefoil as a honey 
plant in this country, reports indicate that it is generally 
of value to the bees and we may expect it to be a good 
source of nectar at least for some localities. It blooms 
here, beginning in June and continuing intermittently into 
September. 

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Showing the spreading growth of Birdsfoot Trefoil 
For field culture, seed carefully on a firm, well prepared 
seedbed; three to five pounds per acre with Kentucky 
Bluegrass; or a smaller amount may be included with a per- 
manent pasture mixture. Early spring seeding is most 
often practiced. 
Ask us for reprint, “Birdsfoot Trefoil—the Coming 
Legume.” 
There are two varieties of Birdsfoot Trefoil, the Broad- 
leaf and the Narrow Leaf. The Broadleaf variety is superior 
under most conditions. There are several strains of Broad- 
leaf variety. We feature the Empire strain of Broadleaf 
variety which is offspring from plants naturalized in the 
Preston Hollow, New York, area years ago. This strain has 
proven hardy and long lived over a long period in New 
