. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 43 the damp places in a permanent pasture. Sow 6 pounds of seed per acre in Septem- ber or March. Artichoke (//e/irt»i^ftH8 /h?)c/-os«s).—Perennial, by underground tul)er8; stems erect, 5 to 8 feet; leaves and dowers much like those of the ordinary suntiower, but smaller. One of th<! best and most profitable crops for winter hog pastures. The tubers may be cut in small pieces for planting, as is done with Irish potatoes, and about the same amount of "se»'d" per acre is required. They are planted in the same ma
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 43 the damp places in a permanent pasture. Sow 6 pounds of seed per acre in Septem- ber or March. Artichoke (//e/irt»i^ftH8 /h?)c/-os«s).—Perennial, by underground tul)er8; stems erect, 5 to 8 feet; leaves and dowers much like those of the ordinary suntiower, but smaller. One of th<! best and most profitable crops for winter hog pastures. The tubers may be cut in small pieces for planting, as is done with Irish potatoes, and about the same amount of "se»'d" per acre is required. They are planted in the same manner and require the same cultivation as the Irish potato. The tubers make very little growth before October, and do not become thoroughly matured before December. The yield is larger than that of any otlier root crop, being ordinarily from 400 to 600 bushels per acre, while double those yields are secured under specially good conditions. When the crop is fully matured a few rows should be plowed out to secure "seed" for spring planting, and this should be buried like potatoes. When the field is turned over to the hogs enough of the tubers will be left in the ground to restock the field, Init as the hogs will leave the ground very rough and uneven, and the plants will be so irregular that they can not be culti- vated, it is much better to plow the entire field in the spring and replant in resrular rows. When it is desired to clear a field in which artichokes have been grown it can be accomplished by a single plowing in June or July, after the new growth has exhausted the old tubers and before the new crop has formed. Birdfoot Clover. Yellow Trefoil {Lotus coniiciilalus).—Perennial; stems branching, slender, nearly prostrate, 3 to 12 inches; leaves very numerous, small; flowers yellow, in small heads. This grows well on hard and sterile soil, roots deeply, bears drought well, and is of considerable value as a pasture plant. It begins its growth very early in the
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