. Dry farming in western Canada . Fig. 35.—Cutting Sweet Clover at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Sweet clover is probably Die best biennial legume forage plant for r having less than sixteen inches of precipitation. Where oats can lie grown satisfactorily Eor hay it is questionable whether it pays to grow millet. 69. Sweet Clover.—This crop has been little grown as yet by western farmers. 11 is. however, the most suit- able biennial legume for the dry parts, in spite of its coarseness and bitterness. In those arras where the grasses do not yield well, and particularly where the soil is lacking in o
. Dry farming in western Canada . Fig. 35.—Cutting Sweet Clover at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Sweet clover is probably Die best biennial legume forage plant for r having less than sixteen inches of precipitation. Where oats can lie grown satisfactorily Eor hay it is questionable whether it pays to grow millet. 69. Sweet Clover.—This crop has been little grown as yet by western farmers. 11 is. however, the most suit- able biennial legume for the dry parts, in spite of its coarseness and bitterness. In those arras where the grasses do not yield well, and particularly where the soil is lacking in organic mailer or for any reason is in poor tilth, lids crop promises much as a forage and a soil improver. Only northern grown strains should be
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