. Forage crops other than grasses [microform] : how to cultivate, harvest and use them. Forage plants; Plantes fourragères. 'J PLANTS OF THE CLOVER FAMILY. 83 is much s'lperior to the common red in providing honey for bees, and it is also better adapted for being grown along with timothy, first, because it ripens at the same time; and, second, because ordinarily it crowds the timothy less than the com- mon red. It can withstand lower temperatures than the common red, hence the limit of its growth is further north than that of the other. And when supplied with moisture it would seem to be adapt
. Forage crops other than grasses [microform] : how to cultivate, harvest and use them. Forage plants; Plantes fourragères. 'J PLANTS OF THE CLOVER FAMILY. 83 is much s'lperior to the common red in providing honey for bees, and it is also better adapted for being grown along with timothy, first, because it ripens at the same time; and, second, because ordinarily it crowds the timothy less than the com- mon red. It can withstand lower temperatures than the common red, hence the limit of its growth is further north than that of the other. And when supplied with moisture it would seem to be adapted to temperatures e(iually warm. It can usually be grown in good form between the 40th and 50th par- allels of north latitude, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, when sown on soils with the requisite adap- tation ; and south of the 40th parallel it can also be profitably grown under certain conditions. Place in the Rotation.—Alsike clover, like the medium red, should be sown on soils that have been previously cropped with grain, and to such an extent that they recjuire an increase of nitrogen and of veg- etable matter. The clover roots will supply l)oth of these. If the crop immediately preceding the clover has been a cultivated crop, and if it has been suitably cared for, the soil will be in a condition to grow the clover without any injurious admixture of weeds. Cereal crops, or corn should follow the clover. Alsike clover is not a good rotation crop, because of its perennial habit of growth. When- ever a stand has been secured it is usual to pasture it, or to cut it for hay for several years. Soils.—Alsike clover has special adaptation for clay soils, for clay loam soils, and for the soils of the bottom lands of the Rocky mountain region that lies within the clover belt. It thrives well on the stiflfest clays. It thrives better on loam soils well supplied ww**^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced fo
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