Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . A Clover Buncher Attached to a Mowing THE CLOVERS 255 one-fifteenth of an inch in diameter. The lower should be a No. 22 meshwire screen. The buckhorn seeds with sawdust adhering will pass over thesurface of the upper screen and be removed. The clover seed will passthrough the openings and be retained by the lower screen, passing off atthe edge, where it may be collected. The sawdust should be fine and willpass through the lower screen. In this way the separation is compl
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . A Clover Buncher Attached to a Mowing THE CLOVERS 255 one-fifteenth of an inch in diameter. The lower should be a No. 22 meshwire screen. The buckhorn seeds with sawdust adhering will pass over thesurface of the upper screen and be removed. The clover seed will passthrough the openings and be retained by the lower screen, passing off atthe edge, where it may be collected. The sawdust should be fine and willpass through the lower screen. In this way the separation is complete. Red Clover Troubles.—The principal enemies of red clover are insects,fungous diseases and weeds. Much is heard concerning clover sickness,but little is known relative to the nature of the malady. Failure to grow. Red Clover on Limed and Unlimed continuous crops of clover may be due to any one of several causes. Soilacidity is probably the most common cause of clover failure. This, aspreviously stated, is overcome by the use of lime. One of the most commondiseases of clover is anthracnose. In some sections nematodes have alsobeen responsible for clover failure. These difficulties will be mentionedunder special chapters covering plant diseases, insect enemies and Clover.—Is a perennial plant intermediate between red andwhite clover in size and appearance. It is adapted to ground that is toowet for red clover, and is also more tolerant of acidity. 1 Courtesy of The Macmillan Company, N. Y. From Crops and Methods for Soil Improve-ment, by Agee. 256 SUCCESSFUL FARMING As a hay crop it will not yield as much as red clover, although it makeshay of finer textures and retains the leaves better. It is hardier than redclover, but lodges worse. The foliage is slightly bitter and not
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