Henderson's farmers manual : 1919 . possess a sweet, honey-like fragrance. The importance ofBokhara Clover, however, is it> value for plowing under for greenmanuring, particularly to prepare poor soils where it is difficult to getother crops to grow. Sow 10 lbs. per acre; weight 60 lbs. per bushel. Price, 45c. per lb.; $ per bushel, $ per 100 lbs. JAPAN CLOVER Lespedeza StriataAn annual leguminous plant considerably grown, particularly in theSouth, as a summer pasture, green forage and hay crop. It also hasmuch value as a soil enrieher when plowed under as green manure. Itwill flo
Henderson's farmers manual : 1919 . possess a sweet, honey-like fragrance. The importance ofBokhara Clover, however, is it> value for plowing under for greenmanuring, particularly to prepare poor soils where it is difficult to getother crops to grow. Sow 10 lbs. per acre; weight 60 lbs. per bushel. Price, 45c. per lb.; $ per bushel, $ per 100 lbs. JAPAN CLOVER Lespedeza StriataAn annual leguminous plant considerably grown, particularly in theSouth, as a summer pasture, green forage and hay crop. It also hasmuch value as a soil enrieher when plowed under as green manure. Itwill flourish on poor and exhausted soils, too poor to produce profitablecrops of any other forage plant. Though an annual, once sown itreseeds itself from year to year, and in that way will last indefinitely,and is pronounced by competent authorities as the best pasture plantfor impoverished soil in the Southern states. Sow 14 lbs. per acre;weight 20 lbs. per bushel. Price, 65c. per lb. $ per bushel of 20 lbs.; $ per 100 lbs. I. Hendersons Superior Recleaned CRIMSON or SCAKLET CLOVEK Time of flowering, June; height, 2 Incarnatum Crimson Clover forms an upright branching plant 1 to 2 feet in height,according to soil, locality and season. It roots very deeply and is abountiful provider of nitrogen. Plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tons ofstable manure per acre and even if the Clover be harvested or benefits derived from the wonderful nitrogenous root formation willalone many times repay the cost of seed and labor. It is the cheapest source of nitrogen, and has restored to profitablecultivation thousands of acres of poor land. As Hay-—Cut when coming into full bloom, not later—and properlycured—it is richer in protein than Red Clover and especially adaptedfor growing and working animals. The yield of cured hay on a\soils is 2 to 3 tons per acre, on lighter soils less and on heavier, richersoils, phenomena crops ha
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