Archive image from page 300 of Cyclopedia of farm crops . Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada cyclopediaoffarm00bailuoft Year: 1922, c1907 &MMmi Crimson clover as an orchard cover-crop. Usually it should be 'plowed under before it blooms. useful only in the South; hairy vetch and spring vetch, most successfully used in the South, though rather generally grown in the northern states ; sweet clover and sometimes, for peculiar conditions, serradella. Of the non-legumes, rye, wheat, oats and barley of the cereals are probab
Archive image from page 300 of Cyclopedia of farm crops . Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada cyclopediaoffarm00bailuoft Year: 1922, c1907 &MMmi Crimson clover as an orchard cover-crop. Usually it should be 'plowed under before it blooms. useful only in the South; hairy vetch and spring vetch, most successfully used in the South, though rather generally grown in the northern states ; sweet clover and sometimes, for peculiar conditions, serradella. Of the non-legumes, rye, wheat, oats and barley of the cereals are probably more com- monly used than any others; rape and turnips of various varieties are used commonly, though they are not hardy in the northern sections of the coun- try ; buckwheat, white mustard and spurry have also been used with satisfaction under special con- ditions. Various mixtures and combinations of these plants are sometimes used, in order that the cover may extend through a longer period, or to insure a covering of the land should conditions be unfavorable for one or more members of the combination. The knowledge gained through experiment sta- tion work as to the usefulness of cover-crops, is constantly increasing, and they are now considered an important part of rational agricultural prac- tice. Kind of crops to use. The principle that should govern in the use of cover-crops is to employ such crops as may accom- plish the special purposes desired. To get the best
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