. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 262 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION reduced to 18 or 20 per cent. The curing of the hay is greatly facihtated by the use of the tedder, which may be used the next morning after cutting as soon as the dew is off. The time required for the clover to cure will depend upon its maturity, upon the dryness of the ground under it, and upon the sun and air. Under favorable conditions it may be dried out sufficiently for storing in 20 to 24 hours after cutting. If only a small acreage is grown, or if
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 262 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION reduced to 18 or 20 per cent. The curing of the hay is greatly facihtated by the use of the tedder, which may be used the next morning after cutting as soon as the dew is off. The time required for the clover to cure will depend upon its maturity, upon the dryness of the ground under it, and upon the sun and air. Under favorable conditions it may be dried out sufficiently for storing in 20 to 24 hours after cutting. If only a small acreage is grown, or if plenty of labor is at hand, the leaves may be better saved and a slightly better quality of hay may be secured if the hay is piled into small cocks, when in a semi-cured condi- tion, for a few days before storing. 263. Cutting for seed. — Red clover is grown primarily for the seed in but few lo- calities. The seed is usually harvested from the second crop, that is, from the plants which spring up after the hay crop has been re- moved. This practice makes possible the harvesting of two crops, one for hay and one for seed, during the same season. Small amounts of seed are produced on many farms in the clover growing sections of the country, but the greater part of it is produced in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. The yield of seed per acre varies greatly from year to year, depending much upon weather conditions and upon. Fig. 92. - Using the tedder on a heavy hay Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Livingston, George. New York, The Macmillan company
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