. Elementary agriculture . Fig. 79. A hand dump rake. come to full bloom. Hay cut later is not so good. Careful Handling. In harvesting the clover crop, it should reach the barn or stack with the least handling and exposure. If it is allowed to become too dry in handling, the leaves will crumble and fall off, and they are the best part of the hay. Curing Clover Hay. Clover hay should be well cured in the sun, or it will heat and spoil in the stack or mow. Some farmers cut it in the afternoon, and after the dew is off the next morning it is tedded, raked, and put in the cock before night (Figs.
. Elementary agriculture . Fig. 79. A hand dump rake. come to full bloom. Hay cut later is not so good. Careful Handling. In harvesting the clover crop, it should reach the barn or stack with the least handling and exposure. If it is allowed to become too dry in handling, the leaves will crumble and fall off, and they are the best part of the hay. Curing Clover Hay. Clover hay should be well cured in the sun, or it will heat and spoil in the stack or mow. Some farmers cut it in the afternoon, and after the dew is off the next morning it is tedded, raked, and put in the cock before night (Figs. 79, 80, 81, and 82). Uses of Clover. Eed clover is used for hay and for pasture. It is often used as a green-manure crop to be plowed under if the ground is poor in humus. Even where it is cut for hav, the stubble and roots
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