. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. Samuel McRamsey, of Warren county, Tennessee, who was inthe dairy business for many years, says: This clover made its appearancein this locality in 1870. It is fast covering the whole country. It suppliesmuch grazing from the first of August until frost. It is short, but veryhardy. Sheep are very fond of it, and cattle will eat it. It is killing outthe broom =eclge wherever it appears. It grows exceedingly well on redclay, and with a little care covers red hillsides that are much too commonall over the state. If it will do this and destroy the br
. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. Samuel McRamsey, of Warren county, Tennessee, who was inthe dairy business for many years, says: This clover made its appearancein this locality in 1870. It is fast covering the whole country. It suppliesmuch grazing from the first of August until frost. It is short, but veryhardy. Sheep are very fond of it, and cattle will eat it. It is killing outthe broom =eclge wherever it appears. It grows exceedingly well on redclay, and with a little care covers red hillsides that are much too commonall over the state. If it will do this and destroy the broom sedge, it shouldbe cultivated. It is not good for meadow and is only valuable forpasture. Upon the farm of the writer in Montgomery county. Tennessee, thechief soil of which is a deep clayey loam belonging to the Lithostrotionbed of the subrarboniferous formation. Lespedeza appeared about it quickly took possession of several wooded lots and also spread insome older fields that were not in cultivation. At first cattle were totally. indifferent to it and would not eat it, but gradually both cattle and sheepbegan to relish it. The advantage of this plant is its drought-resistingquality. On good soils it will remain green and continue to grow untilthe advent of frost. Broom sedge, in many places, especially in fencecorners, has yielded to its conquering march. It is far less troublesomethan broom sedge in every particular, and if it does no other good it willbe regarded as a benefactor in its ability to destroy one of the mosttroublesome of all growths to meadows and pastures. During the periodof dry weather it will turn brown upon thin soils, but the first rain willgive it a new growth. The best estimate of its value was made many years ago by Prof. Pendleton, of Georgia. He says: I am willing to concede to it sev-eral things that do not apply to any other plant we have ever grown inthis latitude. It has great powers of endurance, so far as the roots are concern
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