. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. FORAGE CROPS FORAGE CROPS 309 Mexican clover (Richardsonia scabra). Rubiacece. Known also as Spanish clover, Florida clover, pigeon weed, ipecac weed, water parsley and others. An annual forage plant, native of Mexico and Central. Fig. 419. Lentil (Lens esculenta). America, but naturalized along the gulf coast and occasionally farther north. Stems branching, dif- fuse, two to f
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. FORAGE CROPS FORAGE CROPS 309 Mexican clover (Richardsonia scabra). Rubiacece. Known also as Spanish clover, Florida clover, pigeon weed, ipecac weed, water parsley and others. An annual forage plant, native of Mexico and Central. Fig. 419. Lentil (Lens esculenta). America, but naturalized along the gulf coast and occasionally farther north. Stems branching, dif- fuse, two to four feet long, creeping; leaves nu- merous, oval, rough ; flowers nearly white, in small heads. In its general habit it resembles red clover. Mexican clover makes its best growth late in the season and comes into cultivated fields after other crops are removed. It demands a sandy soil for its best growth. The yield of hay may exceed two tons per acre, and is commonly mixed with crab-grass. The hay seems to be succulent, nutri- tious and palatable to most stock, though feeders are not agreed as to its value. It is not adapted for pasturage. Its chief value is as a renovator of sandy soils, and as a covering for the ground in late fall and winter, to be plowed under in the spring. Modiola (Modiola decumbens). Malvacece. A perennial forage plant introduced from Chile into California. Its value has not been fully determined. It is much liked by stock and seem;^ to increa.'^e the flow of milk when fed to dairy cows. A few growers have consid- ered it nearly equal. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York : Macmillan
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