Because of the tendency of pure strands to cause bloat, it should be seeded in a mixture with grasses unless it is to be grazed exclusively by hogs and poultry. A long-lived legume that withstands drought well and will not bloat livestock. Initial stand establishment is uncertain, and maximum growth is ordinarily not obtained until the third year. Since it is seeded in the fall and plowed under the following spring, there is no loss or time for growing cash crops. This winter annual shows promise as a pasture and green manure crop for the south half of Missouri.
Stands are easier to get than with the common crimson clover.
It reseeds itself. But more experience is necessary before its place in our cropping systems can be definitely established.