Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
yRuTH ABOUT CRIMSON CLOVER.


IOld In n New Jersey STATION buttetln
by Professor voorhees,.
CrimsOn clover will grow in any part
f Now Jersey, bcI < quite as hardy rs
le common red clover and yielding
better hay and very early pasture. Grim
son clover is an annual, its best use be-
my probably derived from seeding it in
the summer or fall for an carly spring
crop, either for pasture, forage or green
manure, as it withstands the winter. 1t
is adapted for wide variety of condi-
tions, both i'll reference to character of
soil and method and time of seeding,
though not as substitute for red clover.
Spring seeding, either alone or with
oats, gives Il summer crop Fall seeding
may extend from July to October i'll or
chards berry patches, corn, among vege-
tables or upon raw ground following
after potatoes, tomatoes, melons or other
crops harvested before September The
seed should be lightly covered as even
heavy rains bury it too deeply. Hot,
dry weather after sprouting also Injuries
the stand. 1t is not adapted for seeding
with winter wheat or rye. An average
of . pounds of seed is sown per acre,
and it should be of the best American
grown strains. Eight pounds may be
used alone or in orchards, while as much
as g pounds may be needed when sOwn
with other crops which should then be
well fertilizc6
Crimson clover, in common with 9th
er farm crops, requires good soils for its
best development, though it is well
adapted to light lands catching readily
and f1ourishlng where red clover VIII
not thrive. and also making use of min
eral constituents which are not available
to the cereals The average yield ON diff
fercnt soils secured from full stand the
last week III May was 1874 tons of green
forage, which became 2 40 tons of dry
hay. Much larger yields have been re-
ported. As "A green manure TO secure
aVn liable nitrogen this plant possesses
mSiy advantages due to its time of
growth. A crop six inches high on April
"a showed accumulation of nitrogen III
the whole plant at the rate OF I0l
pounds per acre or rs much as is con
tanned in ten tons Of stable manure, or
in G1S pounds Of nitrate of soda, which
costs Sl5
The clover grown thus early might
be utilized by blowing under to fcrtilize
the soil for such early vegetables pota-
toes. melons and other crops usually
benefited by liberal applications of nj
trogcnous manures The advantages de-
rived from this crop when used solely
as "a green manure are but slightly re-
| duced when the crop Is fed to stock and
/ the resulting manure saved and return
| ed to the field. The fcrtiliZing value of
the roots alone is equivalent III nitrogen
| compounds and other organic matter to
/ three tons of stable manure.
/ In average seasons crimson clover
provides a suiling crop excellent both in
/ yield and quality OF product, lasting
| about 20 days and at time when other
forage is not abundant. The compost
ton and accessibility of this plant make
it superior tn red clover, and i'll seasons
/ favorable to early haymaking the prod
net thus secured is not eXcelled by aDv
other farm crop for all purposes. 1t is
especially useful in the renovation of
poor, sandy farms. Interest in this crop
is so great, especially north of the thir
ty-ninth degree, where it has not yet
been acclimated that The New Eng
land Homestead invites the experiments
of farmers on this product.