The Springdale news., 1915-12-24
III. CGOVERS.
Earl Fitzpatrick, Extension Agrono
 mist, University Of Arkansas.

i grown in Arkansas. The aereaga should he increased many times. The l cloYers belong to that class Of plants 1 known as soil builders. They have 1 the power of using the free nitrogen from the air. Tllis ability is due to# l the acton Of certain bacteria which form nodufes on the clover roots. II these crops are grown and pasture1 ] or. turned under CT fed 10 livestock and Iae manure returned nitrogen vii l be added to the soil. AhenanE 9t the =eIoveF@ except Japan eIaFafs are soHn on land where they have never baea before #tHa soil should he #fhoea lated with tHe s8il method of=bg tIse pure culture method.
 THe el6vers may be divided inc three classes. frist, tbase which live i for tHo OF more years asked. Alsike. White or white blessomed sweet cie= ver. Second, summer anHaals or those which are seeded in the spring and mature and die n the fall az Japan clover fAird. winter annHals ar those which are soan n the summer or=faIl aHd mature and die the tol. lowing summer as Fur and =eriI2sea l clover Each group has=its place in i the cropping system
 Rcd Clover lasts for only t&o years under ordinary conditions unless T is allowed 70 Feseea ItseIf=lt makes fts be- growth on aeIay# #loam soil Good drainage and q liberal sapPlEaf lime . #H4 I rate=of seeding r 10 I5 pounds te theaere when seeded alone CT 5 to pounds pore acre in mixture With grasses Best results are usually SC cured by seeding in September, spring seeding may be done, but then there Is danger of damage to the young plants by the weeds or dry weather during the summer.
 Aleike clover is adapted to soils Of a wet nature. II will grow on soil that is deficient in lime better than any Of the other clovers It is often seeded in permanent pastures or meadows along with grasses on soils that are poorly drained The usual rate Of seeding IS 6 to pounds per acre.
 Japan clover or Lespedeza is nat ural growth especially in the south and eastern part of Arkansas. II does well m a mixture with Bemuda, or after oats and wheat Seeding should be done the latter part of February or March The seed may be broad. casted on the Bermuda sod or on the wheat or oats and narrowed in. On wheat or oats seed at the rate of bushel per acre Four or five pounds per acre will serve as a start on Der muda. It will reseed itself each year if given Q chance.
 Crimson and Bur Glover should be grown more than they are. They grow when other crops are not grow ing. They hold the soil from wash ing Plant foods that would be lost during the winter and spring are taken up and retained They furnish splendid pasture during the spring and sometimes during the winter. 1T pastured off or turned under they fur nish large supply of humus and nit rogen to the soil. Both of these clo- vers should be seeded in the last of August or September They may be broad-casted in the cotton or corn middles and covered with a harrow. The rate of seeding Is 15 pounds of crimson clover and two or three bush els of bur clover in the bur per acre. A bushel of bur clover in the bur weighs ten pounds.
 nI1 ic o~fi inl laPiV q Q n ted for growing with Bermuda. It fur nishes a pasture during the winter and spring when the Bermuda is no, green. Part of the bur clover seed have a hard coat so that they may lav in the ground for several months before sprouting. Because of this fact the crops will reseed itself iron year to year when once started I some of II is allowed to seed eacf spring If sown late bur clover seet often germinate poorly MT A. D McNair has found that if the seed art soakea in cold water, put in boilins water for just one minute, put bael in the cold water, and sown, the per centage of germinatlon will be Tn creased many times.
 The following Farmers Bulletin
 should be read Bur Clover Bulletin
 No 693, Sweet Clover Bulletin Nc 4sh, Crimson Clover No. $50 an
 597, Lespedeza or Japan clover Nc
 Al These bulletins may be secure
 by writing to the Extension Depar
 ment, Fayetteville, Ark. or to the Dc
 partment of Agriculture. Washington
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