The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

exception would not apply, Wn1Ie III
our most northern States 1t would
practically restrict fall sowing Of
sweet clover. In Iowa 1t may be
seeded in the fall. while in Michigan
the young plants winter kill II seeding
is delayed much after the first part
Of August. In semi-arid sections ger
mination will not occur until there
is sufficient moisture in the soil, but
the sowing may be done when con-
venient, as the seed will remain dor
mant during the dry season. In
Arizona and southern California
sweet clover In sown for green ma
nure and as an orchard cover crop IN
September and October and some.
times as late as December.
In northern Kentucky sweet clover
seed is sown on wheat and rye by
broadcasting on top the ground In
January. February and March; also in
meadows, pastures and on idle and
rough lands and In washes and gullies
TO stop erosion. Later In the spring
1t is sown with oats, spring barley.
with alfalfa and other clovers and
grasses and also alone, but the seed
is then covered with me implement.
In summer and early fall II is sown
alone or with alfalfa, In corn at last
cultivation, on stubble land after har-
vest, and with small grain in the
fall. Winter and early spring sowing
produces early p~asturage or usually
two cuttings Of hay the first season.
Late spring sowing will make a crop
of hay in the fall. Summer and early
fall sowing makes good fall pasture.
and has the advantage OF maturing
u crop of seed the next year. or may
he turned under the following spring
for green manure; II also allows OPP
portunity for frequent tillage OF the
soil during the summer to destroy
weeds where the ground is badly in
tested
Amount Of Seed.
This depends somewhat on the pur-
pose for which II is sown and the
quality Of the seed. Being a biennial
plant it stools out from the root
| crown in the spring Of the second
year and becomes very much thicker
on the ground than the first season,
fifteen q twenty stems coming from
one root and often hfty or more As
the sweet clover plant grows much
larger than alfalfa it should not stand
so thick on the ground. II the sand
is too heavy the plants will not
make "A normal development, and the
crowding will trim the leaves and fine
branches from the lower part OF the
St.,n VaatltNv In lAaa hnN- nn1 nj
inferior quality.
Fifteen pounds of unhulled or ten
pounds NJ hulled seed per acre will
make a good average seeding. A
larger amount Is recommended by
some to provide against the hard
seed; but, as n large part OF sweet
clover seed Is naturally hard. the
stand obtained depends more upon
proper methods Of sowing and favor
able conditions as TO moisture than on
the quantity OF see used. for. II these
matters are ignored. no reasonable
amoun of seed could be relied upon
to give "A good stand.
When the crop IL to occupy the
ground only II season or In to lie
! ploughed under in the spring Of the
second year twenty pounds Of un-
hulled or twelve tn fifteen pounds OF
hulled seed may he used per acre
For "A seed crop not over Ave pounds
of unhulled seed per acre should he
sown. and a like quantity sown on
idle lands will give a good start. which
will reseed the ground abundantly
with the first crop of seed produced
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