American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-10

which each grower a modify TO 1T
his own particular field.
As soon as the seed Is planted, water
should be supplied by irrigation, II
rains are insufficient. After the seed
Is once sprouted the soil should be
irrigated often enough to keep the
surface In a moist state until the
plants are large enough to shade the
ground. From that time on, water does
not have TO be given so often and can
be given In larger amounts. When
clover is planted with a nurse crop.
lrrigate according TO the needs of the
clover rather than for the nurse crop
IN order TO secure q uniform and salts
factory stand. IL is always desirable
70 irrigate as o o as possible after
removing the nurse crop.
Handling the Seed the Second Year.
Rcd ClOyer-In most localities the
first crop Is cut for hay when the
leld starts to 80 into general bloom.
which 10 from June 18th 10 30th de-
pending OF locality. The second crop
Is then allowed to 90 to seed. Clip
ping the first crop Is a great aid In
The fight against weeds.
Rains usually supply enough water
70 start growth In the spring so that
often the first irrigation is put on
about ten days before cutting. The
second irrigation is usually put on
about ten days after cutting; the
third il applied when the field Is IN
bloom again. and If the soil becomes
dry a fourth Is put on when the seed
is in the dough stage. to fill out that
seed and mature any late blossoms
which may have formed.
Alslke Clover-Alsike clover is not
clipped for a hay crop. Sometimes il
Is pastured until about May 10th to
keep weeds in check. but even this
often results in a decreased yield Of
seed. Irrigations are often given as
follows.
First, during the early growth.
Second. at blooming time.
Third. at filling period. If necessary.
As a rule, 1t is poor policy to irri-
gate from the time the plants are from
four to six inches high until the field
is in general bloom.
White ClOver-White clover requires
more water. as a rule. more irrigation
than either red or alsike c~lovers. The
first irrigation is generally given in
the early spring when growth COM
mences. and as often thereafter as the
soil moisture condition would indi-
cate. About ten days before the first
crop natures It's seed a heavy head Of
water is put or the field. This will
force the second crop Of blossoms
right up through the first and they
viii. in time. produce another crop Of
seed. When the second crop is ripe
the field is cut. In this way two
crops Of seed are obtained with only
one cutting The vitality Of the seed
of the first crop is not injured.
Glover should be cut for seed when
the heads have turned brown and are
ripe but while the straw Is still green.
A rule sometimes followed with alsike
Is TO cut when the etem OF the last
flower turns white. In order TO pre-
vent loss OF heads. clover should be
cut by night from midnight until 9
Ia. m. when the dew is on the plants.
4 crew OF shockers follow the moving
machines and shock the clover imme-
diately In low shocks. To prevent
loss Of heads at threshing time. shocks
are made no larger than necessary
the aNtional Red Cross society. This
ling. clover seed is ordinarily thresh-
ed from the shock. except when 1t Is
impossible TO get a thresher before
snow flies. or when a grower is un-
able TO secure careful help at thresh-
ing time to haul in the shocks.-F. T..
Brunkow. Assistant State Seed Analyst