Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-02
with other feeds, such as corn fod-
der. silage or straw.
Sweet Clover Silaac.

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Sweet clover silage is rapidly gain
ing favor. This is put in the silo the
same as corn. The first crop may be
cut with a binder and sliced. and the.
second crop allowed to go to, seed,
OF the crop may be left until about
mature-in full bloom-and then ST.
loed. This makes the best silage. but
kills the plants. From the mature
crop 8 to II tons of good silage MAJ
be secured. 1t is nearly as good and
more certain than corn. 1t can be
with the corn binder. Good land VIII
produce a growth 8 feet high, and as
thick as a willow hedge if treated this
way.
Sweet Clover Seed.
AT this time, January, 1918. white
biennial seed is selling at 25 to 80
cents per pound. retail. n three to
four hundred pounds per ere is a
common yield. a large part of the
profit on our Aberdeen, S. D., farm
for the past two years came from
sweet clover seed. We sow with
small grain, cut a crop of hay anS a
seed crop the second year. The seed
crop is cut when we think the larg-
est part of the seed is ripe, but fath-
err on the green side. as the seed? viii
not use bundle carrier. and do NOT
shock. The bundles lay upon the
stubble inc thresh easily during "a
dry time. with the ordinary thresher.
We put canvas V e the wagons ana
do not get on the load until throwing
it if. We think this way the
maximum amount Of seed. The oroi-
nary separator does not hull all the
seed-a clover huller will. We put
our seed through a scariier. which
takes off the hull and scratches the
seed SO that it takes up water and
terminates quickly.
Soil Builder.
Sweet clover-or the bacteria in
the nCdules on the roots-iS a Erea:
nitrogen Satherer. \ crop OF sweet
clover plowed under will add as much
nitrogen and humus forming mate
rial to the soil as a coating OF man
! n The deep tap so dow
two TO FOUR feet-"spikes Of manure
driven into the soil to iibera,e plant
food, allow the penetration of mos
ture. air and other plant roots Great
" increased yields of ali crops ma be
! expected following sweet clover
Yellow or White.
Only the two biennial! varieties
yellow and white. are at Importance
in this region. and each has its SIP
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