Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
CLOVER DEMONSTRATIONS IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHOULD
PROVE OF INTEREST TO OR
LEANS COUNTY FARMERS
From recent issue of the Orleans
County Farm Bureau News:

County Farm Bureau News:
'Clover Seed is too high, can't af-
ford to use it." How many farmers
of this county have heard this state
ment made this year by a neighbor or
hasn't felt like saying it himself!
But who is the man that has the flg-
ures to back his statements? Nova
days it is mighty dangerous to be
caught without plenty of proof. We
must be sure of the ground we stand
ON.
Farmers in Washington county
have some pretty accurate dope" on
this clover seed situation. From the
results of IA demonstrations run by
the Farm Bureau they know that for
the first year at any rate, heavy
seeding of clover is a money-maklng
proposition. In fact, on parts of IA
demonstration plots Red and Alslke
clover was the only seed used and
these ii plots produced more hay this
past season than any of other mix
lures which included Timothy or
Timothy and Red Top. Here are the
actual figures compiled from re
port made in the July, 1919, issue of
the Washington County Farm Blu
reau News.
Results of 'AlI-ClOver Mixtures"
The average number of pounds per
acre of this Red-Alsike mixture
which was sowed was Is. Weighings
made at haying time on IA plots
showed a green weight of 6.74 tons
which yielded 2.7 tons of dry all
clover hay.
Results of 'Heavy-Clover Mixtures"
The heavy-clover mixtures were
made up of Red Clover, Alsike Glow
er and Timothy with occasionally a
little Red Top. In the 26 trials run,
the seed mixtures had an average of
1870 clover seed-nearly three
fourths. The average green weight
per acre was 6.66 tons, yielding 2.66
tons of hay. This was .04 of ton
less than the all-clover mixture.
RESULTS OF LIGHT CLOVER"
MIXTURES
As in the preceding mixtures, both
Red and Alsike Clover were used with
Timothy and sometimes Red Top.
These Is trials, however, had a much
lighter seeding of clover, only 1870
of the seed mixture being made up of
clover. The yield in green weight
was 5.78 tons per acre giving 2.32
tons of dry hay. This was SO of
a ton less than the all-clover mixture
slower mixture.
1t must be remembered that these
results are for one year only. 1t is
impossible to predict what the next
two or three years will show for the
"All-Clover" mixture. The Heavy
Glover" mixture contains enough
Timothy so that a fair stand fshay
should be secured even if the clover
dies out or is winter killed. AS will
be noted, the difference between a
1000 clover mixture and the 1870
clover mixture was but .04 of ton
$50 pounds) The difference of "a
OF a ton between the "Heavy-Clover"
and Light Glover" is worthy of note
The approximate cost Of the 'Heavy-
Clover" mixture per acre with clo-
yer at go cents and Timothy at SOTO
- Pc; h sssasIIeI would be 1898 against a
seed cost of $720 for the "Light-
Clover mixture, difference of $2.1
To offset this we have the increased
yield of $50 pounds of clover hay. At
$25. ton (cheap for good clover hay)
this is worth $3.50. Thus instead of
a "Heavy-Qover' mixture proving
demonstrations showed that the ex-
ira feed produced is worth $6.32 per
acre more than the increase in cost
of using Heavy Glover" mixture
Just to be sure that the conclusions
previously drawn are correct, another
arrangement was made of the data
secured in these demonstrations. Or
ten of these demonstrations a uni
form seeding was practiced using the
following mixtures on three distinct
plots side by side.
ID "All-Clover" mixture: IL
pounds Red Clover, 6 pounds Alsike
04- ii 1f I G H.
(2) "Heavy-Clover" mixture:
A pounds timothy. Total of 16 pounds
per acre.
(3) Light Clover mixture: G
pounds Red Clover, pounds Alsike, IL
pounds Timothy. Total of Is pounds
per acre.
Thus on the same kinds of soils
under the same conditions the Gail
Clover" "Heavy-Clover," and 'Light
Glover" mixtures were tried out in IL
different localities.
Results of "AlI-CIover" Mixture
The average of these ten plot.
showed a yield of 81 tons per acr,
green weight and 2.68 tons DIR.
weight.
Results of Heavy Clover" Mixture
The average of these ten plot
showed yield of Gil tons per acr,
green weight and IA tons dry weigh
leaving a difference of "a of a tol
dry hay in favor of the CALL Clover
mixture.
Results of Light Clover" Mixture
The average of these ten plot
showed yield of 55 tons of greer
weight and % tons dry weight
difference of another "a of ton il
favor of a "Heavy-Clover" mixtur
and 48 of a ton to the credit of tn
a'All-Clover" mixture
Taking the same values for Glove
and Timothy as have been used be
fore, the "All-CIover" mixture woul