Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-06
New Clover Found
by lowa Expert

ta,nsd from medium rcd clover the
corn belt standard. has been dis
covered and developed by II.
Hughes. In charge OF the farm crops
section at the Iowa Agricultural ex-
pertinent station. lts future value 70
agriculture promises TO be 90 srea'
that II cannot be estimated.
Growing Ike magic 20 = hsisht OF
four 10 six and even. eight feet our
ing q period OF four months, TINS
oi,,.. .an &c used FOR increasing Ter
tI,ity. as a soilinG crop. for hay OF
to furnish honey for bees BY act
usl test IL has shown ite adaptable
ity TO every part Of the United stat
es, as we'll as 20 Canada. Denmark
Ensland, Australia and Hawaii
This clover" says w. n. steven
son. professor Of farm crops AND
! sots AT Iowa state College, Seems
likely 20 revolutlonize the rotation
/ system now used in the corn belt the
problem o, getting organic matter
and nitrogen back into the SOL
/ chesply is the most serious one II
I fertility we have TO contend WIN
Annual White Sweet clover promis-
IS 10 fll long felt need"
The discovery of this clover came
about by chance during some sener-
| al experiments on sweet clovers ir
| 1916. Among varieties grown IN these
test plots one was noticed 70 act as
an annual and was kept for furth-
er investigation. II produced re-
markahle growth and plans were
made TO give II field trials.
Free Samples 81 Feed.
This spring small samples Of seec
will ne sent free to all farmers thu
ask for them. The seed from the
arst few plants were so much in
demand that the price. offered for
them sound like Action. On the has
r Ct an orer of $40 for six seeds. Mr.
Eughss figured that the new clover
seed was worth 1906. 900, 80 per bush
el One man sent a signed cheCF
~ uhicN he lArt blank snare ar6
asked Mr.. Hughes 10 fll in any sun;
he saw At However. no effort has
been made by the experiment sta
ton 70 make money on the new
seed and as fast as II has become
available It has been sent out free
for trial ard for increase.
The seed multiplies rapidly. One
farmer In the spring Of 1918 had SO
seeds and from these seeds in the
fall he had a total OF 800 pounds,
This Is an item In favor Of the new
clover.
4 search was made by the United
States department OF agriculture to
find out whether this clover was
merely some European form re-
discovered and It was definitely de-
cided that Annual White Sweet Glow
er Is new variety. II IL thought
this clover originated in Alabama in
wild state Much sweet clover
/ down there is harvested by the ne
groes who probably mixed the new
| variety with other seed and sent IL
I north. 49,, .4.. n
In general appearance the ne~
! clover resembles the common yellow
! clover. II has white flowers ard
| grows much taller and more rapidly
I Pe.ng an annual IL completes its
/ growth in one season and does not
| have the same kind Of root system
| that the biennial does. The seeds
are different. being f'atter than thoe}
| Of the biennial and having diaEo
| nal crease across them which makes
| them readily distingu!shable from
! the other kind.
! interest is World Wide.
=, L. pr.- q Il
| spread over q large region as shCwr
! by the letters received regarding i.
! ut will be fine for soil improve
ment, IL offers considerable promise
as pasture and its late bloomine
| feature makes Il valuable as bet
pasture" reports the Oregon Expert
Aent Station. Virgo Lund. forme,
! student Of Iowa State College wht
! has returned TO Denmark. says, 'Thf
Annual White Sweet clover was seed
ed the latter part Of May and be.
fore frost came Il had grown TO 81,
feet It shows much promise in Den
mark AS crop to be seeded witt
small grain and then allowed to grow
after the grain has been removed"
l.. H.. smith W Irp-dIl. ~" d. Sdf
he has always been a yellow swee
clover booster but he has this TO sal
about the new variety. 1T appeal'
to me as a great crop to sow IN will
small grain for fertilizer and be-
Neve Il has a great future"
Some adverse criticism has COM
in regarding the clover but this ha'
been corrected by the proper pre-
marathon of the soil. Innoculation ant
lining are often necessary az al
sweet clovers require considerable
calcium
Reports Of the 1919 trials from al
over the United states show tina
the assertions Of Iowa Station re
garding this new clover are auth
entic and the development Of tn
plant VIII proceed rapidly as sool
as sufficient seed can be secured t
meet the demand. II has been t'et
out by experiment stations all owe
the country, under ali conditions ant
favorable reports have come back
seedsrnen are enthusiastic over tn
results they have had and are bus.
developing 1t. Farmers have hat
good success with It and the bes
reference as to its value lies in tn
statements they have made. On
farmer who says he has been betwee,
the pillow handles for sixty years ad
m,ts, 'sIt is fine plant and has ,
great future"
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