Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-02
Farming in the Northwest
SWEET
The Sweetheart of the Northwest
THIRD ARTICLE-Cnpping and Cutting Sweet Clover for Hay.
BY j. G. Hancy. Agri. Euen. Dept, International Harvester Go.
The Sweetheart of the Northwest

until dry enough to thresh. A row
Of bundles was then moved at inter-
walls to allow the wagons to drive
through in gathering them up at
threshing time.
The threshing was done with an
ordinary grain thresher. with full
%concave. the riddles set for flax. The
seed is very easily knocked off the
stems, but not more than 10'to 90 per
cent was hulled by this method OF
threshing. The seed is put through a
tanning mill to remove broken UP
stems and other trash before 1t is
ready to seed, or put through a scarif-
er If it is desirable to have all the
seed terminate at once.
Cut Sweet Clover When Slightly
Green.
The seed does not ell ripen at once.
and the first to ripen will begin to
shatter off before it is all ripe. The
crop should be cut when the largest
part Of the seed has turned brown,
mere VIII be less waste in cutting
when slightly green than. in letting It
get too ripe. When dry the e will
shatter very easily, but if the weather
is a little damp, or the cutting can
De done early in the morning or late
IN the evening, there will not be so
much loss. Since the seed Skaters
very easily. the crop should be hands
Cd as little as possible after it is u ,
me stubble Is very stiff. and the
n light. so that they will usuallxe
dry JUST as the binder lets them drop,
ana there doubtless is less waste Of
seq man If set up in shocks and then
pui'ed apar again when loading. Can.
vas shouid be used on the b~undleracks
az several bushels of seed a dav viii
De saved on each wagon. Canvas
should also be used under the front
" he machine as a lot Of seed is scat,
Leleo IN unloading. and when the.
feeder strikes the bundles.
Sweet Clover in Wi,cons,n
Mr.. NJ. Michels from WISCONSIN adds
Iva Isstlmony n says: This year I
Ha,iea out 81 bushels from S acres.
wh!cn \ mad seeded in alsike. It was
ure. so I allowed the sweet clover IA
rlpen. l have found that this plant
aoea well anywhere where alsike win
src". IL also grows, up to the edge
o. the water alonk.a live creek runninr
through my farm, II Growssto 4 heiehtt
o. . TO- 8 feet on the sandSbanks aionr
the lake ,on rough hills, stone niies
or along the roadsides. In fact. anv-
where cattle cannot get at 81 Cattis
will crop It close. IA
Sweet Oover Nine Feet Hi.h.
/ believe there Is q place for sreek
clover. because It ID so hardy md
grows most any place. even where
Alfalfa, will not, Sweet clover. IKE
alsike. II cropped for seed needs n
bs sry planted but once. and you can
sture cattle will 90 after It a. the AZ
for alfalfa. but as 1t does NOT srov
every year. little VIII be left the sec.
logd year. Il IL the seed that shs,i.
out when left to ripen that continue
t,t Ms cut g. =, + with the grain binder -
follows to help pull the b uI = liz mn M
cp,t.ss OTIS Of the College Of AMi-
yes 'l.l s,. Madison. Wiz. was here lat
tney FOUND some stalks az hirh =
tsst, md the field as a whole -. y
other. but had to find each 49, ssSa
wn'stiing and h~allooins.l -