Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-02
Cut Sweet Clover High.

For feeding purposes sweet clover
is more valuable than red clover, and
! almost equal to alfalfa. Sweet clover,
If sown alone early in the spring, on
good soil, will make one cutting of
hay the first year. depending on the
amount of rain and other conditions
being favorable. 1t should not be cut
for hay the first ear until it has
reached its maximum growth, and it
is well to cut rather high SO as to
leave some protection.
Il The second year-the growth will
start very early, and il conditions are
favorable, will be ready to cut for hay
earlier than will be expected. June
10th to 18th. The growth is very
rapid, and it soon begins to get stem
my. 1t should be cut when twelve to
eighteen inches high before the stems
develop very far, which will be long
before any bloom appears.
The cutting of the white sweet
clover must be high. The new growth
does not come from buds at the crown
like alfalfa or red clover, but from
branches on the stems. If it is cut be-
low these branches, the plant will be
killed. The ordinary mower does not
admit OF being adjusted as high as
1t should be. Extensions can be put
on the shoes to hold the sickle bar
four to six inches from the ground, or
q or binder may be used.
For clipping, an old harvester with
the platform bottom knocked out ia
very satisfactory. We have Used the
harvester letting the hay run out in
a Windrow to cure and gathered this
With sweep rakes. When cut they
nay can be left on the ground to cure
the same as alfalfa. In the humid geo
tons the hay contains a large ner-
centage OF water. and is slow in cur
ing: We found it somewhat more
dlHlcult to cure than alfalfa, but IL
properly cured makes excellent nav.
Sweet Clover Seed Protection
sweet clover seed is now quoted In
every seed catalog. 4 few wears agn
II could not be bought except ia sn,aTr
packages, as only a few beeraen ever
q 1t. Now 1t is handled by the
sar.oAu: me seef a sold in large
4uantltles at thirty To thirty-fpe Mo-
Lofty cehts per pound, and 500 uo1p,ds
per acre in hurnif SECTIONS, ia 80 ~s
mus Yield, There wnuld liz, a $50
pront IN the h1Iledl seed al fen, ca,.s
per pound. "t 'e'lts
Wne1e Inc soil aud climate 4drni,
~ ne swess low growing 80 Lsrse
tnat It AN NO be cut ea,fiv n.;~h
gram lbinder, il should hn e-finr.S
Dack' or cut for hay, and use secnnd
Srop allowed to scsd,. rNe euttins
PACK VIII make very littRa d@ffYersnne
IN n tine Of seed a,atSsrfn1-
SEED harvested on the 4. ri, r ro.n
Is handled ~ follows: Ten nonrAs -
nulled SEED ia so~r Ger acro ~
Marquis wkezt early IN Anrii ~i.H
good stand 81 clover ALWAYS :.c,,rasl
Inis 10 cut Tor hay June 10Th ia 4
lotn, the ysar following. The i.ttsr
part,of September q heavy aesA crnn
e cut with the Grain binder. With very
little more trouble than q heavv cron
OF Grain. The only extrs precantior
vas the addition Of q long diyider "a
tine grain board to separate m intsr.
Locked clover before Il - scnt ~
by the sickle. A three-qusrter inch
gas pipe wa extended out 81 - efrht
! feet IN front Of the regular divtSsr
g then bent back and fasterYld -
the outer reel support, MAKING a sst.s.
factory divider. This ts sn0t ,,sr,ai II,
necessary II the sweet clovefai n cfsm1
Pea 9 the proper time.
Use Ordinary Grain Thrsah.,
The bundles were let fail tn, =.
machine. as they would often h.n ne
tosetner Il bundle carrier wa. ,;s aas
Ine bundles were nc shockcd uI h'a.
lett Just ~ the binder dropned ,h ~.