The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01
Clover

M. ]. Capron, Mecaha, Garfield
County, am going to increase my
acreage of sweet clover as fast as pos
sible. 1t is a fine crop to improve
the soil and as a hay crop it is very
%fattening for cow and horses. Pre-
pare the seed bed by fall blowing,
spring disking and narrowing and
then pack well. Sow 5 pounds Of seed
per acre with 1-2 bushel of wheat as
a nurse crop"
Sweet Clover Stood the Test
Carl Miller, Leroy, Blaine County.
I've have had very hot, dry wealth
er for two or three years in Blaine
county and sweet clover has certain
ly stood the test. In preparing the
seed bed, pillow and harrow, after
wards level the land with a planker
and then put on the drill using s
pounds of seed per acre"
VIII Continue Sweet Clover
Carl E. Stark, Axtell, Dawson
County.-"Plow the ground medium
depth and cultivate to obtain a firm
seed bed. I used 7 pounds of scarifi-
ed seed per C The hay crop is
cut when it is about 2 feet high and
when the blossom buds begin to APP
pear. l expect to continue growing
sweet clover and will use it both for
hay and for pasture.
Beats Other Feeds a City Block.
J. D. Kaufman, Kalispell, Flat
head County.-"There isn't anything
quite as good as sweet clover for
pasture. I used horses, cattle and
hogs and pasture at the rate of 8
and 4 head per acre. | have fed
sweet clover hay to cattle and horses.
For young stock, for fattening, and
butter fat it has alfalfa and other
feeds beat a city block when it is
properly made. In preparing a seed
bed / work stubble land twice with
a spring tooth harrow or if the land
has been fall plowed | use a spike
tooth harrow twice in the spring. 1t
is difficult to make a good seed bed
on spring plowed land, unless in a
wet season."
Safer to Sow Without a Nurse Crop
B. L. jerks, Moore, Fergus Coun-
ty-"One year with another it is
to sow sweet clover alone than
with a nurse crop. Prefer fall plow-
or stubble as seed bed. Pack
hard and seed shallow with a
drill at about 10 pounds Of seed per
acre. For hay and pasture sweet
,lover is about the same as alfalfa.
oastured 2 head of cattle per acre on
.weet clover beginning May 20"
Cut for Hay Before 1t Blooms
John G. Olson, Riverside, McCone
Jounty.-"T have been growing
weet clover for 10 years and have
lad about 20 acres each year. The
and should be plowed and narrowed
God and then sow the seed alone at
he rate of 8 pounds per acre. Cut
or hay for hay before it blooms
yhen the plants are about "a inches
Ugh. Have fed this hay to all kinds
{ stock and find it is better hay and
oes further"
Cuts When Is Inches High
j. w. Reno, Hardin, Big Horn
ounty.-"Prefer to harvest sweet
for hay when the crop is
bout Is inches high. Have fed this
ay to cattle and horses and find it
as about the same quality as first
lifting alfalfa. Have pastured 2 to
head of cattle and horses per acre.
expect to continue growing sweet
over principally for pasture and
iy."
sweet Clover is the Only Pasture
w. r. Kissack, Great Falls. Cas-
de County.-"Have seeded sweet
over since 1915. AS a seed bed
we used corr ground and summer
How. Used 10 pounds of seed per
re at first but now sow only 3 with
rec pecks of oats as a nurse crop.
ave fed sweet clover hay to horses
tile and hogs and find COWS give
pre- milk than when other hays
been fed. Sweet clover is the
ly pasture in this country. 1 be-
n p~asturing in May and use two
ad of COWS per acre"