INDEX

Alfalfa discussion of 114-193 described 114 distribution 120 soils 129 place in rotation 135 preparing the soil 137 sowing 145 cultivating 154 pasturing 155 as soiling food 166 harvesting for hay 170 storing 172 securing seed 179 renewing 184 sources of injury 187 as a fertilizer 191

Alsike clover discussion of 194-217 described 194 distribution 197 soils 199 place in rotation 201 preparing the soil 202 sowing 204 pasturing 208 harvesting for hay 210 securing seed 212 renewing 216

Bloating 94

Buffalo clover discussion of 344

Burr clover discussion of 291-299 described 291 distribution 293 soils 293 place in the rotation 294 preparing the soil 295 sowing 295 pasturing 297 harvesting for hay 297 securing seed 297 renewing 298 as a fertilizer 298

Clover introduction 1-5 definition 1 varieties 2 distinguishing characteristics 3 plan of discussion 4

Clover, general principles for growing discussion of 6-56 adaptation in 6 place in the rotation 7 preparing the soil 11 fertilizers 13 seasons for sowing 16 methods of sowing 18 depth to bury the seed 21 sowing alone or in combinations 22 with or without a nurse crop 25 amounts of seed to sow 27 pasturing 29 harvesting 31 storing 33 feeding 35 renewing 37 as soil improvers 38 as a weed destroyer 43 clover sickness 45 possible improvement in 46 bacteria and clovers 47

Clovers, synonyms Alexandrian 322 Alsace 194 Aspercet 317 Berseem 322 Beggar ticks 338 Beggar weed 338 Black Medic 329 Black Nonesuch 329 Bokhara 300 Branching 114 Broad-leaved 57 Burgundy 114 California 291 Chilian 114 Cocks head 317 Cow clover 218 Cow grass 218 Creeping Trifolium 258 Dutch 258 Elegant 194 Esparcette 317 Fachl 323 French clover 338 French grass 317 German 238 German mammoth 238 Giant beggar weed 338 Giant 218 Honeysuckle 258 Hop 328 Hop trefoil 329 Hybrid 194 Italian 238 Large 218 Lucerne (Alfalfa) 114 Mammoth 57 Meadow 218 Meadow trefoil 57 Medick vetchling 317 Mexican 114 Minnesota 118 Monthly 114 Muscowi 323 Nonesuch 329 Pea vine 218 Perennial 114 Perennial hybrid 194 Perennial red 218 Pod 194 Red perennial meadow 118 Rhenish 218 Saida 323 Sand Lucerne 118 Saplin 218 Shamrock 258 Sicilian 114 Soiling 218 Spotted Medick 291 Stem 114 Swedish 194 Styrian 114 Tall 218 Tickweed 338 Tree 300 Turkestan 118 Wavy stemmed 218 White Dutch 258 White Melilot 300 White Swedish 194 White trefoil 258 Winter 238 Yellow 291 Zigzag 218

Crimson clover discussion of 238-257 described 238 distribution 241 soils 244 place in the rotation 245 preparing the soil 248 sowing 250 pasturing 252 harvesting for hay 253 securing seed 254 renewing 256 facts regarding 256

Dodder 190

Egyptian clover discussion of 322-328

Florida clover discussion of 338-344

Grasshoppers 189

Hoven 94

Inoculation, soil 53

Japan clover discussion of 279-290 described 279 distribution 282 soils 283 place in the rotation 284 preparing the soil 285 sowing 285 pasturing 287 harvesting for hay 288 securing seed 289 renewing 290 new variety 337

Mammoth clover discussion of 218-237 described 218 distribution 220 soils 222 place in the rotation 224 preparing the soil 226 sowing 227 pasturing 231 harvesting for hay 233 securing seed 234 renewing 236 compared with medium red 237

Medium red clover discussion of 57-113 described 57 distribution 61 soils 65 place in the rotation 70 preparing the soil 74 sowing 75 pasturing 91 harvesting for hay 95 storing 100 securing seed 103 renewing 109 as a fertilizer 110

Micro-organisms 48

Nitragin 53

Nodules in clover plants 49

Root tubercles 50

Sand Lucerne discussion of 333-337

Sainfoin discussion of 316-322

Seaside clover discussion of 345

Sweet clover discussion of 300-315 described 300 distribution 303 soils 305 place in the rotation 306 preparing the soil 307 sowing 308 pasturing 309 harvesting for hay 310 securing seed 311 renewing 311 value for bee pasture 312 as a fertilizer 313 value on alkali soils 314 destroying the plants 314

Tubercles, root 50

Weeds troublesome 235

White clover discussion of 258-278 described 258 distribution 261 soils 264 place in the rotation 265 preparing the soil 267 pasturing 270 harvesting for hay 271 securing seed 273 renewing 276 for lawns 277 as a honey plant 278

Yellow clover discussion of 328-332

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