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IX. Clover antf Alfalfa
Growing
By C. V. GREGORY.
Author of "Homo Course In Modern
Agriculture"
Copyrijht, 1969, by Amtrlctn Freu
Allocution
T II HUE Is no crop grown on the
fnnn which Is more necessary
or more profitable, nil things
considered, than Homo legume.
Such n crop la protltnblo from the
standpoint of the returns from nn
ncro nnd doubly prolltnhlo when the
fertility of the soli Is considered. On
the fnrm where much stock Is kept
legumes servo another purpose, thnt
of furnishing chenp protein.
Clover Versus Alfalfa,
Throughout the corn holt clover Is
the most Important lcgumo. In west
ern United States alfalfa Is largely
grown, while ln the south cowpeas,
soy beans nnd vetch nro the principal
legumes. The legume best adapted to
your own locality Is the best ono to
grow, at least until careful experi
ments have shown that some other Is
more profitable. In tho west, where
the soil Is loose nnd dry, nlfalfa sends
down Its long roots to n source of per
manent water supply nnd yields abun
dant crops. Farther east, where the
water table Is so near the surfaco of
the ground that tho plants hnve "wet
feet" during a considerable portion of
the year, It does not do us well. In
states cast of the Missouri river clover
Is much more desirable. A small patch
of alfalfa may be grown, but It does
not ' tit Into the system of farming
well enough to be adopted on a large
scale. It cannot be sown with the
small grain In the spring with any
surety of getting n staud. Tho seed Is
expensive, and the hay Is more dllll
cult to cure than clover.
Alfalfa does not como to Us prlmo
for about three years, so that It Is not
profitable to plow It up the second
year, as Is dono with clover. For this
reason It docs not work well ln the
standard rotation of corn, oats and
clover that meets with so much favor
ln tho corn belt. It does not tit ln with
tho rest of the work as well as clover
either, as the first crop must bo cut
just when the corn Is being laid by.
"When a good stand of alfalfa has been
secured It yields twice as much as
clover, but this extra yield Is counter
balanced ln most Instances by its dis
advantages. Getting a Stand of Clover.
Tho question of getting a stand of
clover Is n troublesome one on many
farms. This Is duo largely to Improper
methods. The first point to consider
Is tho soil. Land that has been farmed
a number of years Is likely to bo acid,
a condition which makes It 111 fitted
to grow clover. This acidity can be
overcome by adding ground limestone
as suggested In nrtlclo No. 2.
A Reed bed In good tilth nnd free
from weed seeds Is also nn Important
consideration. Little clover plants nrc
very tender nnd cannot well compete
with weeds or force their way through
clods. Land thnt has been kept rea
sonably fre from weeds the previous
season is best for clover. Such land,
prepared as for onts ns described in
nrticle No, 4. makes an Ideal seed bed
for clover.
Clover seed should bo tested for ger
mination before sowing. If It does not
gormlnnto very well n Inrger amount
via. xvii BtrrrEni'iir o.v heu cLovnn.
to the ncro will havo to bo sown. The
seed should be cleaned carefully with
a clover seed grader to remove all
weed seeds. If purchased It should bo
examined very carefully to see that it
contains no weed seeds. If much of
the seed Is badly shriveled It Bhould bo
dlscnrded entirely. This matter of test
lug the germlnativo strength of seed
before the regular sowing Is made
docs not receive the attention which
Its Importance demands. It needs no
argument to show that It is the part
of prudence to make certain that this"
essential factor ln tho season's cam
paign is proved to bo capable of ful
filling its requirement. Tho eye is by
no means nn iufalllblo Judge of grain
offered for seed, and a more searching
inquiry should be made.
Where clover Is sown with timothy
about eight pounds of the clover to
four of timothy per acre is tho proper
amount. In a short rotation, however,
It Is better to leave out the timothy
and uso ten or twelve pounds of clo
ver. Not all of this seed will grow tho
first year. Tho outer coat of n clover
teed Is very hard, and n considerable
proportion of it does not soften enough
to sprout the first soason. It will como
up the next spring nnd thicken tho
stand.
Seeding With Small Grain.
On light soils, especially if the spring
is dry, the clover may be mixed with
ras.
i
the oats directly nnd covered nt tho
same depth. Where thero Is much clay
in the soil or when tho soil is rather
wet at time of sowing tho chances arc
that much of the clover seed will fall
to come tip nt nil If put In so deep. A
better way Js to go over the ground
with n wheelbarrow seeder after tho
oats havo been disked In and cover the
clover seed with the harrow. Most
drills liavo n grass seed attachment
which sows tho clover broadcast be
tween tho rows of small grain. The
harrowing which follows drilling will
cover tho clover seed.
Drilled grain, especially If drilled
north nnd south, Is a much better
nurse crop than that sown broadcast.
The sun gets In between the rows to
tho little clover plants, and they grow
much more rapidly than they do ln
broadcasted grain. Late grain does
not make n satisfactory nurse crop.
It stools out too much, nnd the ground
is so dry and hard when It Is finally
harvested that the spindling clover
cannot make much of a growth beforo
winter. A luxuriant fall growth Is
tho best guarantee ngalust winter kill
ing. Early oats or barley mako an
Ideal nurse crop. They do not stool
out much and are rlpo early In July,
thus giving tho clover several months
In which to grow beforo It Is stopped
by freezing weather. Tho first fall's
growth should not bo cut or pastured
If a crop is wanted tho following year.
It Is needed to hold tho snow to pro
tect the tender roots. In the spring
tho clover field should bo cxnmlned
early to see how It. has como through
tho winter. Tho stand may need thick-
WO, XVIII LOADINO 1)Y HAND.
cuing by scattering a little seed over
some of tho thin spots, or tho whole
Held may possibly bo so badly dam
aged that it will bo necessary to plow
it up.
Curing Clover Hay.
Clover should be cut ns soon as It is
ln full bloom and before many of tho
heads havo turned brown. If cut ear
lier It Is sappy and hard to cure. If
loft later It becomes woody. As soon
ns tho cut clover has wilted a little ln
tho swath It should be thrown togeth
er into light windrows, preferably with
n side delivery rnke. Cured ln this
wny tho leaves nro less liable to be
come brittle and shake off. Weil cured
clover leaves are almost ns valuablo
for feed as bran, so care should bo
taken to save as many of them as pos
sible. As soon us the hay has cured
sulllciently ln tho windrow it should
bo gathered up with n loader If one
can be had and put ln the barn.
Clover has tho reputation of being a
troublesome crop to harvest, and many
farmers arc shy of It on that account
It is true that clover growing for profit
demands a good deal of intelligence,
but that Is also tho very factor which
brings success In all agricultural en
terprises. With proper attention to the
habit of the plant nnd with tho oxer
clso of n modicum of Judgment ln its
culture nnd harvesting there Is nothing
to be feared for the outcome.
Where It is desired to obtain n crop
of seed the second crop should be used.
The first crop seldom fills well nnd Is
alwnys more valuablo for hay than
for seed. Most thrashing machines
have a clover hulling attachment. It
should bo cnrefully ndjusted so ns to
get all the seed. A bushel to n bushel
nnd n half of seed per ncro is n good
yield. The yield of liny Is from one to
two tons .to the acre for the first crop
nnd a little more than half as much
for the second crop. Where tho fields
nro fenced the second crop may often
be pastured to advantage.
Alslko clover finds n plnco on lnnd
thnt Is too wet for tho red variety. It
does not yield ns well, but It mnkes
better pnsture. By loosening up the
sod In the low corners of tho pasture
with tho disk nnd sowing four pounds
of alslke to tho acre Its value may be
greatly increased. In seeding n field to
red clover It Is well to scnttpr a little
alslko In the low spots. It will be sure
to grow whether tho other does or not.
Handling Alfalfa.
What has been said about alfalfa
does not mean that It Is not to In
grown nt nil except ln the drier re
gions of the wost, but that It is to bo
introduced into new regions cnrefully
nnd on n smnll scale. Tho surest way
to get a stand of alfalfa Is to fallow tho
land during the spring and early sum
mer. About the middle of July a seed
bed may bo prepnrcd and the alfalfa
sown at the rate of twenty to twenty
five pounds to the ncre. If tho ground
Is not too dry a stand will usually be
secured In this way, since the fallow
ing will have destroyed most of the
weeds. Tho objection to this plan Is
that no crop is obtained from the land
that year.
A more economical way is to start
with a crop of early oats or barley. Ae
soon as this Is harvested the land
Miould be disked thoroughly nnd tho
alfalfa seed sown. If the ground Is so
Cry and hard that the disk will not
take hold it will havo to be plowed.
The main thing is to get the seed in as
quickly as possible. Tho chances of
securing n stand nro much improved
if a thin dressing of manuro is given
the land before sowing. After tho nl
falfa once gots n start it is very hardj
nnd a good yleldor, giving four to six
tons of hay a year. It should b'e cut
when about ono-tenth of the plants are
In bloom. The second spring a disk
run ovor tho flold will split up tho
crowns and thlckon the stand, discour
aging tho weeds ami loosening tho soil
ns well.
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