Sweet Clover Utilization
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H S Coe, an assistant agronomist in forage-crop work, wrote Sweet Clover: Utilization for the United States Department of Agriculture. It appeared in May 1917 as Farmers' Bulletin 820. The bulletin came from the Bureau of Plant Industry, whose chief was Wm A Taylor. Sweet clover was then rising as a farm crop.
Coe explains the plant's three uses: pasturage, hay, and ensilage. Well handled, he says, it yields as much good grazing as any legume but alfalfa on rich soil. Stock may refuse it at first, but a few days on young plants cure the dislike. An acre, he reports, will often support twenty to thirty shoats. He warns never to let the plants show flower buds before cutting for hay. Cutting heights and dates get close attention.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 77 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |