Show SWEET CLOVER IS VALUABLE LEGUME Not Long LoneY o Ago Regarded 0 as s V Weed ced the le Plant Is Assuming Assum ing Importance Sweet clover should bo be raised on a amore amoro amoro moro more extensive scale scale- than heretofore says aS a'S Frank RIdgway expert farm writer for The Herald A great deal of of- of oft t trouble l has been been experienced durIng during during dur dur- ing the last Jast few years ears in getting a a- stand of oC red clover as well as some somo of or the other varieties commonly grown In the middle west Corn belt farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers have hn begun to realize it is a problem problem lem lam to find a legume crop that will take the place of clover when It falls IAmon I Amon Among the big problems ms of or tho the I I farmers of or Illinois and adjoining states states states' from now on will be to transform I some of the yellow thin clayey hill J I points into soil that will produce profitable prof proC Hablo crops The f future futuro uro policies of oC farming dc depend nd to a considerable extent extent ex ex- tent upon a ch cheap eap ap supply of or nitrogen en tt to to replace that taken from tho the soil soU by cropping and the annual sweet clover cloYer cloY cloY- er cr Is thou thought ht to be bo promising Like many otner other crops a great deal has been discovered about sweet clover cloyer cloy cloy- er in tho last few years oars Not long long- ago o the tho plant was regarded as a a. weed A A. strenuous CI fight ht was mado In sonic somo communities to keep It from spreadIng spreadIng spread- spread Ing beyond control but they ther soon found that since it lived on only I two years ears it was not to bo be feared Sweet clover is commonly a biennial although h some species are annuals The Tho latter Is 18 considered a good soil 8 I builder for Cor the middle west It also is a valuable feed for Cor all classes of ot live e stock It grows In a wide range of oC both soil and climatic conditions Reports from Crom all nIl over oer the United States indicate it Is highly appreciated The Tho seed may bo be sown along with oats A method practiced by many farmers to save labor is to broadcast the seed on growing wheat In early spring when the ground Is In a a hone honey honeycombed combed condition Where tho the seeding Is delayed until the ground is dr dry the field should bo be harrowed When tho the ground is In good condition condi condi- tion about fifteen or twenty pounds of or seed to the aero acre will be sufficient but the tho seed must be of or good quality lIt It is recommended that all sweet clover cloyer cloy cloy- er sed eed be before s sown wn but this Is not always as necessary When the seedbed Is prepared especially for sweet clover the work must be done clone even een moro more thoroughly hh than for tor alfalfa It ma may he pastured or made into hay When use used for Cor ha hay It should be cut before flower Clower buds appear as It becomes woody wood when It roaches maturity matur matur- ity |