Show SWEET CLOVER IN DRY AREA prejudice against crop arise from fact that in many staica it has been called weed sweet clover would beam to be a coming pasture in the dry area the prejudice against ft Is very strong and very widespread and this will un militate against its in this prejudice has arisen from the fact that in many states it has been legislated against as a weed it has arisen from the further tact that stock unaccustomed to it do not care to eat it until trev have become accustomed to it it Is characterized by a bitter principle named marln cu which they do not relish at first but which they do not seem to mind aft er they have eaten it or a time one great merit of this plant Is that it will grow on hard and stubborn soils A second Is that it will grow under dry conditions A third is that it will make either pasture or bay when properly managed A fourth Is that its growth inoculates the ground or alfalfa A fifth Is that it enriches the land and puts into it a large amount of vegetable matter in its roots one of the weak points is that abo seeds do not all germinate the season that the crop Is sown a second Is that unless promptly grazed or cut as the case may be it will soon become it would seem to be a good plan to sow sweet clover and alfalfa together in order to make pasture the alfalfa seed would all come the first season under favorable conditions some of the sweet clover plants would ger malnate later this would mean that more pasture would be produced the first season than would be otherwise available in dry areas however the value of alfalfa in providing pasture for a number of years has yet to be proved |