Show Soils Cause for Clover Failures I Lime lAme Harrowed Into Field Before Seeding Is One Approved Method ethod Fertilizing for clover has become one of the farm problems Lime Is Isone Isone isone one of the Ule first requisites If the soil soll Is IA acid A method aI approved by aGricultural agricultural agricultural tural experiment stations for tor the application application cation of lime and which has worked out excellently In actual practice Is to harrow It Into the plowed field before seeding the clover The lime can cnn he be applied however when It Is most convenient convenient convenient con con- to plow the fields Proper Proportions For average e conditions about pounds of finely ground limestone or a aton aton aton ton of hydrated limo lIme per acre are the proper proportions and sufficient to remedy conditions and speed up the cI clover over Owing to the decrease In the supply of or barnyard manure on farms much soil soll needs both potash and phosphoric acid for the tho best stand of clover Phosphoric acid deficiency experiments men ments ts hn have ve shown may be- be bethe the factor h which ch checks the growth of the clover Acid phosphate mid and of or potash potash potash pot pot- ash supply the lack applied at the rate of ot to COO GOO pounds of potash and pounds of to the acre I If mixed fertilizer Is applied one high In phosphoric acid and potash should be 10 used Clover when well started h h 1 H r win Will procure us as irum un au- au Seed Is Blamed An appreciable percentage of the failure of ot clover crops Is blamed upon the seed when It Is the con condition of the soil soli wherein lies the trouble If It limed and given potash and phosphorus phosphor Phosphor- us fertilizer the clover would do Its full duty Mammoth red clover Is said to be he bemore bemore hemore more tolerant of acid and poor soils sons than the medium variety but this does docs not mean that liming to remedy acid conditions Is unnecessary Another cause for the failure of clover to survive the winter Is too close grazing or cutting Clover needs at least a Inch four-Inch growth for winter protection If grazed closer than this a good stand may be ruined An application application application ap ap- ap- ap of or manure In the fall Is a great reat help In winter protection |