Show SWEET CLOVER IN FAVOR FOR COWS sweet clover bay la is a satisfactory substitute for alfalfa in the ration of the dairy cow any dairy specialists ot of south dakota state Stae college lf if it I 1 a well cured and not too coarse it sup gup plies nutrients quite similar ta to alfa alfalfa afa bay lin la quality and quantity it Is not is palatable a dairy feed as Is alfalfa and because it la Is somewhat coarse and the high producing milk cow should not be required to clean up all that she to Is fed in loc localities slides where both legumes can be grown successfully the usual practice of dairymen to that of relying upon tile the alfalfa drop crop for bay and upon sweet clover tor for pas paa ture with a few exceptions sweet clover seems to give excellent results as a pasture crop while the number of trials to determine its value are limited in number several exi experiment stations report no III effects on dairy cattle when pastured on sweet clover furthermore these reports show that ellk flow was maintained satisfactorily and no complaints were received reporting the odor or flavor of the milk AS being disagreeable occasionally sio nally the loss of a cow from bloat la Is reported when sweet clover Is pastured but bloat seems to occur more frequently on alfalfa pasture unless the crop Is 19 pastured closely the growth will become rank coarse and unpalatable it Is estimated that sweet clover makes equally as nutritious silage as a alfalfa the amount of moisture la in the legumes as cut for hay bay Is usually high and if silage Is made of this green material it Is advisable to let it become slightly more mature than when cut for ahny one south dakota dairyman reported satisfactory results result mth frith sweet clover silage last summer there la is however not enough evidence in support r of tills practice to warrant more than a reference to it |