Show aisuke alsike clover will stand for wet feet ohio experiment siaion station tells of recent test the ohio experiment ent station tells tella of testing alside alsike clover clove r to show chow its ability to go through life with wet feet it was a drainage test the clover was seeded la in the same game manner on a piece that was not drained it was given the same came care along with oats and wheat the good drainage nearly doubled the yield beld of wheat where the average yield of the undra land was 17 bushels on the drained part it was wa 82 bushels to the acre in much the same way oats were increased in yield 87 per cent by drainage on the other hand alside alsike clover on the or wet land yielded an average of more than two and a half tons of hay per acre or about 15 per cent more than on the drained land this may seem strange to those who are not familiar with alslee clover but those of us ua who have tried it thoroughly know of its ability to thrive and grow on land that la Is not lit fit tor for red clover or alfalfa there Is certainly something about the alilce which gives it ability to grow under these wet conditions the alalie will also grow on land that Is quite sour hour and strange its as it may seem it a also I 1 ila does well when little lime Is used in fact it often happens that the use of lime ilme will increase the yield of 0 alslee much the same quality la is found in redtop red top erasm it will frequently grow and produce a good crop on land so wet and sour hour that timothy would fall while valle timothy would stand a wet soil moil very well it appears to be absolutely in need of lime ilme in order to make a reasonable yield |