| Show sweet clover cut first year reduces nitrogen five fire definite conclusions have leave been drawn from work with sweet clover at ohio experiment station they tire are 1 L cutting sweet clover for hay late in september reduced the amount ol of altro nitrogen en available as green manure in april of tho the following year myre than one half as an average of four years experiments at columbus 2 the loss in a particular held field will depend on the amount of root growth made before the hay is cut cul tile the better tuo the growth made before cut and the later the hayls hay as cut the les leas Is the loss 3 S swi t clover cut fur for hay the preceding tall fall way may be two weeks later than that not cut la in making E dent clent growth to pasture to in the spring 4 cutting sweet clover tor for hay in september greatly increased its ira ifa ability to winter killing by heaving cutting about Jo november vember I 1 has not resulted in winter killing at columbus but might possibly have an unfavorable effect under other conditions 5 A first year sweet clover seedling should never be clipped in august unless it Is clear that weeds would destroy the stand if it were not clipped then the mower should be set as high os as poss lWe |
