Show CAUSES OF FAILURE WITH CLOVER PLANT lack of proper food in soil acidity and late freezes are among reasons given by A J LEGO LEGG the spring Is usually regarded as he ae b abst qt season tor for sowing clover and t Is likely that this spring will be no elc to the rule that many bush als Is nt n costly seed will be sown and the se tem 1 lost the usual causes of failure are from i 1 lack of proper plantford plant tood food in the soil to nourish the young plants acidity of the sou soil late freezes killing illing li the young plants just after they come up orthe nurse cropis crop smothers mothers the th young plants clover in order to succeed must bavo bave plenty of mineral food in the off enough nitrogen to give the clover a start and also plenty of moisture the soil must be in a condition to hold moisture over a possible dry spell hence the necessity of a well prepared seedbed ud nd plenty of humus la in the tb soil the oats crop Is often used to sow eow clover with and it does very well sometimes and other times the clover isan utter failure hoften sow clover with buckwheat and I 1 have never failed yet in getting a stand of clover with the buckwheat crop even when SOWA sow AS late as aa august ikea then when the buckwheat comes off the stubble helps to protect the young clover and the ground Is not covered eulth a crop of growing grow Ilig weeds which robther rob the young clover of both moisture and plantford plant food as Is usually the case when clover Is sown with wheat or oats I 1 often turn the wheat stubble and after harrowing the soil thoroughly let it lie for about two weeks la in order to settle down and then sow BOW buckwheat and clover or timothy and clover about the first of august I 1 have never failed to get a good stand of grass and clover and I 1 usually get enough buckwheat to pay fol foi my work |