Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1917 — SWEET CLOVER GOOD ROUGH WINTER FEED [ARTICLE]

SWEET CLOVER GOOD ROUGH WINTER FEED

If‘Cut at Right Time, Cattle Will Eat It Readily—Similar Alfalfa in Value. Many farmers believe sweet clover td be a rank impostor and a dangerous weed. Professor Kez,er of the Colorado Agricultural college, answers the following questions In regard to sweet clover: ■“With what success can sweet clover he grown and used as a ro,ugh winter food for stock? What has been the experfence of others with its use? Will cattle eat it readily? How does It compare with alfalfa and other foods?” According to the experience of many Colorado farmers, sweet clover can be grown and used successfully as a winter hay for stock. Where aljalfa does 4wefi,~~R-h9---Bot advisable to use it,, be.eausealfaifawm outS’leldltmthree cuttings. Sweet clover will rn rely ever makemore than two cuttings lira' WS& son, and sometimes not over one. Consequently. If grown at*" ail, it should be grown ln regions too high for the successful production of alfalfa, or where for some other reason alfalfa cannot be successfully grown. If cut at the right time, cattle will eat it readily, especially after they have become accustomed to its use. Its feeding value is very Similar to alfalfa, although there is usually more waste.