Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1919 — THE DAIRY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE DAIRY

CLOVER FOR EARLY PASTURE Highly Valued by Dairymen aa Substitute for Silage and for Green FSed in Spring. (Prepared by the United State* Department of Agriculture.) Excepting rye, crimson clover la the earliest pasture available in the spring in the Middle Atlantic states from New Jersey to North Carolina. Crimson clover la grown mostly for soli improving and for hay. Crimson clover pasture la especially valuable for hogs and sheep, which relish thia clover quite as much aa they do red clover and alfalfa. It Is highly vhlikhl by dairymen as u substitute for silage and as a means of obtaining green feed very early in the season. Many dairymen pasture their cows on crimson clover in order Xo save their silage for dry spells during the summer. An average acre of crimson clover furnishes day for two or three cows and reduces the amount of silage that must be fed by about one-half. Hogs, sheep and can be run on upland pastures throughout the winter and early spring except when snow is on the ground. Heavy cattie must not be turned on the fields when the ground is soft, although crimson clover is not injured by tram-

pling as much as permanent blue grass sod. Crimson clover Is not as likely to cause bloating as other clovers, but cattle, «and especially young cattle, should not be allowed to graze when the clover Is covered with frost.

Crimson Clover, Showing Most Advanced Stage of Ripening Which Is Allowable to Use for Hay.