Issued July 9, 1913.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Farmers' Bulletin 550
CRIMSON CLOVER:
GROWING THE CROP.
BY
J. M. WESTGATE
Agronomist in Charge of Clover Investigations. Office of Forage-Crop Investigations,Bureau of Plant Industry.
WASHINGTON:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE,
1913.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
Bureau or Plant Industry,
Office or the Chief,
Washington, D. C., June 12, 1915.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith and to recommend for publication as a Farmers' Bulletinthe accompanying manuscript entitled "Crimson Clover: Growing the Crop." This has been preparedby Mr. J. M. Westgate, Agronomist in Charge of Clover Investigations, and has been submitted by Prof.C. V. Piper, Agrostologist in Charge of Forage-Crop Investigations, with a view to publication. It isexpected that this bulletin will be followed soon by other bulletins, each treating of some particular phaseof this important crop.
Respectfully,
Chief of Bureau.
Hon. D. F. Houston,
Secretary of Agriculture.
CONTENTS.
| Page. | |
| Introduction | 3 |
| History and present distribution of crimson clover | 3 |
| Requirements for obtaining and maintaining a stand of crimson clover | 5 |
| Preparation of the Seed bed | 6 |
| Fertilizers for crimson clover | 6 |
| Liming soils for crimson clover | 7 |
| Inoculation for crimson clover | 8 |
| Seeding crimson clover | 8 |
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