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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...20 miles from home, where I never expect to keep bees; for I want only a good rich pasturein this place. A willow-tree once blew down and broke the fence so that my cattle walked right into my neighbor's hay-field. A ditch extended from my field into his, and the sweet-clover seed had been washed down until it grew along the banks in his field. This neighbor had told me he was afraid it would cover his farm; but my cattle found it that night, and ate it nearly to the grounds without touching either the alsike or the timothy. Maquoketa, Iowa. FRANK COVERDALE.-In a letter written later, to Dr. Miller, Mr. Coverdale made the statement that sweet clover is worth $4.00 an acre for honey, $15.00 an acre as pasturage for cattle, and $30.00 an acre for seed, when the seed sells near home for $10.00 a bushel. This makes a total of $49.00 an acre.--ED. GROWING SWEET CLOVER. OW TO GET A GOOD STAND. From GLEANINGS for May 15, 1909. Mr. Ooverdale has had several years of experience in growing sweet clover for seed, and he is in position to know its value also for stock and for bees. His statements here, in regard to the growing of this clover, are of especial interest because of his long experience.---E11 If one wishes to grow sweet clover for the seed alone he wlll find that it is not profitable, for this plant must be grown for all there is in it. Sweet clover differs from all other clovers, and requires entirely different handling. A good stand for seed can not be secured on poor land in this locality; and even if it could, one would miss every other year, as this plant is a sure biennial. Furthermore, supposing it were possible to get a good stand, and the field were run for seed only for ten years, there would be only half a stand each...