In cutting the first crop of the second season it is a good plan to have extension shoe soles made for the mower, so that a high stubble may be left. In some sections of the country sweet clover as a silage plant is gaining in favor rapidly.
This crop has given excellent results as a feed for cattle and sheep. Experiments show that it compares favorably with alfalfa.
Sweet clover has proved to be a profitable soil-improving crop. The large, deep roots add much humus to the soil and improve the aeration and drainage. As a rule, the yield of crops following sweet clover is increased materially.
Being a biennial, this crop lends itself readily to short rotations.
Sweet clover is a valuable honey plant, in that in all sections of the country it secretes an abundance of nectar.
This bulletin discusses only, the utilization of sweet clover. A discussion of the growing of the crop may be found in Farmers' Bulletin 797.
SWEET CLOVER: UTILIZATION.[1]
[1] The growing of this crop has been discussed in a previous publication, Farmers' Bulletin 797, entitled "Sweet Clover; Growing the Crop."