Produced by Tom Roch and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University) [Illustration: Alsike Clover in Northern Wisconsin] CLOVERS AND HOW TO GROW THEM BY THOMAS SHAW Author of "Forage Crops Other than Grasses," "The Study of Breeds," "Soiling Crops and the Silo," "Animal Breeding," "Grasses and How to Grow Them," etc. NEW YORK ORANGE JUDD COMPANY 1906 COPYRIGHT, 1906 By ORANGE JUDD COMPANY TO ALL PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE INTERESTED IN THE GROWING OF CLOVERS THIS WORK IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR _St. Anthony Park, Minn._ _1906_ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In preparing this work, the chief sources of information beyond the author's experience and observation have been the bulletins issued by the various experiment stations in the United States and discussions in the Agricultural Press. For the illustrations the author is indebted to Professor A. M. Soule of the experiment station of Tennessee, Professor H. H. Hume of the experiment station of Louisiana and Mr. W. T. Shaw of the experiment station of Oregon. THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE Some books have been written on Clover in the United States, and as far as they go they serve a good purpose. Many references and discussions have also appeared in various bulletins and reports issued by the experiment stations. These have proved helpful not only in the States in which they have been issued, but also in other States where the conditions are similar. But no book or bulletin has yet appeared which discusses the growth of clovers as applicable to all parts of the United States and Canada. Nor has any been issued which takes up the subject in orderly and consecutive sequence. It is evident, therefore, that there is not only room for a book which will cover the ground with at least measureable fulness, but also in concise and orderly succession, but there is great need for it. It has been the aim of the author to write such a book.