=Transcriber Note= Text emphasis denoted by _Italics_ and =Bold=. 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. U. S. Department of Agriculture, 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' Bulletin the accompanying manuscript entitled "Crimson Clover: Growing the Crop." This has been prepared by 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 is expected that this bulletin will be followed soon by other bulletins, each treating of some particular phase of this important crop. Respectfully, Wm. A. Taylor, _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 Various methods of seeding crimson clover 9 Seeding crimson clover in intertilled crops 10 Seeding crimson clover after early-maturing crops 12 Seeding crimson clover with late summer-seeded annual crops 13 Crimson clover in mixtures with other legumes and grain 13 Seeding crimson clover alone 15 Treatment of crimson clover stands after seeding 15 ILLUSTRATIONS.