The use of unhulled seed has usually been attended with failure in the northern portion of the United States, although occasionally good stands have been obtained the following spring from late fall seeding. This failure is in part due to the fact that the seed has been sown in the spring and at a tine when only seed germinating well should be used. When unhulled seed is to be sown north of the latitude of Washington, D. C., it should be sown not later than February 15, and preferably earlier. Observations show that fairly good stands may be obtained by seeding during the winter, but care should be taken not to sow seed earlier than necessary on land which is subject to washing. Farmers should have no trouble in purchasing hulled seed, and therefore it is recommended that only hulled seed which germinates well be sown. RATE OF SEEDING. The rate at which sweet clover should be seeded varies with the germination of the seed, the condition of the seed bed, the climatic conditions of the region, and the method of seeding. Throughout the humid sections of the eastern United States sweet clover ordinarily is seeded at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds of hulled seed to the acre. From 12 to 15 pounds should be ample where the seed bed is in good condition and the seed germinates 75 per cent or more. In Illinois, the western North-Central States, the Mountain States, and the Pacific Coast States good stands are generally obtained by sowing 10 to 12 pounds of hulled seed to the acre. In eastern Washington it is claimed that from 5 to 8 pounds to the acre are sufficient for good stands. When sweet clover is grown under irrigation, 8 to 10 pounds of hulled seed usually are sufficient, and from 2 to 4 pounds per acre are enough when seeded in rows from 2 to 4 feet apart. Of unhulled seed 3 to 6 pecks (24 to 48 pounds) or 20 pounds of hulled seed are usually sown in the South for pasturage or hay. In any region at least 10 pounds more of the unhulled than of hulled seed should be sown to an acre. Unless annual yellow sweet-clover seed is thoroughly cleaned it should be sown at the rate of 25 to 30 pounds to the acre. METHODS OF SEEDING. The methods used for seeding red clover or alfalfa in any particular region will be suitable for seeding sweet clover. Good results have been obtained by broadcasting the seed on winter grain in the spring when the ground is in a honeycombed condition. Perhaps a better method is to wait until the ground can be worked and then to broadcast and cover the seed with a harrow or to sow it with a drill. Unhulled seed is usually broadcasted, since it is necessary to sow it before the ground is in condition to be worked. Unless the hulls have been rubbed smooth, some difficulty may be experienced in seeding it evenly with a drill.