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UNIVERSITY OF t KENTUCKY
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Extension Division
THOMAS P. COOPER, Dean and Director
CIRCULAR NO. 87.
I Sweet Clover Project
junior Agricultural Clubs
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1. 1111ys :11111 girls 1'1·11111 111 t11 18 )'t'111'S (11. 11g1- 1ll.1}' `
l1llt1L‘l`1Ll1{t‘ this ]11`(1jl‘t'1.
2. 1·]111·11ll1111·111 511011111 t;1k11 1¤1:11·1· l11l1'111L{ the 1i1=·
11111·t 111 th1· }`(‘i1l', 1111t 111t1·1· 111i11l .\111·i1 ist.
3. (`11l]1 1111~111111·1·s 1111151 il111’1lt1 1h1~ 1111-1·ti111;s 111. 1111-1
1‘1¤s111—1·tivu L‘1ll1)S.
1. '1`hvy 1111151 S1l1(1}` 11111 11·ss1111s 1111 "Sw1·1·t (`11»1·1·1"
given i11 this <'1l't'll1Lll`.
,   1‘:i\(‘1l 1111·111111·1· 1111lSl ;:1·11w 1 i1l'1't‘ (111 sw1·1·1 1·1»1·.·;—, {
‘ I`t111l\\\'1ll£ 11111 1111\·i1·1- (111 11is (’t111ll1}` il1Lt‘111.
6. I‘:11('11 1ll1‘Ill1)t‘l’ 11111st 111·1·11 il 1`1'1't11`11 i11 21 11.»11__ 1
which the L'(1llll1}' 11g1~11t. will s111~111y_ 11t` 1111 w111·l1 11.11;·- 1 ,1,.1
1111 the 111·11j1·1·t, sh11wi11;; t‘X}1L‘l1Sl‘S. 1·1·1·1·i111s 111111 1»1·»1.· 1 IH
T. 1‘:il(‘1l 1111·111111·1· sh1111l11 1`t‘1'\‘1\’9‘ th1· 111‘111it 1·1`»llll h;s 1 1111
p11,11~1.1. 1 im
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S. At tho ('11)S\‘ 111 the 111‘11j111·t 1‘l1t‘11 111·~11111··1· >111111~1 1 111
111:110: {lll vxhihit 111 sw1·1·1 t‘111\`t*l' 11il}' 111 s111111· 1·11111;1g.· . ,,,,
fi111` 01· U111t’I' 1`:1i1· 111·1·1111g1·1l 1vl\1` this ]\ll1'}¤tlS1`. 1 Wi
9. I11 ll\\'&1l`(1111`_; 111·iz1~s th1· 1`11ll11wi11g 1111sis wil! 11·· 1 ,·;§'.
used:
Gl'+)L11£‘$1 yi1·11l 111 1lil}'... .....   1111111111llS
Grcaitost 111*11111 ........ . .....   .. 3111 11111111s
Best exhibit .... . ...... .. ....   211 111111115 1
iiest I'€‘(‘(Yl'(1 11111111 111111 S1,1\1`}' 111` 1*11
the 111·11j1.~1~t ....... . ........ . ...... .. 211 11111111s 111·1
111, The []l'1(‘CS f111‘ 1112111 1:111111: 1l(1l`SQ‘ 11111.11*. 1'TL'., 1*
{0111111 111 the 1·cc111·1l 1)()()1{, 1111151 111.- 11s1·1l 111 1·s1i111;1ti1:}; 111
111*11111.
11. Two 1lisi111¤1‘cs1c1l 1:c1·s1111s 1111151 1111.·11s111·1· t11~· M11
g1`Olll1(1 211111 {1Q1Cl'Ill1llC the yield. 1111
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Each 11101111101· 1111lSt sigh 1111 1~111·111l1111·11t ('i1`1'11 :11111 1‘·‘· 1111
111111 it 111 th1· <’()ll111)° 11;;1.~11t 111* 811111- t'1ll11 1t‘il11¤‘l`. '1`11" im
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·· l’¤¤lll'2l}I-‘ ilu- gi··»u-iug- <»l' llri~ \'2lll|&ll•l<‘ l<'}Jlllll<‘ iu l{<'lIlllK'l{_\'Z ¢2»
` lull-au-l1 ilu- lu-~i 1m·1luul~¤»l`<·i1llu1-<- uml liumlliugs. uml ·3£» tu
. iu··u-u~·-1lu- iu¤··r·-~t ui` li1|l`lll |u»_x·> uml girls iu l,ill'lIl lil'i·. liuys
uiul u·ii·l~ \\lu»>l1-i\‘·- l`ui1l1l'ull_x· iu u|»]»l_v ilu- llll·|ll'lll2lllUll given
ri i1iilii~ l-ll'¤‘lll&ll' in }Il‘l»\\'lllg uu ;u·i··- ul' sw-4-I ('llI\'l*l' will mit
I-‘ l uul_x· liuw l•‘ill'll¢-nl lllllvll uluuii ilu- iu»~>il»iliIi¤-< ul Il1i< i·1·<»p lint
will lauxw- uuiiu-·l Ilu- suli»l`;u·1i¤»i1 u‘lii<·li <'<•llll‘\ l'l'l>lll uu <'ill`l1<‘SI
·· l·IiU»1-I ui ·l·· wi-ll \\`ll&ll<‘\'t‘l' is lll1¤l1‘l`l&ll{<-ll.
‘ SWEET CLOVER.
4 Su‘i··-1 rluwi- i< xx-i·_x· 1um·l1 lilu- ull`ull`u iu lll2llI_\' 1%-Alu-1-Is.
lnu ii will g·i··»u· uu lll2lll_\` wils \\'ll¢‘l`t‘ uliulfu l`uils_ lt gi-uws
lu-lu-1- tliuu ulliulfu wu xw-1-_v Iuuir ui- wi-I »·»il< if ]>lm-111_\· <»l` liim-
_ is pu-~·-ui, 'l`lii» 4·1··»]» lius llt‘<‘ll gimwii wiili \\'llllll<‘l'l.lll Slll‘(‘l“NS
; iu lil-uuu·l<_v uml <-l»i-wlu·r<-.
S\\`\‘1‘l <‘l¤i\’<‘l' l\ il \'illll{ll}ll‘ (’l`UIl lil ll>l‘ l.¢ll' lllllll`U\'lll§l' “`1)l`ll
r s··il<. lt i< u iiiiiwg-¤-11 Q`illlIl‘l'\‘l' uml \\`ll\‘ll pl·»m-il llll lllh llll‘ >lllllIl'\* lll. lllll`UQ`|‘ll illlll |ll`Q[`2llll\‘ lIlillI\‘l'.    
<-~]>·-··lull_v \'iIllliilll<‘ iu iw-i·luiuiiug wu>lu-il lumls l¤<-<·u11>¤- it gi-uws
1'2l]>l¤ll_\` uml Sllllll limi-ins u iu-l\\‘¤»|‘l{ nl. 1‘<>¤»IN \\`lll<-ll lu‘l[>N lll l<<*x‘]>
- ilu- wil lAl'Ulll lu·iug wuslu-il uwuy, 'l`lu- lung- l'<¤¤¤l$ grow  \\`Ul'l{.
__ TW-- l1u}u»1‘Iui1t vui-ii-Ii<-s uri- ilu- wliiu- uml Ilu- yn-llilw.
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is better for improving tl1e soil. Nome t‘lElllll that _vellow sv. »·`- · llt’
elover is better for hay beeanse it. llilS liner stems, Illll the wl;} ae.
variety will make good hay it` sown thielaly a11d ('lll _inst I·1·1`.1;». eil
it blooms. Aniinals 11ot ilt‘l'llSlllllll*tl to sweet elover hay  
pasture 111tl}' refnse to eat it t`or il ti111e bnt eattle, sheep illlrl l.· gt
will soon learn to like it. N4
The sweet elover pla11t lives two years. lt lllil_\' be pasniy- ¢ l»1·<
or elipped tl1e tirst year, bnt the lllll¢>lll4l 1 ·
be pastnred too elosely. lf
lf a seed erop is wanted, pasture tl1e sweet elover ;;z_·_i im
* June, tl1e11 allow it to prodnee seed. ifi
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stroyed by entting \\'lIClI i11 fnll llltltllll. it
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SOIL REQUIREMENTS. Im
Sweet el<1\'e1‘ does 1l(>t1 1‘eql1i1‘e as 1‘l<·h il soil as tha‘ tl? Ive
alfalfa. In faet it will grow (lll very poo1· soil proviileil Ik .,-1 lic
is present. It does well (lll poorly drained soils. l`lnI» 111e111I~-~:·~ tlie
are advised to nse eorn stnbble la11d for the sweet elover l1I`<>_l*"i giv
or land that 11eed not I1e plowed i11 order to ]ll2ll{t‘ a seed l~» E. 4
lf llI]tC‘ is not already present in the soil of the aere it sI1·»·.Y~i »
be added i11 the forin of finely {Il'1‘·‘~~?‘Y· · Slui
2lI1(l pour into it strong ll}`tl]‘t)t’l1llll‘lt‘ llllllI‘lilllt‘il aeitl. lt`lE11¤ Hm
_ is present ti11y llllIll)l("S ot' gas will be given otl'. lt` nnieh li111··{~
present the I)llI)I}llll{.1_` will be very vigorons, Inn when o11l_v;1
small antonnt is present it will be so slight as ro be seen IllY‘l— cm,
ditlienlty. lf no bubbles appea1· llIll{‘ is needed. lt` tl1<.‘ >·’?i wh
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.. “-111 ;11·]‘1*2l|11iili$i{ i1 i1111> 1l11rs11il us s111111 us t|11· ;;1·1111111l 1-1111 110 111,;-1;-
l1··1'.1;·.. 1·1l ill 1h1· s[11*i11g.
hill ‘*7` SEEDING.
11l l»»;1~ lliskihg th1: li1111·s111111> 111111 1l112 soil will give tht: 111·1·egs;1ry
[11‘1·11z11*z11i1111 11l` the s11il 1`111* s1·1·1li11g. 'l`l11: s1·1·1l sl11111I1l ht: sown .
H\w._ ; 111·t111111·;1st 111 1l11* 1*:111: 11i` 11l111111 15 111111111ls 11l' h11ll1·1l sqm pgp
(lm   Em-t—111-21)111111111ls11f 1111h11ll1·1l s1·1·1l. (`U\'(‘l` |1y il2lI`l`1)\\'ll|Q' lightly
, 1.1,1,, with :1 s11il;1·-t1111tl1 i|ZlI`l'U\\'. ll` 11 (‘l1/`x`1‘l‘·S1’1"1i 1ll'iil is z1v:1ilz1l1lc it
,,I'   >l11111l1l liu llS1‘1i ill S11\\°i1l;I lil<‘ S1‘<‘1l il1S11*z11l of {llc l)1*(l;11]g;15L
my   111ml1111ll 'l`h11 Si|lll(‘ fllliilllilf 111' $1*1*1] sl1·111l1l l11· 11s1·1l in 1l1·llli11;;,
lm rh ly.11t·11l;11i1111 is \'1'l`}` i111]1111·1z111t 11111l sl11111l1l Illll l11* 111·;;*lr·1:t1—1l.
lf p1,»il1l1· gmt i11111·11lz111·1l s11il i·l`1¤ll1 :111 :1l1'z1l1`z1 111* S\\'1}(*[1 1·l11v01·
1i11l1l. l11 1111111)* 11l;11·1·s s111:1lI ]111t1·l11·s 11i` S\\`1‘1‘l 1·l11v121* 11121)* be
li in-° l`1111111l ;1l1111g 1*11:11lsi1l1·s 111* 1*z1il1*11111ls iil`11lll wl1i1·h il few l111111l1·01l
111111111ls (li: s11il 111:1)* ill? 11l11:1i111*1l. liso z1l11111t 400 ])Oll]l(lS 1'l1,‘1'
l~·   ;l1'l`C :1111l s11w _i11s1 ;1h1·111l 11l' 1h1· 1li>k 111* ll2ll'l'(1\\' \\`i1<‘ll the lz1111l
isl111i11;; I|l`O]lill'("(`l 111* 1l11· s1·1·1l 1·11v1*1*1·1l. This ]11*01·t111ti1111 is
1101·1·ssz11*_1* l1·11·z111s1· if 1l11· i11111·11l:111~1l s11il livs 1111 the s111*i`z11·1*. Ox-
I11|S1‘1l l11lll'i§ill $lllISillll1} l`111* (‘\'1‘ll ll $ll1ll`l ti1111·. tl11¤l1t11·11·1·i;1 may
ll: ]`1§` l111l1l lil(" s1-1-1l shmtltl
tl They l1ct1·c11t121l with (>Il(" of thc \'2ll'l1>ll< lz1l1111*:1t111*_v 1·11lt111*1·s 1111w 1111
·ml1.»;·1 t|11· 111t11*l;1·t. 'l`l11· 1li1·1·1·1i1111s 1`111* tl11· IINK) 11f 1h1~s11 (‘lllllll`1’S 115
11···f1-·t fIi\'Oll 1111 thc 11;11·l1~1=1l is l11111;1ht. 111 s1e11*t tho ]11*11_i1*1·l 11111· Nllllllill lm
l_m__ 5111*0 that it is g111*11l. S111111~1i11111s s1·1~1l is 1`1111111l 1111 thc 111:11*kot
IQIIAV, lhzit has ill g1~1*111i11;1ti1111 11[` 1111ly 23 111* $$111}. Tvsl tho s1‘1*1l.
Aim 1, i’h11·1* 201) soctls i)l1i\\4(](`ll l1\\`1l 11111ist l1l111t1*1*s :1111] l<1·1*]1 thc l1l111t1‘1*S
_m   i101\1‘1*1*11 two plates in il \\'ill`1l1 ]1l111·1*. \\’illL‘iI L‘i1lNl`l}` \\`il(‘ll
__<_1|_h $l11`0lllillg` i11‘$l'lIlS, R1·11111\'1* 1l|1‘ s]11‘111111‘1l S1‘1‘1lN 0\'1‘I‘_\’ 1l2l)' 0I` TWO
1- my Hl11l hoop il 1·1—1·111·1l 11l` tl11- 1111111l11·1* that s111*11111’.
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my 3 ` HARVESTING SWEET CLOVER HAY.
Gm ‘ S\\'l‘l‘i 1·l11v1—1*, when 1·11t 111, tho p1*11111*1· ti1110 11111l L‘2ll`L‘i`llii}'
U wil Vlll`@ll. lllzllivs liziy 1l1;11 ('(1lll11ill'l‘$ l`z1\‘111*;1i1l_\‘ i11 l`1‘1‘1li11g` \'2li1l1‘
i Wliil z1l1`z1lf;1 htiy, Swtwl ('lU\'L‘l‘ sl11111l1l l_10 1·111 l.11*l`111‘1* 1l10 ]1iilIllS

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l1l1111111. I)11 1111l 1111sl111111v (‘lIllIIIg.!` <11· 1l1v s1:1ll1s will |11·1·1.11.:· yl., I
:1111l w11111l_1‘. ,\ I1*1‘1l \\‘:1s Nl1\\`II. l)l‘11_i•·1*l~ s' N Il.
Iillt‘1’ i11 tl1v }'t‘ill' will ('llllll‘ I11 :1 1·l11sv :1l 1|11· s:11111· 1i1111·. "
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RECORDS.
It is vnsy I11 lI`<|rll‘l'l is 1··111111l1·:1··l  
willl1v11111l·111l1t<·11111·v1·11i11g· its l‘(Il`l`(‘1‘IIll‘\N. I1 will gi1···  
i11tv1‘vsti11g‘. TI'llt‘ $I|II'_\' :1l11111I lllt‘ 1·11sl 11l' ;.IlI.II\\ilIl;:. :111 :11-::1 1 ·""
swvvl l’IIl\'l‘I' :1111l Tl1v111·11lit 1111 II11- IIIIIIIIVIIIIIIIILII.
SELECTING THE EXHIBIT.
Svlvvt :1 Nlllilll Nll<‘ElIl. :1l11111t 2 lll1‘ll<‘S i11 1li:11111·1··1·_ .11,~E ‘:
if sv1·111·vl_v \\`llIl :1 Nll`llII_!f (‘flI'lI. I11 111:1ll'l`2lIl(‘l‘ nf <‘IlI'IIl};` ll1v II2l_\' \\`IlII¤1l|l l11si11g· 1l11·111.
Clrnzrlziffnir. I)11 1111l svlvvl :111_\‘ Il1:1l SII(I\\‘$ _\`1'Il11\\' II`iI\-Il`. 111* :1*. _‘:‘
sign 11f (IlSl*2lS(‘, (I<*l‘2l_\'f 11111I1l 1,1· lII w·»1111wwl-
1 .;, w·I wiiln 1IIw {>I`<>_I··wI >Il¤¤III1I I¤w1·»I·I. III 1I1w >t<»1·_v IsI11Iw1‘wst—
  ` in; It lIl&I_\` I»w MIIII In ><>I1IIIwa1ti<»11.
...., ; .*Iwy1yz¢ .~f~/ {Inf!/M fur {ln Nfwy/.
I. II·»w I I»ww;Imw an wI11I» mwmI.wr·.
2. III»_I···i ·>II II1w ~ww.·1 wI<»vw1· I>I`¤I_Il‘<‘I.
V ZI. \\vII_\‘ I t'Ili¤>¢‘ II1w <\\'l‘I‘I l'I<>\`<‘I` ]>l‘~¤_I·‘•‘T.
I`II II I. IIl‘¤·]·;11‘;1II<¤11 <»II 1IIw sr¤II.
II- I‘ 2. S .-.·. Im-.
II. I`11IIi11g ilIltI w111‘I11g.
III`I_‘·I‘ T. ]I;11·I w<»1·I{ 1I¤·Ilt‘ I`<»1‘ _\`¤¤ll.I
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