Project Gutenberg 2020-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 47 Westgate, J. M. (John Minton) 1878 1937 Westgate, John Minton Crimson Clover: Growing the Crop United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 550 Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Tom Cosmas from files generously made available by USDA through The Internet Archive. All resultant materials are placed in the Public Domain. "Crimson Clover: Growing the Crop" by J. M. Westgate is a scientific publication released as Farmers' Bulletin 550 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the cultivation of crimson clover, a winter annual legume recognized for its ability to improve soil health and serve various agricultural purposes. Written during a period where agricultural practices were evolving, the book serves as a detailed guide for farmers looking to incorporate this vital crop into their farming routines. The book provides comprehensive insights into the history, seeding, maintenance, and benefits of growing crimson clover. Westgate discusses the ideal conditions for planting, including soil preparation, fertilization, and inoculation, ensuring optimal growth for the clover. The publication highlights various methods of seeding crimson clover, such as planting after early-maturing crops and using it in combination with other plants for effective nitrogen fixation in soil. With an emphasis on practical applications, the text is geared toward helping farmers understand how to successfully integrate crimson clover into their crop rotations, thereby enhancing soil fertility and improving crop yields. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Crimson clover S Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 66644 66664 2024-09-26T06:30:22.285235 2023-09-27T06:28:55.865175 text/html text/html 62940 2020-09-09T20:54:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 608651 2024-09-26T06:30:25.685206 application/epub+zip 606823 2024-09-26T06:30:23.312213 application/epub+zip 46633 2024-09-26T06:30:22.581215 application/epub+zip 388726 2024-09-26T06:30:27.417185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374025 2024-09-26T06:30:24.936196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68210 2022-09-28T13:24:41.841005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52726 2023-09-27T06:28:55.684177 text/plain 17962 2024-09-26T06:30:27.546194 application/rdf+xml 8681 2024-09-26T06:30:22.641229 image/jpeg 1689 2024-09-26T06:30:22.611220 image/jpeg 725782 2024-09-26T06:30:22.314213 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog