Clover farming on the sandy jack-pine lands of the north / by C. Beaman Smith.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Clarence Beaman, 1870-1948
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1908.
Series:Farmers' bulletin (United States. Department of Agriculture) ; no. 323.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Extent and character of the jack-pine lands
  • Attractions of the jack-pine lands
  • Reasons for failures on the jack-pine lands
  • Facts every settler should know
  • Clearing and breaking jack-pine lands
  • Depth to plow jack-pine lands
  • Preparation of the seed bed
  • Clover the key to successful farming on jack-pine lands
  • How to secure a stand of clover
  • Clover inoculation
  • Effect of winds on the clover catch
  • Wind-breaks for sandy lands
  • Handling clover for seed
  • Clover straw
  • Clover following clover
  • Manures and fertilizers.