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AGRiCULTURAL EXPERiMENT 
STATION
of The Alabama 
Polytechnic 
Institute, Auburn,Ala.
M. J. Funckess, Direcktor
HOW to ESTABLISH STANDS o CRIMSON CLOVER- SERICEA COMBIATION
for GRAZING in the TENNESSEE VALL-EY
FRD STEWART, Superintendent
Tennessee Valley -Substation
The combination of crimson clover and sericea in trials has provided more
grazing in the last 2 years than any combination of grasses and legumes at the
Tennessee Valley Substation.
In the 2-year period of October 1, 1945, to October 1, 1947, a one and
seven-tenths-acre area.of'crimson clover and sericea provided 691 days of grazing
during the 730-day period. The number 'o' animnals grazed 
averaged nearly 3 Per
acre during the 2 years of the experiment
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Stands of crimson clover and sericea on the same land are fairly easy to
establish, and may bedone by any one of the following methods:
New tan The' sercea my -ied -e ithri e erly--spri o-in-
thesunmer. In the case of -the spring planting, the sericea is seeded any time
between Ma rch 15 and April 15 on a well prepared seedbed. The crimson clover
of the combination is planted around October 
15.
A 1,000 pounds per acre of basic slag and 200 pounds of muriate of potash
are applied and woriked into the seedbed just before planting the sericea. It
i,1il not be-necessary to apply addi tional fertilizer when the crimson clover is
seeded in the fall,
The seeding rates per acre are 40 pounds of scarified sericea, and 30
pounds of crimson clover,. The crimson clover seed 
sh-,ould be thoroughly inocu-M
lated.
In te cae ofsumer pantig, bth he srice andcrison love a1
When crimson clover and sericea are planted at the same time 
in late summer
the crimson clover can be grazed soon after the first frost. The sericea will
be ready for grazing the following spring, When seeded in the spring, the sen-
cea is not grazed until the foll owing spring. However, if an-unusually good
stand and growth have beeP obtained, the sericea might be grazed-lightly earlier
than the following spring.
Old Stands of Sericea. If you have an old stand of sericea, you can 
estab-
lish a stand of crison clover in the. senicea. This is done between October 15
and 31 by applying 1,000 pounds per acre of basic slag and 200 pounds of muriate
of potash, and -then by broadcasting 30 pounds per acro of inoculated crimson
clover seed. Both the fertilizer and seed are .disked into tho soil at the same
time. However, care must be used. to not disk too deeply, as it might injure
the sericea stand,
Type of Cr3.mson.Cover. It is much safer to use roooding' crimson clover
in this combination if available. However, if they cannot be obtainled, good'
results can be expected from the regular cor~-urerciPJ. strain of crimson clover.
Annual Fertili zer Treatment., Once. the stands of seniea and' crimson
clover are established, the annual fertilizer treatment is 600 pourids per acre
of basic slag. This is applied each fall soon after the crimson iclover has
sprouted,
To grow crimson clover on gray or- sandy 
soils it may be necessary to in-
clude in the basic slag applicaition muriate of potash at the rate of 100
pounds per acre.0