Clovers for Minnesota

Abstract

CLOVERS are valuable crops in Minnesota. They produce feed cheaply and help build the soil. We are not sure of the exact acreage and distribution of the clovers in Minnesota, partly because they are often grown in mixtures and used for various purposes, such as for hay, pasture, silage, and seed crops. Figure 1 shows acreage of red clover, alsike, timothy, and mixtures in 1950; figure 2 shows sweet clover acreage. Ladino is so new to the state that no estimates of acreage are available, although this acreage must necessarily be small.