Table 14. Condition at time of cutting and yield of sweetclover varieties in the North Central Sweetclover Nursery Trial - 1959. | ||||
Variety | Date of cutting |
Height at cutting inches | Estimated stage of bloom* | Yield tons per acre |
Spanish | 7/9/59 | 39" | 50% | 2.06 |
Evergreen | 7/20/59 | 36" | 25% | 1.99 |
Common white | 7/9/59 | 34" | 60% | 1.91 |
Goldtop | 7/9/59 | 38" | 75% | 1.90 |
Madrid | 7/1/59 | 24" | 100% | 1.50 |
Common yellow | 7/1/56 | 23" | 100% | 1.24 |
Average | 32" | 1.77 | ||
*100% = full bloom. |